most receiving yards in a single game in college football

Troy Edwards has the most yards on receptions in a game, with 405 yards against Nebraska on August 29, 1998.

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most receiving yards by a player in a single game in college football

	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	405	8/29/1998	LT	@	NEB	21		19.3		6	1	6.0
2	Jeremy Gallon J. Gallon	369	10/19/2013	MICH	vs	IND	14	18	26.4	2	-5	1	-5.0	0
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	347	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	15	16	23.1	3	0	0		0
4	Donnie Avery D. Avery	346	10/13/2007	HOU	vs	RICE	13		26.6	2
5	Marqise Lee M. Lee	345	10/27/2012	USC	@	ARIZ	16		21.6	2	1	1	1.0	0
6	Casey Fitzgerald C. Fitzgerald	327	9/8/2007	UNT	@	SMU	18		18.2	2
7	Carlos Henderson C. Henderson	326	10/15/2016	LT	@	MASS	12	15	27.2	5
8	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	326	11/10/2001	NEV	@	SJSU	12		27.2	0
9	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	318	10/27/2011	HOU	vs	RICE	7		45.4	5
10	Terrance Williams T. Williams	314	9/29/2012	BAY	@	WVU	17		18.5	2
11	Alex Van Dyke A. Van Dyke	314	11/18/1995	NEV	vs	SJSU	13		24.2
12	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	310	12/5/2020	ARST	vs	ULM	9	12	34.4	4
13	Chad Mackey C. Mackey	310	10/19/1996	LT	vs	TOL	9		34.4		11	1	11.0
14	Trayvon Rudolph T. Rudolph	309	11/3/2021	NIU	@	KENT	14	21	22.1	3
15	Kayshon Boutte K. Boutte	308	12/19/2020	LSU	vs	MISS	14	21	22.0	3
16	Jason Rivers J. Rivers	308	12/24/2006	HAW	vs	ASU	14		22.0	2
17	Tetairoa McMillan T. McMillan	304	8/31/2024	ARIZ	vs	UNM	10	15	30.4	4	0	0		0
18	Andy Isabella A. Isabella	303	11/3/2018	MASS	vs	LIB	9	15	33.7	2	1	1	1.0	0
19	Stedman Bailey S. Bailey	303	9/29/2012	WVU	vs	BAY	13		23.3	5
20	Cobi Hamilton C. Hamilton	303	9/22/2012	ARK	vs	RUTG	10		30.3	3
21	Chris Daniels C. Daniels	301	10/16/1999	PUR	vs	MSU	21		14.3
22	Adarius Bowman A. Bowman	300	10/14/2006	OKST	@	KU	13		23.1	4
23	Aaron Jones A. Jones	297	11/11/2000	USU	@	BSU	10		29.7	2
24	James Washington J. Washington	296	9/17/2016	OKST	vs	PITT	9	17	32.9	2
25	J.R. Tolver	296	9/14/2002	SDSU	vs	ASU	12		24.7	1	-5	1	-5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

232

Baker

RUSH

50

Kukuk

REC

133

Mickens

Team Rankings

PPG

80.0

1st

OPP PPG

6.0

16th

RUSH YDS/G

232.0

39th

PASS YDS/G

296.0

36th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Louisiana	0-0	1-0
3	Georgia Southern	0-0	1-0
4	Louisiana Tech	0-0	1-0
5	Georgia State	0-0	1-0
6	South Alabama	0-0	1-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	LT	@	LSU	7:30 PM
Sat 9/19	LT	@	BAY	4:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ARMY	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	ULL	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	LT	@	ULM	1:00 PM

Last Game

Northwestern State

0 - 1

Final

Louisiana Tech

1 - 0

Sat 5 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

653

Mensah

646

Browne

641

Boley

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

234

Mason

231

Kromah

Rec Yards Leaders

333

Duff

330

Toney

326

Harris

Pass TD Leaders

8

Boley

8

Mensah

8

Stockton

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

4

Hawkins

4

Wilson

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Becker

4

Williams

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

281.3

Baker

271.7

Mensah

Sack Leaders

4.0

Lewis

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Harris

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

66.5

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

702.5

671.0

646.0

Rush Yards Rankings

506.0

458.0

431.0

394.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

430.0

427.0

417.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	2	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	1	.500
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
9	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
10	UCF	1	0	1.000
11	Utah	1	0	1.000
12	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
13	Kansas	1	1	.500
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
8	Kent State	1	1	.500
9	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	1	.500
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	2	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	1	.500
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	2	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	Virginia	2	0	1.000
3	SMU	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Louisville	1	1	.500
12	California	0	1	.000
13	Clemson	0	1	.000
14	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	1	1	.500

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Missouri	2	0	1.000
2	Alabama	1	0	1.000
3	Arkansas	1	0	1.000
4	Auburn	1	0	1.000
5	Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Georgia	2	0	1.000
7	Kentucky	1	0	1.000
8	LSU	1	0	1.000
9	Mississippi State	1	0	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
11	Ole Miss	1	0	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	0	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	0	1.000
14	Texas	1	0	1.000
15	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	0	1.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	2	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	2	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	2	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	1	.500
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Wisconsin	0	1	.000
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	1	1	.500
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000