most receiving yards in a single season for ohio state

The Ohio State Buckeyes had their most receiving yards in a season in 2018, with 5,223 yards.

	TEAM	REC YDS	SEASON	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Ohio State	5,223	2018	564	401	559	13.0	9.3	52	2,465	549	4.5	4.4	23
2	Ohio State	4,952	2021	818	349	489	14.2	6.1	46	2,358	414	5.7	2.9	24
3	Ohio State	4,208	2024	952	325	450	12.9	4.4	37	2,678	523	5.1	2.8	34
4	Ohio State	3,878	2022	729	274	403	14.2	5.3	42	2,525	455	5.5	3.5	30
5	Ohio State	3,755	2025	826	313	395	12.0	4.5	33	2,190	461	4.8	2.7	25
6	Ohio State	3,707	2014	394	260	389	14.3	9.4	42	4,019	676	5.9	10.2	41
7	Ohio State	3,684	2019	657	271	396	13.6	5.6	48	3,770	647	5.8	5.7	39
8	Ohio State	3,679	2017	585	287	429	12.8	6.3	39	3,459	575	6.0	5.9	34
9	Ohio State	3,498	2023	692	255	394	13.7	5.1	26	1,816	425	4.3	2.6	20
10	Ohio State	3,354	1998	394	226		14.8	8.5	25	2,185	472	4.6	5.5	21
11	Ohio State	3,244	1995	343	210		15.4	9.5	32	2,643	530	5.0	7.7	28
12	Ohio State	2,973	2010	488	227		13.1	6.1	30	2,887	535	5.4	5.9	27
13	Ohio State	2,939	1997	372	206		14.3	7.9	25	2,015	511	3.9	5.4	18
14	Ohio State	2,846	2013	446	238	345	12.0	6.4	38	4,361	624	7.0	9.8	45
15	Ohio State	2,795	2006	461	219		12.8	6.1	31	2,247	476	4.7	4.9	25
16	Ohio State	2,781	2016	483	255	400	10.9	5.8	26	3,208	573	5.6	6.6	33
17	Ohio State	2,708	2005	412	196		13.8	6.6	18	2,370	501	4.7	5.8	23
18	Ohio State	2,679	2003	333	208		12.9	8.0	20	1,645	489	3.4	4.9	14
19	Ohio State	2,558	2007	503	210		12.2	5.1	26	2,572	546	4.7	5.1	21
20	Ohio State	2,540	1981	290	182		14.0	8.8	17	2,159	518	4.2	7.4	28
21	Ohio State	2,455	2015	427	204	313	12.0	5.7	19	3,237	553	5.9	7.6	39
22	Ohio State	2,425	2002	317	173		14.0	7.6	14	2,710	617	4.4	8.5	31
23	Ohio State	2,356	1996	336	156		15.1	7.0	25	2,606	535	4.9	7.8	27
24	Ohio State	2,312	1986	296	163		14.2	7.8	17	2,374	545	4.4	8.0	19
25	Ohio State	2,292	2000	213	158		14.5	10.8	14	1,771	475	3.7	8.3	18

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

839

Sayin

RUSH

230

Jackson

REC

400

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

46.0

12th

OPP PPG

10.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

158.7

88th

PASS YDS/G

364.7

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Michigan State	0-0	2-1
13	Minnesota	0-0	2-1
14	Ohio State	0-0	2-1
15	Oregon	0-0	2-1
16	Wisconsin	0-0	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Kent State

1 - 2

Final

Ohio State

2 - 1

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,173

Maiava

1,122

Atkinson

1,053

Stokes

Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

458

Baugh

454

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

476

Legree

444

Toney

419

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

12

Maiava

11

Taylor

11

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

8

Knight

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Dixon

6

Duff

6

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

244.1

Hoover

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

54.0

51.7

50.7

49.7

48.3

Opp PPG Rankings

4.3

5.3

7.3

7.7

8.0

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

539.0

537.0

528.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

319.0

298.7

286.7

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

366.7

364.7

358.0

345.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	3	0	1.000
3	Georgia	3	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	0	1.000
6	Kentucky	2	1	.667
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	0	1.000
9	Texas	3	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	1	.667
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	2	1	.667
5	South Alabama	2	1	.667
6	Marshall	2	1	.667
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	1	2	.333
9	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
10	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
11	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
12	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
13	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	2	1	.667
2	Colorado State	2	1	.667
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	2	.333
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	3	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	2	1	.667
9	Colorado	2	1	.667
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	1	.667
13	UCF	2	1	.667
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	3	.250
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	2	1	.667
5	Western Michigan	2	1	.667
6	Akron	1	2	.333
7	Ball State	1	2	.333
8	Buffalo	1	2	.333
9	Kent State	1	2	.333
10	Miami (OH)	1	2	.333
11	Ohio	1	2	.333
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Duke	3	0	1.000
3	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
4	California	2	1	.667
5	Clemson	2	1	.667
6	Louisville	2	1	.667
7	Virginia	2	1	.667
8	SMU	2	1	.667
9	Virginia Tech	3	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	1	.667
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	2	.333
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	3	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	1	.667

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
4	Memphis	3	1	.750
5	UTSA	2	1	.667
6	East Carolina	1	2	.333
7	North Texas	1	2	.333
8	Rice	1	2	.333
9	Temple	1	2	.333
10	Tulane	1	2	.333
11	UAB	1	2	.333
12	Charlotte	0	3	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	4	0	1.000
2	UCLA	3	0	1.000
3	Indiana	3	0	1.000
4	Iowa	3	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	0	1.000
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Northwestern	2	0	1.000
10	Illinois	2	1	.667
11	Maryland	2	1	.667
12	Michigan State	2	1	.667
13	Minnesota	2	1	.667
14	Ohio State	2	1	.667
15	Oregon	2	1	.667
16	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	2	.333
18	Rutgers	0	3	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	2	1	.667
2	Liberty	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	1	2	.333
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	1	.667
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	1	2	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	3	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333