most receptions by a player in an ncaa football game

Tyler Jones has the most receptions in a game, with 23 receptions against Central Michigan on November 28, 2008.

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	NAME	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Tyler Jones T. Jones	23	11/28/2008	EMU	vs	CMU		170	7.4	0	8	5	1.6	0
2	Zay Jones Z. Jones	22	9/17/2016	ECU	@	SC	26	190	8.6	0	11	2	5.5	0
3	Freddie Barnes F. Barnes	22	10/10/2009	BGSU	@	KENT		278	12.6	3	9	3	3.0	0
4	Quinton Patton Q. Patton	21	10/13/2012	LT	vs	TAMU		233	11.1	4	-5	1	-5.0	0
5	Chris Daniels C. Daniels	21	10/16/1999	PUR	vs	MSU		301	14.3
6	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	21	8/29/1998	LT	@	NEB		405	19.3		6	1	6.0
7	Thomas Sperbeck T. Sperbeck	20	11/14/2015	BSU	vs	UNM	28	281	14.1	0
8	Nick Moore N. Moore	20	10/11/2008	TOL	@	MICH		162	8.1	0
9	Kenny Christian K. Christian	20	9/23/2000	EMU	@	TEM		198	9.9	0
10	Romeo Doubs R. Doubs	19	10/23/2021	NEV	@	FRES	20	203	10.7	1
11	Tyler Snead T. Snead	19	11/9/2019	ECU	@	SMU	20	240	12.6	3
12	Zay Jones Z. Jones	19	10/29/2016	ECU	vs	CONN	26	185	9.7	1	0	1	0.0	0
13	Nelson Spruce N. Spruce	19	9/27/2014	COLO	@	CAL	24	179	9.4	3	0	0		0
14	Tommy Shuler T. Shuler	19	9/29/2012	MRSH	@	PUR		200	10.5	0
15	James Cleveland J. Cleveland	19	12/5/2009	HOU	@	ECU		241	12.7	3
16	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	19	11/9/2002	NEV	vs	UTEP		179	9.4	1	14	3	4.7	0
17	Josh Reed J. Reed	19	11/3/2001	LSU	@	ALA		293	15.4	1
18	Whop Philyor W. Philyor	18	1/2/2021	IND	vs	MISS	24	81	4.5	0	8	1	8.0	0
19	Zay Jones Z. Jones	18	10/8/2016	ECU	@	USF	26	145	8.1	1
20	Josh Doctson J. Doctson	18	9/26/2015	TCU	@	TTU	21	267	14.8	3
21	Tommy Shuler T. Shuler	18	12/23/2014	MRSH	@	NIU	21	185	10.3	1
22	Jeremy Johnson J. Johnson	18	10/5/2013	SMU	vs	RUTG	21	217	12.1	3	0	0		0
23	Kealoha Pilares K. Pilares	18	10/2/2010	HAW	vs	LT		217	12.1	2
24	Emmanuel Sanders E. Sanders	18	9/19/2009	SMU	@	WSU		178	9.9	0
25	Jacory Stone J. Stone	18	11/22/2008	EMU	@	TEM		152	8.4	1

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More Eastern Michigan Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,187

Kim

RUSH

309

Blue

REC

264

Mack

Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

115th

OPP PPG

25.0

87th

RUSH YDS/G

111.7

146th

PASS YDS/G

200.2

114th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Eastern Michigan	2-0	3-3
2	Toledo	1-0	4-1
3	Central Michigan	1-0	3-2
4	Ohio	1-0	3-2
5	Western Michigan	1-0	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	EMU	@	AKR	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	TOL	@	EMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	EMU	@	OHIO	1:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CMU	@	EMU	1:00 PM
Tue 11/17	EMU	@	WMU	7:00 PM

Last Game

Eastern Michigan

3 - 3

Final

UMass

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	14-22
Sat 9/19	MER	@	GT	11-44
Sat 9/19	UNT	@	TXST	35-49
Sat 9/19	ASU	@	KU	24-17
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/6	USM	@	TROY	8:00 PM
Wed 10/7	JVST	@	KENN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	NMSU	@	FIU	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	SHSU	@	LIB	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM

Tyler Jones has the most receptions in a game, with 23 receptions against Central Michigan on November 28, 2008.

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