most receptions in a college football game

Tyler Jones has the most catches 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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Team Leaders

PASS

711

Kim

RUSH

185

Blue

REC

143

Devereaux

Team Rankings

PPG

16.5

148th

OPP PPG

33.3

134th

RUSH YDS/G

84.8

175th

PASS YDS/G

181.3

128th

2026 MAC Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	LINW	@	EMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	EMU	@	MASS	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	EMU	@	AKR	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	TOL	@	EMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	EMU	@	OHIO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Eastern Michigan

1 - 3

Final

Wisconsin

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

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/5	OHIO	@	NEB	21-49
Sat 9/5	ORST	@	HOU	20-33
Sat 9/5	ECU	@	ALA	10-48
Sat 9/5	UNT	@	IND	16-52
Sat 9/5	BRY	@	ARMY	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	LIB	@	CCAR	7:30 PM
Fri 9/25	ARMY	@	TEM	4:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NAVY	@	UAB	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	HOW	@	RUTG	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NW	@	IND	8:00 PM

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

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