most receptions in an fbs college football game

Tyler Jones has the most receptions in a game, with 23 catches 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

1,464

Kim

RUSH

315

Blue

REC

301

Prosper

Team Rankings

PPG

22.6

114th

OPP PPG

24.7

86th

RUSH YDS/G

115.1

145th

PASS YDS/G

211.1

100th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Eastern Michigan	3-0	4-3
2	Ohio	2-0	4-2
3	Western Michigan	2-0	4-2
4	Bowling Green	2-0	2-4
5	Buffalo	1-1	3-3

Schedule

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

Last Game

Eastern Michigan

4 - 3

Final

Akron

1 - 5

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333