most return yards in college football season

Kevin Robinson has the most return yards in a season, with 1,638 yards in 2007.

Interpreted as:

most return yards by a player in college football season

	NAME	RET YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Kevin Robinson K. Robinson	1,638	2007	USU	12	43	1,260	29.3	105.0	3	20	378	18.9	31.5	1
2	Josh Smith J. Smith	1,568	2008	COLO	12	50	1,276	25.5	106.3	1	28	292	10.4	24.3	0
3	Mardy Gilyard M. Gilyard	1,483	2009	CIN	13	42	1,281	30.5	98.5	2	16	202	12.6	15.5	1
4	Kerwynn Williams K. Williams	1,481	2010	USU	12	53	1,444	27.2	120.3	1	4	37	9.3	3.1	0
5	Damaris Johnson D. Johnson	1,405	2008	TLSA	14	54	1,382	25.6	98.7	1	6	23	3.8	1.6	0
6	Damaris Johnson D. Johnson	1,387	2009	TLSA	12	46	1,131	24.6	94.3	0	18	256	14.2	21.3	1
7	Patrick Peterson P. Peterson	1,350	2010	LSU	13	32	932	29.1	71.7	0	26	418	16.1	32.2	2
8	Derek Abney D. Abney	1,348	2002	UK	12	30	804	26.8	67.0	2	36	544	15.1	45.3	4
9	Jeremy Maclin J. Maclin	1,346	2007	MIZ	14	43	1,039	24.2	74.2	1	25	307	12.3	21.9	2
10	Terrence Austin T. Austin	1,338	2009	UCLA	13	43	1,036	24.1	79.7	0	33	302	9.2	23.2	0
11	David Gilreath D. Gilreath	1,331	2007	WIS	13	42	967	23.0	74.4	0	26	364	14.0	28.0	0
12	Terrence Austin T. Austin	1,328	2008	UCLA	12	46	1,109	24.1	92.4	0	23	219	9.5	18.3	0
13	Steve Suter S. Suter	1,317	2002	MD	14	22	546	24.8	39.0	0	56	771	13.8	55.1	4
14	Isaiah Rodgers I. Rodgers	1,315	2019	MASS	12	53	1,195	22.5	99.6	0	11	120	10.9	10.0	1
15	Alan Lamar A. Lamar	1,307	2021	ARST	12	54	1,307	24.2	108.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
16	Carlos Wiggins C. Wiggins	1,303	2013	UNM	12	44	1,303	29.6	108.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
17	Lionell Singleton L. Singleton	1,301	2007	FIU	12	48	1,119	23.3	93.3	1	12	182	15.2	15.2	1
18	Michael Walker M. Walker	1,294	2018	BC	12	40	1,020	25.5	85.0	0	20	274	13.7	22.8	1
19	Brandon Banks B. Banks	1,282	2009	KSU	12	39	1,127	28.9	93.9	4	17	155	9.1	12.9	0
20	Jeremy Maclin J. Maclin	1,280	2008	MIZ	14	42	1,010	24.0	72.1	1	23	270	11.7	19.3	1
21	Scott Wesley S. Wesley	1,268	2004	ARMY	11	54	1,248	23.1	113.5	1	3	20	6.7	1.8	0
22	Javier Arenas J. Arenas	1,264	2008	ALA	14	26	614	23.6	43.9	0	41	650	15.9	46.4	3
23	Reggie Campbell R. Campbell	1,255	2007	NAVY	13	40	1,098	27.5	84.5	2	11	157	14.3	12.1	0
24	Donta Greene D. Greene	1,252	2002	TOL	14	36	809	22.5	57.8	0	31	443	14.3	31.6	1
25	William White W. White	1,249	2002	ARMY	11	55	1,239	22.5	112.6	0	1	10	10.0	0.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

263

Brosterhous

RUSH

116

Brosterhous

REC

143

Wood

Team Rankings

PPG

15.5

146th

OPP PPG

22.5

84th

RUSH YDS/G

118.5

129th

PASS YDS/G

220.5

85th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	San Diego State	0-0	1-1
5	Oregon State	0-0	0-2
6	Texas State	0-0	0-2
7	Utah State	0-0	0-2
8	Washington State	0-0	0-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	USU	@	UTAH	3:30 PM
Sat 9/26	TROY	@	USU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	USU	@	BSU	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	WSU	@	USU	9:00 PM
Sat 10/24	USU	@	TXST	7:30 PM

Last Game

Utah State

0 - 2

Final

Washington

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

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

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

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

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

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

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