most return yards in college football season

Kevin Robinson has gained 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	Carlos Wiggins C. Wiggins	1,303	2013	UNM	12	44	1,303	29.6	108.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
16	Lionell Singleton L. Singleton	1,301	2007	FIU	12	48	1,119	23.3	93.3	1	12	182	15.2	15.2	1
17	Michael Walker M. Walker	1,294	2018	BC	12	40	1,020	25.5	85.0	0	20	274	13.7	22.8	1
18	Brandon Banks B. Banks	1,282	2009	KSU	12	39	1,127	28.9	93.9	4	17	155	9.1	12.9	0
19	Jeremy Maclin J. Maclin	1,280	2008	MIZ	14	42	1,010	24.0	72.1	1	23	270	11.7	19.3	1
20	Scott Wesley S. Wesley	1,268	2004	ARMY	11	54	1,248	23.1	113.5	1	3	20	6.7	1.8	0
21	Javier Arenas J. Arenas	1,264	2008	ALA	14	26	614	23.6	43.9	0	41	650	15.9	46.4	3
22	Reggie Campbell R. Campbell	1,255	2007	NAVY	13	40	1,098	27.5	84.5	2	11	157	14.3	12.1	0
23	Donta Greene D. Greene	1,252	2002	TOL	14	36	809	22.5	57.8	0	31	443	14.3	31.6	1
24	William White W. White	1,249	2002	ARMY	11	55	1,239	22.5	112.6	0	1	10	10.0	0.9	0
25	Brandon James B. James	1,248	2008	FLA	14	32	738	23.1	52.7	0	37	510	13.8	36.4	2

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,803

Barnes

RUSH

740

Barnes

REC

926

Pegan

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

38th

OPP PPG

28.3

98th

RUSH YDS/G

171.0

58th

PASS YDS/G

251.4

56th

2025 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Fresno State	5-3	9-4
6	Hawaii	5-3	9-4
7	Utah State	4-4	6-7
8	Air Force	3-5	4-8
9	Wyoming	2-6	4-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	IDST	@	USU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/12	USU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 9/19	USU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	TROY	@	USU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	USU	@	BSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Washington State

1 - 0

Final

Utah State

0 - 1

Mon 22 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167