most rushing touchdowbs in a game college football

Jaret Patterson has the most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8 touchdowns against Kent State on November 28, 2020.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	8	11/28/2020	BUFF	vs	KENT	409	36	11.4
2	Kalen Ballage K. Ballage	7	9/10/2016	ASU	vs	TTU	137	13	10.5	48	2	4	24.0	1
3	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	7	11/22/2013	NAVY	@	SJSU	240	36	6.7	0	0			0
4	Montel Harris M. Harris	7	11/17/2012	TEM	@	ARMY	351	36	9.8
5	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	6	8/31/2024	BSU	@	GASO	267	20	13.4	4	3	4	1.3	0
6	Israel Abanikanda I. Abanikanda	6	10/8/2022	PITT	vs	VT	320	36	8.9	0	0	1		0
7	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	6	11/29/2019	BUFF	vs	BGSU	298	26	11.5
8	Ryquell Armstead R. Armstead	6	11/10/2018	TEM	@	HOU	210	30	7.0	0	0	1		0
9	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	11/7/2015	LT	vs	UNT	195	22	8.9	32	3	4	10.7	0
10	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	6	11/15/2014	NAVY	vs	GASO	277	30	9.2
11	Kapri Bibbs K. Bibbs	6	11/16/2013	CSU	@	UNM	291	38	7.7	0	0			0
12	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	10/20/2012	LT	vs	IDHO	232	17	13.6
13	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	6	9/22/2012	NEV	@	HAW	170	31	5.5	76	3		25.3	1
14	Carnell Williams C. Williams	6	10/18/2003	AUB	vs	MSST	161	15	10.7
15	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	6	12/7/2002	MIA	vs	VT	205	39	5.3	21	2		10.5	0
16	Craig Candeto C. Candeto	6	12/7/2002	NAVY	@	ARMY	103	18	5.7
17	Chance Kretschmer C. Kretschmer	6	11/24/2001	NEV	@	UTEP	327	45	7.3
18	Chris Brown C. Brown	6	11/23/2001	COLO	vs	NEB	198	24	8.3
19	Levron Williams L. Williams	6	10/6/2001	IND	@	WIS	280	20	14.0
20	Dwone Hicks D. Hicks	6	10/7/2000	MTSU	vs	LT	311	32	9.7
21	Quentin Griffin Q. Griffin	6	10/7/2000	OKLA	vs	TEX	87	23	3.8	45	3		15.0	0
22	Ashton Daniels A. Daniels	5	10/3/2026	FSU	vs	UVA	136	17	8.0	0	0	0		0
23	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	5	11/15/2025	UNT	@	UAB	189	27	7.0	21	1	2	21.0	0
24	Jonah Coleman J. Coleman	5	9/6/2025	WASH	vs	UCD	111	15	7.4	24	1	2	24.0	0
25	Bryson Daily B. Daily	5	10/19/2024	ARMY	vs	ECU	171	31	5.5	0	0	0		0

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More Buffalo Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

726

Wright

RUSH

489

Burch

REC

414

Morrow

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

123rd

OPP PPG

26.8

106th

RUSH YDS/G

156.2

79th

PASS YDS/G

162.7

161st

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Western Michigan	2-0	4-2
4	Bowling Green	2-0	2-4
5	Buffalo	1-1	3-3
6	Toledo	1-1	4-2
7	Central Michigan	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	MASS	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BGSU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Tue 11/3	BUFF	@	M-OH	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BUFF	@	BALL	1:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CMU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buffalo

3 - 3

Final

Toledo

4 - 2

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