most single game receiving yards college football

Troy Edwards has the most yards on receptions in a game, with 405 yards against Nebraska on August 29, 1998.

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	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	405	8/29/1998	LT	@	NEB	21		19.3		6	1	6.0
2	Jeremy Gallon J. Gallon	369	10/19/2013	MICH	vs	IND	14	18	26.4	2	-5	1	-5.0	0
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	347	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	15	16	23.1	3	0	0		0
4	Donnie Avery D. Avery	346	10/13/2007	HOU	vs	RICE	13		26.6	2
5	Marqise Lee M. Lee	345	10/27/2012	USC	@	ARIZ	16		21.6	2	1	1	1.0	0
6	Casey Fitzgerald C. Fitzgerald	327	9/8/2007	UNT	@	SMU	18		18.2	2
7	Carlos Henderson C. Henderson	326	10/15/2016	LT	@	MASS	12	15	27.2	5
8	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	326	11/10/2001	NEV	@	SJSU	12		27.2	0
9	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	318	10/27/2011	HOU	vs	RICE	7		45.4	5
10	Terrance Williams T. Williams	314	9/29/2012	BAY	@	WVU	17		18.5	2
11	Alex Van Dyke A. Van Dyke	314	11/18/1995	NEV	vs	SJSU	13		24.2
12	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	310	12/5/2020	ARST	vs	ULM	9	12	34.4	4
13	Chad Mackey C. Mackey	310	10/19/1996	LT	vs	TOL	9		34.4		11	1	11.0
14	Trayvon Rudolph T. Rudolph	309	11/3/2021	NIU	@	KENT	14	21	22.1	3
15	Kayshon Boutte K. Boutte	308	12/19/2020	LSU	vs	MISS	14	21	22.0	3
16	Jason Rivers J. Rivers	308	12/24/2006	HAW	vs	ASU	14		22.0	2
17	Tetairoa McMillan T. McMillan	304	8/31/2024	ARIZ	vs	UNM	10	15	30.4	4	0	0		0
18	Andy Isabella A. Isabella	303	11/3/2018	MASS	vs	LIB	9	15	33.7	2	1	1	1.0	0
19	Stedman Bailey S. Bailey	303	9/29/2012	WVU	vs	BAY	13		23.3	5
20	Cobi Hamilton C. Hamilton	303	9/22/2012	ARK	vs	RUTG	10		30.3	3
21	Chris Daniels C. Daniels	301	10/16/1999	PUR	vs	MSU	21		14.3
22	Adarius Bowman A. Bowman	300	10/14/2006	OKST	@	KU	13		23.1	4
23	Aaron Jones A. Jones	297	11/11/2000	USU	@	BSU	10		29.7	2
24	James Washington J. Washington	296	9/17/2016	OKST	vs	PITT	9	17	32.9	2
25	J.R. Tolver	296	9/14/2002	SDSU	vs	ASU	12		24.7	1	-5	1	-5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

468

Kukuk

RUSH

169

Brooks

REC

342

Mickens

Team Rankings

PPG

36.0

39th

OPP PPG

29.0

120th

RUSH YDS/G

152.8

90th

PASS YDS/G

230.3

84th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	Troy	0-0	2-2
9	Georgia Southern	1-0	2-3
10	Louisiana Tech	0-0	2-2
11	Southern Miss	0-0	1-3
12	Coastal Carolina	0-1	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	ULL	@	LT	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	LT	@	ULM	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	ODU	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	LT	@	USA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	LT	@	TROY	1:00 PM

Last Game

Army

2 - 2

Final

Louisiana Tech

2 - 2

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	14-22
Sat 9/19	MER	@	GT	11-44
Sat 9/19	UNT	@	TXST	35-49
Sat 9/19	ASU	@	KU	24-17
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/6	USM	@	TROY	8:00 PM
Wed 10/7	JVST	@	KENN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	NMSU	@	FIU	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	SHSU	@	LIB	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM

Troy Edwards has the most yards on receptions in a game, with 405 yards against Nebraska on August 29, 1998.

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