most yards per play by a college football team in a game

The San Diego State Aztecs have the most yards per play by a team in a game, with 18.55 against Navy on September 5, 1997.

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	TEAM	YDS/PLY	YDS	PLY	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	PASS YDS	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET TD
1	San Diego State	18.55	371	20	9/5/1997	SDSU	vs	NAVY	W 45-31		371		0	0	0
2	Iowa State	13.94	488	35	11/25/2023	ISU	@	KSU	W 42-35	6	230	0	3	258	3	70	0
3	Pittsburgh	13.91	654	47	11/10/2018	PITT	vs	VT	W 52-22	7	162	8	1	492	6	49	0
4	Auburn	13.65	628	46	8/31/2024	AUB	vs	AAMU	W 73-3	10	451	0	6	177	3	86	1
5	New Mexico	13.53	690	51	11/26/2016	UNM	vs	WYO	W 56-35	8	122	0	1	568	7	58	0
6	Florida	13.32	666	50	10/2/2022	FLA	vs	EWU	W 52-17	7	392	0	3	274	4	47	0
7	Memphis	12.96	635	49	11/25/2017	MEM	vs	ECU	W 70-13	10	302	0	3	333	5	109	2
8	UCF	12.88	515	40	10/7/2017	UCF	@	CIN	W 51-23	7	374	9	5	141	2	78	0
9	FIU	12.77	613	48	9/29/2018	FIU	vs	UAPB	W 55-9	7	393	0	4	220	3	62	0
10	LSU	12.75	612	48	11/23/2019	LSU	vs	ARK	W 56-20	8	352	0	3	260	5	0	0
11	Arkansas	12.67	684	54	9/6/2014	ARK	vs	NICH	W 73-7	10	189	0	4	495	6	162	0
12	Oregon	12.5	750	60	10/18/2025	ORE	@	RUTG	W 56-10	8	335	0	4	415	4	0	0
13	Washington State	12.49	637	51	8/31/2024	WSU	vs	PRST	W 70-30	10	413	0	6	224	3	44	1
14	Kentucky	12.4	521	42	11/30/2019	UK	vs	LOU	W 45-13	6	4	0	0	517	6	3	0
15	USC	12.37	668	54	9/2/2023	USC	vs	NEV	W 66-14	9	453	8	6	215	2	54	1
16	Cincinnati	12.35	605	49	9/13/2025	CIN	vs	NWST	W 70-0	10	362	0	7	243	3	22	0
17	Wake Forest	12.27	638	52	10/23/2021	WAKE	@	ARMY	W 70-56	10	458	0	5	180	4	76	1
18	FIU	12.12	594	49	9/2/2021	FIU	vs	LIU	W 48-10	6	276	0	2	318	4	56	0
19	USC	11.98	755	63	9/6/2025	USC	vs	GASO	W 59-20	8	446	0	4	309	4	35	0
20	Oklahoma	11.96	646	54	11/25/2017	OKLA	vs	WVU	W 59-31	8	333	0	4	313	4	59	0
21	New Mexico State	11.94	621	52	12/3/2022	NMSU	vs	VALP	W 65-3	9	389	3	5	232	4	85	0
22	Georgia Tech	11.93	680	57	9/6/2025	GT	vs	WEBB	W 59-12	8	457	0	2	223	5	56	1
23	Georgia Southern	11.79	684	58	9/6/2014	GASO	vs	SAV	W 83-9	12	120	0	2	564	10	20	0
24	Mississippi State	11.76	647	55	9/19/2015	MSST	vs	NWST	W 62-13	9	372	5	4	275	5	83	0
25	Miami	11.73	856	73	9/10/2026	MIA	vs	FAMU	W 77-7	11	426	0	6	430	5	22	0

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More San Diego State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

899

Denegal

RUSH

526

Kinnard

REC

322

Hawkins

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

89th

OPP PPG

36.1

158th

RUSH YDS/G

150.5

92nd

PASS YDS/G

176.4

152nd

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Oregon State	3-0	5-2
3	Texas State	2-1	4-3
4	San Diego State	2-2	3-5
5	Fresno State	1-2	4-3
6	Colorado State	1-2	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	WSU	@	SDSU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USU	@	SDSU	9:30 PM
Sat 11/21	SDSU	@	BSU	9:30 PM

Last Game

San Diego State

3 - 5

Final

Colorado State

3 - 4

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286