what are the most kick return touchdowns in a single game in college football

21 players are tied for the most kick-return touchdowns in a game, with 2 touchdowns. The first three are Richard Reese on November 25, 2023, Brian Battie on November 6, 2021 and Jameson Williams on September 25, 2021.

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What are the most kick return touchdowns by a player in a single game in college football?

	NAME	KR TD	DATE	TM		OPP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Richard Reese R. Reese	2	11/25/2023	BAY	vs	WVU	5	247	49.4
2	Brian Battie B. Battie	2	11/6/2021	USF	vs	HOU	3	208	69.3
3	Jameson Williams J. Williams	2	9/25/2021	ALA	vs	USM	3	177	59.0
4	Trestan Ebner T. Ebner	2	9/26/2020	BAY	vs	KU	2	183	91.5	1	0	0.0	0
5	Damond Philyaw-Johnson D. Philyaw-Johnson	2	11/23/2019	DUKE	@	WAKE	5	251	50.2
6	Terrence Horne T. Horne	2	9/8/2018	USF	vs	GT	5	264	52.8
7	Marcus Jones M. Jones	2	11/11/2017	TROY	@	CCU	3	194	64.7	1	1	1.0	0
8	Isaiah Harper I. Harper	2	10/28/2017	ODU	@	UNT	4	235	58.8	0	0		0
9	Raymond Calais R. Calais	2	9/2/2017	UL	vs	SELA	4	229	57.3
10	Keion Davis K. Davis	2	9/2/2017	MRSH	vs	M-OH	3	196	65.3
11	Trevor Davis T. Davis	2	10/4/2014	CAL	@	WSU	2	198	99.0
12	Darrius Sims D. Sims	2	9/20/2014	VAN	vs	SC	3	217	72.3
13	Brandon Smith B. Smith	2	10/5/2013	TXST	@	UL	3	211	70.3	0	0		0
14	Reggie Dunn R. Dunn	2	10/27/2012	UTAH	vs	CAL	3	222	74.0
15	Quincy McDuffie Q. McDuffie	2	10/27/2012	UCF	@	MRSH	2	195	97.5
16	Tommylee Lewis T. Lewis	2	11/1/2011	NIU	@	TOL	4	224	56.0
17	Eric Page E. Page	2	11/26/2010	TOL	vs	CMU	3	215	71.7	1	2	2.0	0
18	Brandon Banks B. Banks	2	9/26/2009	KSU	vs	TNTC	2	183	91.5	2	29	14.5	0
19	Brandon Breazell B. Breazell	2	12/30/2005	UCLA	vs	NW	2	87	43.5
20	Justin Miller J. Miller	2	9/25/2004	CLEM	@	FSU	6	282	47.0
21	Tony Lukins T. Lukins	2	10/6/2001	NMSU	@	TLSA	2	189	94.5
22	DJ James	1	9/12/2026	OHIO	vs	JVST	2	119	59.5	0	0		0
23	Tyriq Green T. Green	1	9/12/2026	UGA	vs	WKU	2	104	52.0	0	0		0
24	Cannon DeVries C. DeVries	1	9/5/2026	BYU	vs	UTU	1	100	100.0	2	73	36.5	0
25	Jaylon Hawkins J. Hawkins	1	9/5/2026	SDSU	vs	PRST	3	141	47.0	0	0		0

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	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
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9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
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12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
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15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

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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
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13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
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1	BYU	2	0	1.000
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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
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15	UCF	1	1	.500
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2	Boise State	1	1	.500
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5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

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1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
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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
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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
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14	Navy	1	1	.500

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1	USC	3	0	1.000
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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
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14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
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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
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10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

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1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
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