Football Championship Subdivision Records
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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION RECORDS Individual Records 2 Team Records 13 All-Time Leaders on Offense 19 All-Time Leaders on Defense (Since 2000) 38 All-Time Leaders on Special Teams 47 All-Time Team Season Leaders 55 Team Champions 59 Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 62 Most-Improved Teams 64 All-Time Team Won-Lost Records 66 Winningest Teams by Decade 68 National Poll Rankings 71 Streaks and Rivalries 81 FCS Stadiums 83 FCS Statistics Trends 86 Classification History 88 Black College National Champions 89 1 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Under a three-division reorganization plan adopt- championship with fewer than 100 attempts in a college personnel using game film will not be con- ed by the special NCAA Convention of August season. A passer must play in at least 75 percent sidered “official” NCAA statistics. 1973, teams classified major-college in football on of his team’s games to qualify for the rankings (for This policy does not preclude a conference or August 1, 1973, were placed in Division I. College- example, a player on a team with a nine-game institution from making after-the-game changes to division teams were divided into Division II and season could qualify by playing in seven games); press box numbers. This is consistent with exist- Division III. At the NCAA Convention of January thus, a passer with 105 attempts could qualify for ing NCAA policies involving corrections to any 1978, Division I was divided into Division I-A and the national rankings. offensive statistics after a contest. Any changes Division I-AA for football only. (In 2006, I-A was In 2000, defensive stats became a part of the sta- to press box numbers must be obvious errors, renamed Football Bowl Subdivision, and I-AA was tistics. Individual and team records and rankings such as misidentified players, and this should not renamed Football Championship Subdivision.) included only regular-season games through the be interpreted as a way for press box statistics to Beginning in 1979, passers were rated in all divi- 2001 season. Career records of players include be later “updated” by the coaching films. Changes sions on “pass efficiency rating points,” which are only those years in which they competed in FCS. should be made within one week after the game is derived from a formula that compares passers played. Statisticians also are reminded that NCAA with the national averages for 14 seasons of two- Collegiate Records policy does not permit changes to away-game platoon Division I football starting with the 1965 Individual and team collegiate records are deter- statistics unless approved by the home sports season. One hundred points equals the 14-year mined by comparing the best records in all four information director. averages for all players in Division I. Those aver- divisions (FBS, FCS, II and III) in comparable It is important to note that this policy applies ONLY ages break down to 6.29 yards per attempt, 47.14 categories. Included are career records of play- to official NCAA statistics and national rankings, percent completions, 3.97 percent touchdown ers who played parts of their careers in different and does not mean a coaching staff cannot com- passes and 6.54 percent interceptions. The for- divisions (such as Dennis Shaw of San Diego pile separate defensive statistics for institutional mula assumes that touchdowns are as good as State, Howard Stevens of Randolph-Macon and use. Those compilations also could appear in interceptions are bad; therefore, these two figures Louisville, and Doug Williams of Grambling). For the institution’s press releases and/or Web site, offset each other for the average player. To deter- individual collegiate career leaders and team as long as they are identified as coaching film mine efficiency rating points, multiply a passer’s records, see the collegiate section. numbers rather than official statistics as used by yards per attempt by 8.4, add his completion the NCAA. percentage, add his touchdown percentage times NCAA Defensive Football Statistics 3.3, then subtract his interception percentage The NCAA statistics staff reserves the right to times two. Compilation Policies review any statistics provided to the national office All individual defensive statistics reported to the and may withhold publishing/posting those num- Passers must have a minimum of 15 attempts NCAA must be compiled by the press box sta- bers until the accuracy of those statistics can be per game to determine rating points because tistics crew during the game. Defensive numbers substantiated. fewer attempts could allow a player to win the compiled by the coaching staff or other university/ OFFENSE RUSHING Most Consecutive Carries by Most Yards Gained Per Same Player Rush Game Game Most Rushes 26—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. (Min. 15 rushes) 21.12—Chase Edmonds, Quarter 8, 1994 (during six series) Fordham vs. Lafayette, Oct. 8, 2016 (17 for 20—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Dayton, Oct. 15, 359) 1994 (4th) Most Yards Gained (Min. 20 rushes) 17.25—Russell Davis, Idaho Half vs. Portland St., Oct. 3, 1981 (20 for 345) 32—David Clark, Dartmouth vs. Penn, Nov. Quarter Season 18, 1989 (2nd); Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. 194—Otto Kelly, Nevada vs. Idaho, Nov. 12, (Min. 150 rushes) 8.68—Tim Hall, Robert Morris, Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994 (1st) 1983 (3rd, 8 rushes) 1994 (154 for 1,336) Game Half (Min. 200 rushes) 7.86—Kade Harrington, 56—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 282—Herb Donaldson, Western Ill. vs. Indiana Lamar, 2015 (266 for 2,092) St., Nov. 4, 2006 (2nd, 26 rushes) 8, 1994 (295 yards) Career Season Game (Min. 350 rushes) 7.40—Tim Hall, Robert Morris, 450—Jamaal Branch, Colgate, 2003 (2,326 437—Maurice Hicks, N.C. A&T vs. Morgan St., 1994-95 (393 for 2,908) yards) (16 games) Oct. 6, 2001 (34 rushes) (Min. 600 rushes) 7.25—Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997-2000 (757 for 5,489) Season Per Game Season 40.9—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (409 in 10) 2,519—Terrance West, Towson, 2013 (16 games, 413 rushes) Most Yards Gained by a Career 1,240—Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005-08 (5,621 Season Per Game Freshman yards) 225.5—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (2,255 in 10) Game Career Per Game Career 393—Ryan Fuqua, Portland St. vs. Eastern 38.2—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994-95 (763 Wash., Nov. 10, 2001 (45 rushes) in 20) 6,559—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998- 2001 (996 rushes) Season Career Per Game 1,932—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998 Most Rushes in Two (4 yrs.) 156.2—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, (257 rushes) Consecutive Games 1998-2001 (6,559 in 42) Season Per Game 110—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (56 vs. 175.6—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998 Valparaiso, Oct. 8; 54 vs. Dayton, Oct. 15) (1,932 in 11) Individual Records 2 Most Yards Gained by a Most Seasons Gaining 1,000 Most Yards Gained in First Quarterback Yards or More Game of Career Game Career 304—Tony Citizen, McNeese vs. Prairie View, 316—Jerick McKinnon, Ga. Southern vs. Central 4—Jerry Azumah, New Hampshire, 1995- Sept. 6, 1986 (30 rushes) Ark., Dec. 1, 2012 (34 rushes) 98; Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998- Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing Season 2001; Alonzo Coleman, Hampton, 2003-06; Game 1,844—Jayson Foster, Ga. Southern, 2007 (261 Don Chapman, UT Martin, 2004-07; Scott 7—Archie Amerson, Northern Ariz. vs. Weber rushes) Phaydavong, Drake, 2004-07; Jordan Scott, St., Oct. 5, 1996 Colgate, 2005-08; Trevyn Smith, Weber St., Season Per Game Season 2006-09; Chris Evans, Samford, 2007-10; 41—Terrance West, Towson, 2013 (16 games) 167.6—Jayson Foster, Ga. Southern, 2007 Zach Bauman, Northern Ariz., 2010-13; Tarik (1,844 in 11) Cohen, N.C. A&T, 2013-16 Season Per Game Career 2.64—Terrance West, Towson, 2011 (29 in 11 4,852—Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997- Most Seasons Gaining 2,000 games) 2000 (674 rushes) Career Note: Also played as a slotback in 1997 and Yards or More 84—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 (42 games); Terrance West, Towson, 2011-13 those statistics are not included Career 3—Zach Zenner, South Dakota St,, 2012-14 (37 games) Most Games Gaining 100 Career Per Game 2.27—Terrance West, Towson, 2011-13 (84 in Yards or More Two Players, Same Team, 37 games) Season Each Gaining 1,000 Yards 14—Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St., 2014 (15 or More Most Touchdowns Scored by games) 37 times; Most recent: Alcorn, 2018— Rushing By a Quarterback Career De’Shawn Waller (1,215) & Noah Johnson 40—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 (1,080); Montana St., 2018—Troy Anderson Season (42 games) (1,412) & Isaiah Ifanse (1,025); Youngstown 27—Chaz Williams, Ga. Southern, 2002 St. 2016—Jody Webb (1,342) & Martin Ruiz Career Most Consecutive Games (1,153); Chattanooga 2014—Keon Williams 65—Armanti Edwards, Appalachian St., 2006- (1,037) & Jacob Huesman (1,009); Illinois 09 Gaining 100 Yards or More St. 2014—Marshaun Coprich (2,274) & Tre Career Roberson (1,029); Colgate, 2012—Jordan Season 1.7—David Dinkins, Morehead St., 1997-2000 McCord (1,708) & Gavin McCarney (1,406); (63 in 37) 13—Marshun Coprich, Illinois St., 2014 Ga. Southern, 2012—Jerick McKinnon (1,817) Career & Dominique Swope (1,246); North Dakota 36—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 St., 2012—Sam Ojuri (1,047) & John Crockett Longest Play (1,038); Stony Brook, 2012—Miguel Maysonet 99—Hubert Owens, Mississippi Val. vs. Ark.- Most Games Gaining (1,964) & Marcus Coker (1,018); Villanova, Pine Bluff, Sept. 20, 1980; Pedro Bacon, 2012—Kevin Monangai (1,210) & John Western Ky.