FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION RECORDS Individual Records 2 Team Records 13 All-Time Leaders on Offense 20 All-Time Leaders on Defense (Since 2000) 39 All-Time Leaders on Special Teams 48 All-Time Team Season Leaders 56 Team Champions 60 Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 64 Most-Improved Teams 66 All-Time Team Won-Lost Records 67 Winningest Teams by Decade 69 National Poll Rankings 72 Streaks and Rivalries 82 FCS Stadiums 85 FCS Statistics Trends 88 Classification History 90 Black College National Champions 91 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 (Min. 20 rushes) 17.25—Russell Davis, Idaho RUSHING Most Consecutive Carries vs. Portland St., Oct. 3, 1981 (20 for 345) by Same Player Season (Min. 150 rushes) 8.68—Tim Hall, Robert Morris, Most Rushes Game 1994 (154 for 1,336) 26—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. (Min. 200 rushes) 7.86—Kade Harrington, Quarter 8, 1994 (during six series) Lamar, 2015 (266 for 2,092) 20—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Dayton, Oct. 15, 1994 (4th) Career Most Yards Gained (Min. 350 rushes) 7.40—Tim Hall, Robert Morris, Half 1994-95 (393 for 2,908) 32—David Clark, Dartmouth vs. Penn, Nov. Quarter 194—Otto Kelly, Nevada vs. Idaho, Nov. 12, (Min. 600 rushes) 7.25—Matt Cannon, Southern 18, 1989 (2nd); Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Utah, 1997-2000 (757 for 5,489) Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994 (1st) 1983 (3rd, 8 rushes) Game Half 56—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 282—Herb Donaldson, Western Ill. vs. Indiana Most Yards Gained by a 8, 1994 (295 yards) St., Nov. 4, 2006 (2nd, 26 rushes) Freshman Game Season Game 450—Jamaal Branch, Colgate, 2003 (2,326 437—Maurice Hicks, N.C. A&T vs. Morgan St., Oct. 6, 2001 (34 rushes) 393—Ryan Fuqua, Portland St. vs. Eastern yards) (16 games) Wash., Nov. 10, 2001 (45 rushes) Season Season Per Game Season 40.9—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (409 in 10) 2,519—Terrance West, Towson, 2013 (16 games, 413 rushes) 1,932—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998 Career (257 rushes) 1,240—Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005-08 (5,621 Season Per Game 225.5—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (2,255 in 10) Season Per Game yards) 175.6—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998 Career Per Game Career (1,932 in 11) 38.2—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994-95 (763 in 20) 6,559—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998- 2001 (996 rushes) Most Yards Gained by a Most Rushes in Two Career Per Game (4 yrs.) 156.2—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, Quarterback Consecutive Games 1998-2001 (6,559 in 42) Game 110—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (56 vs. 316—Jerick McKinnon, Ga. Southern vs. Central Valparaiso, Oct. 8; 54 vs. Dayton, Oct. 15) Most Yards Gained Per Ark., Dec. 1, 2012 (34 rushes) Rush Season 1,844—Jayson Foster, Ga. Southern, 2007 (261 Game rushes) (Min. 15 rushes) 21.12—Chase Edmonds, Fordham vs. Lafayette, Oct. 8, 2016 (17 for 359) Individual Records 2 Season Per Game Most Seasons Gaining First Game of Career 167.6—Jayson Foster, Ga. Southern, 2007 (1,844 in 11) 1,000 Yards or More 304—Tony Citizen, McNeese vs. Prairie View, Career Career Sept. 6, 1986 (30 rushes) 4,852—Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997- 4—Jerry Azumah, New Hampshire, 1995- 2000 (674 rushes) 98; Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998- Most Touchdowns Note: Also played as a slotback in 1997 and 2001; Alonzo Coleman, Hampton, 2003-06; Scored by Rushing those statistics are not included Don Chapman, UT Martin, 2004-07; Scott Phaydavong, Drake, 2004-07; Jordan Scott, Game Most Games Gaining 100 Colgate, 2005-08; Trevyn Smith, Weber St., 7—Archie Amerson, Northern Ariz. vs. Weber 2006-09; Chris Evans, Samford, 2007-10; St., Oct. 5, 1996 Yards or More Zach Bauman, Northern Ariz., 2010-13; Tarik Season Cohen, N.C. A&T, 2013-16 41—Terrance West, Towson, 2013 (16 games) Season 14—Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St., 2014 (15 Season Per Game games) Most Seasons Gaining 2.64—Terrance West, Towson, 2011 (29 in 11 games) Career 2,000 Yards or More 40—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 Career (42 games) Career 84—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 3—Zach Zenner, South Dakota St,, 2012-14 (42 games); Terrance West, Towson, 2011-13 Most Consecutive Games (37 games) Two Players, Same Team, Career Per Game Gaining 100 Yards or 2.27—Terrance West, Towson, 2011-13 (84 in Each Gaining 1,000 Yards 37 games) More or More Season 37 times; Most recent: Alcorn, 2018— De’Shawn Most Touchdowns 13—Marshun Coprich, Illinois St., 2014 Waller (1,215) & Noah Johnson (1,080); Scored by Rushing By a Career Montana St., 2018—Troy Anderson (1,412) & 36—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-2001 Isaiah Ifanse (1,025); Youngstown St. 2016— Quarterback Jody Webb (1,342) & Martin Ruiz (1,153); Chattanooga 2014—Keon Williams (1,037) & Season Most Games Gaining Jacob Huesman (1,009); Illinois St. 2014— 27—Chaz Williams, Ga. Southern, 2002 100 Yards or More by a Marshaun Coprich (2,274) & Tre Roberson Career (1,029); Colgate, 2012—Jordan McCord (1,708) 65—Armanti Edwards, Appalachian St., 2006-09 Freshman & Gavin McCarney (1,406); Ga. Southern, Career 11—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998 2012—Jerick McKinnon (1,817) & Dominique Swope (1,246); North Dakota St., 2012—Sam 1.7—David Dinkins, Morehead St., 1997-2000 Ojuri (1,047) & John Crockett (1,038); Stony (63 in 37) Most Games Gaining 200 Brook, 2012—Miguel Maysonet (1,964) & Yards or More Marcus Coker (1,018); Villanova, 2012—Kevin Longest Play Monangai (1,210) & John Robertson (1,021) 99—Hubert Owens, Mississippi Val.