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Among all colleges and universities, the following NCAA teams have the most players to reach the NFL by position:[122], Most games gaining 400 yards or more, season, Most games gaining 400 yards or more, career, Highest average rushing attempts per game, season, Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, career, Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, season, Highest average rushing yards per game, career (minimum 2,500 yards), Highest average rushing yards per game, season, Most yards rushing by two players, same team, game, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game, Most games with 100+ rushing yards, career, Highest passing efficiency rating, career, Highest passing efficiency rating, season (min. * Last 4 Weeks qualifier is 10. Nov. 20, 1982 1 Ohio State 12 They had lost twice, something they had done only once in Knute Rockne's previous 10 seasons as head coach. According to the Omaha World-Herald, one Cornhuskers player said: "By God, they've got a horseshoe; they've got a damned swell horseshoe." His 57-yard field goal attempt had to fall into the waiting arms of Chris Davis. The Pokes trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter but took the lead before the Sooners went ahead for good with 2:33 to go. 74. 10 Notre Dame 35, No. The national leader in receiving yards per game during the 2020 season was Ole Miss' consensus All-American . Spurrier kicked a 40-yard field goal -- he was his team's long-distance kicker but hadn't made one since the opener -- to win the game. The Fighting Irish took advantage of Stanford's turnovers to win their first bowl game and first national championship in the 11th Rose Bowl. 2 Ohio State 31, No. In the second quarter, the Golden Bears' Roy Riegels picked up a fumble by the Yellow Jackets' Stumpy Thomason and inexplicably headed toward his own goal line, 65 yards away. 2 Clemson 35, No. But that just set the stage for a thrilling finish. "The whole thing was a nightmare.". 1 Texas rallied from 16 down in the third quarter to take a 33-32 lead on Vondrell McGee's TD run with 1:29 left. 5 Notre Dame 34 2013 win by Ole Miss vacated. The Bulldogs almost made it six. The NCAA . 3 USC 14, No. Fourth Down Conversions per Game. 20. During the 2022 season, Oklahoma lost 0-49 to Texas [2] to end their . 16. 6 Hurricanes had a 31-0 lead at halftime at the Orange Bowl. After trading TDs in the first overtime, Ter'Ran Benton picked off Brandon Weeden to set the stage for Cyclones RB Jeff Woody's winning 4-yard TD run. 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Nov. 23, 1984 Nov. 18, 1961 At No. No. Football Games - Play the Best Football Games Online 12 Oklahoma State 28 4 Michigan 10 When Lom tried to punt the ball out, Georgia Tech blocked it for a safety. 1 Colorado 10, No. Bear Bryant tried to pin Notre Dame deep and force a late punt. Georgia lost for only the third time in Walker's three seasons at tailback. "The Greatest: Upsets" airs Thursday at 7 p.m. Nov. 18, 1967 15 Most Unethical Programs in College Football History With that said, national championship aspirations are pretty much non-existent but the program can show some improvement by playing in a better bowl game next time around. Alabama 20, Washington 19 FSU kicker Scott Bentley kicked four field goals, including a 22-yarder with 21 seconds remaining. 4 Auburn 6 2022 College Football Stat Leaders | ESPN Football, not baseball, is America's pastime. The Cornhuskers missed a 45-yard field goal -- wide left -- as time expired. Minnesota finished 8-0 and earned the first of three straight national championships under coach Bernie Bierman. At No. The No. SEC championship game, Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2012 After Miami rallied from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late, FSU pulled within one with 42 seconds to go. The game turned on special teams: the Irish's Al Hunter returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, and Notre Dame made a 2-point conversion; Tide kicker Bill Davis missed an extra point in the fourth quarter. Kansas State started the day in third place in the Bowl Championship Series standings but had a clear path to the national title game after UCLA lost to Miami. Virginia's Tiki Barber had 193 rushing and 45 receiving yards and returned six punts for 73 yards. Nov. 9, 1991 111. The game was postponed to December because of 9/11. No. Notre Dame 12, Army 6 Ole Miss QB Archie Manning had 540 total yards (436 passing, 104 rushing) and five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) in the loss. 21. Who plays football on Thanksgiving? What college and NFL teams play Having played every game in his four-year Austin career and racking up a list of honors that . A late 6-yard touchdown by running back Creighton Miller gave Notre Dame the win. The No. No. Princeton 21, at Chicago 18 8 Ohio State 3 The Irish scored on Creighton Miller's 1-yard run with 1:06 left, but then Great Lakes threw a 46-yard touchdown only 38 seconds later. Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested . Alabama also forfeited its 1993 tie, which changes that game from a tie to a win for Tennessee. But the Trojans lost their only game ranked in the top 10. 33. Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the. Whew. Be the top scorer of a college football team or relax with one of our online football games for kids. 82. 14. [b] Most of the games are in-conference match-ups. It ended at the Army 4 when Navy, out of timeouts, frantically tried to get off a final snap to win but failed. The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday formally announced a series of proposals aimed at speeding up football games. on pace for at least 35. No. The Golden Gophers would win their third straight national championship. The No. Oct. 11, 2014 [102], *Shay Muirbrook (BYU) recorded 6 sacks in the 1997 Cotton Bowl, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000 and does not recognize bowl game statistics for any category prior to 2002. Ian Johnson trotted in for the 2-point winner. Nov. 22, 1969 Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard exploded for 374 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs as the Bearcats rallied from down 21. Nov. 26, 1994 List of NCAA football records - Bolavip US No. The Fighting Irish came to New York in the unfamiliar role of underdog. Nov. 7, 2015 At No. Nov. 2, 1995 Playing games is a risky way to earn money. Statistical data provided by Gracenote. 9. 66. Danny Wuerffel drove the Gators down for the win, scoring on a 2-yard pass to Chris Doering. Would this game have made the list without the Harvard Crimson headline, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29?" The Huskers celebrated on the field when Colt McCoy's pass sailed out of bounds and the clock ran to to all zeros on the previous play. The first-ever matchup of two historical powers matched its considerable hype: six lead changes, big plays in all phases. The stunning upset by the 15-point underdogs was the start of the famous "10-Year War" between the rivals. The Playing Rules Oversight Panel will vote on the proposals on April 20. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington. 5 Tennessee 34, at No. The Irish were led by quarterback Johnny Lujack, who would win the 1947 Heisman Trophy. It was Auburn's fourth straight win in the series and clinched a share of its third consecutive SEC title. 5 UCLA 14, No. 2. 27. 8. Down 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Tigers rallied to beat Tim Tebow and the Gators. 1 Longhorns in one of the biggest upsets in series history. [97], *Derrick Thomas (Alabama) and Tedy Bruschi (Arizona) each recorded 52 sacks, and Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech) recorded 46, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000. 102. No. 113. College Football Stats - College FB Team Plays per Game - TeamRankings.com Down 21 points with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter, Baylor scored the last 24 points. The first NFL Thanksgiving game was played in 1934. No. Bowl Bound College Football on Steam Minnesota and Michigan are in different divisions of the Big 10. Rose Bowl, Jan. 2, 2017 147. 69. This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 23:24. Oct. 11, 1958 Two interceptions and a blocked punt for a touchdown fueled the 38-point rally. The last of Huskers fullback Jeff Kinney's four short touchdown runs -- this one with 1:38 to play -- flipped the scoreboard to the visitors. The $85,000 SMU received from the Rose Bowl paid the mortgage on the Mustangs' campus stadium. Nov. 12, 1994 When Doug Flutie scrambled to his right, again confounding the exhausted Hurricane defensive front; when he heaved that 48-yard pass into the end zone scrum with zeroes on the clock; when Gerard Phelan, camped just behind the scrum, caught the ball like it were a punt; when Brent Musburger screamed, "I don't believe it!" 7 Clemson 17, No. 29. Notre Dame alum Dan Murphy recalls the time he rushed the field with his younger brother before the Notre Dame vs. USC "Bush Push" game was over. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2 OT) No. At No. The Vols would go on to win the first BCS national championship. The Crimson Tide has one fewer appearance here than Notre Dame, the leader. [93], *Mike Singletary (Baylor) Recorded 232 tackles in 1978 but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000, *Joe Norman (Indiana) recorded 199 tackles in 11 games in 1978 for an 18.09 average, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000. Montana vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season due to NCAA violations. How could the Dawgs lose? At Michigan State 16, No. No. If the Broncos had responded with a fourth-down 50-yard hook-and-ladder and missed the extra point; if the Sooners had won 42-35 on Adrian Peterson's 25-yard touchdown run on the first play of overtime; if Boise State had kicked the extra point to go to a second overtime after the 6-yard pass from wideout Vinny Perretta to tight end Derek Schouman; great game. With 13 seconds left, the Spartans stopped Champ Henson short of the end zone. Thanks to the memorable radio call of LSU announcer J.C. Politz, all anyone remembers of this game is Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. 2 Nebraska 16 No. Disputed series record: Kansas State claims Kansas leads the series lead 63515, based on a game that the Big Eight conference ruled Kansas had to vacate in 1980. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State. 2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on . 24 Texas A&M 20, No. 9 Notre Dame 17 1 Notre Dame 10, at No. All season long, ESPN will celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. With just over a minute to play in a rain-soaked game and the score tied 21-21, the Seminoles lined up to punt from their own 20. 2 Fighting Irish reached the Army 4; the No. They came in undefeated and played for the Southwest Conference championship and a Rose Bowl bid. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 1950 By Evan Bleier @itishowitis. Modern North American football has its origins in various games, all known as "football", played at public schools in England in the mid-19th century.By the 1840s, students at Rugby School were playing a game in which players were able to pick up the ball and run with it, a sport later known as Rugby football. OK, so technically there are six players. Holiday Bowl, Dec. 19, 1980 Miami defensive back Ken Calhoun tipped Turner Gill's 2-point pass to Smith, and the Hurricanes dynasty was born. 131. 12 Michigan 23 They recovered to play, but a crowd of 102,500, including President Truman, Chief Justice Vinson and most of the Cabinet, saw a taut game that Navy tied with a touchdown with 4:42 left. Oct. 23, 1937 before the collection of division records. 8 Syracuse 27 A little more light has been shined on the new SEC schedule format as the conference moves toward a nine game schedule with the insertion of Texas and Oklahoma for the 2024 football season. The Canes answered with a Ken Dorsey-to-Jeremy Shockey 13-yard touchdown with 46 seconds remaining. No. At No. But the Tigers won the game with a goal-line stand. 2 USC 23 At No. The matchup of heavyweights at Yankee Stadium ended in a scoreless tie, which one newspaper headline dubbed, "Much Ado About Nothing-Nothing." Here is the full listing of all 129 FBS teams by . . The Tigers lost to Bama 55-0 in 1948, which was the first Iron Bowl in 41 years, and entered the season finale with only one win. At No. That's exactly what Davis did, and his 102-yard return for a score was the first of 49 straight points for the Trojans in the game that's still known as "The Comeback.".