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Receiving: Single-game Receptions

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Type
Leaderboard
Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group
RECEIVING
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23 Randy Gatewood

UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17

1994

#1
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23 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 1994

23 Tyler Jones

Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28

2008

#2
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23 Tyler Jones, Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28, 2008

22 Jay Miller

BYU (New Mexico) Nov. 3

1973

#3
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22 Jay Miller, BYU (New Mexico) Nov. 3, 1973

22 Freddie Barnes

Bowling Green (Kent St.) Oct. 10

2009

#4
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22 Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green (Kent St.) Oct. 10, 2009

22 Zay Jones

East Carolina (South Carolina) Sept. 17

2016

#5
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22 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Carolina) Sept. 17, 2016

21 Troy Edwards

Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29

1998

#6
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21 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 1998

21 Chris Daniels

Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16

1999

#7
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21 Chris Daniels, Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16, 1999

21 Quinton Patton

Louisiana Tech (Texas A&M) Oct. 13

2012

#8
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21 Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (Texas A&M) Oct. 13, 2012

20 Rick Eber

Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7

1967

#9
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20 Rick Eber, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967

20 Kenny Christian

Eastern Mich. (Temple) Sept. 23

2000

#10
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20 Kenny Christian, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Sept. 23, 2000

20 Nick Moore

Toledo (Michigan) Oct. 11

2008

#11
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20 Nick Moore, Toledo (Michigan) Oct. 11, 2008

20 Thomas Sperbeck

Boise St. (New Mexico) Nov. 14

2015

#12
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20 Thomas Sperbeck, Boise St. (New Mexico) Nov. 14, 2015

19 Howard Twilley

Tulsa (Colorado St.) Nov. 27

1965

#13
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19 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Colorado St.) Nov. 27, 1965

19 Ron Fair

Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 28

1989

#14
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19 Ron Fair, Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 28, 1989

19 Manny Hazard

Houston (TCU) Nov. 4

1989

#15
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19 Manny Hazard, Houston (TCU) Nov. 4, 1989

19 Manny Hazard

Houston (Texas) Nov. 11

1989

#16
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19 Manny Hazard, Houston (Texas) Nov. 11, 1989

19 Josh Reed

LSU (Alabama) Nov. 3

2001

#17
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19 Josh Reed, LSU (Alabama) Nov. 3, 2001

19 Nate Burleson

Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 9

2002

#18
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19 Nate Burleson, Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 9, 2002

19 James Cleveland

Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5

2009

#19
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19 James Cleveland, Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5, 2009

19 Tommy Shuler

Marshall (Purdue) Sept. 29

2012

#20
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19 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (Purdue) Sept. 29, 2012

19 Nelson Spruce

Colorado (California) Sept. 27

2014

#21
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19 Nelson Spruce, Colorado (California) Sept. 27, 2014

19 Zay Jones

East Carolina (UConn) Oct. 29

2016

#22
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19 Zay Jones, East Carolina (UConn) Oct. 29, 2016

19 Tyler Snead

East Carolina (SMU) Nov. 9

2019

#23
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19 Tyler Snead, East Carolina (SMU) Nov. 9, 2019

18 Howard Twilley

Tulsa (Southern Ill.) Oct. 30

1965

#24
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18 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Southern Ill.) Oct. 30, 1965

18 Mark Templeton (RB)

Long Beach St. (Utah St.) Nov. 1

1986

#25
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18 Mark Templeton (RB), Long Beach St. (Utah St.) Nov. 1, 1986

18 Richard Woodley

TCU (Texas Tech) Nov. 10

1990

#26
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18 Richard Woodley, TCU (Texas Tech) Nov. 10, 1990

18 Alex Van Dyke

Nevada (Toledo) Sept. 23

1995

#27
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18 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (Toledo) Sept. 23, 1995

18 Alex Van Dyke

Nevada (UNLV) Oct. 28

1995

#28
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18 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (UNLV) Oct. 28, 1995

18 Albert Connell

Texas A&M (Colorado) Sept. 28

1996

#29
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18 Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Colorado) Sept. 28, 1996

18 Geoff Noisy

Nevada (Arkansas St.) Nov. 16

1996

#30
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18 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Arkansas St.) Nov. 16, 1996

18 Geoff Noisy

Nevada (Oregon) Sept. 13

1997

#31
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18 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Oregon) Sept. 13, 1997

18 Randall Lane

Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10

1998

#32
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18 Randall Lane, Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10, 1998

18 J.R. Tolver

San Diego St. (Hawaii) Dec. 7

2002

#33
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18 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. (Hawaii) Dec. 7, 2002

18 Casey Fitzgerald

North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8

2007

#34
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18 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 2007

18 Jacory Stone

Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22

2008

#35
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18 Jacory Stone, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22, 2008

18 Emmanuel Sanders

SMU (Washington St.) Sept. 19

2009

#36
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18 Emmanuel Sanders, SMU (Washington St.) Sept. 19, 2009

18 Kealoha Pilares

Hawaii (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 2

2010

#37
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18 Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 2, 2010

18 Jeremy Johnson

SMU (Rutgers) Oct. 5

2013

#38
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18 Jeremy Johnson, SMU (Rutgers) Oct. 5, 2013

18 Tommy Shuler

Marshall (NIU) Dec. 23

2014

#39
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18 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (NIU) Dec. 23, 2014

18 Josh Doctson

TCU (Texas Tech) Sept. 26

2015

#40
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18 Josh Doctson, TCU (Texas Tech) Sept. 26, 2015

18 Zay Jones

East Carolina (South Fla.) Oct. 8

2016

#41
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18 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Fla.) Oct. 8, 2016 Single-Game Yards

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