Season record book
2008 College Football Game Records
One season, eight record lenses. Every section names its source and disappears when that dataset is unavailable.
Source: games.points
Highest-scoring games
1,479 observations · combined points
Source: games.points
Closest finishes
1,479 observations · point margin
Source: games.points
Largest winning margins
1,479 observations · point margin
regular · Week 2
Texas Southern 10 at Arkansas State 83
73 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →regular · Week 2
Western Carolina 0 at Florida State 69
69 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: game_teams.line_scores_json
Longest overtime games
57 observations · overtime periods
regular · Week 10
Pittsburgh 36 at Notre Dame 33
4 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 6
Akron 30 at Kent State 27
2 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 6
UTEP 40 at Southern Miss 37
2 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →
Source: game_stats.totalyards
Highest combined total yards
804 observations · combined yards
Source: game_stats.turnovers
Most combined turnovers
804 observations · combined turnovers
Source: games.attendance
Largest attendance
800 observations · attendees
Individual performance records
Continue into the dedicated top-25 player leaderboards sourced from game player stats.
Coverage and methodology
Score sections use completed game rows. Overtime periods come from line-score periods after regulation. Yardage and turnovers require both team rows in game stats. Attendance and excitement use their stored game fields. Missing sources remove the section rather than creating zero-value records.