Season record book
2016 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
1,549 observations · combined points
Source: games.points
Closest finishes
1,549 observations · point margin
regular · Week 1
South Alabama 21 at Mississippi State 20
1 point
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →regular · Week 1
Western Michigan 22 at Northwestern 21
1 point
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: games.points
Largest winning margins
1,549 observations · point margin
regular · Week 9
Rhode Island 7 at James Madison 84
77 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: game_teams.line_scores_json
Longest overtime games
72 observations · overtime periods
regular · Week 2
North Carolina A&T 39 at Kent State 36
4 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 4
Louisiana 39 at Tulane 41
4 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 1
Texas State 56 at Ohio 54
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 1
Northern Illinois 34 at Wyoming 40
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →
Source: game_stats.totalyards
Highest combined total yards
872 observations · combined yards
Source: game_stats.turnovers
Most combined turnovers
872 observations · combined turnovers
Source: games.attendance
Largest attendance
857 observations · attendees
Source: games.excitement
Highest excitement score
857 observations · excitement score
Individual performance records
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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.