Season record book
2017 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
1,551 observations · combined points
Source: games.points
Closest finishes
1,551 observations · point margin
Source: games.points
Largest winning margins
1,551 observations · point margin
regular · Week 1
Montana-Western 0 at Weber State 76
76 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →regular · Week 12
Delaware State 6 at Florida State 77
71 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →regular · Week 1
Lock Haven University 3 at St. Francis (PA) 69
66 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: game_teams.line_scores_json
Longest overtime games
56 observations · overtime periods
regular · Week 6
Western Michigan 71 at Buffalo 68
7 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 1
Rhode Island 27 at Central Michigan 30
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 2
Boise State 44 at Washington State 47
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 9
Jacksonville 54 at Campbell 48
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 9
Michigan State 31 at Northwestern 39
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →
Source: game_stats.totalyards
Highest combined total yards
874 observations · combined yards
Source: game_stats.turnovers
Most combined turnovers
874 observations · combined turnovers
Source: games.attendance
Largest attendance
867 observations · attendees
Source: games.excitement
Highest excitement score
869 observations · excitement score
regular · Week 12
Middle Tennessee 38 at Western Kentucky 41
10.852
Stored game excitement score
Game details →postseason · Week 1
New Mexico State 26 at Utah State 20
10.585
Stored game excitement score
Game details →
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.