Season record book
2020 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
1,125 observations · combined points
Source: games.points
Closest finishes
1,125 observations · point margin
regular · Week 3
Louisiana Tech 31 at Southern Miss 30
1 point
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: games.points
Largest winning margins
1,125 observations · point margin
spring_regular · Week 3
Lincoln (MO) 3 at Nicholls 87
84 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →spring_regular · Week 8
Washington & Jefferson 66 at Waynesburg 0
66 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →spring_regular · Week 6
West Liberty 7 at Notre Dame College 70
63 points
Absolute final-score margin
Game details →
Source: game_teams.line_scores_json
Longest overtime games
40 observations · overtime periods
regular · Week 12
Michigan 48 at Rutgers 42
3 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 2
UTSA 51 at Texas State 48
2 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 5
Baylor 21 at West Virginia 27
2 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →regular · Week 8
Middle Tennessee 40 at Rice 34
2 OT
Periods after regulation from line scores
Game details →
Source: game_stats.totalyards
Highest combined total yards
568 observations · combined yards
Source: game_stats.turnovers
Most combined turnovers
568 observations · combined turnovers
Source: games.attendance
Largest attendance
424 observations · attendees
Source: games.excitement
Highest excitement score
569 observations · excitement score
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.