Performance archive

2009 Single-Game Receiving Yards Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual receiving yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Freddie Barnes Bowling Green	278 yards	vs. Kent State 36–35 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
2	Jordan Shipley Texas	273 yards	vs. UCF 35–3 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
3	DeMarco Sampson San Diego State	257 yards	vs. Colorado State 42–28 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
4	Golden Tate Notre Dame	244 yards	vs. Washington 37–30 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
5	Dezmon Briscoe Kansas	242 yards	vs. Missouri 39–41 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
6	James Cleveland Houston	241 yards	vs. East Carolina 32–38 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 5
7	Danario Alexander Missouri	233 yards	vs. Kansas 41–39 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
8	Stephen Williams Toledo	231 yards	vs. Ball State 37–30 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
9	Jeremy Williams Tulane	222 yards	vs. McNeese 42–32 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 26
10	Freddie Barnes Bowling Green	219 yards	vs. Idaho 42–43 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 30
11	Danario Alexander Missouri	214 yards	vs. Baylor 32–40 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
12	Mike Williams Syracuse	209 yards	vs. Northwestern 37–34 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 19
13	Jerrel Jernigan Troy	203 yards	vs. UL Monroe 42–21 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
14	Golden Tate Notre Dame	201 yards	vs. Stanford 38–45 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 29
15	Danario Alexander Missouri	200 yards	vs. Kansas State 38–12 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
16	Rod Owens Florida State	199 yards	vs. North Carolina 30–27 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
17	Tyshon Goode Kent State	198 yards	vs. Western Michigan 26–14 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
18	Freddie Barnes Bowling Green	197 yards	vs. Akron 36–20 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
19	Damaris Johnson Tulsa	196 yards	vs. Southern Miss 34–44 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 22
20	Greg Salas Hawai'i	196 yards	vs. New Mexico State 24–6 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 15
21	Greg Salas Hawai'i	195 yards	vs. Washington State 38–20 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 12
22	James Cleveland Houston	190 yards	vs. Southern Miss 50–43 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
23	Damian Williams USC	189 yards	vs. Boston College 24–13 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 27
24	Michael Floyd Notre Dame	189 yards	vs. Nevada 35–0 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 5
25	Rodney Bradley Hawai'i	189 yards	vs. UNLV 33–34 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 20

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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Top 25 performances

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