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Fun NCAA records
Posted on 11/8/18 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 3:55 pm
Someone posted a link to the NCAA football record book in the thread arguing over NCs, and I thought I'd share a few of the more outlandish records that I came across for your edification. Some are SEC-related, some are not.
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game
9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)
How did this dude not get benched?
Fewest Rushing Yards Gained, Game
Minus 109—Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, Nov. 11, 1967 (33 rushes)
If there's one thing everyone knows, it's that you can't run on the fearsome Toledo defense.
Fewest Passing Yards Gained, Both Teams, Game
Minus 13—North Carolina (-7 on 1 of 3 attempts) & Penn (-6 on 2 of 12 attempts), Nov. 13, 1943
Quite the barnburner!
Fewest Plays, Both Teams
33—Texas Tech (12) & Centenary (LA) (21), Nov. 11, 1939 (28 rushes, 5 passes, 30 yards)
33 total plays for an entire game? How is that even poss-
Most Punts, Game
36—Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,318 yards; 20 were returned, 8 went out of bounds, 6 were downed, 1 was blocked (blocked kicks counted against the punter until 1955) and 1 went into the end zone for a touchback. Thirty-three of the punts occurred on first down during a heavy downpour in the game played at Shreveport, LA.)
Oh, ok. Gotcha. Apparently the NCAA doesn't count punts as plays for the purpose of the record books. This game must have been a true sight to behold.
Most Fumbles, Both Teams, Game
27—Wichita St. (17) & Florida St. (10), Sept. 20, 1969 (lost 17)
Most Turnovers Lost, Game
13—Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
Good god, UGA.
Most Fumbles, Season
73—Cal St. Fullerton, 1992 (lost 41)
I'm trying to wrap my mind around that number, but it is difficult.
Most Penalties, Both Teams, Game
36—San Jose St. (24) & Fresno St. (12), Oct. 4, 1986 (317 yards)
Steve Shaw and the REC clearly involved.
Most Consecutive Games Without Defeat
64—Washington, 1907-17 (4 ties)
(since 1937) 48—Oklahoma, 1953-57 (1 tie)
I knew about the Oklahoma streak, but I'd never heard of the Washington one. That's damn impressive.
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game
9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)
How did this dude not get benched?
Fewest Rushing Yards Gained, Game
Minus 109—Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, Nov. 11, 1967 (33 rushes)
If there's one thing everyone knows, it's that you can't run on the fearsome Toledo defense.
Fewest Passing Yards Gained, Both Teams, Game
Minus 13—North Carolina (-7 on 1 of 3 attempts) & Penn (-6 on 2 of 12 attempts), Nov. 13, 1943
Quite the barnburner!
Fewest Plays, Both Teams
33—Texas Tech (12) & Centenary (LA) (21), Nov. 11, 1939 (28 rushes, 5 passes, 30 yards)
33 total plays for an entire game? How is that even poss-
Most Punts, Game
36—Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,318 yards; 20 were returned, 8 went out of bounds, 6 were downed, 1 was blocked (blocked kicks counted against the punter until 1955) and 1 went into the end zone for a touchback. Thirty-three of the punts occurred on first down during a heavy downpour in the game played at Shreveport, LA.)
Oh, ok. Gotcha. Apparently the NCAA doesn't count punts as plays for the purpose of the record books. This game must have been a true sight to behold.
Most Fumbles, Both Teams, Game
27—Wichita St. (17) & Florida St. (10), Sept. 20, 1969 (lost 17)
Most Turnovers Lost, Game
13—Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
Good god, UGA.
Most Fumbles, Season
73—Cal St. Fullerton, 1992 (lost 41)
I'm trying to wrap my mind around that number, but it is difficult.
Most Penalties, Both Teams, Game
36—San Jose St. (24) & Fresno St. (12), Oct. 4, 1986 (317 yards)
Steve Shaw and the REC clearly involved.
Most Consecutive Games Without Defeat
64—Washington, 1907-17 (4 ties)
(since 1937) 48—Oklahoma, 1953-57 (1 tie)
I knew about the Oklahoma streak, but I'd never heard of the Washington one. That's damn impressive.
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Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:00 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)
How did this dude not get benched?
Only loss that season and he was a good QB, was in the NFL also for 10+ years
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:01 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:02 pm to NYCAuburn
Yeah ... Reaves was good
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:08 pm to TheTideMustRoll
You know, sometimes I wonder if the NCAA just makes up some pre-1950s shite just to make us wonder how it would be possible.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:16 pm to Open Dore Policy
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You know, sometimes I wonder if the NCAA just makes up some pre-1950s shite just to make us wonder how it would be possible.
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Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:18 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Any chance you can filter these within the last 20 years? Lol
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:22 pm to duggieblue
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Yeah ... Reaves was good
John Reaves to Carlos Alvarez was quite the combo.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:23 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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Most Turnovers Lost, Game
13—Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
Good god, UGA.
Hell, we only lost that game by 42 (48-6) to a team that finished ranked #5 (and was probably a little better than that... no losses but a tie to Duke)... I call that a damn miracle.
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Most Punts, Game
36—Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,318 yards; 20 were returned, 8 went out of bounds, 6 were downed, 1 was blocked (blocked kicks counted against the punter until 1955) and 1 went into the end zone for a touchback. Thirty-three of the punts occurred on first down during a heavy downpour in the game played at Shreveport, LA.)
Oh, ok. Gotcha. Apparently the NCAA doesn't count punts as plays for the purpose of the record books. This game must have been a true sight to behold.
Incredible. Would be awesome to see pictures even (assuming no film coverage from that far back).
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:25 pm to SXV
Unfortunately no, at least not in the source I used, which was just a PDF listing the all-time records. I don't know if the NCAA's website might allow you to do something like that.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:29 pm to fibonaccisquared
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Incredible. Would be awesome to see pictures even (assuming no film coverage from that far back).
"viewed by less than 1,000 spectators, the smallest crowd to witness a game by the Gents since they started playing big time football."
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The game had 77 punts. You read that correctly — 77 punts. In fact, during one stretch during the third and fourth quarters, the two teams punted on 22 consecutive plays (all first downs). Why? They were hoping for a fumble because the weather and field conditions were so bad. Fumbles were plentiful — there were 14 of them — but only six were lost and, of course, none led to a score.
Accounts of the game refer to the game being played in a driving rain, leaving the field muddy and the ball slippery. Because of that, records for futility were set.
Texas Tech punted 39 times and ran just 12 offensive plays for minus-1 yard.
Thirteen records still stand in the NCAA record books:
— Most punts combined both teams: 77 (42 were returned, 19 went out of bounds, 10 were downed, four were blocked, one went for a touchback and another was fair caught; 67 came on first down)
— Most punts by a team: 39, Texas Tech
— Fewest offensive plays: 12, Texas Tech (10 rushes, two passes for a total of minus-1 yard)
— Fewest plays allowed: 12, Centenary
— Fewest yards gained most plays: 30
— Fewest rushing attempts, both teams: 28
— Most punt returns: 22, Texas Tech (for 112 yards)
— Most punt returns, both teams: 42
— Most individual punts: 36, Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech, for 1,318 yards (36.6 average)
— Punt yardage: 1,318 yards, Calhoun
— Punt returns (and total kick returns): 20, Milton Hill, Texas Tech, 110 yards
No word on how many attended the game in Shreveport, La. Texas Tech finished the season 5-5-1 and Centenary 2-9-1.
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:39 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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Thirty-three of the punts occurred on first down during a heavy downpour in the game played at Shreveport, LA.)
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:49 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Most consecutive games without a shutout
380 - Florida
He was 1st team All SEC and 1st team AA.
380 - Florida
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Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game
9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)
How did this dude not get benched?
He was 1st team All SEC and 1st team AA.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 4:58 pm to TigerFan4040
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Posted on 11/8/18 at 6:23 pm to Korin
That’s great, but after interception number 6 or 7, you’d think the coach would have pulled him aside and said, “I love you, John, but I think you might not have it today.”
Posted on 11/8/18 at 6:25 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Spurrier would have kicked off the team. 
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:57 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Where’s Mizzou in this shite show of football? There has to be some embarrassing contributions from MO or the records are bogus.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 8:18 pm to Bass Tiger
John Reaves set the NCAA career passing yardage in 1971 courtesy of the infamous Gator Flop. It couldn't have happened against a better team (Miami).
Gator Flop
Gator Flop
Posted on 11/8/18 at 8:20 pm to Bass Tiger
There were pages and pages of records. These are only a few that jumped out at me. I’m sure Missou is in there somewhere. Maybe under “only team to lose on an illegal fifth down” or something like that.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 8:24 pm to Kirby59
That reporter at the end was the original "hot take artist". The sport of football should be deemphasized because a coach wanted to give his quarterback a chance to set a record when the game is already over? What a baby.
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