As a senior in 1997, Rossum finished fourth nationally in kickoff-return average; as a junior he led the country in punt-return average. The following is a list of the NFL career kickoff return leaders ranked by kickoff return touchdowns. It was reported that Georgia Tech coach John Heisman didnt let up after Cumberland Gap had beaten the Yellow Jackets in baseball, 22-0, earlier that year. So, Sanders' Heisman-winning season in '88 when he ran for 332 yards against Texas Tech, 320 yards against Kansas State, 312 yards against Kansas and 304 yards against Tulsa hasn't been matched by any other running back in their career, let alone a single season. 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He'd find the seam, hit the seam and just out-sprint the coverage like they were wearing snow shoes. He tossed six touchdown passes in the second quarter of a blowout win over Louisiana Tech in 1991. That same power, speed and aggressive running style that has made him a superstar every-down back in the NFL made him a lethal returner for UCLA. Roby was a miss for the Titans, but he was ultimately the only member of his class to play a prominent role on a team and win a Super Bowl. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. That's not happening. Williams returned two kicks for touchdowns in his one season at Alabama, when he averaged 35.2 yards on 10 kick returns. Not only is it remarkable that Burleson didn't reach the end zone that day, but in his previous game, he didn't catch a single pass, and in the game after he set this record, he had a pedestrian four catches for 23 yards. None of the members of this class will ever hear their names called in Canton, but as a group, and what they provided for the Titans, even though small in some cases, was a solid class top to bottom that played some excellent football and were part of some good, but not great Titans teams. Why its untouchable: The Cougars waxed SMU, 95-21, in a biblical beating that featured an all-out aerial assault from Ware, who threw for 517 yards and later won the Heisman. The Irish victory at Michigan in front of over 105,000 fans made Norte Dame the first school to defeat Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler in three straight seasons. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Build your own custom leaderboards with Stathead Football. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The former Seattle Seahawks running back was ready to go on the opening kickoff of this game against the San Diego Chargers. Mitchell was a full-time quarterback at Louisiana-Lafayette. In the 2020 season, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz completed his first 17 pass attempts in the Badgers' season-opener against Illinois as he finished 20-for-21 passing for 248 yards and five touchdowns. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. To start things off, Jones commited what many special teams coaches say is the biggest mistake for all return mendont take the ball out of the endzone if you catch it over five yards deep. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. College football bold predictions with B/R's Adam Kramer, FBS records and milestones that could be broken and reached this season, 5 predictions for the 2021 college football season, College football's longest active road winning streaks, Georgia wins the 2023 CFP National Championship, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Like sports history? Some records are meant to be broken. Who holds it: Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 Hundreds waited in line for Jamaal Williams to sign autographs at DC Sports on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Thomas is a member of both the College Football and NFL Hall of Fame. 14. . I got kick return, too, I would have housed that one.' A kickoff return for a touchdown is one of the most exciting plays in football. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Why its untouchable: Could it be more obvious? Record: Four gamesRecord-holder: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma StateSeason: 1988. One of the most controversial endings in college football history, Colorado scored a last second touchdown on the last play of the game on mistakenly-given . Twenty-six players have one, five players have two, and Patterson has seven, a total that accounts for. In fact, he only scored two touchdowns in 2001, despite finishing the season with 53 receptions and 737 receiving yards. This might be the most controversial of all our classes to be No.3, but this class had depth and a star on the field, and a headache off it all rolled into one class. Hester had himself quite the day against the St. Louis Rams back in 2006, returning two kicks for touchdowns in the game. With this play against Tennessee in 2011, the Arkansas wide receiver and return specialist made the argument that he pulled off the best punt return in football history. Join our linker program. Why its untouchable: Klingler set several single-game and career passing records during his time at Houston (that were later broken), but this one could be his most notable. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Have we mentioned this guys pretty good at returning kicks? You want to see over 100,000 people afraid to move? Jameis Winston led Florida State to 29 consecutive victories during his tenure, an impressive streak snapped in violent fashion by Oregon in last years first College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl. "I dont totally know the answer to it, only because he is just kind of coming back," Fipp said when asked if he's open to using Williams as a kick returner in 2023. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. When we went through and ranked these classes, there was a lot of debate as to who and which classes should be in what positions. Division III Mount Union's Nate Kmic had 2,790 in 15 games in 2008, compared to Sanders' 12. The truth is, Florida didnt have a second-team quarterback to relieve Reaves of his obvious tragic afternoon on the Plains and let the future first-round pick heave it 66 times during the game. In an interview with an Atlanta radio station last week, he again laid out his proposal: "Instead of having a kickoff, every place where you would have a kickoff now, you would put in place a 4th-and-15 situation. The Minnesota Vikings receiver was literally as far back into the endzone as he could be on an NFL field when he received this kickoff against the Green Bay Packers. Im going to go track that thing down. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We present them here for purely educational purposes. We support responsible gambling. 20 college football teams we aren't sold on in 2023, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Mizzou shocks Tennessee, Alabama downs Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama stays unbeaten in SEC play, Tennessee outlasts Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: A new top team emerges, Alabama loses in blowout fashion, Mizzou lights it up again. Hall backpedaled as he caught a booming punt, and then proceeded to embarrass the entire special teams unitHall was nearly consumed by three Broncos players, but he juked in and out of the way to avoid them. Who holds it: No. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. ), is safe in our opinion. The Detroit Lions are reportedly considering using wide receiver Jameson Williams as a returner for the 2023 NFL season. The score set records for the longest kickoff return and longest play in Super Bowl history. 3 running back Justin Jackson as their top kick returner last season. All rights reserved. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Who holds it: John Reaves, Florida, 1969 I expected him to score every time he touched the ball. Dwight's style wasn't gracefulhe was reminiscent of one of those old NFL Films segments starring Crazy Legs Hirschbut he got where he needed to go in a hurry. As a freshman in just his second game for the Hurricanes, against rival Florida, Hester took the opening kickoff 98 yards to the house. Schiano, like anybody who cares about football, cares about the welfare of the players. Jacoby Jones has had a few standout returns in his career, and this one against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII might be his most impressive. Brown probably wouldn't have become the first receiver to win the Heisman (1987) without his contributions on special teams. In 2010, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Most games scoring a touchdown, career. 2,850 rushing yards is more than anyone's ever gained at any level of college or pro football. For a quarterback to break East Carolina's Dominique Davis' record of 36 consecutive passes completed, he would have to double Mertz's streak of 17 completions in a row, then complete three additional passes for good measure. Both of Ismails kickoffs returned for touchdowns were in the second half, the first coming on the second-half kickoff. As a junior in 2005, Jones-Drew set the FBS single-season markby averaging 28.5 yards per punt return. An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.Read more about our data coverage. NFL Kick Returns for Touchdown Single Game Leaders All-Time Kick Returns for Touchdown Leaders Build your own custom leaderboards with Stathead Football. Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn content even if head coach jobs never materialize, Brad Holmes: 'I don't think the cupboard's bare on defense'. Whether it was a kickoff or punt return, these players knew how to electrify a stadiumand avoid tacklers at all costs. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp embraced the idea of incorporating Williams into a return role next season, when the team expects him fully healthy after missing most of last season while rehabbing from a torn ACL. He took a kickoff in his own end zone with 4:31 . See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Here are seven FBS records that (we think) will never be broken. The return marked the longest punt return touchdown in NFL history. Roos and Stewart were bookend tackles throughout their career, and it's not often a team finds a pair of starting offensive tackles in the same draft. 5th down. NFL Career Leaders - Punt Return Touchdowns. There have been 43 kickoffs returned for a touchdown since Patterson was drafted in 2013. So its always an accountability factor on both sides, but we expect big things from him.". Do you have a sports website? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The next year, his Heisman year, Sanders took the opening kickoff in the opening game back 100 yards for a score against Miami-Ohio. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Why its untouchable: The NCAA didnt start collecting sacks as an official FBS statistic until 2000, but were putting Thomas insane number of 27 quarterback faceplants with the Crimson Tide in 1988 inside the Top 10.