Today I’ll be comparing NFL records to college records and who has the most records in the end.(I will not be doing all-time records since NFL players can play for unlimited years while college players are limited to 4 years) Well, let’s get started.
Offense
Passing Yards (one player)
NFL record: 554 yards
Set by: Norm Van Brocklin
Year: 1951
Team: Los Angeles Rams
College record: 734 yards
Set and shared by: Connor Halliday and Patrick Mahomes
Year: 2014 for Connor and 2016 for Patrick
Team: Washington St. for Connor and Texas Tech for Patrick
Score: College leads 1-0
Rushing yards (one player)
NFL record: 296 yards
Set by: Adrian Peterson
Year: 2007
Team: Minnesota Vikings
College record: 427 yards
Set by: Samaje Perine
Year: 2014
Team: Oklahoma
Score: College leads 2-0
Total yards (team)
NFL record: 722 yards
Team: Los Angeles Rams
Year: 1951
Opponent: New York Yanks
College Record: 1,021 yards
Team: Houston
Year: 1989
Opponent: SMU
Score: College leads 3-0
Points (Team)(I just had to put this in)
NFL record: 73 points
Team: Chicago Bears
Year: 1966
Opponent: Washington Redskins (now the Washington Football team)
College record: 222 points
Team: Georgia Tech
Year: 1916
Opponent: Cumberland
Score: College leads 4-0
Total Yards (one player)
NFL record: 404 yards
Set by: Glyn Milburn
Year: 1995
Team: Denver Broncos
College record: 819 yards
Set by: Patrick Mahomes
Year: 2016
Team: Texas Tech
Score: College leads 5-0
So we have seen records for offense, but now let’s head over to defense.
Defense
Sacks (one player)
NFL record: 8 sacks
Set by: Derrick Thomas
Year: 1990
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
College record: 7 sacks
Set by: Pat Swilling
Year: 1985
Team: Georgia Tech
Score: College leads 5-1
Interceptions (Team)
NFL record: 9 interceptions
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Year: 1965
Opponent: Steelers
College record: 9 interceptions
Team: Auburn
Year: 1969
Opponent: Gators
Score: College leads 5-1-1
Sacks (Team)
NFL record: 14 sacks
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Year: 1952
Opponent: New York Giants
College record: 15 sacks
Team: TCU
Year: 2000
Opponent: University of Nevada
College: leads 6-1-1
Least yards allowed (Team)
NFL record: -7 yards
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Year: 1979
Opponent: Las Angeles Rams
College record: -47 yards
Team: Penn State
Year: 1947
Opponent: Syracuse
College: leads 7-1-1
Defensive Touchdowns (Team)
NFL record: 4 touchdowns
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Year: 1984
Opponent: Kansas City Chiefs
College record: 6 touchdowns
Team: Iowa
Year: 2022
Opponent: Rutgers