List of NCAA Division I FBS scoring leaders

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The following is a list of football players in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors ranked in the top 30 for total points scored in a career or single season. Points are calculated as 6 points for a touchdown (rushing, receiving or returning - not passing), 3 points for a field goal, 2 points for a two-point conversion (rushing or receiving), and 1 point for an extra point.

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Per NCAA rules, stats from bowl games prior to 2002 are not included in these lists. [1]

Legend
Active FBS Player
Current Record Holder
Statistics accurate as of December 1, 2024.

Division I FBS

Career

Career
#PlayerPtsRushRecPRKRFR2PMXPMFGMSeasons
1 Will Reichard 54729584 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Alabama
2 Keenan Reynolds 530881 2012 2013 2014 2015 Navy
3 Kenneth Dixon 5227215 2012 2013 2014 2015 Louisiana Tech
4Jonah Dalmas50322493 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Boise State
5 Montee Ball 5007761 2009 2010 2011 2012 Wisconsin
6 Austin Seibert 49931063 2015 2016 2017 2018 Oklahoma
7 Zane Gonzalez 494120496 2013 2014 2015 2016 Arizona State
8 Christopher Dunn 49120097 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 NC State
9 Daniel Carlson 480119892 2014 2015 2016 2017 Auburn
10 Travis Prentice 468735 1996 1997 1998 1999 Miami (OH)
Travis Etienne 468708 2017 2018 2019 2020 Clemson
12 Dustin Hopkins 46620288 2009 2010 2011 2012 Florida State
13Chandler Staton46427264 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Appalachian State
14Jonathan Barnes46221981 2014 2015 2016 2017 Louisiana Tech
15 Andre Szmyt 45419985 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Syracuse
16 B. T. Potter 45323473 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Clemson
17Aaron Jones45127459 2010 2011 2012 2013 Baylor
Jaden Oberkrom45121479 2012 2013 2014 2015 TCU
19 Ricky Williams 450723 1995 1996 1997 1998 Texas
Michael Hunnicutt450121975 2011 2012 2013 2014 Oklahoma
21Jameson Vest44623072 2015 2016 2017 2018 Toledo
22 Jake Elliott 44520281 2013 2014 2015 2016 Memphis
Blake Grupe 44521178 2018 2019 2020 2021 Arkansas 2022 Notre Dame
24 Rodrigo Blankenship 44020080 2016 2017 2018 2019 Georgia
25 Kyle Brotzman 43923867 2007 2008 2009 2010 Boise State

Single season

Single Season
#PlayerPtsRushRecPRKRFR2PMSeason
1 Montee Ball 2363361 2011 Wisconsin
2 Barry Sanders 2343711 1988 Oklahoma State
3 Devin Singletary 198321 2017 Florida Atlantic
4 Brock Forsey 192266 2002 Boise State
Melvin Gordon 192293 2014 Wisconsin
Jay Ajayi 192284 2014 Boise State
7 Keenan Reynolds 188311 2013 Navy
8 Troy Edwards 1863271 1998 Louisiana Tech
Kapri Bibbs 18631 2013 Colorado State
10 Kevin Smith 180291 2007 UCF
Najee Harris 180264 2020 Alabama
12 Toby Gerhart 1782812 2009 Stanford
13 Ashton Jeanty 174281 2024 Boise State
Terry Metcalf 174281 1971 Long Beach State
Lydell Mitchell 174263 1971 Penn State
Mike Rozier 17429 1983 Nebraska
Anthony Wales174272 2016 Western Kentucky
18 Luke Staley 1702441 2001 BYU
19 Ricky Williams 168271 1998 Texas
Lee Suggs 168271 2000 Virginia Tech
Willis McGahee 16828 2002 Miami (FL)
Kenneth Dixon 168271 2012 Louisiana Tech
Kenneth Dixon 168226 2014 Louisiana Tech
Derrick Henry 16828 2015 Alabama
Rashaad Penny 16823212 2017 San Diego State
Blake Corum 168271 2023 Michigan

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References

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"Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards" (PDF). NCAA . Retrieved December 23, 2021.