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]

All records are current through Week 10 of the 2024 season. Players active in the 2024 season are in bold.

Division I FBS

Career

Career
#PlayerPtsRuTDReTD2PCFGPATSchool 1School 2
1 Will Reichard 54784295 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
4 Montee Ball 5007761 2009 2010 2011 2012 Wisconsin
5 Austin Seibert 49963310 2015 2016 2017 2018 Oklahoma
6 Zane Gonzalez 494196204 2013 2014 2015 2016 Arizona State
7 Christopher Dunn 49197200 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 NC State
8 Daniel Carlson 480192198 2014 2015 2016 2017 Auburn
9Jonah Dalmas47890208 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Boise State
10 Travis Prentice 468735 1996 1997 1998 1999 Miami (OH)
Travis Etienne 468708 2017 2018 2019 2020 Clemson
12 Dustin Hopkins 46688202 2009 2010 2011 2012 Florida State
13Chandler Staton46464272 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Appalachian State
14Jonathan Barnes46281219 2014 2015 2016 2017 Louisiana Tech
15 Ricky Williams 4527231 1995 1996 1997 1998 Texas
16Aaron Jones45159274 2010 2011 2012 2013 Baylor
Jaden Oberkrom45179214 2012 2013 2014 2015 TCU
18Mike Hunnicut450175219 2011 2012 2013 2014 Oklahoma
19Jameson Vest44672230 2015 2016 2017 2018 Toledo
Andre Szmyt 44683197 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Syracuse
21 Jake Elliott 44581202 2013 2014 2015 2016 Memphis
22 Rodrigo Blankenship 44080200 2016 2017 2018 2019 Georgia
B. T. Potter44070230 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Clemson
24 Kyle Brotzman 43967238 2007 2008 2009 2010 Boise State
25Louie Zervos43773218 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ohio
26 Blake Grupe 43677205 2018 2019 2020 2021 Arkansas State 2022 Notre Dame
27 Chase McGrath 43460254 2017 2018 2019 USC 2021 2022 Tennessee
28 Art Carmody 43360253 2004 2005 2006 2007 Louisville
Ben Grogan43368229 2013 2014 2015 2016 Oklahoma State
Nick Sciba43380193 2018 2019 2020 2021 Wake Forest

Single season

Single Season
#PlayerPtsRuTDReTD2PCFGPATYearSchool
1 Montee Ball 2363361 2011 Wisconsin
2 Barry Sanders 22237 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 Terry Metcalf 174281 1971 Long Beach State
Lydell Mitchell 174263 1971 Penn State
Mike Rozier 17429 1983 Nebraska
Anthony Wales174272 2016 Western Kentucky
16 Toby Gerhart 172282 2009 Stanford
17 Luke Staley 1702441 2001 BYU
18 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 1682323 2017 San Diego State
25 Art Luppino 16621322 1954 Arizona
26 Leon Burns 162261 1969 Long Beach State
Ricky Dobbs 16227 2009 Navy
Collin Klein 16227 2011 Kansas State
Bernard Pierce 16227 2011 Temple
Jeremy McNichols 162234 2016 Boise State

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