The list of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders identifies the NCAA major college scoring leaders. Beginning with the 1937 college football season, when the NCAA began maintaining official records, the list includes each year's leaders both in total points scored and in points scored per game. The list is limited to players for major college programs, which includes the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (2006–present), NCAA Division I-A (1978–2005), and NCAA University Division (1956–1977).
Year | Name | Points | Name | Points/Game [1] |
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1937 | Byron White [2] (Colorado) | 122 | Byron White [3] | 15.25 |
1938 | Parker Hall [4] [5] (Ole Miss) | 73 | ||
1939 | Tom Harmon [6] [7] (Michigan) | 102 | ||
1940 | Tom Harmon [8] [9] (Michigan) | 117 | Tom Harmon | 14.63 |
1941 | Bill Dudley [10] [11] (Virginia) | 134 | Bill Dudley [3] | 14.89 |
1942 | Bob Steuber [12] [13] (Missouri) | 121 | ||
1943 | Steve Van Buren [14] (LSU) | 98 | ||
1944 | Glenn Davis [15] [16] (Army) | 120 | ||
1945 | Doc Blanchard [17] (Army) | 115 | ||
1946 | Gene Roberts [18] (Chattanooga) | 117 | ||
1947 | Lu Gambino [19] (Maryland) | 96 | ||
1948 | Fred Wendt [3] (UTEP) | 152 | Fred Wendt [3] | 15.20 |
1949 | George Thomas [20] (Oklahoma) | 117 | ||
1950 | Bobby Reynolds [3] (Nebraska) | 157 | Bobby Reynolds [3] | 17.44 |
1951 | Ollie Matson [21] (San Francisco) | 126 | ||
1952 | Jackie Parker [22] (Mississippi State) | 120 | ||
1953 | Earl Lindley [23] (Utah State) | 81 | ||
1954 | Art Luppino [3] [24] (Arizona) | 166 | Art Luppino [3] | 16.60 |
1955 | Jim Swink [25] (TCU) | 125 | ||
1956 | Clendon Thomas [26] (Oklahoma) | 108 | ||
1957 | Leon Burton [27] (Oklahoma) | 96 | ||
1958 | Dick Bass [28] (Pacific) | 116 | ||
1959 | Pervis Atkins [29] (New Mexico State) | 107 | ||
1960 | Bob Gaiters [3] (New Mexico State) | 145 | Bob Gaiters [3] | 14.50 |
1961 | Preacher Pilot [30] (New Mexico State) | 138 | Preacher Pilot [3] | 13.80 |
1962 | Jerry Logan [31] (West Texas State) | 110 | ||
1963 | Cosmo Iacavazzi [32] (Princeton) Dave Casinelli (Memphis State) | 84 | ||
1964 | Brian Piccolo [33] (Wake Forest) | 111 | ||
1965 | Howard Twilley [34] (Tulsa) | 127 | ||
1966 | Ken Hebert [35] (Houston) | 113 | ||
1967 | Leroy Keyes [36] (Purdue) | 114 | ||
1968 | Jim O'Brien [37] (Cincinnati) | 142 | Jim O'Brien [3] | 14.20 |
1969 | Steve Owens [38] (Oklahoma) | 138 | Steve Owens [3] | 13.80 |
1970 | Don McCauley [39] (North Carolina) | 126 | Brian Bream [39] (Air Force) Gary Kosins [39] (Dayton) | 12.0 12.0 |
1971 | Lydell Mitchell [3] [40] (Penn State) | 174 | Ed Marinaro [3] | 16.44 |
1972 | Harold Henson [39] (Ohio State) | 120 | Harold Henson [39] | 12.0 |
1973 | Jim Jennings [41] (Rutgers) | 128 | Jim Jennings [41] | 11.6 |
1974 | Keith Barnette [42] (Boston College) | 134 | Billy Marek [42] (Wisconsin) | 12.7 |
1975 | Pete Johnson [3] (Ohio State) | 150 | Pete Johnson [43] | 13.6 |
1976 | Tony Dorsett [44] (Pittsburgh) | 134 | Tony Dorsett [44] | 12.2 |
1977 | Earl Campbell [45] (Texas) | 114 | Earl Campbell [45] | 10.4 |
1978 | Billy Sims [46] (Oklahoma) | 120 | Billy Sims [46] | 10.9 |
1979 | Billy Sims [47] (Oklahoma) | 132 | Billy Sims [47] | 12.0 |
1980 | Sammy Winder [48] (Southern Miss) | 120 | Sammy Winder [48] | 10.9 |
1981 | Marcus Allen [49] (USC) | 120 | Marcus Allen [49] | 12.5 |
1982 | Greg Allen [49] (Florida State) | 126 | Greg Allen [49] | 11.5 |
1983 | Mike Rozier [3] (Nebraska) | 174 | Mike Rozier [3] | 14.50 |
1984 | Keith Byars [49] (Ohio State) | 144 | Keith Byars [49] | 13.1 |
1985 | Bernard White [50] (Bowling Green) | 114 | Bernard White [50] | 10.4 |
1986 | Steve Bartalo [51] (Colorado State) | 114 | Steve Bartalo [51] | 10.4 |
1987 | Paul Hewitt [52] (San Diego State) | 144 | Paul Hewitt [52] | 12.0 |
1988 | Barry Sanders [53] (Oklahoma State) | 234 | Barry Sanders | 21.27 |
1989 | Anthony Thompson [3] (Indiana) | 154 | Anthony Thompson [3] | 14.20 |
1990 | Stacey Robinson [54] (Northern Illinois) | 120 | Stacey Robinson [54] | 10.9 |
1991 | Marshall Faulk [55] (San Diego State) | 140 | Marshall Faulk [3] (San Diego State) | 15.56 |
1992 | Garrison Hearst [56] (Georgia) | 126 | Garrison Hearst [56] | 11.5 |
1993 | Marshall Faulk [57] (San Diego State) | 144 | Bam Morris [57] (Texas Tech) | 12.2 |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam [58] (Colorado) | 144 | Rashaan Salaam [58] | 13.1 |
1995 | Eddie George [59] (Ohio State) | 144 | Eddie George [58] | 12.0 |
1996 | Corey Dillon [60] (Washington) | 138 | Corey Dillon [58] | 12.6 |
1997 | Randy Moss [3] (Marshall) Ricky Williams [3] (Texas) | 152 | Ricky Williams [3] | 13.82 |
1998 | Troy Edwards [61] (Louisiana Tech) | 188 | Troy Edwards [61] | 15.7 |
1999 | Shaun Alexander [62] (Alabama) | 144 | Shaun Alexander [62] | 13.1 |
2000 | Lee Suggs [63] (Virginia Tech) | 168 | Lee Suggs [3] | 15.27 |
2001 | Luke Staley [64] (BYU) | 170 | Luke Staley [3] | 15.45 |
2002 | Brock Forsey [65] (Boise State) | 192 | Brock Forsey [3] | 14.77 |
2003 | Cedric Benson [66] (Texas) | 134 | Patrick Cobbs [67] | 11.5 |
2004 | Tyler Jones [68] (Boise State) | 141 | Tyler Jones [69] | 11.8 |
2005 | LenDale White [70] (USC) | 156 | Steve Slaton (West Virginia) | 16.3 |
2006 | Ian Johnson [71] (Boise State) | 152 | Ian Johnson | 15.2 |
2007 | Kevin Smith [72] (UCF) | 180 | Kevin Smith | 15.0 |
2008 | Jeff Wolfert [73] (Missouri) | 133 | Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State) | 16.0 |
2009 | Toby Gerhart [74] (Stanford) | 166 | Donald Buckram (UTEP) | 15.8 |
2010 | Dan Bailey [75] (Oklahoma State) | 149 | Mikel Leshoure (Illinois) | 13.6 |
2011 | Montee Ball [76] (Wisconsin) | 236 | Montee Ball | 16.86 |
2012 | Kenneth Dixon [77] (Louisiana Tech) | 168 | Kenneth Dixon | 16.8 |
2013 | Keenan Reynolds [78] (Navy) | 188 | Kapri Bibbs (Colorado State) | 18.6 |
2014 | Jarvion Franklin [79] (Western Michigan) | 150 | Samaje Perine (Oklahoma) | 14.0 |
2015 [80] | Derrick Henry (Alabama) | 168 | Kenneth Dixon (Louisiana Tech) | 17.0 |
2016 [81] | Anthony Wales (Western Kentucky) | 174 | Ryan Nall (Oregon State) | 15.0 |
2017 [82] | Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic) | 198 | Royce Freeman (Oregon) | 16.0 |
2018 [83] | Travis Etienne (Clemson) | 156 | Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic) Darrell Henderson (Memphis) Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) | 13.0 |
2019 [84] | Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) | 156 | Jamale Carothers (Navy) | 16.0 |
2020 | Najee Harris (Alabama) | 180 | Jaret Patterson (Buffalo) | 19.0 |
2021 | Rasheen Ali (Marshall) | 150 | Rasheen Ali (Marshall) | 11.54 |
Before 1937 the NCAA did not compile official statistics. This chart reflects unofficial scoring statistics for years prior to 1937.
Year | Name | Points | Name | Points/Game |
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1883 | Alex Moffat [85] (Princeton) | 136 | ||
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1886 | Harry Beecher [86] (Yale) | 132 | ||
1887 | Snake Ames [85] (Princeton) | 219 | Snake Ames | 24.3 |
1888 | Snake Ames [85] (Princeton) | 234 | Snake Ames | 19.5 |
1889 | Bum McClung (Yale) | 176 | ||
1890 | Philip King (Princeton) | 145 | ||
1891 | Bernard Trafford [85] (Harvard) | 270 | ||
1892 | Philip King (Princeton) | 105 | ||
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1901 | Bruce Shorts (Michigan) | 123 | ||
1902 | Al Herrnstein [85] (Michigan) | 130 | ||
1903 | Thomas S. Hammond (Michigan) | 163 | ||
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1908 | Doc Fenton [85] (LSU) | 132 | ||
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1912 | Jim Thorpe [85] (Carlisle) | 224 | ||
1913 | Johnny Spiegel (Washington & Jefferson) [87] | 127 | ||
1914 | Buck Mayer (Virginia) | 142 | ||
1915 | Neno DaPrato (Michigan Aggies) | 185 | Neno Daprato | 30.8 |
1916 | Johnny Gilroy (Georgetown) | 160 | ||
1917 | Bill Ingram (Navy) | 162 | Bill Ingram | 20.25 |
1918 | ||||
1919 | Ira Rodgers (West Virginia) | 147 | ||
1920 | Jimmy Leech [88] (VMI) | 210 | Jimmy Leech | 23.3 |
1921 | ||||
1922 | "Bots" Brunner [89] (Lafayette) | 86 | ||
1923 | George Pfann [90] (Cornell) | 98 | ||
1924 | Heinie Benkert [91] (Rutgers) | 100 | ||
1925 | Peggy Flournoy [92] [93] (Tulane) | 128 | ||
1926 | Mayes McLain (Haskell) or Fred Koster [92] (Louisville) | 253 [94] or 124 | Mayes McLain | 23.0 |
1927 | Jimmy Armistead [95] (Vanderbilt) | 138 | ||
1928 | Ken Strong [96] [97] (NYU) | 161 | Ken Strong | 16.1 |
1929 | Gene McEver [98] (Tennessee) | 130 | ||
1930 | Leonard Macaluso [99] (Colgate) | 145 | ||
1931 | Bob Campiglio [100] (West Liberty) | 145 | ||
1932 | Lou Bush [101] (Mass. St.) | 114 | ||
1933 | Beattie Feathers [102] (Tennessee) | 78 | ||
1934 | Bill Shepherd [103] (Western Maryland) | 133 | ||
1935 | Ray Zeh [104] (Western Reserve) | 112 | ||
1936 | Norm Schoen [105] Baldwin-Wallace | 117 | ||
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