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Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, After Week 16

2011-12-26T23:00:00.000-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games except DAL-NYG.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now.
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Division ties are broken first.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
Locked berths: GB (#1).
Clinched divisions: SF, NO.
Clinched berths: DET, ATL.
Eliminated: STL, MIN, CAR, TB, WAS, PHI, ARI, SEA.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

NFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 16:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
DAL-NYG	8-7-1		NYG	head-to-head (1-0-1 vs. 0-1-1)
DET-ATL	10-6		ATL	head-to-head
NO-SF			SF	conference record

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, After Week 16

2011-12-24T18:56:00.000-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now.
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Division ties are broken first. (Example: If NE, BAL, and PIT all finish 12-4, break the BAL-PIT tie first. Then apply the tiebreaker between NE and the BAL-PIT winner.).
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
Locked berths: HOU (#3).
Clinched divisions: NE (first round bye).
Clinched berths: PIT, BAL.
Eliminated: IND, JAX, CLE, MIA, BUF, KC, SD.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

AFC Tiebreakers after Saturday games of Week 16:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
BAL-PIT			BAL	head-to-head sweep
DEN-OAK			DEN	common opponents
DEN-OAK-SD	8-8		DEN	common opponents

Wild Card & Seeding:
NE-BAL	12-4		BAL	strength-of-victory
NE-PIT	12-4		PIT	head-to-head
NYJ-CIN	9-7		NYJ	conference record
BAL-HOU	11-5		BAL	head-to-head
CIN-TEN	9-7		CIN	head-to-head
CIN-OAK	9-7		OAK	conference record
NYJ-CIN-TEN	9-7		TEN	CIN eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYJ-CIN-OAK	9-7		OAK	CIN eliminated on conference record; head-to-head
CIN-TEN-OAK	9-7		TEN	CIN eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYJ-CIN-TEN-OAK	9-7		OAK	CIN eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory

A Worthy Cause

2011-12-13T14:00:00.000-05:00

BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced today that it has sold 9,337 of its 17,500 tickets to the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl. Over the years, Virginia Tech has earned the reputation of being a football program that enjoys a strong following to bowl games. In order to maintain that recognition, the Athletics Department is asking Hokie fans that cannot make this year’s Allstate Sugar Bowl to consider purchasing proxy tickets. Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver, head football coach Frank Beamer, and the entire football coaching staff, will each be purchasing a pair of proxy tickets in order to support this initiative.

All proxy tickets will be distributed to military and charitable organizations. To order your proxy tickets, please log on to http://www.hokietickets.com or call the Athletics Ticket Office at (540) 231-6731 or 1-800 VA TECH4 (828-3244).

Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, Divisions Only, After Week 13

2011-12-07T09:00:00.000-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games. (The only way the entire NFC East could tie is at 7-8-1.)
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: DAL and PHI can only be tied if PHI beats DAL.)
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. (This only affects tiebreakers involving STL.)
Wild card and seeding tiebreakers will be added after Week 14.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
Locked berths: none.
Clinched divisions: GB, SF.
Clinched berths: none.
Eliminated: STL, MIN.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

NFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 13:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
DAL-NYG		NYG sweeps DAL	NYG	head-to-head sweep
DAL-NYG		DAL splits with NYG and (DAL beats PHI OR NYG loses to WAS)	DAL	division record
DAL-NYG	9-7	DAL splits with NYG and DAL loses to PHI and NYG beats WAS and DAL beats TB	NYG	common opponents
DAL-NYG	8-8	DAL splits with NYG and DAL loses to PHI and NYG beats WAS and DAL loses to TB	DAL	conference record
DAL-PHI			PHI	head-to-head sweep
DAL-WAS			DAL	head-to-head sweep
NYG-PHI			PHI	division record
NYG-WAS			WAS	head-to-head sweep
PHI-WAS	7-9	PHI beats WAS	PHI	head-to-head sweep
PHI-WAS	7-9	WAS beats PHI	PHI	division record
DAL-NYG-PHI	8-8	NYG sweeps DAL	PHI	DAL eliminated on round robin (NYG 3-1 vs. PHI 3-1 vs. DAL 0-4); division record
DAL-NYG-PHI	8-8	DAL splits with NYG	PHI	round robin (PHI 3-1 vs. NYG 2-2 vs. DAL 1-3)
DAL-NYG-WAS	8-8	NYG sweeps DAL and DAL beats PHI	NYG	WAS eliminated on common opponents; head-to-head sweep
DAL-NYG-WAS	8-8	NYG sweeps DAL and DAL loses to PHI	WAS	DAL eliminated on division record; head-to-head sweep
DAL-NYG-WAS	8-8	DAL splits with NYG	DAL	NYG eliminated on division record; head-to-head sweep
DAL-PHI-WAS	7-9		PHI	round robin
NYG-PHI-WAS	7-9	PHI beats WAS	PHI	round robin
NYG-PHI-WAS	7-9	WAS beats PHI and WAS beats NYG	WAS	round robin
NYG-PHI-WAS	7-9	WAS beats PHI and NYG beats WAS	PHI	division record
CHI-DET		CHI beats GB and CHI beats MIN and DET beats GB and DET beats MIN and CHI beats SEA	DET	common opponents
CHI-DET		CHI beats GB and CHI beats MIN and DET beats GB and DET beats MIN and CHI loses to SEA	CHI	conference record
CHI-DET		CHI beats GB and CHI beats MIN and (DET loses to GB OR DET loses to MIN)	CHI	division record
CHI-DET		(CHI loses to GB OR CHI loses to MIN) and DET beats GB and DET beats MIN	DET	division record
CHI-DET		((CHI beats GB and CHI loses to MIN) OR (CHI loses to GB and CHI beats MIN)) and ((DET beats GB and DET loses to MIN) OR (DET loses to GB and DET beats MIN)) and CHI beats SEA	DET	common opponents
CHI-DET		((CHI beats GB and CHI loses to MIN) OR (CHI loses to GB and CHI beats MIN)) and ((DET beats GB and DET loses to MIN) OR (DET loses to GB and DET beats MIN)) and CHI loses to SEA	CHI	conference record
CHI-DET		(CHI beats GB OR CHI beats MIN) and DET loses to GB and DET loses to MIN	CHI	division record
CHI-DET		CHI loses to GB and CHI loses to MIN and (DET beats GB OR DET beats MIN)	DET	division record
CHI-DET		CHI loses to GB and CHI loses to MIN and DET loses to GB and DET loses to MIN and CHI beats SEA	DET	common opponents
CHI-DET		CHI loses to GB and CHI loses to MIN and DET loses to GB and DET loses to MIN and CHI loses to SEA	CHI	conference record
NO-ATL	10-6	NO beats ATL	NO	head-to-head sweep
NO-ATL	10-6	ATL beats NO and ATL beats TB and ATL beats CAR and NO beats CAR	ATL	common opponents
NO-ATL		ATL beats NO and ATL beats TB and ATL beats CAR and NO loses to CAR	ATL	division record
NO-ATL	10-6	ATL beats NO and ATL beats TB and ATL loses to CAR and NO beats CAR	NO	division record
NO-ATL		ATL beats NO and ATL beats TB and ATL loses to CAR and NO loses to CAR	ATL	common opponents
NO-ATL	10-6	ATL beats NO and ATL loses to TB and ATL beats CAR and NO beats CAR	NO	division record
NO-ATL		ATL beats NO and ATL loses to TB and ATL beats CAR and NO loses to CAR	ATL	common opponents
NO-ATL	9-7	ATL beats NO and ATL loses to TB and ATL loses to CAR	NO	division record
ATL-TB			TB	head-to-head sweep
ATL-CAR			CAR	division record
TB-CAR	7-9	TB beats CAR and TB beats ATL	TB	division record
TB-CAR	7-9	TB beats CAR and TB loses to ATL	TB	common opponents
TB-CAR	7-9	CAR beats TB	CAR	head-to-head sweep
ATL-TB-CAR	7-9	TB beats CAR	TB	round robin (TB 3-1 vs. CAR 2-2 vs. ATL 1-3)
ATL-TB-CAR	7-9	CAR beats TB	CAR	round robin (CAR 3-1 vs. TB 2-2 vs. ATL 1-3)
SEA-ARI		SEA beats ARI	SEA	head-to-head sweep
SEA-ARI	8-8	ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA beats SF and ARI beats SF and SEA beats CHI	likely SEA	strength of victory
SEA-ARI	7-9	ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA beats SF and ARI beats SF and SEA loses to CHI	SEA	common opponents
SEA-ARI		ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA beats SF and ARI loses to SF	SEA	division record
SEA-ARI		ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA loses to SF and ARI beats SF	ARI	division record
SEA-ARI		ARI beats SEA and SEA loses to STL and SEA beats SF and ARI beats SF	ARI	division record
SEA-ARI	7-9	ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA loses to SF and ARI loses to SF and ARI beats CIN	likely SEA	strength of victory
SEA-ARI	7-9	ARI beats SEA and SEA beats STL and SEA loses to SF and ARI loses to SF and ARI beats CLE	SEA	strength of victory
SEA-ARI	7-9	ARI beats SEA and SEA loses to STL and SEA beats SF and ARI loses to SF	SEA	strength of victory

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2011, Divisions Only, After Week 13

2011-12-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: NE and BUF can only be tied if BUF beats NE.)
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. (This only affects tiebreakers involving both JAX and IND.)
Wild card and seeding tiebreakers will be added after Week 14.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
Locked berths: none.
Clinched divisions: none.
Clinched berths: none.
Eliminated: IND, JAX, CLE.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

AFC Division Tiebreakers after Week 13 and CLE-PIT:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
NE-NYJ			NE	head-to-head sweep
NE-BUF	9-7		BUF	head-to-head sweep
NYJ-MIA		MIA beats NE and MIA beats BUF	MIA	division record
NYJ-MIA	7-9	MIA loses to NE OR MIA loses to BUF	MIA	common opponents
BUF-MIA	7-9	BUF beats MIA and BUF beats NE	???	strength-of-victory
BUF-MIA	7-9	BUF beats MIA and BUF loses to NE	MIA	division record
BUF-MIA		MIA beats BUF	MIA	head-to-head sweep
NYJ-BUF-MIA		MIA beats BUF and MIA beats NE	MIA	BUF eliminated on round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 3-1 vs. BUF 0-4); division record
NYJ-BUF-MIA	7-9	MIA beats BUF and MIA loses to NE	MIA	BUF eliminated on round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 3-1 vs. BUF 0-4); common opponents
NYJ-BUF-MIA	7-9	BUF beats MIA	NYJ	round robin (NYJ 3-1 vs. MIA 2-2 vs. BUF 1-3)
BAL-PIT			BAL	head-to-head sweep
BAL-CIN	10-6	BAL beats CIN	BAL	head-to-head sweep
BAL-CIN		CIN beats BAL	BAL	division record
PIT-CIN			PIT	head-to-head sweep
CIN-CLE			CIN	head-to-head sweep
HOU-TEN		HOU beats TEN	HOU	head-to-head sweep
HOU-TEN		TEN beats HOU	HOU	common opponents
TEN-JAX	7-9		JAX	head-to-head sweep
DEN-OAK		DEN beats KC and OAK beats KC and OAK beats SD	DEN	common opponents
DEN-OAK		DEN beats KC and (OAK loses to KC OR OAK loses to SD)	DEN	division record
DEN-OAK		DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and OAK beats SD	OAK	division record
DEN-OAK		DEN loses to KC and ((OAK beats KC and OAK loses to SD) OR (OAK loses to KC and OAK beats SD))	DEN	common opponents
DEN-OAK		DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and OAK loses to SD	DEN	division record
DEN-KC		DEN beats KC	DEN	head-to-head sweep
DEN-KC		KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK	KC	division record
DEN-KC		KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK	DEN	conference record
DEN-SD		DEN beats KC OR SD loses to OAK	DEN	division record
DEN-SD		DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL	DEN	common opponents
DEN-SD	8-8	DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF)	DEN	conference record
DEN-SD	7-9	SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF	DEN	conference record
DEN-SD		DEN loses to KC and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF and SD beats BUF	???	strength-of-victory
OAK-KC	8-8	OAK beats KC	KC	common opponents
OAK-KC		KC beats OAK	KC	head-to-head sweep
OAK-SD	8-8	OAK beats SD	OAK	head-to-head sweep
OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL and SD beats BUF	SD	conference record
OAK-SD	8-8	OAK beats KC and SD loses to BUF	???	strength-of-victory
OAK-SD	8-8	OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL	SD	common opponents
OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and OAK loses to KC	SD	division record
KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK	KC	division record
KC-SD		((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL	KC	common opponents
KC-SD		((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF	SD	conference record
KC-SD	7-9	((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF and KC beats NYJ	???	strength-of-victory
KC-SD	7-9	((KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK) OR (KC loses to DEN and KC beats OAK) and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF and KC loses to NYJ	SD	conference record
KC-SD	7-9	KC loses to DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD loses to OAK	KC	common opponents
KC-SD		KC loses to DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK	SD	division record
DEN-OAK-KC	8-8	DEN beats KC	DEN	round robin (DEN 3-1 vs. OAK 1-3/2-2 vs. KC 2-2/1-3)
DEN-OAK-KC		KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK	KC	round robin (KC 3-1 vs. DEN 2-2 vs. OAK 1-3)
DEN-OAK-KC	8-8	KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC	DEN	OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-OAK-SD	8-8	OAK beats SD	OAK	round robin (OAK 3-1 vs. DEN 2-2 vs. SD 1-3)
DEN-OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and DEN beats KC	DEN	division record
DEN-OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL	DEN	common opponents
DEN-OAK-SD	8-8	SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF)	DEN	OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-OAK-SD	8-8	SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF	DEN or SD	OAK eliminated on common opponents; strength-of-victory
DEN-OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD beats BAL	DEN	OAK eliminated on division record; common opponents
DEN-OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF)	DEN	OAK eliminated on division record; conference record
DEN-OAK-SD	7-9	SD loses to BAL and SD loses to BUF	DEN	OAK eliminated on division record; conference record
DEN-OAK-SD		SD beats OAK and DEN loses to KC and OAK loses to KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF and SD beats BUF	DEN or SD	OAK eliminated on division record; strength-of-victory
DEN-KC-SD	8-8	DEN beats KC	DEN	round robin (DEN 3-1 vs. SD 2-2 vs. KC 1-3)
DEN-KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK	KC	division record
DEN-KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD beats BAL	DEN	SD eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-KC-SD	8-8	KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF)	DEN	conference record
DEN-KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD beats OAK and SD loses to BAL and SD beats BUF and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF	DEN or SD	KC eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory
DEN-KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC loses to OAK and SD loses to OAK	DEN	SD eliminated on division record; conference record
OAK-KC-SD		KC beats OAK	KC	round robin (KC 3-1 vs. OAK 1-3/2-2 vs. SD 2-2/1-3)
OAK-KC-SD	8-8	OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL	KC	common opponents
OAK-KC-SD	8-8	OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL	SD	OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-OAK-KC-SD	8-8	DEN beats KC	DEN	round robin/division record
DEN-OAK-KC-SD		KC beats DEN and KC beats OAK	KC	round robin/division record
DEN-OAK-KC-SD	8-8	KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD beats BAL	DEN	OAK and SD eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-OAK-KC-SD	8-8	KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and (DEN beats NE OR DEN beats BUF)	DEN	OAK eliminated on common opponents; conference record
DEN-OAK-KC-SD	8-8	KC beats DEN and OAK beats KC and SD loses to BAL and DEN loses to NE and DEN loses to BUF	DEN or SD	OAK eliminated on common opponents; KC eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory

More On College Touchdown Streaks

2011-11-30T15:23:00.036-05:00

Following up on yesterday's post, Pitt now holds the longest active NFL touchdown streak at 14 games [15 after LeSean McCoy's 2 scores Thursday]. A look back at the other schools that have held the active mark:

Progressive Active Alumni Touchdown Streak Leaders, 1970-2011:

Years - Week

College

Streak

Streak
At End

Began

Ended

Scorers

Scorers, TD (Weeks)

Notes

1970 - W1

Arizona St.

1969 - W6

1970 - W10

Charley Taylor, 13 (11)
Jerry Smith, 12 (9)
Travis Williams, 9 (5)
Ben Hawkins, 6 (5)
Larry Walton, 5 (4)
Fair Hooker, 2 (2)
Gene Foster, 1 (1)
Larry Todd, 1 (1)

This streak extended back to Week 6 of the 1969 season.

1970 - 11

Florida A&M

1970 - 5

1970 - 11

Bob Hayes, 5 (4)
Hewritt Dixon, 2 (2)
Al Denson, 1 (1)

The first of many historically black colleges to top the list.

970 - 12

Morgan St.

1970 - 6

1971 - 6

John Fuqua, 13 (9)
Leroy Kelly, 10 (8)
Raymond Chester, 10 (6)
George Nock, 9 (7)
Mark Washington, 1 (1)

1971 - 7

USC

1970 - 13

1971 - 8

Mike Garrett, 5 (4)
Charlie Evans, 5 (3)
Earl McCullouch, 3 (3)
O.J. Simpson, 3 (3)
Clarence Davis, 2 (2)
Bob Klein, 2 (2)
Don McCall, 1 (1)

1971 - 9

Ohio St.

1970 - 14

1971 - 11

Paul Warfield, 11 (8)
Bo Scott, 11 (7)
Tom Matte, 6 (5)
John Brockington, 4 (4)
Jim Otis, 2 (2)

1971 - 12

Grambling St.

1971 - 8

1972 - 8

Essex Johnson, 6 (6)
Charlie Joiner, 6 (6)
Frank Lewis, 4 (3)
Clifton McNeil, 2 (2)
Virgil Robinson, 2 (2)
Bob Atkins, 1 (1)
Garland Boyette, 1 (1)
Henry Davis, 1 (1)
Billy Newsome, 1 (1)

1972 - 9

Syracuse

1971 - 10

1972 - 9

Floyd Little, 13 (9)
Larry Csonka, 9 (7)
Jim Nance, 2 (2)

1972 - 9

Arizona St.

1971 - 10

1973 - 6

Art Malone, 19 (14)
Charley Taylor, 13 (10)
Larry Walton, 8 (7)
Jerry Smith, 7 (6)
J.D. Hill, 7 (5)
Fair Hooker, 4 (4)
Bob L. Thomas, 4 (3)
Ben Hawkins, 3 (3)
Bob Lee, 1 (1)
Travis Williams, 1 (1)

Fair Hooker's PFR page is unsponsored.

1973 - 7

Jackson St.

1973 - 1

1973 - 7

Harold Jackson, 9 (5)
Jerome Barkum, 3 (2)
Verlon Biggs, 1 (1)
Rich Caster, 1 (1)

1973 - 8

Stanford

1973 - 4

1973 - 8

Bob Moore, 3 (3)
Jim Plunkett, 1 (1)
Randy Vataha, 1 (1)
Gene A. Washington, 1 (1)

Gene A. Washington (not to be confused with fellow
'70 WRs Gene Washington (3-time 49er All-Pro) or
Gene H. Robinson) (2 games, 0 catches) was the
Director of Football Operations for the NFL from
1994 to 2009.

1973 - 8

Syracuse

1973 - 4

1973 - 11

Floyd Little, 7 (6)
Larry Csonka, 5 (4)

The Syracuse backfield of 1965 and 1966 is one of two
to have two members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1973 - 8

USC

1973 - 4

1974 - 2

O.J. Simpson, 9 (7)
Charle Young, 7 (6)
Sam Cunningham, 5 (4)
Clarence Davis, 5 (4)
Bob Klein, 3 (3)
Bob Chandler, 3 (2)
Pete Beathard, 1 (1)
Charlie Evans, 1 (1)
Mike Garrett, 1 (1)
Earl McCullouch, 1 (1)
Manfred Moore, 1 (1)
Lynn Swann, 1 (1)

1974 - 3

Stanford

1973 - 10

1974 - 5

Jim Plunkett, 5 (4)
Randy Vataha, 4 (4)
Bob Moore, 2 (2)
Gene A. Washington, 2 (2)

1974 - 6

Miami (FL)

1973 - 11

1974 - 7

Chuck Foreman, 13 (8)
Tom Sullivan, 9 (6)
Pete Banaszak, 4 (4)
Burgess Owens, 1 (1)

1974 - 8

Michigan

1973 - 14

1974 - 9

Jim Mandich, 5 (4)
Ron A. Johnson, 5 (3)
Glenn Doughty, 2 (2)
Bo Rather, 2 (2)
Paul Seymour, 2 (1)
Mike Bass, 1 (1)
Thom Darden, 1 (1)
John Rowser, 1 (1)
Paul Seal, 1 (1)

1974 - 10

MD-Eastern Shore

1974 - 4

1974 - 10

Emerson Boozer, 4 (4)
Moses Denson, 2 (2)
Mack Alston, 1 (1)
Bill Thompson, 1 (1)

UMES discontinued football after the 1979 season.

Clarence Clemons was Boozer's teammate in 1963 and 1964.

1974 - 10

Houston

1974 - 4

1974 - 12

Riley Odoms, 5 (5)
Earl Thomas, 5 (4)
Robert Newhouse, 2 (2)
Elmo Wright, 2 (2)
Charlie Hall, 1 (1)

1974 - 13

Penn St.

1974 - 5

1974 - 14

Lydell Mitchell, 7 (5)
Franco Harris, 5 (5)
Ted Kwalick, 2 (2)
Ralph Baker, 1 (1)

1975 - 1

Arizona St.

1974 - 7

1975 - 5

Woody Green, 8 (6)
Charley Taylor, 6 (4)
J.D. Hill, 5 (5)
Steve Holden, 3 (3)
Benny Malone, 3 (3)
Hugh McKinnis, 3 (3)
Jerry Smith, 3 (3)
Brent McClanahan, 2 (2)
Curley Culp, 1 (1)
Fair Hooker, 1 (1)
Art Malone, 1 (1)
Larry Walton, 1 (1)

1975 - 6

USC

1974 - 8

1976 - 1

O.J. Simpson, 25 (16)
Lynn Swann, 13 (10)
Sam Cunningham, 11 (8)
Bob Chandler, 8 (6)
Charle Young, 6 (6)
Clarence Davis, 5 (3)
Bob Klein, 4 (4)
Rod McNeill, 4 (4)
Charlie Evans, 2 (2)
Gerry Mullins, 2 (2)
Allen Carter, 1 (1)
Marvin Cobb, 1 (1)
Manfred Moore, 1 (1)
Jim Obradovich, 1 (1)
Skip Thomas, 1 (1)

1976 - 2

Penn St.

1975 - 2

1976 - 7

Franco Harris, 20 (13)
Lydell Mitchell, 18 (13)
John Cappelletti, 8 (6)
Ed O'Neil, 2 (2)
Mike Hartenstine, 1 (1)
Bob Parsons, 1 (1)

1976 - 8

Jackson St.

1975 - 5

1977 - 1

Walter Payton, 22 (16)
Harold Jackson, 12 (10)
Rickey Young, 11 (10)
Jerome Barkum, 4 (3)
Lem Barney, 1 (1)
Rich Caster, 1 (1)
Rod Phillips, 1 (1)

1977 - 2

Colorado

1976 - 2

1977 - 7

Cliff Branch, 14 (11)
J.V. Cain, 7 (7)
Jon Keyworth, 5 (5)
Don Hasselbeck, 4 (3)
Bo Matthews, 4 (3)
Cullen Bryant, 3 (3)
Tony Reed, 2 (2)
Pete Brock, 1 (1)
Larry Brunson, 1 (1)
Charlie Davis, 1 (1)
Dave Logan, 1 (1)

1977 - 8

USC

1977 - 2

1977 - 13

Lynn Swann, 7 (6)
Sam Cunningham, 5 (4)
Clarence Davis, 5 (4)
Bob Chandler, 4 (3)
Pat Haden, 2 (2)
Richard Wood, 2 (2)
Ricky Bell, 1 (1)
Anthony Davis, 1 (1)
Willie Hall, 1 (1)
Bob Klein, 1 (1)
Mike Rae, 1 (1)
Charle Young, 1 (1)

1977 - 14

Grambling St.

1977 - 3

1978 - 1

Sammy White, 9 (8)
Charlie Joiner, 6 (5)
Charlie A. Smith, 4 (4)
James Harris, 2 (2)
Frank Lewis, 2 (2)
Bill Bryant, 1 (1)
Gary Johnson, 1 (1)
Robert Pennywell, 1 (1)
Dwight Scales, 1 (1)

1977 - 14

Jackson St.

1977 - 3

1978 - 5

Walter Payton, 18 (10)
Jerome Barkum, 8 (7)
Harold Jackson, 8 (6)
Wilbert Montgomery, 8 (4)
Rickey Young, 6 (5)
Rich Caster, 3 (3)
Eddie Payton, 2 (1)
Rod Phillips, 1 (1)

1978 - 6

Texas

1977 - 14

1978 - 6

Earl Campbell, 4 (3)
Roosevelt Leaks, 4 (3)
Raymond Clayborn, 1 (1)
Alfred Jackson, 1 (1)

1978 - 7

Colorado

1978 - 1

1978 - 12

Tony Reed, 5 (5)
Cullen Bryant, 4 (4)
Jon Keyworth, 4 (4)
Dave Logan, 2 (2)
Rod Perry, 2 (2)
Troy Archer, 1 (1)
Cliff Branch, 1 (1)
Mike Spivey, 1 (1)
Billy Waddy, 1 (1)
Dave Williams, 1 (1)

1978 - 13

USC

1978 - 2

1982 - 3

Lynn Swann, 29 (24)
Lynn Cain, 19 (14)
Bob Chandler, 19 (14)
Ricky Bell, 18 (16)
Sam Cunningham, 17 (17)
Vince Evans, 12 (11)
Ray Butler, 12 (9)
Charle Young, 9 (9)
Charles White, 9 (7)
Bob Klein, 7 (7)
O.J. Simpson, 6 (6)
Mosi Tatupu, 6 (5)
Jim Obradovich, 5 (5)
Marcus Allen, 5 (3)
Ronnie Lott, 3 (3)
Charlie Phillips, 3 (3)
Larry Braziel, 2 (2)
Jeff Fisher, 1 (1)
William Gay, 1 (1)
Dave R. Lewis, 1 (1)
Karl Lorch, 1 (1)
Rod Martin, 1 (1)
John McKay, 1 (1)
Joe Shipp, 1 (1)
Calvin Sweeney, 1 (1)
Dennis Thurman, 1 (1)
Richard Wood, 1 (1)

1982 - 4

UCLA

1980 - 15

1983 - 7

Wendell Tyler, 34 (23)
Theotis Brown, 14 (12)
Freeman McNeil, 12 (7)
James Owens, 9 (9)
Rick Walker, 4 (4)
Wally Henry, 2 (2)
Jewerl Thomas, 2 (2)
Kenny Easley, 1 (1)
Fulton Kuykendall, 1 (1)
Dokie Williams, 1 (1)

1983 - 8

Missouri

1982 - 2

1983 - 8

James Wilder, 9 (7)
Henry Marshall, 8 (6)
Kellen Winslow, 8 (4)
Gerry Ellis, 3 (3)
Leo Lewis, 3 (2)
Ron Fellows, 2 (2)
Tony Galbreath, 2 (2)
Johnnie Poe, 1 (1)
Roger Wehrli, 1 (1)
Eric Wright, 1 (1)

1983 - 9

Penn St.

1982 - 8

1983 - 9

Curt Warner, 10 (7)
Franco Harris, 6 (6)
Mike Guman, 3 (3)
Mickey Shuler, 3 (3)
Matt Suhey, 3 (3)
Vyto Kab, 2 (2)
Mike Meade, 2 (2)
Jimmy Cefalo, 1 (1)
Booker Moore, 1 (1)

1983 - 10

Texas

1983 - 1

1983 - 10

Earl Campbell, 8 (6)
Alfred Jackson, 3 (2)
Lam Jones, 3 (2)
Bobby Johnson, 1 (1)
Herkie Walls, 1 (1)

1983 - 11

SMU

1983 - 2

1983 - 11

Eric Dickerson, 19 (10)
Wayne Morris, 1 (1)

Dickerson scored only once in the final 7 games
(including playoffs) of his rookie season.

1983 - 11

Florida

1983 - 2

1983 - 12

James R. Jones, 7 (4)
Cris Collinsworth, 5 (5)
Nat Moore, 5 (4)
Wes Chandler, 4 (3)
Tyrone Young, 3 (3)
Terry LeCount, 2 (2)

1983 - 13

USC

1983 - 6

1984 - 12

Marcus Allen, 24 (17)
Ray Butler, 8 (7)
Mosi Tatupu, 8 (4)
Hoby Brenner, 6 (5)
Rod Martin, 4 (4)
Calvin Sweeney, 4 (3)
Lynn Cain, 4 (2)
Charle Young, 2 (2)
Chip Banks, 1 (1)
Joey Browner, 1 (1)
Fred Cornwell, 1 (1)
James McDonald, 1 (1)
Jim Obradovich, 1 (1)
Dennis Smith, 1 (1)

1984 - 13

North Carolina St.

1984 - 5

1984 - 14

Ted Brown, 6 (4)
Mike Quick, 5 (5)
Lin Dawson, 2 (2)
Don Wilson, 1 (1)

1984 - 13

Jackson St.

1984 - 5

1984 - 15

Walter Payton, 10 (8)
Jeff Moore, 2 (2)
Larry Hardy, 1 (1)
Wilbert Montgomery, 1 (1)

1984 - 16

Tampa

1984 - 9

1984 - 16

Freddie Solomon, 9 (8)

The University of Tampa discontinued football after 1974.

Active NFL players from discontinued programs:

Player	School	Year Disc.
Mike Leach	Boston University	1998
Gerald Sensabaugh	East Tennessee St.	2003
Michael Koenen	Western Washington	2008
Kyle Arrington	Hofstra	2009
Stephen Bowen	Hofstra	2009
Willie Colon	Hofstra	2009
Marques Colston	Hofstra	2009
Kareem Huggins	Hofstra	2009

1985 - 1

Arizona St.

1984 - 10

1985 - 5

Gerald Riggs, 9 (7)
Jerry Bell, 6 (5)
Bruce Hardy, 5 (4)
Mark Malone, 4 (4)
Bernard Henry, 2 (2)
Ron J. Brown, 1 (1)
Mike Haynes, 1 (1)
Melvin Hoover, 1 (1)
Bill Kenney, 1 (1)
Alvin Moore, 1 (1)
Mike Pagel, 1 (1)
Danny White, 1 (1)

1985 - 1

Florida

1984 - 10

1985 - 14

James R. Jones, 14 (12)
Wes Chandler, 12 (9)
Nat Moore, 9 (8)
Cris Collinsworth, 8 (6)
Lorenzo Hampton, 3 (2)
Mike Mularkey, 1 (1)
Tyrone Young, 1 (1)

1985 - 15

USC

1984 - 14

1985 - 15

Marcus Allen, 18 (12)
Hoby Brenner, 5 (4)
Ray Butler, 3 (3)
Charles White, 3 (3)
Charle Young, 3 (3)
Jack Del Rio, 2 (2)
Mosi Tatupu, 2 (2)
Dennis Thurman, 2 (2)
Joey Browner, 1 (1)
Fred Cornwell, 1 (1)
Paul McDonald, 1 (1)
Anthony Munoz, 1 (1)

1985 - 16

Clemson

1985 - 1

1986 - 1

Kevin Mack, 12 (9)
Dwight Clark, 10 (9)
Steve Fuller, 5 (3)
William Perry, 3 (3)
Cliff Austin, 2 (2)
Jerry Butler, 2 (2)
Johnny Rembert, 2 (2)

This Refrigerator Perry touchdown extended
Clemson's streak to 9.

1986 - 2

Arizona St.

1985 - 10

1986 - 9

Gerald Riggs, 14 (11)
Ron J. Brown, 9 (7)
Bruce Hardy, 4 (3)
Alvin Moore, 4 (2)
Robert Weathers, 2 (2)
Mike Douglass, 1 (1)
Jim Jeffcoat, 1 (1)
Mark Malone, 1 (1)
Paul Moyer, 1 (1)
Tory Nixon, 1 (1)
Mike Pagel, 1 (1)
Mike Richardson, 1 (1)
Danny White, 1 (1)
Louis Wright, 1 (1)

1986 - 2

Kansas

1985 - 10

1986 - 2

Bobby L. Johnson, 7 (6)
Wayne Capers, 2 (2)
John Riggins, 2 (2)
LeRoy Irvin, 1 (1)

1986 - 2

Nebraska

1985 - 10

1986 - 2

Roger Craig, 6 (5)
Irving Fryar, 6 (4)
Mike Rozier, 5 (4)
Jeff Smith, 4 (3)
Tim Smith, 2 (2)
Bruce Mathison, 1 (1)
Jamie Williams, 1 (1)

1986 - 10

South Carolina

1985 - 14

1986 - 12

George Rogers, 19 (14)
Willie Scott, 3 (3)

1986 - 13

Miss. Valley St.

1986 - 10

1986 - 13

Jerry Rice, 6 (3)
Carl Byrum, 1 (1)

The last of the historically black colleges
to hold the active record.

1986 - 13

Baylor

1986 - 10

1986 - 15

Walter Abercrombie, 6 (3)
Allen Rice, 4 (4)
Alfred Anderson, 3 (2)
Dennis Gentry, 1 (1)

1986 - 13

Fresno St.

1986 - 10

1986 - 15

Stephone Paige, 6 (5)
Henry Ellard, 4 (3)

Paige (309) and Ellard (230) are among the
41 receivers to have 230+ yard games.

1986 - 16

Penn St.

1986 - 11

1987 - 2

Curt Warner, 8 (5)
Kenny Jackson, 5 (3)
Mickey Shuler, 2 (2)
D.J. Dozier, 2 (1)
Gregg Garrity, 1 (1)
Ron R. Heller, 1 (1)
Matt Suhey, 1 (1)

No PSU player scored in any
of the 3 replacement games.

1986 - 16

Stanford

1986 - 11

1987 - 2

Darrin Nelson, 4 (4)
Greg Baty, 3 (3)
Gordon Banks, 1 (1)
John Elway, 1 (1)
James Lofton, 1 (1)
Turk Schonert, 1 (1)

No Stanford player scored in any
of the 3 replacement games.

1987 - 3

Auburn

1986 - 12

1987 - 4

James Brooks, 4 (3)
Joe Cribbs, 3 (2)
Lionel James, 2 (1)
Byron Franklin, 1 (1)
Brent Fullwood, 1 (1)
Kevin Greene, 1 (1)
Bob Harris, 1 (1)
Tim Jessie, 1 (1)
Ed West, 1 (1)

Jessie's and Harris's NFL careers
ended after Week 5 of 1987.

1987 - 3

USC

1986 - 12

1987 - 7

Marcus Allen, 5 (5)
Ray Butler, 5 (4)
Michael Harper, 2 (2)
James McDonald, 2 (2)
Anthony Munoz, 2 (2)
Charles White, 2 (2)
Hoby Brenner, 2 (1)
Mark Boyer, 1 (1)
Vince Evans, 1 (1)
Andrew Jackson, 1 (1)
John Kamana, 1 (1)
Clay Matthews, 1 (1)
Malcolm Moore, 1 (1)
Mosi Tatupu, 1 (1)

Most career TD, presidentially-named players:
54, George Washington Rogers
18, James Monroe [Jack] Russell
15, Bryant Andrew Johnson
7, William McKinley [Billy] Brooks III
4, John Adams
3, Willie James Buchanon
1, Jefferson Davis [Jeff] Burkett
1, Jim Carter
1, George Washington [Tuffy] Conn
1, Theodore Roosevelt [Ted] Cremer
1, Andrew Jackson

1987 - 8

LSU

1986 - 14

1989 - 16

Dalton Hilliard, 32 (26)
Eric Martin, 23 (18)
Garry James, 12 (10)
Carlos Carson, 11 (9)
Gene Lang, 7 (7)
Herman Fontenot, 7 (6)
Wendell Davis, 3 (2)
Karl Bernard, 2 (2)
Eugene Daniel, 2 (2)
Liffort Hobley, 2 (2)
Henry Thomas, 2 (2)
Sammy Martin, 1 (1)
Alan Risher, 1 (1)

1990 - 1

Miami (FL)

1987 - 14

1991 - 2

Ottis Anderson, 34 (27)
Eddie Brown, 25 (18)
Brian Blades, 18 (15)
Albert Bentley, 16 (15)
Cleveland Gary, 16 (10)
Michael Irvin, 14 (11)
Alonzo Highsmith, 10 (8)
Mel Bratton, 8 (7)
Warren Williams, 7 (7)
Andre Brown, 5 (5)
Brett Perriman, 4 (4)
Jim Kelly, 2 (2)
Bernie Kosar, 2 (2)
Vinny Testaverde, 2 (2)
Jim Burt, 1 (1)
Keith Griffin, 1 (1)
Alfredo Roberts, 1 (1)

1991 - 3

Tennessee

1990 - 11

1991 - 4

Anthony Miller, 4 (4)
Stanley Morgan, 4 (3)
Willie Gault, 3 (3)
Tim McGee, 3 (3)
Reggie Cobb, 2 (2)
Sam Graddy, 2 (2)

1991 - 3

Oklahoma St.

1990 - 11

1991 - 13

Barry Sanders, 21 (12)
Thurman Thomas, 20 (15)

The OSU backfield of 1986 and 1987 is one of two
to have two members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1991 - 14

Stanford

1991 - 5

1991 - 16

James Lofton, 7 (6)
Brad Muster, 7 (5)
John Elway, 4 (4)
Emile Harry, 2 (2)
Darrin Nelson, 2 (2)
Jim Price, 2 (1)
Greg Baty, 1 (1)

1991 - 17

Notre Dame

1991 - 11

1992 - 3

Tim Brown, 6 (5)
Allen Pinkett, 4 (3)
Mark Green, 2 (1)
Mark Bavaro, 1 (1)
Rob Carpenter, 1 (1)
Rodney Culver, 1 (1)
Pete Holohan, 1 (1)
Anthony Johnson, 1 (1)
Ricky Watters, 1 (1)

1991 - 17

Florida St.

1991 - 11

1992 - 5

Jessie Hester, 5 (4)
Lawrence Dawsey, 4 (4)
Dexter Carter, 4 (3)
Marion Butts, 3 (2)
Hassan Jones, 3 (2)
Pat Carter, 2 (2)
Deion Sanders, 2 (2)
Terrell Buckley, 1 (1)
Martin Mayhew, 1 (1)
Sammie Smith, 1 (1)

1992 - 6

Florida

1991 - 17

1992 - 8

Emmitt Smith, 11 (7)
Neal Anderson, 6 (4)
James R. Jones, 2 (1)
Wilber Marshall, 1 (1)
Louis Oliver, 1 (1)
John L. Williams, 1 (1)

1992 - 6

Tennessee

1991 - 17

1993 - 1

Reggie Cobb, 9 (9)
Anthony Miller, 8 (7)
Alvin Harper, 6 (5)
Willie Gault, 4 (4)
Tim McGee, 4 (3)
Dale Carter, 3 (3)
Carl Pickens, 3 (3)
Anthony Morgan, 2 (2)
Sam Graddy, 1 (1)
Terry McDaniel, 1 (1)
Reggie White, 1 (1)

1993 - 2

Michigan St.

1992 - 13

1993 - 3

Andre Rison, 7 (5)
Lorenzo White, 4 (4)
Mark Ingram, 2 (2)

1993 - 4

Auburn

1992 - 16

1993 - 4

Ron Middleton, 2 (2)
Alexander Wright, 2 (2)
Fred Baxter, 1 (1)
Walter Reeves, 1 (1)
Lawyer Tillman, 1 (1)
Frank Warren, 1 (1)

1993 - 4

Notre Dame

1992 - 16

1993 - 5

Tim Brown, 4 (4)
Mark Bavaro, 2 (2)
Jerome Bettis, 2 (2)
Rodney Culver, 2 (2)
Anthony Johnson, 2 (2)
Ricky Watters, 2 (2)
Reggie Brooks, 1 (1)
Mark Green, 1 (1)
Rocket Ismail, 1 (1)
Rick Mirer, 1 (1)
Irv Smith, 1 (1)
Chris Zorich, 1 (1)

1993 - 6

Miami (FL)

1993 - 2

1993 - 10

Horace Copeland, 4 (2)
Brian Blades, 3 (3)
Cleveland Gary, 2 (2)
Michael Irvin, 2 (2)
Kevin Williams, 2 (2)
Randal Hill, 1 (1)
Brett Perriman, 1 (1)
Lamar Thomas, 1 (1)
Darryl Williams, 1 (1)

1993 - 11

Florida

1993 - 3

1993 - 12

Emmitt Smith, 7 (6)
Neal Anderson, 3 (3)
John L. Williams, 3 (2)
Ernie Mills, 1 (1)
Louis Oliver, 1 (1)

1993 - 13

Nebraska

1993 - 8

1993 - 13

Irving Fryar, 4 (4)
Johnny Mitchell, 2 (1)
Roger Craig, 1 (1)
Tyrone Hughes, 1 (1)

1993 - 13

Texas

1993 - 8

1993 - 13

Keith Cash, 3 (3)
Eric Metcalf, 3 (2)
Kerry Cash, 2 (2)

Keith and Kerry Cash are identical twins.

1993 - 14

USC

1993 - 10

1993 - 17

Marcus Allen, 10 (7)
Mark A. Carrier, 1 (1)
Curtis Conway, 1 (1)
Scott Galbraith, 1 (1)
Paul Green, 1 (1)
Rodney Peete, 1 (1)
Mazio Royster, 1 (1)

1993 - 18

Ohio St.

1993 - 11

1993 - 18

Cris Carter, 6 (4)
Keith Byars, 5 (4)
Scottie Graham, 3 (3)
Vince Workman, 3 (2)

1993 - 18

Michigan St.

1993 - 11

1994 - 3

Andre Rison, 11 (8)
Courtney Hawkins, 5 (5)
Mark Ingram, 4 (3)
Ty Hallock, 2 (2)
Duane Young, 2 (2)
Butch Rolle, 1 (1)

Rolle and Mike Vrabel co-share the NFL record
for most consecutive receptions for TD, 10.

1993 - 18

Penn St.

1993 - 11

1994 - 4

Gary Brown, 11 (8)
Jeff Hostetler, 5 (5)
Michael Timpson, 5 (5)
Troy Drayton, 4 (4)
Leroy Thompson, 3 (2)
Richie Anderson, 2 (2)
O.J. McDuffie, 2 (2)

1994 - 5

Michigan

1993 - 17

1994 - 5

Leroy Hoard, 3 (3)
Anthony Carter, 3 (2)
Desmond Howard, 2 (2)
Derrick Alexander, 1 (1)
Jarrod Bunch, 1 (1)
Chris Calloway, 1 (1)
Jim Harbaugh, 1 (1)

1994 - 6

La-Monroe

1994 - 2

1994 - 6

Jackie Harris, 3 (3)
Roosevelt Potts, 2 (2)
Vincent Brisby, 2 (1)

1994 - 6

Ohio St.

1994 - 2

1994 - 9

Keith Byars, 7 (6)
Cris Carter, 4 (2)
Jeff Graham, 3 (3)
Jeff Cothran, 1 (1)
Scottie Graham, 1 (1)
Robert Smith, 1 (1)
Chris Spielman, 1 (1)

1994 - 6

Tennessee

1994 - 2

1996 - 3

Carl Pickens, 29 (21)
Anthony Miller, 22 (18)
Alvin Harper, 11 (11)
Charlie Garner, 10 (7)
Anthony Morgan, 8 (7)
James Stewart, 5 (5)
Reggie Cobb, 4 (4)
Terry McDaniel, 4 (4)
Aaron Hayden, 3 (2)
Dale Carter, 1 (1)
Tim McGee, 1 (1)
Chuck Smith, 1 (1)

1996 - 4

Notre Dame

1994 - 14

1997 - 2

Ricky Watters, 31 (22)
Tim Brown, 23 (17)
Dorsey Levens, 18 (16)
Jerome Bettis, 16 (13)
Lake Dawson, 7 (7)
Anthony Johnson, 7 (7)
Ray Zellars, 6 (6)
Rocket Ismail, 6 (4)
Reggie Brooks, 3 (3)
Rodney Culver, 3 (3)
Jim Flanigan, 3 (3)
Rick Mirer, 3 (3)
Irv Smith, 3 (2)
Todd Lyght, 2 (2)
Derrick Mayes, 2 (2)
Oscar McBride, 2 (2)
Mark Bavaro, 1 (1)
Tom Carter, 1 (1)
Willie Clark, 1 (1)

1997 - 3

UCLA

1996 - 7

1997 - 15

Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 22 (15)
Bert Emanuel, 13 (12)
J.J. Stokes, 4 (4)
Sean LaChapelle, 2 (2)
Carnell Lake, 2 (2)
Troy Aikman, 1 (1)
Tommy Bennett, 1 (1)
Jamir Miller, 1 (1)
Jonathan Ogden, 1 (1)
Mike Sherrard, 1 (1)
Eric Turner, 1 (1)

NFL player name changes
(non-comprehensive):

Old	New
Sharmon Shah	Karim Abdul-Jabbar
John McNally	Johnny Blood (unofficial)
Sam Salemi	Sam Dana (post-NFL)
Mark Dupas	Mark Super Duper
Michael Jackson	Michael Dyson (for 1 game)
London Fletcher	London Fletcher-Baker
Will Peterson	William James
Willie Hammock	Pete Johnson
Maurice Drew	Maurice Jones-Drew
Nick Williams	Nick Luchey
Melvin Campbell	Muhsin Muhammad (changed at age 4)
Reggie Rutland	Najee Mustafaa
Chad Johnson	Chad Ochocinco
Troy Aumua	Troy Polamalu
Bobby Moore	Ahmad Rashad
Larry Faulk	Abdul Salaam
Greg White	Stylez G. White
Dominick Davis	Dominick Williams

1997 - 16

Ohio St.

1996 - 10

2001 - 6

Cris Carter, 57 (47)
Eddie George, 48 (36)
Joey Galloway, 31 (24)
Robert Smith, 27 (23)
Rickey Dudley, 25 (19)
Terry Glenn, 20 (20)
Jeff Graham, 17 (11)
Raymont Harris, 15 (14)
David Boston, 10 (8)
Keith Byars, 8 (8)
Chris Sanders, 7 (6)
Kent Graham, 5 (4)
Joe Montgomery, 4 (4)
Shawn Springs, 4 (4)
Brian Stablein, 2 (2)
Michael Wiley, 2 (2)
Nate Clements, 1 (1)
Andy Katzenmoyer, 1 (1)
Rob Kelly, 1 (1)
Damon Moore, 1 (1)
William White, 1 (1)
Dan Wilkinson, 1 (1)

2001 - 7

San Diego St.

2000 - 15

2001 - 7

Marshall Faulk, 16 (6)
Az-Zahir Hakim, 3 (3)
Darnay Scott, 2 (2)
Will Blackwell, 1 (1)
Justin Watson, 1 (1)

2001 - 8

Syracuse

2001 - 2

2001 - 9

Marvin Harrison, 10 (5)
Qadry Ismail, 5 (5)
Kevin Johnson, 5 (5)
Donovan McNabb, 2 (2)
Rob Konrad, 1 (1)
Roland Williams, 1 (1)

2001 - 10

Missouri Southern

2001 - 4

2001 - 10

Rod Smith, 6 (5)
James Thrash, 5 (3)

Smith and Thrash are the only MSSU
alums to score an NFL TD.

2001 - 10

Marshall

2001 - 4

2001 - 14

Randy Moss, 10 (7)
Troy Brown, 5 (5)
Jermaine Wiggins, 2 (2)
Mike Bartrum, 1 (1)
Doug Chapman, 1 (1)

2001 - 15

Notre Dame

2001 - 6

2001 - 15

Tim Brown, 9 (6)
Jerome Bettis, 4 (3)
Marc Edwards, 3 (3)
Jeff Burris, 1 (1)
Rocket Ismail, 1 (1)
Dorsey Levens, 1 (1)
Todd Lyght, 1 (1)
Allen Rossum, 1 (1)
Ricky Watters, 1 (1)

2001 - 16

Nebraska

2001 - 7

2002 - 4

Ahman Green, 8 (6)
Cory Schlesinger, 5 (5)
Mike Brown, 3 (3)
Correll Buckhalter, 1 (1)
Keyuo Craver, 1 (1)
Sheldon Jackson, 1 (1)
Mike Minter, 1 (1)
Tyrone Williams, 1 (1)

2002 - 5

Syracuse

2001 - 11

2002 - 5

Marvin Harrison, 8 (7)
Qadry Ismail, 5 (4)
Kevin Johnson, 5 (4)
Rob Konrad, 3 (3)
Donovan McNabb, 3 (3)
Roland Williams, 2 (2)
Tebucky Jones, 1 (1)

2002 - 6

San Diego St.

2001 - 12

2002 - 10

Marshall Faulk, 23 (12)
Az-Zahir Hakim, 4 (4)
Obafemi Ayanbadejo, 2 (1)
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, 1 (1)
Darnay Scott, 1 (1)

2002 - 11

Tennessee

2002 - 1

2003 - 5

Travis Henry, 21 (12)
Charlie Garner, 13 (11)
Jamal Lewis, 12 (8)
Peerless Price, 10 (8)
Donte Stallworth, 9 (9)
James Stewart, 6 (5)
Eric Parker, 4 (4)
Peyton Manning, 2 (2)
David Martin, 2 (2)
Shawn Bryson, 1 (1)
Onterrio Smith, 1 (1)
Cedrick Wilson, 1 (1)

2003 - 6

Florida St.

2002 - 7

2003 - 7

Zack Crockett, 10 (8)
Warrick Dunn, 8 (7)
Peter Warrick, 8 (7)
Laveranues Coles, 6 (6)
Derrick Brooks, 2 (2)
Javon Walker, 2 (2)
Anquan Boldin, 2 (1)
Mario Edwards, 1 (1)
Travis Minor, 1 (1)

2003 - 8

Miami (FL)

149

2002 - 15

2011 - 10

Clinton Portis, 70 (45)
Reggie Wayne, 68 (59)
Willis McGahee, 63 (47)
Santana Moss, 53 (42)
Andre Johnson, 52 (44)
Edgerrin James, 50 (39)
Frank Gore, 49 (39)
Jeremy Shockey, 33 (31)
Devin Hester, 31 (25)
Greg Olsen, 24 (22)
Kellen Winslow Jr., 23 (20)
Bubba Franks, 16 (15)
Najeh Davenport, 15 (12)
Roscoe Parrish, 11 (11)
Ed Reed, 11 (11)
Jimmy Graham, 11 (9)
Phillip Buchanon, 6 (6)
Javarris James, 6 (4)
Antrel Rolle, 5 (4)
Ray Lewis, 3 (3)
Vinny Testaverde, 3 (3)
James Jackson, 3 (2)
Sinorice Moss, 3 (2)
Kenny Holmes, 2 (2)
Jarrett Payton, 2 (2)
Warren Sapp, 2 (2)
Jonathan Vilma, 2 (2)
Nate Webster, 2 (2)
Nick Luchey, 2 (1)
Bruce Johnson, 1 (1)
Andre King, 1 (1)
Brandon Meriweather, 1 (1)
Duane Starks, 1 (1)
Sean Taylor, 1 (1)

2011 - 11

Pittsburgh

2010 - 16

LeSean McCoy, 15 (11)
Larry Fitzgerald, 7 (6)
Jonathan Baldwin, 1 (1)
Lousaka Polite, 1 (1)
Darrelle Revis, 1 (1)
LaRod Stephens-Howling, 2 (2)

Pro-football-reference does not list Joe Flacco
(1 TD) as a Pitt alum even though he played 3
games there as a redshirt freshman.
Many other players are listed on PFR
as alums of two or three schools and
are factored into each of those school's streaks.

NFL Touchdown Streaks By College

2011-11-29T20:42:00.024-05:00

Last week, no former University of Miami player scored an NFL touchdown, marking the first time in 150 weeks that this had happened. Articles on the end of the streak, however, failed to give much detail on the streak. Was it a record? If so, whose record did it break?

Most consecutive weeks with an NFL touchdown by alumni, 1970*-2011:

Weeks	College	First Week	Last Week	Scorers	Leading Scorer, TD (Weeks)	Others	Notes
149	Miami (FL)	2002 - W15	2011 - W10	34	Clinton Portis, 70 (45)	Reggie Wayne, 68 (59) Willis McGahee, 63 (47) Santana Moss, 53 (42) Andre Johnson, 52 (44) Edgerrin James, 50 (39) Frank Gore, 49 (39) Jeremy Shockey, 33 (31) Devin Hester, 31 (25) Greg Olsen, 24 (22) Kellen Winslow Jr., 23 (20) Bubba Franks, 16 (15) Najeh Davenport, 15 (12) Roscoe Parrish, 11 (11) Ed Reed, 11 (11) Jimmy Graham, 11 (9) Phillip Buchanon, 6 (6) Javarris James, 6 (4) Antrel Rolle, 5 (4) Ray Lewis, 3 (3) Vinny Testaverde, 3 (3) James Jackson, 3 (2) Sinorice Moss, 3 (2) Kenny Holmes, 2 (2) Jarrett Payton, 2 (2) Warren Sapp, 2 (2) Jonathan Vilma, 2 (2) Nate Webster, 2 (2) Nick Luchey, 2 (1) Bruce Johnson, 1 (1) Andre King, 1 (1) Brandon Meriweather, 1 (1) Duane Starks, 1 (1) Sean Taylor, 1 (1)	Miami went only 13 weeks without at least 2 TD. The only Miami TD during the 100th week of the streak was an Ed Reed 107-yard interception return. Twice, Miami reached the 4th quarter of Monday Night Football before scoring: Week 4 of 2003, when Franks scored with 4:21 left, & Week 2 of 2005, when Santana Moss scored with 3:46 to play. (Moss would score the winning touchdown a minute later.) A record-tying eight different Hurricanes scored Week 2 of 2007: Franks, Gore (twice), Hester, Edgerrin James, Andre Johnson (twice), McGahee, Portis, and Winslow Jr. When the streak was snapped during Week 11 of 2011: Winslow Jr. had a TD nullified by offensive pass interference; Santana Moss, Andre Johnson, Shockey, & Lewis were injured and inactive; & Wayne, Gore, and Graham had byes. Graham and Wayne each scored last week.
82	Ohio St.	1996 - 10	2001 - 6	22	Cris Carter, 57 (47)	Eddie George, 48 (36) Joey Galloway, 31 (24) Robert Smith, 27 (23) Rickey Dudley, 25 (19) Terry Glenn, 20 (20) Jeff Graham, 17 (11) Raymont Harris, 15 (14) David Boston, 10 (8) Keith Byars, 8 (8) Chris Sanders, 7 (6) Kent Graham, 5 (4) Joe Montgomery, 4 (4) Shawn Springs, 4 (4) Brian Stablein, 2 (2) Michael Wiley, 2 (2) Nate Clements, 1 (1) Andy Katzenmoyer, 1 (1) Rob Kelly, 1 (1) Damon Moore, 1 (1) William White, 1 (1) Dan Wilkinson, 1 (1)	Carter extended the streak by himself 8 times, most notably with a 4th quarter score on MNF Week 9 of 1999. Eight Buckeyes combined for a record-setting 11 TDs in Week 1 of 1997: Byars, Carter (twice), George, Glenn, Graham (twice), Harris (twice), Sanders, and Smith. When the streak was snapped Week 7 of 2001: On MNF, Eddie George ran for 13 yards on 10 carries. George did have a 6-yard run on 1st-and-goal from the 8, but was then replaced by Mike Green (no career TD at that point). Green lost 2 yards on the next play.
73	Michigan	1996 - 14	2001 - 1	24	Derrick Alexander, 27 (23)	Leroy Hoard, 27 (21) Tyrone Wheatley, 25 (18) Amani Toomer, 23 (19) Jay Riemersma, 17 (15) Tim Biakabutuka, 16 (10) Chris Calloway, 15 (14) Tony McGee, 13 (12) Damon Jones, 11 (11) Desmond Howard, 6 (6) Elvis Grbac, 3 (3) Brian Griese, 3 (3) Ty Law, 3 (3) Jon Ritchie, 2 (2) Aaron Shea, 2 (2) Derrick Walker, 2 (2) Charles Woodson, 2 (2) Corwin Brown, 1 (1) Mark Campbell, 1 (1) Jumbo Elliott, 1 (1) Ian Gold, 1 (1) Chris Howard, 1 (1) Trevor Pryce, 1 (1) Andre Weathers, 1 (1)	Jumbo Elliott's TD was not needed to continue the streak as Alexander, Biakabatuka, and Wheatley had all scored the previous day.
66	USC	1978 - 2	1982 - 3	27	Lynn Swann, 29 (24)	Lynn Cain, 19 (14) Bob Chandler, 19 (14) Ricky Bell, 18 (16) Sam Cunningham, 17 (17) Vince Evans, 12 (11) Ray Butler, 12 (9) Charle Young, 9 (9) Charles White, 9 (7) Bob Klein, 7 (7) O.J. Simpson, 6 (6) Mosi Tatupu, 6 (5) Jim Obradovich, 5 (5) Marcus Allen, 5 (3) Ronnie Lott, 3 (3) Charlie Phillips, 3 (3) Larry Braziel, 2 (2) Jeff Fisher, 1 (1) William Gay, 1 (1) Dave R. Lewis, 1 (1) Karl Lorch, 1 (1) Rod Martin, 1 (1) John McKay, 1 (1) Joe Shipp, 1 (1) Calvin Sweeney, 1 (1) Dennis Thurman, 1 (1) Richard Wood, 1 (1)
53	Miami (FL)	1987 - 14	1991 - 2	17	Ottis Anderson, 34 (27)	Eddie Brown, 25 (18) Brian Blades, 18 (15) Albert Bentley, 16 (15) Cleveland Gary, 16 (10) Michael Irvin, 14 (11) Alonzo Highsmith, 10 (8) Mel Bratton, 8 (7) Warren Williams, 7 (7) Andre Brown, 5 (5) Brett Perriman, 4 (4) Jim Kelly, 2 (2) Bernie Kosar, 2 (2) Vinny Testaverde, 2 (2) Jim Burt, 1 (1) Keith Griffin, 1 (1) Alfredo Roberts, 1 (1)
50	LSU	1986 - 14	1989 - 16	13	Dalton Hilliard, 32 (26)	Eric Martin, 23 (18) Garry James, 12 (10) Carlos Carson, 11 (9) Gene Lang, 7 (7) Herman Fontenot, 7 (6) Wendell Davis, 3 (2) Karl Bernard, 2 (2) Eugene Daniel, 2 (2) Liffort Hobley, 2 (2) Henry Thomas, 2 (2) Sammy Martin, 1 (1) Alan Risher, 1 (1)	Martin crossed the picket lines and scored in all three early-1987 replacement-player games.
40	Notre Dame	1994 - 14	1997 - 2	19	Ricky Watters, 31 (22)	Tim Brown, 23 (17) Dorsey Levens, 18 (16) Jerome Bettis, 16 (13) Lake Dawson, 7 (7) Anthony Johnson, 7 (7) Ray Zellars, 6 (6) Rocket Ismail, 6 (4) Reggie Brooks, 3 (3) Rodney Culver, 3 (3) Jim Flanigan, 3 (3) Rick Mirer, 3 (3) Irv Smith, 3 (2) Todd Lyght, 2 (2) Derrick Mayes, 2 (2) Oscar McBride, 2 (2) Mark Bavaro, 1 (1) Tom Carter, 1 (1) Willie Clark, 1 (1)
36	Tennessee	1994 - 2	1996 - 3	12	Carl Pickens, 29 (21)	Anthony Miller, 22 (18) Alvin Harper, 11 (11) Charlie Garner, 10 (7) Anthony Morgan, 8 (7) James Stewart, 5 (5) Reggie Cobb, 4 (4) Terry McDaniel, 4 (4) Aaron Hayden, 3 (2) Dale Carter, 1 (1) Tim McGee, 1 (1) Chuck Smith, 1 (1)
34	Florida	1999 - 4	2001 - 3	16	Fred Taylor, 20 (13)	Emmitt Smith, 19 (17) Ike Hilliard, 10 (9) Willie Jackson, 8 (7) Darrell Jackson, 6 (6) Errict Rhett, 6 (5) Reidel Anthony, 5 (5) Jacquez Green, 4 (4) Travis Taylor, 4 (3) Terry Jackson, 3 (3) Erron Kinney, 2 (2) Jimmy Spencer, 2 (2) Jevon Kearse, 1 (1) Travis McGriff, 1 (1) Fred Weary, 1 (1) Danny Wuerffel, 1 (1)
34	UCLA	1980 - 15	1983 - 7	10	Wendell Tyler, 34 (23)	Theotis Brown, 14 (12) Freeman McNeil, 12 (7) James Owens, 9 (9) Rick Walker, 4 (4) Wally Henry, 2 (2) Jewerl Thomas, 2 (2) Kenny Easley, 1 (1) Fulton Kuykendall, 1 (1) Dokie Williams, 1 (1)
33	Texas	2009 - 3	2011 - 1	12	Jamaal Charles, 18 (15)	Ricky Williams, 15 (11) Cedric Benson, 14 (12) Roy E. Williams, 11 (8) Jermichael Finley, 6 (5) Bo Scaife, 5 (4) Jordan Shipley, 3 (3) David Thomas, 3 (3) Derrick O. Johnson, 3 (2) Vince Young, 2 (2) Tarell Brown, 1 (1) Colt McCoy, 1 (1)
31	Florida	1995 - 1	1996 - 14	7	Emmitt Smith, 40 (24)	Ernie Mills, 9 (8) Willie Jackson, 8 (6) Cedric Smith, 2 (2) Jimmy Spencer, 1 (1) John L. Williams, 1 (1)	Spencer's fumble return kept the streak alive for a 23rd week.
31	Notre Dame	1998 - 13	2000 - 9	18	Tim Brown, 18 (13)	Ricky Watters, 15 (11) Jerome Bettis, 14 (11) Dorsey Levens, 13 (9) Rocket Ismail, 10 (10) Derrick Mayes, 10 (9) Marc Edwards, 4 (4) Irv Smith, 3 (3) Steve Beuerlein, 2 (2) Kent Graham, 2 (2) Anthony Johnson, 2 (2) Junior Bryant, 1 (1) Jeff Burris, 1 (1) Travis Davis, 1 (1) Todd Lyght, 1 (1) Rick Mirer, 1 (1) Allen Rossum, 1 (1) Bobby Taylor, 1 (1)
28	Notre Dame	1987 - 10	1989 - 6	10	Greg Bell, 23 (17)	Allen Pinkett, 13 (8) Mark Bavaro, 12 (11) Tim Brown, 7 (7) Joe Montana, 5 (5) Pete Holohan, 4 (4) Mike Gann, 1 (1) Mark Green, 1 (1) Stacey Toran, 1 (1) Dave Waymer, 1 (1)
26	Auburn	2004 - 15	2006 - 6	10	Rudi Johnson, 21 (14)	Stephen Davis, 12 (7) Ronnie Brown, 9 (8) Cadillac Williams, 7 (6) Tim Carter, 2 (2) Karlos Dansby, 2 (2) Mark Brown, 1 (1) Heath Evans, 1 (1) Tony Richardson, 1 (1) Takeo Spikes, 1 (1)
26	Oklahoma	1979 - 13	1981 - 6	13	Billy Sims, 24 (16)	Joe Washington, 9 (9) Elvis Peacock, 9 (7) Greg Pruitt, 6 (5) Dexter Bussey, 4 (4) Horace Ivory, 4 (4) Kenny King, 4 (3) Victor Hicks, 3 (3) Darrol Ray, 3 (3) Jimmy Rogers, 3 (3) Mike Thomas, 3 (2) Tinker Owens, 1 (1) Rod Shoate, 1 (1)
26	UCLA	1996 - 7	1997 - 15	11	Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 22 (15)	Bert Emanuel, 13 (12) J.J. Stokes, 4 (4) Sean LaChapelle, 2 (2) Carnell Lake, 2 (2) Troy Aikman, 1 (1) Tommy Bennett, 1 (1) Jamir Miller, 1 (1) Jonathan Ogden, 1 (1) Mike Sherrard, 1 (1) Eric Turner, 1 (1)
25	Arizona St.	1971 - 10	1973 - 6	10	Art Malone, 19 (14)	Charley Taylor, 13 (10) Larry Walton, 8 (7) Jerry Smith, 7 (6) J.D. Hill, 7 (5) Fair Hooker, 4 (4) Bob L. Thomas, 4 (3) Ben Hawkins, 3 (3) Bob Lee, 1 (1) Travis Williams, 1 (1)
25	Jackson St.	1975 - 5	1977 - 1	7	Walter Payton, 22 (16)	Harold Jackson, 12 (10) Rickey Young, 11 (10) Jerome Barkum, 4 (3) Lem Barney, 1 (1) Rich Caster, 1 (1) Rod Phillips, 1 (1)
24	Georgia	1997 - 13	1999 - 2	9	Terrell Davis, 30 (18)	Robert Edwards, 12 (10) Garrison Hearst, 9 (8) Larry Bowie, 4 (4) Andre Hastings, 4 (4) Mack Strong, 2 (2) Rodney Hampton, 1 (1) Brice Hunter, 1 (1) Hines Ward, 1 (1)
24	Notre Dame	1997 - 4	1998 - 10	16	Dorsey Levens, 12 (7)	Ricky Watters, 11 (9) Jerome Bettis, 10 (8) Rocket Ismail, 8 (7) Tim Brown, 5 (5) Ray Zellars, 5 (4) Irv Smith, 4 (4) Pete Chryplewicz, 3 (3) Marc Edwards, 3 (3) Kent Graham, 3 (2) Derrick Mayes, 3 (1) Lake Dawson, 2 (2) Derek V. Brown, 1 (1) Willie Clark, 1 (1) Anthony Johnson, 1 (1) Rick Mirer, 1 (1)
24	Ohio St.	2005 - 13	2007 - 2	12	Joey Galloway, 12 (9)	Terry Glenn, 10 (7) Michael Jenkins, 8 (8) Drew Carter, 6 (5) Mike Furrey, 6 (5) Santonio Holmes, 4 (4) Antoine Winfield, 2 (2) Mike Vrabel, 2 (1) Jonathan Wells, 2 (1) Nate Clements, 1 (1) Chris Gamble, 1 (1) Nick Goings, 1 (1)
23	Tennessee	2003 - 12	2004 - 17	15	Jamal Lewis, 14 (10)	Jason Witten, 7 (6) Onterrio Smith, 7 (5) Donte Stallworth, 6 (6) Kelley Washington, 6 (6) Peerless Price, 5 (4) Cedrick Wilson, 5 (4) Eric Parker, 4 (4) Shawn Bryson, 2 (2) Troy Fleming, 2 (2) Travis Henry, 2 (2) Leonard Little, 2 (2) Charlie Garner, 1 (1) David Martin, 1 (1) Al Wilson, 1 (1)
23	USC	1983 - 6	1984 - 12	14	Marcus Allen, 24 (17)	Ray Butler, 8 (7) Mosi Tatupu, 8 (4) Hoby Brenner, 6 (5) Rod Martin, 4 (4) Calvin Sweeney, 4 (3) Lynn Cain, 4 (2) Charle Young, 2 (2) Chip Banks, 1 (1) Joey Browner, 1 (1) Fred Cornwell, 1 (1) James McDonald, 1 (1) Jim Obradovich, 1 (1) Dennis Smith, 1 (1)
22	Tennessee	2002 - 1	2003 - 5	12	Travis Henry, 21 (12)	Charlie Garner, 13 (11) Jamal Lewis, 12 (8) Peerless Price, 10 (8) Donte Stallworth, 9 (9) James Stewart, 6 (5) Eric Parker, 4 (4) Peyton Manning, 2 (2) David Martin, 2 (2) Shawn Bryson, 1 (1) Onterrio Smith, 1 (1) Cedrick Wilson, 1 (1)
22	USC	1974 - 8	1976 - 1	15	O.J. Simpson, 25 (16)	Lynn Swann, 13 (10) Sam Cunningham, 11 (8) Bob Chandler, 8 (6) Charle Young, 6 (6) Clarence Davis, 5 (3) Bob Klein, 4 (4) Rod McNeill, 4 (4) Charlie Evans, 2 (2) Gerry Mullins, 2 (2) Allen Carter, 1 (1) Marvin Cobb, 1 (1) Manfred Moore, 1 (1) Jim Obradovich, 1 (1) Skip Thomas, 1 (1)
21	Florida	1984 - 10	1985 - 14	7	James R. Jones, 14 (12)	Wes Chandler, 12 (9) Nat Moore, 9 (8) Cris Collinsworth, 8 (6) Lorenzo Hampton, 3 (2) Mike Mularkey, 1 (1) Tyrone Young, 1 (1)
20	California	1980 - 14	1982 - 1	6	Chuck Muncie, 23 (13)	Wesley Walker, 11 (8) Isaac Curtis, 4 (4) Joe Rose, 2 (2) Steve Bartkowski, 1 (1) Tom Newton, 1 (1)
20	Colorado	1976 - 2	1977 - 7	11	Cliff Branch, 14 (11)	J.V. Cain, 7 (7) Jon Keyworth, 5 (5) Don Hasselbeck, 4 (3) Bo Matthews, 4 (3) Cullen Bryant, 3 (3) Tony Reed, 2 (2) Pete Brock, 1 (1) Larry Brunson, 1 (1) Charlie Davis, 1 (1) Dave Logan, 1 (1)
20	Oklahoma St.	1990 - 11	1991 - 13	2	Barry Sanders, 21 (12)	Thurman Thomas, 20 (15)	No other OSU alum scored between Week 5 of 1990 (Hart Lee Dykes) and Week 14 of 1993 (Lamar McGriggs). In between, Sanders and Thomas combined for 79 TD.
20	Penn St.	1975 - 2	1976 - 7	6	Franco Harris, 20 (13)	Lydell Mitchell, 18 (13) John Cappelletti, 8 (6) Ed O'Neil, 2 (2) Mike Hartenstine, 1 (1) Bob Parsons, 1 (1)

*The AFL typically started a week earlier than the NFL, complicating the definition of "week" for 1960-1969.

We'll Kick To The Clock

2011-11-02T02:29:00.005-04:00

Abner Haynes's infamous "We'll kick to the clock" gaffe from the 1962 AFL Championship game:

Reader Mail!: Safety Punts

2011-10-31T19:22:00.004-04:00

Where does the kicker have to kick the ball from after a safety? I know it's set up to kick at the 20-yard-line, but can the kicker punt the ball from the back of the end zone and have the ball travel to the 30-yard-line (40 yards total) and be recovered by the kicking team? - Joe A

It's a good idea, but the kick after a safety must be taken from the 20. (Or reasonably close - I imagine that the referee either won't notice or won't care about a punt delivered from the 19.)

Rules that apply:

6-1-1: A free kick is a kickoff or safety kick that puts the ball in play to start a free kick down. It may be made from any point on the kicking (offensive) team’s restraining line and between the inbounds lines.

Notice how it says "on," not "on or before" the restraining line.

6-1-2-a: The restraining line for the kicking team shall be ... its 20-yard line for a safety kick.

Notes:

1. There doesn't appear to be a specific penalty for punting further back, but it clearly violates 6-1-1. I would imagine the referees would simply order a re-kick from the 20, but a 5-yard penalty for offsides or a half-the-distance penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct is possible.

2. The Bears tried to kick off from the 30 in the first game of the preseason, supposedly to practice covering kicks, but were prevented from doing so once the NFL office found out about it.

3. Any free kick punt that hasn't yet hit the ground can be fair caught by the receiving team, forcing the onsiding team to give the receiving team room to make the catch and making it near-impossible for the onsiding team to recover barring a muff. This explains why the Patriots didn't just pop the punt in the air yesterday.

Longest Missed Field Goals, 1990-2011 (updated)

2011-09-18T22:00:00.003-04:00

As far as I can tell, there are no official records kept for length of missed field goals. The following list is complete for 1990-2011, but there have been longer misses in the past (see the Moseley and Steinfort fair catch kicks). (Update 9/28/08: NBC has confirmed that Janikowski's 76-yard attempt was the longest since at least 1970, and that Moseley's 74-yarder was the previous long.) Note that 5 of the kicks took place in Denver.

Longest missed field goal attempts, NFL, 1990-2011:

Kicker	Team	Length	Result	Date	How Missed?	Notes
Sebastian Janikowski	Oakland Raiders	76	SD 28, OAK 18	9/28/2008	short
Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	69	GB 31, DET 21	12/28/2008	short	fair catch kick
John Hall	New York Jets	68	NYJ 24, NE 19	10/19/1997	short
Neil Rackers	Arizona Cardinals	68	NYG 37, ARI 29	11/23/2008	short, wide left	fair catch kick
Rob Bironas	Tennessee Titans	67	JAX 16, TEN 14	9/11/2011	short, wide right
Jason Elam	Denver Broncos	66	SEA 31, DEN 27	12/10/1995	short
Sebastian Janikowski	Oakland Raiders	66	WAS 34, OAK 13	12/13/2009	short
Jason Elam	Denver Broncos	65	DEN 31, NYG 20	9/10/2001	wide left	0:01 2nd quarter; followed by Pochman’s 63-yd attempt
Jason Hanson	Detroit Lions	65	MIN 31, DET 26	10/14/2001	short
John Kasay	Carolina Panthers	65	DAL 35, CAR 14	10/29/2006	short
Jeff Reed	Pittsburgh Steelers	65	DEN 31, PIT 28	10/21/2007	short
Sebastian Janikowski	Oakland Raiders	65	DET 28, OAK 27	12/19/1999	blocked	Last play of game.
Jason Elam	Denver Broncos	64	DEN 36, SEA 30	12/19/1999	short
Sebastian Janikowski	Oakland Raiders	64	HOU 24, OAK 17	11/4/2007	hit right upright	1:10 2nd quarter
Mike Cofer	San Francisco 49ers	63	SF 26, L.A. Rams 10	12/17/1990	short
Doug Pelfrey	Cincinnati Bengals	63	CLE 29, CIN 26	10/29/1995	short
Toby Gowin	Dallas Cowboys	63	DAL 26, JAX 22	10/19/1997	short
Mike Vanderjagt	Indianapolis Colts	63	IND 24, NYJ 23	11/15/1998	short	returned for a TD by Aaron Glenn
Owen Pochman	New York Giants	63	DEN 31, NYG 20	9/10/2001	wide right
Josh Scobee	Jacksonville Jaguars	63	IND 14, JAX 12	9/13/2009	short
Alex Henery	Philadelphia Eagles	63	ATL 35, PHI 31	9/18/2011	short

All of the above were attempted at the end of the first half unless noted. Janikowski also missed a 66-yarder against Seattle in the 2008 preseason, while Kasay missed a 66-yarder in the Pro Bowl following the 1996 season.

Other confirmed long misses:

74: Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins, 11/25/1979 vs. New York Giants. Fair catch kick.

73: Fred Steinfort, Denver Broncos, 9/29/1980 vs. New England. Fair catch kick.

71: Joe Danelo, New York Giants, 10/28/1979 vs. Los Angeles Rams.

70: Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins, 9/2/1979 vs. Houston Oilers. The Redskins trailed by 2 at the end of the game.

67: Steve Cox, Washington Redskins, 12/20/1987 vs. Miami. The Redskins trailed by 2 at the end of the game.

Blogging the NFL Rule Book: 2011 Changes

2011-08-17T13:51:00.017-04:00

The NFL made many changes to its rulebook in the offseason, ranging from the truly irrelevant (a reference to the "Rules Committee" was changed to "Competition Committee") to the clarifying (the entire chapter pertaining to plays from scrimmage was rewritten) to the game-changing (kickoffs have been moved forward from the 30 to the 35). The significant and/or interesting changes to the NFL rulebook are detailed below.

Significant changes to the 2011 NFL rule book:

Another Fair Catch Kick Found

2011-02-01T09:48:00.003-05:00

Sam Baker, Philadelphia vs. San Francisco, December 21, 1969.
Wide from 46 yards near the end of the first half.

(Baker's day also included an aborted extra point and two other missed field goals, including a potential game-winning 19-yarder with 59 seconds left. It turned out to be the last game of his NFL career, as the Eagles cut him the following preseason.)

The full list of known fair catch kicks can be found here.

Thanks to Tom Gower for the tip.

Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2010, After Week 16

2010-12-26T19:25:00.011-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now.
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Divisional ties are broken first.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
The NFC #6 seed will have at least a 9-7 record. (Though the NFC West winner can be as bad as 7-9.)
Locked berths: none.
Clinched division: CHI, PHI.
Clinched bye: CHI.
Clinched berths: ATL, NO.
Eliminated: CAR, DET, DAL, WAS, MIN, ARI, SF.
Scenarios in which GB makes playoffs: win over CHI OR (NYG AND TB lose).
Scenario in which NYG makes playoffs: win over WAS AND GB loses to CHI.
Scenario in which TB makes playoffs: win over NO AND NYG loses to WAS AND GB loses to CHI.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

NFC Tiebreakers after Week 16:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
Divisional:
PHI-NYG	10-6		PHI	head-to-head sweep
ATL-NO	12-4		NO	division record
STL-SEA	7-9		SEA	division record

Conference:
PHI-CHI	11-5		CHI	head-to-head
NYG-GB	10-6		GB	head-to-head
NYG-TB	10-6		NYG	common opponents
CHI-ATL	12-4		CHI	common opponents
CHI-NO	12-4		NO	conference record
GB-TB	10-6		GB	strength-of-victory
NYG-GB-TB	any		GB	strength-of-victory [NYG: CAR+CHI+DAL+DET+HOU+JAX+MIN+SEA+WAS (+WAS) GB: BUF+DAL+DET+MIN+MIN+NYG+NYJ+PHI+SF (+CHI) TB: ARI+CAR+CAR+CIN+CLE+SEA+SF+STL+WAS (+NO)]

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2010, After Week 16

2010-12-26T19:21:00.002-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now.
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Divisional ties are broken first.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
The AFC #6 seed will have at least a 10-6 record. (Though the AFC South winner can be as bad as 9-7.)
Locked berths: NE #1.
Clinched divisions: KC.
Clinched berths: BAL, NYJ, PIT.
Eliminated: CIN, BUF, DEN, CLE, HOU, MIA, TEN, OAK.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

AFC Tiebreakers after Week 16:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
Divisional:
PIT-BAL	any		PIT	division record
JAX-IND	9-7		JAX	division record

Conference:
NYJ-PIT	11-5		NYJ	head-to-head
NYJ-BAL	11-5		BAL	head-to-head
PIT-KC	11-5		PIT	conference record
IND-KC	10-6		IND	head-to-head

Simple AFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2010, After Week 15 (and CAR-PIT)

2010-12-23T22:35:00.000-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: IND and OAK can only be tied if OAK beats IND.)
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Divisional ties are broken first.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
The AFC #6 seed will have at least a 10-6 record. (Though the AFC South winner can be as bad as 8-8.)
Locked berths: none.
Clinched divisions: none.
Clinched berths: NE, PIT.
Eliminated: CIN, BUF, DEN, CLE, HOU, MIA.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

AFC Tiebreakers after Week 15 (and CAR-PIT):

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
Divisional:
NE-NYJ	12-4		NYJ	division record
PIT-BAL	any		PIT	division record
JAX-IND	any	JAX beats HOU and IND beats TEN	IND	common opponents
JAX-IND	9-7	JAX beats HOU and IND loses to TEN	JAX	division record
JAX-IND	9-7	JAX loses to HOU and IND beats TEN	IND	division record
JAX-IND	any	JAX loses to HOU and IND loses to TEN	IND	common opponents
JAX-IND-TEN	8-8		TEN	common opponents
KC-SD	10-6	KC beats OAK	SD	common opponents
KC-SD	any	KC loses to OAK and SD beats DEN	SD	division record
KC-SD	9-7	SD loses to DEN	SD	common opponents
KC-OAK	9-7		OAK	head-to-head sweep
KC-SD-OAK	9-7		OAK	round robin

Conference:
NE-PIT	12-4		NE	head-to-head
NE-BAL	12-4		NE	head-to-head
NYJ-PIT	any		NYJ	head-to-head
NYJ-BAL	any		BAL	head-to-head
NYJ-JAX	10-6		JAX	common opponents
NYJ-KC	any		NYJ	conference record
NYJ-SD	10-6		NYJ	strength-of-victory (NE+MIA+BUF+MIN+DET+CLE+PIT vs. JAX+ARI+TEN+IND+KC+SF+DEN)]
PIT-KC	11-5		PIT	conference record
BAL-JAX	10-6		JAX	conference record
BAL-KC	any		BAL	conference record
BAL-SD	10-6		SD	conference record
JAX-KC	any		KC	head-to-head
JAX-SD	any		SD	head-to-head
JAX-OAK	9-7		JAX	head-to-head
IND-KC	any		IND	head-to-head
IND-SD	any		SD	head-to-head
IND-OAK	9-7		OAK	head-to-head
NYJ-BAL-JAX	10-6		JAX	BAL eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYJ-BAL-KC	10-6		NYJ	conference record
NYJ-BAL-SD	10-6		NYJ	BAL eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory
NYJ-JAX-KC	10-6		JAX	KC eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYJ-JAX-SD	10-6		NYJ	strength-of-victory
BAL-JAX-KC	10-6		JAX	conference record
BAL-JAX-SD	10-6		SD	BAL eliminated on conference record; head-to-head
NYJ-BAL-JAX-KC	10-6		JAX	BAL & KC eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYJ-BAL-JAX-SD	10-6		NYJ	BAL eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory

Another Potential Palpably Unfair Play

2010-12-21T07:40:00.008-05:00

Rex Ryan, on protecting against end-of-game punt returns like DeSean Jackson's:

I know my dad, I think they've changed the rules since then, but he used to have a punt team, in that exact situation, where I think he purposely put like 14 guys on the field. His thought was you punt the ball, they're not going to block it. You have 14 guys out there, they're not going to return it. Then when they penalize you, you just kneel on it, but you can't do that anymore. That was great. He actually, pulled it off in a game. They never caught it. I forget how many guys he had out there. He couldn't stand it. He had worked it for five years. He finally got to use it and then he had to tell everybody how smart he was and was fined like $10,000 [laughter].

Associated Press, February 5, 1990, reporting on Buddy Ryan's fine for using a 14-man "Polish Punt Team":

Philadelphia (AP) - The National Football League fined Eagles coach Buddy Ryan for deliberately using an illegal punt formation November 19 in the final seconds of a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, according to a report.

The Delaware County Sunday Times, citing an unnamed source close to the team, reported that Ryan was fined $3,500 for intentionally sending too many players onto the field, hoping to draw a penalty and run down the game clock....

In the game at Veterans Stadium, with 1:15 remaining, the Eagles took over the ball and tried to run out the clock. Quarterback Randall Cunningham went down on one knee for three downs and the Eagles took a delay of game penalty on the fourth, but 15 seconds still remained.

The Eagles were facing a fourth-and-22 from their own 24-yard line, and Ryan sent out his punt team, with a few extra players, according to the report.

Officials, apparently, did not notice the additional players and no penalty was called when the Eagles punted the ball.

The Vikings got the ball on their own 42-yard line with time for one play, but Eagles defensive back William Frizzell intercepted a Vikings pass to end the game.

Other potentially potential unfair plays, including the similar-in-concept Wisconsin all-offsides kickoff coverage, are described here.

Simple NFC Tiebreaker Chart, 2010, After Week 15 (Except CHI-MIN)

2010-12-19T16:23:00.018-05:00

Notes and assumptions:

No possibility of tie games.
Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: NYG and GB can only be tied if GB beats NYG.)
Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.
Divisional ties are broken first.
If three or more teams are tied, apply that tiebreaker, not the two-team tiebreaker.
Strength-of-victory is the combined winning percentage of the teams a team has beaten. It has nothing to do with point totals.
The NFC #6 seed will have at least a 9-7 record. (Though the NFC West winner can be as bad as 6-9-1.)
Locked berths: none.
Clinched division: CHI.
Clinched berth: ATL.
Eliminated: CAR, DET, DAL, WAS, MIN, ARI.
The complete tiebreaker rules are here.

NFC Tiebreakers after Week 15:

Tied Teams	Record	Extra condition	Winner	Why?
Divisional:
PHI-NYG	any		PHI	head-to-head sweep
CHI-GB	10-6		CHI	division record
ATL-NO	12-4		NO	division record
NO-TB	10-6		TB	common opponents
STL-SEA	7-9	STL beats SEA	STL	head-to-head sweep
STL-SEA	7-9	SEA beats STL	SEA	division record
STL-SF	7-9		SF	head-to-head sweep
SEA-SF	7-9		SF	division record
STL-SEA-SF	7-9		SF	round robin

Conference:
PHI-CHI	any		CHI	head-to-head
PHI-GB	10-6		GB	head-to-head
PHI-ATL	12-4		PHI	head-to-head
PHI-NO	any		NO	conference record
PHI-TB	10-6		TB	conference record
NYG-CHI	11-5		NYG	head-to-head
NYG-GB	any		GB	head-to-head
NYG-NO	any		NO	common opponents
NYG-TB	10-6	NYG beats WAS	NYG	common opponents
NYG-TB	10-6	NYG loses to WAS	NYG	strength-of-victory (CHI+DAL+DET+GB+HOU+JAX+MIN+SEA vs. ARI+CAR+CIN+CLE+NO+SF+STL)
CHI-ATL	12-4		CHI	common opponents
CHI-NO	any	CHI beats NYJ	NO	conference record
CHI-NO	any	CHI loses to NYJ	NO	common opponents
GB-NO	10-6		GB	common opponents
GB-TB	10-6		likely GB	strength-of-victory
PHI-CHI-ATL	12-4		likely PHI	strength-of-victory
PHI-CHI-NO	12-4		NO	conference record
PHI-GB-NO	10-6		likely GB	PHI eliminated on conference record; strength of victory
PHI-GB-TB	10-6		likely GB	PHI eliminated on conference record; strength-of-victory
NYG-GB-NO	10-6		NO	GB eliminated on conference record; common opponents
NYG-GB-TB	any		likely GB	strength-of-victory

Rule	Topic	2011	2010	Reasoning/Impact
1-1	Field of Play	The surface of the entire Field of Play must be a League-approved shade of green.	[new rule in 2011]	Prevents eyestrain for television viewers. Forestalls expansion to Boise or Cheney, Washington. Forces teams to paint over ruined fields.
3-2-7	Player Possession	To gain possession of a loose ball that has been caught, intercepted, or recovered, a player must have complete control of the ball and have both feet or any other part of his body, other than his hands, completely on the ground inbounds, and maintain control of the ball long enough to perform any act common to the game. Note 1: A player who goes to the ground in the process of attempting to secure possession of a loose ball (with or without contact by an opponent) must maintain control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone.	To gain possession of a loose ball that has been caught, intercepted, or recovered, a player must have complete control of the ball and have both feet completely on the ground inbounds or any other part of his body, other than his hands, on the ground inbounds. Note 1: A player who goes to the ground in the process of attempting to secure possession of a loose ball (with or without contact by an opponent) must maintain control of the ball after he touches the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone.	The following four rules all clarify, but do not change, the existing rules on possession or completed catches, largely stemming from the controversial Calvin Johnson non-catch from Week 1 last year. The eventual incomplete ruling would not change had the same play happened in 2011.
8-1-3	Completed or Intercepted Pass	A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is inbounds: (a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and (b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and (c) maintains control of the ball long enough, after (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, to enable him to perform any act common to the game (i.e., maintaining control long enough to pitch it, pass it, advance with it, or avoid or ward off an opponent, etc.). Note 1: It is not necessary that he commit such an act, provided that he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.	A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is inbounds: (a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and (b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands.
8-1-3-Item 1	Player Going to the Ground	If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.	If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball after he touches the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.
8-1-3-Item 2	Sideline Catches	If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds (with or without contact by an opponent) in the process of making a catch at the sideline, he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, or the pass is incomplete.	If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds (with or without contact by an opponent) in the process of making a catch at the sideline, he must retain control of the ball throughout the act of falling to the ground and after hitting the ground, or the pass is incomplete.
3-15-3-Note 1	Substitution Violation After Two-Minute Warning	If a passive player is pushed or blocked into any kick or fumble, or into a backward pass after it has struck the ground, and if such pushing or blocking is the primary factor that sends such a loose ball in touch, the impetus is by the pusher or blocker, and the pushed (blocked) player will not be considered to have touched the ball.	If a player is pushed or blocked into any kick or fumble or into a backward pass after it has struck the ground, and if such pushing or blocking is the primary factor that sends such a loose ball in touch, the impetus is by the pusher or blocker, and the pushed (blocked) player will not be considered to have touched the ball.	Clarification - the "passive" (non-blocking) exception was already included in Rule 9-2-4.
4-2-2-a	Toss of Coin	Unless the winner of the toss defers his choice to the second half, he must choose one of two privileges, and the loser is given the other. The two privileges are: (a) The opportunity to receive the kickoff, or to kick off; or ...	Unless the winner of the toss defers his choice to the second half, he must choose one of two privileges, and the loser is given the other. The two privileges are: (a) The opportunity to receive the kickoff; or ...	Ability to choose to kick off mistakenly deleted from the rulebook in 2008, when teams were given the additional choice to defer. However, this didn't prevent the 49ers from choosing to kick off in the second half in Week 13 last year (possibly a scorekeeping error).
4-8-2-Exc. 2	Period Extended	The half is not extended if: (2) if there is a major-minor double foul (“5 vs. 15”), and the major foul is by the offense, or if the major foul is a dead ball foul by the defense; Note 1: Dead ball personal fouls by either team at the end of a half are enforced on the ensuing kickoff. Note 2: Dead ball unsportsmanlike or taunting fouls by either team at the end of a half are disregarded.	The half is not extended if: (2) if there is a major-minor double foul (“5 vs. 15”), and the major foul is by the offense;	Note 1 was already Rule 14-1-7-a; Note 2 is new. [The following approved ruling is in the 2011 casebook, but should be removed to conform with the new rule: A.R. 14.206 FOULS BETWEEN HALVES At the end of the first half, or at the end of regulation time of a game going into overtime, one of the coaches or players argues with and shoves an official. Ruling: Unsportsmanlike conduct fouls between halves, or between the end of the regulation game and overtime, are assessed on the kickoff at the start of the second half or overtime. Disqualify the coach or player involved.]
5-36-3	Changes in Position - Helmet Speakers	Clubs that have a player whose principal position is as a non-quarterback (e.g., wide receiver, running back) and who also is used as a quarterback from time to time must have two helmets for that player—one with and one without radio components. ... It is not necessary that the offensive player with the speaker in his helmet receive the snap. For special teams’ plays, only one player per team with a receiver will be permitted on the field. The coach-to-player system is not subject to the equity rule. In the event one club experiences a coach-to-Player radio system malfunction or failure, the other club does not have to shut down its system and may continue using it. However, if the coaches’ intercom system has been completely shut down on both sidelines pursuant to the equity rule, all coaches’ headsets must be removed, and radio communications from the sidelines to the field must be conducted by walkie-talkie only.	[new rule in 2011]	Clarifies the rules regarding the players that may wear radio speakers in their helmets. These rules likely already exist in the NFL Game Operations Manual.
6-1-2-a	Restraining Lines - Free Kick	The restraining line for the kicking team shall be its 35-yard line for a kickoff ....	The restraining line for the kicking team shall be its 30-yard line for a kickoff ....	The kickoff spot has been moved up 5 yards. Will almost certainly result in more touchbacks and shorter returns.
6-1-3-a	Free Kick Formation	When the ball is kicked on a free kick down: After the ball has been made ready for play, all kicking team players other than the kicker must be lined up no more than five yards behind their restraining line.	[new rule in 2011]	Prevents kickoff gunners from getting long running head starts. Designed to lessen collision speed and reduce injuries.
6-2-3	Free Kick Out of Bounds	Penalty: For a kickoff out of bounds: The receiving team may elect to take possession of the ball 25 yards from the spot of the kick or at the out-of-bounds spot. Penalty: For a safety kick out of bounds: The receiving team may elect to take possession of the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick or at the out-of-bounds spot.	Penalty: For a free kick out of bounds: The receiving team may elect to take possession of the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick or at the out-of-bounds spot.	Kickoffs out-of-bounds will still be spotted at the 40-yard-line. Prevents teams with especially poor kickoff coverage units from taking advantage of the new rule by intentionally kicking out-of-bounds.
7-3-3	Forward Part of Ball	The forward part of the ball in its position when it is declared dead in the field of play shall be the determining point in measuring any distance gained or lost. The ball shall be rotated so that its long axis is parallel to the sidelines before measuring, while maintaining the forwardmost point. Note: When an airborne player of either team completes a catch or interception inbounds after an opponent has driven him backward, the ball is declared dead, and forward progress is awarded at the spot where the player established firm grip and control of the ball while in the air.	[old 7-1-2] The forward part of the ball in its position when declared dead in the field of play shall be taken as the determining point in measuring any distance gained. The ball shall not be rotated when measuring.	Measuring a football parallel to the sideline provides a better picture for television. The note is similar to existing Rule 8-1-3-Item 6 covering an airborne receiver carried out of bounds.
7-2-1-c	Dead Ball Declared	An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended ... when a quarterback immediately drops to his knee (or simulates dropping to his knee) behind the line of scrimmage.	[old 7-4-1-b] An official shall declare dead ball and the down ended ... any time a quarterback immediately drops to his knee (or simulates dropping his knee to the ground) behind the line of scrimmage during the last two minutes of a half.	Teams can't run fake kneeldown plays anytime, including before the two-minute warning.
7-6-3-b	Restrictions for Snapper	It is not necessary that the snap be between the snapper’s legs, but it must be one quick and continuous motion of the hand or hands of the snapper. The ball must leave or be taken from his hands during this motion.	[old 7-3-3-b] The impulse [of the the snap] must be given by one quick and continuous motion of hands or hands of snapper. The ball must actually leave or be taken from his hands during this motion.	Theoretically allows the center to be facing backwards from the line of scrimmage at the time of the snap.
8-2-1-Item 2	Intentional Grounding - Physical Contact	Intentional grounding should not be called if: (a) the passer initiates his passing motion toward an eligible receiver and then is significantly affected by physical contact from a defensive player that causes the pass to land in an area that is not in the direction and vicinity of an eligible receiver; or (b) the passer is out of the pocket, and his passing motion is significantly affected by physical contact from a defensive player that causes the ball to land short of the line of scrimmage.	Intentional grounding should not be called if the passer initiates his passing motion toward an eligible receiver and then is significantly affected by physical contact from a defensive player that causes the pass to land in an area that is not in the direction and vicinity of an eligible receiver.	Conforms the rule to the existing intentional grounding rules for passers within and out of the pocket.
12-2-1-d	Horse Collar	All players are prohibited from ... grabbing the inside collar of the back of the shoulder pads or jersey, or the inside collar of the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling down the runner. This does not apply to a runner who is in the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket. Note: It is not necessary for a player to pull the runner completely to the ground in order for the act to be illegal. If his knees are buckled by the action, it is a foul, even if the runner is not pulled completely to the ground.	All players are prohibited from ... grabbing the inside collar of the back of the shoulder pads or jersey, or the inside collar of the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling down the runner. This does not apply to a runner who is in the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket.	Clarifies the horsecollar rule.
12-2-8-j	Unnecessary Roughness - Launching	There shall be no unnecessary roughness. This shall include, but will not be limited to ... if a player illegally launches into a defenseless opponent. It is an illegal launch if a player (1) leaves both feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into his opponent, and (2) uses any part of his helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/”hairline” parts) to initiate forcible contact against any part of his opponent’s body. Note: This does not apply to contact against a runner, unless the runner is still considered to be a defenseless player.	[old 12-2-8-h] If a receiver has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself, a defensive player is prohibited from launching (springing forward and upward) into him in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet, facemask, shoulder, or forearm to forcibly strike the receiver’s head or neck area—even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet, facemask, shoulder, or forearm is lower than the receiver’s neck. Note: Launching is defined as springing forward and upward by a player who leaves his feet to make contact on the receiver.	The following four rules regarding launching and defenseless receivers have been completely rewritten for the second straight year.
12-2-9	Unnecessary Roughness - Defenseless Player	It is a foul if a player initiates unnecessary contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture. (a) Players in a defenseless posture are: (1) A player in the act of or just after throwing a pass; (2) A receiver attempting to catch a pass; or who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a runner. If the receiver/runner is capable of avoiding or warding off the impending contact of an opponent, he is no longer a defenseless player; (3) A runner already in the grasp of a tackler and whose forward progress has been stopped; (4) A kickoff or punt returner attempting to field a kick in the air; (5) A player on the ground at the end of a play; (6) A kicker/punter during the kick or during the return; (7) A quarterback at any time after a change of possession, and (8) A player who receives a “blindside” block when the blocker is moving toward his own endline and approaches the opponent from behind or from the side. (b) Prohibited contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture is: (1) Forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him; and (2) Lowering the head and making forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/”hairline” parts of the helmet against any part of the defenseless player’s body. Note: The provisions of (2) do not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or helmet in the course of a conventional tackle on an opponent.	[old 12-2-8-f/g-Note] Defenseless players ... shall include (i) a player in the act of or just after throwing a pass; (ii) a receiver catching or attempting to catch a pass; (iii) a runner already in the grasp of a tackler and whose forward progress has been stopped; (iv) a kickoff or punt returner attempting to field a kick in the air; and (v) a player on the ground at the end of a play. [old 12-2-8-f/g] If a player uses any part of his helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/”hairline” parts) or facemask to butt, spear, or ram an opponent violently or unnecessarily. Although such violent or unnecessary use of the helmet and facemask is impermissible against any opponent, game officials will give special attention in administering this rule to protecting those players who are in virtually defenseless postures, including but not limited to: (1) Forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face with the helmet or facemask, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him; or (2) Lowering the head and violently or unnecessarily making forcible contact with the “hairline” or forehead part of the helmet against any part of the defenseless player’s body; or (3) “Launching” (springing forward and upward) into a defenseless player, or otherwise striking him in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet or facemask to forcibly strike the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face—even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet or facemask is lower than the defenseless player’s neck. (Examples: a defender buries his facemask into a defenseless player’s high chest area, but the defender’s trajectory as he leaps into the defenseless player causes the defender’s helmet to strike the defenseless player violently in the head or face; or a defender, using a face-on posture or with his head slightly lowered, hits a defenseless player in an area below the defenseless player’s neck, then the defender’s head moves upward, resulting in strong contact by the defender’s mask or helmet with the defenseless player’s head, neck, or face [an example is the so-called “dip and rip” technique]).
12-2-13-3	Hits To Passer's Head and Use of Helmet and Facemask	In covering the passer position, Referees will be particularly alert to fouls in which defenders impermissibly use the helmet and/or facemask to hit the passer, or use hands, arms, or other parts of the body to hit the passer forcibly in the head or neck area (see also the other unnecessary-roughness rules covering these subjects). A defensive player must not use his helmet against a passer who is in a defenseless posture for example, (a) forcibly hitting the passer’s head or neck area with the helmet or facemask, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the passer by encircling or grasping him, or (b) lowering the head and making forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/”hairline” parts of the helmet against any part of the passer’s body. This rule does not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or non-crown parts of the helmet in the course of a conventional tackle on a passer.	In covering the passer position, Referees will be particularly alert to fouls in which defenders impermissibly use the helmet and/or facemask to hit the passer, or use hands, arms, or other parts of the body to hit the passer in the head, neck, or face (see also the other unnecessary-roughness rules covering these subjects). A defensive player must not use his facemask or other part of his helmet against a passer who is in a virtually defenseless posture — for example, (a) forcibly hitting the passer’s head, neck, or face with the helmet or facemask, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the passer by encircling or grasping him, or (b) lowering the head and violently or unnecessarily making forcible contact with the “hairline” or forehead part of the helmet against any part of the passer’s body. This rule does not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or non-crown parts of the helmet in the course of a conventional tackle on a passer. A defensive player must not “launch” himself (spring forward and upward) into a passer, or otherwise strike him in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet or facemask to forcibly strike the passer’s head, neck, or face—even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet or facemask is lower than the passer’s neck. Examples: (a) a defender buries his facemask into a passer’s high chest area, but the defender’s trajectory as he leaps into the passer causes the defender’s helmet to strike the passer violently in the head or face; (b) a defender, using a face-on posture or with head slightly lowered, hits a passer in an area below the passer’s neck, then the defender’s head moves upward, resulting in strong contact by the defender’s mask or helmet with the passer’s head, neck, or face (one example of this is the so-called “dip-and-rip” technique).	Incidental contact to the quarterback's face will not be considered a foul.
12-2-13-7	Passer Out of the Play	A passer who is standing still or fading backwards after the ball has left his hand is obviously out of the play and must not be unnecessarily contacted by the defense through the end of the play or until the passer becomes a blocker, or until he becomes a runner upon taking a lateral from a teammate or picking up a loose ball, or, in the event of a change of possession on the play, until the passer assumes a distinctly defensive position. However, at any time after the change of possession, it is a foul if (a) an opponent forcibly hits the quarterback’s head or neck area with his helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, or (b) if an opponent lowers his head and makes forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/”hairline” parts of his helmet against any part of the quarterback’s body. This provision (b) does not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or the helmet in the course of a conventional block.	A passer who is standing still or fading backwards after the ball has left his hand is obviously out of the play and must not be unnecessarily contacted by the defense through the end of the play or until the passer becomes a blocker, or until he becomes a runner upon taking a lateral from a teammate or picking up a loose ball, or, in the event of a change of possession on the play, until the passer assumes a distinctly defensive position. At any time after the change of possession, if the initial force of the contact by a defender’s helmet (including facemask), forearm, or shoulder is to the head or neck area of the quarterback it is a foul.
15-9	Instant Replay	Prior to the two-minute warning of each half, a Coaches’ Challenge System will be in effect except for plays when the on-field ruling results in a score for either team. After the two-minute warning of each half, throughout any overtime period, and after all scoring plays, a Referee Review will be initiated by a Replay Official from a Replay Booth comparable to the location of the coaches’ booth or Press Box.	Prior to the two-minute warning of each half, a Coaches’ Challenge System will be in effect. After the two-minute warning of each half, and throughout any overtime period, a Referee Review will be initiated by a Replay Assistant from a Replay Booth comparable to the location of the coaches’ booth or Press Box.	All challenges on scoring plays will be made by the replay booth, not the coaches. This will lead to more replay reviews overall. The Replay "Assistant" has been upgraded to an "Official," but their names do not appear on the 2011 NFL Roster of Officials.
15-9	Instant Replay - Coaches' Challenge	A team may challenge an on-field ruling up until the next legal snap or kick. If there is a foul that prevents the next snap, the team committing that foul will no longer be able to challenge the previous ruling. Penalty: For initiating a challenge when all of a team’s time outs have been exhausted, when all of its available challenges have been used, after the two minute warning of either half, during an overtime period, after a scoring play, or after a foul that prevents the next snap: Loss of 15 yards.	Penalty: For initiating a challenge when all of a team’s time outs have been exhausted or when all of its available challenges have been used: Loss of 15 yards.	Obviously superfluous challenges will cost a team 15 yards. However, challenging a play that turns out not to be reviewable (down by contact, etc.) remains legal.
15-9	Instant Replay	[The Replay Official] must initiate a review before the next legal snap or kick and cannot initiate a review of any ruling against a team that commits a foul to prevent the next snap.	[new rule in 2011]	There is no point in committing penalties to buy more time for the booth to replay a controversial call. Offenses ruled for should hurry to get off the next snap, and defenses ruled against should call timeout if necessary.