List of NCAA Division I FBS scoring leaders

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

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

All records are current as of the end of the 2023 season.

Division I FBS

Career

#	Player	Pts	RuTD	ReTD	2PC	FG	PAT	Years	School
1	Will Reichard	547				84	295	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023	Alabama
2	Keenan Reynolds	530	88		1			2012 2013 2014 2015	Navy
3	Kenneth Dixon	522	72	15				2012 2013 2014 2015	Louisiana Tech
4	Montee Ball	500	77	6	1			2009 2010 2011 2012	Wisconsin
5	Austin Seibert	499				63	310	2015 2016 2017 2018	Oklahoma
6	Zane Gonzalez	494			1	96	204	2013 2014 2015 2016	Arizona State
7	Christopher Dunn	491				97	200	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022	NC State
8	Daniel Carlson	480	1			92	198	2014 2015 2016 2017	Auburn
9	Travis Prentice	468	73	5				1996 1997 1998 1999	Miami (OH)
	Travis Etienne	468	70	8				2017 2018 2019 2020	Clemson
11	Dustin Hopkins	466				88	202	2009 2010 2011 2012	Florida State
12	Chandler Staton	464				64	272	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021	Appalachian State
13	Jonathan Barnes	462				81	219	2014 2015 2016 2017	Louisiana Tech
14	Ricky Williams	452	72	3	1			1995 1996 1997 1998	Texas
15	Aaron Jones	451				59	274	2010 2011 2012 2013	Baylor
	Jaden Oberkrom	451				79	214	2012 2013 2014 2015	TCU
17	Mike Hunnicut	450		1		75	219	2011 2012 2013 2014	Oklahoma
18	Jameson Vest	446				72	230	2015 2016 2017 2018	Toledo
	Andre Szmyt	446				83	197	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022	Syracuse
20	Jake Elliott	445				81	202	2013 2014 2015 2016	Memphis
21	Rodrigo Blankenship	440				80	200	2016 2017 2018 2019	Georgia
	B. T. Potter	440				70	230	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022	Clemson
23	Kyle Brotzman	439				67	238	2007 2008 2009 2010	Boise State
24	Louie Zervos	437				73	218	2016 2017 2018 2019	Ohio
25	Blake Grupe	436				77	205	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022	Arkansas State Notre Dame
26	Art Carmody	433				60	253	2004 2005 2006 2007	Louisville
	Ben Grogan	433				68	229	2013 2014 2015 2016	Oklahoma State
	Nick Sciba	433				80	193	2018 2019 2020 2021	Wake Forest
29	Riley Patterson	432				64	240	2017 2018 2019 2020	Memphis
30	Ross Martin	430				78	196	2012 2013 2014 2015	Duke

Single Season

#	Player	Pts	RuTD	ReTD	RetTD	2PC	PAT	Year	School
1	Montee Ball	236	33	6		1		2011	Wisconsin
2	Barry Sanders	222	37					1988	Oklahoma State
3	Devin Singletary	198	32	1				2017	Florida Atlantic
4	Brock Forsey	192	26	6				2002	Boise State
	Melvin Gordon	192	29	3				2014	Wisconsin
	Jay Ajayi	192	28	4				2014	Boise State
7	Keenan Reynolds	188	31			1		2013	Navy
8	Troy Edwards	186	3	27	1			1998	Louisiana Tech
	Kapri Bibbs	186	31					2013	Colorado State
10	Kevin Smith	180	29	1				2007	UCF
	Najee Harris	180	26	4				2020	Alabama
12	Terry Metcalf	174	28	1				1971	Long Beach State
	Lydell Mitchell	174	26	3				1971	Penn State
	Mike Rozier	174	29					1983	Nebraska
	Anthony Wales	174	27	2				2016	Western Kentucky
16	Toby Gerhart	172	28			2		2009	Stanford
17	Luke Staley	170	24	4		1		2001	BYU
18	Ricky Williams	168	27	1				1998	Texas
	Lee Suggs	168	27	1				2000	Virginia Tech
	Willis McGahee	168	28					2002	Miami (FL)
	Kenneth Dixon	168	27	1				2012	Louisiana Tech
	Kenneth Dixon	168	22	6				2014	Louisiana Tech
	Derrick Henry	168	28					2015	Alabama
	Rashaad Penny	168	23	2	3			2017	San Diego State
25	Art Luppino	166	21	3			22	1954	Arizona
26	Leon Burns	162	26	1				1969	Long Beach State
	Ricky Dobbs	162	27					2009	Navy
	Collin Klein	162	27					2011	Kansas State
	Bernard Pierce	162	27					2011	Temple
	Jeremy McNichols	162	23	4				2016	Boise State

References

"Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2021-12-23.