Years before the spread offense became de rigueur in college football, Houston was winging it around like crazy. And in 1989, Manny Hazard was the beneficiary, catching a whopping 142 passes to set the all-time record for college football catches in a season.
Hazard’s record has stood for the past 20 years. The rest of the top 15 single-season receiving performances are listed here:
Manny Hazard, Houston (1989) 142 catches / 1,689 yards
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (1998) 140 / 1,996
Nate Burleson, Nevada (2002) 138 / 1,629
Howard Twilley, Tulsa (1965) 134 / 1,779
Trevor Insley, Nevada (1999) 134 / 2,060
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (2007) 134 / 1,962
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (1995) 129 / 1,854
J.R. Tolver, San Diego State (2002) 128 / 1,785
Jordy Nelson, Kansas State (2007) 122 / 1,606
Damond Wilkins, Nevada (1996) 114 / 1,121
Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas 113 / 1119
James Casey, Rice 111 / 1329
Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (2007) 111 / 1,322
Marcus Harris, Wyoming (1996) 109 / 1,650
Chris Daniels, , Purdue (1999) 109 / 1,133
James Jordan, Louisiana Tech (2000) / 109 1,003
Danny Amendola, Texas Tech (2007) 109 / 1,245
