Football Single-Game Records

Highest Scoring Tie Game

CategoryHIGHEST-SCORING TIE GAMESchool(s)Year(s)
Game55-55 Beatrice and Omaha Gross2007
Game42-42 Culbertson and Wheatland1979

Highest Total Offensive Yards: Game

CategoryClassMost Yds in a GameSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11/Class A777 Bellevue West vs. Millard West2016
Game11/Class C-2777 Wisner-Pilger vs. Tekamah Herman2016
GameClass B656 Pierce vs. Wisner-Pilger1977
GameClass C-1613 Cozad vs. Kearney Catholic2005
Game8-man850 Fairfield vs. Roseland1960
Game6-man667 Arthur vs. Hildreth1994

Most Blocked Punt TD Returns: Game

CategoryClassBlocked Punt-Return TDsPlayerSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11-man2 Mac Conroy Wood River 1961 vs. Shelton
GameClass ANullNullNullNull
GameClass BNullNullNullNull
GameClass C-1NullNullNullNull
GameClass C-2NullNullNullNull
Game8-manNullNullNullNull
Game6-manNullNullNullNull

Most Fumble Return TDs: Game

CategoryClassFumble RecoveriesPlayerSchool(s)Year(s)
Career11/Class B14 Gail Beckstead Bellevue1955
CareerClass ANullNullNullNull
CareerClass C-17 Jon Gleason Pierce 1980-82
CareerClass C-17Glen Nitz Pierce 1981-83
CareerClass C-211 Jake Reader Kimball 2009-12
Career8-man21 Larry Schledewitz Maxwell 1968-71
Career6-manNullNullNullNull
Season11/Class B14 Gail Beckstead Bellevue1955
SeasonClass ANullNullNullNull
SeasonClass C-16 Jon Gleason Pierce1981
SeasonClass C-29 Kyle Gierhan Centennial2012
Season8-man7 Drew Beeson Clarkson/Leigh2022
Season6-manNullNullNullNull
Game11/Class C-25 Nathan Lavrenz Om. C. Christian vs. Scribner-Snyder1996
GameClass A4 Brent Harrill Millard South vs. Omaha Central1997
GameClass BNullNullNullNull
GameClass C-13 Seth Behrens David City vs. Centennial2007
GameClass C-13Andrew Soneson St. Paul vs. Adams Central2001
Game8-man5 Mike Gilpin Wolbach1975
Game8-man5Jacob Johnson Niobrara/Verdigre2014
Game6-manNullNullNullNull

Most OTs in a Game

CategoryClassOvertimesSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11/Class A7 Omaha Central (63) vs. Millard South (56)2003
GameClass BNullNullNull
GameClass C-14 Ogallala (36) vs. Gothenburg (35) 2011 playoffs
GameClass C-2NullNullNull
Game8-man5 Leyton (66) vs. Chappell (60)1992
Game8-man5 Thedford (62) vs. Brady (60)1994
Game8-man5 Leyton (58) vs. South Platte (52)1998
Game6-man5 Arthur (28) vs. Lewellen (22)1995

Most Points by Losing Team: Game

CategoryClassLosing Team PointsSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11-man62 (Overtime) Omaha Gross vs. Beatrice2007
Game11-man62 (Regulation) Bellevue West vs. Omaha Westside2017
GameClass A62 Bellevue West vs. Omaha Westside (73)2017
GameClass B--Overtime62 Omaha Gross vs. Beatrice2007
GameClass B--Regulation55 Omaha Gross vs. Beatrice2007
GameClass C-156 Lincoln Christian vs. Fairbury (61)2015
GameClass C-248 BLRD vs. Logan View (49)2016
Game8-man73 Nebraska Lutheran vs. Exeter-Milligan2001
Game6-man80 Arthur County vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller2021

Most Return TDs: Game

CategoryClassReturn TDsPlayerSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11/Class C-1 4 (3 KO 1 INT) Jeremy Hurt Cairo Centura vs. Kearney Catholic1994
GameClass ANullNullNullNull
GameClass B3(2 Punt 1 INT) Tyson Gordon Omaha Skutt Catholic2018
GameClass C-2NullNullNullNull
Game8-man3 Tom Boatman Peru Prep1960
Game8-man3Doug Watkins Phillips vs. Marquette1965
Game8-man3Derek Stinnette Cedar Bluffs vs. Omaha Bownell-Talbot2002
Game8-man3 Ty Eiler St. Mary’s2011
Game8-man3 Brady Turek Hemingford2014
Game8-man3 Cameron Cuttlers Crawford vs. Hay Springs1989
Game6-man3 Matt Morrison Rock County2004
Game6-man3Gus Delatour Arthur County vs. Potter-Dix2016

Most Safeties: Game

CategoryClassSafetiesSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11/Class A3 North Platte vs. McCook1974
GameClass B2 Omaha Skutt Catholic2018
GameClass C-1NullNullNull
GameClass C-2NullNullNull
Game8-man3 Beemer vs. Omaha Nation1980
Game8-man3Homer vs. Omaha Nation2019
Game6-manNullNullNull

Most Team Points: Game

CategoryClassPointsSchool(s)Year(s)
Season11/Class C-2696 Cambridge1994
SeasonClass A662 Bellevue West2019
SeasonClass B577 Bennington2021
SeasonClass C-1664 Aurora2018
Season8-man839 Sargent2011
Season6-man833 Cody-Kilgore2021

Most Team Points – Both Teams: Game

CategoryClassBoth Teams Points CombinedSchool(s)Year(s)
GameAll-time208 Cozad (201) vs. Overton (7)1921
Game11-man/Class A135 Omaha Westside (73) vs. Bellevue West (62)2017
GameClass B--Overtime125 Beatrice (63) vs. Omaha Gross (62) OT2007
GameClass B--Regulation111 Ralston (70) vs. Omaha Roncalli (41)2013
GameClass C-1117 Fairbury (61) vs. Lincoln Christian (56)2015
GameClass C-2112 Oakland-Craig (100) vs. Winnebago (12)2002
Game8-man176 Bancroft-Rosalie (106) vs. Allen (70)2014
Game6-man181 Arthur County (101) vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (80)2021

Most Team Rushing Yards: Game

CategoryClassRushing YardsSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11/Class A680 Millard North vs. Bellevue West2005
GameClass B628 Pierce vs. Wisner1977
GameClass C-1NullNullNull
GameClass C-2575 Sutton vs. Shelby-Rising City2014
Game8-man751 Rosalie vs. Snyder1977
Game6-manNullNullNull

Most Team TD Passes: Game

CategoryClassTD PassesSchool(s)Year(s)
Game11-man15 Cozad vs. Overton1921
Game8-man11 Giltner vs. Grand Island Heartland Lutheran2012

Most Yards: Game

CategoryClassYPGPlayerSchool(s)Year(s)
Season11/Class C-2393.5 Will Gatzemeyer BRLD2019
SeasonClass A356 Noah Walters Lincoln East2021
SeasonClass B331.5 Nick Bohn Bennington2019
SeasonClass C-1391.9 Kale Jensen Central City2020
Season8-man391.9 Aiden Kuester Neligh-Oakdale2022
Season6-man364.9 Shawn Cochran Arthur1996

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