20 college football records that will never be broken

7 Nov 1998: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles looks on as players celebrate during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Doak Campell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers 45-14. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport /

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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 20: Defensive back Antonio Perkins #28 of the University of Oklahoma Sooners returns a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown against the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins at Memorial Stadium on September 20, 2003 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated UCLA 59-24. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

11. Punt return touchdowns in one game: Antonio Perkins, 3

Having three punt return touchdowns over the course of an entire season would rank among the most prolific special teams efforts of all time, but Perkins took it to a different level by accomplishing the feat in just one game.

Perkins attended high school in Lawton, about an hour outside Norman, and chose to remain in-state to play under second-year head coach Bob Stoops prior to the 2000 season. While the speedy defensive back took a redshirt and watched from the sidelines as the Sooners captured the 2000 national title, Perkins got into 10 games the next season and reeled in three interceptions.

Stoops moved Perkins to special teams the following year, and he instantly transformed into one of the best kick and punt returners in the nation with three touchdowns. In a September 2003 game against UCLA, Perkins achieved the impossible by bringing three punts back for scores in an easy 59-24.

Perkins had four punt return touchdowns in 2003, tied for the third-most in FBS history, and his career mark of eight scores matched Texas Tech’s Wes Welker atop the record books. Somebody matching Perkins’ three punt return scores in one game feels like a stretch, and his mark being bested will almost certainly never happen.

Following his brilliant college career that included unanimous All-American honors, Perkins was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft and appeared in six games with the Cleveland Browns before heading to Canada.

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