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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LUBBOCK, TX – NOVEMBER 9: A special edition Lone Survivor helmet with the motto “NEVER QUIT” was worn by the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats on November 9, 2013 at AT&T Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The Kansas State Wildcats won the game 49-26. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

4. Punting yards in a single game: Charlie Calhoun, 1,318

Regarded as perhaps the worst college football game of all time, the 1939 contest between Texas Tech and Centenary set a number of punting records that are simply impossible to top.

Neither team was particularly successful during the 1939 season, but that was only a small part of the disastrous matchup between the Red Raiders and Gents. A torrential downpour hit Centenary College Stadium ahead of the November 1939 game in Shreveport, muddying the field to the point of being basically unplayable and forcing the teams to punt often on first down.

Given the fitting nickname “When Punts Rained From the Sky,” the two teams combined for 77 punts, 14 fumbles and 30 total yards on 33 offensive plays across the entire game. The matchup ended in a 0-0 tie, although the Gents easily outgained the Red Raiders 31 to -1 and managed to punt one fewer time.

None of the 14 records set during the game will likely ever be broken, but Calhoun’s mark of 1,318 punting yards in one game for the Red Raiders seems particularly absurd. Virginia’s Nicholas Cante led the nation in total punting last year with just 3,279 yards across 12 games.

Texas Tech managed to recover from the punting spree with two wins in its final three games to finish the season at 5-5-1 overall.

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