Football World Records

84 official football records and counting

Football world records - where football includes soccer, American football, rugby and even paper football for the less athletically inclined - are a diverse bunch. Rather than aiming for the halls of fame overseen by ESPN, the NFL or FIFA, these champions create their own categories of achievement that incorporate memory skills, huge collections team memorabilia or speedy handling of footballs.

Want to learn how to create your own football world record? Start here.

Records

07:03 The Internet

Most Consecutive Football Catches While Riding A Unicycle

samuel

Samuel caught consecutive 127 football passes while riding a unicycle. He learned to ride a unicycle when he got one as a Christmas present from his Nana and papa.

02:20 The Internet

Longest Time Camping Out For ESPN's College GameDay

Dan Has

Daniel Haslam waited in ESPN’s College GameDay line for 43 hours and 30 minutes. Haslem got in line at 3pm on Thursday October 22, 2009 and stayed in it until 10:30am on Saturday October 24, 2009, in time for the start of the show.

01:47 United States

Longest Paper Football Field Goal

Kelley Parker

Kelley P. hit a paper football field goal from 35 feet (420 inches) away.

01:08 United States

Most Times Touching Football To Head In 30 Seconds

Matt Deangelis

Matt Deangelis touched a football to his head 217 times in only 30 seconds.

01:08 United States

Most Times Touching Football To Head In 30 Seconds

Matt Deangelis

Matt Deangelis touched a football to his head 217 times in only 30 seconds.

00:20 The Internet

Fastest Time To Name Every FIFA World Cup Winner In Chronological Order

Paul Dmitriev

Paul Dmitriev, an intern at Big Soccer, named every winning FIFA World Cup team in chronological order in 7.15 seconds.

01:11 United States

Largest Terrible Towel Collection

Emmett Newsome

Emmett Newsome has 227 Terrible Towels in his collection.

00:59 The Internet

Most Regulation-Length Basketball Court Football Passes In One Minute

Joe Overton

Joe Overton and his friend threw 17 complete passes using a football the full length of a regulation basketball court in one minute.

01:39

Largest Cancer Awareness Message

University of Texas

10,000 fans at a college football game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners held up Livestrong placards showing their support in the battle against cancer. The record was set at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 2010.

03:36 United States

Fastest Time To Name All Super Bowl MVPs (1967-2011)

Rob Holecko

Rob Holecko named all Super Bowl MVPs from 1967 to 2011 in one minute and 20.15 seconds.

00:23 United States

Longest Football Throw Caught By A Wakeboarder

Chris Miller

Chris Miller sucessfully threw a football from a boat to his friend who was 60 feet away riding a wakeboard. They set the world record on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

01:43 United States

Largest Miniature Football Helmet Collection

Alex Cunningham

Alex Cunningham has 46 miniature football helmets in his collection.

01:07 United States

Most Paper Footballs Flicked Into A Prius Cup Holder From The Back Seat In Two Minutes

Prius Records

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

01:21 United States

Most Tangerines Fit Into A Football Helmet In A Prius

Prius Records

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

00:27 The Internet

Most People On The SUU Football Field At Once To Support Cancer Survivors

Cheryl Bellomo

301 people came together on the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds[] football field to honor cancer survivors and Break Cancer. They were participating inThe Iron County American Cancer Society Relay for Life[].

01:50 United States

Most Different Types Of Football Card Pack Wrappers Placed In A Hat

Alex Cunningham

Alex Cunningham placed 12 different American football card pack wrappers in a hat.

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