List of NCAA football retired numbers

Pittsburgh Panthers retired numbers at Acrisure Stadium, September 2011

Teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career. As with other leagues, once a team retires a player's jersey number, it never issues the number to any other player, unless the player or team explicitly allows it.

## History

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Since NCAA teams began retiring numbers, many players have had their jersey number retired. Pittsburgh have the most retired numbers with 10. Unlike professional leagues, no one player has had his number retired by two teams.

Unlike major sports leagues in the United States such as MLB (which retired Jackie Robinson's number 42), the NHL (which did so for Wayne Gretzky's 99), and the NBA (Bill Russell's 6) the NCAA has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone.

Nevertheless, there are some cases of retirement of a same number honoring two different players, such as Houston, which retired number 7 worn by David Klingler and Case Keenum, among other similar cases.

Moreover, Michigan retired a number for three players, the #11 in honor of the Wistert brothers.[1] Brigham Young University (BYU) did the same, retiring number 6 for three different players, Marc Wilson, Robbie Bosco, and Luke Staley.[2]

Since 2005, Syracuse holds the record of players honored with a number retirement after the University retired no. 44 worn by 25 different players between 1921 and 1998.

There are also some strange cases such as UCLA retiring #42 for Jackie Robinson; although he wore No. 28 for the football team; the school chose to retire No. 42 because it was more identified with him after Robinson wore that number throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.[3][4]

## Retired numbers

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Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Johnny Unitas' #16 was retired by Louisville in 2003 Roger Staubach's #12 was retired by the Naval Academy in 1965 Dan Marino's #13 was retired by Pittsburgh Brett Favre's #4, retired by Southern Miss in 2015 Troy Aikman's #8, retired by UCLA John Elway has his #7 retired by Stanford Peyton Manning's #16 was retired by Tennessee in 2005 Michigan retired #11 in honor of Whitey Wistert (photo) and his two brothers Doc Blanchard's #35, retired by Army Colt McCoy's #12, retired by the Texas Longhorns Gerald Ford with Michigan in 1933. His number 48 was retired by the program Frank Sinkwich's #21, retired by Georgia Andre Ware's #11, retired by Houston Sam Huff's #75 was retired by West Virginia in 2005 Nile Kinnick's #24, retired by Iowa Howard Cassady's #40 was retired by Ohio State Missouri retired #23 in honor of Roger Wehrli (photo) and Johnny Roland Steve Largent has his #83 retired by Tulsa Joe Greene's #75, retired by North Texas Bill Dudley's #35 was retired by Virginia Elroy Hirsch's #40 was retired by Wisconsin in 2005 John Mackey's #88, retired by Syracuse Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired across all UCLA sports in 2014 Randall Cunningham's #17, the only number retired by UNLV Jan Stenerud's #78 was retired by Montana State Eddie LeBaron's #40 was retired by Pacific Kyle Arrington's #24, retired by Hofstra Frank Beamers's #25 was retired by Virginia Tech in 2002 Team  | No.  | Player  | Tenure  | No. retired | Ref.

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Akron |

| Chris Angeloff[n 1] | 1974–1975 | 1975 | [5]
Alabama A&M |

| John Stallworth | 1971–1974 | 1974 | [6]

| Robert Mathis | 1999–2002 | 2012 | [7]
Appalachian State |

| Armanti Edwards | 2006–2009 | 2023 | [8]

| John Settle | 1983–1986 | 1986 | [9]

| Dexter Coakley | 1993–1996 | 2005 | [10]

| Dino Hackett | 1982–1985 | 2005 | [11]

| Larry Hand | 1960–1964 | 2006 | [12]
Arizona State |

| Danny White | 1971–1973 |  | [13]

| Bobby Mulgado | 1954–1957 |  | [13]

| Wilford White | 1947–1950 |

| Mike Haynes | 1971–1975 |  | [13]

| Pat Tillman[n 1] | 1994–1997 | 2004 | [13]
Arkansas |

| Clyde Scott | 1946–1949 | 1949 | [14]

| Brandon Burlsworth[n 1] | 1994–1998 | 1999 | [14]
Army |

| Pete Dawkins | 1956–1958 | 2008 | [15][16]

| Doc Blanchard | 1944–1946 | 2009 | [16]

| Glenn Davis | 1943–1946 | 2005 | [16]

| Joe Steffy | 1945–1947 | 2009 | [16]
Auburn |

| Pat Sullivan | 1969–1971 |  | [17]

| Bo Jackson | 1982–1985 |  | [17]

| Terry Beasley | 1969–1971 |  | [17]
Austin Peay |

| John Ogles | 1963–1966 |  | [18]

| Harold Roberts | 1967–1970 |  | [18]
Boise State |

| Jim McMillan | 1971–1974 | 1978 | [19]
Boston College |

| Doug Flutie | 1981–1984 |  | [20]

| Mike Ruth | 1982–1985 |  | [20]
Bowling Green |

| Paul Miles | 1970–1973 |  | [21]
BYU |

| Marc Wilson | 1975–1979 | 2017 | [22]

| Robbie Bosco | 1981–1985 | 2017 | [22]
Luke Staley | 1999–2001 | 2017 | [22]

| Steve Young | 1980–1983 | 2003 | [22]

| Jim McMahon | 1977–1981 | 2014 | [22]

| Gifford Nielsen | 1973–1977 | 2007 | [22]

| Ty Detmer | 1987–1991 | 2007 | [22]

| Eldon Fortie | 1960–1962 | 1963 | [22]

| Marion Probert [n 1] | 1952–1954 | 1977 | [22]
California |

| Joe Roth[n 1] | 1975–1976 | 1977 | [23]
Central Michigan |

| Jim Podoley | 1952–1956 |  | [24]
Clemson |

| Steve Fuller [n 2] | 1975–1978 | 1979 | [25]

| C. J. Spiller [n 3] | 2006–2009 | 2010 | [26]

| Banks McFadden | 1937–1939 | 1987 | [27]
Colorado |

| Shedeur Sanders | 2023–2024 | 2025 | [28]

| Bobby Anderson [n 4] | 1967–1969 | 1969 | [34]

| Travis Hunter | 2023–2024 | 2025 | [28]

| Rashaan Salaam[n 1] | 1992–1994 | 2017 | [34]

| Byron White[n 4] | 1935–1937 | 1937 | [34]

| Joe Romig[n 4] | 1959–1961 | 1961 | [34]
Colorado State |

| Eddie Hanna [n 1] | 1947–1949 | 1949 | [35]

| Thurman McGraw | 1946–1949 |  | [36]
Drake |

| Johnny Bright [n 5] | 1949–1951 | 2006 | [39]
East Carolina |

| Robert Farris [n 1] | 1965–1967 |  | [40]

| Norman Swindell [n 1] | 1963–1965 |  | [40]

| James Speight | 1955–1959 |  | [40]

| Roger Thrift | 1949–1950 |  | [40]
Eastern Illinois |

| Tony Romo | 1999–2002 | 2009 | [41]

| Sean Payton | 1983–1986 | 2010 | [42]
Eastern Washington |

| Michael Roos | 2001–2004 | 2009 | [43]

| Bob Picard | 1968–1969,
1971–1972 | 2003 | [43]
Fresno State |

| Derek Carr | 2009–2013 | 2017 | [44]

| David Carr | 1997–2001 | 2007 | [44]

| Kevin Sweeney | 1983–1986 |  | [44]

| Trent Dilfer | 1991–1993 |  | [44]

| Vince Petrucci | 1976–1978 |  | [44]

| Davante Adams | 2011–2013 | 2022 | [44]

| Dale Messer | 1958–1960 |  | [44]

| Lorenzo Neal | 1990–1992 | 2022 | [44]

| Henry Ellard | 1979–1982 |  | [44]
Georgia |

| Frank Sinkwich | 1941–1943 | 1943 | [45]

| Herschel Walker | 1980–1982 | 1985 | [45]

| Theron Sapp | 1955–1958 | 1959 | [45]

| Charley Trippi | 1942,
1945–1946 | 1947 | [45]
Georgia Southern |

| Adrian Peterson | 1998–2001 |  | [46]

| Tracy Ham | 1982–1986 |  | [47]
Hawaii |

| Colt Brennan | 2005–2007 | 2021 | [48]

| Tom Kaulukukui | 1934–1937 |  | [49]
Hofstra

| Wayne Chrebet | 1991–1994 |  | [50]

| Walter Kohanowich | 1948–1952 |  | [50]

| Dave Fiore | 1992–1995 |  | [50]

| John Schmitt | 1961–1963 |  | [50]

| Marques Colston | 2001–2005 |  | [50]
Houston |

| David Klingler | 1988–1991 | 2016 | [51]
Case Keenum | 2006–2011 | 2016 | [51]

| Andre Ware | 1987–1989 |  | [51]

| Wilson Whitley | 1972–1976 |  | [51]
Idaho |

| Ken Hobart | 1980–1983 |  | [52]

| John Friesz | 1986–1989 | 2006 | [53]

| Wayne Walker | 1955–1957 |  | [54]

| John Yarno | 1973–1976 | 1977 | [55]

| Jerry Kramer | 1955–1957 | 1963 | [56][57]
Idaho State |

| Jared Allen | 2000–2003 |  | [58]
Illinois |

| Dick Butkus | 1962–1964 | 2003 | [59][60]

| Red Grange | 1923–1925 | 2003 | [59]
Iowa |

| Nile Kinnick [n 6] | 1936–1939 |  | [62]

| Cal Jones | 1952–1955 |  | [62]
Iowa State |

| Mike Cox | 1963–1964 | 1964 | [63]
Indiana |

| Anthony Thompson | 1986–1989 |  | [64]
Kansas |

| John Hadl | 1959–1961 |  | [65][66]

| Ray Evans [n 7] | 1941–1942,
1946–1947 |  | [65][67]

| Gale Sayers | 1962–1964 | 1989 | [65][68]´
Kansas State |

| Lynn Dickey | 1968–1970 |  | [69]
Steve Grogan | 1972–1974 |  | [69]
Kent State |

| Josh Cribbs | 2001–2004 | 2010 | [70]

| Eric Wilkerson | 1985–1988 |  | [71]

| Jim Corrigall | 1967–1969 | 1969 | [72]

| Jack Lambert | 1971–1973 | 1977 | [73]
Kentucky |

| Calvin Bird | 1958–1960 | 1997 | [74]

| Mark Higgs | 1984–1987 | 1997 | [74]
Lafayette |

| Fred Kirby | 1939–1941 | 2011 | [75]
Liberty[n 8] |

| Rashad Jennings | 2006–2008 | 2020 | [77]

| Jerry Falwell[n 9] | — | 2006 | [76]

| Kelvin Edwards | 1982–1985 | 2019 | [78]

| Eric Green | 1985–1989 | 2008 | [76]
Lincoln (MO) |

| Lemar Parrish | 1966–1969 |  | [79]
Louisville |

| Lamar Jackson | 2015–2017 | 2021 | [80]

| Johnny Unitas | 1951–1955 | 2003 | [81]
LSU |

| Billy Cannon | 1957–1959 | 1960 | [82]

| Jerry Stovall | 1960–1962 | 2018 | [83]

| Tommy Casanova | 1969–1971 | 2009 | [84]
Marshall |

| Frank Gatski | 1940–1941 | 2005 | [85]
Miami (FL) |

| George Mira | 1961–1963 | 1997 | [86]

| Vinny Testaverde | 1982–1986 | 1997 | [86]

| Jim Dooley | 1949–1951 | 1997 | [86]

| Ted Hendricks | 1966–1968 | 1997 | [86]
Miami (OH) |

| Ben Roethlisberger | 2000–2003 | 2007 | [87][88]

| Bob Hitchens | 1971–1973 |  | [87][89][88]

| John Pont | 1949–1951 |  | [87][88]
Memphis |

| Charles Greenhill | 1983 |  | [90]

| DeAngelo Williams | 2002–2005 |  | [90]

| Dave Casinelli | 1960–1963 |  | [90]

| Danton Barto | 1990–1993 | 2021 | [90]

| John Bramlett | 1959–1962 |  | [90]

| Harry Schuh | 1962–1964 |  | [90]

| Isaac Bruce | 1992–1993 |  | [90]
Michigan |

| Whitey Wistert | 1931–1933 | 1949 | [91]

| Al Wistert | 1940–1942 | 1949 | [91]

| Alvin Wistert | 1947–1949 | 1949 | [91]

| Desmond Howard | 1989–1991 | 2015 | [91]

| Bennie Oosterbaan | 1925–1927 | 1927 | [91]

| Gerald Ford | 1932–1934 | 1994 | [91]

| Ron Kramer | 1954–1956 | 1956 | [91]

| Tom Harmon | 1938–1940 | 1940 | [91]
Michigan State |

| Clinton Jones | 1964–1966 | 2015 | [92]

| John Hannah [n 10] | — | 1969 | [96]

| Percy Snow | 1986–1989 | 2013 |

| Don Coleman | 1949–1951 | 1951 | [96]

| George Webster | 1964–1966 | 1967 | [96]

| Bubba Smith | 1964–1966 | 2006 | [96]
Middle Tennessee |

| Teddy Morris | 1962–1965 | 1965 | [97]

| Kevin Byard | 2012–2015 | 2022 | [98][99]
Minnesota |

| Paul Giel | 1951–1953 | 1991 | [100][101][102]

| Bruce Smith | 1939–1941 | 1977 | [100][101][102]

| Bronko Nagurski | 1927–1929 | 1979 | [100][101][102]
Mississippi Valley State |

| Parnell Dickinson | 1972–1975 | 1976 | [103][104]
Missouri |

| Johnny Roland | 1962,
1964–1965 |  | [105]

| Roger Wehrli | 1966–1968 |  | [105]

| Brock Olivo | 1994–1997 |  | [105]

| Bob Steuber | 1940–1943 |  | [105]

| Darold Jenkins | 1939–1941 |  | [105]

| Paul Christman | 1938–1940 |  | [105]

| Kellen Winslow | 1975–1978 |  | [105]
Missouri Southern |

| Rod Smith | 1988–1993 |  | [106]
Montana |

| Dave Dickenson | 1992–1995 |  | [107][108]

| Terry Dillon | 1960–1962 |  | [107][109]
Montana State |

| Don Hass | 1964–1966 |  | [110]

| Sonny Holland | 1956–1959 | 1959 | [111]

| Bill Kollar | 1971–1973 |  | [112]

| Jan Stenerud | 1963–1965 | 1984 | [113]
Murray State |

| Larry Tillman | 1966–1969 | 1969 | [114]

| Michael Proctor | 1986–1989 | 1993 | [114]
Navy |

| Roger Staubach | 1961–1963 | 1965 | [115][116]

| Keenan Reynolds | 2012–2015 | 2016 | [115][116]

| Joe Bellino | 1958–1960 | 1960 | [115][116][117]

| Napoleon McCallum | 1981–1985 |  | [115][116][118]
NC State |

| Philip Rivers | 2000–2003 | 2003 | [119][120]

| Roman Gabriel | 1958–1961 | 1962 | [119][120]

| Ted Brown | 1975–1978 | 1978 | [119][120]

| Dick Christy | 1954–1957 | 1997 | [119][120]

| Jim Ritcher | 1976–1979 | 1987 | [119][120]

| Bill Yoest | 1970–1973 | 2003 | [119][120]

| Dennis Byrd | 1964–1967 |  | [119][120]

| Torry Holt | 1995–1998 | 1999 | [119][120]
Nebraska |

| Tom Novak | 1946–1949 | 1949 |

| Bob Brown | 1961–1963 | 2004 |
Nevada |

| Frank Hawkins | 1977–1980 |  | [121]

| Marion Motley | 1940–1942 |  | [121]
New Mexico

| Bobby Santiago[n 11] | 1959–1962 |  | [124]

| Don Perkins | 1957–1959 |  | [125]

| Brian Urlacher[n 11] | 1996–1999 | 2013 | [126]
North Carolina |

| Charlie Justice | 1946–1949 |  | [127]

| Bill Sutherland [n 1] | 1946 |  | [127]

| Art Weiner | 1946–1949 |  | [127]

| Andy Bershak | 1935–1937 |  | [127]

| George Barclay | 1932–1934 |  | [127]
North Texas |

| Abner Haynes | 1957–1959 |  | [128]

| Ray Renfro | 1949–1950 | 2000 | [128]

| Richard Gill | 1968–1969 | 1971 | [128]

| Joe Greene | 1966–1969 | 1981 | [128]
Ohio State |

| Les Horvath | 1940–1942,
1944 | 2000 | [129][130]

| Eddie George | 1992–1995 | 2001 | [130]

| Vic Janowicz | 1949–1951 | 2000 | [131][130]

| Howard Cassady | 1952–1955 | 2000 | [130]

| Archie Griffin | 1972–1975 | 1999 | [130]

| Chic Harley | 1916–1917,
1919 | 2004 | [130]

| Bill Willis[n 12] | 1942–1944 | 2007 | [130]
Oklahoma State |

| Barry Sanders | 1986–1988 |  | [134]

| Thurman Thomas | 1984–1987 |  | [134]

| Terry Miller | 1974–1977 |  | [134]

| Bob Fenimore | 1943–1946 |  | [135]
Ole Miss |

| Eli Manning | 1999–2003 | 2021 | [136][137][138]

| Archie Manning | 1968–1970 |  | [136]

| Chucky Mullins[n 13] | 1988–1989 |  | [136]

| Ben Williams[n 14] | 1972–1975 | 2022 | [139]
Oregon State |

| Terry Baker | 1959–1962 |  | [140]
Penn State |

| John Cappelletti | 1970–1973 | 2013 | [141]
Pacific |

| Dick Bass | 1955–1958 | 1984 | [142]

| Willard Harrell | 1971–1974 | 1986 | [142]

| Eddie LeBaron | 1946–1949 | 1950 | [142]

| Eddie Macon | 1949–1951 | 2008 | [142]
Pittsburgh |

| Larry Fitzgerald | 2002–2003 | 2013 | [143]

| Dan Marino | 1979–1982 | 1983 | [143]

| Tony Dorsett | 1973–1976 | 1976 | [143]

| Marshall Goldberg | 1936–1938 | 1997 | [143]

| Joe Schmidt | 1950–1952 | 1997 | [143]

| Mark May | 1977–1980 | 2001 | [143]

| Jim Covert | 1979–1983 | 2015 | [144]

| Bill Fralic | 1981–1984 | 1984 | [143]

| Mike Ditka | 1958–1960 | 1997 | [143]

| Hugh Green | 1977–1980 | 1980 | [143]
Portland State |

| Neil Lomax | 1977–1980 |  | [145]

| Peter Stott | 1990–1992 | 2014 | [146]
Rhode Island |

| Tom Ehrhardt | 1983–1985 | 1996 | [147]
Rutgers |

| Eric LeGrand | 2008–2010 | 2013 | [148]
San Diego State |

| Todd Santos | 1984–1987 |  | [149]

| Haven Moses | 1966–1967 |  | [149]

| Willie Buchanon | 1970–1971 |  | [149]

| Marshall Faulk | 1991–1993 |  | [149]
San José State |

| Dave Chaney | 1970–1972 | 2019 | [150]
Savannah State |

| Shannon Sharpe | 1986–1989 | 2009 | [151]
South Carolina |

| Sterling Sharpe | 1983,
1985–1987 |  | [152]

| Steve Wadiak | 1948–1951 |  | [152]

| George Rogers | 1977–1980 |  | [152]

| Mike Johnson | 1964 |  | [152]
Southeast Missouri State |

| Mike Wood | 1974–1977 | 1978 | [153]
Southern Miss |

| Brett Favre | 1987–1990 | 2015 | [154][155]

| Reggie Collier | 1980–1982 | 2008 | [156]

| Ray Guy | 1970–1972 |  | [157]
Stanford |

| Ernie Nevers | 1921–1924 |  | [158]

| John Elway | 1979–1982 | 2013 | [158][159]

| Jim Plunkett | 1968–1970 |  | [158]
Syracuse |

| Donovan McNabb | 1995–1998 | 2013 | [160]

| Don McPherson | 1984–1987 | 2013 | [160]

| Larry Csonka | 1965–1967 | 2007 | [160]

| (various)[n 15] | 1921–1998 | 2005 | [160]

| Joe Morris | 1978–1981 | 2018 | [160]

| Tim Green | 1982–1986 | 2019 | [161]

| John Mackey | 1960–1962 | 2007 | [160]
TCU |

| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1997–2000 | 2005 | [162]

| Davey O'Brien | 1935–1938 | 1939 | [163][164]

| Sammy Baugh | 1934–1936 | 1993 | [164]
Tennessee |

| Peyton Manning | 1995–1997 | 2005 | [165][166]

| Billy Nowling [n 16] | 1940–1942 | 1946 | [165]

| Johnny Majors | 1954–1956 | 2012 | [167]

| Rudy Klarer [n 16] | 1941–1942 | 1946 | [165]

| Willis Tucker [n 16] | 1939–1940 | 1946 | [165]

| Clyde Fuson [n 16] | 1942 | 1946 | [165]

| Doug Atkins | 1950–1952 | 2005 | [165][166]

| Reggie White | 1980–1983 | 2005 | [165][169]
Texas |

| Vince Young | 2003–2005 |  | [170]

| Colt McCoy | 2006–2009 |  | [170]

| Earl Campbell | 1974–1977 |  | [170]

| Bobby Layne | 1944–1947 |  | [170]

| Ricky Williams | 1995–1998 |  | [170]

| Tommy Nobis | 1963–1965 |  | [170]
Texas Tech |

| Donny Anderson | 1963–1965 |  | [171]

| E. J. Holub | 1958–1960 | 1960 | [172]

| Dave Parks | 1961–1963 |  | [173]
Toledo |

| Chuck Ealey | 1969–1971 |  | [174]

| Gene Swick | 1972–1975 |  | [174]

| Mel Triplett | 1951–1954 |  | [174]

| Mel Long | 1969–1971 |  | [174]
Tulsa |

| Billy Anderson | 1963–1964 [n 17] | 1995 | [176]

| Jerry Rhome | 1963–1964 |  | [176]

| Ellis Jones | 1942–1944 |  | [176]

| Felto Prewitt | 1943–1945 |  | [176]

| Glenn Dobbs | 1940–1942 |  | [176][177]

| Jerry Ostroski | 1988–1991 | 2018 | [176][178]

| Marv Matuszak | 1952 |  | [176]

| Howard Twilley | 1963–1965 |  | [176]

| Steve Largent | 1972–1975 | 2008 | [176]
UCLA |

| Kenny Easley | 1978–1980 |  | [179]

| Troy Aikman | 1986–1988 | 2014 | [179]

| Kenny Washington | 1937–1939 | 1956 | [179]

| Gary Beban | 1965–1967 |  | [179]

| Paul Cameron | 1951–1953 |  | [179]

| Burr Baldwin | 1944–1946 |  | [179]

| Jackie Robinson [n 18][n 19] | 1939–1940 | 2014 | [3][4]

| Jonathan Ogden | 1993–1995 | 1997 | [179]

| Donn Moomaw | 1950–1952 |  | [179]

| Jerry Robinson | 1976–1978 |  | [180][179]
UNLV |

| Randall Cunningham | 1981–1984 | 1984 | [181]
USC |

| Carson Palmer | 1999–2002 | 2002 | [182]

| Reggie Bush | 2003–2005 | 2024 | [183]

| Matt Leinart | 2001–2005 | 2004 | [182]

| Charles White | 1977–1979 | 1979 | [182]

| Caleb Williams | 2022–2023 | 2024 | [183]

| Mike Garrett | 1963–1965 | 1965 | [182]

| O. J. Simpson | 1967–1968 | 1968 | [182]

| Marcus Allen | 1978–1981 | 1981 | [182]
Utah |

| Ty Jordan [n 1] | 2020 | 2021 | [184]
Aaron Lowe [n 1] | 2019–2021 | 2021 | [184]
Virginia |

| Shawn Moore | 1988–1990 |  | [185]

| Frank Quayle | 1966–1968 |  | [185]

| Bill Dudley | 1940–1942 |  | [185]

| Joe Palumbo | 1949–1951 |  | [185]

| Jim Dombrowski | 1982–1985 |  | [185]

| Gene Edmonds [n 1] | 1948–1949 |  | [185]
Virginia Tech |

| Frank Loria | 1965–1967 | 1971 | [186]

| Frank Beamer | 1966–1968 | 2002 | [186]

| Jim Pyne | 1990–1993 | 1994 | [186]

| Bruce Smith | 1981–1984 | 1985 | [186]

| Carroll Dale | 1956–1959 | 1960 | [186]
Washington State

| Mel Hein | 1927–1931 |  | [187][188]

| Jack Thompson | 1974–1978 |  | [187][188]
Weber State |

| Jamie Martin | 1989–1992 | 2014 | [189][190]
West Virginia

| Major Harris | 1987–1989 | 2021 | [191]

| Ira Rodgers | 1915–1917,
1919 | 2010 | [192]

| Sam Huff | 1952–1955 | 2005 | [192]

| Bruce Bosley | 1952–1955 | 2016 | [192]

| Darryl Talley | 1979–1982 | 2021 | [193]
Western Michigan |

| Jerome Persell | 1975–1978 | 1978 |

| John Offerdahl | 1982–1985 | 1995 | [194]
Wisconsin

| Ron Dayne | 1996–1999 | 2007 | [195]

| Alan Ameche | 1951–1954 | 2000 | [195][196]

| Elroy Hirsch | 1941–1942 | 2005 | [197][195]

| Dave Schreiner | 1939–1942 | 2005 | [197][195]

| Allan Shafer [n 1] | 1944 | 2005 | [198][197]

| Pat Richter | 1960–1962 | 2006 | [197][195]

## See also

[edit]

* List of NFL retired numbers

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Posthumous honor.
2. ^ The number was brought out of retirement in 2014 to be worn by quarterback Deshaun Watson, with Fuller's permission.[25]
3. ^ In 2016, Spiller gave his permission to bring the number out of retirement to be worn by Tavien Feaster.[26]
4. ^ a b c In 2020, Colorado athletic director Rick George announced plans to re-issue uniform numbers 11, 24, and 67 with the support of the noted players (or their families).[29] Contemporary uniforms issued with those numbers will include a commemorative patch.[29] Nonetheless, as of 2023 season, no player has used any of those numbers since the announcement.[30][31][32][33] Uniform number 19 will remain unused for 19 years, after which it may be re-issued.[29]
5. ^ Bright is regarded as the greatest football player ever at Drake.[37][38] At the institution, Bright also competed in basketball and track.
6. ^ Kinnick died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II.[61]
7. ^ Evans also has his #15 retired from the Kansas basketball team, being the only athlete in the history of the program to have such honor.[67]
8. ^ Liberty also retired "HC" in honor of Sam Rutigliano, who served as the head football coach from 1989 to 1999. It is not a number, so no player is able to wear it even is officially retired.[76]
9. ^ Falwell never played for the football program, but he founded the university in 1971. As such, a "71" jersey was hung over the press box suite, with the number being retired across all Liberty sports teams.[76]
10. ^ Hannah was not a player, but gave Michigan State University 46 years of service, 28 of them as president of the institution.[93] He is also the longest-serving president of MSU, being in office from 1941 to 1969.[94][95]
11. ^ a b Although the No. 42 and 44 were brought out of retirement briefly in the 2021 season, they have been retired again and currently no players wear them.[122][123]
12. ^ In 2020, the NCAA approved the use of the No. 0.[132] In order to further pay tribute to Bill Willis, Coach Day decided to start a new tradition and choose the player who will wear the number each season.[133]
13. ^ Retired from football after a severe injury lefy him a quadriplegic during a game against Vanderbilt in 1989.
14. ^ Regarded as the first black player in the program's history.
15. ^ The complete list of players who wore number 44, by chronological order: Gifford Zimmerman, Charles Roberts, Clarence Taylor, Don Baldwin, Richard Fishel, Henry Merz, Hamilton Watt, Francis Mullins, Stanley Stanislay, Benjamin DeYoung, Francis Mazejko, Richard Ransom, J. O'Brien, Robert Eberling, Jim Brown, Thomas Stephens, Ernie Davis, William Schoonover, Floyd Little, Richard Panczyszyn, Mandel Robinson, Glenn Moore, Michael Owens, Terry Richardson, and Rob Konrad.
16. ^ a b c d Died in service during World War II. They were honored as "Vol Legends" prior to the game vs. Air Force on Sep 9, 2006.[168]
17. ^ He had previously played for SMU Mustangs (1960–1961).[175]
18. ^ As a UCLA football player, Robinson wore No. 28; however, the school chose to retire No. 42, which became indelibly identified with him because it was the number he wore throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers: this included him being the first African American player in the modern era of professional baseball.[3]
19. ^ Retired across all UCLA sports on November 22, 2014. Kenny Young, a linebacker who wore No. 42 as a freshman in the 2014 season, was allowed to continue wearing the number for the remainder of his UCLA career.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Hail! Al Wistert, Back in the Big House at MVictors.com, 10 Nov 2012
2. ^ "BYU Retired Jerseys". BYU. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
3. ^ a b c "UCLA retires No. 42 for all teams". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
4. ^ a b c "UCLA Honors Jackie Robinson by Retiring #42 Across All Sports" (Press release). UCLA Athletics. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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67. ^ a b Ray Evans on Kansas Athletics
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71. ^ Former Kent State running back, ex-Pittsburgh Steeler charged in fatal Cleveland stabbing at Cleveland.com, 25 Feb 2022
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78. ^ "Liberty to retire jersey of former Flames, NFL alum Kelvin Edwards". wset.com. October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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81. ^ Louisville Cardinals to retire No. 8 jersey of former football player Lamar Jackson by Andrea Adelson at ESPN, 16 Oct 2021
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88. ^ a b c Miami Football & Its Numbers Game at Redhawks.com, 11 Jul 2021
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94. ^ Patriotic Hanna on MSU Today
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97. ^ Teddy Morris - 1976 Hall of Fame induction at Goblueraiders.com
98. ^ Blue Raiders to retire Byard's number at Goblueraiders.com, 4 Aug 2022
99. ^ MTSU is retiring Kevin Byard's No. 20, an honor about much more than football by Gentry Estes at Nashville Tennessean, 4 Aug 2022
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104. ^ "A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback finally hits 'Paydirt'". mvsusports.com. February 21, 2017.
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107. ^ a b "Stadium updates to honor legends". gogriz.com. August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
108. ^ "Dave Dickenson (2018)". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
109. ^ "Terry Dillon". mtfootballhof.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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113. ^ Jan Stenerud at Msubobcats.com
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116. ^ a b c d Naval Academy Retires Keenan Reynolds Jersey At The Annual Football Banquet on Navy site, 28 Feb 2016
117. ^ Navl Academy to place number 27 on the field on Navy, 15 Aug 2019
118. ^ Navy Football: Return to Glory by T.C. Cameron
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124. ^ "Bobby Santiago — University of New Mexico". golobos.com. January 1, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
125. ^ "Don Perkins — University of New Mexico". golobos.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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129. ^ Ohio State Retires Les Horvath’s No. 22 at Ohiostatebuckeyes.com
130. ^ a b c d e f g Retired numbers at Ohio State Buckeyes
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135. ^ "Fenimore's Induction into Ring of Honor Extra Special to Our Family". pokesreport.com. April 27, 2022.
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137. ^ Ole Miss Rebels retire Eli Manning's No. 10 jersey Oct 23, 2021 by Alex Scarborough on ESPN
138. ^ Ole Miss football retires Eli Manning’s jersey number By Jake Thompson at Oxford Eagle, 23 Oct 2021
139. ^ Ole Miss to retire No. 74 jersey number of Ben Williams, the first Black player in program history By Austin Nivison on CBS Sports, Sep 23, 2022
140. ^ "Terry Baker – Football | Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum". 17 November 2018.
141. ^ "Penn State to Retire Cappelletti's No. 22 Jersey". Retrieved 2018-06-13.
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143. ^ a b c d e f g h i Pitt Panthers Retire Larry Fitzgerald's Jersey at CBSNews, 1 Jul 2013
144. ^ Pitt retires Jimbo Covert's number at halftime of Saturday's loss at Pittnews.com, 8 Nov 2015
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146. ^ "Peter W. Stott Honored With Retired Number". 20 May 2014.
147. ^ "Thomas E. Ehrhardt (1996) - Hall of Fame". gorhody.com. University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
148. ^ "Rutgers to retire LeGrand's No. 52". myfoxny. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
149. ^ a b c d When is a number not retired? Ask SDSU’s administration at San Diego Tribune, by Mark Zeigler – Jan 24, 2020
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151. ^ "SSU Retires Shannon Sharpe's Jersey". ssuathletics.com. October 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
152. ^ a b c d Gamecocks ready to retire more jerseys. And it should happen soon BY JOSH KENDALL on The State \- April 11, 2018
153. ^ "Mike Wood". Southeast Missouri State University. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
154. ^ Here's how Brett Favre got retired No. 4 in the first place by Rick Cleveland at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, 26 Nov 2015
155. ^ This Morning on WLBT: Favre's number retired By Wilson Stribling - Jul. 20, 2015 at WLBT.com
156. ^ USM To Retire Jersey #10, Aug. 1, 2008
157. ^ Ray Guy, Raiders Legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dies at 72 by Adam Wells, 3 Nov 2022
158. ^ a b c Stanford to retire John Elway's No. 7 jersey By Peter Berkes - Aug 6, 2013 at SB Nation.com
159. ^ "Stanford set to retire John Elway's No. 7 jersey". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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161. ^ Syracuse unveils Tim Green’s No. 72 jersey during halftime ceremony, 14 Sep 2019
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163. ^ Davey O'Brien on Heisman Trophy website
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166. ^ a b Tennessee to retire Manning's #18, ESPN, 27 Oct 2005
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168. ^ "NOWLING, TUCKER, KLARER AND FUSON HONORED AS VOL LEGENDS SATURDAY". University of Tennessee Athletics.
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171. ^ Anderson entertains fans on annual Tech Night, 24 Aug 2019
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173. ^ Dave Parks: The Original Texas Tech Receiver By Michael LaBarre, 9 Aug 2019
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177. ^ Family and Friends of Glenn Dobbs at The University of Tulsa
178. ^ Jerry Ostroski, an all-time Tulsa great, gets his number retired at Tulsa.rivals.com, 18 Sep 2018
179. ^ a b c d e f g h i UCLA Football - 2017 Information Guide, p. 137–138
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181. ^ Sam Boyd Stadium memory: Randall Cunningham’s number retired in 1984 By Mark Anderson at Las Vegas Review Journal – 24 Sep 2019
182. ^ a b c d e f USC Football: WR Jordan Addison will wear Carson Palmer's retired No. 3 jersey for 2022 season By CHRIS TREVINO at 247sports.com, Jun 18, 2022
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188. ^ a b 21 days to football: Which numbers should WSU retire? By Mark Sandritter at Cougarcenter.com, Aug 10, 2013
189. ^ Weber State to retire Jamie Martin's jersey at weberstatesports.com, 14 Oct 2014
190. ^ Former WSU quarterback first Wildcat to have jersey retired at thesignpostwsu.com - 13 Nov 2014
191. ^ Major Harris’ No. 9 to be Retired By Michael Fragale, 2 Jul 2021
192. ^ a b c Retired numbers on West Virginia, 16 Nov 2020
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194. ^ John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (Football) at getsomemaction.com
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