LSU Tigers football statistical leaders
The LSU Tigers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the LSU Tigers football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Tigers represent Louisiana State University in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.
Although LSU began competing in intercollegiate football in 1893,[1] the school's official record book does not generally include full statistics before the 1950s, as records from that period are often inconsistent and incomplete. Records set before then are occasionally included in the lists below if the statistics are available, but they generally are not.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since 1949, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
- The NCAA did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Tigers have played in a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Tigers have played in the SEC Championship Game five times since it was first played in 1992.
- The Tigers have eclipsed 5,000 total offensive yards in a season seven times in school history, all of them coming in the 21st century.[1]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Tommy Hodson | 9,115 | 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
2 | Jeff Wickersham | 6,921 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 |
3 | JaMarcus Russell | 6,625 | 2004 2005 2006 |
4 | Jamie Howard | 6,158 | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
5 | Herb Tyler | 5,876 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
6 | Zach Mettenberger | 5,783 | 2011 2012 2013 |
7 | Jordan Jefferson | 4,733 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
8 | Alan Risher | 4,585 | 1980 1981 1982 |
9 | Rohan Davey | 4,415 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
10 | Josh Booty | 3,951 | 1999 2000 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Rohan Davey | 3,347 | 2001 |
2 | JaMarcus Russell | 3,129 | 2006 |
3 | Zach Mettenberger | 3,082 | 2013 |
4 | Matt Mauck | 2,825 | 2003 |
5 | Tommy Hodson | 2,655 | 1989 |
6 | Zach Mettenberger | 2,609 | 2012 |
7 | Jeff Wickersham | 2,542 | 1983 |
8 | JaMarcus Russell | 2,443 | 2005 |
9 | Matt Flynn | 2,407 | 2007 |
10 | Tommy Hodson | 2,261 | 1986 |
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Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Kevin Faulk | 4,557 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
2 | Dalton Hilliard | 4,050 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 |
3 | Charles Alexander | 4,035 | 1975 1976 1977 1978 |
4 | Leonard Fournette | 3,755[10] | 2014 2015 2016 |
5 | Harvey Williams | 2,860 | 1986 1987 1989 1990 |
6 | Joseph Addai | 2,577 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
7 | Terry Robiskie | 2,517 | 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
8 | Charles Scott | 2,317 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
9 | LaBrandon Toefield | 2,291 | 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
10 | Rondell Mealey | 2,238 | 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Leonard Fournette | 1,953[10] | 2015 |
2 | Charles Alexander | 1,686 | 1977 |
3 | Jeremy Hill | 1,401 | 2013 |
4 | Kevin Faulk | 1,282 | 1996 |
5 | Kevin Faulk | 1,279 | 1998 |
6 | Dalton Hilliard | 1,268 | 1984 |
7 | Charles Scott | 1,174 | 2008 |
8 | Charles Alexander | 1,172 | 1978 |
9 | Stevan Ridley | 1,147 | 2010 |
10 | Kevin Faulk | 1,144 | 1997 |
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Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Josh Reed | 3,001 | 1999 2000 2001 |
2 | Wendell Davis | 2,708 | 1984 1985 1986 1987 |
3 | Eric Martin | 2,625 | 1981 1982 1983 1984 |
4 | Michael Clayton | 2,582 | 2001 2002 2003 |
5 | Brandon LaFell | 2,517 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
6 | Dwayne Bowe | 2,403 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
7 | Odell Beckham, Jr. | 2,340 | 2011 2012 2013 |
8 | Tony Moss | 2,196 | 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
9 | Craig Davis | 2,107 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
10 | Early Doucet | 2,046 | 2004 2005 2006 2007 |
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Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[28]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Tommy Hodson | 8,938 | 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
2 | Jeff Wickersham | 6,705 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 |
3 | JaMarcus Russell | 6,704 | 2004 2005 2006 |
4 | Herb Tyler | 6,654 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
5 | Jordan Jefferson | 5,751 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
6 | Jamie Howard | 5,560 | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
7 | Zach Mettenberger | 5,470 | 2011 2012 2013 |
8 | Alan Risher | 5,127 | 1980 1981 1982 |
9 | Rohan Davey | 4,492 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
10 | Matt Mauck | 4,176 | 2001 2002 2003 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Rohan Davey | 3,351 | 2001 |
2 | JaMarcus Russell | 3,271 | 2006 |
3 | Zach Mettenberger | 2,949 | 2013 |
4 | Matt Mauck | 2,922 | 2003 |
5 | Matt Flynn | 2,622 | 2007 |
6 | Tommy Hodson | 2,604 | 1989 |
7 | Jeff Wickersham | 2,436 | 1983 |
8 | JaMarcus Russell | 2,421 | 2005 |
9 | Zach Mettenberger | 2,401 | 2012 |
10 | Brandon Harris | 2,384[29] | 2015 |
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Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Tackles |
Year |
1 | Bradie James | 154 | 2002 |
2 | Al Richardson | 150 | 1981 |
3 | Lawrence Williams | 144 | 1981 |
4 | Kevin Minter | 130 | 2012 |
5 | Al Richardson | 129 | 1980 |
6 | Lawrence Williams | 123 | 1982 |
7 | Steve Cassidy | 122 | 1975 |
8 | Al Richardson | 121 | 1982 |
9 | Lawrence Williams | 119 | 1980 |
| Trev Faulk | 119 | 2001 |
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Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
References
- 1 2 3 "2014 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). LSUSports.net. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
- ↑ "Aaron Murray, No. 9 Georgia outlast No. 6 LSU in seesaw battle". ESPN.com. 2013-09-28.
- 1 2 "Zach Mettenberger tosses 5 TDs as LSU cruises". ESPN.com. 2013-09-07.
- ↑ "LSU makes BCS case". ESPN.com. 2003-11-28.
- ↑ "Mauck perfect in first half". ESPN.com. 2003-11-01.
- ↑ "QB leads Tigers to third win". ESPN.com. 2003-09-13.
- ↑ "Flynn leads LSU with 4 TDs as Tigers extend Buckeyes' SEC struggles". ESPN.com. 2008-01-01.
- ↑ BCS National Championship Game
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Leonard Fournette". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ Bewers, James (November 24, 2016). "Derrius Guice gives glimpse of the future while rewriting LSU's fast-changing record book". The Advocate. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Leonard Fournette breaks LSU single-game rushing record". nola.com. 2016-10-22.
- ↑ Lopez, Andrew (November 12, 2016). "See LSU RB Derrius Guice's record-setting 96-yard touchdown run". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ↑ "LSU with two runners over 100+ yards". ESPN.com. 2004-11-20.
- ↑ "Leonard Fournette first LSU RB to run for 200 yards in consecutive games". ESPN.com. 2015-09-26.
- ↑ "They're Calling Him Alexander The Great". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. October 27, 1977. p. 5B. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ "LSU's Leonard Fournette first in SEC to have 3 straight 200-yard rushing games". ESPN.com. 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Kenny Hilliard". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Leonard Fournette churns through Texas Tech as LSU wins Texas Bowl". ESPN.com. 2015-12-29.
- ↑ Texas Bowl
- ↑ "LSU's win may not be enough for BCS". ESPN.com. 2003-11-15.
- ↑ "LSU rallies from 28 down to trip Troy in Baton Rouge". ESPN.com. 2008-11-15.
- ↑ "No. 13 LSU pulls away from Furman with big second half". ESPN.com. 2013-10-26.
- ↑ "Bowe's 3 TDs highlight LSU's rout of Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2006-10-14.
- ↑ "Jordan Jefferson guides LSU to win; Les Miles' future subject of speculation". ESPN.com. 2011-01-07.
- ↑ Cotton Bowl
- ↑ "No. 12 LSU overwhelms Sam Houston State, 56-0". ESPN.com. 2014-09-06.
- ↑ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ↑ "Brandon Harris". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "Ole Miss upends LSU for Tigers' third straight loss". ESPN.com. 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "Late turnover dooms No. 17 Alabama as No. 3 LSU holds on". ESPN.com. 2007-11-03.
- ↑ "Tigers nab 6 interceptions in easy win over Mississippi St.". ESPN.com. 2007-08-30.
- ↑ The 2014 LSU Football Media Guide lists only a top 2 in this category, rather than a top 10.
- ↑ "Mike Gillislee, No. 10 Florida grind out win against No. 4 LSU". ESPN.com. 2012-10-06.
- ↑ The 2014 LSU Football Media Guide lists only a leader in this category, rather than a top 10.
- ↑ "Josh Jasper's FG record, Tigers' staunch D doom Bulldogs". ESPN.com. 2010-09-18.
- ↑ "Jasper forces OT for LSU; Arkansas misses tying field goal". ESPN.com. 2009-11-28.
- ↑ "No. 3 LSU's solid defense shuts down No. 25 Mississippi State". ESPN.com. 2011-09-15.
- ↑ "Trent Domingue". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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