SMU Mustangs football statistical leaders

Emmanuel Sanders owns all of the Mustangs' career receiving records.

The SMU Mustangs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the SMU Mustangs 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 Mustangs represent Southern Methodist University in the NCAA's American Athletic Conference.

Although SMU began competing in intercollegiate football in 1915,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1945. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1945, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
• The NCAA didn't 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 Mustangs have played in four bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Chuck Hixson 7,179 1968 1969 1970 2 Garrett Gilbert 6,460 2012 2013 3 Mike Ford 6,239 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 Mike Romo 6,041 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Kyle Padron 5,902 2009 2010 2011 6 Ramon Flanigan 5,640 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 7 Justin Willis 4,991 2006 2007 2008 8 Bo Levi Mitchell 4,590 2008 2009 9 Josh McCown 4,019 1998 1999 2000 10 Dan Freiburger 3,769 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Kyle Padron 3,828 2010 2 Garrett Gilbert 3,528 2013 3 J. J. McDermott 3,421 2011 4 Chuck Hixson 3,103 1968 5 Mike Ford 3,007 1978 6 Justin Willis 2,944 2007 7 Garrett Gilbert 2,932 2012 8 Mike Romo 2,927 1989 9 Bo Levi Mitchell 2,865 2008 10 Ben Hicks 2,599 2016

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Garrett Gilbert 538[3] 2013 Temple 2 Garrett Gilbert 484[4] 2013 Rutgers 3 Kyle Padron 460 2009 Nevada 4 Mike Romo 450 1989 North Texas 5 Mike Romo 449 1990 Rice 6 Bo Levi Mitchell 424 2009 Washington State 7 Josh McCown 420 2000 UTEP 8 Chuck Hixson 417 1968 Ohio State 9 Mike Romo 408 1989 Texas Tech 10 Garrett Gilbert 403[5] 2013 Cincinnati

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Justin Willis 51 2006 2007 2008 2 Kyle Padron 41 2009 2010 2011 3 Chuck Hixson 40 1968 1969 1970 4 Bo Levi Mitchell 36 2008 2009 Garrett Gilbert 36 2012 2013 6 Mike Romo 35 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Mike Ford 34 1977 1978 1979 1980 8 Lance McIlhenny 33 1980 1981 1982 1983 9 Ramon Flanigan 30 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Josh McCown 27 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Kyle Padron 31 2010 2 Justin Willis 26 2006 3 Justin Willis 25 2007 4 Bo Levi Mitchell 24 2008 5 Chuck Hixson 21 1968 Garrett Gilbert 21 2013 7 Mike Romo 19 1990 8 Mike Ford 17 1978 J. J. McDermott 17 2011 10 Matt Davis 16 2015

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Mike Romo 6 1990 Vanderbilt 2 Justin Willis 5 2006 Sam Houston State Bo Levi Mitchell 5 2008 Texas State Garrett Gilbert 5[4] 2013 Rutgers

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Eric Dickerson 4,450 1979 1980 1981 1982 2 Zach Line 4,185 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Reggie Dupard 3,772 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 Craig James 3,743 1979 1980 1981 1982 5 Jeff Atkins 3,260 1983 1984 1985 1986 6 Wayne Morris 3,044 1972 1973 1974 1975 7 Keylon Kincade 3,038 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 Donte Womack 2,790 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Alvin Maxson 2,734 1971 1972 1973 10 Arthur Whittington 2,213 1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Eric Dickerson 1,617 1982 2 Zach Line 1,494 2010 3 Eric Dickerson 1,428 1981 4 Keylon Kincade 1,280 2003 5 Keylon Kincade 1,279 2002 6 Reggie Dupard 1,278 1985 Zach Line 1,278 2012 8 Reggie Dupard 1,249 1983 9 Zach Line 1,224 2011 10 Shawnbrey McNeal 1,188 2009

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Richardson 244 1968 Texas A&M 2 ShanDerrick Charles 243 2001 San Jose State 3 Eric Dickerson 241 1982 Houston 4 Craig James 225 1980 BYU 5 Jeff Atkins 218 1983 Rice 6 Donte Womack 212 1997 Arkansas ShanDerrick Charles 212 2001 UTEP 8 Wayne Morris 202 1975 Texas Zach Line 202[6] 2010 Marshall 10 Eric Dickerson 200 1982 Texas A&M

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Eric Dickerson 47 1979 1980 1981 1982 Zach Line 47 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Reggie Dupard 41 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 Doak Walker 31 1945 1947 1948 1949 5 Ramon Flanigan 27 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 6 Kyle Rote 24 1948 1949 1950 Alvin Maxson 24 1971 1972 1973 8 Craig James 23 1979 1980 1981 1982

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Eric Dickerson 19 1981 2 Eric Dickerson 17 1982 Zach Line 17 2011 4 Redman Hume 16 1927 Reggie Dupard 16 1984 6 Reggie Dupard 14 1985

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Zach Line 5[7] 2011 Northwestern State

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Emmanuel Sanders 285 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Cole Beasley 255 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Jason Wolf 235 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 Darius Johnson 232 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Jeremy Johnson 196 2010 2011 2012 2013 6 Mick Rossley 186 1991 1992 1993 1994 7 Aldrick Robinson 181 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Darius Joseph 174 2012 2013 2014 2015 9 Emanuel Tolbert 171 1976 1977 1978 1979 10 Korey Beard 165 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Jeremy Johnson 112 2013 2 Darius Joseph 103 2013 3 Emmanuel Sanders 98 2009 4 Cole Beasley 87 2010 5 Cole Beasley 86 2011 6 Mick Rossley 83 1994 7 Jerry LeVias 80 1968 8 Darius Johnson 79 2011 9 Darius Johnson 78 2010 10 Emmanuel Sanders 74 2007

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Emmanuel Sanders 18 2009 Washington State Jeremy Johnson 18[4] 2013 Rutgers 3 Jerry LeVias 15 1968 Ohio State 4 Emanuel Tolbert 14 1977 Arkansas Jason Wolf 14 1992 Arkansas 6 Emanuel Tolbert 13 1978 Baylor Michael Bowen 13 1990 Rice Jason Wolf 13 1990 Arkansas Emmanuel Sanders 13 2007 Memphis Darius Joseph 13[8] 2014 East Carolina

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Emmanuel Sanders 3,791 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Aldrick Robinson 3,314 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Cole Beasley 2,959 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Darius Johnson 2,854 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Emanuel Tolbert 2,784 1976 1977 1978 1979 6 Ron Morris 2,410 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Jerry LeVias 2,275 1966 1967 1968 8 Jason Wolf 2,232 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Korey Beard 1,964 1989 1990 1991 1992 10 Jeremy Johnson 1,936 2010 2011 2012 2013

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Emmanuel Sanders 1,339 2009 2 Aldrick Robinson 1,301 2010 3 Jerry LeVias 1,131 1968 4 Darius Johnson 1,118 2011 5 Jeremy Johnson 1,112 2013 6 Cole Beasley 1,060 2010 7 Aldrick Robinson 1,047 2008 8 Emanuel Tolbert 1,041 1978 9 Cole Beasley 1,040 2011 Keenan Holman 1,037 2013

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Jeremy Johnson 217[4] 2013 Rutgers 2 Jerry LeVias 213 1968 NC State 3 Aldrick Robinson 210 2008 UCF 4 Keenan Holman 209[3] 2013 Temple 5 Aldrick Robinson 186 2008 Houston 6 Emmanuel Sanders 178 2009 Washington State 7 Aldrick Robinson 176 2009 Nevada 8 Gary Hammond 175 1969 Texas Tech Louis Scott 175 1970 Texas 10 Kenny Harrison 172 1972 Rice Aldrick Robinson 172 2008 Texas State

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Emmanuel Sanders 34 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Aldrick Robinson 30 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Emanuel Tolbert 25 1976 1977 1978 1979 4 Jerry LeVias 22 1966 1967 1968 5 Darius Johnson 20 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Jason Wolf 17 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Ron Morris 15 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Kevin Thornal 14 1993 1994 1995 1996 Cole Beasley 14 2008 2009 2010 2011 Courtland Sutton 18 2015 2016

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Aldrick Robinson 14 2010 2 Emanuel Tolbert 11 1978 Aldrick Robinson 11 2008 4 Zack Sledge 10 2007 5 Emmanuel Sanders 9 2006 Emmanuel Sanders 9 2007 Emmanuel Sanders 9 2008 Keenan Holman 9 2013 Courtland Sutton 9 2016

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Emanuel Tolbert 4 1978 Baylor

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[9]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Ramon Flanigan 7,437 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 2 Garrett Gilbert 7,063 2012 2013 3 Chuck Hixson 6,884 1968 1969 1970 4 Kyle Padron 6,189 2009 2010 2011 5 Mike Ford 6,055 1977 1978 1979 1980 6 Justin Willis 6,054 2006 2007 2008 7 Mike Romo 5,699 1989 1990 1991 1992 8 Ricky Wesson 4,604 1973 1974 1975 1976 9 Eric Dickerson 4,450 1979 1980 1981 1982 10 Matt Davis 4,738 2014 2015

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Kyle Padron 4,072 2010 2 J. J. McDermott 3,911 2011 3 Garrett Gilbert 3,795 2013 4 Justin Willis 3,643 2007 5 Garrett Gilbert 3,278 2012 6 Matt Davis 3,024 2015 7 Chuck Hixson 2,995 1968 8 Mike Ford 2,957 1978 9 Mike Romo 2,761 1989 10 Bo Levi Mitchell 2,725 2008

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Garrett Gilbert 635[3] 2013 Temple 2 Garrett Gilbert 498[4] 2013 Rutgers 3 Justin Willis 489 2007 Memphis 4 Kyle Padron 467 2009 Nevada 5 Garrett Gilbert 441[10] 2013 Texas Tech 6 Josh McCown 439 2000 UTEP 7 Justin Willis 435 2007 North Texas 8 Mike Romo 434 1989 North Texas 9 Mike Romo 429 1990 Rice 10 Garrett Gilbert 417[5] 2013 Cincinnati

Total touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Ramon Flanigan 57 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 Justin Willis 57 2006 2007 2008 3 Chuck Hixson 50 1968 1969 1970 Garrett Gilbert 50 2012 2013 5 Kyle Padron 48 2009 2010 2011 6 Eric Dickerson 47 1979 1980 1981 1982 Zach Line 47 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Doak Walker 45 1945 1947 1948 1949

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Kyle Padron 35 2010 2 Justin Willis 29 2006 3 Justin Willis 28 2007 4 Chuck Hixson 27 1968 Garrett Gilbert 27 2013 6 Matt Davis 26 2015 7 Bo Levi Mitchell 25 2008 8 Garrett Gilbert 23 2012 9 Mike Ford 21 1978 Justin Willis 21 2007

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Garrett Gilbert 7[4] 2013 Rutgers 2 Mike Romo 6 1990 Vanderbilt Justin Willis 6 2006 Sam Houston State Garrett Gilbert 6[3] 2013 Temple

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Russell Carter 18 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 John Simmons 17 1977 1978 1979 1980 3 Paul Page 15 1945 1946 1947 1948 4 Wes Hopkins 14 1979 1980 1981 1982 5 Pat Curry 13 1969 1970 1971 David Hill 13 1975 1976 1977 1978 7 Tracy Hart 12 1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Jim Livingston 8 1968 2 Paul Page 7 1947 Pat Curry 7 1969 David Hill 7 1978 John Simmons 7 1980 Russell Carter 7 1981 Russell Carter 7 1983

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 John Hughes 4 1962 Rice Wes Hopkins 4 1981 Houston 3 Paul Page 3 1947 Texas A&M David Powell 3 1950 Oklahoma A&M Jim Livingston 3 1968 NC State David Hill 3 1978 Ohio State Cornell Parker 3 1995 Texas Devin Lowery 3 2006 Marshall

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 Putt Choate 649 1975 1976 1977 1978 2 Gary Moten 455 1979 1980 1981 1982 3 Bill Kiely 445 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 Jason Bednarz 423 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Chris Bordano 421 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Putt Choate 253 1978 2 Putt Choate 186 1977 3 Craig Swann 167 1995 4 Louie Kelcher 161 1974 5 Putt Choate 150 1976

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Champ Dickerson 32 1977 Ohio State 2 Putt Choate 31 1976 Texas A&M 3 Putt Choate 28 1978 Penn State 4 Putt Choate 27 1977 Texas A&M Clarence Bennett 27 1980 Houston

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Luke Johnson 23.5 1997 1998 1999 2 Ja'Gared Davis 20.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Justin Rogers 19.5 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Anthony Beverley 19.0 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Chad Patton 18.0 1990 1991 1992 1993 Taylor Thompson 18.0 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Jerry Ball 17.0 1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Luke Johnson 11.5 1999 2 Victor Simon 11.0 1981 3 Gary Nelson 10.0 1978 Luke Johnson 10.0 1997 5 Justin Rogers 9.5 2006

Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Luke Johnson 4.0 1999 UTEP

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Eddie Garcia 44 1978 1979 1980 1981 Chase Hover 44 2011 2012 2013 3 Thomas Morstead 37 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Chris McMurtray 36 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Brandy Brownlee 30 1984 1985 1986 6 Chipper Johnson 26 1969 1970 1971 Jeff Harrell 26 1982 1983

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Eddie Garcia 18 1981 Chris McMurtray 18 2005 Chase Hover 18 2012 Chase Hover 18 2013 5 Brandy Brownlee 15 1985 Daniel Hernández 15 1996 7 Jeff Harrell 13 1982 Jeff Harrell 13 1983 John Stewart 13 1993 Jacob Crowley 13 2001 Thomas Morstead 13 2006 Thomas Morstead 13 2007

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Eddie Garcia 4 1981 Arkansas Brandy Brownlee 4 1985 Rice Daniel Hernández 4 1996 TCU Chris McMurtray 4 2005 UTEP Chase Hover 4 2012 Tulane

Field goal percentage

Career Rk Player FG% Years 1 Chris McMurtray 75.0% 2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Chase Hover 85.7% 2013 2 Eddie Garcia 81.8% 1981 Chris McMurtray 81.8% 2005

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