South Carolina Gamecocks football statistical leaders

The South Carolina Gamecocks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the South Carolina Gamecocks 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 Gamecocks represent University of South Carolina in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.

Although South Carolina began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,^[1] the school's official record book does not generally contain entries from before the late 1940s, as records before this time are often incomplete and inconsistent. 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 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 Gamecocks have played in nine bowl games since then, allowing players on these teams an additional game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Todd Ellis 9,953 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Steve Taneyhill 8,782 1992 1993 1994 1995 3 Stephen Garcia 7,597 2008 2009 2010 4 Connor Shaw 6,074 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Blake Mitchell 5,992 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Anthony Wright 5,681 1995 1996 1997 1998 7 Phil Petty 5,652 1998 2000 2001 2002 8 Dylan Thompson 5,391[3] 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Tommy Suggs 4,916 1968 1969 1970 10 Bobby Fuller 4,896 1990 1991

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Dylan Thompson 3,564[3] 2014 2 Todd Ellis 3,206 1987 3 Steve Taneyhill 3,094 1995 4 Stephen Garcia 3,059 2010 5 Todd Ellis 3,020 1986 6 Stephen Garcia 2,862 2009 7 Bobby Fuller 2,524 1991 8 Steve Taneyhill 2,486 1994 9 Connor Shaw 2,447 2013 10 Bobby Fuller 2,372 1990

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Steve Taneyhill 473 1995 Mississippi State 2 Steve Taneyhill 451 1994 East Carolina 3 Todd Ellis 425 1987 East Carolina 4 Steve Taneyhill 405 1995 Georgia 5 Dylan Thompson 402[4] 2014 Auburn 6 Todd Ellis 394 1986 Virginia Tech 7 Steve Taneyhill 389 1995 Louisiana Tech 8 Blake Mitchell 388[5] 2006 Middle Tennessee 9 Stephen Garcia 382[6] 2010 Kentucky 10 Perry Orth 367[7] 2015 The Citadel

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Steve Taneyhill 62 1992 1993 1994 1995 2 Connor Shaw 56 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Todd Ellis 49 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 Stephen Garcia 47 2008 2009 2010 5 Dylan Thompson 40[3] 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Anthony Wright 38 1995 1996 1997 1998 Blake Mitchell 38 2004 2005 2006 2007 8 Tommy Suggs 34 1968 1969 1970 9 Bobby Fuller 28 1990 1991 Phil Petty 28 1998 2000 2001 2002

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Steve Taneyhill 29 1995 2 Dylan Thompson 26[3] 2014 3 Connor Shaw 24 2013 4 Todd Ellis 20 1986 Steve Taneyhill 20 1994 Stephen Garcia 20 2010 7 Anthony Wright 18 1997 8 Blake Mitchell 17 2005 Stephen Garcia 17 2009 Connor Shaw 17 2012

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tommy Suggs 5 1968 Virginia Jeff Grantz 5 1975 Clemson Steve Taneyhill 5 1995 Louisiana Tech Steve Taneyhill 5 1995 Vanderbilt Syvelle Newton 5[8] 2006 Florida Atlantic Dylan Thompson 5[4] 2014 Auburn

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 George Rogers 5,204 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Brandon Bennett 3,055 1991 1992 1993 1994 3 Harold Green 3,005 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 Steve Wadiak 2,878 1948 1949 1950 1951 5 Thomas Dendy 2,767 1982 1983 1984 1985 6 Marcus Lattimore 2,677 2010 2011 2012 7 Johnnie Wright 2,589 1977 1978 1980 1981 8 Jay Lynn Hodgin 2,478 1972 1973 1974 9 Mike Davis (born 1993) 2,440[9] 2012 2013 2014 10 Kevin Long 2,372 1973 1974 1975 1976

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 George Rogers 1,894 1980 2 George Rogers 1,681 1979 3 Marcus Lattimore 1,197 2010 4 Mike Davis (born 1993) 1,183 2013 5 Kevin Long 1,133 1975 6 Duce Staley 1,116 1996 7 Clarence Williams 1,073 1975 8 Derek Watson 1,066 2000 9 Harold Green 1,022 1987 10 George Rogers 1,006 1978

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Brandon Bennett 278 1991 East Tennessee State 2 Jeff Grantz 260 1973 Ohio 3 Steve Wadiak 256 1950 Clemson 4 Marcus Lattimore 246[10] 2011 Navy 5 George Rogers 237 1978 Wake Forecast 6 George Rogers 224 1980 Duke 7 George Rogers 217 1979 NC State 8 Derek Watson 215 2000 Eastern Michigan 9 Marcus Lattimore 212[11] 2010 Florida 10 Ron Bass 211 1974 North Carolina

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Marcus Lattimore 38 2010 2011 2012 2 George Rogers 31 1977 1978 1979 1980 Harold Green 31 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 Brandon Bennett 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 Andrew Pinnock 27 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Jeff Grantz 26 1973 1974 1975 7 Cory Boyd 23 2003 2004 2006 2007 8 Jay Lynn Hodgin 22 1972 1973 1974 Mike Davis (born 1993) 22[9] 2012 2013 2014 10 Warren Muir 19 1967 1968 1969 Mike Davis (born 1986) 19 2005 2006 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Marcus Lattimore 17 2010 2 Harold Green 15 1987 3 George Rogers 14 1980 4 Jeff Grantz 12 1975 Andrew Pinnock 12 2001 6 Derek Watson 11 2000 Marcus Lattimore 11 2012 Mike Davis (born 1993) 11 2013 9 Marcus Lattimore 10 2011

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Kenny McKinley 207 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Alshon Jeffery 183 2009 2010 2011 3 Sterling Sharpe 169 1983 1985 1986 1987 4 Zola Davis 164 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Robert Brooks 156 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Jermale Kelly 153 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Fred Zeigler 146 1967 1968 1969 8 Sidney Rice 142 2005 2006 9 Pharoh Cooper 138[12] 2013 2014 2015 10 Cory Boyd 117 2003 2004 2006 2007

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Alshon Jeffery 88 2010 2 Kenny McKinley 77 2007 3 Sterling Sharpe 74 1986 4 Sidney Rice 72 2006 5 Sidney Rice 70 2005 6 Pharoh Cooper 69[12] 2014 7 Pharoh Cooper 66[12] 2015 8 Sterling Sharpe 62 1987 Stanley Pritchett 62 1995 10 Fred Zeigler 59 1968

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Zola Davis 14 1998 Vanderbilt Kenny McKinley 14[13] 2007 Tennessee Tori Gurley 14[14] 2010 Vanderbilt 4 Fred Zeigler 12 1968 Virginia Stanley Pritchett 12 1995 Georgia Stanley Pritchett 12 1995 Mississippi State Sidney Rice 12[15] 2005 Missouri[16] 8 Benny Galloway 11 1968 Florida State Philip Logan 11 1976 Georgia Tech Sterling Sharpe 11 1987 Georgia Zola Davis 11 1995 Mississippi State Pharoh Cooper 11[17] 2014 Tennessee Pharoh Cooper 11[7] 2015 The Citadel

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Alshon Jeffery 3,042 2009 2010 2011 2 Kenny McKinley 2,781 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Sterling Sharpe 2,497 1983 1985 1986 1987 4 Zola Davis 2,354 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Sidney Rice 2,233 2005 2006 6 Robert Brooks 2,211 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 Jermale Kelly 2,181 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 Pharoh Cooper 2,163[12] 2013 2014 2015 9 Philip Logan 2,063 1974 1975 1976 1977 10 Fred Zeigler 1,876 1967 1968 1969

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Alshon Jeffery 1,517 2010 2 Sidney Rice 1,143 2005 3 Pharoh Cooper 1,136[12] 2014 4 Sterling Sharpe 1,106 1986 5 Sidney Rice 1,090 2006 6 Pharoh Cooper 973[12] 2015 7 Kenny McKinley 968 2007 8 Sterling Sharpe 915 1987 9 Zola Davis 911 1995 10 Kenny McKinley 880 2006

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Pharoh Cooper 233[17] 2014 Tennessee 2 Troy Williamson 210[18] 2004 USF 3 Zola Davis 206 1998 Vanderbilt 4 Fred Zeigler 199 1968 Virginia 5 Alshon Jeffery 192[19] 2010 Auburn 6 Sidney Rice 191[15] 2005 Missouri[16] Pharoh Cooper 191[7] 2015 The Citadel 8 Marcus Robinson 189 1996 Mississippi State 9 Zola Davis 185 1995 Mississippi State 10 Monty Means 184 1995 Louisiana Tech

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Sidney Rice 23 2005 2006 Alshon Jeffery 23 2009 2010 2011 3 Robert Brooks 19 1988 1989 1990 1991 Jermale Kelly 19 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kenny McKinley 19 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Pharoh Cooper 18[12] 2013 2014 2015 7 Sterling Sharpe 17 1983 1985 1986 1987 Zola Davis 17 1995 1996 1997 1998 9 Bruce Ellington 16 2011 2012 2013 10 Philip Logan 15 1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Sidney Rice 13 2005 2 Sterling Sharpe 10 1986 Monty Means 10 1995 Jermale Kelly 10 1997 Sidney Rice 10 2006 6 Zola Davis 9 1995 Kenny McKinley 9 2007 Alshon Jeffery 9 2010 Ace Sanders 9 2012 Pharoh Cooper 9[12] 2014

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Sidney Rice 5[8] 2006 Florida Atlantic

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[20]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Todd Ellis 9,351 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Stephen Garcia 8,374 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Steve Taneyhill 8,164 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Connor Shaw 7,757 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Blake Mitchell 5,873 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Anthony Wright 5,834 1995 1996 1997 1998 7 Phil Petty 5,797 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Dylan Thompson 5,395[3] 1972 1973 1974 1975 9 George Rogers 5,204 1977 1978 1979 1980 10 Tommy Suggs 5,025 1968 1969 1970

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Dylan Thompson 3,502[3] 2014 2 Stephen Garcia 3,281 2010 3 Steve Taneyhill 3,056 1995 4 Stephen Garcia 3,048 2009 5 Todd Ellis 3,016 1987 6 Connor Shaw 3,005 2013 7 Todd Ellis 2,975 1986 8 Steve Taneyhill 2,413 1994 9 Connor Shaw 2,391 2012 10 Bobby Fuller 2,363 1991

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Steve Taneyhill 512 1995 Mississippi State 2 Todd Ellis 429 1987 East Carolina 3 Todd Ellis 428 1986 Virginia Tech 4 Steve Taneyhill 421 1994 East Carolina 5 Dylan Thompson 400[4] 2014 Auburn 6 Connor Shaw 389[21] 2012 Tennessee 7 Blake Mitchell 380[5] 2006 Middle Tennessee 8 Stephen Garcia 371[6] 2010 Kentucky 9 Tommy Suggs 370 1968 Florida State 10 Perry Orth 369[7] 2015 The Citadel

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Connor Shaw 73 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Steve Taneyhill 62 1992 1993 1994 1995 Stephen Garcia 62 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Jeff Grantz 52 1973 1974 1975 Todd Ellis 52 1986 1987 1988 1989 6 Dylan Thompson 49[3] 1972 1973 1974 1975 7 Anthony Wright 45 1995 1996 1997 1998 8 Blake Mitchell 42 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Tommy Suggs 38 1968 1969 1970 Marcus Lattimore 38 2010 2011 2012

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Connor Shaw 30 2013 Dylan Thompson 30[3] 2014 3 Steve Taneyhill 29 1995 4 Jeff Grantz 28 1975 5 Stephen Garcia 26 2010 6 Todd Ellis 23 1986 7 Connor Shaw 22 2011 8 Stephen Garcia 21 2009 9 Steve Taneyhill 20 1994 Connor Shaw 20 2012

Defense

Interceptions

Career[22] Rank Player Ints Years 1 Bo Davies 14 1969 1970 1971

Single season[22] Rank Player Ints Year 1 Bryant Gilliard 9 1984

Single game[22] Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Bayard Pickett 4 1949 The Citadel Pat Watson 4 1968 Wake Forest Bryant Gilliard 4 1984 Florida State

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 JD Fuller 405 1979 1981 1982 1983 2 Andrew Provence 401 1980 1981 1982 3 Mike Durrah 396 1980 1981 1982 4 James Seawright 384 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Tony Watkins 357 1991 1992 1993 1994 6 Rashad Faison 349 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Kenneth Robinson 340 1982 1983 1985 1986 8 Patrick Hinton 328 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Ben Washington 326 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Arturo Freeman 307 1995 1996 1997

Single season[23] Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Mike Durrah 179 1983 2 Garry Mott 167 1973 3 Dana Carpenter 165 1973 4 Bill Cregar 164 1973 Paul Vogel 164 1984

Single game[22] Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 James Seawright 29 1984 NC State

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Eric Norwood 29.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Andrew Provence 26.0 1980 1981 1982 3 Jadeveon Clowney 24.0 2011 2012 2013 4 John Abraham 23.5 1996 1997 1998 1999 5 Melvin Ingram 21.5 2007 2009 2010 2011 6 Devin Taylor 18.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 7 Cecil Caldwell 15.5 1997 1998 1999 2000 Cliff Matthews 15.5 2007 2008 2009 2010 9 Stacy Evans 15.0 1993 1994 Kalimba Edwards 15.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 George Gause 15.0 2001 2002 2003 2004

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Jadeveon Clowney 13.0 2012 2 Andrew Provence 10.0 1982 Melvin Ingram 10.0 2011 4 Kelcy Quarles 9.5 2013 5 Bill Janus 9.0 1978 Karey Johnson 9.0 1981 Andrew Provence 9.0 1981 Eric Norwood 9.0 2008 Melvin Ingram 9.0 2010

Single game[22] Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Jadeveon Clowney 4.5[24] 2012 Clemson

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Collin Mackie 72 1987 1988 1989 1990 2 Elliot Fry 53[25] 2013 2014 2015 3 Ryan Succop 49 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Mark Fleetwood 39 1981 1982 1983 Reed Morton 39 1993 1994 1995 1996 6 Spencer Lanning 34 2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Collin Mackie 25 1987 2 Ryan Succop 20 2008 Elliot Fry 20[25] 2015 4 Collin Mackie 19 1988 5 Elliot Fry 18 2014 6 Mark Fleetwood 17 1982 Spencer Lanning 17 2009 Spencer Lanning 17 2010

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Collin Mackie 5 1990 West Virginia Spencer Lanning 5[26] 2009 Georgia

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Spencer Lanning 77.3% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Elliot Fry 74.6%[25] 2013 2014 2015 3 Josh Brown 74.1% 2003 2004 2005 4 Mark Fleetwood 73.6% 1981 1982 1983 5 Collin Mackie 73.5% 1987 1988 1989 1990 6 Reed Morton 72.2% 1993 1994 1995 1996

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Eddie Leopard 100.0% 2 Mark Fleetwood 94.4%

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16. Independence Bowl
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