Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders

The Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Virginia Tech Hokies 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 Hokies represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.

Although Virginia Tech began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,^[1] the school's official record book generally does not include entries from before the 1950s, as the records from this era are often incomplete and inconsistent.

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

• Since the 1950s, 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 Hokies have played in 14 bowl games since then, giving players since 2002 an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Hokies have played in the ACC Championship Game five times since it began.
• All ten of the Hokies' 10 highest seasons in offensive output, both in yardage and scoring, have come during current head coach Frank Beamer's tenure, and eight of them have come in the 21st century.^[1]

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season. The Virginia Tech football record book generally does not give a full top 10 in single-game statistics.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Logan Thomas 9,003 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Tyrod Taylor 7,017 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Bryan Randall 6,508 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Don Strock 6,009 1970 1971 1972 5 Will Furrer 5,906 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Maurice DeShazo 5,720 1991 1992 1993 1994 7 Sean Glennon 4,867 2004 2006 2007 2008 8 Michael Brewer 4,395[3] 2014 2015 9 Jim Druckenmiller 4,383 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Steve Casey 4,299 1978 1979 1980 1981

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Jerod Evans 3,303 2016 2 Don Strock 3,243 1972 3 Logan Thomas 3,013 2011 4 Logan Thomas 2,976 2012 5 Logan Thomas 2,907 2013 6 Tyrod Taylor 2,743 2010 7 Michael Brewer 2,692 2014 8 Don Strock 2,577 1971 9 Marcus Vick 2,393 2005 10 Tyrod Taylor 2,311 2009

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Don Strock 527 1972 Houston 2 Bryan Randall 504 2002 Syracuse 3 Jerod Evans 406 2016 Pittsburgh 4 Bryan Randall 398[4] 2003 California[5] 5 Logan Thomas 391[6] 2013 Boston College 6 Don Strock 385 1972 Wake Forest 7 Don Strock 376 1971 Ohio

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Logan Thomas 53 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Bryan Randall 48 2001 2002 2003 2004 3 Maurice DeShazo 47 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Tyrod Taylor 44 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Will Furrer 43 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Jim Druckenmiller 34 1993 1994 1995 1996 7 Michael Brewer 31[3] 2014 2015 8 Don Strock 29 1970 1971 1972 Steve Casey 29 1978 1979 1980 1981 10 Sean Glennon 28 2004 2006 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Jerod Evans 27 2016 2 Tyrod Taylor 24 2010 3 Maurice DeShazo 22 1993 4 Bryan Randall 21 2004 5 Will Furrer 19 1990 Logan Thomas 19 2011 7 Logan Thomas 18 2012 Michael Brewer 18 2014 9 Jim Druckenmiller 17 1996 Marcus Vick 17 2005

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bryan Randall 5 2002 Syracuse Jerod Evans 5 2016 Boston College

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Cyrus Lawrence 3,767 1979 1980 1981 1982 2 Kevin Jones 3,475 2001 2002 2003 3 Roscoe Coles 3,459 1974 1975 1976 1977 4 Maurice Williams 2,981 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Branden Ore 2,776 2005 2006 2007 6 Lee Suggs 2,767 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Dwayne Thomas 2,696 1992 1993 1994 1995 8 David Wilson 2,662 2009 2010 2011 9 Ken Oxendine 2,653 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Eddie Hunter 2,523 1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 David Wilson 1,709 2011 2 Ryan Williams 1,655 2009 3 Kevin Jones 1,647 2003 4 Cyrus Lawrence 1,403 1981 5 Lee Suggs 1,325 2002 6 Darren Evans 1,265 2008 7 Cyrus Lawrence 1,221 1980 8 Lee Suggs 1,207 2000 9 Branden Ore 1,137 2006 10 Dwayne Thomas 1,130 1993

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Darren Evans 253[7] 2008 Maryland 2 Mike Imoh 243[8] 2004 North Carolina 3 Kevin Jones 241[9] 2003 Pittsburgh 4 Kenny Lewis 223 1978 VMI 5 Roscoe Coles 214 1976 Tulsa 6 Michael Vick 210 2000 Boston College 7 Branden Ore 207[10] 2006 Southern Mississippi 8 Bob Schweickert 204 1963 Richmond 9 Branden Ore 203[11] 2006 Clemson

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Lee Suggs 53 1999 2000 2001 2002 2 Kevin Jones 35 2001 2002 2003 3 Branden Ore 31 2005 2006 2007 4 Cyrus Lawrence 30 1979 1980 1981 1982 Ryan Williams 30 2009 2010 6 James Barber 29 1971 1972 1973 Roscoe Coles 29 1974 1975 1976 1977 8 Ken Oxendine 27 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Maurice Williams 24 1983 1984 1985 1986 Dwayne Thomas 24 1999 2000 2001 2002 Logan Thomas 24 2010 2011 2012 2013

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Lee Suggs 27 2000 2 Lee Suggs 22 2002 3 Kevin Jones 21 2003 Ryan Williams 21 2009 5 Branden Ore 16 2006 6 Tommy Francisco 13 1966 James Barber 13 1972 Ken Oxendine 13 1996 Shyrone Stith 13 1999 10 Terry Smoot 11 1969 Dwayne Thomas 11 1993 Cedric Humes 11 2005 Darren Evans 11 2008 Darren Evans 11 2010

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tommy Francisco 6 1966 VMI 2 Lee Suggs 5 2000 UCF

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Isaiah Ford 204 2014 2015 2016 2 Jarrett Boykin 184 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Danny Coale 165 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Cam Philips 159 2014 2015 2016 5 Bucky Hodges 128 2014 2015 2016 6 Ernest Wilford 126 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Josh Morgan 122 2004 2005 2006 2007 8 Antonio Freeman 120 1991 1992 1993 1994 9 Eddie Royal 119 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Ricky Scales 113 1972 1973 1974

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Isaiah Ford 75[12] 2015 2 Isaiah Ford 73 2016 3 Cam Phillips 70 2016 4 Jarrett Boykin 61 2011 5 Danny Coale 60 2011 6 Isaiah Ford 56 2014 7 Ernest Wilford 55 2003 8 Jarrett Boykin 53 2010 9 Ernest Wilford 51 2002 Marcus Davis 51 2012 Willie Byrn 51 2013

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Donald Snell 13 1985 Cincinnati Nick Cullen 13 1990 Southern Mississippi 3 Isaiah Ford 12[13] 2015 Tulsa[14] Cam Phillips 12 2016 Clemson 5 Isaiah Ford 11 2016 Liberty 6 Sidney Snell 10 1979 Virginia Jarrett Boykin 10[15] 2011 North Carolina Cam Phillips 10 2016 Georgia Tech Isaiah Ford 10 2016 Pittsburgh 10 Ricky Scales 9 1972 Wake Forest Ernest Wilford 9[16] 2003 UCF

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Isaiah Ford 2,911 2014 2015 2016 2 Jarrett Boykin 2,884 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Danny Coale 2,658 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Ricky Scales 2,272 1972 1973 1974 5 Antonio Freeman 2,200 1991 1992 1993 1994 6 Ernest Wilford 2,052 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 André Davis 1,986 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Cam Philips 1,948 2014 2015 2016 9 Marcus Davis 1,827 2009 2010 2011 2012 10 Josh Morgan 1,817 2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Isaiah Ford 1,164[12] 2015 2 Isaiah Ford 1,038 2016 3 André Davis 962 1999 4 Marcus Davis 953 2012 5 Ernest Wilford 925 2002 6 Danny Coale 904 2011 7 Ernest Wilford 886 2003 8 Cam Philips 868 2016 9 Jarrett Boykin 847 2010 10 Jarrett Boykin 835 2009

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Ernest Wilford 279 2002 Syracuse 2 Isaiah Ford 227[13] 2015 Tulsa[14] 3 Ricky Scales 213 1972 Wake Forest 4 Antonio Freeman 194 1993 Temple 5 André Davis 172 1999 Boston College 6 Sidney Snell 171 1979 VMI Joshua Stanford 171[6] 2013 Boston College 8 Nick Cullen 170 1990 Southern Mississippi

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Isaiah Ford 24 2014 2015 2016 2 Antonio Freeman 22 1991 1992 1993 1994 3 Bucky Hodges 20 2014 2015 2016 4 Ricky Scales 18 1972 1973 1974 André Davis 18 1998 1999 2000 2001 Jarrett Boykin 18 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Josh Morgan 16 2004 2005 2006 2007 8 Sidney Snell 15 1978 1979 1980 9 Marcus Davis 13 2009 2010 2011 2012 10 Eddie Royal 12 2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Isaiah Ford 11[12] 2015 2 Antonio Freeman 9 1993 André Davis 9 1999 5 Sidney Snell 8 1980 Ricky Hall 8 1998 7 Ricky Scales 7 1972 Ricky Scales 7 1973 Sidney Snell 7 1979 Mike Giacolone 7 1981 Bo Campbell 7 1991 André Davis 7 2001 Ernest Wiliford 7 2002 Bucky Hodges 7 2014

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Ernest Wilford 4 2002 Syracuse

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[17]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Logan Thomas 10,362 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Tyrod Taylor 9,213 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Bryan Randall 8,034 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Maurice DeShazo 6,114 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Don Strock 5,871 1970 1971 1972 6 Will Furrer 5,773 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 Steve Casey 4,987 1978 1979 1980 1981 8 Sean Glennon 4,695 2004 2006 2007 2008 9 Jim Druckenmiller 4,646 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Michael Brewer 4,310[3] 2014 2015

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Jerod Evans 4,062 2016 2 Logan Thomas 3,500 2012 3 Logan Thomas 3,482 2011 4 Tyrod Taylor 3,402 2010 5 Logan Thomas 3,251 2013 6 Don Strock 3,170 1972 7 Bryan Randall 2,775 2004 8 Marcus Vick 2,773 2005 9 Michael Brewer 2,687 2014 10 Tyrod Taylor 2,681 2009

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Don Strock 516 1972 Houston 2 Bryan Randall 495 2002 Syracuse 3 Jerod Evans 439 2016 Pittsburgh 4 Logan Thomas 429 2013 Boston College 5 Logan Thomas 408 2013 Miami (FL) 6 Bryan Randall 390 2003 California 7 Don Strock 386 1971 Ohio Don Strock 386 1972 Wake Forest

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Logan Thomas 77 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Tyrod Taylor 67 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Bryan Randall 59 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Maurice DeShazo 57 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Lee Suggs 53 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Will Furrer 44 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 Bob Schweickert 39 1962 1963 1964 Steve Casey 39 1978 1979 1980 1981 9 Michael Vick 37 1999 2000 10 Kevin Jones 35 2001 2002 2003

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Jerod Evans 34 2016 2 Logan Thomas 30 2011 3 Tyrod Taylor 29 2010 4 Lee Suggs 27 2000 Logan Thomas 27 2012 6 Maurice DeShazo 25 1993 7 Bryan Randall 24 2004 8 Marcus Vick 23 2005 9 Lee Suggs 22 2002 10 Michael Vick 21 1999 Kevin Jones 21 2003 Ryan Williams 21 2009

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Gene Bunn 18 1976 1977 1978 2 Tyronne Drakeford 16 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 Victor Harris 15 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Willie Pile 14 1999 2000 2001 2002 5 Ron Davidson 13 1966 1967 1968 Lenny Smith 13 1968 1969 1970 7 Mike Widger 12 1967 1968 1969 John Granby 12 1987 1988 1989 1991 Jayron Hosley 12 2009 2010 2011 10 Mike Johnson 11 1980 1981 1982 1983 Ashley Lee 11 1980 1981 1982 1983 William Yarborough 11 1992 1993 1994 1995

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Ron Davidson 9 1967 Jayron Hosley 9 2010 3 Mike Widger 7 1968 Billy Hardee 7 1975 Gene Bunn 7 1976 Ashley Lee 7 1984 Tyronne Drakeford 7 1992

Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Lenny Smith 3 1968 Wake Forest Paul Davis 3 1979 Florida State John Bell 3 1973 Florida State John Bell 3 1973 West Virginia Ron Davidson 3 1967 Florida State Derek Carter 3 1982 VMI Lorenzo Ferguson 3 1998 Clemson Keion Carpenter 3 1998 Pittsburgh Ike Charlton 3 1998 West Virginia Anthony Midget 3 1999 Miami (FL) Willie Pile 3 2000 Syracuse Garnell Wilds 3 2002 Syracuse Jayron Hosley 3[18] 2010 NC State Kendall Fuller 3[19] 2013 Duke

Tackles

Note: The Virginia Tech Record Book does not include a full top 10 in tackles stats, instead listing only a leader.

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Rick Razzano 634 1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Rick Razzano 177 1975 Scott Hill 177 1987

Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Rick Razzano 30 1977 Kentucky

Sacks

Note: The Virginia Tech Record Book does not include a full top 10 in sacks stats, instead listing only a leader.

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Bruce Smith 46.0 1981 1982 1983 1984

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Bruce Smith 22.0 1983

Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Bruce Smith 4.0 1983 Duke Bruce Smith 4.0 1984 William & Mary Morgan Roane 4.0 1985 William & Mary

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Shayne Graham 69 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 Joey Slye 63 2014 2015 2016 3 Brandon Pace 58 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Chris Kinzer 47 1985 1986 1987 1988 5 Cody Journell 44 2010 2011 2012 2013 6 Don Wade 42 1981 1982 1983 1984 7 Ryan Williams 39 1991 1992 1993 1994 Carter Warley 39 2000 2001 2002 2003 9 Mickey Thomas 31 1989 1990 1991 10 Dustin Keys 23 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Dustin Keys 23 2008 Joey Slye 23[20] 2015 3 Chris Kinzer 22 1986 Shayne Graham 22 1998 5 Mickey Thomas 21 1989 Brandon Pace 21 2004 Jud Dunlevy 21 2007 Chris Hazley 21 2010 9 Matt Waldron 20 2009 Cody Journell 20 2012 Joey Slye 20 2014

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Mickey Thomas 6 1989 Vanderbilt Joey Slye 6 2016 Pittsburgh

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Chris Hazley 95.5% 2008 2009 2010 2 Matt Waldron 87.0% 2007 2008 2009 3 Brandon Pace 85.3% 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Jud Dunlevy 80.8% 2004 2005 2006 5 Dustin Keys 79.3% 2007 2008 6 Cody Journell 75.9% 2010 2011 2012 2013 7 Mickey Thomas 75.6% 1989 1990 1991 8 Joey Slye 74.1%[20] 2014 2015 9 Shayne Graham 73.4% 1996 1997 1998 1999 10 Ryan Williams 68.4% 1991 1992 1993 1994

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Chris Hazley 95.5% 2010 2 Brandon Pace 94.7% 2006 3 Matt Waldron 87.0% 2009 4 Brandon Pace 86.4% 2005 5 Mickey Thomas 84.0% 1989 6 Shayne Graham 82.6% 1997 7 Cody Journell 82.4% 2011 8 Chris Kinzer 81.5% 1986 9 Ryan Williams 81.0% 1994 10 Jud Dunlevy 80.8% 2007

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