The Kansas State Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kansas State Wildcats 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 Wildcats represent Kansas State University in the NCAA 's Big 12 Conference .
Although Kansas State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1896,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1949. 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 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 Wildcats have played in 12 bowl games since then, allowing players in those seasons to accumulate additional statistics.
All of the Wildcats' ten highest seasons in total offensive yards have come since the year 1998.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Passing [ ]
Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Josh Freeman
8,078
2006 2007 2008
2
Skylar Thompson
7,134[3]
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
3
Lynn Dickey
6,208
1968 1979 1970
4
Jake Waters
5,970[4]
2013 2014
5
Chad May
5,253
1993 1994
6
Carl Straw
5,223
1987 1988 1989 1990
7
Ell Roberson
5,099
2000 2001 2002 2003
8
Collin Klein
4,724
2009 2010 2011 2012
9
Jonathan Beasley
4,642
1996 1997 1999 2000
10
Michael Bishop
4,401
1997 1998
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jake Waters
3,501[4]
2014
2
Josh Freeman
3,353
2007
3
Josh Freeman
2,945
2008
4
Michael Bishop
2,844
1998
5
Chad May
2,682
1993
6
Collin Klein
2,641
2012
7
Jonathan Beasley
2,636
2000
8
Chad May
2,571
1994
9
Ell Roberson
2,545
2003
10
Lynn Dickey
2,476
1969
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Chad May
489
1993
Nebraska
2
Josh Freeman
478
2008
Oklahoma
3
Michael Bishop
441
1998
Louisiana-Monroe
4
Lynn Dickey
439
1969
Colorado
5
Josh Freeman
404
2007
Oklahoma State
6
Jake Waters
400
2014
West Virginia
7
Lynn Dickey
394
1969
Missouri
8
Lynn Dickey
384
1970
Oklahoma
9
Lynn Dickey
380
1969
Oklahoma
10
Chad May
379
1994
Kansas
Passing touchdowns [ ]
Rushing [ ]
Rushing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Darren Sproles
4,979
2001 2002 2003 2004
2
John Hubert
2,993
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Daniel Thomas
2,850
2009 2010
4
Ell Roberson
2,818
2000 2001 2002 2003
5
Alex Barnes
2,616
2015 2016 2017 2018
6
Eric Hickson
2,537
1994 1995 1997 1998
7
Collin Klein
2,485
2009 2010 2011 2012
8
Mike Lawrence
2,265
1994 1995 1996 1997
9
J.J. Smith
2,210
1991 1992 1993 1994
10
Isaac Jackson
2,182
1971 1972 1973
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Darren Sproles
1,986
2003
2
Daniel Thomas
1,585
2010
3
Darren Sproles
1,465
2002
4
Deuce Vaughn
1,404[8]
2021
5
Alex Barnes
1,355
2018
6
Darren Sproles
1,318
2004
7
Daniel Thomas
1,265
2009
8
Josh Scobey
1,263
2001
9
Collin Klein
1,141
2011
10
Isaac Jackson
1,137
1973
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Darren Sproles
292
2004
Louisiana-Lafayette
2
Darren Sproles
273
2003
Missouri
3
Daniel Thomas
269
2010
North Texas
4
Mike Lawrence
252
1996
Iowa State
5
Alex Barnes
250
2018
Baylor
6
Darren Sproles
235
2003
Oklahoma
7
Daniel Thomas
234
2010
UCLA
8
Ell Roberson
228
2002
Nebraska
9
J.J. Smith
227
1994
UNLV
10
Darren Sproles
221
2004
Western Kentucky
Rushing touchdowns [ ]
Receiving [ ]
Receptions [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Rec
Year
Opponent
1
Jordy Nelson
15
2007
Missouri State
Jordy Nelson
15
2007
Fresno State
3
Tyler Lockett
14
2014
Baylor
4
Michael Smith
13
1989
Missouri
Tyler Lockett
13
2013
Texas
Tyler Lockett
13
2014
UCLA [13]
7
Mack Herron
12
1969
Colorado
Michael Smith
12
1991
Washington
Kevin Lockett
12
1996
Oklahoma
Darnell McDonald
12
1998
Nebraska
Tyler Lockett
12
2013
Oklahoma
Tyler Lockett
12
2014
Texas Tech
Receiving yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tyler Lockett
3,710[11]
2011 2012 2013 2014
1
Kevin Lockett
3,032
1993 1994 1995 1996
2
Jordy Nelson
2,822
2005 2006 2007
3
Michael Smith
2,457
1988 1989 1990 1991
4
Aaron Lockett
2,400
1998 1999 2000 2001
6
2,173
1986 1988
7
Dave Jones
1,904
1966 1967 1968
8
Mitch Running
1,821
1992 1993 1994 1995
9
James Terry
1,793
2002 2003
10
Brandon Banks
1,754
2008 2009
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Tyler Lockett
278
2013
Oklahoma
2
Tyler Lockett
237
2013
Texas
3
Jordy Nelson
214
2007
Iowa State
4
Jordy Nelson
209
2007
Missouri State
5
Darnell McDonald
206
1997
Syracuse [6]
6
199
1986
Nebraska
7
Tyler Lockett
196
2014
TCU
Tyler Lockett
196
2014
West Virginia
9
Tyler Lockett
194
2012
West Virginia
10
Quincy Morgan
192
1999
Kansas
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[16]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Josh Freeman
8,421
2006 2007 2008
2
Skylar Thompson
8,221 [3]
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
3
Ell Roberson
7,917
2000 2001 2002 2003
4
Collin Klein
7,209
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
Jake Waters
6,766 [4]
2013 2014
6
Lynn Dickey
5,779
1968 1969 1970
7
Michael Bishop
5,715
1997 1998
8
Jonathan Beasley
5,607
1996 1997 1999 2000
9
Carl Straw
5,119
1987 1988 1989 1990
10
Darren Sproles
4,979
2001 2002 2003 2004
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jake Waters
3,985 [4]
2014
2
Michael Bishop
3,592
1998
3
Collin Klein
3,561
2012
4
Ell Roberson
3,520
2003
5
Josh Freeman
3,349
2008
6
Josh Freeman
3,313
2007
7
Jonathan Beasley
3,135
2000
8
Collin Klein
3,059
2011
9
2,818
2016
10
Jake Waters
2,781
2013
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Josh Freeman
501
2008
Oklahoma
2
Michael Bishop
475
1998
Louisiana-Monroe
3
Chad May
461
1993
Nebraska
4
Michael Bishop
446
1998
Nebraska
5
Michael Bishop
442
1998
Texas A&M
6
Jake Waters
413
2014
West Virginia
7
Lynn Dickey
411
1969
Missouri
Ell Roberson
403
2003
Nebraska
9
Josh Freeman
403
2007
Oklahoma State
10
Lynn Dickey
395
1969
Colorado
Jake Waters
395
2014
Texas Tech
Total touchdowns [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Collin Klein
7
2012
West Virginia
2
Jonathan Beasley
6
1999
Oklahoma
Collin Klein
6
2011
Texas A&M
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Tackles [ ]
Sacks [ ]
Kicking [ ]
Field goals made [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Brooks Rossman
22
2007
Martin Gramatica
22
1998
3
Matthew McCrane
20
2017
4
Martin Gramatica
19
1997
Anthony Cantele
19
2012
Blake Lynch
19[20]
2019
7
Jamie Rheem
18
1999
Matthew McCrane
18[19]
2014
9
Jamie Rheem
17
2000
Jeff Snodgrass
17
2006
Anthony Cantele
17
2011
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Jamie Rheem
5
1999
Texas
2
Martin Gramatica
4
1998
Kansas
Martin Gramatica
4
1998
Oklahoma [7]
Jamie Rheem
4
1999
Utah State
Joe Rheem
4
2004
Louisiana-Lafayette
Brooks Rossman
4
2007
Colorado
Josh Cherry
4
2009
Missouri
Jack Cantele
4
2013
TCU
Matthew McCrane
4
2014
West Virginia
Jack Cantele
4[21]
2015
Louisiana Tech
Matthew McCrane
4
2017
Baylor
Field goal percentage [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Martin Gramatica
95.0%
1997
2
Matthew McCrane
94.7% [19]
2014
3
Blake Lynch
90.5% [20]
2019
4
Blake Lynch
87.5% [20]
2018
5
Joe Rheem
86.7%
2004
6
Jamie Rheem
85.7%
1999
Jack Cantele
85.7% [22]
2015
8
Jamie Rheem
85.0%
2000
9
Jack Cantele
84.6%
2013
Anthony Cantele
82.6%
2012
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