Joe Burrow holds single-season school records in passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, and touchdowns responsible for. Despite playing for only two seasons at LSU, he leads the school in career passing touchdowns, touchdowns responsible for, and total offense, and is second in career passing yards.
The LSU Tigers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the LSU Tigers football program in various categories,[1] [2] 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.[3] The Tigers have played in a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game per season to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Tigers have played in the SEC Championship Game six times since it was first played in 1992. In an extreme example, players in the 2019 season had three extra games to accumulate statistics—the SEC Championship Game, the Peach Bowl (which was a College Football Playoff semifinal), and the College Football Playoff National Championship .
The Tigers have eclipsed 5,000 total offensive yards in a season 10 times in school history, all of them coming in the 21st century.[1] [4]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Passing [ ]
Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Hodson
9,115
1986 1987 1988 1989
2
Joe Burrow
8,565[5] [a]
2018 2019
3
Jeff Wickersham
6,921
1982 1983 1984 1985
4
JaMarcus Russell
6,625
2004 2005 2006
5
Jamie Howard
6,158
1992 1993 1994 1995
6
Herb Tyler
5,876
1995 1996 1997 1998
7
Zach Mettenberger
5,783
2011 2012 2013
8
Jordan Jefferson
4,733
2008 2009 2010 2011
9
Danny Etling
4,586[b]
2016 2017
10
Alan Risher
4,585
1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Burrow
5,671[5]
2019
2
Rohan Davey
3,347
2001
3
JaMarcus Russell
3,129
2006
4
Zach Mettenberger
3,082
2013
5
Joe Burrow
2,894
2018
6
Matt Mauck
2,825
2003
7
Max Johnson
2,815[6]
2021
8
Tommy Hodson
2,655
1989
9
Zach Mettenberger
2,609
2012
10
Jeff Wickersham
2,542
1983
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Rohan Davey
528
2001
Alabama
2
Joe Burrow
493[7]
2019
Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Game - Peach Bowl )
3
Joe Burrow
489[8]
2019
Ole Miss
4
Joe Burrow
471[9]
2019
Texas
5
Joe Burrow
463[10]
2019
Clemson (CFP National Championship )
6
Tommy Hodson
438
1989
Tennessee
7
Max Johnson
435[11]
2020
Ole Miss
8
Myles Brennan
430[12]
2020
Missouri
9
Joe Burrow
398[13]
2019
Vanderbilt
10
Jesse Daigle
394
1991
Mississippi State
Joe Burrow
394
2018
UCF (Fiesta Bowl )
Passing touchdowns [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Joe Burrow
7[7]
2019
Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Game - Peach Bowl )
2
Joe Burrow
6[13]
2019
Vanderbilt
3
Zach Mettenberger
5[14]
2013
UAB
Joe Burrow
5[15]
2019
Georgia Southern
Joe Burrow
5[16]
2019
Utah State
Joe Burrow
5[8]
2019
Ole Miss
Joe Burrow
5[10]
2019
Clemson (CFP National Championship )
Max Johnson
5[17]
2021
Central Michigan
9
16 times by 10 players
4
Most recent: Max Johnson , 2021 vs. Mississippi State[18]
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
3,830
2014 2015 2016
5
Derrius Guice [c]
3,074
2015 2016 2017
6
Harvey Williams
2,860
1986 1987 1989 1990
7
Joseph Addai
2,577
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
8
Terry Robiskie
2,517
1973 1974 1975 1976
9
Charles Scott
2,317
2006 2007 2008 2009
10
Rondell Mealey
2,238
1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Leonard Fournette
1,953
2015
2
Charles Alexander
1,686
1977
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1,414[20]
2019
4
Jeremy Hill
1,401
2013
5
Derrius Guice [c]
1,387
2016
6
Kevin Faulk
1,282
1996
7
Kevin Faulk
1,279
1998
8
Dalton Hilliard
1,268
1984
9
Derrius Guice [c]
1,251
2017
10
Charles Scott
1,174
2008
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
Justin Jefferson
2,415[31]
2017 2018 2019
7
Dwayne Bowe
2,403
2003 2004 2005 2006
8
Odell Beckham Jr.
2,340
2011 2012 2013
9
Tony Moss
2,196
1986 1987 1988 1989
10
Buster Davis
2,107
2003 2004 2005 2006
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[39]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Joe Burrow
9,332 [5] [a]
2018 2019
2
Tommy Hodson
8,938
1986 1987 1988 1989
3
Jeff Wickersham
6,705
1982 1983 1984 1985
4
JaMarcus Russell
6,704
2004 2005 2006
5
Herb Tyler
6,654
1995 1996 1997 1998
6
Jordan Jefferson
5,751
2008 2009 2010 2011
7
Jamie Howard
5,560
1992 1993 1994 1995
8
Zach Mettenberger
5,470
2011 2012 2013
9
Alan Risher
5,127
1980 1981 1982
10
Danny Etling
4,760 [b]
2016 2017
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Burrow
6,039 [5]
2019
2
Rohan Davey
3,351
2001
3
Joe Burrow
3,293
2018
4
JaMarcus Russell
2,949
2006
5
Zach Mettenberger
2,922
2013
6
Max Johnson
2,774 [6]
2021
7
Matt Mauck
2,622
2003
8
Matt Flynn
2,604
2007
9
Tommy Hodson
2,591
1989
10
Danny Etling
2,436
2017
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Rohan Davey
540
2001
Alabama
2
Joe Burrow
521 [10]
2019
Clemson (CFP National Championship )
3
Joe Burrow
515 [8]
2019
Ole Miss
Joe Burrow
515 [7]
2019
Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Game - Peach Bowl )
5
Max Johnson
480 [11]
2020
Ole Miss
6
Joe Burrow
479 [9]
2019
Texas
7
Joe Burrow
457 [40]
2019
Alabama
8
Tommy Hodson
433
1989
Tennessee
9
Myles Brennan
428 [12]
2020
Missouri
10
Joe Burrow
418
2018
UCF (Fiesta Bowl )
Touchdowns responsible for [ ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[41]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Joe Burrow
8
2019
Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Game - Peach Bowl )
2
Joe Burrow
6
2018
Texas A&M
Joe Burrow
6 [13]
2019
Vanderbilt
Joe Burrow
6 [16]
2019
Utah State
Joe Burrow
6 [10]
2019
Clemson (CFP National Championship )
6
12 times by 9 players
5
Most recent: Max Johnson, 2021 vs. Central Michigan[17]
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Kenny Konz
3
1949
Tulane
Jerry Joseph
3
1965
Kentucky
Craig Burns
3
1970
Ole Miss
Clinton Burrell
3
1975
Tulane
Chris Williams
3
1978
Rice
Corey Webster
3
2002
Florida
Craig Steltz
3[43]
2007
Mississippi State
Grant Delpit
3
2018
Mississippi State
Tackles [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Bradie James
154
2002
2
Al Richardson
150
1981
3
Lawrence Williams
144
1981
4
Damone Clark
136[44]
2021
5
Devin White
133
2017
6
Kevin Minter
130
2012
7
Al Richardson
129
1980
8
Lawrence Williams
123
1982
9
Devin White
123
2018
10
Steve Cassidy
122
1975
Single game[d]
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Al Richardson
21
1982
South Carolina
2
Toby Caston
20
1986
Georgia
Rudy Harmon
20
1988
Florida
Kevin Minter
20[45]
2012
Florida
Sacks [ ]
Single game[e]
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Chuck Wiley
4.0
1995
South Carolina
2
Numerous times
3
Most recent: Maason Smith, 2021 vs. McNeese[47]
Kicking [ ]
Field goals made [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Cole Tracy
29
2018
2
Colt David
26
2007
3
Drew Alleman
21
2012
Cade York
21[48]
2019
5
David Browndyke
19
1988
6
Cade York
18[48]
2020
7
John Corbello
17
2002
Josh Jasper
17
2009
9
Colt David
16
2008
Drew Alleman
16
2011
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Josh Jasper
5[49]
2010
Mississippi State
2
15 times by 9 players
4
Most recent: Cade York , 2021 vs. Auburn[50]
Field goal percentage [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
David Browndyke
100.0%
1989
2
Mike Conway
93.3%
1978
3
Colby Delahoussaye
92.9%
2013
4
Drew Alleman
88.9%
2011
5
Pedro Suarez
88.2%
1990
6
Cole Tracy
87.9%
2018
7
Cade York
85.7% [48]
2020
8
Cade York
83.3% [48]
2021
9
David Browndyke
82.6%
1988
10
André LaFleur
82.4%
1993
Josh Jasper
82.4%
2010
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^ a b c d Burrow began his college career in 2015 at Ohio State, redshirting that season before playing his first game in 2016. He graduated from Ohio State in 2018 with two remaining seasons of athletic eligibility and transferred to LSU, becoming eligible to play immediately under NCAA graduate transfer regulations.
^ a b Etling began his college career in 2013 at Purdue, transferring to LSU after the 2014 season and sitting out 2015 due to NCAA transfer rules.
^ a b c d e f g h i In 2021, following a sexual harassment scandal stemming in part from multiple allegations of misconduct against Guice, LSU stripped his name from its record books.[19] This article will continue to list Guice.
^ The 2019 LSU Football Media Guide lists only the top 2 (and ties), rather than a top 10.
^ The 2019 LSU Football Media Guide lists only a leader, plus the most recent player to have tied for second place, in this category, rather than a top 10.
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