Dak Prescott held all of the Bulldogs' career, single-season, and single-game passing records when he graduated.
Fred Ross is the Bulldogs' career leader in receptions and receiving yards.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Mississippi State Bulldogs football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , total offense , all-purpose yardage , receiving , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent Mississippi State University in the NCAA 's Southeastern Conference .
Although Mississippi State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. For example, Harry Furman rushed for 7 touchdowns twice in the 1907 season , but complete records for the season are unavailable.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1955, 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 Bulldogs have played in 12 bowl games since then.
Each of recent head coach Dan Mullen 's nine seasons (2009–17) rank in the Bulldogs' 10 highest in total offensive output.[1] When he left after the 2017 season , all but two of 30 offensive lists displayed below have a Mullen-era player in sole possession or tied for the top spot. Since the hiring of Mike Leach for the 2020 season , the Bulldogs have run an air raid offense , leading to records in passing.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2021 season .
Passing [ ]
Completions [ ]
Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Dak Prescott
9,376
2012 2013 2014 2015
2
Will Rogers
6,715[3]
2020 2021
3
Wayne Madkin
6,336
1998 1999 2000 2001
4
Nick Fitzgerald
6,207
2015 2016 2017 2018
5
Kevin Fant
5,631
2000 2001 2002 2003
6
Tyler Russell
5,441
2010 2011 2012 2013
7
5,232
1993 1994 1995 1996
8
Don Smith
5,229
1983 1984 1985 1986
9
John Bond
4,621
1980 1981 1982 1983
10
4,292
1988 1989 1990
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Will Rogers
4,739[3]
2021
2
Dak Prescott
3,793
2015
3
Dak Prescott
3,449
2014
4
Tyler Russell
2,897
2012
5
Dave Marler
2,422
1978
6
Nick Fitzgerald
2,413
2016
7
Don Smith
2,332
1985
8
2,241
1995
9
Kevin Fant
2,151
2003
10
Will Rogers
1,976[3]
2020
Passing touchdowns [ ]
Rushing [ ]
Rushing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Anthony Dixon
3,994
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
Nick Fitzgerald
3,607
2015 2016 2017 2018
3
Jerious Norwood
3,212
2002 2003 2004 2005
4
Walter Packer
2,820
1973 1974 1975 1976
5
Michael Davis
2,721
1991 1992 1993 1994
6
Aeris Williams
2,559
2015 2016 2017 2018
7
Michael Haddix
2,558
1979 1980 1981 1982
8
LaDarius Perkins
2,554
2010 2011 2012 2013
9
Kylin Hill
2,535
2017 2018 2019 2020
10
Dak Prescott
2,521
2012 2013 2014 2015
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Anthony Dixon
1,391
2009
2
Nick Fitzgerald
1,385
2016
3
J.J. Johnson
1,383
1998
4
Kylin Hill
1,350
2019
5
Josh Robinson
1,203
2014
6
Wayne Jones
1,193
1973
7
Vick Ballard
1,189
2011
8
Jerious Norwood
1,126
2005
9
Nick Fitzgerald
1,121
2018
10
Aeris Williams
1,107
2017
Rushing touchdowns [ ]
Receiving [ ]
Receptions [ ]
Receiving yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Fred Ross
2,528
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Chad Bumphis
2,270
2009 2010 2011 2012
3
Mardye McDole
2,214
1977 1978 1979 1980
4
2,168
1968 1969 1970
5
Eric Moulds
2,022
1993 1994 1995
6
Justin Jenkins
1,974
2000 2001 2002 2003
7
De'Runnya Wilson
1,949
2013 2014 2015
8
1,806
1968 1969 1970
9
1,773
1980 1981 1982 1983
10
1,724
1999 2000 2001 2002
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
3
1969
Florida
Chad Bumphis
3[47]
2012
Troy
3[19]
2016
Samford
Austin Williams
3[22]
2021
Tennessee State
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[48]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Dak Prescott
11,897
2012 2013 2014 2015
2
Nick Fitzgerald
9,814
2015 2016 2017 2018
3
Don Smith
7,097
1983 1984 1985 1986
4
John Bond
6,901
1980 1981 1982 1983
5
Will Rogers
6,577 [3]
2020 2021
6
Wayne Madkin
6,482
1998 1999 2000 2001
7
Tyler Russell
5,558
2010 2011 2012 2013
8
Kevin Fant
5,424
2000 2001 2002 2003
9
5,405
1993 1994 1995 1996
10
Chris Relf
4,872
2008 2009 2010 2011
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Will Rogers
4,642 [3]
2021
2
Dak Prescott
4,435
2014
3
Dak Prescott
4,381
2015
4
Nick Fitzgerald
3,798
2016
5
Tyler Russell
2,892
2012
6
Nick Fitzgerald
2,888
2018
7
Don Smith
2,886
1985
8
Dak Prescott
2,769
2013
9
Nick Fitzgerald
2,738
2017
10
Chris Relf
2,502
2010
Touchdowns responsible for [ ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[50]
All-purpose yardage [ ]
All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. It includes rushing, receiving, and all types of returns, but does not include passing.[48]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Anthony Dixon
4,443
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
LaDarius Perkins
4,253
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Walter Packer
4,169
1973 1974 1975 1976
4
Tony James
3,973
1989 1990 1991 1992
5
Jerious Norwood
3,750
2002 2003 2004 2005
6
Nick Fitzgerald
3,616
2015 2016 2017 2018
7
David Smith
3,572
1968 1969 1970
8
Derek Pegues
3,531
2005 2006 2007 2008
9
Chad Bumphis
3,380
2009 2010 2011 2012
10
Mardye McDole
3,353
1977 1978 1979 1980
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Turner
1,664
2003
2
Josh Robinson
1,573
2014
3
Kevin Prentiss
1,546
1998
4
Jameon Lewis
1,537
2013
5
Kylin Hill
1,530
2019
6
Anthony Dixon
1,514
2009
7
Dicenzo Miller
1,513
2000
8
LaDarius Perkins
1,509
2012
9
James Johnson
1,481
1998
10
Nick Fitzgerald
1,384
2016
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
1
Bobby Bethune
6
1960
Bill Crick
6
1969
Walt Harris
6
1993
Walt Harris
6
1994
Izell McGill
6
1997
Corey Broomfield
6
2009
6
2017
Tackles [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Ray Costict
29
1976
Kentucky
Sacks [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Greg Favors
5.5
1996
Ole Miss
Kicking [ ]
Field goals made [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Scott Westerfield
18
1999
2
Tom Burke
17
1993
3
Brian Hazelwood
16
1997
Brent Smith
16
2002
5
Chris Gardner
15
1992
Brian Hazelwood
15
1998
Westin Graves
15
2015
8
Devon Bell
14
2012
9
Kinney Jordan
13
1975
Dave Marler
13
1977
Dana Moore
13
1982
Artie Cosby
13
1984
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Tim Rogers
5
1994
NC State (Peach Bowl )
Brian Hazelwood
5
1998
Arkansas
Derek DePasquale
5[55]
2010
UAB
Field goal percentage [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Evan Sobiesk
85.7%
2014
Jace Christmann
85.7%
2017
3
Derek DePasquale
83.3%
2009
Derek DePasquale
83.3%
2010
Brandon Ruiz
83.3%
2020
Westin Graves
83.3%
2015
7
Dana Moore
81.3%
1982
8
Brent Smith
80.0%
2002
Brent Smith
80.0%
2003
Jace Christmann
80.0%
2019
See also [ ]
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