Statistical leaders of the Purdue Boilermakers football program
Drew Brees holds Purdue's career passing and total offense records.
The Purdue Boilermakers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Purdue Boilermakers football program in various categories,[1] [2] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Boilermakers represent Purdue University in the NCAA 's Big Ten Conference .
Although Purdue began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887,[1]
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, 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.[3] Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not be counted against any football player's athletic eligibility, giving players active in that season five years of eligibility instead of the standard four. These lists are updated through Purdue's game against Michigan State on November 6, 2021 .
Passing [ ] Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Drew Brees 11,792
1997 1998 1999 2000
2
Curtis Painter 11,163
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Mark Herrmann 9,946
1977 1978 1979 1980
4
David Blough 9,734
2015 2016 2017 2018
5
Kyle Orton 9,337
2001 2002 2003 2004
6
Scott Campbell 7,636
1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Jim Everett 7,411
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
8
Aidan O'Connell 5,729[4]
2019 2020 2021
9
Eric Hunter
5,598
1989 1990 1991 1992
10
Mike Phipps 5,423
1967 1968 1969
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Curtis Painter 3,985
2006
2
Drew Brees 3,983
1998
3
Drew Brees 3,909
1999
4
Curtis Painter 3,846
2007
5
Aidan O'Connell 3,712[4]
2021
6
David Blough 3,705
2018
7
Drew Brees 3,668
2000
8
Jim Everett 3,651
1985
9
David Blough 3,352
2016
10
Jim Everett 3,256
1984
Passing touchdowns [ ] Rushing [ ] Rushing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Mike Alstott 3,635
1992 1993 1994 1995
2
Kory Sheets 3,341
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Otis Armstrong 3,315
1970 1971 1972
4
Scott Dierking 2,863
1973 1974 1975 1976
5
Montrell Lowe
2,648
1999 2000 2001 2002
6
Markell Jones 2,594
2015 2016 2017 2018
7
Edwin Watson
2,520
1994 1995 1996 1997
8
Harry Szulborski
2,478
1946 1947 1948 1949
9
Corey Rogers
2,436
1991 1993 1994 1995
10
Jerod Void
2,429
2002 2003 2004 2005
Rushing touchdowns [ ] Receiving [ ] Receptions [ ] Receiving yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
John Standeford 3,788
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Taylor Stubblefield 3,629
2001 2002 2003 2004
3
Dorien Bryant 3,548
2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Brian Alford 3,029
1994 1995 1996 1997
5
David Bell 2,946[17]
2019 2020 2021
6
Vinny Sutherland 2,370
1997 1998 1999 2000
7
Greg Orton 2,356
2005 2006 2007 2008
8
DeAngelo Yancey 2,344
2013 2014 2015 2016
9
Dave Young 2,316
1977 1978 1979 1980
10
Steve Griffin 2,234
1982 1983 1984 1985
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
John Standeford 1,307
2002
2
David Bell 1,286[17]
2021
3
Rondale Moore 1,258
2018
4
Chris Daniels
1,236
1999
5
Brian Alford 1,228
1997
6
John Standeford 1,150
2003
7
Keith Smith
1,100
2009
8
Rodney Carter 1,099
1985
9
Taylor Stubblefield 1,095
2004
10
Dorien Bryant 1,068
2006
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Reggie Arnold
4
1977 Iowa
2
16 times by 13 players
3
Most recent: 2021 vs. Northwestern[23]
Total offense [ ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[24]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Drew Brees 12,692 1997 1998 1999 2000
2
Curtis Painter 11,511 2005 2006 2007 2008
3
David Blough 9,996 2015 2016 2017 2018
4
Kyle Orton 9,653 2001 2002 2003 2004
5
Mark Herrmann 9,134 1977 1978 1979 1980
6
Scott Campbell 7,526 1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Jim Everett 7,284 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
8
Eric Hunter
5,984 1989 1990 1991 1992
9
Mike Phipps 5,883 1967 1968 1969
10
Aidan O'Connell 5,536 [4] 2019 2020 2021
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Drew Brees 4,189 2000
2
Drew Brees 4,176 1998
3
Curtis Painter 4,092 2006
4
Drew Brees 4,086 1999
5
Curtis Painter 3,826 2007
6
David Blough 3,757 2018
7
Aidan O'Connell 3,592 [4] 2021
8
Jim Everett 3,589 1985
9
Billy Dicken 3,487 1997
10
David Blough 3,365 2016
Touchdowns responsible for [ ] In official NCAA records, "touchdowns responsible for" includes rushing and passing touchdowns, but not receptions or returns—the same statistical categories used to measure total offense.
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Drew Brees 6 1998 Minnesota
Drew Brees 6 1998 Northwestern
Kyle Orton 6 [12] 2004 Ball State
Kyle Orton 6 [9] 2004 Indiana
Curtis Painter 6 [11] 2007 Eastern Illinois
Elijah Sindelar
6 [10] 2019 Vanderbilt
Defense [ ] Interceptions [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Paul Beery
4
1976 Wisconsin
2
Jack Brown
3
1939 Iowa
Phil Mateja
3
1952 Notre Dame
Ross Fichtner 3
1959 Minnesota
Chuck Kyle 3
1968 Iowa
Randy Cooper
3
1970 Stanford
Tim Racke
3
1972 Indiana
Bill Kay 3
1979 Michigan
Jamel Coleman
3
1996 Penn State
Mike Rose
3
1997 Northwestern
Tackles [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Chuck Kyle 27
1968 Indiana
2
Darrin Trieb
26
1990 Michigan
3
Rick Schavietello
23
1971 Washington
Fred Arrington
23
1977 Indiana
James Looney
23
1980 Michigan
Sacks [ ] Kicking [ ] Field goals made [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Rick Anderson
5
1980 Michigan State
2
13 times by 9 players
4
Most recent: 2021 vs. Tennessee[8]
Field goal percentage [ ] References [ ]
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