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 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 the 1940s. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists, although on some lists records from the 1930s or even the 1900s appear.
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 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.[2] Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[3] The Bulldogs have played in 12 bowl games since then. As of the 2022 season, recent head coach Dan Mullen, who used a spread offensive system, had eight of his nine seasons at Mississippi State (2009–17) in the Bulldogs' ten highest in total offensive yardage,[1] the other two belonging to Mike Leach in 2021 and 2022. During the Mike Leach Era (2020–22), the Bulldogs ran an air raid offense, leading to all three seasons being in the five highest in total passing yards with two seasons in the ten highest in total offensive yardage. These lists are updated through the 12th game of the 2023 season .
Passing Passing yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Will Rogers 12,315[4] 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Dak Prescott 9,376 2012 2013 2014 2015 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 Derrick Taite 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 Tony Shell 4,292 1988 1989 1990
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Will Rogers 4,739 2021 2 Will Rogers 3,974 2022 3 Dak Prescott 3,793 2015 4 Dak Prescott 3,449 2014 5 Tyler Russell 2,897 2012 6 Dave Marler 2,422 1978 7 Nick Fitzgerald 2,413 2016 8 Don Smith 2,332 1985 9 Derrick Taite 2,241 1995 10 Kevin Fant 2,151 2003
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 Michael Haddix 2,558 1979 1980 1981 1982 7 Aeris Williams 2,557 2015 2016 2017 2018 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 Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Harry Furman 7 1907 Southern Baptist Harry Furman 7 1907 Mercer Harry McArthur 7 1914 Cumberland 4 Jackie Parker 4 1952 Arkansas State Art Davis 4 1954 LSU James Jones 4 1978 Memphis State John Bond 4[46] 1983 LSU Keffer McGee 4 1995 Northeast Louisiana J.J. Johnson 4 1997 UCF Nick Fitzgerald 4[47] 2016 Arkansas Nick Fitzgerald 4[48] 2018 Louisiana–Lafayette
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 David Smith 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 Sammy Milner 1,806 1968 1969 1970 9 Danny Knight 1,773 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Jaden Walley 1,743[49] 2020 2021 2022 2023
Receiving touchdowns Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[1]
Total offense yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Will Rogers 11,999 [4] 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Dak Prescott 11,897 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Nick Fitzgerald 9,814 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Don Smith 7,097 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 John Bond 6,901 1980 1981 1982 1983 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 Derrick Taite 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 2021 2 Dak Prescott 4,435 2014 3 Dak Prescott 4,381 2015 4 Will Rogers 3,809 2022 5 Nick Fitzgerald 3,798 2016 6 Tyler Russell 2,892 2012 7 Nick Fitzgerald 2,888 2018 8 Don Smith 2,886 1985 9 Dak Prescott 2,769 2013 10 Nick Fitzgerald 2,738 2017
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
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.[1]
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 Defensive stats are as shown below.
Interceptions 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 Kyle Ferrie 16 2023 6 Chris Gardner 15 1992 Brian Hazelwood 15 1998 Westin Graves 15 2015 9 Devon Bell 14 2012 10 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 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 Massimo Biscardi 80.0% 2022
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