SMU Mustangs football statistical leaders

Emmanuel Sanders owns all of the Mustangs' career receiving records.

The SMU Mustangs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the SMU Mustangs 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 Mustangs represent Southern Methodist University in the NCAA's American Athletic Conference.

Although SMU began competing in intercollegiate football in 1915,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1945. 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 1945, 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 Mustangs have played in four bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Chuck Hixson	7,179	1968 1969 1970
2	Garrett Gilbert	6,460	2012 2013
3	Mike Ford	6,239	1977 1978 1979 1980
4	Mike Romo	6,041	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Kyle Padron	5,902	2009 2010 2011
6	Ramon Flanigan	5,640	1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
7	Justin Willis	4,991	2006 2007 2008
8	Bo Levi Mitchell	4,590	2008 2009
9	Josh McCown	4,019	1998 1999 2000
10	Dan Freiburger	3,769	1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Kyle Padron	3,828	2010
2	Garrett Gilbert	3,528	2013
3	J. J. McDermott	3,421	2011
4	Chuck Hixson	3,103	1968
5	Mike Ford	3,007	1978
6	Justin Willis	2,944	2007
7	Garrett Gilbert	2,932	2012
8	Mike Romo	2,927	1989
9	Bo Levi Mitchell	2,865	2008
10	Ben Hicks	2,599	2016

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Garrett Gilbert	538^[3]	2013	Temple
2	Garrett Gilbert	484^[4]	2013	Rutgers
3	Kyle Padron	460	2009	Nevada
4	Mike Romo	450	1989	North Texas
5	Mike Romo	449	1990	Rice
6	Bo Levi Mitchell	424	2009	Washington State
7	Josh McCown	420	2000	UTEP
8	Chuck Hixson	417	1968	Ohio State
9	Mike Romo	408	1989	Texas Tech
10	Garrett Gilbert	403^[5]	2013	Cincinnati

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Justin Willis	51	2006 2007 2008
2	Kyle Padron	41	2009 2010 2011
3	Chuck Hixson	40	1968 1969 1970
4	Bo Levi Mitchell	36	2008 2009
	Garrett Gilbert	36	2012 2013
6	Mike Romo	35	1989 1990 1991 1992
7	Mike Ford	34	1977 1978 1979 1980
8	Lance McIlhenny	33	1980 1981 1982 1983
9	Ramon Flanigan	30	1994 1995 1996 1997
10	Josh McCown	27	1998 1999 2000

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Kyle Padron	31	2010
2	Justin Willis	26	2006
3	Justin Willis	25	2007
4	Bo Levi Mitchell	24	2008
5	Chuck Hixson	21	1968
	Garrett Gilbert	21	2013
7	Mike Romo	19	1990
8	Mike Ford	17	1978
	J. J. McDermott	17	2011
10	Matt Davis	16	2015

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Mike Romo	6	1990	Vanderbilt
2	Justin Willis	5	2006	Sam Houston State
	Bo Levi Mitchell	5	2008	Texas State
	Garrett Gilbert	5^[4]	2013	Rutgers

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Eric Dickerson	4,450	1979 1980 1981 1982
2	Zach Line	4,185	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Reggie Dupard	3,772	1982 1983 1984 1985
4	Craig James	3,743	1979 1980 1981 1982
5	Jeff Atkins	3,260	1983 1984 1985 1986
6	Wayne Morris	3,044	1972 1973 1974 1975
7	Keylon Kincade	3,038	2000 2001 2002 2003
8	Donte Womack	2,790	1994 1995 1996 1997
9	Alvin Maxson	2,734	1971 1972 1973
10	Arthur Whittington	2,213	1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Eric Dickerson	1,617	1982
2	Zach Line	1,494	2010
3	Eric Dickerson	1,428	1981
4	Keylon Kincade	1,280	2003
5	Keylon Kincade	1,279	2002
6	Reggie Dupard	1,278	1985
	Zach Line	1,278	2012
8	Reggie Dupard	1,249	1983
9	Zach Line	1,224	2011
10	Shawnbrey McNeal	1,188	2009

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Mike Richardson	244	1968	Texas A&M
2	ShanDerrick Charles	243	2001	San Jose State
3	Eric Dickerson	241	1982	Houston
4	Craig James	225	1980	BYU
5	Jeff Atkins	218	1983	Rice
6	Donte Womack	212	1997	Arkansas
	ShanDerrick Charles	212	2001	UTEP
8	Wayne Morris	202	1975	Texas
	Zach Line	202^[6]	2010	Marshall
10	Eric Dickerson	200	1982	Texas A&M

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Eric Dickerson	47	1979 1980 1981 1982
	Zach Line	47	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Reggie Dupard	41	1982 1983 1984 1985
4	Doak Walker	31	1945 1947 1948 1949
5	Ramon Flanigan	27	1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
6	Kyle Rote	24	1948 1949 1950
	Alvin Maxson	24	1971 1972 1973
8	Craig James	23	1979 1980 1981 1982

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Eric Dickerson	19	1981
2	Eric Dickerson	17	1982
	Zach Line	17	2011
4	Redman Hume	16	1927
	Reggie Dupard	16	1984
6	Reggie Dupard	14	1985

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Zach Line	5^[7]	2011	Northwestern State

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rk	Player	Rec	Years
1	Emmanuel Sanders	285	2006 2007 2008 2009
2	Cole Beasley	255	2008 2009 2010 2011
3	Jason Wolf	235	1989 1990 1991 1992
4	Darius Johnson	232	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Jeremy Johnson	196	2010 2011 2012 2013
6	Mick Rossley	186	1991 1992 1993 1994
7	Aldrick Robinson	181	2007 2008 2009 2010
8	Darius Joseph	174	2012 2013 2014 2015
9	Emanuel Tolbert	171	1976 1977 1978 1979
10	Korey Beard	165	1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season
Rk	Player	Rec	Year
1	Jeremy Johnson	112	2013
2	Darius Joseph	103	2013
3	Emmanuel Sanders	98	2009
4	Cole Beasley	87	2010
5	Cole Beasley	86	2011
6	Mick Rossley	83	1994
7	Jerry LeVias	80	1968
8	Darius Johnson	79	2011
9	Darius Johnson	78	2010
10	Emmanuel Sanders	74	2007

Single game
Rk	Player	Rec	Year	Opponent
1	Emmanuel Sanders	18	2009	Washington State
	Jeremy Johnson	18^[4]	2013	Rutgers
3	Jerry LeVias	15	1968	Ohio State
4	Emanuel Tolbert	14	1977	Arkansas
	Jason Wolf	14	1992	Arkansas
6	Emanuel Tolbert	13	1978	Baylor
	Michael Bowen	13	1990	Rice
	Jason Wolf	13	1990	Arkansas
	Emmanuel Sanders	13	2007	Memphis
	Darius Joseph	13^[8]	2014	East Carolina

Receiving yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Emmanuel Sanders	3,791	2006 2007 2008 2009
2	Aldrick Robinson	3,314	2007 2008 2009 2010
3	Cole Beasley	2,959	2008 2009 2010 2011
4	Darius Johnson	2,854	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Emanuel Tolbert	2,784	1976 1977 1978 1979
6	Ron Morris	2,410	1983 1984 1985 1986
7	Jerry LeVias	2,275	1966 1967 1968
8	Jason Wolf	2,232	1989 1990 1991 1992
9	Korey Beard	1,964	1989 1990 1991 1992
10	Jeremy Johnson	1,936	2010 2011 2012 2013

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Emmanuel Sanders	1,339	2009
2	Aldrick Robinson	1,301	2010
3	Jerry LeVias	1,131	1968
4	Darius Johnson	1,118	2011
5	Jeremy Johnson	1,112	2013
6	Cole Beasley	1,060	2010
7	Aldrick Robinson	1,047	2008
8	Emanuel Tolbert	1,041	1978
9	Cole Beasley	1,040	2011
	Keenan Holman	1,037	2013

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Jeremy Johnson	217^[4]	2013	Rutgers
2	Jerry LeVias	213	1968	NC State
3	Aldrick Robinson	210	2008	UCF
4	Keenan Holman	209^[3]	2013	Temple
5	Aldrick Robinson	186	2008	Houston
6	Emmanuel Sanders	178	2009	Washington State
7	Aldrick Robinson	176	2009	Nevada
8	Gary Hammond	175	1969	Texas Tech
	Louis Scott	175	1970	Texas
10	Kenny Harrison	172	1972	Rice
	Aldrick Robinson	172	2008	Texas State

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Emmanuel Sanders	34	2006 2007 2008 2009
2	Aldrick Robinson	30	2007 2008 2009 2010
3	Emanuel Tolbert	25	1976 1977 1978 1979
4	Jerry LeVias	22	1966 1967 1968
5	Darius Johnson	20	2009 2010 2011 2012
6	Jason Wolf	17	1989 1990 1991 1992
7	Ron Morris	15	1983 1984 1985 1986
8	Kevin Thornal	14	1993 1994 1995 1996
	Cole Beasley	14	2008 2009 2010 2011
	Courtland Sutton	18	2015 2016

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Aldrick Robinson	14	2010
2	Emanuel Tolbert	11	1978
	Aldrick Robinson	11	2008
4	Zack Sledge	10	2007
5	Emmanuel Sanders	9	2006
	Emmanuel Sanders	9	2007
	Emmanuel Sanders	9	2008
	Keenan Holman	9	2013
	Courtland Sutton	9	2016

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Emanuel Tolbert	4	1978	Baylor

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[9]

Total offense yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Ramon Flanigan	7,437	1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
2	Garrett Gilbert	7,063	2012 2013
3	Chuck Hixson	6,884	1968 1969 1970
4	Kyle Padron	6,189	2009 2010 2011
5	Mike Ford	6,055	1977 1978 1979 1980
6	Justin Willis	6,054	2006 2007 2008
7	Mike Romo	5,699	1989 1990 1991 1992
8	Ricky Wesson	4,604	1973 1974 1975 1976
9	Eric Dickerson	4,450	1979 1980 1981 1982
10	Matt Davis	4,738	2014 2015

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Kyle Padron	4,072	2010
2	J. J. McDermott	3,911	2011
3	Garrett Gilbert	3,795	2013
4	Justin Willis	3,643	2007
5	Garrett Gilbert	3,278	2012
6	Matt Davis	3,024	2015
7	Chuck Hixson	2,995	1968
8	Mike Ford	2,957	1978
9	Mike Romo	2,761	1989
10	Bo Levi Mitchell	2,725	2008

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Garrett Gilbert	635^[3]	2013	Temple
2	Garrett Gilbert	498^[4]	2013	Rutgers
3	Justin Willis	489	2007	Memphis
4	Kyle Padron	467	2009	Nevada
5	Garrett Gilbert	441^[10]	2013	Texas Tech
6	Josh McCown	439	2000	UTEP
7	Justin Willis	435	2007	North Texas
8	Mike Romo	434	1989	North Texas
9	Mike Romo	429	1990	Rice
10	Garrett Gilbert	417^[5]	2013	Cincinnati

Total touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Ramon Flanigan	57	1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
	Justin Willis	57	2006 2007 2008
3	Chuck Hixson	50	1968 1969 1970
	Garrett Gilbert	50	2012 2013
5	Kyle Padron	48	2009 2010 2011
6	Eric Dickerson	47	1979 1980 1981 1982
	Zach Line	47	2009 2010 2011 2012
8	Doak Walker	45	1945 1947 1948 1949

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Kyle Padron	35	2010
2	Justin Willis	29	2006
3	Justin Willis	28	2007
4	Chuck Hixson	27	1968
	Garrett Gilbert	27	2013
6	Matt Davis	26	2015
7	Bo Levi Mitchell	25	2008
8	Garrett Gilbert	23	2012
9	Mike Ford	21	1978
	Justin Willis	21	2007

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Garrett Gilbert	7^[4]	2013	Rutgers
2	Mike Romo	6	1990	Vanderbilt
	Justin Willis	6	2006	Sam Houston State
	Garrett Gilbert	6^[3]	2013	Temple

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rk	Player	Ints	Years
1	Russell Carter	18	1980 1981 1982 1983
2	John Simmons	17	1977 1978 1979 1980
3	Paul Page	15	1945 1946 1947 1948
4	Wes Hopkins	14	1979 1980 1981 1982
5	Pat Curry	13	1969 1970 1971
	David Hill	13	1975 1976 1977 1978
7	Tracy Hart	12	1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season
Rk	Player	Ints	Year
1	Jim Livingston	8	1968
2	Paul Page	7	1947
	Pat Curry	7	1969
	David Hill	7	1978
	John Simmons	7	1980
	Russell Carter	7	1981
	Russell Carter	7	1983

Single game
Rk	Player	Ints	Year	Opponent
1	John Hughes	4	1962	Rice
	Wes Hopkins	4	1981	Houston
3	Paul Page	3	1947	Texas A&M
	David Powell	3	1950	Oklahoma A&M
	Jim Livingston	3	1968	NC State
	David Hill	3	1978	Ohio State
	Cornell Parker	3	1995	Texas
	Devin Lowery	3	2006	Marshall

Tackles

Career
Rk	Player	Tackles	Years
1	Putt Choate	649	1975 1976 1977 1978
2	Gary Moten	455	1979 1980 1981 1982
3	Bill Kiely	445	1989 1990 1991 1992
4	Jason Bednarz	423	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Chris Bordano	421	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year
1	Putt Choate	253	1978
2	Putt Choate	186	1977
3	Craig Swann	167	1995
4	Louie Kelcher	161	1974
5	Putt Choate	150	1976

Single game
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year	Opponent
1	Champ Dickerson	32	1977	Ohio State
2	Putt Choate	31	1976	Texas A&M
3	Putt Choate	28	1978	Penn State
4	Putt Choate	27	1977	Texas A&M
	Clarence Bennett	27	1980	Houston

Sacks

Career
Rk	Player	Sacks	Years
1	Luke Johnson	23.5	1997 1998 1999
2	Ja'Gared Davis	20.5	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Justin Rogers	19.5	2003 2004 2005 2006
4	Anthony Beverley	19.0	1981 1982 1983 1984
5	Chad Patton	18.0	1990 1991 1992 1993
	Taylor Thompson	18.0	2008 2009 2010 2011
7	Jerry Ball	17.0	1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Luke Johnson	11.5	1999
2	Victor Simon	11.0	1981
3	Gary Nelson	10.0	1978
	Luke Johnson	10.0	1997
5	Justin Rogers	9.5	2006

Single game
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year	Opponent
1	Luke Johnson	4.0	1999	UTEP

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rk	Player	FGs	Years
1	Eddie Garcia	44	1978 1979 1980 1981
	Chase Hover	44	2011 2012 2013
3	Thomas Morstead	37	2005 2006 2007 2008
4	Chris McMurtray	36	2002 2003 2004 2005
5	Brandy Brownlee	30	1984 1985 1986
6	Chipper Johnson	26	1969 1970 1971
	Jeff Harrell	26	1982 1983

Single season
Rk	Player	FGs	Year
1	Eddie Garcia	18	1981
	Chris McMurtray	18	2005
	Chase Hover	18	2012
	Chase Hover	18	2013
5	Brandy Brownlee	15	1985
	Daniel Hernández	15	1996
7	Jeff Harrell	13	1982
	Jeff Harrell	13	1983
	John Stewart	13	1993
	Jacob Crowley	13	2001
	Thomas Morstead	13	2006
	Thomas Morstead	13	2007

Single game
Rk	Player	FGs	Year	Opponent
1	Eddie Garcia	4	1981	Arkansas
	Brandy Brownlee	4	1985	Rice
	Daniel Hernández	4	1996	TCU
	Chris McMurtray	4	2005	UTEP
	Chase Hover	4	2012	Tulane

Field goal percentage

Career
Rk	Player	FG%	Years
1	Chris McMurtray	75.0%	2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season
Rk	Player	FG%	Year
1	Chase Hover	85.7%	2013
2	Eddie Garcia	81.8%	1981
	Chris McMurtray	81.8%	2005

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SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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