LSU Tigers football statistical leaders

The LSU Tigers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the LSU Tigers 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 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 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 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 Tigers have played in a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Tigers have played in the SEC Championship Game five times since it was first played in 1992.
• The Tigers have eclipsed 5,000 total offensive yards in a season six times in school history, all of them coming in the 21st century.^[1]

These lists are updated through the end of the 2014 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Tommy Hodson 9,115 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Jeff Wickersham 6,921 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 JaMarcus Russell 6,625 2004 2005 2006 4 Jamie Howard 6,158 1992 1993 1994 1995 5 Herb Tyler 5,876 1995 1996 1997 1998 6 Zach Mettenberger 5,783 2011 2012 2013 7 Jordan Jefferson 4,733 2008 2009 2010 2011 8 Alan Risher 4,585 1980 1981 1982 9 Rohan Davey 4,415 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Josh Booty 3,951 1999 2000	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Rohan Davey 3,347 2001 2 JaMarcus Russell 3,129 2006 3 Zach Mettenberger 3,082 2013 4 Matt Mauck 2,825 2003 5 Tommy Hodson 2,655 1989 6 Zach Mettenberger 2,609 2012 7 Jeff Wickersham 2,542 1983 8 JaMarcus Russell 2,443 2005 9 Matt Flynn 2,407 2007 10 Tommy Hodson 2,261 1986	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Rohan Davey 528 2001 Alabama 2 Tommy Hodson 438 1989 Tennessee 3 Jesse Daigle 394 1991 Mississippi State 4 Rohan Davey 383 2001 Kentucky 5 Tommy Hodson 381 1989 Ole Miss 6 Zach Mettenberger 372[3] 2013 Georgia 7 Jeff Wickersham 368 1983 Mississippi State 8 Rohan Davey 359 2001 Arkansas 9 Jamie Howard 356 1995 Rice Rohan Davey 356 2001 Tennessee

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Tommy Hodson 69 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 JaMarcus Russell 52 2004 2005 2006 3 Herb Tyler 40 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Matt Mauck 37 2001 2002 2003 5 Zach Mettenberger 35 2011 2012 2013 6 Jamie Howard 34 1992 1993 1994 1995 Jordan Jefferson 34 2008 2009 2010 2011 8 Jarrett Lee 32 2008 2009 2010 2011 9 Alan Risher 31 1980 1981 1982 Matt Flynn 31 2004 2005 2006 2007	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Matt Mauck 28 2003 JaMarcus Russell 28 2006 3 Tommy Hodson 22 1989 Zach Mettenberger 22 2013 5 Matt Flynn 21 2007 6 Tommy Hodson 19 1986 7 Herb Tyler 18 1998 Rohan Davey 18 2001 9 Alan Risher 17 1982 Josh Booty 17 2000 Jordan Jefferson 17 2009	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Zach Mettenberger 5[4] 2013 UAB 2 Steve Ensminger 4 1977 Rice Tommy Hodson 4 1989 Tennessee Tommy Hodson 4 1989 Ohio Jamie Howard 4 1995 Rice Herb Tyler 4 1997 Akron Josh Booty 4 2000 Alabama Rohan Davey 4 2000 Tennessee Matt Mauck 4[5] 2003 Arkansas Matt Mauck 4[6] 2003 Louisiana Tech Matt Mauck 4[7] 2003 Western Illinois Matt Flynn 4[8] 2007 Ohio State[9]

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 Harvey Williams 2,860 1986 1987 1989 1990 5 Joseph Addai 2,577 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Terry Robiskie 2,517 1973 1974 1975 1976 7 Charles Scott 2,317 2006 2007 2008 2009 8 LaBrandon Toefield 2,291 2000 2001 2002 2003 9 Rondell Mealey 2,238 1996 1997 1998 1999 10 Garry James 2,217 1982 1983 1984 1985	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Charles Alexander 1,686 1977 2 Jeremy Hill 1,401 2013 3 Kevin Faulk 1,282 1996 4 Kevin Faulk 1,279 1998 5 Dalton Hilliard 1,268 1984 6 Charles Scott 1,174 2008 7 Charles Alexander 1,172 1978 8 Stevan Ridley 1,147 2010 9 Kevin Faulk 1,144 1997 10 Dalton Hilliard 1,134 1985	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Alley Broussard 250[10] 2004 Ole Miss 2 Kevin Faulk 246 1996 Houston 3 Charles Alexander 237 1977 Oregon 4 Kevin Faulk 234 1995 Michigan State 5 Cecil Collins 232 1997 Auburn 6 Charles Alexander 231 1977 Wyoming 7 Rondell Mealey 222 1997 Notre Dame 8 Jeremy Hill 216[11] 2013 Iowa[12] 9 Terry Robiskie 214 1976 Rice 10 Harvey Williams 213 1990 Kentucky

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Kevin Faulk 46 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Dalton Hilliard 44 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 Charles Alexander 40 1975 1976 1977 1978 4 Charles Scott 32 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 Terry Robiskie 31 1973 1974 1975 1976 6 Rondell Mealey 29 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Jeremy Hill 28 2012 2013 8 Garry James 27 1982 1983 1984 1985 Harvey Williams 27 1986 1987 1989 1990 Kenny Hilliard 27[13] 2011 2012 2013 2014	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 LaBrandon Toefield 19 2001 2 Charles Scott 18 2008 3 Charles Alexander 17 1977 4 Jeremy Hill 16 2013 5 Kevin Faulk 15 1997 Stevan Ridley 15 2010 7 Charles Alexander 14 1978 Dalton Hilliard 14 1985 9 Steve Van Buren 13 1943 Dalton Hilliard 13 1984 Kevin Faulk 13 1996	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Kevin Faulk 5 1997 Kentucky 2 Charles Alexander 4 1977 Oregon Dalton Hilliard 4 1984 Kentucky Harvey Williams 4 1990 Miami (OH) Rondell Mealey 4 1996 New Mexico State LaBrandon Toefield 4 2001 Utah State 7 various 3

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Wendell Davis 183 1984 1985 1986 1987 2 Michael Clayton 182 2001 2002 2003 3 Brandon LaFell 175 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Josh Reed 167 1999 2000 2001 5 Early Doucet 160 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Dwayne Bowe 154 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Eric Martin 152 1981 1982 1983 1984 8 Jerel Myers 149 1999 2000 9 Odell Beckham, Jr. 143 2011 2012 2013 10 Craig Davis 141 2003 2004 2005 2006	Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Josh Reed 94 2001 2 Wendell Davis 80 1986 3 Michael Clayton 78 2003 4 Jarvis Landry 77 2013 5 Wendell Davis 72 1987 6 Josh Reed 65 2000 Dwayne Bowe 65 2006 8 Jerel Myers 64 1999 9 Brandon LaFell 63 2008 10 Sheddrick Wilson 60 1995	Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Josh Reed 19 2001 Alabama 2 Wendell Davis 14 1986 Ole Miss 3 Jerel Myers 13 1999 Auburn 4 Michael Clayton 12[14] 2003 Alabama Brandon LaFell 12[15] 2008 Troy 6 Tommy Morel 11 1967 Mississippi State Charles Alexander 11 1978 Kentucky Wendell Davis 11 1987 Georgia 9 various 10

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 Dwayne Bowe 2,403 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Odell Beckham, Jr. 2,340 2011 2012 2013 8 Tony Moss 2,196 1986 1987 1988 1989 9 Craig Davis 2,107 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Early Doucet 2,046 2004 2005 2006 2007	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Josh Reed 1,740 2001 2 Wendell Davis 1,244 1986 3 Jarvis Landry 1,193 2013 4 Odell Beckham, Jr. 1,152 2013 5 Josh Reed 1,127 2000 6 Michael Clayton 1,079 2003 7 Eric Martin 1,064 1983 8 Wendell Davis 993 1987 9 Dwayne Bowe 990 2006 10 Tony Moss 957 1988	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Josh Reed 293 2001 Alabama 2 Todd Kinchen 248 1991 Mississippi State 3 Josh Reed 239 2002 Illinois 4 Eric Martin 209 1983 Alabama 5 Wendell Davis 208 1986 Ole Miss 6 Odell Beckham, Jr. 204[16] 2013 Furman 7 Carlos Carson 201 1977 Rice Sheddrick Wilson 201 1995 Rice Devery Henderson 201 2001 Kentucky 10 Eddie Kennison 195 1993 Utah State

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Dwayne Bowe 26 2003 2004 2005 2006 2 Brandon LaFell 25 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Michael Clayton 21 2001 2002 2003 4 Early Doucet 20 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Wendell Davis 19 1984 1985 1986 1987 Devery Henderson 19 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Andy Hamilton 18 1969 1970 1971 8 Ken Kavanaugh 17 1937 1938 1939 Josh Reed 17 1999 2000 2001 10 Tony Moss 16 1986 1987 1988 1989	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Dwayne Bowe 12 2006 2 Wendell Davis 11 1986 Devery Henderson 11 2003 Brandon LaFell 11 2009 5 Carlos Carson 10 1977 Josh Reed 10 2000 Michael Clayton 10 2003 Jarvis Landry 10 2013 9 Eddie Fuller 9 1989 Tony Moss 9 1989 Dwayne Bowe 9 2005	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Carlos Carson 5 1977 Rice 2 Tony Moss 4 1989 Ohio 3 Ken Kavanaugh 3 1939 Holy Cross Tommy Morel 3 1967 Mississippi State Andy Hamilton 3 1971 Notre Dame Gerald Keigley 3 1972 Auburn Wendell Davis 3 1986 Tulane Wendell Davis 3 1987 South Carolina Wendell Davis 3 1987 Ole Miss Sheddrick Wilson 3 1995 Rice Josh Reed 3 2000 Tennessee Devery Henderson 3 2002 Kentucky Dwayne Bowe 3[17] 2006 Kentucky Terrence Toliver 3[18] 2010 Texas A&M[19] Odell Beckham, Jr. 3[4] 2013 UAB Travin Dural 3[20] 2014 Sam Houston State

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[21]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Tommy Hodson 8,938 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Jeff Wickersham 6,705 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 JaMarcus Russell 6,704 2004 2005 2006 4 Herb Tyler 6,654 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Jordan Jefferson 5,751 2008 2009 2010 2011 6 Jamie Howard 5,560 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Zach Mettenberger 5,470 2011 2012 2013 8 Alan Risher 5,127 1980 1981 1982 9 Rohan Davey 4,492 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Matt Mauck 4,176 2001 2002 2003	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Rohan Davey 3,351 2001 2 JaMarcus Russell 3,271 2006 3 Zach Mettenberger 2,949 2013 4 Matt Mauck 2,922 2003 5 Matt Flynn 2,622 2007 6 Tommy Hodson 2,604 1989 7 Jeff Wickersham 2,436 1983 8 JaMarcus Russell 2,421 2005 9 Zach Mettenberger 2,401 2012 10 Jordan Jefferson 2,337 2009	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Rohan Davey 540 2001 Alabama 2 Tommy Hodson 433 1989 Tennessee 3 Jesse Daigle 400 1991 Mississippi State 4 Tommy Hodson 380 1989 Ole Miss 5 Matt Flynn 372[22] 2007 Alabama 6 Jeff Wickersham 366 1983 Mississippi State 7 Rohan Davey 362 2001 Kentucky 8 Jamie Howard 356 1995 Rice 9 Rohan Davey 353 2001 Arkansas 10 JaMarcus Russell 348[22] 2006 Notre Dame[23]

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Tommy Hodson 71 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Herb Tyler 63 1995 1996 1997 1998 3 JaMarcus Russell 56 2004 2005 2006 4 Kevin Faulk 47 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Jordan Jefferson 46 2008 2009 2010 2011 6 Alan Risher 44 1980 1981 1982 Dalton Hilliard 44 1982 1983 1984 1985 8 Matt Mauck 42 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Charles Alexander 40 1975 1976 1977 1978 10 Bert Jones 37 1970 1971 1972

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Matt Mauck 29 2003 JaMarcus Russell 29 2006 3 Herb Tyler 25 1998 Matt Flynn 25 2007 5 Tommy Hodson 24 1989 6 Zach Mettenberger 22 2013 7 Alan Risher 21 1982 8 Bert Jones 19 1972 Tommy Hodson 19 1986 LaBrandon Toefield 19 2001

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Chris Williams 20 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Corey Webster 16 2001 2002 2003 2004 3 Charles Oakley 12 1951 1952 1953 Craig Burns 12 1968 1969 1970 LaRon Landry 12 2003 2004 2005 2006 6 Greg Jackson 11 1985 1986 1987 1988 Tory James 11 1992 1993 1994 1995 Craig Steltz 11 2004 2005 2006 2007 Morris Claiborne 11 2009 2010 2011 10 various 10	Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Craig Burns 8 1970 Chris Williams 8 1978 3 Greg Jackson 7 1988 Cedric Donaldson 7 1997 Corey Webster 7 2002 Corey Webster 7 2003 7 Jerry Joseph 6 1965 Chris Williams 6 1980 Liffort Hobley 6 1984 Chris Carrier 6 1986 Craig Steltz 6 2007 Morris Claiborne 6 2011	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[24] 2007 Mississippi State 8 various 2

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Al Richardson 452 1979 1980 1981 1982 2 Bradie James 418 1999 2000 2001 2002 3 Lawrence Williams 386 1979 1980 1981 1982 4 Steve Cassidy 346 1972 1973 1974 1975 5 Shawn Burks 336 1983 1984 1985 6 Lyman White 316 1977 1978 1979 1980 7 Ryan Clark 315 1998 1999 2000 2001 LaRon Landry 315 2003 2004 2005 2006 9 Kelvin Sheppard 311 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 Toby Caston 305 1983 1984 1985 1986	Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Bradie James 154 2002 2 Al Richardson 150 1981 3 Lawrence Williams 144 1981 4 Kevin Minter 130 2012 5 Al Richardson 129 1980 6 Lawrence Williams 123 1982 7 Steve Cassidy 122 1975 8 Al Richardson 121 1982 9 Lawrence Williams 119 1980 Trev Faulk 119 2001	Single game[25] 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[26] 2012 Florida

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Rydell Malancon 25.0 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Ron Sancho 23.0 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Gabe Northern 21.0 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Jarvis Green 20.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 Melvin Oliver 20.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Chuck Wiley 19.0 1994 1995 1996 1997 Marcus Spears 19.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 Sam Montgomery 19.0 2010 2011 2012 9 Michael Brooks 18.0 1983 1984 1985 1986 James Gillyard 18.0 1992 1993 1994 1995	Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Oliver Lawrence 12.0 1989 2 Gabe Northern 11.0 1994 3 Rydell Malancon 10.0 1981 4 Ron Sancho 9.0 1987 Gabe Northern 9.0 1995 Marcus Spears 9.0 2004 Melvin Oliver 9.0 2005 Sam Montgomery 9.0 2011 9 Tyson Jackson 8.5 2006 10 various 8.0	Single game[27] Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Chuck Wiley 4.0 1995 South Carolina 2 various 3.0

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 David Browndyke 61 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Colt David 54 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 John Corbello 50 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Josh Jasper 47 2008 2009 2010 5 André LaFleur 37 1993 1994 1995 Drew Alleman 37 2011 2012 7 Juan Betanzos 36 1982 1983 1984 8 Mike Conway 33 1975 1976 1977 1978 Pedro Suarez 33 1990 1991 1992 10 Chris Jackson 26 2003 2004 2005 2006	Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Josh Jasper 28 2010 2 Colt David 26 2007 3 Drew Alleman 21 2012 4 David Browndyke 19 1988 5 John Corbello 17 2002 Josh Jasper 17 2009 7 Colt David 16 2008 Drew Alleman 16 2011 9 Pedro Suarez 15 1990 10 various 14	Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Josh Jasper 5[28] 2010 Mississippi State 2 Mike Conway 4 1978 Kentucky David Browndyke 4 1986 Ole Miss David Browndyke 4 1986 Mississippi State David Browndyke 4 1987 Georgia David Browndyke 4 1988 Ohio State André LaFleur 4 1994 Auburn John Corbello 4 2002 Miami (OH) Josh Jasper 4[29] 2009 Arkansas Drew Alleman 4[30] 2011 Mississippi State

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Josh Jasper 83.9% 2008 2009 2010 2 Colby Delahoussaye 82.8% 2013 2014 3 David Browndyke 81.3% 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 David Johnston 80.0% 1980 1981 5 Drew Alleman 78.7% 2011 2012 6 Colt David 75.0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 André LaFleur 74.0% 1993 1994 1995 8 Pedro Suarez 73.3% 1990 1991 1992 9 Mike Conway 68.8% 1975 1976 1977 1978 10 Ryan Gaudet 66.7% 2003 2004 2005 2006

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 Josh Jasper 85.0% 2009 7 David Browndyke 82.6% 1988 8 André LaFleur 82.4% 1993 Josh Jasper 82.4% 2010 10 Colt David 78.8% 2007

References

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