Georgia Southern Eagles football statistical leaders

The Georgia Southern Eagles football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Georgia Southern Eagles 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 Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in the NCAA's Sun Belt Conference.

Although Georgia Southern competed in intercollegiate football as early as 1924,^[1] the school dropped football after the 1940 season and did not reinstate the program until 1982. Because records from the 1924-1940 period are often incomplete and inconsistent, the school's record book only include players from 1982 on.

During much of its history, the Eagles have run an option offense, focused on running over passing. Therefore, the Eagles' passing records tend to be lower than at most other schools. An exception to this trend is the years 2006 through 2009, when the Eagles scrapped the option offense under head coaches Brian VanGorder and Chris Hatcher.^[2]

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Tracy Ham	5,757	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Raymond Gross	3,806	1987 1988 1989 1990
3	Greg Hill	3,369	1996 1997 1998 1999
4	Kevin Ellison	3,225	2013 2014 2015 2016
5	Kenny Robinson	3,203	1994 1995 1996 1997
6	Jaybo Shaw	2,709	2010 2011
7	Lee Chapple	2,561	2008 2009
8	Chaz Williams	2,534	2001 2002 2003 2004
9	J. R. Revere	2,335	1998 1999 2000 2001
10	Jayson Foster	2,099	2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Antonio Henton	1,852	2008
2	Travis Clark	1,808	2006
3	Lee Chapple	1,774	2009
4	Tracy Ham	1,772	1986
5	Tracy Ham	1,694	1984
6	Raymond Gross	1,534	1990
7	Jaybo Shaw	1,476	2011
8	Tracy Ham	1,405	1985
9	Greg Hill	1,262	1999
10	J. R. Revere	1,247	2000

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Tracy Ham	419	1985	Furman
2	Tracy Ham	402	1984	East Carolina
3	Travis Clark	375	2006	Elon
4	Lee Chapple	323	2008	Furman
5	Tracy Ham	306	1986	Arkansas State
6	Antonio Henton	298	2008	Northeastern
7	Antonio Henton	292	2008	Appalachian State
8	Tracy Ham	267	1986	Central Florida
9	Antonio Henton	261	2008	The Citadel
10	Lee Chapple	259	2009	Albany

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Tracy Ham	33	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Chaz Williams	23	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Greg Hill	22	1996 1997 1998 1999
4	Kevin Ellison	19	2013 2014 2015 2016
5	Raymond Gross	18	1987 1988 1989 1990
	J. R. Revere	18	1998 1999 2000 2001
7	Jayson Foster	15	2004 2005 2006 2007
	Antonio Henton	15	2008
	Jaybo Shaw	15	2010 2011
10	Kenny Robinson	14	1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Antonio Henton	15	2008
2	Chaz Williams	13	2004
3	Tracy Ham	12	1984
4	J. R. Revere	11	2000
5	Jaybo Shaw	10	2011
6	Tracy Ham	9	1986
	Greg Hill	9	1999
	Chaz Williams	9	2002

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Tracy Ham	4	1985	Furman
	Greg Hill	4	1998	Western Illinois
	Chaz Williams	4	2004	Elon
4	Joe Dupree	3	1993	Concord
	J. R. Revere	3	2000	Chattanooga
	Chaz Williams	3	2002	Western Carolina
	Chaz Williams	3	2004	Appalachian State
	Jayson Foster	3	2007	Furman
	Antonio Henton	3	2008	The Citadel
	Jaybo Shaw	3^[3]	2011	Elon

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Adrian Peterson	6,559	1998 1999 2000 2001
2	Jermaine Austin	5,411	2002 2003 2004 2005
3	Jerick McKinnon	3,899	2010 2011 2012 2013
4	Joe Ross	3,876	1987 1988 1989 1990
5	Jayson Foster	3,835	2004 2005 2006 2007
6	Matt Breida	3,754	2013 2014 2015 2016
7	Kevin Ellison	3,368	2013 2014 2015 2016
8	Roderick Russell	3,326	1994 1995 1996 1997
9	Greg Hill	3,309	1996 1997 1998 1999
10	Tracy Ham	3,212	1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Adrian Peterson	1,932	1998
2	Jayson Foster	1,844	2007
3	Jerick McKinnon	1,817	2012
4	Adrian Peterson	1,807	1999
5	Matt Breida	1,608	2015
6	Jermaine Austin	1,546	2005
7	Matt Breida	1,485	2014
8	Jayson Foster	1,481	2005
9	Jermaine Austin	1,461	2003
10	Adrian Peterson	1,459	2001

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Adrian Peterson	333	1999	Massachusetts
2	Jerick McKinnon	316^[4]	2012	Central Arkansas
3	Joe Ross	280	1989	Marshall
4	Jayson Foster	279	2007	Wofford
5	Dominique Swope	255^[5]	2011	Old Dominion
6	Jayson Foster	253	2007	Coastal Carolina
7	Adrian Peterson	247	1999	Youngstown State
8	Greg Hill	238	1997	Florida A&M
9	Adrian Peterson	232	1998	Connecticut
10	Adrian Peterson	231	1998	The Citadel
	Jayson Foster	231	2007	West Georgia

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Adrian Peterson	84	1998 1999 2000 2001
2	Chaz Williams	62	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Jayson Foster	54	2004 2005 2006 2007
4	Gerald Harris	53	1983 1984 1985 1986
5	Greg Hill	49	1996 1997 1998 1999
6	Ernest Thompson	42	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
	Jerick McKinnon	42	2010 2011 2012 2013
8	Tracy Ham	41	1983 1984 1985 1986
9	Matt Breida	37	2013 2014 2015 2016
10	Joe Ross	36	1987 1988 1989 1990
	Kenny Robinson	36	1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Adrian Peterson	28	1999
2	Chaz Williams	27	2002
3	Adrian Peterson	25	1998
	Chaz Williams	25	2004
5	Jayson Foster	24	2007
6	Jayson Foster	21	2005
7	Jerick McKinnon	20	2012
8	Ernest Thompson	19	1988
9	Tracy Ham	18	1986
	Adrian Peterson	18	2001

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Jayson Foster	6	2007	Coastal Carolina
2	Gerald Harris	5	1986	North Carolina A&T
	Adrian Peterson	5	1998	The Citadel
	Adrian Peterson	5	1999	Massachusetts

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rank	Player	Rec	Years
1	Raja Andrews	127	2005 2006 2007 2008
2	Monty Sharpe	92	1983 1984 1985 1986
	B. J. Johnson III	92	2013 2014 2015 2016
4	Tony Belser	80	1985 1986 1987 1988
5	Corey Joyner	71	1994 1995 1996 1997
6	Terrence Sorrell	70	1989 1990 1991 1992
7	Chris Johnson	69	1997 1998 1999 2000
8	Maurice Bing	64	1995 1996
9	Tim Camp	59	2005 2006 2007 2008
10	Tyler Sumner	53	2009 2010 2011 2012
	Mitch Williford	53	2009 2010 2011 2012

Single season
Rank	Player	Rec	Year
1	Raja Andrews	64	2008
2	Jamere Valentine	51	2009
3	Adam Urbano	45	2009
4	B. J. Johnson III	42	2016
5	Patrick Barker	40	2009
6	Maurice Bing	39	1996
7	Raja Andrews	38	2007
8	Karl Miller	37	1990
9	Tim Camp	36	2008
10	Tony Belser	35	1987

Single game
Rank	Player	Rec	Years	Opponent
1	Raja Andrews	10	2008	The Citadel
	Raja Andrews	10	2008	Samford
3	Robert Baker	9	1984	East Carolina
	Jayson Foster	9	2006	Elon
	Darreion Robinson	9	2009	South Dakota State
	Adam Urbano	9	2009	Samford
	B. J. Johnson III	9^[6]	2016	Louisiana-Lafayette

Receiving yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Monty Sharpe	1,854	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Raja Andrews	1,538	2005 2006 2007 2008
3	Tony Belser	1,472	1985 1986 1987 1988
4	B. J. Johnson III	1,377	2013 2014 2015 2016
5	Corey Joyner	1,332	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
6	Chris Johnson	1,316	1997 1998 1999 2000
7	Terrence Sorrell	1,302	1989 1990 1991 1992
8	Teddy Craft	1,087	2003 2004 2005
9	J. J. Wilcox	898	2009 2010 2011 2012
10	Maurice Bing	883	1995 1996

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Raja Andrews	873	2008
2	Chris Johnson	673	2000
3	Monty Sharpe	654	1984
4	B. J. Johnson III	600	2016
5	Corey Joyner	595	1997
6	Frank Johnson	582	1986
7	Tony Belser	561	1987
8	J. J. Wilcox	551	2010
9	Maurice Bing	541	1996
10	Tim Camp	531	2008

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Reggie McCutchen	191	2006	Elon

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Monty Sharpe	18	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Chris Johnson	13	1997 1998 1999 2000
	Teddy Craft	13	2003 2004 2005
4	Tony Belser	10	1985 1986 1987 1988
	Corey Joyner	10	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
6	Raja Andrews	9	2005 2006 2007 2008
	Kentrellis Showers	9	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
8	Terrence Sorrell	7	1989 1990 1991 1992
9	Derrick Owens	6	1999 2000 2001 2002
	Michael McIntosh	6	2006 2007 2008
	B. J. Johnson III	6	2013 2014 2015 2016

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Chris Johnson	8	2000
2	Corey Joyner	7	1997
	Teddy Craft	7	2004
4	Monty Sharpe	5	1984
	Monty Sharpe	5	1985
	Monty Sharpe	5	1986
	Teddy Craft	5	2005
	Raja Andrews	5	2008

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Corey Joyner	3	1998	Western Illinois

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[7]

Total offense yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Tracy Ham	8,969	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Greg Hill	6,678	1996 1997 1998 1999
3	Kevin Ellison	6,593	2013 2014 2015 2016
4	Adrian Peterson	6,589	1998 1999 2000 2001
5	Raymond Gross	6,096	1987 1988 1989 1990
6	Jayson Foster	5,934	2004 2005 2006 2007
7	Jermaine Austin	5,411	2002 2003 2004 2005
8	Chaz Williams	5,302	2001 2002 2003 2004
9	Jerick McKinnon	4,728	2010 2011 2012 2013

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Jayson Foster	3,047	2007
2	Tracy Ham	2,820	1986
3	Antonio Henton	2,480	2008
4	Chaz Williams	2,444	2002
5	Jerick McKinnon	2,414	2012
6	Tracy Ham	2,401	1984
7	Greg Hill	2,346	1999
8	Jayson Foster	2,323	2005
9	Greg Hill	2,254	1998
10	Tracy Ham	2,156	1985

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Tracy Ham	509	1985	Furman

Total touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Adrian Peterson	85	1998 1999 2000 2001
	Chaz Williams	85	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Tracy Ham	77	1983 1984 1985 1986
4	Greg Hill	75	1996 1997 1998 1999
5	Jayson Foster	70	2004 2005 2006 2007
6	Jerick McKinnon	54	2010 2011 2012 2013
7	Kevin Ellison	54	2013 2014 2015 2016
8	Gerald Harris	53	1983 1984 1985 1986
	J. R. Revere	53	1998 1999 2000 2001
10	Kenny Robinson	50	1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Chaz Williams	38	2004
2	Chaz Williams	36	2002
3	Jayson Foster	30	2007
4	Jayson Foster	29	2005
	Adrian Peterson	28	1999
	Tracy Ham	27	1986
6	Jerick McKinnon	27	2012
8	Adrian Peterson	25	1998
	Greg Hill	25	1999
10	Antonio Henton	24	2008

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rank	Player	Ints	Years
1	Nay Young	16	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
2	Rodney Oglesby	15	1988 1989 1990 1991
3	Taz Dixon	12	1986 1987 1988 1989
	Laron Scott	12	2009 2010 2011
5	Arkee Thompson	11	1998 1999
6	Marco Bradham	10	1992 1993 1994 1995
	A. J. Bryant	10	2002 2003 2004 2005
8	Kevin Whitley	9	1988 1989 1990 1991
	Jim Mutimer	9	1990 1991
	David Young	9	1999 2000 2001 2002

Single season
Rank	Player	Ints	Year
1	Randell Boone	6	1989
	Jim Mutimer	6	1991
	Earthwind Moreland	6	1998
	Arkee Thompson	6	1998
	Nate Gates	6	2000
	A. J. Bryant	6	2004
	Laron Scott	6	2010
	Antonio Glover	6	2015

Single game
Rank	Player	Ints	Years	Opponent
1	Rodney Oglesby	3	1991	Savannah State
	Antonio Glover	3^[8]	2015	Western Michigan

Tackles

Career
Rank	Player	Tackles	Years
1	Paul Carroll	375	1991 1992 1993 1994
2	Freddy Pesqueira	353	1999 2000 2001 2002
3	John Mohring	316	2003 2004 2005 2006
4	Edward Thomas	308	1993 1994 1995 1996
5	Nick Davis	292	1990 1991 1992 1993
6	Joe Scott	290	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
7	Rob Stockton	282	1992 1993 1994 1995
8	Derrick Butler	279	2001 2002 2003 2004
9	D. T. Tanner	267	1994 1995 1996 1997
10	Charles Carper	266	1983 1984 1985

Single season
Rank	Player	Tackles	Year
1	Mike West	133	1990
2	Edward Thomas	130	1996
3	Paul Carroll	127	1994
4	James Dickerson	121	1997
5	Jessie Jenkins	117	1985
6	Joe Scott	116	2002
7	Lee Brooks	112	1996
	Joe Scott	112	2001
	John Mohring	112	2005
10	Arkee Thompson	109	1998

Single game
Rank	Player	Tackles	Years	Opponent
1	Jessie Jenkins	22	1985	Troy
	Edward Thomas	22	1996	VMI
	James Dickerson	22	1997	South Florida
4	Everett Sharpe	21	1988	The Citadel
5	Edward Thomas	20	1996	The Citadel
6	Chris Covington	19	2008	Wofford

Sacks

Career
Rank	Player	Sacks	Years
1	Brent Russell	25.0	2009 2010 2011 2012
2	Edward Thomas	24.0	1993 1994 1995 1996
3	Alex Mash	18.5	1990 1991 1992 1993
4	Eric Davis	16.0	1996 1997 1998
5	Darren Alford	15.5	1987 1988
	Giff Smith	15.5	1987 1988 1989 1990
7	Michael Morris	14.0	1991 1992 1993 1994
8	Steve Bussoletti	13.5	1988 1989 1990 1991
	Eric Hadley	13.5	2001 2002 2003 2004
10	Lee Brooks	13.0	1993 1994 1995 1996

Single season
Rank	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Darren Alford	15.5	1988
2	Eric Davis	11.0	1998
3	Edward Thomas	10.5	1995
4	Alex Mash	9.5	1993
	Edward Thomas	9.5	1996
6	Dakota Walker	8.5	2008
7	Giff Smith	8.0	1988
	Brent Russell	8.0	2010
9	Michael Morris	7.0	1994

Single game
Rank	Player	Sacks	Years	Opponent
1	Giff Smith	5.0	1988	Chattanooga

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rank	Player	FGs	Years
1	Adrian Mora	57	2008 2009 2010 2011
2	Tim Foley	50	1984 1985 1986 1987
3	Reed Haley	36	1992 1993 1994
4	Younghoe Koo	31	2013 2014 2015 2016
5	Scott Shelton	28	1999 2000 2001 2002
6	Mike Dowis	27	1988 1989 1990
	David Cool	27	1988 1989 1990 1991
	Alex Hanks	27	2012 2013 2014 2015
9	Eric Meng	21	1995 1996 1997
	Chris Chambers	21	1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season
Rank	Player	FGs	Year
1	Adrian Mora	19	2010
	Younghoe Koo	19	2016
3	Tim Foley	17	1987
	Jesse Hartley	17	2007
5	Tim Foley	16	1985
	Adrian Mora	16	2009
7	Reed Haley	15	1993
8	David Cool	14	1991
9	Sean Holland	13	2003

Single game
Rank	Player	FGs	Years	Opponent
1	Reed Haley	5	1994	The Citadel
	Sean Holland	5	2003	Furman

Field goal percentage

Career
Rank	Player	FG%	Years
1	Younghoe Koo	88.6%	2013 2014 2015 2016
2	Adrian Mora	82.6%	2008 2009 2010 2011
3	Mike Dowis	81.8%	1988 1989 1990
4	Tim Foley	80.6%	1984 1985 1986 1987
5	Scott Holland	77.8%	2001 2002 2003
6	Eric Meng	70.0%	1995 1996 1997
7	Johnathan Dudley	68.2%	2003 2004 2005 2006
8	Chris Chambers	67.7%	1996 1997 1998 1999
9	David Cool	65.9%	1988 1989 1990 1991
10	Scott Shelton	65.1%	1999 2000 2001 2002

Single season
Rank	Player	FG%	Year
1	Jonathan Dudley	100.0%	2004
2	Younghoe Koo	95.0%	2016
3	Tim Foley	94.1%	1985
4	Tim Foley	90.9%	1986
5	Adrian Mora	90.5%	2010
6	David Simmons	88.9%	1983
7	Eric Meng	85.7%	1997
	Chris Chambers	85.7%	1998
	Adrian Mora	85.7%	2011
10	Michael Dowis	83.3%	1990
	Adrian Mora	83.3%	2008

References

1 2 "2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Media Guide" (PDF). GSEagles.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20. Note: The 2016 Media Guide only covers statistics through 2015, so any entries on these lists from 2016 are found at on the Georgia Southern website.
↑ Waldrop, Melinda (December 1, 2010). "Monken brings option, wins back to Georgia Southern". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ "Georgia Southern 41, Elon 14". ESPN.com. 2011-10-01.
↑ "Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16". ESPN.com. 2012-12-01.
↑ "Georgia Southern 55, Old Dominion 48". ESPN.com. 2011-12-03.
↑ "Jennings, Louisiana-Lafayette beat Georgia Southern 33-26". ESPN.com. 2016-11-10.
↑ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
↑ "Georgia Southern runs to 43-17 win over Western Michigan". ESPN.com. 2015-09-12.

Georgia Southern Eagles football
Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Sun Belt Conference football statistical leaders
Current members	Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia Southern Georgia State Idaho Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Monroe New Mexico State South Alabama Texas State Troy
Future members	Coastal Carolina

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