West Virginia Mountaineers football statistical leaders
The West Virginia Mountaineers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the West Virginia Mountaineers 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 Mountaineers represent West Virginia University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference.
Although West Virginia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1933. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. However, the West Virginia Football Media Guide does include the touchdown statistics, although not the yards, of Ira Errett Rodgers, who played for the Mountaineers from 1915 to 1919.[2]
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since 1933, 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] The Mountaineers have played in 13 bowl games since the decision, giving players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
- The Mountaineers ran a high-octane spread option offense under head coaches Rich Rodriguez (2001-2007) and Bill Stewart (2008-2010), which emphasized mobile quarterbacks and no huddling, allowing the teams to rack up very large numbers of yards. Since Dana Holgorsen took over in 2011, the Mountaineers have run more of an air raid spread attack, emphasizing passing on most plays. This has led to many school passing and receiving records being set. In particular, a 70-63 win over Baylor in 2012[4] saw more than 1,500 offensive yards between the two teams combined, and 10 single-game entries on the lists below.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Geno Smith | 11,662 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2 | Marc Bulger | 8,153 | 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
3 | Pat White | 6,049 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
4 | Chad Johnston | 5,954 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
5 | Oliver Luck | 5,765 | 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
6 | Rasheed Marshall | 5,558 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
7 | Major Harris | 5,173 | 1987 1988 1989 |
8 | Clint Trickett | 4,890[5] | 2013 2014 |
9 | Dan Kendra | 4,781 | 1974 1975 1976 |
10 | Skyler Howard | 4,616 | 2014 2015 2016 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Geno Smith | 4,385 | 2011 |
2 | Geno Smith | 4,205 | 2012 |
3 | Marc Bulger | 3,607 | 1998 |
4 | Clint Trickett | 3,285[5] | 2014 |
5 | Skyler Howard | 3,145[6] | 2015 |
6 | Geno Smith | 2,763 | 2010 |
7 | Bernie Galiffa | 2,496 | 1972 |
8 | Marc Bulger | 2,465 | 1997 |
9 | Oliver Luck | 2,448 | 1981 |
10 | Jeff Hostetler | 2,345 | 1983 |
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Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Avon Cobourne | 5,164 | 1999 2000 2001 2002 |
2 | Pat White | 4,480 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
3 | Noel Devine | 4,315 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
4 | Amos Zereoue | 4,086 | 1996 1997 1998 |
5 | Steve Slaton | 3,923 | 2005 2006 2007 |
6 | Arthur Owens | 2,648 | 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
7 | Robert Walker | 2,620 | 1993 1994 1995 |
8 | Quincy Wilson | 2,608 | 1999 2001 2002 2003 |
9 | Wendell Smallwood | 2,462[18] | 2013 2014 2015 |
10 | Robert Alexander | 2,456 | 1978 1979 1980 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Steve Slaton | 1,744 | 2006 |
2 | Avon Cobourne | 1,710 | 2002 |
3 | Amos Zereoue | 1,589 | 1997 |
4 | Wendell Smallwood | 1,519[18] | 2015 |
5 | Noel Devine | 1,465 | 2009 |
6 | Amos Zereoue | 1,462 | 1998 |
7 | Quincy Wilson | 1,380 | 2003 |
8 | Pat White | 1,335 | 2007 |
9 | Avon Cobourne | 1,298 | 2001 |
10 | Robert Walker | 1,250 | 1993 |
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Rushing touchdowns
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Single game
Rank |
Player |
TDs |
Year |
Opponent |
1 | George Allen | 5 | 1932 | Marquette |
| Steve Slaton | 5[26] | 2005 | Louisville |
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Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Tavon Austin | 3,413 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2 | Stedman Bailey | 3,218 | 2010 2011 2012 |
3 | David Saunders | 2,608 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
4 | Khori Ivy | 2,402 | 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
5 | Shawn Foreman | 2,347 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
6 | Rahsaan Vanterpool | 2,022 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
7 | Jock Sanders | 1,980 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
8 | Rich Hollins | 1,968 | 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
9 | Kevin White | 1,954[27] | 2013 2014 |
10 | Cedric Thomas | 1,930 | 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
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Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[35]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 | Geno Smith | 12,004 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2 | Pat White | 10,529 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
3 | Skyler Howard | 7,848 | |
4 | Marc Bulger | 7,827 | 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
5 | Rasheed Marshall | 7,598 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
6 | Major Harris | 7,334 | 1987 1988 1989 |
7 | Oliver Luck | 6,282 | 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
8 | Chad Johnston | 5,664 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
9 | Avon Cobourne | 5,164 | 1999 2000 2001 2002 |
10 | Clint Trickett | 4,755 | 2013 2014 |
10 | Dan Kendra | 4,752 | 1974 1975 1976 1977 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 | Geno Smith | 4,356 | 2012 |
2 | Geno Smith | 4,352 | 2011 |
3 | Skyler Howard | 3,647[6] | 2015 |
4 | Marc Bulger | 3,515 | 1998 |
5 | Clint Trickett | 3,179 | 2007 |
6 | Pat White | 3,059 | 2007 |
7 | Major Harris | 2,994 | 1989 |
8 | Geno Smith | 2,980 | 2010 |
9 | Pat White | 2,874 | 2006 |
10 | Pat White | 2,816 | 2008 |
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Total touchdowns
Defense
Note: The 2014 West Virginia Football Media Guide does not generally list a top 10 in the defensive categories.
Interceptions
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Single game
Rank |
Player |
Ints |
Year |
Opponent |
1 | Andrew King | 4 | 1915 | Marietta |
| Francis Fairley | 4 | 1925 | Pittsburgh |
| Mike Slater | 4 | 1969 | Kentucky |
4 | various | 3 | | |
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Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
References
- 1 2 "2014 West Virginia Mountaineers Media Guide" (PDF). WVUSports.com. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- 1 2 Antonik, John. "WVU Sports Hall of Fame: Ira Errett Rodgers". WVUSports.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Geno Smith throws for 656 yards, 8 TDs in WVU's wild 70-63 win". ESPN.com. 2012-09-29.
- 1 2 3 "Clint Trickett". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Skyler Howard". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- 1 2 3 "West Virginia beats Arizona State 43-42 in Cactus Bowl". ESPN.com. 2016-01-02.
- 1 2 3 Cactus Bowl
- 1 2 3 4 "West Virginia squeezes past Maryland 40-37". ESPN.com. 2014-09-13.
- 1 2 "Jarrett Lee tosses 3 TDs as LSU makes case for No. 1 with drubbing of WVU". ESPN.com.
- 1 2 "West Virginia pulls away after half to rip Connecticut". ESPN.com. 2011-10-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "Geno Smith, No. 9 West Virginia drub James Madison". ESPN.com. 2012-09-15.
- ↑ "Louisville stuns West Virginia to win 3rd straight game". ESPN.com. 2011-11-05.
- 1 2 "West Virginia routs Clemson in record-setting Orange Bowl". ESPN.com. 2012-01-04.
- 1 2 Orange Bowl
- ↑ Music City Bowl
- ↑ "White tosses career-high 5 TDs as West Virginia handles Villanova". ESPN.com. 2008-08-30.
- 1 2 "Wendell Smallwood". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- 1 2 3 "Landry Jones tosses 6 TD passes as Sooners avoid upset". ESPN.com. 2012-11-17.
- ↑ "Harris scores 4 TDs, Mountaineers run for 478 yards". ESPN.com. 2004-09-04.
- ↑ "Dustin Garrison boosts West Virginia past Bowling Green with 291 rushing yards". ESPN.com. 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "White runs for 247 yards, 4 TDs as WVU pulls away from Syracuse". ESPN.com. 2006-10-14.
- ↑ "White breaks rushing record as No. 12 West Virginia rolls". ESPN.com. 2005-11-24.
- 1 2 "Slaton (345 total yards, 4 TDs) leads No. 8 WVU past Pitt". ESPN.com. 2006-11-16.
- ↑ "Devine shines as West Virginia adds to Colorado's early-season woes". ESPN.com. 2009-10-01.
- ↑ "Freshman QB Slaton scores 6 TDs for Mountaineers". ESPN.com. 2005-10-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kevin White". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "Johnathan Gray's 3 TDs push Texas past No. 23 West Virginia". ESPN.com. 2014-11-08.
- 1 2 "Clint Chelf has 4 TDs in 1st start, propels Okla. St. by WVU". ESPN.com. 2012-11-10.
- ↑ "Geno Smith, Tavon Austin team as West Virginia outlasts Maryland". ESPN.com. 2012-09-22.
- ↑ "West Virginia upends Texas Tech 37-34". ESPN.com. 2014-10-11.
- 1 2 "Mario Alford". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "Iowa St beats West Virginia 52-44 in 3 OTs". ESPN.com. 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "WEST VIRGINIA 34, SYRACUSE 23". ESPN.com. 2003-11-22.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Geno Smith hits 40 TDs in season as WVU cruises". ESPN.com. 2012-12-01.
- ↑ Adelson, Andrea (2011-11-26). "WVU rides stout defense to win over Pitt". ESPN.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Josh Lambert". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "WVU outlasts Rutgers in 3 OT thriller; Louisville gets Big East BCS bid". ESPN.com. 2006-12-02.
- ↑ "West Virginia's Bitancurt kicks four FGs vs. Liberty". ESPN.com. 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "Bitancurt's leg fuels West Virginia's upset of No. 9 Pittsburgh". ESPN.com. 2009-11-27.
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