The LSU Tigers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the LSU Tigers football program in various categories,[ 1] [ 2] 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 .
Joe Burrow holds single-season school records in passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, and touchdowns responsible for. Despite playing for only two seasons at LSU, he leads the school in career passing touchdowns, touchdowns responsible for, and total offense, and is second in career passing yards.
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 are 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 did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (except 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 Tigers have played in a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game per season to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Tigers have played in the SEC Championship Game six times since it was first played in 1992. In an extreme example, players in the 2019 season had three extra games to accumulate statistics—the SEC Championship Game, the Peach Bowl (which was a College Football Playoff semifinal), and the College Football Playoff National Championship .
The Tigers have eclipsed 5,000 total offensive yards in a season 10 times in school history, all of them coming in the 21st century.[ 1] [ 4]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2023 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Hodson
9,115
1986 1987 1988 1989
2
Joe Burrow
8,565[ 5] [ a]
2018 2019
3
Jeff Wickersham
6,921
1982 1983 1984 1985
4
Jayden Daniels
6,725
2022 2023
5
JaMarcus Russell
6,625
2004 2005 2006
6
Jamie Howard
6,158
1992 1993 1994 1995
7
Herb Tyler
5,876
1995 1996 1997 1998
8
Zach Mettenberger
5,783
2011 2012 2013
9
Jordan Jefferson
4,733
2008 2009 2010 2011
10
Danny Etling
4,586
2016 2017
[ b]
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Burrow
5,671[ 5]
2019
2
Jayden Daniels
3,812
2023
3
Rohan Davey
3,347
2001
4
JaMarcus Russell
3,129
2006
5
Zach Mettenberger
3,082
2013
6
Jayden Daniels
2,913[ 6]
2022
7
Joe Burrow
2,894
2018
8
Matt Mauck
2,825[ 7]
2003
9
Max Johnson
2,815
2021
10
Tommy Hodson
2,655
1989
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
Leonard Fournette
3,830
2014 2015 2016
5
Derrius Guice [ c]
3,074
2015 2016 2017
6
Harvey Williams
2,860
1986 1987 1989 1990
7
Joseph Addai
2,577
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
8
Terry Robiskie
2,517
1973 1974 1975 1976
9
Charles Scott
2,317
2006 2007 2008 2009
10
Rondell Mealey
2,238
1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Leonard Fournette
1,953
2015
2
Charles Alexander
1,686
1977
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1,414[ 24]
2019
4
Jeremy Hill
1,401
2013
5
Derrius Guice [ c]
1,387
2016
6
Kevin Faulk
1,282
1996
7
Kevin Faulk
1,279
1998
8
Dalton Hilliard
1,268
1984
9
Derrius Guice [ c]
1,251
2017
10
Charles Scott
1,174
2008
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Malik Nabers
3,003[ 35]
2021 2022 2023
2
Josh Reed
3,001
1999 2000 2001
3
Wendell Davis
2,708
1984 1985 1986 1987
4
Eric Martin
2,625
1981 1982 1983 1984
5
Michael Clayton
2,582
2001 2002 2003
6
Brandon LaFell
2,517
2006 2007 2008 2009
7
Justin Jefferson
2,415[ 36]
2017 2018 2019
8
Dwayne Bowe
2,403
2003 2004 2005 2006
9
Odell Beckham Jr.
2,340
2011 2012 2013
10
Tony Moss
2,196
1986 1987 1988 1989
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ja'Marr Chase
1,780[ 37]
2019
2
Josh Reed
1,740
2001
3
Malik Nabers
1,569[ 35]
2023
4
Justin Jefferson
1,540[ 36]
2019
5
Wendell Davis
1,244
1986
6
Jarvis Landry
1,193
2013
7
Brian Thomas Jr.
1,177
2023
8
Odell Beckham Jr.
1,152
2013
9
Josh Reed
1,127
2000
10
Michael Clayton
1,079
2003
Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 45]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Joe Burrow
9,332 [ 5]
2018 2019
2
Tommy Hodson
8,938
1986 1987 1988 1989
3
Jayden Daniels
8,744
2022 2023
4
Jeff Wickersham
6,705
1982 1983 1984 1985
5
JaMarcus Russell
6,704
2004 2005 2006
6
Herb Tyler
6,654
1995 1996 1997 1998
7
Jordan Jefferson
5,751
2008 2009 2010 2011
8
Jamie Howard
5,560
1992 1993 1994 1995
9
Zach Mettenberger
5,470
2011 2012 2013
10
Alan Risher
5,127
1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Burrow
6,039 [ 5]
2019
2
Jayden Daniels
4,946
2023
3
Jayden Daniels
3,798 [ 6]
2022
4
Rohan Davey
3,351
2001
5
Joe Burrow
3,293
2018
6
JaMarcus Russell
2,949
2006
7
Zach Mettenberger
2,922
2013
8
Max Johnson
2,774 [ 7]
2021
9
Matt Mauck
2,622
2003
10
Matt Flynn
2,604
2007
Touchdowns responsible for
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"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 47]
Single game[ d]
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[ 52]
2012
Florida
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Josh Jasper
5[ 56]
2010
Mississippi State
2
16 times by 10 players
4
Most recent: Damian Ramos, 2024 vs. Arkansas[ 57]
Field goal percentage
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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
Cole Tracy
87.9%
2018
7
Cade York
85.7% [ 55]
2020
8
Cade York
83.3% [ 55]
2021
9
David Browndyke
82.6%
1988
10
André LaFleur
82.4%
1993
Josh Jasper
82.4%
2010
^ a b c Burrow began his college career in 2015 at Ohio State, redshirting that season before playing his first game in 2016. He graduated from Ohio State in 2018 with two remaining seasons of athletic eligibility and transferred to LSU, becoming eligible to play immediately under NCAA graduate transfer regulations.
^ Etling began his college career in 2013 at Purdue, transferring to LSU after the 2014 season and sitting out 2015 due to NCAA transfer rules.
^ a b c d e f g h i In 2021, following a sexual harassment scandal stemming in part from multiple allegations of misconduct against Guice, LSU stripped his name from its record books.[ 23] This article will continue to list Guice.
^ The 2019 LSU Football Media Guide lists only the top 2 (and ties), rather than a top 10.
^ The 2019 LSU Football Media Guide lists only a leader, plus the most recent player to have tied for second place, in this category, rather than a top 10.
^ a b c "2019 LSU Football Media Guide" (PDF) . LSU Tigers. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ "2014 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF) . LSUSports.net . Retrieved November 16, 2014 .
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^ a b c "Jayden Daniels" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d e "Max Johnson" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d e f "Box Score: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal" . ESPN.com . December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
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^ a b c "Box Score: LSU vs. Texas" . ESPN.com . September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ a b c d e "Box Score: CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T" . ESPN.com . January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Ole Miss vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Missouri vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
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^ a b c d "Box Score: LSU vs. Vanderbilt" . ESPN.com . September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .
^ a b c "LSU vs. Nicholls Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024 .
^ a b "Zach Mettenberger tosses 5 TDs as LSU cruises" . ESPN.com . September 7, 2013.
^ a b "Box Score: Georgia Southern vs. LSU" . ESPN.com . August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
^ a b "Box Score: Utah State vs. LSU" . ESPN.com . October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
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^ a b "Clyde Edwards-Helaire" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ Bewers, James (October 16, 2021). "Tyrion Davis-Price breaks LSU single-game rushing record" . TouchdownWire . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
^ a b "Florida vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
^ a b Werner, Barry (November 24, 2016). "Derrius Guice gives glimpse of the future while rewriting LSU's fast-changing record book" . The Advocate . Retrieved November 29, 2016 .
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^ "LSU with two runners over 100+ yards" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. November 20, 2004. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
^ "Leonard Fournette first LSU RB to run for 200 yards in consecutive games" . ESPN.com . September 26, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
^ "They're Calling Him Alexander The Great" . Ocala Star-Banner . Associated Press. October 27, 1977. p. 5B. Retrieved October 27, 2016 .
^ "Leonard Fournette churns through Texas Tech as LSU wins Texas Bowl" . ESPN.com . December 30, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g "Malik Nabers" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d e f "Justin Jefferson" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Ja'Marr Chase" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ a b "LSU vs. Mississippi State Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023 .
^ "LSU's win may not be enough for BCS" . ESPN.com . November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
^ "LSU rallies from 28 down to trip Troy in Baton Rouge" . ESPN.com . November 15, 2008. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014.
^ "Bowe's 3 TDs highlight LSU's rout of Kentucky" . ESPN.com . October 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013.
^ "Jordan Jefferson guides LSU to win; Les Miles' future subject of speculation" . ESPN.com . January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014.
^ "No. 12 LSU overwhelms Sam Houston State, 56-0" . ESPN.com . September 6, 2014.
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^ "Derek Stingley Jr" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ "Tigers nab 6 interceptions in easy win over Mississippi St" . ESPN.com . August 30, 2007. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
^ "Damone Clark" . ESPN.com .
^ "Mike Gillislee, No. 10 Florida grind out win against No. 4 LSU" . ESPN.com . October 6, 2012.
^ Lopez, Andrew (December 31, 2016). "Arden Key breaks LSU single-season sack record" . The Times-Picayune . Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
^ "LSU vs. South Carolina Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f "Cade York" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ "Josh Jasper's FG record, Tigers' staunch D doom Bulldogs" . ESPN.com . September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013.
^ "LSU vs. Arkansas Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024 .
^ "Damian Ramos" . ESPN.com .