Fresno State Bulldogs football statistical leaders

The Fresno State Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Fresno State Bulldogs 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 Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in the NCAA's Mountain West Conference (MW).

Derek Carr holds all of Fresno State's passing records.

Fresno State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1921,[1] but these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1979, 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 Bulldogs have played in 11 bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
• Similarly, the Bulldogs have appeared in the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game twice since it began in 2013.
• Additionally, Fresno State has been grouped in the same MW football division as Hawaii since divisional play began in 2013, meaning that it plays at Hawaii every other year (currently in even-numbered years). This is relevant because the NCAA allows teams that play at Hawaii in a given season to schedule 13 regular-season games instead of the normal 12. The Bulldogs have played a 13-game regular season once since divisional play began, in 2014.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Derek Carr 12,842 2009 2011 2012 2013 2 Kevin Sweeney 10,808 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Paul Pinegar 10,136 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Mark Barsotti 8,093 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 David Carr 7,849 1997 1998 2000 2001 6 Trent Dilfer 7,631 1991 1992 1993 7 Tom Brandstater 6,857 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Billy Volek 6,532 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Marcus McMaryion 6,355 2017 2018 10 Ryan Colburn 5,334 2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Derek Carr 5,082 2013 2 David Carr 4,839 2001 3 Derek Carr 4,104 2012 4 Trent Dilfer 3,799 1993 5 Marcus McMaryion 3,629 2018 6 Derek Carr 3,544 2011 7 Paul Pinegar 3,335 2005 8 Kevin Sweeney 3,259 1984 9 Trent Dilfer 3,000 1992 10 Jeff Tedford 2,993 1982

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Dave Telford 536 1987 Pacific Derek Carr 536[3] 2012 San Diego State 3 David Carr 531 2001 Michigan State 4 Derek Carr 527[4] 2013 New Mexico 5 Trent Dilfer 523 1993 Colorado 6 Derek Carr 519[5] 2013 San Jose State 7 Derek Carr 487[6] 2013 Nevada 8 Kevin Sweeney 476 1984 Montana State 9 Trent Dilfer 473 1993 Baylor 10 Derek Carr 460[7] 2013 Boise State

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Derek Carr 113 2009 2011 2012 2013 2 Paul Pinegar 84 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 David Carr 70 1997 1998 2000 2001 4 Kevin Sweeney 69 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Billy Volek 57 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 Trent Dilfer 53 1991 1992 1993 7 Mark Barsotti 50 1988 1989 1990 1991 8 Tom Brandstater 47 2005 2006 2007 2008 9 Marcus McMaryion 39 2017 2018 10 Jeff Tedford 35 1981 1982

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Derek Carr 50 2013 2 David Carr 46 2001 3 Derek Carr 37 2012 4 Trent Dilfer 30 1993 Billy Volek 30 1999 Paul Pinegar 30 2005 7 Derek Carr 26 2011 8 Marcus McMaryion 25 2018 9 Jeff Tedford 24 1982 10 David Carr 23 2000

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Derek Carr 7[4] 2013 New Mexico 2 Bill Yancy 6 1978 Long Beach State David Carr 6 2001 Utah State Derek Carr 6[5] 2013 San Jose State Zack Greenlee 6[8] 2015 Hawaii

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Robbie Rouse 4,647 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Ron Rivers 3,473 1991 1992 1993 3 Ryan Mathews 3,280 2007 2008 2009 4 Marteze Waller 3,108 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Michael Pittman 3,017 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 Dwayne Wright 2,683 2003 2004 2006 7 Dean Philpott 2,533 1954 1955 1956 1957 8 Lorenzo Neal 2,405 1990 1991 1992 9 Bryson Sumlin 2,398 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 Aaron Craver 2,316 1989 1990

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ryan Mathews 1,808 2009 2 Rodney Davis 1,586 2002 3 Robbie Rouse 1,549 2011 4 Robbie Rouse 1,490 2012 5 Ron Rivers 1,477 1993 6 Dwayne Wright 1,462 2006 7 Marteze Waller 1,368 2014 8 Aaron Craver 1,313 1989 Wendell Mathis 1,313 2005 10 Jaime Kimbrough 1,168 1998

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Dwayne Wright 300 2006 Louisiana Tech 2 Robbie Rouse 286[9] 2010 Louisiana Tech 3 Robbie Rouse 264[10] 2012 Nevada 4 Larry Willoughby 252 1952 Nevada 5 Ryan Mathews 238 2009 Boise State 6 Ryan Mathews 234 2009 San Jose State 7 Wendell Mathis 229 2005 Hawaii 8 Jim Long 222 1964 Cal Poly 9 Rodney Davis 224 2002 Louisiana Tech 10 Jerome Oliver 226 1994 Oregon State Bryson Sumlin 226 2004 Hawaii

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Ryan Mathews 39 2007 2008 2009 2 Robbie Rouse 37 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Anthony Daigle 35 1991 1992 1993 4 Dean Philpott 29 1954 1955 1956 1957 Michael Pittman 29 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Bryson Sumlin 29 2002 2003 2004 2005 7 Ron Rivers 28 1991 1992 1993 Ronnie Rivers 28[11] 2017 2018 2019 9 Lorenzo Neal 27 1990 1991 1992 Wendell Mathis 27 2004 2005

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Ryan Mathews 19 2009 2 Aaron Craver 17 1990 Anthony Daigle 17 1992 4 Reggie Brown 15 1994 Wendell Mathis 15 2005 6 Dean Philpott 14 1957 Dale Messer 14 1960 James Williams 14 1985 Myron Jones 14 1989 Ron Rivers 14 1993 Ryan Mathews 14 2007

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Don Driscoll 5 1954 Cal State Los Angeles 2 Marcus McMaryion 4 1997 UCLA Michael Pittman 4 1997 San Jose State

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Keesean Johnson 275 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Josh Harper 228 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Rodney Wright 222 1998 1999 2000 2001 4 Isaiah Burse 209 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Bernard Berrian 199 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Brian Roberson 188 1993 1994 1995 1996 7 Charlie Jones 187 1992 1993 1994 1995 8 Charles Smith 171 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Larry Ray Willis 142 1983 1984 10 Marque Davis 139 1999 2000 2001 2002

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Davante Adams 131 2013 2 Rodney Wright 104 2001 3 Davante Adams 102 2012 4 Isaiah Burse 99 2013 5 Josh Harper 90 2014 6 Bernard Berrian 85 2001 7 Larry Ray Willis 79 1984 Josh Harper 79 2013 9 Brian Roberson 78 1996 10 Ron Jenkins 76 1987

Single game Rank Player Rec Years Opponent 1 Isaiah Burse 17[12] 2013 Utah State Josh Harper 17[6] 2013 Nevada 3 Larry Ray Willis 16 1984 Montana State Ron Jenkins 16 1987 Pacific Davante Adams 16[13] 2013 Idaho 6 Lloyd Madden 15 1967 Pacific Stephone Paige 15 1982 Bowling Green 8 Rodney Wright 14 2001 Boise State Davante Adams 14[14] 2013 Rutgers Josh Harper 14[14] 2013 Rutgers

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Charlie Jones 3,344 1992 1993 1994 1995 2 Rodney Wright 3,274 1998 1999 2000 2001 3 Davante Adams 3,030 2012 2013 4 Brian Roberson 2,956 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 Henry Ellard 2,947 1979 1980 1981 1982 6 Josh Harper 2,938 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 Bernard Berrian 2,849 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 Isaiah Burse 2,503 2010 2011 2012 2013 9 Charles Smith 2,368 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Larry Ray Willis 2,260 1983 1984

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Davante Adams 1,718 2013 2 Rodney Wright 1,630 2001 3 Henry Ellard 1,510 1982 4 Bernard Berrian 1,364 2001 5 Davante Adams 1,312 2012 6 Larry Ray Willis 1,251 1984 7 Brian Roberson 1,248 1996 8 Charlie Jones 1,171 1995 9 Josh Harper 1,097 2014 10 Jalen Saunders 1,065 2011

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Rodney Wright 299 2001 Michigan State 2 Larry Ray Willis 282 1984 Montana State 3 Davante Adams 264[5] 2013 San Jose State 4 Josh Harper 253[6] 2013 Nevada 5 Stephone Paige 246 1982 Bowling Green Davante Adams 246[4] 2013 New Mexico 7 Charlie Jones 235 1994 Wyoming 8 Larry Ray Willis 231 1984 New Mexico State 9 Henry Ellard 230 1982 Nevada 10 Charlie Jones 224 1995 UTEP

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Davante Adams 38 2012 2013 2 Josh Harper 29 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Henry Ellard 25 1979 1980 1981 1982 Charlie Jones 25 1992 1993 1994 1995 Bernard Berrian 25 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Rodney Wright 23 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Charles Smith 19 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Malcolm Seabron 18 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 Joe Fernandez 16 2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Davante Adams 24 2013 2 Henry Ellard 15 1982 3 Davante Adams 14 2012 4 Bernard Berrian 13 2001 Josh Harper 13 2013 6 Malcolm Seabron 12 1983 Jalen Saunders 12 2011 8 Gary Boreham 11 1970 Rodney Wright 11 2001

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Jim Molich 4 1942 Occidental Charlie Jones 4 1995 UTEP Davante Adams 4[4] 2013 New Mexico Davante Adams 4[15] 2013 UNLV

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[16]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Derek Carr 13,032 2009 2011 2012 2013 2 Kevin Sweeney 10,421 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Paul Pinegar 10,113 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Mark Barsotti 8,849 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 David Carr 7,947 1997 1998 2000 2001 6 Trent Dilfer 7,785 1991 1992 1993 7 Tom Brandstater 7,009 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Billy Volek 6,354 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Ryan Colburn 5,582 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 Jeff Tedford 4,814 1981 1982

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Derek Carr 5,199 2013 2 David Carr 4,906 2001 3 Derek Carr 4,105 2012 4 Trent Dilfer 3,799 1993 5 Derek Carr 3,616 2011 6 Paul Pinegar 3,394 2005 7 Kevin Sweeney 3,114 1984 8 Trent Dilfer 3,090 1992 9 Brian Burrell 2,980 2014 10 Jeff Tedford 2,925 1982

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Derek Carr 570[3] 2012 San Diego State 2 Derek Carr 551[5] 2013 San Jose State 3 Dave Telford 548 1987 Pacific Derek Carr 548[4] 2013 New Mexico 5 David Carr 502 2001 Michigan State 6 Kevin Sweeney 484 1984 Montana State 7 Derek Carr 482[6] 2013 Nevada 8 Derek Carr 480[14] 2013 Rutgers 9 Trent Dilfer 474 1993 Colorado 10 Derek Carr 468[7] 2013 Boise State

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Derek Carr 118 2009 2011 2012 2013 2 Paul Pinegar 92 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 David Carr 79 1997 1998 2000 2001 4 Kevin Sweeney 77 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Mark Barsotti 71 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Billy Volek 66 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Trent Dilfer 61 1991 1992 1993 8 Tom Brandstater 55 2005 2006 2007 2008 9 Jeff Tedford 46 1981 1982 10 Ryan Mathews 39 2007 2008 2009

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Derek Carr 52 2013 2 David Carr 51 2001 3 Derek Carr 37 2012 4 Billy Volek 33 1999 Paul Pinegar 33 2005 6 Jeff Tedford 32 1982 7 Trent Dilfer 31 1993 8 Derek Carr 29 2011 9 David Carr 27 2000 10 Paul Pinegar 26 2004

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Derek Carr 7[4] 2013 New Mexico

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Rod Webster 17 1984 1985 1986 1987 2 Jim Sanderson 16 1959 1960 1961 Dave Plump 16 1964 1965 Jack Erdman 16 1968 1969 5 Mike Freeman 15 1967 1968 Carl Ray Harris 15 1969 1970 Derron Smith 15 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 Phillip Thomas 13 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Matt McKnight 11 1981 1982 Marquez Pope 11 1988 1989 1990 1991 James Burton 11 1991 1992 1993

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Carl Ray Harris 14 1970 2 Dave Plump 9 1966 Mike Freeman 9 1967 Jack Erdman 9 1970 5 Ron Cross 8 1984 Rod Webster 8 1985 Phillip Thomas 8 2012 8 Ervin Hunt 7 1967 Tom McCall 7 1969 Jack Erdman 7 1969 Derron Smith 7 2013

Single game Rank Player Ints Years Opponent 1 Jim Sanderson 3 1960 San Diego State Tom McCall 3 1968 Montana State Tom McCall 3 1968 Cal State Los Angeles Steve Cordle 3 1981 Oregon Rod Webster 3 1985 Oregon State Phillip Thomas 3[17] 2012 Colorado

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Omar Stoutmire 458 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Tim Skipper 418 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Ben Jacobs 387 2007 2008 2009 2010 4 Bryce McGill 326 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 A. J. Gass 325 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 Derron Smith 304 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 Zack Rix 295 1989 1990 1991 1992 8 Marquez Pope 290 1988 1989 1990 1991 9 Vernon Fox 289 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Brad Bell 272 1990 1991 1992 1993

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Omar Stoutmire 198 1995 2 Ron Papazian 158 1993 3 A. J. Gass 150 1996 4 Brad Bell 144 1993 5 Ron Papazian 139 1994 6 Chris Peters 136 1993 7 Zack Rix 133 1992 8 Marcus Riley 132 2007 9 A. J. Gass 123 1997 10 Chris Peters 119 1992

Single game Rank Player Tackles Years Opponent 1 Omar Stoutmire 24 1995 Utah

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Ron Cox 50.0 1987 1988 1989 2 Jethro Franklin 31.5 1986 1987 3 Nick Burley 25.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 Garrett McIntyre 25.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Tyler Clutts 23.5 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Alan Harper 21.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 Ejiro Ederaine 21.0 2012 2013 2014 2015 8 Zack Rix 19.5 1989 1990 1991 1992 Chris Carter 19.5 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 Nick Ruggeroli 18.5 1987 1988 1989 1990 Logan Harrell 18.5 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Ron Cox 28.0 1989 2 Jethro Franklin 19.5 1986 3 Ron Cox 14.5 1988 4 Jethro Franklin 12.0 1987 Alan Harper 12.0 2001 6 Tracy Rogers 11.5 1988 7 Brian Morris 11.0 2003 Chris Carter 11.0 2010 9 Greg Ramsey 10.5 1986 Logan Harrell 10.5 2010

Single game Rank Player Sacks Years Opponent 1 Ron Cox 7.0 1989 Cal State Fullerton

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Barry Belli 70 1984 1985 1986 1987 2 Kevin Goessling 61 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Asen Asparuhov 55 2000 2001 2002 4 Derek Mahoney 47 1990 1991 1992 1993 5 Clint Stitser 37 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Jeff Hanna 36 1997 1998 1999

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Asen Asparuhov 23 2001 Asen Asparuhov 23 2002 3 Barry Belli 21 1986 Brent Visintainer 21 2003 Kevin Goessling 21 2009

Single game Rank Player FGs Years Opponent 1 Barry Belli 5 1984 Utah State

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Kody Kroening 76.9% 2014 2015 2016 2 Kevin Goessling 75.3% 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Clint Stitser 71.2% 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Barry Belli 70.7% 1984 1985 1986 1987 5 Asen Asparuhov 70.5% 2000 2001 2002

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Kevin Goessling 93.8% 2009

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