Kansas Jayhawks football statistical leaders

The Kansas Jayhawks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kansas Jayhawks 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 Jayhawks represent the University of Kansas in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference.

Although Kansas began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1937. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1937, 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 Jayhawks have played in four bowl games since then, allowing players in those seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics.
• The Jayhawks eclipsed 5,000 total yards in a season four times, under head coach Mark Mangino, who served from 2002 to 2009, allowing players from this era to rack up yards and touchdowns and make their way up these lists. Subsequent head coaches Turner Gill, Charlie Weis, and David Beaty, however, have not produced the same high-octane offensive results.

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Todd Reesing 11,194 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Frank Seurer 6,410 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Kelly Donohoe 5,382 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 David Jaynes 5,132 1971 1972 1973 5 Mike Norseth 4,677 1984 1985 6 Chip Hilleary 4,598 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Bill Whittemore 4,051 2002 2003 8 Dylen Smith 3,562 1999 2000 9 Jordan Webb 3,079 2010 2011 10 Adam Barmann 3,020 2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Todd Reesing 3,888 2008 2 Todd Reesing 3,616 2009 3 Todd Reesing 3,486 2007 4 Mike Norseth 2,995 1985 5 Frank Seurer 2,789 1983 6 Bill Whittemore 2,385 2003 7 David Jaynes 2,253 1972 8 David Jaynes 2,131 1973 9 Kelly Donohoe 2,125 1989 10 Dylen Smith 1,963 2000

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Todd Reesing 498[3] 2009 Missouri 2 Mike Norseth 480 1985 Vanderbilt 3 Todd Reesing 442[4] 2009 Iowa State 4 Bill Whittemore 422 2003 Colorado 5 Todd Reesing 412[5] 2008 Louisiana Tech 6 Kelly Donohoe 411 1989 Iowa State 7 Adam Barmann 405[6] 2006 Nebraska 8 David Jaynes 401 1972 Washington State Todd Reesing 401[7] 2009 Colorado 10 David Jaynes 394 1973 Tennessee Frank Seurer 394 1983 Colorado

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Todd Reesing 90 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 David Jaynes 35 1971 1972 1973 3 Frank Seurer 30 1980 1981 1982 1983 4 Bill Whittemore 29 2002 2003 5 Chip Hilleary 25 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Mike Norseth 24 1984 1985 Kelly Donohoe 24 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Dylen Smith 22 1999 2000 9 Bobby Douglass 20 1966 1967 1968 Jordan Webb 20 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Todd Reesing 33 2007 2 Todd Reesing 32 2008 3 Todd Reesing 22 2009 4 Bill Whittemore 18 2003 5 David Jaynes 15 1972 Mike Norseth 15 1985 7 Dick Gilman 14 1948 Frank Seurer 14 1983 Mark Williams 14 1995 10 Kerry Meier 13 2006 Jordan Webb 13 2011

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Todd Reesing 6[8] 2007 Nebraska 2 Ralph Miller 5 1938 Washburn

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 June Henley 3,841 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Tony Sands 3,788 1988 1989 1990 1991 3 James Sims 3,592 2010 2011 2012 2013 4 Laverne Smith 3,074 1973 1974 1975 1976 5 Clark Green 2,754 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Gale Sayers 2,675 1962 1963 1964 7 John Riggins 2,659 1968 1969 1970 8 David Winbush 2,608 1997 1998 1999 2000 9 L.T. Levine 2,248 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 Jon Cornish 2,245 2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Jon Cornish 1,457 2006 2 Tony Sands 1,442 1991 3 June Henley 1,349 1996 4 Laverne Smith 1,181 1974 5 John Riggins 1,131 1970 6 Wade Stinson 1,129 1950 7 June Henley 1,127 1993 8 Gale Sayers 1,125 1962 Brandon McAnderson 1,125 2007 10 Nolan Cromwell 1,124 1975

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tony Sands 396 1991 Missouri 2 Nolan Cromwell 294 1975 Oregon State 3 Gale Sayers 283 1962 Oklahoma State 4 David Winbush 268 1998 Colorado 5 Wade Stinson 239 1950 Utah 6 June Henley 237 1993 Iowa State 7 Laverne Smith 236 1975 Missouri 8 Reggie Duncan 227 2001 Texas Tech 9 June Henley 226 1996 Iowa State 10 L.T. Levine 221 1994 Missouri

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 June Henley 41 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 James Sims 34 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Tony Sands 28 1988 1989 1990 1991 4 Chip Hilleary 23 1989 1990 1991 1992 Brandon McAnderson 23 2004 2005 2006 2007 Jake Sharp 23 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 David Winbush 22 1997 1998 1999 2000 Laverne Smith 21 1973 1974 1975 1976 L.T. Levine 21 1992 1993 1994 1995 Bill Whittemore 21 2002 2003

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 June Henley 17 1996 2 Brandon McAnderson 16 2007 3 Wade Stinson 14 1950 Chip Hilleary 14 1991 5 Bud Laughlin 13 1951 June Henley 13 1993 7 Bobby Douglass 12 1968 John Riggins 12 1970 Maurice Douglas 12 1992 Jake Sharp 12 2008

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Charlie Black 4 1923 Washington (St. Louis) Curtis McClinton 4 1961 California June Henley 4 1996 TCU Brandon McAnderson 4[8] 2007 Nebraska Jake Sharp 4[9] 2008 Kansas State James Sims 4[10] 2010 Colorado

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Kerry Meier 226 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Dezmon Briscoe 219 2007 2008 2009 3 Mark Simmons 155 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Willie Vaughn 133 1985 1986 1987 1988 5 Brandon Rideau 131 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Dexton Fields 129 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Clark Green 122 2002 2003 2004 2005 8 Johnathan Wilson 119 2007 2008 2009 9 Richard Estell 117 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Harrison Hill 108 1997 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Kerry Meier 102 2009 2 Kerry Meier 97 2008 3 Dezmon Briscoe 92 2009 4 Dezmon Briscoe 84 2008 5 Steven Sims, Jr. 72[11] 2016 6 Richard Estell 70 1985 7 Dexton Fields 63 2007 8 LaQuvionte Gonzalez 62[12] 2016 9 Daymond Patterson 60 2010 10 Charles Gordon 57 2003

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Kerry Meier 16[4] 2009 Iowa State 2 Kerry Meier 14[13] 2008 Missouri Dezmon Briscoe 14[14] 2008 Minnesota Dezmon Briscoe 14[3] 2009 Missouri 5 Dezmon Briscoe 12[15] 2008 Oklahoma Dezmon Briscoe 12[4] 2009 Iowa State 7 Dexton Fields 11[16] 2007 Iowa State Kerry Meier 11[17] 2008 South Florida Kerry Meier 11[7] 2009 Colorado Willie Vaughn 11 1986 Colorado Quintin Smith 11 1989 Louisville Isaac Byrd 11 1996 Iowa State

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Dezmon Briscoe 3,240 2007 2008 2009 2 Kerry Meier 2,309 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Willie Vaughn 2,266 1985 1986 1987 1988 4 Mark Simmons 2,161 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Richard Estell 1,997 1982 1983 1984 1985 6 Emmett Edwards 1,808 1972 1973 1974 7 Bob Johnson 1,779 1981 1982 1983 8 Brandon Rideau 1,636 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Marcus Henry 1,599 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Termaine Fulton 1,565 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Dezmon Briscoe 1,407 2008 2 Dezmon Briscoe 1,337 2009 3 Bob Johnson 1,144 1983 4 Richard Estell 1,109 1985 5 Kerry Meier 1,045 2008 6 Marcus Henry 1,014 2007 7 Kerry Meier 985 2009 8 Quintin Smith 898 1989 9 Steven Sims, Jr. 859[11] 2016 10 Isaac Byrd 840 1996

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Dezmon Briscoe 269[15] 2008 Oklahoma 2 Dezmon Briscoe 242[3] 2009 Missouri 3 Quintin Smith 221 1989 Louisville 4 Bob Johnson 208 1983 Kansas State 5 Bob Johnson 203 1983 Colorado 6 Dezmon Briscoe 201[14] 2008 Minnesota 7 Marcus Henry 199[18] 2007 Oklahoma State 8 Darren Green 197 1983 USC 9 Richard Estell 187 1985 Indiana State 10 Dezmon Briscoe 186[4] 2009 Iowa State

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Dezmon Briscoe 31 2007 2008 2009 2 Kerry Meier 18 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Bruce Adams 17 1972 1973 1974 4 Willie Vaughn 17 1985 1986 1987 1988 5 Mark Simmons 16 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Dexton Fields 15 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Brandon Rideau 14 2001 2002 2003 2004 8 Marcus Henry 13 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Isaac Byrd 12 1994 1995 1996 10 David Verser 11 1977 1978 1979 1980 Termaine Fulton 11 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Dezmon Briscoe 15 2008 2 Marcus Henry 10 2007 3 Dezmon Briscoe 9 2009 4 Bruce Adams 8 1972 Quintin Smith 8 1989 Kerry Meier 8 2008 Kerry Meier 8 2009 8 Bruce Adams 7 1973 Isaac Byrd 7 1996 Mark Simmons 7 2003 Brandon Rideau 7 2004 Dezmon Briscoe 7 2007 Steven Sims, Jr. 7[11] 2016

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Quintin Smith 4 1989 Louisville 2 Marcus Henry 3[18] 2007 Oklahoma State Dezmon Briscoe 3[8] 2007 Nebraska Dezmon Briscoe 3[19] 2008 Florida International Dezmon Briscoe 3[14] 2008 Minnesota

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[20]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Todd Reesing 11,840 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Frank Seurer 6,112 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Chip Hilleary 5,888 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 Kelly Donohoe 5,228 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Bill Whittemore 5,134 2002 2003 6 Mike Norseth 4,996 1984 1985 7 David Jaynes 4,639 1971 1972 1973 8 Dylen Smith 4,084 1999 2000 9 June Henley 3,841 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Bobby Douglass 3,832 1966 1967 1968

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Todd Reesing 4,112 2008 2 Todd Reesing 3,735 2009 3 Todd Reesing 3,683 2007 4 Mike Norseth 3,214 1985 5 Bill Whittemore 2,919 2003 6 Frank Seurer 2,660 1983 7 Dylen Smith 2,334 2000 8 Bill Whittemore 2,215 2002 9 Mark Williams 2,196 1995 10 Kelly Donohoe 2,123 1989

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Norseth 509 1985 Vanderbilt 2 Todd Reesing 506[3] 2009 Missouri 3 Bill Whittemore 467 2003 Colorado 4 Todd Reesing 454[4] 2009 Iowa State 5 Kelly Donohoe 439 1989 Iowa State 6 Todd Reesing 415[21] 2007 Florida International Todd Reesing 415[5] 2008 Louisiana Tech 8 Adam Barmann 410[6] 2006 Nebraska 9 David Jaynes 402 1972 Washington State 10 Tony Sands 396 1991 Missouri

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Todd Reesing 105 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Bill Whittemore 50 2002 2003 3 Chip Hilleary 48 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 June Henley 41 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 David Jaynes 40 1971 1972 1973 6 Bobby Douglass 39 1966 1967 1968 7 Kelly Donohoe 36 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Frank Seurer 35 1980 1981 1982 1983 9 James Sims 34 2010 2011 2012 2013 10 Dylen Smith 33 1999 2000

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Todd Reesing 36 2007 Todd Reesing 36 2008 3 Bill Whittemore 28 2003 Todd Reesing 28 2009 5 Bobby Douglass 24 1968 6 Bill Whittemore 22 2002 7 Chip Hilleary 20 1991 8 Dylen Smith 19 2000 9 Mike Norseth 18 1985 Chip Hilleary 18 1992 Kerry Meier 18 2006

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Todd Reesing 6[8] 2007 Nebraska 2 Ralph Miller 5 1938 Washburn Mike Norseth 5 1985 Eastern Illinois Chip Hilleary 5 1992 Iowa State Dylen Smith 5 2000 Texas Tech Bill Whittemore 5 2003 Colorado

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Ray Evans 17 1941 1942 1946 1947 2 Aqib Talib 13 2005 2006 2007 3 Hal Cleavinger 12 1950 1951 1952 4 Milt Garner 11 1984 1985 1986 1987 5 Gary Adams 10 1970 1971 1972 LeRoy Irvin 10 1976 1977 1978 1979 Wayne Zeigler 10 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 John Konek 9 1951 1952 Charles Gordon 9 2003 2004 2005 10 Richard Bertuzzi 8 1945 1946 1947 1948 Justin Thornton 8 2006 2007 2008 2009 Darrell Stuckey 8 2006 2007 2008 2009

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Ray Evans 10 1942 2 John Konek 8 1951 3 Charles Gordon 7 2004 4 Hal Cleavinger 6 1952 Skip Sharp 6 1976 Jeff Colter 6 1983 Remuise Johnson 6 2002 Aqib Talib 6 2006

Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 John Konek 3 1951 Oklahoma State Duane Morris 3 1957 Oklahoma State Bill Crank 3 1958 Tulane

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Willie Pless 633 1982 1983 1984 1985 2 Nick Reid 416 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 Rick Bredesen 403 1984 1985 1986 1987 4 Kyle McNorton 381 1978 1979 1980 1981 5 Curtis Moore 350 1986 1987 1990 6 LeRoy Irvin 347 1976 1977 1978 1979 7 Mike Sweatman 341 1965 1966 1967 8 Ben Heeney 335 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Ronnie Ward 332 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Chris Toburen 318 1978 1979 1980 1981

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Willie Pless 206 1984 2 Willie Pless 191 1985 3 Willie Pless 188 1983 4 Curtis Moore 170 1988 5 Steve Towle 155 1974 6 Darnell Williams 147 1983 7 Roger Robben 146 1989 8 Nick Reid 133 2003 9 Kyle McNorton 132 1980 Kyle McNorton 132 1981

Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Steve Towle 25 1974 Colorado Willie Pless 25 1984 Oklahoma State Curtis Moore 25 1988 Iowa State 4 Willie Pless 22 1983 Missouri Willie Pless 22 1984 Kansas State Curtis Moore 22 1988 Colorado Curtis Moore 22 1988 Missouri Marcus Rogers 22 2001 Texas Tech 9 Emery Hicks 21 1968 Oklahoma Scellars Young 21 1978 Colorado LeRoy Irvin 21 1979 Missouri

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Algie Atkinson 24.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Jake Laptad 21.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Ron Warner 20.5 1996 1997 4 Phil Forte 20.0 1983 1984 1985 1986 Brandon Perkins 20.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Dana Stubblefield 17.0 1990 1991 1992 Nate Dwyer 17.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Kyle Moore 15.5 1990 1991 1992 9 David McMillan 15.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 10 Michael Reynolds 14.5 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Ron Warner 14.5 1997 2 Algie Atkinson 11.0 2001 3 Dana Stubblefield 10.0 1991 Brandon Perkins 10.0 2005 James Holt 10.0 2008 Dorance Armstrong 10.0 2016 7 Kyle Moore 9.5 1992 8 Charlton Keither 9.0 2005 9 Phil Forte 8.0 1984

Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Brandon Perkins 5.0[22] 2005 Louisiana Tech 2 Ron Warner 4.0 1997 Texas Tech

Kicking

The 2014 Kansas Football Media Guide does not list a full top 10 in field goal kicking stats.^[1]

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Dan Eichloff 62 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Bruce Kallmeyer 53 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Scott Webb 47 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Joe Garcia 40 1997 1998 1999 2000 Johnny Beck 40 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Jacob Branstetter 30 2008 2009 2010 7 Matthew Wyman 29[23] 2013 2014 2015 2016

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Bruce Kallmeyer 24 1983 2 Jeff Johnson 18 1985 Dan Eichloff 18 1991 Scott Webb 18 2007 5 Dan Eichloff 16 1992 6 Dodge Schwartzburg 15 1984 Dan Eichloff 15 1990 8 Johnny Beck 14 2001 Scott Webb 14 2005

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Bruce Kallmeyer 5 1981 Nebraska Bruce Kallmeyer 5 1983 Wichita State

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Bruce Kallmeyer 76.8% 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Dan Eichloff 71.3% 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 Scott Webb 69.1% 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Jacob Branstetter 66.7% 2008 2009 2010

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Bruce Kallmeyer 85.7% 1981 2 Dodge Schwartzburg 83.3% 1984 3 Bruce Kallmeyer 82.8% 1983 4 Dan Eichloff 80.0% 1992

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