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. 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 .
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 [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 45]
Total offense yards [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] "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
Field goal percentage [ edit ] 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 . ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014 . ^ "LSU Tigers Team Stats 2019" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 7, 2019 . ^ a b c d e f g h "Joe Burrow" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2020 . ^ 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 . ^ a b c d e "Box Score: LSU vs. Ole Miss" . ESPN.com . November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019 . ^ 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 . ^ a b c "LSU vs. Ole Miss Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023 . ^ a b c d "LSU vs. Georgia State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ 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 . ^ "Central Michigan vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021 . ^ "Grambling vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023 . ^ Dinich, Heather (April 18, 2021). "LSU Tigers banning RB Derrius Guice, firing longtime law firm" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 26, 2021 . ^ 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 . ^ Lopez, Andrew (October 22, 2016). "Leonard Fournette breaks LSU single-game rushing record" . The Times-Picayune . ^ "Box Score: LSU vs. Ole Miss" . ESPN.com . October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018 . ^ Lopez, Andrew (November 12, 2016). "See LSU RB Derrius Guice's record-setting 96-yard touchdown run" . The Times-Picayune . Retrieved November 13, 2016 . ^ "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. ^ "LSU vs. UCLA Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021 . ^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 9. Retrieved December 4, 2021 . ^ "Box Score: LSU vs. Alabama" . ESPN.com . November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019 . ^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2021 . ^ "LSU vs. Florida Box Score" . EPSN.com . October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 . ^ "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 . ^ "McNeese vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021 . ^ 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. ^ "Auburn vs. LSU Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 . ^ "Damian Ramos" . ESPN.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold