Case Keenum holds not only Houston records, but the passing yards, passing touchdowns, and total offense records across all of college football. The Houston Cougars football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Houston Cougars 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 Cougars represent the University of Houston in the NCAA Division I FBS Big 12 Conference .
Houston began competing in intercollegiate football in 1946,[ 1] but these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, regular 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 Cougars have played in 15 bowl games since then, allowing recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Cougars played in the Conference USA Championship Game three times and the AAC Championship Game twice, so players in those seasons played 14 games. Houston has recently run a spread offense under coaches Art Briles , Kevin Sumlin , Tony Levine , Tom Herman , Major Applewhite , and Dana Holgorsen , allowing offensive players to accumulate many yards and touchdowns. Most notably among these is quarterback Case Keenum , who holds the records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, and total offense across all of college football. These lists are updated through the end of the 2023 season.
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Case Keenum 19,217 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Kevin Kolb 12,964 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Clayton Tune 11,991[ 3] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 David Klingler 9,430 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 Greg Ward Jr. 8,705[ 4] 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Jason McKinley 8,694 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Andre Ware 8,202 1987 1988 1989 8 Chuck Clements 7,112 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 David Piland 5,790 2010 2012 2013 10 Jimmy Klingler 5,243 1991 1992 1993
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Case Keenum 5,671 2009 2 Case Keenum 5,631 2011 3 David Klingler 5,140 1990 4 Case Keenum 5,020 2008 5 Andre Ware 4,699 1989 6 Clayton Tune 4,069[ 3] 2022 7 Jimmy Klingler 3,818 1992 8 Kevin Kolb 3,809 2006 9 Greg Ward Jr. 3,557 2016 10 Clayton Tune 3,546[ 3] 2021
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ketric Sanford 3,636 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 Chuck Weatherspoon 3,247 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Bryce Beall 3,098 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Kenneth Farrow 2,975[ 12] 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Robert Newhouse 2,961 1969 1970 1971 6 Joffrey Reynolds 2,947 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Paul Gipson 2,769 1966 1967 1968 8 Anthony Alridge 2,595 2005 2006 2007 9 Alois Blackwell 2,467 1975 1976 1977 10 Greg Ward Jr. 2,375[ 4] 2013 2014 2015 2016
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Robert Newhouse 1,757 1971 2 Anthony Alridge 1,597 2007 3 Paul Gipson 1,550 1968 4 Joffrey Reynolds 1,545 2002 5 Jim Strong 1,293 1969 6 Bryce Beall 1,247 2008 7 Antowain Smith 1,239 1996 8 Nat "Puddin" Jones 1,216 1972 9 Ketric Sanford 1,199 1999 10 Alois Blackwell 1,169 1977
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Patrick Edwards 4,507 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Vincent Marshall 3,770 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Tyron Carrier 3,493 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Elmo Wright 3,347 1968 1969 1970 5 Donnie Avery 3,289 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Nathaniel Dell 3,155 2020 2021 2022 7 Brandon Middleton 2,873 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 Orlando Iglesias 2,810 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Manny Hazard 2,635 1989 1990 10 Deontay Greenberry 2,612 2012 2013 2014
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Patrick Edwards 1,752 2011 2 Manny Hazard 1,689 1989 3 Donnie Avery 1,456 2007 4 Jason Phillips 1,444 1988 5 Nathaniel Dell 1,398 2022 6 Nathaniel Dell 1,329 2021 7 Elmo Wright 1,275 1969 8 Marcus Grant 1,262 1991 9 Brandon Middleton 1,250 2003 10 Justin Johnson 1,229 2011
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 22]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Case Keenum 20,114 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Kevin Kolb 13,715 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Clayton Tune 13,244 [ 3] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 Greg Ward Jr. 11,080 [ 4] 2013 2014 2015 2016 5 David Klingler 9,327 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Jason McKinley 8,277 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Andre Ware 8,058 1987 1988 1989 8 Chuck Clements 6,893 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 D'Eriq King 6,346 [ 23] 2016 2017 2018 2019 10 David Piland 6,039 2010 2012 2013
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Case Keenum 5,829 2009 2 Case Keenum 5,666 2011 3 Case Keenum 5,241 2008 4 David Klingler 5,221 1990 5 Andre Ware 4,631 1989 6 Clayton Tune 4,615 [ 3] 2022 7 Greg Ward Jr. 4,075 [ 4] 2016 8 Kevin Kolb 3,963 2006 9 Greg Ward Jr. 3,936 [ 4] 2015 10 Jimmy Klingler 3,768 1992
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 26]
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Single season (at least 10 FGA) Rank Player FG% Year 1 Matt Hogan 100.0% 2009 2 Dustin Bell 85.7% 2002 3 Dalton Witherspoon 83.3% 2019 4 Matt Hogan 82.4% 2010 5 Mike Clendenen 81.8% 1984 6 Matt Hogan 80.0% 2012 Ty Cummings 80.0% [ 36] 2016 Caden Novikoff 80.0% 2017 Dalton Witherspoon 80.0% 2020 10 Chip Browndyke 79.2% 1987
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