The Utah Utes football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Utah Utes 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 Utes represent the University of Utah in the NCAA 's Pac-12 Conference .
Although Utah began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,[1] the school's official record book does not generally have entries from before the 1960s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1960s, 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 Utes have played in 15 bowl games since then, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Passing [ edit ] Passing yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Scott Mitchell 8,981 1987 1988 1989 2 Brian Johnson 7,853 2004 2005 2007 2008 3 Mike McCoy 7,404 1992 1993 1994 4 Travis Wilson 7,403 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Tyler Huntley 7,351 2016 2017 2018 2019 6 Larry Egger 5,749 1985 1986 7 Cameron Rising 5,572 2020 2021 2022 8 Alex Smith 5,203 2002 2003 2004 9 Mike Fouts 5,107 1995 1996 10 Frank Dolce 4,813 1991 1992
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Scott Mitchell 4,322 1988 2 Mike McCoy 3,860 1993 3 Scott Mitchell 3,211 1989 4 Tyler Huntley 3,092 2019 5 Mike McCoy 3,035 1994 6 Cameron Rising 3,034 2022 7 Larry Egger 2,988 1985 8 Brian Johnson 2,972 2008 9 Alex Smith 2,952 2004 10 Brian Johnson 2,892 2005
Passing touchdowns [ edit ] Rushing [ edit ] Rushing yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Zack Moss 4,067 2016 2017 2018 2019 2 Eddie Johnson 3,219 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Tony Lindsay 2,995 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 Devontae Booker 2,773 2014 2015 5 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 2,630 1995 1996 1997 6 Del Rodgers 2,616 1978 1979 1980 1981 7 Juan Johnson 2,601 1994 1995 1996 1997 8 John White 2,560 2011 2012 9 Eddie Lewis 2,179 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Mike Anderson 2,150 1998 1999
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 John White 1,519 2011 2 Devontae Booker 1,512 2014 3 Carl Monroe 1,507 1982 4 Zack Moss 1,416 2019 5 Joe Williams 1,407 2016 6 Dameon Hunter 1,396 2001 7 Devontae Booker 1,261 2015 8 Darrell Mack 1,204 2007 9 Zack Moss 1,173 2017 Mike Anderson 1,173 1998
Rushing touchdowns [ edit ] Receiving [ edit ] Receptions [ edit ] Receiving yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Bryan Rowley 3,143 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Kevin Dyson 2,726 1994 1995 1996 1997 3 Carl Harry 2,283 1986 1987 1988 4 Dennis Smith 2,168 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Dres Anderson 2,077 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Britain Covey 2,011[10] 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 7 Paris Warren 1,885 2003 2004 8 Brant Kuithe 1,882[11] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 9 James Teahan 1,872 1978 1979 1980 1981 10 Cliff Russell 1,862 1998 1999 2000 2001
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Dennis Smith 4 1989 Utah State Dennis Smith 4 1989 Air Force Travis LaTendresse 4 2005 Georgia Tech
Total offense [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[14]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Scott Mitchell 8,836 1987 1988 1989 2 Brian Johnson 8,701 2004 2005 2007 2008 3 Travis Wilson 8,649 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Tyler Huntley 8,555 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Mike McCoy 7,565 1992 1993 1994 6 Cameron Rising 6,534 2020 2021 2022 7 Alex Smith 6,313 2002 2003 2004 8 Larry Egger 5,515 1985 1986 9 Mike Fouts 4,891 1995 1996 10 Mark Stevens 4,861 1983 1984
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Scott Mitchell 4,299 1988 2 Mike McCoy 3,969 1993 3 Alex Smith 3,583 2004 4 Cameron Rising 3,508 2022 5 Tyler Huntley 3,382 2019 6 Brian Johnson 3,370 2005 7 Scott Mitchell 3,133 1989 8 Mike McCoy 3,104 1994 9 Brian Johnson 3,100 2008 10 Brett Ratliff 3,056 2006
Total touchdowns [ edit ] Defense [ edit ] Interceptions [ edit ] Tackles [ edit ] Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 John Huddleston 174 1975 2 Mark Blosch 172 1982 3 Mark Blosch 162 1983 4 John Huddleston 157 1974 5 Bill Gompf 143 1979 6 Eric Jacobsen 141 1988 7 Reggie Alston 139 1991 8 Eric Jacobsen 138 1987 9 Mike Bailey 132 1977
Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Larry Stone 30 1968 Oregon State 2 Gary Keller 25 1968 Utah State 3 Elliott Hagood 23 1970 New Mexico Elliott Hagood 23 1972 Arizona Gary Keller 23 1973 New Mexico John Huddleston 23 1975 Utah State Mark Jackson 23 1985 New Mexico 8 Larry Stone 22 1968 Utah State 9 Fred McFarren 21 1968 Oregon State Elliott Hagood 21 1972 New Mexico
Kicking [ edit ] Field goals made [ edit ] Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Matt Gay 6 2018 Oregon 2 Joe Phillips 5 2009 BYU 3 Matt Gay 4 2018 Stanford Matt Gay 4 2017 BYU Matt Gay 4 2017 San Jose State Andre Guardi 4 1985 Colorado State Tim Wagstaff 4 1988 Colorado State Wayne Lammle 4 1989 New Mexico Dan Pulsipher 4 1995 Utah State Bryan Borreson 4 2002 Indiana Louie Sakoda 4 2006 Tulsa Louie Sakoda 4 2008 Michigan Joe Phillips 4 2010 Iowa State Coleman Petersen 4[22] 2011 Pittsburgh Andy Phillips 4[23] 2014 Michigan
Field goal percentage [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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