[[File:|thumb|right|Tim Tebow holds Florida career, single-season, and single-game records in total offense and total touchdowns.]]
The Florida Gators football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Florida Gators 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 Gators represent the University of Florida in the NCAA 's Southeastern Conference .
Although Florida began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950.[2] 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 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. Freshmen were barred from varsity football due to conference rules since 1922, and 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.[3] The Gators have played in 15 bowl games since then, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Gators have played in the SEC Championship Game 12 times since it began in 1992, so players in those seasons had 12 games to rack up stats. Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[4] All of the top 10 Gator seasons when ranked by total offensive yards have come under recent coaches Steve Spurrier (1990 –2001 ) and Urban Meyer (2005 –2010 ).[1] Indeed, the offensive lists are dominated by players who played under one of these coaches. These lists are updated through Florida's game against Samford on November 13, 2021 .
Passing [ edit ] Passing yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Chris Leak 11,213 2003 2004 2005 2006 2 Danny Wuerffel 10,875 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Shane Matthews 9,287 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 Tim Tebow 9,285 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 Rex Grossman 9,164 2000 2001 2002 6 Kerwin Bell 7,585 1984 1985 1986 1987 7 John Reaves 7,549 1969 1970 1971 8 Kyle Trask 7,386 2018 2019 2020 9 Wayne Peace 7,206 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Doug Johnson 7,114 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Kyle Trask 4,283 2020 2 Rex Grossman 3,896 2001 3 Danny Wuerffel 3,625 1996 4 Rex Grossman 3,402 2002 5 Tim Tebow 3,286 2007 6 Danny Wuerffel 3,266 1995 7 Shane Matthews 3,205 1992 8 Chris Leak 3,197 2004 9 Shane Matthews 3,130 1991 10 Shane Matthews 2,952 1990
Passing touchdowns [ edit ] Rushing [ edit ] Rushing yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Errict Rhett 4,163 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Emmitt Smith 3,928 1987 1988 1989 3 Neal Anderson 3,234 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 Fred Taylor 3,075 1994 1995 1996 1997 5 Earnest Graham 3,065 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Tim Tebow 2,947 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 Tony Green 2,590 1974 1975 1976 1977 8 La'Mical Perine 2,485[11] 2016 2017 2018 2019 9 Jeff Demps 2,470 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 Chris Rainey 2,464 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Emmitt Smith 1,599 1989 2 Emmitt Smith 1,341 1987 3 Jimmy DuBose 1,307 1975 4 Fred Taylor 1,292 1997 5 Errict Rhett 1,289 1993 6 Ciatrick Fason 1,267 2004 7 Mike Gillislee 1,152 2012 8 Errict Rhett 1,109 1991 9 Earnest Graham 1,085 2002 10 Kelvin Taylor 1,035[12] 2015
Rushing touchdowns [ edit ] Receiving [ edit ] Receptions [ edit ] Receiving yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Carlos Alvarez 2,563 1969 1970 1971 2 Jabar Gaffney 2,375 2000 2001 3 Andre Caldwell 2,349 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Reidel Anthony 2,274 1994 1995 1996 5 Jack Jackson 2,266 1992 1993 1994 6 Dallas Baker 2,236 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Ike Hilliard 2,214 1994 1995 1996 8 Jacquez Green 2,181 1995 1996 1997 9 Willie Jackson 2,172 1990 1991 1992 1993 10 Chris Doering 2,107 1992 1993 1994 1995
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Travis McGriff 1,357 1998 2 Carlos Alvarez 1,329 1969 3 Reidel Anthony 1,293 1996 4 Jabar Gaffney 1,191 2001 5 Jabar Gaffney 1,184 2000 6 Darrell Jackson 1,156 1999 7 Taylor Jacobs 1,088 2002 8 Reche Caldwell 1,059 2001 9 Chris Doering 1,045 1995 10 Jacquez Green 1,024 1997
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense [ 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 Tim Tebow 12,232 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Chris Leak 11,350 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Danny Wuerffel 10,500 1993 1994 1995 1996 4 Shane Matthews 9,241 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Rex Grossman 9,031 2000 2001 2002 6 Kyle Trask 7,440 2018 2019 2020 7 John Reaves 7,283 1969 1970 1971 8 Kerwin Bell 7,032 1984 1985 1986 1987 9 Wayne Peace 6,946 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Doug Johnson 6,765 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Kyle Trask 4,333 2020 2 Tim Tebow 4,181 2007 3 Rex Grossman 3,904 2001 4 Tim Tebow 3,805 2009 5 Danny Wuerffel 3,525 1996 6 Tim Tebow 3,805 2008 7 Emory Jones 3,493 [23] 2021 8 Rex Grossman 3,337 2002 9 Chris Leak 3,276 2004 10 Anthony Richardson 3,203 [24] 2022
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
Defense [ edit ] Interceptions [ edit ] Tackles [ edit ] Kicking [ edit ] Field goals made [ edit ] Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Bobby Raymond 6 1983 Florida State Bobby Raymond 6 1984 Kentucky 3 Brian Clark 5 1980 Ole Miss Eddy Piñeiro 5[29] 2017 UAB Trey Smack 5[30] 2023 Charlotte
Field goal percentage [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c "2016 Florida Football Media Guide" (PDF) . GatorZone.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 . ^ "2005 Florida Football Media Guide, Gator Football: A Historical Review" (PDF) . GatorZone.com . Retrieved November 2, 2014 . ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014 . ^ Cobb, David (August 21, 2020). "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved November 27, 2021 . ^ a b "Tebow caps college career with 533 yards, Sugar Bowl romp" . ESPN.com . January 1, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ a b "Florida vs. Georgia Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020 . ^ a b "LSU vs. Florida Box Score" . ESPN.com . December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ a b c d "Box Score: Samford vs. Florida" . ESPN.com . November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021 . ^ a b "Florida vs. Tennessee Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022 . ^ a b "Leak's six TD passes power Florida" . ESPN.com . January 1, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2004 . ^ "Lamical Perine" . ESPN.com . ^ a b c "Kelvin Milk" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 2, 2016 . ^ "Fason leads the way for Florida" . ESPN.com . September 25, 2004. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ "Florida rushes for 418 yards as Will Muschamp gets win over Georgia" . ESPN.com . November 1, 2014. ^ a b "Dameon Pierce" . ESPN.com . ^ a b "Tebow rushes for record 5 touchdowns as Florida romps S. Carolina" . ESPN.com . November 10, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ "Trey Burton breaks Tim Tebow's record with 6 TDs in Florida's rout" . ESPN.com . September 25, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ a b "Florida holds off Kentucky in triple overtime" . ESPN.com . September 13, 2014. ^ "Tebow, Caldwell have record days as Florida blasts FAU" . ESPN.com . November 17, 2007. ^ "Snead tosses two TDs, runs for one as Ole Miss stuns Florida" . ESPN.com . September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ "New coach, same old dangerous Gators" . ESPN.com . August 31, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008 . ^ "Emory Jones" . ESPN.com . ^ "Anthony Richardson" . ESPN.com . ^ "Receivers run with Leak's short passes" . ESPN.com . October 18, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2014 . ^ The 2014 Florida Football Media Guide lists only a top 8 for this statistic, rather than a top 10. ^ a b c d "Evan McPherson" . ESPN.com . ^ a b c d "Eddy Pineiro" . ESPN.com . December 13, 2017. ^ "Defense, 5 Pineiro FGs lead Florida over UAB 36-7" . ESPN.com . November 18, 2017. ^ "Charlotte/SC vs. Florida Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023 . ^ "Trey Smack" . ESPN.com .
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