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Dak Prescott held all of the Bulldogs' career, single-season, and single-game passing records when he graduated.
Fred Ross is the Bulldogs' career leader in receiving yards.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
Mississippi State Bulldogs football program in various categories,
[1] including
passing ,
rushing ,
total offense ,
all-purpose yardage ,
receiving , defensive stats, and
kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent
Mississippi State University in the
NCAA 's
Southeastern Conference .
Although Mississippi State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,
[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1940s. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists, although on some lists records from the 1930s or even the 1900s appear.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1955, 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 (with the exception of the
World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
[2]
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.
[3] The Bulldogs have played in 12 bowl games since then.
As of the 2022 season, recent head coach Dan Mullen, who used a spread offensive system, had eight of his nine seasons at Mississippi State (2009–17) in the Bulldogs' ten highest in total offensive yardage,
[1] the other two belonging to Mike Leach in 2021 and 2022. During the Mike Leach Era (2020–22), the Bulldogs ran an air raid offense, leading to all three seasons being in the five highest in total passing yards with two seasons in the ten highest in total offensive yardage.
These lists are updated through the 12th game of the
2023 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Will Rogers
12,315
[4]
2020
2021
2022
2023
2
Dak Prescott
9,376
2012
2013
2014
2015
3
Wayne Madkin
6,336
1998
1999
2000
2001
4
Nick Fitzgerald
6,207
2015
2016
2017
2018
5
Kevin Fant
5,631
2000
2001
2002
2003
6
Tyler Russell
5,441
2010
2011
2012
2013
7
Derrick Taite
5,232
1993
1994
1995
1996
8
Don Smith
5,229
1983
1984
1985
1986
9
John Bond
4,621
1980
1981
1982
1983
10
Tony Shell
4,292
1988
1989
1990
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Will Rogers
4,739
2021
2
Will Rogers
3,974
2022
3
Dak Prescott
3,793
2015
4
Dak Prescott
3,449
2014
5
Tyler Russell
2,897
2012
6
Dave Marler
2,422
1978
7
Nick Fitzgerald
2,413
2016
8
Don Smith
2,332
1985
9
Derrick Taite
2,241
1995
10
Kevin Fant
2,151
2003
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Anthony Dixon
3,994
2006
2007
2008
2009
2
Nick Fitzgerald
3,607
2015
2016
2017
2018
3
Jerious Norwood
3,212
2002
2003
2004
2005
4
Walter Packer
2,820
1973
1974
1975
1976
5
Michael Davis
2,721
1991
1992
1993
1994
6
Michael Haddix
2,558
1979
1980
1981
1982
7
Aeris Williams
2,557
2015
2016
2017
2018
8
LaDarius Perkins
2,554
2010
2011
2012
2013
9
Kylin Hill
2,535
2017
2018
2019
2020
10
Dak Prescott
2,521
2012
2013
2014
2015
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Anthony Dixon
1,391
2009
2
Nick Fitzgerald
1,385
2016
3
J.J. Johnson
1,383
1998
4
Kylin Hill
1,350
2019
5
Josh Robinson
1,203
2014
6
Wayne Jones
1,193
1973
7
Vick Ballard
1,189
2011
8
Jerious Norwood
1,126
2005
9
Nick Fitzgerald
1,121
2018
10
Aeris Williams
1,107
2017
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Fred Ross
2,528
2013
2014
2015
2016
2
Chad Bumphis
2,270
2009
2010
2011
2012
3
Mardye McDole
2,214
1977
1978
1979
1980
4
David Smith
2,168
1968
1969
1970
5
Eric Moulds
2,022
1993
1994
1995
6
Justin Jenkins
1,974
2000
2001
2002
2003
7
De'Runnya Wilson
1,949
2013
2014
2015
8
Sammy Milner
1,806
1968
1969
1970
9
Danny Knight
1,773
1980
1981
1982
1983
10
Jaden Walley
1,743
[49]
2020
2021
2022
2023
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[1]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Will Rogers
11,999
[4]
2020
2021
2022
2023
2
Dak Prescott
11,897
2012
2013
2014
2015
3
Nick Fitzgerald
9,814
2015
2016
2017
2018
4
Don Smith
7,097
1983
1984
1985
1986
5
John Bond
6,901
1980
1981
1982
1983
6
Wayne Madkin
6,482
1998
1999
2000
2001
7
Tyler Russell
5,558
2010
2011
2012
2013
8
Kevin Fant
5,424
2000
2001
2002
2003
9
Derrick Taite
5,405
1993
1994
1995
1996
10
Chris Relf
4,872
2008
2009
2010
2011
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Will Rogers
4,642
2021
2
Dak Prescott
4,435
2014
3
Dak Prescott
4,381
2015
4
Will Rogers
3,809
2022
5
Nick Fitzgerald
3,798
2016
6
Tyler Russell
2,892
2012
7
Nick Fitzgerald
2,888
2018
8
Don Smith
2,886
1985
9
Dak Prescott
2,769
2013
10
Nick Fitzgerald
2,738
2017
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. It includes rushing, receiving, and all types of returns, but does not include passing.
[1]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Anthony Dixon
4,443
2006
2007
2008
2009
2
LaDarius Perkins
4,253
2010
2011
2012
2013
3
Walter Packer
4,169
1973
1974
1975
1976
4
Tony James
3,973
1989
1990
1991
1992
5
Jerious Norwood
3,750
2002
2003
2004
2005
6
Nick Fitzgerald
3,616
2015
2016
2017
2018
7
David Smith
3,572
1968
1969
1970
8
Derek Pegues
3,531
2005
2006
2007
2008
9
Chad Bumphis
3,380
2009
2010
2011
2012
10
Mardye McDole
3,353
1977
1978
1979
1980
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Turner
1,664
2003
2
Josh Robinson
1,573
2014
3
Kevin Prentiss
1,546
1998
4
Jameon Lewis
1,537
2013
5
Kylin Hill
1,530
2019
6
Anthony Dixon
1,514
2009
7
Dicenzo Miller
1,513
2000
8
LaDarius Perkins
1,509
2012
9
James Johnson
1,481
1998
10
Nick Fitzgerald
1,384
2016
Defensive stats are as shown below.
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Ray Costict
29
1976
Kentucky
Single game
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Greg Favors
5.5
1996
Ole Miss
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Scott Westerfield
18
1999
2
Tom Burke
17
1993
3
Brian Hazelwood
16
1997
Brent Smith
16
2002
Kyle Ferrie
16
2023
6
Chris Gardner
15
1992
Brian Hazelwood
15
1998
Westin Graves
15
2015
9
Devon Bell
14
2012
10
Kinney Jordan
13
1975
Dave Marler
13
1977
Dana Moore
13
1982
Artie Cosby
13
1984
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Tim Rogers
5
1994
NC State (
Peach Bowl )
Brian Hazelwood
5
1998
Arkansas
Derek DePasquale
5
2010
UAB
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Evan Sobiesk
85.7%
2014
Jace Christmann
85.7%
2017
3
Derek DePasquale
83.3%
2009
Derek DePasquale
83.3%
2010
Brandon Ruiz
83.3%
2020
Westin Graves
83.3%
2015
7
Dana Moore
81.3%
1982
8
Brent Smith
80.0%
2002
Brent Smith
80.0%
2003
Jace Christmann
80.0%
2019
Massimo Biscardi
80.0%
2022
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