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Emmanuel Sanders entered the 2019 season as the Mustangs' career leader in all major receiving categories, but James Proche surpassed all of these records in 2019.
The SMU Mustangs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the SMU Mustangs 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 Mustangs represent Southern Methodist University in the NCAA 's American Athletic Conference .
Although SMU began competing in intercollegiate football in 1915,[2] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1945. 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 1945, 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.[3] The Mustangs have played in six bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ben Hicks
9,081
2016 2017 2018
2
Chuck Hixson
7,179
1968 1969 1970
3
Garrett Gilbert
6,460
2012 2013
4
Mike Ford
6,239
1977 1978 1979 1980
5
Mike Romo
6,041
1989 1990 1991 1992
6
Kyle Padron
5,902
2009 2010 2011
7
Ramon Flanigan
5,640
1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
8
Justin Willis
4,991
2006 2007 2008
9
Bo Levi Mitchell
4,590
2008 2009
10
Josh McCown
4,019
1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Shane Buechele
3,929[4]
2019
2
Kyle Padron
3,828
2010
3
Ben Hicks
3,569
2017
4
Garrett Gilbert
3,528
2013
5
J. J. McDermott
3,421
2011
6
Chuck Hixson
3,103
1968
7
Mike Ford
3,007
1978
8
Justin Willis
2,944
2007
9
Garrett Gilbert
2,932
2012
10
Ben Hicks
2,930
2016
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Eric Dickerson
4,450
1979 1980 1981 1982
2
Zach Line
4,185
2009 2010 2011 2012
3
Reggie Dupard
3,772
1982 1983 1984 1985
4
Craig James
3,743
1979 1980 1981 1982
5
Xavier Jones
3,434[10]
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
6
Jeff Atkins
3,260
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Wayne Morris
3,044
1972 1973 1974 1975
8
Keylon Kincade
3,038
2000 2001 2002 2003
9
Donte Womack
2,790
1994 1995 1996 1997
10
Alvin Maxson
2,734
1971 1972 1973
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Eric Dickerson
1,617
1982
2
Zach Line
1,494
2010
3
Eric Dickerson
1,428
1981
4
Keylon Kincade
1,280
2003
5
Keylon Kincade
1,279
2002
6
Reggie Dupard
1,278
1985
Zach Line
1,278
2012
8
Xavier Jones
1,276[10]
2019
9
Reggie Dupard
1,249
1983
10
Zach Line
1,224
2011
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
James Proche
3,949[14]
2016 2017 2018 2019
2
Emmanuel Sanders
3,791
2006 2007 2008 2009
3
Aldrick Robinson
3,314
2007 2008 2009 2010
4
Courtland Sutton
3,220[21]
2014 2015 2016 2017
5
Cole Beasley
2,959
2008 2009 2010 2011
6
Darius Johnson
2,854
2009 2010 2011 2012
7
Emanuel Tolbert
2,784
1976 1977 1978 1979
8
Ron Morris
2,410
1983 1984 1985 1986
9
Jerry LeVias
2,275
1966 1967 1968
10
Jason Wolf
2,232
1989 1990 1991 1992
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Emmanuel Sanders
1,339
2009
2
Aldrick Robinson
1,301
2010
3
Courtland Sutton
1,246[21]
2016
4
James Proche
1,225[14]
2019
5
James Proche
1,199
2018
6
Trey Quinn
1,191[15]
2017
7
Jerry LeVias
1,131
1968
8
Darius Johnson
1,118
2011
9
Jeremy Johnson
1,112
2013
10
Courtland Sutton
1,085[21]
2017
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[23]
Total offense yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ben Hicks
8,977
2016 2017 2018
2
Ramon Flanigan
7,437
1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
3
Garrett Gilbert
7,063
2012 2013
4
Chuck Hixson
6,884
1968 1969 1970
5
Kyle Padron
6,189
2009 2010 2011
6
Mike Ford
6,055
1977 1978 1979 1980
7
Justin Willis
6,054
2006 2007 2008
8
Mike Romo
5,699
1989 1990 1991 1992
9
Ricky Wesson
4,604
1973 1974 1975 1976
10
Eric Dickerson
4,450
1979 1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Kyle Padron
4,072
2010
2
Shane Buechele
4,034 [4]
2019
3
J. J. McDermott
3,911
2011
4
Garrett Gilbert
3,795
2013
5
Justin Willis
3,643
2007
5
Ben Hicks
3,616
2017
7
Garrett Gilbert
3,278
2012
8
Matt Davis
3,024 [24]
2015
9
Chuck Hixson
2,995
1968
10
Mike Ford
2,957
1978
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
John Hughes
4
1962
Rice
Wes Hopkins
4
1981
Houston
3
Paul Page
3
1947
Texas A&M
David Powell
3
1950
Oklahoma A&M
Jim Livingston
3
1968
NC State
David Hill
3
1978
Ohio State
Cornell Parker
3
1995
Texas
Devin Lowery
3
2006
Marshall
Tackles
Sacks
Single game
Rk
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Luke Johnson
4.0
1999
UTEP
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
^ Buechele began his college career in 2016 at Texas, playing in three seasons (the last, in 2018, counting as a redshirt season because he played in only two games). He graduated from Texas in 2019 with two remaining seasons of athletic eligibility and transferred to SMU, becoming eligible to play immediately under NCAA graduate transfer regulations.
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^ a b "2016 SMU Mustangs Media Guide" . SMUMustangs.com . Retrieved 2016-08-20 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-20 .
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