Donnel Pumphrey leads the Aztecs and the entire
FBS in rushing yards.
The San Diego State Aztecs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
San Diego State Aztecs football program in various categories,
[1] including
passing ,
rushing ,
receiving ,
total offense ,
all-purpose yardage , defensive stats,
kicking , and scoring. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Aztecs represent
San Diego State University in the
NCAA 's
Mountain West Conference (MW).
Although San Diego State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1921,
[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1947. 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 1947, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
Additionally, San Diego State has been grouped in the same MW football division as
Hawaii since divisional play began in 2013, meaning that it plays at Hawaii every other year. This is relevant because the NCAA allows teams that play at Hawaii in a given season to schedule 13 regular-season games instead of the normal 12. However, the Aztecs have not chosen to do so in any season since the start of divisional play.
Since 2013, the MW has held a
conference championship game . The Aztecs have appeared in this game twice (2015 and 2016), giving players in those seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics.
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 Aztecs have played in eight bowl games since this decision (all since 2010), giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the
2017 season . Of particular note is running back
Donnel Pumphrey , who leads the entire
Division I FBS in rushing yards.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ryan Lindley
12,690
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Todd Santos
11,425
1984
1985
1986
1987
3
Billy Blanton
8,165
1993
1994
1995
1996
4
Kevin O'Connell
7,689
2004
2005
2006
2007
5
Dan McGwire
7,484
1989
1990
6
David Lowery
5,998
1989
1991
1992
1993
7
Brian Sipe
5,707
1969
1970
1971
8
Dennis Shaw
5,324
1968
1969
9
Adam Hall
5,173
2001
2002
2003
10
Quinn Kaehler
5,164
2013
2014
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Todd Santos
3,932
1987
2
Dan McGwire
3,833
1990
3
Ryan Lindley
3,830
2010
4
Dan McGwire
3,651
1989
5
Dennis Shaw
3,394
1969
6
Matt Kofler
3,337
1981
7
Billy Blanton
3,300
1995
8
Adam Hall
3,253
2002
9
Billy Blanton
3,221
1996
10
Ryan Lindley
3,153
2011
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Donnel Pumphrey
6,405
[4]
2013
2014
2015
2016
2
Marshall Faulk
4,786
1991
1992
1993
3
Larry Ned
3,792
1998
1999
2000
2001
4
Rashaad Penny
3,643
[5]
2014
2015
2016
2017
5
Ronnie Hillman
3,384
2010
2011
6
Jonas Lewis
3,015
1996
1997
1998
1999
7
Adam Muema
2,959
2011
2012
2013
8
George Jones
2,904
1995
1996
9
Norm Nygaard
2,766
1952
1953
1954
10
Wayne Pittman
2,498
1991
1992
1993
1994
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Rashaad Penny
2,248
[5]
2017
2
Donnel Pumphrey
2,133
[4]
2016
3
Donnel Pumphrey
1,867
[4]
2014
4
George Jones
1,842
1995
5
Ronnie Hillman
1,711
2011
6
Donnel Pumphrey
1,653
[4]
2015
7
Marshall Faulk
1,630
1992
8
Marshall Faulk
1,586
1991
9
Larry Ned
1,549
2001
10
Ronnie Hillman
1,532
2010
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
J. R. Tolver
3,572
1999
2000
2001
2002
2
Darnay Scott
3,139
1991
1992
1993
3
Vincent Brown
3,110
2007
2008
2009
2010
4
Will Blackwell
2,896
1994
1995
1996
5
Jeff Webb
2,890
2001
2003
2004
2005
6
Patrick Rowe
2,678
1987
1988
1990
1991
7
Az-Zahir Hakim
2,622
1994
1995
1996
1997
8
Tim Delaney
2,535
1968
1969
1970
9
DeMarco Sampson
2,242
2005
2008
2009
2010
10
Monty Gilbreath
2,241
1986
1987
1988
1989
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
J. R. Tolver
1,785
2002
2
Kassim Osgood
1,552
2002
3
Patrick Rowe
1,392
1990
4
Vincent Brown
1,352
2010
5
Craig Scoggins
1,301
1966
6
Tim Delaney
1,300
1969
7
Gary Garrison
1,272
1964
8
Darnay Scott
1,262
1993
9
Tom Nettles
1,227
1968
10
DeMarco Sampson
1,220
2010
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[9]
Total offense yards
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ryan Lindley
12,415
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Todd Santos
10,513
1984
1985
1986
1987
3
Kevin O'Connell
9,001
2004
2005
2006
2007
4
Billy Blanton
8,014
1993
1994
1995
1996
5
Dan McGwire
7,087
1989
1990
6
Donnel Pumphrey
6,421
[4]
2013
2014
2015
2016
7
David Lowery
5,930
1989
1991
1992
1993
8
Brian Sipe
5,374
1969
1970
1971
9
Dennis Shaw
5,371
1968
1969
10
Adam Hall
5,007
2001
2002
2003
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Lindley
3,799
2010
2
Todd Santos
3,688
1987
3
Dan McGwire
3,664
1990
4
Matt Kofler
3,528
1981
5
Kevin O'Connell
3,471
2007
6
Dan McGwire
3,423
1989
7
Billy Blanton
3,324
1995
8
Dennis Shaw
3,197
1969
9
Billy Blanton
3,161
1996
10
Adam Hall
3,143
2002
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
[10]
Single game
Rk
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Dennis Shaw
9
1969
New Mexico State
All-purpose yardage
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 returns, but does not include passing.
[11]
Statistics are from the 2017 San Diego State football record book
[1] as updated to reflect the 2017 season.
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Donnel Pumphrey
7,515
2013
2014
2015
2016
2
Rashaad Penny
6,654
2014
2015
2016
2017
3
Marshall Faulk
5,595
1991
1992
1993
4
Darnay Scott
4,658
1991
1992
1993
5
Monty Gilbreath
4,376
1986
1987
1988
1989
6
Colin Lockett
4,376
2010
2011
2012
2013
7
Vincent Brown
3,957
2007
2008
2009
2010
8
Patrick Rowe
3,940
1987
1988
1990
1991
9
Larry Ned
3,957
1998
1999
2000
2001
10
Az-Zahir Hakim
3,704
1994
1995
1996
1997
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Rashaad Penny
2,974
2017
2
Donnel Pumphrey
2,340
2016
3
Marshall Faulk
2,174
1993
4
Donnel Pumphrey
2,069
2015
5
Donnel Pumphrey
2,027
2014
6
Ronnie Hillman
1,981
2011
7
George Jones
1,961
1995
8
Jim Sandusky
1,877
1983
9
J. R. Tolver
1,804
2002
10
Webster Slaughter
1,812
1985
Defense
Interceptions
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Dick Adair
4
1949
New Mexico State
2
Ed Ricketts
3
1951
San Diego Marines
Damontae Kazee
3
[14]
2015
San Diego
Luq Barcoo
3
[15]
2019
Colorado State
Tackles
Single game
Rk
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Russell Allen
22
2007
Utah
2
Ty Youngs
21
1971
Iowa State
Alan Dale
21
1981
Iowa State
Corey Boudreaux
21
2008
Air Force
5
Whip Walton
20
1977
Tulsa
Lee Brannon
20
1988
Hawaii
Sacks
Single game
Rk
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Mike Douglass
5.0
1976
UTEP
2
Andy Coviello
4.5
1991
New Mexico
3
Levi Esene
3.5
1986
BYU
Kyle Kelley
3.5
[19]
2015
Cincinnati
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
Single season
Rk
Player
FG%
Year
1
John Baron II
91.3%
[20]
2016
2
Chris O'Brien
89.5%
1985
3
Garrett Palmer
88.2%
2005
4
Garrett Palmer
86.7%
2007
5
Chris O'Brien
84.6%
1984
Matt Araiza
84.6%
[21]
2019
7
Donny Hageman
80.0%
2014
John Baron II
80.0%
[20]
2017
Jack Browning
80.0%
[22]
2022
10
Peter Holt
78.9%
1996
Scoring
Points
Touchdowns
Unlike the "Total touchdowns" lists in the "Total offense" section, these lists count touchdowns scored . Accordingly, these lists include rushing, receiving, and return touchdowns, but not passing touchdowns.
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Venues
College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)
Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)
San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)
Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)
Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Seasons National championship seasons in bold