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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
Passing yards
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
Rushing
Rushing yards
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
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
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
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[22]
Total offense yards
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
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
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
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