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Case Keenum holds not only Houston records, but the passing yards, passing touchdowns, and total offense records across all of college football.
The Houston Cougars football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
Houston Cougars 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 Cougars represent the
University of Houston in the
NCAA
Division I FBS
Big 12 Conference .
Houston began competing in intercollegiate football in 1946,
[1] but these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, regular 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.
[2] The Cougars have played in 15 bowl games since then, allowing recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Cougars played in the
Conference USA Championship Game three times and the
AAC Championship Game twice, so players in those seasons played 14 games.
Houston has recently run a
spread offense under coaches
Art Briles ,
Kevin Sumlin ,
Tony Levine ,
Tom Herman ,
Major Applewhite , and
Dana Holgorsen , allowing offensive players to accumulate many yards and touchdowns. Most notably among these is quarterback
Case Keenum , who holds the records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, and total offense across all of college football.
These lists are updated through the end of the
2023 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Case Keenum
19,217
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Kevin Kolb
12,964
2003
2004
2005
2006
3
Clayton Tune
11,991
[3]
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
4
David Klingler
9,430
1988
1989
1990
1991
5
Greg Ward Jr.
8,705
[4]
2013
2014
2015
2016
6
Jason McKinley
8,694
1997
1998
1999
2000
7
Andre Ware
8,202
1987
1988
1989
8
Chuck Clements
7,112
1993
1994
1995
1996
9
David Piland
5,790
2010
2012
2013
10
Jimmy Klingler
5,243
1991
1992
1993
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Case Keenum
5,671
2009
2
Case Keenum
5,631
2011
3
David Klingler
5,140
1990
4
Case Keenum
5,020
2008
5
Andre Ware
4,699
1989
6
Clayton Tune
4,069
[3]
2022
7
Jimmy Klingler
3,818
1992
8
Kevin Kolb
3,809
2006
9
Greg Ward Jr.
3,557
2016
10
Clayton Tune
3,546
[3]
2021
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ketric Sanford
3,636
1996
1997
1998
1999
2
Chuck Weatherspoon
3,247
1987
1988
1989
1990
3
Bryce Beall
3,098
2008
2009
2010
2011
4
Kenneth Farrow
2,975
[12]
2012
2013
2014
2015
5
Robert Newhouse
2,961
1969
1970
1971
6
Joffrey Reynolds
2,947
1999
2000
2001
2002
7
Paul Gipson
2,769
1966
1967
1968
8
Anthony Alridge
2,595
2005
2006
2007
9
Alois Blackwell
2,467
1975
1976
1977
10
Greg Ward Jr.
2,375
[4]
2013
2014
2015
2016
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Robert Newhouse
1,757
1971
2
Anthony Alridge
1,597
2007
3
Paul Gipson
1,550
1968
4
Joffrey Reynolds
1,545
2002
5
Jim Strong
1,293
1969
6
Bryce Beall
1,247
2008
7
Antowain Smith
1,239
1996
8
Nat "Puddin" Jones
1,216
1972
9
Ketric Sanford
1,199
1999
10
Alois Blackwell
1,169
1977
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Patrick Edwards
4,507
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Vincent Marshall
3,770
2006
2007
2008
2009
3
Tyron Carrier
3,493
2008
2009
2010
2011
4
Elmo Wright
3,347
1968
1969
1970
5
Donnie Avery
3,289
2004
2005
2006
2007
6
Nathaniel Dell
3,155
2020
2021
2022
7
Brandon Middleton
2,873
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
8
Orlando Iglesias
2,810
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
9
Manny Hazard
2,635
1989
1990
10
Deontay Greenberry
2,612
2012
2013
2014
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Patrick Edwards
1,752
2011
2
Manny Hazard
1,689
1989
3
Donnie Avery
1,456
2007
4
Jason Phillips
1,444
1988
5
Nathaniel Dell
1,398
2022
6
Nathaniel Dell
1,329
2021
7
Elmo Wright
1,275
1969
8
Marcus Grant
1,262
1991
9
Brandon Middleton
1,250
2003
10
Justin Johnson
1,229
2011
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
Case Keenum
20,114
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Kevin Kolb
13,715
2003
2004
2005
2006
3
Clayton Tune
13,244
[3]
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
4
Greg Ward Jr.
11,080
[4]
2013
2014
2015
2016
5
David Klingler
9,327
1988
1989
1990
1991
6
Jason McKinley
8,277
1997
1998
1999
2000
7
Andre Ware
8,058
1987
1988
1989
8
Chuck Clements
6,893
1993
1994
1995
1996
9
D'Eriq King
6,346
[23]
2016
2017
2018
2019
10
David Piland
6,039
2010
2012
2013
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Case Keenum
5,829
2009
2
Case Keenum
5,666
2011
3
Case Keenum
5,241
2008
4
David Klingler
5,221
1990
5
Andre Ware
4,631
1989
6
Clayton Tune
4,615
[3]
2022
7
Greg Ward Jr.
4,075
[4]
2016
8
Kevin Kolb
3,963
2006
9
Greg Ward Jr.
3,936
[4]
2015
10
Jimmy Klingler
3,768
1992
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
[26]
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
Single season (at least 10 FGA)
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Matt Hogan
100.0%
2009
2
Dustin Bell
85.7%
2002
3
Dalton Witherspoon
83.3%
2019
4
Matt Hogan
82.4%
2010
5
Mike Clendenen
81.8%
1984
6
Matt Hogan
80.0%
2012
Ty Cummings
80.0%
[36]
2016
Caden Novikoff
80.0%
2017
Dalton Witherspoon
80.0%
2020
10
Chip Browndyke
79.2%
1987
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