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] 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 NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).
Although San Diego State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1921,[ 1]
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] 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.
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
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
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 [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 9]
Total offense yards [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] "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 [ edit ] 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]
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
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
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
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
Field goal percentage [ edit ] 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
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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