The Utah Utes football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Utah Utes football program in various categories,[ 1] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Utes represent the University of Utah in the NCAA Division I FBS Big 12 Conference .
Although Utah began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,[ 1]
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1960s, 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] Utah's former home of the Pac-12 Conference held a championship game during the Utes' entire tenure in that conference from 2011 to 2023. Utah played in the championship game four times (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), giving players in those seasons yet another game to accumulate statistics. With the Big 12 also holding its own championship game , Utah will have the opportunity for another game should it qualify for the championship game in a given season. Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against any football player's athletic eligibility, giving all who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four. These lists are updated through Week 1 of the 2024 season . Players active in the 2024 season are in bold .
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Scott Mitchell 8,981 1987 1988 1989 2 Brian Johnson 7,853 2004 2005 2007 2008 3 Mike McCoy 7,404 1992 1993 1994 4 Travis Wilson 7,403 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Tyler Huntley 7,351 2016 2017 2018 2019 6 Cameron Rising 5,918 2020 2021 2022 2024 7 Larry Egger 5,749 1985 1986 8 Alex Smith 5,203 2002 2003 2004 9 Mike Fouts 5,107 1995 1996 10 Frank Dolce 4,813 1991 1992
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Scott Mitchell 4,322 1988 2 Mike McCoy 3,860 1993 3 Scott Mitchell 3,211 1989 4 Tyler Huntley 3,092 2019 5 Mike McCoy 3,035 1994 6 Cameron Rising 3,034 2022 7 Larry Egger 2,988 1985 8 Brian Johnson 2,972 2008 9 Alex Smith 2,952 2004 10 Brian Johnson 2,892 2005
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Zack Moss 4,067 2016 2017 2018 2019 2 Eddie Johnson 3,219 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Tony Lindsay 2,995 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 Devontae Booker 2,773 2014 2015 5 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 2,630 1995 1996 1997 6 Del Rodgers 2,616 1978 1979 1980 1981 7 Juan Johnson 2,601 1994 1995 1996 1997 8 John White 2,560 2011 2012 9 Eddie Lewis 2,179 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Mike Anderson 2,150 1998 1999
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 John White 1,519 2011 2 Devontae Booker 1,512 2014 3 Carl Monroe 1,507 1982 4 Zack Moss 1,416 2019 5 Joe Williams 1,407 2016 6 Dameon Hunter 1,396 2001 7 Devontae Booker 1,261 2015 8 Darrell Mack 1,204 2007 9 Zack Moss 1,173 2017 Mike Anderson 1,173 1998
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Bryan Rowley 3,143 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Kevin Dyson 2,726 1994 1995 1996 1997 3 Carl Harry 2,283 1986 1987 1988 4 Dennis Smith 2,168 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Brant Kuithe 2,098[ 11] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 6 Dres Anderson 2,077 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 Britain Covey 2,011[ 10] 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 8 Paris Warren 1,885 2003 2004 9 James Teahan 1,872 1978 1979 1980 1981 10 Cliff Russell 1,862 1998 1999 2000 2001
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Dennis Smith 4 1989 Utah State Dennis Smith 4 1989 Air Force Travis LaTendresse 4 2005 Georgia Tech
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 14]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Scott Mitchell 8,836 1987 1988 1989 2 Brian Johnson 8,701 2004 2005 2007 2008 3 Travis Wilson 8,628 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Tyler Huntley 8,497 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Mike McCoy 7,559 1992 1993 1994 6 Cameron Rising 6,917 2020 2021 2022 2024 7 Alex Smith 6,313 2002 2003 2004 8 Larry Egger 5,515 1985 1986 9 Mike Fouts 4,891 1995 1996 10 Mark Stevens 4,861 1983 1984
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Scott Mitchell 4,299 1988 2 Mike McCoy 3,969 1993 3 Alex Smith 3,583 2004 4 Cameron Rising 3,499 2022 5 Tyler Huntley 3,382 2019 6 Brian Johnson 3,370 2005 7 Scott Mitchell 3,133 1989 8 Mike McCoy 3,104 1994 9 Brian Johnson 3,100 2008 10 Brett Ratliff 3,056 2006
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 15]
Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 John Huddleston 174 1975 2 Mark Blosch 172 1982 3 Mark Blosch 162 1983 4 John Huddleston 157 1974 5 Bill Gompf 143 1979 6 Eric Jacobsen 141 1988 7 Reggie Alston 139 1991 8 Eric Jacobsen 138 1987 9 Mike Bailey 132 1977
Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Larry Stone 30 1968 Oregon State 2 Gary Keller 25 1968 Utah State 3 Elliott Hagood 23 1970 New Mexico Elliott Hagood 23 1972 Arizona Gary Keller 23 1973 New Mexico John Huddleston 23 1975 Utah State Mark Jackson 23 1985 New Mexico 8 Larry Stone 22 1968 Utah State 9 Fred McFarren 21 1968 Oregon State Elliott Hagood 21 1972 New Mexico
Field goal percentage [ edit ] ^ a b "2016 Utah Utes Media Guide" (PDF) . UtahUtes.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "Utah beats Fresno State 59-27" . ESPN.com . September 6, 2014.^ a b "Joe Williams, recently unretired, runs for 332 yards in Utah win" . ESPN.com . October 22, 2016.^ "Devontae Booker scores 3 TDs as Utah outlasts Oregon State in 2 OT" . ESPN.com . October 16, 2014.^ "Utah needs 6 takeaways to escape Cal, proceed as lone Pac-12 unbeaten" . ESPN.com . October 10, 2015.^ "Williams leads Utah past Indiana 26-24 in Foster Farms Bowl" . ESPN.com . December 28, 2016.^ a b "Tavion Thomas" . ESPN.com .^ "UCLA vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .^ a b "Britain Covey" . ESPN.com .^ a b c "Brant Kuithe" . ESPN.com .^ a b "Dalton Kincaid" . ESPN.com .^ a b c "USC vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008 .^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2021 .^ "Cameron Rising" . ESPN.com .^ "Jonah Elliss" . ESPN.com .^ "No. 15 Utah rolls to 49-26 win over Arizona State" . ESPN.com . November 12, 2016.^ "Utah clips No. 8 UCLA with last-minute field goal" . ESPN.com . October 14, 2014.^ "Joe Williams carries Utah past Colorado" . ESPN.com . November 28, 2015.^ "Utah ends two-game slide with double-overtime win over Stanford" . ESPN.com . November 15, 2014.^ a b c "Jason Redding" . ESPN.com .^ "Kicker Coleman Petersen overcomes swirling winds in Utah's win" . ESPN.com . October 15, 2011.[dead link ] ^ "Utah beats struggling Michigan after long lightning delay" . ESPN.com . September 20, 2014.^ "Arizona State vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024 .^ a b "Cole Becker" . ESPN.com .
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