Stanford Cardinal football statistical leaders

The Stanford Cardinal football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Stanford Cardinal football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Cardinal represent Stanford University in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.

Although Stanford began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891, the school's official record book generally does not lists players from before the 1940s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since , 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. Stanford has played in a bowl game seven times this decision, allowing players in these years (2009 through 2015) an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Cardinal have appeared in the Pac-12 Championship Game three times since it began in 2011.
• The top eight seasons in Stanford history in both total offensive yards and points scored have all come since 1999.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Steve Stenstrom 10,911 1991 1992 1993 1994 2 Andrew Luck 9,430 2009 2010 2011 3 Kevin Hogan 9,385 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 John Elway 9,349 1979 1980 1981 1982 5 Jim Plunkett 7,809 1968 1969 1970 6 John Paye 7,669 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Todd Husak 6,834 1996 1997 1998 1999 8 Guy Benjamin 6,215 1974 1975 1976 1977 9 Trent Edwards 5,443 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Jason Palumbis 4,954 1988 1989 1990 1991	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Steve Stenstrom 3,627 1993 2 Andrew Luck 3,517 2011 3 Andrew Luck 3,338 2010 4 John Elway 3,242 1982 5 Steve Dils 3,153 1978 6 Todd Husak 3,092 1998 7 Jim Plunkett 2,980 1970 8 Todd Husak 2,946 1999 9 John Elway 2,889 1980 10 Kevin Hogan 2,867 2015	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Todd Husak 450 1998 Oregon State 2 Steve Dils 430 1978 Washington State 3 Andrew Luck 423 2009 Arizona 4 Todd Husak 419 1998 UCLA 5 John Elway 418 1981 Purdue 6 John Paye 408 1985 Oregon Steve Stenstrom 408 1994 UCLA 8 John Elway 407 1982 Ohio State Steve Stenstrom 407 1993 Oregon Steve Stenstrom 407 1993 Oregon State

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Andrew Luck 82 2009 2010 2011 2 John Elway 77 1979 1980 1981 1982 3 Kevin Hogan 75 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Steve Stenstrom 74 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Jim Plunkett 53 1968 1969 1970 1971 6 Guy Benjamin 48 1974 1975 1976 1977 7 Todd Husak 41 1996 1997 1998 1999 8 John Paye 38 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Trent Edwards 36 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Chris Lewis 34 2000 2001 2002 2003	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Andrew Luck 37 2011 2 Andrew Luck 32 2010 3 John Elway 27 1980 Steve Stenstrom 27 1993 Kevin Hogan 27 2015 6 Steve Dils 25 1978 7 John Elway 24 1982 8 Guy Benjamin 22 1977 9 Jim Plunkett 20 1969 John Elway 20 1981 Kevin Hogan 20 2013	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 John Elway 6 1980 Oregon State 2 Mike Boryla 5 1973 Washington State Steve Dils 5 1978 Washington State John Elway 5 1980 Washington State John Elway 5 1982 Oregon State Steve Stenstrom 5 1993 Colorado Joe Borchard 5 1999 UCLA Kevin Hogan 5 2013 California 9 various 4

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Stepfan Taylor 4,300 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Darrin Nelson 4,169 1977 1978 1980 1981 3 Toby Gerhart 3,522 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Brad Muster 3,010 1984 1985 1986 1987 5 Anthony Bookman 2,672 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 Mike Mitchell 2,550 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Tyler Gaffney 2,500 2009 2010 2011 2013 8 Christian McCaffrey 2,319 2014 2015 9 Glyn Milburn 2,252 1990 1991 1992 10 Brian Allen 2,162 1998 1999 2000 2001	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Christian McCaffrey 2,019 2015 2 Toby Gerhart 1,871 2009 3 Tyler Gaffney 1,709 2013 4 Stepfan Taylor 1,530 2012 5 Stepfan Taylor 1,330 2011 6 Tommy Vardell 1,188 1991 7 Darrin Nelson 1,161 1978 8 Stepfan Taylor 1,137 2010 9 Toby Gerhart 1,136 2008 10 Brad Muster 1,123 1986	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Christian McCaffrey 243 2015 UCLA 2 Toby Gerhart 223 2009 Oregon 3 Jon Volpe 220 1988 Washington 4 Darrin Nelson 211 1977 San Jose State 5 Lou Valli 209 1956 California 6 Christian McCaffrey 207 2015 USC 7 Christian McCaffrey 206 2015 Oregon State 8 Toby Gerhart 205 2009 Notre Dame 9 Brad Muster 204 1984 California 10 Darrin Nelson 202 1980 Washington State

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Toby Gerhart 44 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Stepfan Taylor 40 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Tommy Vardell 39 1988 1989 1990 1991 4 Tyler Gaffney 33 2009 2010 2011 2013 5 Brad Muster 28 1984 1985 1986 1987 6 Darrin Nelson 24 1977 1978 1980 1981 Kerry Carter 24 1999 2000 2001 2002 8 Mike Mitchell 21 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Bobby Grayson 19 1933 1934 1935 10 Anthony Kimble 18 2005 2006 2007 2008	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Toby Gerhart 28 2009 2 Tommy Vardell 22 1991 3 Tyler Gaffney 21 2013 4 Toby Gerhart 15 2008 Stepfan Taylor 15 2010 6 Tommy Vardell 14 1990 7 Brad Muster 13 1986 Stepfan Taylor 13 2012 9 Skip Face 11 1959 Darrin Nelson 11 1981 Remound Wright 11 2014	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Darrin Nelson 4 1981 Oregon State Tommy Vardell 4 1990 Notre Dame Kerry Carter 4 2000 USC Kerry Carter 4 2001 Oregon Toby Gerhart 4 2008 Washington State Toby Gerhart 4 2009 California Stepfan Taylor 4 2010 Arizona Remound Wright 4 2014 California Christian McCaffrey 4 2015 UCLA

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Troy Walters 248 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 DeRonnie Pitts 228 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Darrin Nelson 223 1977 1978 1980 1981 4 Brad Muster 198 1984 1985 1986 1987 5 Ty Montgomery 172 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Mark Bradford 169 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Vincent White 162 1979 1980 1981 1982 8 Jeff James 158 1984 1985 1986 1987 9 Justin Armour 156 1991 1992 1993 1994 10 Ken Margerum 146 1977 1978 1979 1980 Ed McCaffrey 146 1986 1987 1989 1990 Chris Walsh 146 1988 1989 1990 1991 Glyn Milburn 146 1990 1991 1992 Brian Manning 146 1993 1994 1995 1996	Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Troy Walters 86 1997 2 Brad Muster 78 1985 3 Troy Walters 77 1999 DeRonnie Pitts 77 2000 5 DeRonnie Pitts 74 1998 6 Gene Washington 71 1968 Chris Walsh 71 1991 8 Zach Ertz 69 2012 9 Vincent White 68 1982 10 Darrin Nelson 67 1981 Justin Armour 67 1994	Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Eric Cross 14 1972 Hawai’i Vincent White 14 1982 UCLA Brad Muster 14 1985 Oregon Jim Price 14 1989 Notre Dame 5 Gene Washington 13 1968 UCLA Darrin Nelson 13 1981 Ohio State Troy Walters 13 1997 Oregon DeRonnie Pitts 13 2000 USC 9 various 12

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Troy Walters 4,047 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 DeRonnie Pitts 3,023 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Ken Margerum 2,517 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 Justin Armour 2,491 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Darrin Nelson 2,469 1977 1978 1980 1981 6 Mark Bradford 2,431 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 7 Brian Manning 2,365 1993 1994 1995 1996 8 Ed McCaffrey 2,333 1986 1987 1989 1990 9 Jeff James 2,306 1984 1985 1986 1987 10 Emile Harry 2,270 1981 1982 1983 1984	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Troy Walters 1,508 1999 2 Troy Walters 1,206 1997 3 Gene Washington 1,117 1968 4 Justin Armour 1,092 1994 5 Ken Margerum 1,029 1978 6 Mark Harris 1,021 1995 7 DeRonnie Pitts 1,012 1998 8 James Lofton 1,010 1977 9 Chris Walsh 995 1991 10 Ty Montgomery 958 2013	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Troy Walters 278 1999 UCLA 2 Darrin Nelson 237 1981 Arizona State 3 Justin Armour 220 1994 UCLA 4 Troy Walters 209 1997 USC 5 Troy Walters 192 1998 UCLA James Lofton 192 1977 Washington 7 Mark Harris 189 1993 Oregon 8 Mark Harris 187 1995 USC 9 Troy Walters 186 1999 San Jose State 10 Mark Bradford 185 2005 Arizona State

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Ken Margerum 32 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Troy Walters 26 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 DeRonnie Pitts 24 1997 1998 1999 2000 4 Justin Armour 20 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Tony Hill 18 1973 1974 1975 1976 Vincent White 18 1979 1980 1981 1982 Coby Fleener 18 2008 2009 2010 2011 James Lofton 18 1975 1976 1977 Darrin Nelson 18 1977 1978 1980 1981 10 Jeff James 16 1979 1980 1981 1982 Teyo Johnson 16 2001 2002	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 James Lofton 14 1977 2 Ken Margerum 11 1978 Ken Margerum 11 1980 4 Ken Margerum 10 1979 Troy Walters 10 1999 Coby Fleener 10 2011 Ty Montgomery 10 2013 8 Eric Cross 9 1972 Doug Baldwin 9 2010 10 various 8	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Ken Margerum 4 1980 Oregon State Ty Montgomery 4 2013 California

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Kevin Hogan 10,634 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Andrew Luck 10,387 2009 2010 2011 3 Steve Stenstrom 10,179 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 John Elway 9,070 1979 1980 1981 1982 5 Jim Plunkett 8,178 1968 1969 1970 6 John Paye 7,539 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Todd Husak 6,680 1996 1997 1998 1999 8 Guy Benjamin 6,043 1974 1975 1976 1977 9 Trent Edwards 5,642 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Jason Palumbis 4,701 1988 1989 1990 1991	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Andrew Luck 3,791 2010 2 Andrew Luck 3,667 2011 3 Steve Stenstrom 3,398 1993 4 Kevin Hogan 3,203 2015 5 Jim Plunkett 3,189 1970 6 John Elway 3,104 1982 7 Kevin Hogan 3,087 2014 8 Steve Dils 3,033 1978 9 Todd Husak 3,026 1998 10 Kevin Hogan 2,985 2013	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Todd Husak 447 1998 Oregon State 2 Andrew Luck 443 2009 Arizona 3 Steve Dils 438 1978 Washington State 4 Todd Husak 428 1998 UCLA 5 John Elway 418 1982 Ohio State John Paye 418 1985 San Diego State 7 Jim Plunkett 416 1969 Purdue 8 John Paye 413 1985 Oregon Steve Stenstrom 413 1993 Oregon State 10 John Elway 410 1981 Purdue

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Kevin Hogan 90 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Andrew Luck 89 2009 2010 2011 3 John Elway 82 1979 1980 1981 1982 4 Steve Stenstrom 77 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Jim Plunkett 63 1968 1969 1970 6 Guy Benjamin 55 1974 1975 1976 1977 7 John Paye 47 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Toby Gerhart 45 2006 2007 2008 2009 9 Todd Husak 44 1996 1997 1998 1999 10 Stepfan Taylor 40 2009 2010 2011 2012	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Andrew Luck 39 2011 2 Andrew Luck 35 2010 3 Kevin Hogan 33 2015 4 John Elway 31 1980 5 Toby Gerhart 29 2009 6 Steve Stenstrom 27 1993 7 Steve Dils 26 1978 8 Guy Benjamin 24 1977 9 John Elway 24 1982 10 Kevin Hogan 24 2014	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 John Elway 6 1980 Washington State John Elway 6 1980 Oregon State

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Phil Moffatt 20 1929 1930 1931 2 Toi Cook 17 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Tim Smith 16 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Brad Humphreys 14 1985 1986 1987 5 Dick Ragsdale 11 1962 1963 1964 Leroy Pruitt 11 1993 1994 1995 1996 7 John Guillory 10 1964 1965 1966 Vaughn Bryant 10 1990 1991 1992 1993 Bo McNally 10 2006 2007 2008 2009	Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Phil Moffatt 9 1930 Bobby Garrett 9 1953 3 Phil Moffatt 8 1929 Benny Barnes 8 1971 Toi Cook 8 1986 6 Jim Kaffen 7 1972 7 Steve Murray 6 1972 Brad Humphreys 6 1987 Vaughn Bryant 6 1992 Tim Smith 6 1998 Tim Smith 6 1999 Ed Reynolds 6 2012	Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Bobby Grayson 4 1934 Washington 2 Tim Smith 3 1999 Arizona Tim Smith 3 1998 Washington State Leroy Pruitt 3 1994 Northwestern Toi Cook 3 1986 San Jose State Benny Barnes 3 1971 Washington 7 various 2

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Gordy Ceresino 571 1975 1976 1977 1978 2 Dave Wyman 462 1982 1983 1984 1986 3 Jono Tunney 430 1987 1988 1989 1990 4 Matt Soderlund 394 1982 1983 1984 1985 5 Don Parish 355 1967 1968 1969 6 Shayne Skov 353 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 7 Chuck Evans 348 1976 1977 1978 1979 8 Duncan McColl 347 1974 1975 1976 9 Chris Draft 332 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Pat Preston 309 1967 1968 1969	Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Gordy Ceresino 196 1977 2 Dave Wyman 173 1986 3 Gordy Ceresino 167 1978 4 Jim Merlo 164 1972 5 Gordy Ceresino 159 1976 6 Jono Tunney 155 1988 7 Drew Palin 154 1974 8 Gordon Riegel 150 1974 9 Dave Wyman 144 1983 10 Don Parish 143 1968	Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Dave Wyman 27 1986 California 2 Don Parish 23 1968 Oregon State Don Parish 23 1969 USC 4 Pat Preston 22 1968 Washington State Gordy Ceresino 22 1977 LSU 6 Gordon Riegel 21 1972 Washington State 7 Dave Wyman 20 1986 Washington Pat Moore 20 1972 Washington State Jim Merlo 20 1972 Oregon State Jim Merlo 20 1972 Washington State Gordy Ceresino 20 1978 Georgia

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Riall Johnson 36.0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Ron George 33.0 1990 1991 1992 3 Trent Murphy 32.5 2010 2011 2012 2013 4 Kailee Wong 28.0 1994 1995 1996 1997 5 Chase Thomas 27.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Duncan McColl 25.0 1974 1975 1976 Garin Veris 25.0 1981 1982 1983 1984 8 Willie Howard 22.5 1997 1998 1999 2000 9 Carl Hansen 21.5 1994 1995 1996 1997 Jon Alston 21.5 2002 2003 2004 2005	Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Duncan McColl 17.0 1976 2 Ron George 15.0 1992 Riall Johnson 15.0 2000 Trent Murphy 15.0 2013 5 Kailee Wong 14.0 1996 Riall Johnson 14.0 1999 7 Rob Hinckley 13.0 1988 8 Kailee Wong 12.0 1997 9 Ron George 10.0 1990 Willie Howard 10.0 1999 Jon Alston 10.0 2004 Trent Murphy 10.0 2012	Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Riall Johnson 5.0 1999 Washington State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Jordan Williamson 63 2011 2012 2013 2014 2 John Hopkins 59 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Eric Abrams 53 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Mark Harmon 50 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Michael Sgroi 47 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Rod Garcia 44 1971 1972 1973 7 Ken Naber 41 1977 1978 1979 1980 8 Mike Biselli 34 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Nate Whitaker 33 2009 2010 10 Kevin Miller 28 1995 1996 1997 1998	Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 John Hopkins 19 1988 2 Rod Garcia 18 1973 John Hopkins 18 1989 Jordan Williamson 18 2013 Conrad Ukropina 18 2015 6 Eric Abrams 17 1992 Nate Whitaker 17 2010 Jordan Williamson 17 2012 9 Rod Garcia 16 1971 Eric Abrams 16 1995 Michael Sgroi 16 2004 Nate Whitaker 16 2009	Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 John Hopkins 5 1990 California Nate Whitaker 5 2010 Notre Dame

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Conrad Ukropina 83.3% 2013 2014 2015 2 Nate Whitaker 80.5% 2009 2010 3 Aaron Zagory 73.3% 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Mark Harmon 71.4% 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Jordan Williamson 70.0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Eric Abrams 69.7% 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Mike Biselli 69.4% 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 John Hopkins 67.0% 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Michael Sgroi 62.7% 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 Kevin Miller 58.3% 1995 1996 1997 1998

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Conrad Ukropina 90.0% 2015 2 Nate Whitaker 89.5% 2010 3 Mark Harmon 85.7% 1981 4 Eric Abrams 84.2% 1995 5 Aaron Zagory 82.4% 2008 6 Jordan Williamson 81.8% 2013 7 Eric Abrams 81.0% 1992 8 John Hopkins 79.2% 1988 9 Mike Biselli 78.9% 1999 10 Mark Harmon 77.8% 1984