Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders

The Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Mississippi State Bulldogs football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, total offense, all-purpose yardage, receiving, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent Mississippi State University in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.

Dak Prescott holds all of the Bulldogs' career, single-season, and single-game passing records.
Fred Ross is the Bulldogs' career leader in receptions and receiving yards.

Although Mississippi State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. For example, Harry Furman rushed for 7 touchdowns twice in the 1907 season, but complete records for the season are unavailable.

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

  • Since 1955, 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 Bulldogs have played in 11 bowl games since then.
  • Each of recent head coach Dan Mullen's nine seasons (2009-17) rank in the Bulldogs' 10 highest in total offensive output.[1] When he left after the 2017 season, all but two of 30 offensive lists displayed below have a Mullen-era player in sole possession or tied for the top spot. Since the hiring of Mike Leach for the 2020 season, the Bulldogs have run an air raid offense, leading to records in passing.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season.

Passing

Completions

Passing yards

Passing touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing yards

Rushing touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving yards

Receiving touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[41]

Total offense yards

Total touchdowns

All-purpose yardage

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 all types of returns, but does not include passing.[41]

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

Field goal percentage

See also

References
  1. "2020 Mississippi State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Mississippi State Bulldogs. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  3. "Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss Box Score". ESPN.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. "Arkansas snaps 20-game SEC skid, 21-14 vs. Mississippi St". ESPN.com. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. "Georgia 31, Mississippi State 24". ESPN.com. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. "Late block helps Mississippi State hold off Arkansas 51-50". ESPN.com. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  7. "Costello's 623 yards lead Miss. St. past No. 6 LSU, 44-34". ESPN.com. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  8. "Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2". ESPN.com. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. "Mississippi State 24, Vanderbilt 7". ESPN.com. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  10. "Leonard Fournette goes for 3 TDs to help LSU fend off Mississippi State". ESPN.com. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  11. "Justin Thomas' four total TDs lead Georgia Tech over Mississippi State". ESPN.com. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  12. "Mississippi St. Scores 66, Taite Sets Passing Mark". LATimes.com. 1994-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  13. "Arkansas 45, Mississippi St. 31". ESPN.com. 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  14. "Fitzgerald has 7 TDs, Mississippi State beats Samford 56-41". ESPN.com. 2016-10-29.
  15. "Kentucky 34, Mississippi State 31". ESPN.com. 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  16. "No. 18 Mississippi State tops SFA 63-6 in Moorhead's debut". ESPN.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  17. "Mississippi St. 38, Murray State 6". ESPN.com. 2005-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  18. "Tyler Russell records 4 TD passes in debut as Mississippi State cruises". ESPN.com. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  19. "Tyler Russell tosses 4 TDs as Mississippi State pounds Arkansas". ESPN.com. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  20. "Mississippi St beats Southern Miss 49-0". ESPN.com. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  21. "Mississippi State beats UAB 47-34". ESPN.com. 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  22. "Dak Prescott throws four TDs to lead Mississippi State past Missouri". ESPN.com. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  23. "Prescott, Mississippi State top NC State 51-28 in Belk Bowl". ESPN.com. 2015-12-30.
  24. "Fitzgerald throws 4 TDs, Mississippi St beats La Tech 45-3". ESPN.com. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  25. "Fitzgerald leads No. 25 Mississippi St past Arkansas 52-6". ESPN.com. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  26. "Mississippi St beats Mississippi 55-20 in Egg Bowl". ESPN.com. 2016-11-26.
  27. "Dixon's 2 TDs, school rushing record help Mississippi St. edge past Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  28. "HOUSTON 28, MISSISSIPPI ST 16". ESPN.com. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  29. "Mississippi State vs. Arkansas Box Score". ESPN.com. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  30. "Fitzgerald leads No. 18 Miss St to 31-10 rout of K-State". ESPN.com. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  31. "Mississippi St. 35, Mississippi 14". ESPN.com. 2005-11-26. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  32. "UAB 27, Mississippi St. 13". ESPN.com. 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  33. The 2014 Mississippi State Football Media Guide lists only a leader for this statistic, rather than a top 10.
  34. "Bond, Smith are players of the week". News.Google.com. Times Daily. 1983-11-15. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  35. "Arkansas piles up offense in 58-42 win over Mississippi St". ESPN.com. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  36. "Fitzgerald, No. 16 Mississippi State rout La.–Layayette". ESPN.com. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  37. "Ole Miss knocks off Mississippi State behind strong first half". ESPN.com. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  38. "Allen helps No. 14 Aggies over No. 21 Bulldogs 30-17". ESPN.com. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  39. "Mississippi State pounds Rice in Liberty Bowl". ESPN.com. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  40. "Tyler Russell, Chad Bumphis lead Mississippi State past Troy". ESPN.com. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  41. "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  42. "Prescott's 6 TDs lead Mississippi State past Kentucky, 42-16". ESPN.com. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  43. "Dak Prescott accounts for 5 TDs in Miss. State's rout of Texas A&M". ESPN.com. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  44. "Mississippi State easily handles Louisiana Tech 57-21". ESPN.com. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  45. "Mississippi State hangs on to first Oxford win since 1998". ESPN.com. 2010-11-28.
  46. "Thompson carries Miss State to 31-27 victory in TaxSlayer". ESPN.com. 2017-12-30.
  47. "LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State survive UAB scare". ESPN.com. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
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