North Carolina Tar Heels football statistical leaders

The North Carolina Tar Heels football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the North Carolina Tar Heels 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 Tar Heels represent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.

Although North Carolina began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888,^[1] the school's official record generally does not include statistics from before the 1940s, as records from earlier years are often incomplete and inconsistent.

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

Since 1940s, 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 Tar Heels have played in 8 bowl games since this deicison, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season. Note that the NCAA does not officially recognize statistics for Hakeem Nicks and Deunta Williams, who were implicated in the scandal that caused the Tar Heels to retroactively forfeit all wins in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. However, the full stats of these players are listed in the media guide,^[3] and also here.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	T. J. Yates	9,377	2007 2008 2009 2010
2	Darian Durant	8,755	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Bryn Renner	8,221	2010 2011 2012 2013
4	Marquise Williams	7,965	2012 2013 2014 2015
5	Ronald Curry	4,987	1998 1999 2000 2001
6	Jason Stanicek	4,683	1991 1992 1993 1994
7	Mike Thomas	4,368	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
8	Matt Kupec	3,840	1976 1977 1978 1979
9	Chris Keldorf	3,795	1996 1997
10	Mark Maye	3,459	1984 1986 1987

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	T. J. Yates	3,418	2010
2	Bryn Renner	3,356	2012
3	Bryn Renner	3,086	2011
4	Marquise Williams	3,072	2015
5	Marquise Williams	3,068	2014
6	T. J. Yates	2,655	2007
7	Darian Durant	2,551	2003
8	Mike Thomas	2,436	1995
9	Chris Keldorf	2,347	1996
10	Matt Baker	2,345	2005

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Marquise Williams	494^[4]	2015	Duke
2	T. J. Yates	439^[5]	2010	Florida State
3	Darian Durant	417	2002	Arizona State
4	Chris Keldorf	415	1997	TCU
5	T. J. Yates	412^[6]	2010	LSU
6	T. J. Yates	411^[7]	2010	NC State
7	Marquise Williams	409^[8]	2013	Old Dominion
8	Mark Maye	406	1987	Georgia Tech
9	Marquise Williams	390^[9]	2014	Georgia Tech
10	Ronald Curry	388	2000	Georgia Tech

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Darian Durant	68	2001 2002 2003 2004
2	Bryn Renner	64	2010 2011 2012 2013
3	Marquise Williams	61	2012 2013 2014 2015
4	T. J. Yates	58	2007 2008 2009 2010
5	Chris Keldorf	35	1996 1997
6	Matt Kupec	33	1976 1977 1978 1979
7	Scott Stankavage	30	1980 1981 1982 1983
8	Ronald Curry	28	1998 1999 2000 2001
9	Jason Stanicek	26	1991 1992 1993 1994
10	Charlie Justice	25	1946 1947 1948 1949
	Rod Elkins	25	1979 1980 1981 1982

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Bryn Renner	28	2012
2	Bryn Renner	26	2011
3	Marquise Williams	24	2015
4	Chris Keldorf	23	1996
5	Marquise Williams	21	2014
6	T. J. Yates	19	2010
7	Matt Kupec	18	1979
	Darian Durant	18	2003
9	Darian Durant	17	2001
	Darian Durant	17	2004

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Kevin Anthony	5	1985	Wake Forest
	Darian Durant	5	2002	Arizona State
	Bryn Renner	5^[10]	2012	Louisville
	Bryn Renner	5^[11]	2012	Maryland
	Marquise Williams	5^[8]	2013	Old Dominion

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Amos Lawrence	4,391	1977 1978 1979 1980
2	Mike Voight	3,971	1973 1974 1975 1976
3	Leon Johnson	3,693	1993 1994 1995 1996
4	Kelvin Bryant	3,267	1979 1980 1981 1982
5	Don McCauley	3,172	1968 1969 1970
6	Ethan Horton	3,074	1981 1982 1983 1984
	Natrone Means	3,074	1990 1991 1992
8	Charlie Justice	2,634	1946 1947 1948 1949
9	Tyrone Anthony	2,516	1980 1981 1982 1983
10	Giovani Bernard	2,481	2011 2012

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Don McCauley	1,720	1970
2	Elijah Hood	1,463	2015
3	Mike Voight	1,407	1976
4	Giovani Bernard	1,253	2011
5	Mike Voight	1,250	1975
	Derrick Fenner	1,250	1986
7	Ethan Horton	1,247	1984
8	Giovani Bernard	1,228	2012
9	Amos Lawrence	1,211	1977
10	Natrone Means	1,195	1992

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Derrick Fenner	328	1986	Virginia
2	Kennard Martin	291	1988	Duke
3	Amos Lawrence	286	1977	Virginia
4	Don McCauley	279	1970	Duke
5	Giovani Bernard	262^[12]	2012	Virginia Tech
6	Mike Voight	261	1976	Duke
7	Natrone Means	256	1990	Duke
8	Natrone Means	249	1992	Maryland
9	Kelvin Bryant	247	1981	Duke
10	Ronnie McGill	244	2003	Wake Forest

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Leon Johnson	43	1993 1994 1995 1996
2	Mike Voight	42	1973 1974 1975 1976
3	Marquise Williams	35	2012 2013 2014 2015
4	Natrone Means	34	1990 1991 1992
5	Kelvin Bryant	32	1979 1980 1981 1982
6	Don McCauley	29	1968 1969 1970
7	Charlie Justice	28	1946 1947 1948 1949
	Amos Lawrence	28	1977 1978 1979 1980
9	Ryan Houston	25	2007 2008 2009 2011
	Giovani Bernard	25	2011 2012

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Don McCauley	19	1970
2	Mike Voight	18	1976
3	Kelvin Bryant	17	1981
	Elijah Hood	17	2015
5	Leon Johnson	14	1993
6	Natrone Means	13	1992
	Giovani Bernard	13	2011
	Marquise Williams	13	2014
	Marquise Williams	13	2015

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Kelvin Bryant	6	1981	East Carolina

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rank	Player	Rec	Years
1	Quinshad Davis	205	2012 2013 2014 2015
2	Hakeem Nicks	181	2006 2007 2008
3	Jarwarski Pollock	177	2002 2003 2004 2005
4	Erik Highsmith	166	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Na Brown	165	1995 1996 1997 1998
6	Corey Holliday	155	1990 1991 1992 1993
7	Dwight Jones	152	2008 2009 2010 2011
8	Leon Johnson	151	1993 1994 1995 1996
9	Ryan Switzer	148	2013 2014 2015
10	Sam Aiken	146	1999 2000 2001 2002

Single season
Rank	Player	Rec	Year
1	Dwight Jones	85	2011
2	Hakeem Nicks	74	2007
3	Jarwarski Pollock	71	2003
4	Sam Aiken	68	2002
	Hakeem Nicks	68	2008
6	Greg Little	62	2009
	Dwight Jones	62	2010
	Eric Ebron	62	2013
9	Quinshad Davis	61	2012
	Ryan Switzer	61	2014

Single game
Rank	Player	Rec	Years	Opponent
1	Charlie Carr	16	1966	Air Force
	Quinshad Davis	16^[13]	2012	Virginia
3	Bud Phillips	12	1966	Virginia
4	Earl Winfield	11	1985	LSU
	Leon Johnson	11	1995	Duke
	Jarwarski Pollock	11	2003	NC State
	Brooks Foster	11	2006	Rutgers
	Dwight Jones	11^[14]	2010	Duke

Receiving yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Hakeem Nicks	2,840	2006 2007 2008
2	Quinshad Davis	2,614	2012 2013 2014 2015
3	Corey Holliday	2,447	1990 1991 1992 1993
4	Octavus Barnes	2,398	1994 1995 1996 1997
5	Sam Aiken	2,205	1999 2000 2001 2002
6	Dwight Jones	2,163	2008 2009 2010 2011
7	Na Brown	2,086	1995 1996 1997 1998
8	Erik Highsmith	2,047	2009 2010 2011 2012
9	L. C. Stevens	2,002	1995 1996 1997 1998
10	Jarwarski Pollock	1,958	2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Hakeem Nicks	1,222	2008
2	Dwight Jones	1,196	2011
3	Sam Aiken	990	2002
4	Eric Ebron	973	2013
5	Octavus Barnes	970	1995
6	Hakeem Nicks	958	2007
7	Dwight Jones	946	2010
8	Na Brown	897	1998
9	Corey Holliday	867	1993
10	Jimmy Jerome	837	1974

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Randy Marriott	247	1987	Georgia Tech
2	Dwight Jones	233^[5]	2010	Florida State
3	Jheranie Boyd	221^[6]	2010	LSU
4	Hakeem Nicks	217^[15]	2008	West Virginia
5	Octavus Barnes	211	1995	Ohio
6	Eric Ebron	199^[16]	2013	Miami (FL)
7	Dwight Jones	198^[17]	2010	Virginia
8	Chesley Borders	192	2002	Arizona State
9	Bucky Brooks	185	1992	Duke

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Quinshad Davis	25	2012 2013 2014 2015
2	Hakeem Nicks	21	2006 2007 2008
3	Octavus Barnes	19	1994 1995 1996 1997
4	Art Weiner	18	1946 1947 1948 1949
5	Dwight Jones	16	2008 2009 2010 2011
6	Sam Aiken	15	1999 2000 2001 2002
	Erik Highsmith	15	2009 2010 2011 2012
8	Mark Smith	14	1980 1981 1982 1983
	Na Brown	14	1995 1996 1997 1998
	Kory Bailey	14	1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Hakeem Nicks	12	2008
	Dwight Jones	12	2011
3	Quinshad Davis	10	2013
4	Marcus Wall	9	1994
5	Mike Chatham	8	1979
	Mark Smith	8	1983
	Earl Winfield	8	1985
	Sam Aiken	8	2001
	Mack Hollins	8	2014
	Mack Hollins	8	2015

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Chesley Borders	4	2002	Arizona State

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[18]

Total offense yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Marquise Williams	10,423	2012 2013 2014 2015
2	Darian Durant	9,630	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	T. J. Yates	9,044	2007 2008 2009 2010
4	Bryn Renner	8,128	2010 2011 2012 2013
5	Ronald Curry	6,236	1998 1999 2000 2001
6	Jason Stanicek	5,497	1991 1992 1993 1994
7	Mike Thomas	4,653	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
8	Amos Lawrence	4,426	1977 1978 1979 1980
9	Mike Voight	3,971	1973 1974 1975 1976
10	Matt Kupec	3,886	1976 1977 1978 1979

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Marquise Williams	4,020	2015
2	Marquise Williams	3,856	2014
3	Bryn Renner	3,394	2012
4	T. J. Yates	3,341	2010
5	Bryn Renner	2,998	2011
6	Darian Durant	2,947	2003
7	Ronald Curry	2,676	2000
8	T. J. Yates	2,532	2007
9	Mike Thomas	2,489	1995
10	Darian Durant	2,426	2004

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Marquise Williams	524^[4]	2015	Duke
2	Marquise Williams	469^[8]	2013	Old Dominion
3	Marquise Williams	463^[9]	2014	Georgia Tech
4	T. J. Yates	443^[5]	2010	Florida State
5	Marquise Williams	435^[19]	2014	Notre Dame
6	Darian Durant	426	2002	Arizona State
7	Mark Maye	420	1987	Georgia Tech
8	Gayle Bomar	416	1968	Wake Forest
9	Ronald Curry	400	2000	Georgia Tech
10	Marquise Williams	398^[20]	2014	Pittsburgh

Total touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Marquise Williams	96	2012 2013 2014 2015
2	Darian Durant	79	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Bryn Renner	68	2010 2011 2012 2013
4	T. J. Yates	65	2007 2008 2009 2010
5	Charlie Justice	53	1946 1947 1948 1949
6	Leon Johnson	44	1993 1994 1995 1996
7	Mike Voight	42	1973 1974 1975 1976
8	Ronald Curry	41	1998 1999 2000 2001
9	Matt Kupec	37	1976 1977 1978 1979
10	Chris Keldorf	36	1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Marquise Williams	37	2015
2	Marquise Williams	34	2014
3	Bryn Renner	29	2012
4	Bryn Renner	27	2011
5	Darian Durant	24	2003
6	Chris Keldorf	23	1996
7	T. J. Yates	22	2010
8	Marquise Williams	21	2013
9	Matt Kupec	20	1979

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Kelvin Bryant	6	1981	East Carolina

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rank	Player	Ints	Years
1	Dré Bly	20	1996 1997 1998
2	Lou Angelo	16	1970 1971 1972
3	Tre Boston	13	2010 2011 2012 2013
4	Buddy Curry	12	1976 1977 1978 1979
	Bobby Cale	12	1975 1976 1977 1978
	Trimane Goddard	12	2004 2005 2007 2008
	Deunta Williams	12	2007 2008 2009 2010
8	Steve Streater	11	1978 1979 1980

Single season
Rank	Player	Ints	Year
1	Dré Bly	11	1996
2	Lou Angelo	8	1972
3	Junior Edge	7	1961
	Trimane Goddard	7	2008
5	Don Jackson	6	1935
	Dick Bunting	6	1949
	Walter Black	6	1981
	Larry Griffin	6	1985
	Derrick Donald	6	1986
	Deunta Williams	6	2009

Single game
Rank	Player	Ints	Years	Opponent
1	Don Jackson	4	1935	Tennessee

Tackles

Career
Rank	Player	Tackles	Years
1	not listed in media guide

Single season
Rank	Player	Tackles	Year
1	Buddy Curry	171	1979
2	Dexter Reid	166	2002
3	Troy Simmons	162	1984
	Carl Carr	162	1985
	Brett Rudolph	162	1985
6	Dwight Hollier	159	1989
7	Buddy Curry	155	1978
	Dwight Hollier	155	1990
9	Micah Moon	153	1984
10	Darrell Nicholson	147	1979

Sacks

Career
Rank	Player	Sacks	Years
1	Greg Ellis	32.5	1994 1995 1996 1997
2	Julius Peppers	30.5	1999 2000 2001
3	Marcus Jones	24.0	1992 1993 1994 1995
	Quinton Coples	24.0	2008 2009 2010 2011
5	Lawrence Taylor	21.0	1978 1979 1980
6	William Fuller	20.0	1980 1981 1982 1983
7	Kareem Martin	19.5	2010 2011 2012 2013
8	Hilee Taylor	19.0	2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season
Rank	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Lawrence Taylor	16.0	1980
2	Julius Peppers	15.0	2000
3	Greg Ellis	12.5	1996
4	Kareem Martin	11.5	2013
5	Robert Quinn	11.0	2009
6	Hilee Taylor	10.5	2007
7	Quinton Coples	10.0	2010
8	Julius Peppers	9.5	2001
9	William Fuller	9.0	1981
	Greg Ellis	9.0	1997

Single game
Rank	Player	Sacks	Years	Opponent
1	Julius Peppers	4.0	2001	Virginia
2	Kareem Martin	3.5^[21]	2013	Pittsburgh

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rank	Player	FGs	Years
1	Casey Barth	66	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2	Connor Barth	54	2004 2005 2006 2007
3	Josh McGee	52	1996 1997 1998 1999
4	Clint Gwaltney	43	1988 1989 1990 1991
5	Tripp Pignetti	38	1991 1992 1993 1994
6	Brooks Barwick	37	1981 1982 1983
7	Kenny Miller	34	1984 1985 1986 1987
8	Tom Biddle	34	1975 1976 1977
9	Jeff Reed	28	2000 2001
10	Nick Weiler	25	2013 2014 2015

Single season
Rank	Player	FGs	Year
1	Clint Gwaltney	21	1990
	Casey Barth	21	2009
3	Brooks Barwick	20	1982
	Nick Weiler	20	2015
5	Connor Barth	19	2007
	Casey Barth	19	2010
7	Josh McGee	17	1999
8	Kenny Miller	16	1984
	Jeff Reed	16	2000
10	Tom Biddle	15	1977
	Casey Barth	15	2012

Single game
Rank	Player	FGs	Years	Opponent
1	Josh McGee	6	1999	Duke

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North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues	Emerson Field (1916–26) Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duke: (Victory Bell) NC State South Carolina Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry Wake Forest

Culture & lore	First forward pass Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Statistical leaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

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Atlantic Coast Conference football statistical leaders

Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

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