Pittsburgh Panthers football statistical leaders

The Pittsburgh Panthers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Pittsburgh Panthers 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 Panthers represent University of Pittsburgh in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.

Although Pittsburgh began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1950s. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

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

Since the 1950s, 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 Panthers have played in 11 bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season. Note that Pittsburgh's official media guide does not give a full top 10 in many of these categories.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Alex Van Pelt	11,267	1989 1990 1991 1992
2	Dan Marino	8,597	1979 1980 1981 1982
3	Tino Sunseri	8,590	2009 2010 2011 2012
4	Tyler Palko	8,343	2002 2004 2005 2006
5	Rod Rutherford	6,724	2000 2001 2002 2003
6	John Congemi	6,467	1983 1984 1985 1986
7	Bill Stull	5,252	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
8	David Priestley	4,533	1999 2000 2001
9	John Ryan	4,334	1992 1993 1994 1995
10	Rick Trocano	4,219	1977 1978 1979 1980

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Rod Rutherford	3,679	2003
2	Tino Sunseri	3,288	2012
3	Alex Van Pelt	3,163	1992
4	Tyler Palko	3,067	2004
5	Tom Savage	2,958	2013
6	Alex Van Pelt	2,881	1989
7	Dan Marino	2,876	1981
8	Tyler Palko	2,871	2006
9	Pete Gonzalez	2,829	1997
10	Alex Van Pelt	2,796	1991

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Pete Gonzalez	470	1997	Rutgers
2	John Congemi	446	1986	Navy
3	John Ryan	433	1994	West Virginia
4	Tom Savage	424^[3]	2013	Duke
5	Rod Rutherford	419	2003	West Virginia
	Tino Sunseri	419^[4]	2011	Connecticut
7	Tyler Palko	411	2004	South Florida
8	David Priestley	407	1999	Virginia Tech
9	Alex Van Pelt	395	1992	Rutgers
	Alex Van Pelt	395	1992	Maryland

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Dan Marino	79	1979 1980 1981 1982
2	Tyler Palko	66	2002 2004 2005 2006
3	Alex Van Pelt	64	1989 1990 1991 1992
4	Rod Rutherford	60	2000 2001 2002 2003
5	Tino Sunseri	49	2009 2010 2011 2012
6	John Congemi	42	1983 1984 1985 1986
7	Pete Gonzalez	36	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Dan Marino	37	1981
	Rod Rutherford	37	2003

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Pete Gonzalez	7	1997	Rutgers
2	Tom Savage	6^[3]	2013	Duke

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Tony Dorsett	6,526	1973 1974 1975 1976
2	Ray Graham	3,271	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Curvin Richards	3,192	1988 1989 1990
4	Craig Heyward	3,086	1984 1986 1987
5	Dion Lewis	2,860	2009 2010
6	LeSean McCoy	2,816	2007 2008
7	Billy West	2,803	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
8	Elliott Walker	2,748	1974 1975 1976 1977
9	Curtis Martin	2,643	1991 1992 1993 1994
10	James Conner	2,641	2013 2014 2015

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Tony Dorsett	2,150	1976
2	Dion Lewis	1,799	2009
3	Craig Heyward	1,791	1987
4	James Conner	1,765	2014
5	Tony Dorsett	1,686	1973
	Tony Dorsett	1,686	1975
7	LeSean McCoy	1,488	2008
8	Billy West	1,358	1994
9	LeSean McCoy	1,328	2007
10	Curvin Richards	1,282	1989

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Tony Dorsett	303	1975	Notre Dame
2	Ray Graham	277	2010	FIU
3	Kevan Barlow	272	2000	West Virginia
4	Tony Dorsett	268	1975	Army
5	Tony Dorsett	265	1973	Northwestern
6	Curvin Richards	264	1989	East Carolina
7	James Conner	263^[5]	2014	Duke
8	Dion Lewis	261	2010	Cincinnati
9	Craig Heyward	259	1987	Kent State
10	Craig Heyward	254	1986	Miami

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Tony Dorsett	58	1973 1974 1975 1976
2	James Conner	36	2013 2014 2015
3	LeSean McCoy	35	2007 2008
4	Ray Graham	32	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Dion Lewis	30	2009 2010
6	Elliott Walker	29	1974 1975 1976 1977
7	Craig Heyward	24	1984 1986 1987

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	James Conner	26	2014

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Norman Bill Budd	6	1910	Ohio

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rank	Player	Rec	Years
1	Tyler Boyd	254	2013 2014 2015
2	Devin Street	202	2010 2011 2012 2013
3	Latef Grim	178	1998 1999 2000
4	Antonio Bryant	173	1999 2000 2001
5	Larry Fitzgerald	161	2002 2003
6	Dietrich Jells	160	1991 1992 1993 1994
7	Mike Shanahan	159	2009 2010 2011 2012
8	Gordon Jones	133	1975 1976 1977 1978
	Dwight Collins	133	1980 1981 1982 1983
10	Derek Kinder	131	2004 2005 2006 2008

Single season
Rank	Player	Rec	Year
1	Larry Fitzgerald	92	2003
2	Tyler Boyd	91	2015
3	Tyler Boyd	85	2013
4	Tyler Boyd	78	2014
5	Latef Grim	75	1999
6	Antonio Bryant	73	2000
	Devin Street	73	2012
8	Jake Hoffart	69	1997
	Larry Fitzgerald	69	2002
10	Greg Lee	68	2004

Single game
Rank	Player	Rec	Years	Opponent
1	Harry Orszulak	16	1968	Penn State
2	Antonio Bryant	13	1999	Virginia Tech
3	Reggie Williams	12	1986	N.C State
	Jake Hoffart	12	1997	Rutgers
	Latef Grim	12	1999	Virginia Tech
	Larry Fitzgerald	12	2003	Toledo
	Tyler Boyd	12^[6]	2015	Syracuse

Receiving yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Tyler Boyd	3,361	2013 2014 2015
2	Antonio Bryant	3,061	1999 2000 2001
3	Dietrich Jells	3,003	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
4	Devin Street	2,901	2010 2011 2012 2013
5	Latef Grim	2,680	1998 1999 2000
6	Larry Fitzgerald	2,677	2002 2003
7	Greg Lee	2,470	2003 2004 2005
8	Jon Baldwin	2,337	2008 2009 2010
9	Mike Shanahan	2,276	2009 2010 2011 2012
10	Dwight Collins	2,264	1980 1981 1982 1983

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Larry Fitzgerald	1,672	2003
2	Antonio Bryant	1,457	2000
3	Greg Lee	1,297	2004
4	Tyler Boyd	1,261	2014
5	Tyler Boyd	1,174	2013
6	Jon Baldwin	1,111	2009
7	Latef Grim	1,106	1999
8	Dietrich Jells	1,091	1992
9	Larry Fitzgerald	1,005	2002
10	Mike Shanahan	983	2012

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Dietrich Jells	225	1994	West Virginia
2	Antonio Bryant	222	2000	Boston College
3	Antonio Bryant	215	1999	Virginia Tech
4	Antonio Bryant	212	2000	North Carolina
5	Larry Fitzgerald	207	2003	Rutgers
6	Larry Fitzgerald	201	2003	Toledo
7	Latef Grim	192	1998	Villanova
8	Latef Grim	188	1999	Virginia Tech
9	Greg Lee	188	2004	Syracuse
10	Antonio Bryant	186	2001	West Virginia

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Larry Fitzgerald	34	2002 2003
2	Antonio Bryant	26	1999 2000 2001
3	Dietrich Jells	25	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
4	Dwight Collins	24	1980 1981 1982 1983
5	Julius Dawkins	23	1979 1980 1981 1982
6	Gordon Jones	21	1975 1976 1977 1978
	Tyler Boyd	21	2013 2014 2015

Single season
Rank	Player	TDs	Year
1	Larry Fitzgerald	22	2003

Single game
Rank	Player	TDs	Years	Opponent
1	Julius Dawkins	4	1981	Cincinnati
	Julius Dawkins	4	1981	Army
	Billy Davis	4	1994	Rutgers

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[7]

Total offense yards

Career
Rank	Player	Yards	Years
1	Alex Van Pelt	11,148	1989 1990 1991 1992
2	Tino Sunseri	8,591	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Tyler Palko	8,429	2002 2004 2005 2006
4	Dan Marino	8,320	1979 1980 1981 1982
5	Rod Rutherford	7,609	2000 2001 2002 2003
6	Tony Dorsett	6,526	1973 1974 1975 1976
7	John Congemi	6,351	1983 1984 1985 1986
8	Bill Stull	5,064	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
9	Rick Trocano	4,892	1977 1978 1979 1980
10	David Priestley	4,445	1999 2000 2001

Single season
Rank	Player	Yards	Year
1	Rod Rutherford	3,829	2003

Single game
Rank	Player	Yards	Years	Opponent
1	Pete Gonzalez	479	1997	Rutgers

Total touchdowns

Career
Rank	Player	TDs	Years
1	Dan Marino	82	1979 1980 1981 1982
2	Tyler Palko	78	2002 2004 2005 2006
3	Rod Rutherford	74	2000 2001 2002 2003
4	Alex Van Pelt	70	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Tony Dorsett	59	1973 1974 1975 1976
6	Tino Sunseri	56	2009 2010 2011 2012
7	John Congemi	52	1983 1984 1985 1986

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rank	Player	Ints	Years
1	Bob Jury	21	1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season
Rank	Player	Ints	Year
1	Bob Jury	10	1976
2	Bob Jury	8	1977
3	Billy Reynolds	7	1950

Single game
Rank	Player	Ints	Years	Opponent
1	Lou Cecconi	3	1949	Penn State
	Henry Ford	3	1953	Penn State
	Willie Marsh	3	1978	Tulane
	Shawntae Spencer	3	2002	Ohio

Tackles

Career
Rank	Player	Tackles	Years
1	Arnie Weatherington	477	1973 1974 1975 1976
2	Hugh Green	441	1977 1978 1979 1980
3	H. B. Blades	433	2003 2004 2005 2006
4	Tom Tumulty	413	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
5	Gerald Hayes	402	1999 2000 2001 2002
6	Steve Apke	368	1983 1984 1985 1986
7	Jerry Olsavsky	367	1985 1986 1987 1988
8	Tez Morris	366	2002 2003 2004 2005
9	Troy Benson	351	1981 1982 1983 1984
10	Lewis Moore	344	2000 2001 2002 2003
10	Scott McKillop	344	2005 2006 2007 2008

Sacks

Career
Rank	Player	Sacks	Years
1	Hugh Green	49.0	1977 1978 1979 1980
2	Randy Holloway	33.5	1974 1975 1976 1977
3	Tony Woods	31.0	1983 1984 1985 1986
4	Aaron Donald	29.5	2010 2011 2012 2013
5	Zeke Gadson	26.5	1984 1985 1986 1987
	Keith Hamilton	26.5	1989 1990 1991
7	Chris Doleman	25.0	1981 1982 1983 1984
8	Bryan Knight	23.5	1998 1999 2000 2001
9	Dennis Atiyeh	23.0	1983 1984 1985
10	Brandon Lindsey	22.5	2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season
Rank	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Zeke Gadson	24.5	1987

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rank	Player	FGs	Years
1	Conor Lee	50	2006 2007 2008

Single season
Rank	Player	FGs	Year
1	Dan Hutchins	23	2009

Single game
Rank	Player	FGs	Years	Opponent
1	Conor Lee	5	2008	Notre Dame

Field goal percentage

Career
Rank	Player	FG%	Years
1	Conor Lee	83.3%	2006 2007 2008

Single season
Rank	Player	FG%	Year
1	Chris Ferencik	92.3%	1995

References

1 2 "2016 Pittsburgh Panthers Media Guide". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
↑ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
1 2 "Savage throws 6 TDs, Pitt beats Duke 58-55". ESPN.com. 2013-09-21.
↑ "Ray Graham hurts knee as Pitt roughs up Uconn". ESPN.com. 2011-10-26.
↑ "Backup QB Thomas Sirk keeps Duke atop ACC Coastal". ESPN.com. 2014-11-01.
↑ "No. 25 Pitt holds off Syracuse with FG on final play". ESPN.com. 2015-10-24.
↑ "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.

Pittsburgh Panthers football

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Atlantic Coast Conference football statistical leaders

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