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Georgia Southern record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Georgia Southern’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 5,882J.C. French 2023–⁠25
  2. 5,757Tracy Ham 1983–⁠86
  3. 4,253Kyle Vantrease 2022
  4. 3,806Raymond Gross 1987–⁠90
  5. 3,781Davis Brin 2023

Season

  1. 4,253Kyle Vantrease 2022
  2. 3,781Davis Brin 2023
  3. 2,929J.C. French 2025
  4. 2,831J.C. French 2024
  5. 1,852Antonio Henton 2008

Game

  1. 578Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. James Madison
  2. 419Tracy Ham 1985 vs. Furman
  3. 409Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. Nebraska
  4. 402Tracy Ham 1984 vs. East Carolina
  5. 389Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. Appalachian State

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 38J.C. French 2023–⁠25
  2. 34Tracy Ham 1983–⁠86
  3. 34Shai Werts 2017–⁠20
  4. 27Kyle Vantrease 2022
  5. 24Davis Brin 2023

Season

  1. 27Kyle Vantrease 2022
  2. 24Davis Brin 2023
  3. 20J.C. French 2025
  4. 17J.C. French 2024
  5. 15Antonio Henton 2008

Game

  1. 4Tracy Ham 1985 vs. Furman
  2. 4Greg Hill 1998 vs. Western Illinois
  3. 4Chaz Williams 2004 vs. Elon
  4. 4Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. Morgan State
  5. 4Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. James Madison

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 6,559Adrian Peterson 1998–⁠01
  2. 5,411Jermaine Austin 2002–⁠05
  3. 3,899Jerick McKinnon 2010–⁠13
  4. 3,876Joe Ross 1987–⁠90
  5. 3,835Jayson Foster 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 1,932Adrian Peterson 1998
  2. 1,844Jayson Foster 2007
  3. 1,817Jerick McKinnon 2012
  4. 1,807Adrian Peterson 1999
  5. 1,608Matt Breida 2015

Game

  1. 333Adrian Peterson 1999 vs. Massachusetts
  2. 316Jerick McKinnon 2012 vs. Central Arkansas
  3. 280Joe Ross 1989 vs. Marshall
  4. 279Jayson Foster 2007 vs. Wofford
  5. 267O.J. Arnold 2025 vs. Coastal Carolina

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 84Adrian Peterson 1998–⁠01
  2. 62Chaz Williams 2001–⁠04
  3. 54Jayson Foster 2004–⁠07
  4. 53Gerald Harris 1983–⁠86
  5. 49Greg Hill 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 28Adrian Peterson 1999
  2. 27Chaz Williams 2002
  3. 25Adrian Peterson 1998
  4. 25Chaz Williams 2004
  5. 24Jayson Foster 2007

Game

  1. 6Jayson Foster 2007 vs. Coastal Carolina
  2. 5Gerald Harris 1986 vs. North Carolina A&T
  3. 5Adrian Peterson 1998 vs. The Citadel
  4. 5Adrian Peterson 1999 vs. Massachusetts

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 252Khaleb Hood 2019–⁠23
  2. 208Derwin Burgess Jr. 2021–⁠24
  3. 157Dalen Cobb 2022–⁠25
  4. 127Raja Andrews 2005–⁠08
  5. 92Monty Sharpe 1983–⁠86

Game

  1. 12Derwin Burgess Jr. 2022 vs. Nebraska
  2. 12Khaleb Hood 2023 vs. Coastal Carolina
  3. 12Camden Brown 2025 vs. Southern Miss
  4. 11Khaleb Hood 2022 vs. Georgia State
  5. 10Raja Andrews 2008 vs. The Citadel

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,692Khaleb Hood 2019–⁠23
  2. 2,500Derwin Burgess Jr. 2021–⁠24
  3. 1,854Monty Sharpe 1983–⁠86
  4. 1,779Dalen Cobb 2022–⁠25
  5. 1,538Raja Andrews 2005–⁠08

Season

  1. 1,079Camden Brown 2025
  2. 948Khaleb Hood 2023
  3. 925Khaleb Hood 2022
  4. 873Raja Andrews 2008
  5. 813Derwin Burgess Jr. 2023

Game

  1. 191Reggie McCutchen 2006 vs. Elon
  2. 170Deryl Belser 1991 vs. James Madison
  3. 164Amare Jones 2022 vs. James Madison
  4. 158Camden Brown 2025 vs. Southern Miss
  5. 157Camden Brown 2025 vs. Marshall

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 18Monty Sharpe 1983–⁠86
  2. 17Derwin Burgess Jr. 2021–⁠24
  3. 14Camden Brown 2025
  4. 13Chris Johnson 1997–⁠00
  5. 13Teddy Craft 2003–⁠05

Season

  1. 14Camden Brown 2025
  2. 8Chris Johnson 2000
  3. 7Corey Joyner 1997
  4. 7Teddy Craft 2004
  5. 7Derwin Burgess Jr. 2022

Game

  1. 3Corey Joyner 1998 vs. Western Illinois
  2. 3Camden Brown 2025 vs. Coastal Carolina

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 8,969Tracy Ham 1983–⁠86
  2. 6,860Shai Werts 2017–⁠20
  3. 6,678Greg Hill 1996–⁠99
  4. 6,593Kevin Ellison 2013–⁠16
  5. 6,589Adrian Peterson 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 4,287Kyle Vantrease 2022
  2. 3,721Davis Brin 2023
  3. 3,244J.C. French 2025
  4. 3,070J.C. French 2024
  5. 3,047Jayson Foster 2007

Game

  1. 576Kyle Vantrease 2022 vs. James Madison
  2. 509Tracy Ham 1985 vs. Furman

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 85Adrian Peterson 1998–⁠01
  2. 85Chaz Williams 2001–⁠04
  3. 77Tracy Ham 1983–⁠86
  4. 75Greg Hill 1996–⁠99
  5. 70Jayson Foster 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 38Chaz Williams 2004
  2. 36Chaz Williams 2002
  3. 30Jayson Foster 2007
  4. 30Kyle Vantrease 2022
  5. 29Jayson Foster 2005

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 16Nay Young 1983–⁠87
  2. 15Rodney Oglesby 1988–⁠91
  3. 12Taz Dixon 1986–⁠89
  4. 12Laron Scott 2009–⁠11
  5. 11Arkee Thompson 1998–⁠99

Season

  1. 6Randell Boone 1989
  2. 6Jim Mutimer 1991
  3. 6Earthwind Moreland 1998
  4. 6Arkee Thompson 1998
  5. 6Nate Gates 2000

Game

  1. 3Rodney Oglesby 1991 vs. Savannah State
  2. 3Antonio Glover 2015 vs. Western Michigan

Tackles

Career

  1. 375Paul Carroll 1991–⁠94
  2. 358Marques Watson-Trent 2020–⁠24
  3. 353Freddy Pesqueira 1999–⁠02
  4. 316John Mohring 2003–⁠06
  5. 308Edward Thomas 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 133Mike West 1990
  2. 130Edward Thomas 1996
  3. 127Paul Carroll 1994
  4. 121James Dickerson 1997
  5. 120Marques Watson-Trent 2024

Game

  1. 22Jessie Jenkins 1985 vs. Troy
  2. 22Edward Thomas 1996 vs. VMI
  3. 22James Dickerson 1997 vs. South Florida
  4. 21Everett Sharpe 1988 vs. The Citadel
  5. 20Edward Thomas 1996 vs. The Citadel

Sacks

Career

  1. 25.0Brent Russell 2009–⁠12
  2. 24.0Edward Thomas 1993–⁠96
  3. 23.5Freddy Pesqueira 1999–⁠02
  4. 16.5Raymond Johnson III 2017–⁠20
  5. 16.0Eric Davis 1996–⁠98

Season

  1. 15.5Darren Alford 1988
  2. 11.0Eric Davis 1998
  3. 10.5Edward Thomas 1995
  4. 9.5Alex Mash 1993
  5. 9.5Edward Thomas 1996

Game

  1. 5.0Giff Smith 1988 vs. Chattanooga

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 57Adrian Mora 2008–⁠11
  2. 54Tyler Bass 2016–⁠19
  3. 50Tim Foley 1984–⁠87
  4. 45Alex Raynor 2020–⁠22
  5. 36Reed Haley 1992–⁠94

Season

  1. 23Michael Lantz 2023
  2. 20Tyler Bass 2019
  3. 19Adrian Mora 2010
  4. 19Younghoe Koo 2016
  5. 19Tyler Bass 2018

Game

  1. 5Reed Haley 1994 vs. The Citadel
  2. 5Sean Holland 2003 vs. Furman

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 88.6%Younghoe Koo 2013–⁠16
  2. 85.0%Tripp Bryant 2025
  3. 83.3%Gavin Stewart 2024
  4. 82.6%Adrian Mora 2008–⁠11
  5. 81.8%Mike Dowis 1988–⁠90

Season

  1. 100.0%Jonathan Dudley 2004
  2. 95.0%Younghoe Koo 2016
  3. 94.1%Tim Foley 1985
  4. 90.9%Tim Foley 1986
  5. 90.5%Adrian Mora 2010

From Wikipedia’s record book and season list for the program (CC BY-SA), which cite the school’s media guide. Browse every program’s in the data.