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Iowa State record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Iowa State’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.

  • Kyle Konrardy No. 1 in single-season field goals made, 21; No. 4 in career field goal percentage, 76.9%

Retired numbers

  • Mike Cox1963–⁠1964, retired 1964

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 12,170Brock Purdy 2018–⁠21
  2. 9,499Bret Meyer 2004–⁠07
  3. 9,274Rocco Becht 2022–⁠25
  4. 6,777Austen Arnaud 2007–⁠10
  5. 6,050Sam B. Richardson 2012–⁠15

Season

  1. 3,982Brock Purdy 2019
  2. 3,505Rocco Becht 2024
  3. 3,245Seneca Wallace 2002
  4. 3,188Brock Purdy 2021
  5. 3,120Rocco Becht 2023

Game

  1. 446Rocco Becht 2023 vs. Memphis
  2. 440Austen Arnaud 2008 vs. Kansas State
  3. 437Todd Bandhauer 1998 vs. Texas
  4. 435Brock Purdy 2019 vs. UL Monroe
  5. 425Seneca Wallace 2002 vs. Missouri

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 81Brock Purdy 2018–⁠21
  2. 64Rocco Becht 2022–⁠25
  3. 50Bret Meyer 2004–⁠07
  4. 45Sam B. Richardson 2012–⁠14
  5. 42Austen Arnaud 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 27Brock Purdy 2019
  2. 25Rocco Becht 2024
  3. 23Rocco Becht 2023
  4. 20Todd Bandhauer 1997
  5. 19Bret Meyer 2005

Game

  1. 5Todd Bandhauer 1998 vs. Texas
  2. 5Steele Jantz 2012 vs. Baylor
  3. 5Brock Purdy 2019 vs. Oklahoma
  4. 4Rich Mann 1951 vs. Nebraska
  5. 4Wayne Stanley 1976 vs. Air Force

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,382Troy Davis 1994–⁠96
  2. 3,941Breece Hall 2019–⁠21
  3. 3,763Darren Davis 1996–⁠99
  4. 3,585Dexter Green 1975–⁠78
  5. 3,309Alexander Robinson 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 2,185Troy Davis 1996
  2. 2,010Troy Davis 1995
  3. 1,572Breece Hall 2020
  4. 1,516Blaise Bryant 1989
  5. 1,472Breece Hall 2021

Game

  1. 378Troy Davis 1996 vs. Missouri
  2. 302Troy Davis 1995 vs. UNLV
  3. 291Troy Davis 1995 vs. Ohio
  4. 276Abu Sama III 2023 vs. Kansas State
  5. 271Dave Hoppmann 1961 vs. Kansas State

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 50Breece Hall 2019–⁠21
  2. 37Troy Davis 1994–⁠96
  3. 35Dexter Green 1975–⁠78
  4. 31George Amundson 1970–⁠72
  5. 31Blaise Bryant 1989–⁠90

Game

  1. 5Joe Henderson 1988 vs. Kansas
  2. 5Troy Davis 1995 vs. UNLV
  3. 5Troy Davis 1996 vs. Northern Iowa
  4. 5Joel Lanning 2016 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 4George Amundson 1971 vs. Oklahoma State

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 254Xavier Hutchinson 2020–⁠22
  2. 245Jaylin Noel 2021–⁠24
  3. 241Allen Lazard 2014–⁠17
  4. 184Deshaunte Jones 2016–⁠19
  5. 176Todd Blythe 2004–⁠07

Game

  1. 16Tracy Henderson 1983 vs. Kansas State
  2. 14Deshaunte Jones 2019 vs. Northern Iowa
  3. 13Tom Busch 1967 vs. Kansas
  4. 13Steve Lester 1989 vs. Oklahoma
  5. 13Xavier Hutchinson 2022 vs. Kansas

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,360Allen Lazard 2014–⁠17
  2. 3,096Todd Blythe 2004–⁠07
  3. 2,929Xavier Hutchinson 2020–⁠22
  4. 2,851Jaylin Noel 2021–⁠24
  5. 2,690Lane Danielsen 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 1,318Hakeem Butler 2018
  2. 1,194Jaylin Noel 2024
  3. 1,183Jayden Higgins 2024
  4. 1,171Xavier Hutchinson 2022
  5. 1,073Lane Danielsen 2002

Game

  1. 217Tracy Henderson 1984 vs. Texas A&M
  2. 214Todd Blythe 2005 vs. Texas A&M
  3. 214Jayden Higgins 2023 vs. Memphis
  4. 203Jim Doran 1949 vs. Oklahoma
  5. 203Steve Lester 1989 vs. Oklahoma

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 31Todd Blythe 2004–⁠07
  2. 26Allen Lazard 2014–⁠17
  3. 23Charlie Kolar 2018–⁠21
  4. 18Hakeem Butler 2016–⁠18
  5. 18Jaylin Noel 2021–⁠24

Game

  1. 4Todd Blythe 2005 vs. Texas A&M
  2. 3George Gast 1943 vs. Kansas State
  3. 3Jim Doran 1950 vs. Missouri
  4. 3Damien Groce 1998 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 3Todd Blythe 2004 vs. Northern Illinois

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 13,347Brock Purdy 2018–⁠21
  2. 10,422Bret Meyer 2004–⁠07
  3. 9,773Rocco Becht 2022–⁠25
  4. 8,044Austen Arnaud 2007–⁠10
  5. 7,058Sam B. Richardson 2012–⁠15

Season

  1. 4,231Brock Purdy 2019
  2. 3,823Rocco Becht 2024
  3. 3,682Seneca Wallace 2002
  4. 3,426Brock Purdy 2021
  5. 3,193Austen Arnaud 2008

Game

  1. 510Brock Purdy 2019 vs. UL-Monroe
  2. 493Seneca Wallace 2002 vs. Missouri
  3. 493Austen Arnaud 2008 vs. Kansas State
  4. 460Jared Barnett 2011 vs. Oklahoma State
  5. 449Bret Oberg 1989 vs. Oklahoma

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 100Brock Purdy 2018–⁠21
  2. 83Rocco Becht 2022–⁠25
  3. 62Bret Meyer 2004–⁠07
  4. 57Austen Arnaud 2007–⁠10
  5. 56Breece Hall 2019–⁠21

Season

  1. 35Brock Purdy 2019
  2. 33Rocco Becht 2024
  3. 26George Amundson 1972
  4. 26Rocco Becht 2023
  5. 24Brock Purdy 2020

Game

  1. 6Bret Oberg 1989 vs. Oklahoma
  2. 6Brock Purdy 2019 vs. UL-Monroe
  3. 6Brock Purdy 2019 vs. Oklahoma

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 21Barry Hill 1972–⁠74
  2. 14Tony Washington 1968–⁠70
  3. 12John Schweizer 1970–⁠72
  4. 11Everett Kischer 1936–⁠38
  5. 10Don Ferguson 1947–⁠49

Season

  1. 9Barry Hill 1974
  2. 8Bob Mellgren 1952
  3. 8Barry Hill 1973
  4. 6Everett Kischer 1936
  5. 6Tony Washington 1970

Game

  1. 4Everett Kischer 1937 vs. Northwestern
  2. 4Barry Hill 1974 vs. Kansas

Tackles

Career

  1. 457Chris Washington 1980–⁠83
  2. 398Keith Schroeder 1969–⁠71
  3. 395Ted Jornov 1971–⁠73
  4. 361A.J. Klein 2009–⁠12
  5. 354Brad Storm 1972–⁠74

Season

  1. 168Chris Washington 1981
  2. 167Keith Schroeder 1971
  3. 162Malcolm Goodwin 1992
  4. 161Keith Schroeder 1970
  5. 159Brad Storm 1974

Game

  1. 28Brian Refner 1985 vs. Nebraska

Sacks

Career

  1. 34Will McDonald IV 2018–⁠22
  2. 25.5JaQuan Bailey 2016–⁠20
  3. 18.5Shawn Morehead 2004–⁠06
  4. 17.0Brent Curvey 2003–⁠06
  5. 16.5Reggie Hayward 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 11.5Will McDonald IV 2021
  2. 10.5Will McDonald IV 2020
  3. 9.0Eyioma Uwazurike 2021
  4. 8.5Shawn Morehead 2006
  5. 8.0Dale Pierson 2015

Game

  1. 5.0Jason Berryman 2005 vs. TCU
  2. 5.0JaQuan Bailey 2018 vs. Akron

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 58Jeff Shudak 1987–⁠90
  2. 54Cole Netten 2013–⁠16
  3. 48Connor Assalley 2018–⁠21
  4. 44Ty Stewart 1991–⁠94
  5. 43Alex Giffords 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 21Chase Contreraz 2023
  2. 21Kyle Konrardy 2024
  3. 20Andrew Mevis 2021
  4. 20Jeff Shudak 1987
  5. 19Jeff Shudak 1990

Game

  1. 5Jeff Shudak 1990 vs. Missouri
  2. 5Bret Culbertson 2007 vs. Iowa

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 87.0%Andrew Mevis 2021
  2. 80.8%Chase Contreraz 2023
  3. 79.4%Cole Netten 2013–⁠16
  4. 76.9%Kyle Konrardy 2024–⁠26
  5. 74.2%Adam Benike 2002–⁠03

Season

  1. 94.1%Cole Netten 2016
  2. 87.0%Andrew Mevis 2021
  3. 80.8%Chase Contreraz 2023
  4. 80.0%Jeff Shudak 1987
  5. 80.0%Bret Culbertson 2004

Season by season

134 seasons; 5 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Matt Campbell8–⁠411th
2024Matt Campbell11–⁠3T–1stWon Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. 13 Miami, 42–4115
2023Matt Campbell7–⁠6T–4thLost Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis, 26–36
2022Matt Campbell4–⁠810th
2021Matt Campbell7–⁠64thLost Cheez-It Bowl vs. 14 Clemson, 13–20
2020Matt Campbell9–⁠31stWon Fiesta Bowl vs. 25 Oregon, 34–179
2019Matt Campbell7–⁠6T-3rdLost Camping World Bowl vs. 14 Notre Dame, 9–33
2018Matt Campbell8–⁠5T-3rdLost Alamo Bowl vs. 12 Washington State, 26–28
2017Matt Campbell8–⁠5T–4thWon Liberty Bowl vs. 19 Memphis, 21–20
2016Matt Campbell3–⁠99th
2015Paul Rhoads3–⁠99th
2014Paul Rhoads2–⁠1010th
2013Paul Rhoads3–⁠9T–7th
2012Paul Rhoads6–⁠79thLost Liberty Bowl vs. Tulsa, 17–31
2011Paul Rhoads6–⁠78thLost Pinstripe Bowl vs. Rutgers, 13–27
2010Paul Rhoads5–⁠7T–3rd
2009Paul Rhoads7–⁠64thWon Insight Bowl vs. Minnesota, 14–13
2008Gene Chizik2–⁠106th
2007Gene Chizik3–⁠9T–5th
2006Dan McCarney4–⁠86th
2005Dan McCarney7–⁠5T–2ndLost Houston Bowl vs. 14 TCU, 24–27
2004Dan McCarney7–⁠5T&ndash;1st<sup>6</sup>Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (OH), 17&ndash;13
2003Dan McCarney2–⁠106th
2002Dan McCarney7–⁠73rdLost Humanitarian Bowl vs. 16 Boise State, 16&ndash;34
2001Dan McCarney7–⁠53rdLost Independence Bowl vs. Alabama, 13&ndash;14
2000Dan McCarney9–⁠33rdWon Insight.com Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 37&ndash;2925
1999Dan McCarney4–⁠7T&ndash;5th
1998Dan McCarney3–⁠8T&ndash;5th
1997Dan McCarney1–⁠106th
1996Dan McCarney2–⁠96th
1995Dan McCarney3–⁠8T&ndash;7th
1994Jim Walden0–⁠10–⁠1T&ndash;7th
1993Jim Walden3–⁠8T&ndash;7th
1992Jim Walden4–⁠7T&ndash;6th
1991Jim Walden3–⁠7–⁠16th
1990Jim Walden4–⁠6–⁠1T&ndash;4th
1989Jim Walden6–⁠54th
1988Jim Walden5–⁠65th
1987Jim Walden3–⁠86th
1986Jim Criner, Chuck Banker6–⁠55th
1985Jim Criner5–⁠65th
1984Jim Criner2–⁠7–⁠28th
1983Jim Criner4–⁠7T&ndash;4th
1982Donnie Duncan4–⁠6–⁠1T&ndash;6th
1981Donnie Duncan5–⁠5–⁠16th
1980Donnie Duncan6–⁠5T&ndash;4th
1979Donnie Duncan3–⁠8T&ndash;5th
1978Earle Bruce8–⁠4T&ndash;3rdLost Hall of Fame Classic Bowl vs. 19 Texas A&M, 12&ndash;28
1977Earle Bruce8–⁠4T&ndash;2ndLost Peach Bowl vs. NC State, 14&ndash;24
1976Earle Bruce8–⁠3T&ndash;4th19
1975Earle Bruce4–⁠77th
1974Earle Bruce4–⁠76th
1973Earle Bruce4–⁠7T&ndash;7th
1972Johnny Majors5–⁠6–⁠16thLost Liberty Bowl vs. 20 Georgia Tech, 30&ndash;31
1971Johnny Majors8–⁠44thLost Sun Bowl vs. 11 LSU, 15&ndash;33
1970Johnny Majors5–⁠68th
1969Johnny Majors3–⁠77th
1968Johnny Majors3–⁠78th
1967Clay Stapleton2–⁠87th
1966Clay Stapleton2–⁠6–⁠26th
1965Clay Stapleton5–⁠4–⁠14th
1964Clay Stapleton1–⁠8–⁠18th
1963Clay Stapleton4–⁠5T&ndash;5th
1962Clay Stapleton5–⁠55th
1961Clay Stapleton5–⁠55th
1960Clay Stapleton7–⁠34th
1959Clay Stapleton7–⁠3T&ndash;3rd
1958Clay Stapleton4–⁠67th
1957Jim Myers4–⁠5–⁠1T&ndash;5th
1956Vince DiFrancesca2–⁠87th
1955Vince DiFrancesca1–⁠7–⁠1T&ndash;5th
1954Vince DiFrancesca3–⁠66th
1953Abe Stuber2–⁠77th
1952Abe Stuber3–⁠66th
1951Abe Stuber4–⁠4–⁠1T&ndash;4th
1950Abe Stuber3–⁠6–⁠15th
1949Abe Stuber5–⁠3–⁠1T&ndash;3rd
1948Abe Stuber4–⁠6T&ndash;5th
1947Abe Stuber3–⁠65th
1946Mike Michalske2–⁠6–⁠15th
1945Mike Michalske4–⁠3–⁠13rd
1944Mike Michalske6–⁠1–⁠12nd
1943Mike Michalske4–⁠4T&ndash;2nd
1942Ray Donels, Mike Michalske3–⁠6T&ndash;5th
1941Ray Donels2–⁠6–⁠16th
1940James J. Yeager4–⁠54th
1939James J. Yeager2–⁠7T&ndash;4th
1938James J. Yeager7–⁠1–⁠12nd
1937James J. Yeager3–⁠6T&ndash;5th
1936George F. Veenker3–⁠3–⁠25th
1935George F. Veenker2–⁠4–⁠35th
1934George F. Veenker5–⁠3–⁠15th
1933George F. Veenker3–⁠5–⁠15th
1932George F. Veenker3–⁠4–⁠16th
1931George F. Veenker5–⁠32nd
1930C. Noel Workman0–⁠96th
1929C. Noel Workman1–⁠76th
1928C. Noel Workman2–⁠5–⁠14th
1927C. Noel Workman4–⁠3–⁠14th
1926C. Noel Workman4–⁠3–⁠17th
1925Sam Willaman4–⁠3–⁠1T&ndash;3rd
1924Sam Willaman4–⁠3–⁠15th
1923Sam Willaman4–⁠3–⁠14th
1922Sam Willaman2–⁠65th
1921Maury Kent4–⁠46th
1920Norman C. Paine4–⁠4T&ndash;3rd
1919Charles Mayser5–⁠2–⁠12nd
1918Charles Mayser0–⁠3—<sup>3</sup>
1917Charles Mayser5–⁠2T&ndash;2nd
1916Charles Mayser5–⁠2–⁠13rd
1915Charles Mayser6–⁠23rd
1914Homer C. Hubbard4–⁠33rd
1913Homer C. Hubbard4–⁠44th
1912Clyde Williams6–⁠2T&ndash;1st
1911Clyde Williams6–⁠1–⁠1T&ndash;1st
1910Clyde Williams4–⁠44th
1909Clyde Williams4–⁠3–⁠1T&ndash;5th
1908Clyde Williams6–⁠33rd
1907Clyde Williams7–⁠1 (ours 6–⁠2)—
1906A. W. Ristine9–⁠1—
1905A. W. Ristine6–⁠3—
1904A. W. Ristine7–⁠2—
1903A. W. Ristine8–⁠1—
1902A. W. Ristine6–⁠3–⁠1—
1901Edgar M. Clinton2–⁠6–⁠2—
1900C. E. Woodruff2–⁠5–⁠1—
1899Joe Meyers5–⁠4–⁠1—
1898Pop Warner3–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)—
1897Pop Warner3–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)—
1896Pop Warner8–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)—
1895Pop Warner3–⁠3 (ours 3–⁠4)—
1894Bert German5–⁠1—
1893W. P. Finney0–⁠3—
1892Ira C. Brownlie1–⁠0–⁠1—

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.