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Memphis record book

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

  • Charles Greenhill1983
  • DeAngelo Williams2002–⁠2005, Hall of Fame
  • Dave Casinelli1960–⁠1963
  • Danton Barto1990–⁠1993, retired 2021
  • John Bramlett1959–⁠1962
  • Harry Schuh1962–⁠1964
  • Isaac Bruce1992–⁠1993

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 14,278Seth Henigan 2021–⁠24
  2. 10,690Brady White 2018–⁠20
  3. 10,215Danny Wimprine 2001–⁠04
  4. 8,863Paxton Lynch 2013–⁠15
  5. 7,955Riley Ferguson 2016–⁠17

Season

  1. 4,257Riley Ferguson 2017
  2. 4,014Brady White 2019
  3. 3,883Seth Henigan 2023
  4. 3,776Paxton Lynch 2015
  5. 3,698Riley Ferguson 2016

Game

  1. 486Brady White 2020 vs. UCF
  2. 471Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. Houston
  3. 471Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. UCF(American Championship Game)
  4. 463Seth Henigan 2021 vs. Tulsa
  5. 454Brady White 2019 vs. Penn State(Cotton Bowl Classic)

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 104Seth Henigan 2021–⁠24
  2. 90Brady White 2018–⁠20
  3. 81Danny Wimprine 2001–⁠04
  4. 70Riley Ferguson 2016–⁠17
  5. 59Paxton Lynch 2013–⁠15

Game

  1. 7Paxton Lynch 2015 vs. SMU
  2. 7Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. Connecticut
  3. 6Riley Ferguson 2016 vs. Bowling Green
  4. 6Brady White 2020 vs. UCF
  5. 5Danny Wimprine 2002 vs. Murray State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 6,026DeAngelo Williams 2002–⁠05
  2. 3,545Darrell Henderson 2016–⁠18
  3. 2,884Patrick Taylor Jr 2016–⁠19
  4. 2,636Dave Casinelli 1960–⁠63
  5. 2,462Curtis Steele 2008–⁠09

Season

  1. 1,964DeAngelo Williams 2005
  2. 1,948DeAngelo Williams 2004
  3. 1,909Darrell Henderson 2018
  4. 1,459Kenneth Gainwell 2019
  5. 1,430DeAngelo Williams 2003

Game

  1. 263DeAngelo Williams 2004 vs. South Florida
  2. 262DeAngelo Williams 2004 vs. Houston
  3. 260Paul Gowen 1969 vs. Tulsa
  4. 240Curtis Steele 2009 vs. UTEP
  5. 238DeAngelo Williams 2005 vs. Akron

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 55DeAngelo Williams 2002–⁠05
  2. 36Dave Casinelli 1960–⁠63
  3. 36Darrell Henderson 2016–⁠18
  4. 36Patrick Taylor Jr. 2016–⁠19
  5. 35Brandon Thomas 2020–⁠24

Game

  1. 4Dante Brown 2001 vs. Houston
  2. 4DeAngelo Williams 2004 vs. Chattanooga
  3. 4DeAngelo Williams 2004 vs. Houston
  4. 4DeAngelo Williams 2004 vs. East Carolina
  5. 4Curtis Steele 2009 vs. Tulsa

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 238Anthony Miller 2015–⁠17
  2. 212Duke Calhoun 2006–⁠09
  3. 185Damonte Coxie 2017–⁠20
  4. 164Carlos Singleton 2006–⁠09
  5. 163Roc Taylor 2021–⁠24

Game

  1. 15Anthony Miller 2016 vs. Houston
  2. 15Anthony Miller 2017 vs. Connecticut
  3. 14Anthony Miller 2017 vs. UCF(American Championship Game)
  4. 13Maurice Avery 2003 vs. UAB
  5. 13Calvin Austin III 2021 vs. Tulsa

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,590Anthony Miller 2015–⁠17
  2. 2,981Duke Calhoun 2006–⁠09
  3. 2,948Damonte Coxie 2017–⁠20
  4. 2,541Calvin Austin III 2018–⁠21
  5. 2,375Roc Taylor 2021–⁠24

Season

  1. 1,462Anthony Miller 2017
  2. 1,434Anthony Miller 2016
  3. 1,276Damonte Coxie 2019
  4. 1,174Damonte Coxie 2018
  5. 1,149Calvin Austin III 2021

Game

  1. 250Anthony Miller 2016 vs. Tulsa
  2. 239Calvin Austin III 2021 vs. Arkansas State
  3. 229Hunter Tipton 2026 vs. Boise State
  4. 224Anthony Miller 2017 vs. Connecticut
  5. 203Kenneth Gainwell 2019 vs. Tulane

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 37Anthony Miller 2015–⁠17
  2. 22Carlos Singleton 2006–⁠09
  3. 22Calvin Austin III 2018–⁠21
  4. 20Damonte Coxie 2017–⁠20
  5. 19Tavares Gideon 2002–⁠04

Season

  1. 18Anthony Miller 2017
  2. 14Anthony Miller 2016
  3. 12Bill Robertson 1950
  4. 11Tavares Gideon 2004
  5. 11Carlos Singleton 2007

Game

  1. 4Anthony Miller 2017 vs. Connecticut
  2. 3Bill Robertson 1950 vs. Arkansas State
  3. 3Don Coffey 1961 vs. Tulsa
  4. 3Bob Sherlag 1965 vs. Mississippi State
  5. 3Stan Davis 1971 vs. Ole Miss

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 15,178Seth Henigan 2021–⁠24
  2. 10,664Brady White 2018–⁠20
  3. 10,634Danny Wimprine 2001–⁠04
  4. 9,550Paxton Lynch 2013–⁠15
  5. 7,907Riley Ferguson 2016–⁠17

Season

  1. 4,279Riley Ferguson 2017
  2. 4,157Seth Henigan 2023
  3. 4,015Paxton Lynch 2015
  4. 3,943Brady White 2019
  5. 3,860Seth Henigan 2022

Game

  1. 516Brady White 2020 vs. UCF
  2. 500Seth Henigan 2021 vs. Tulsa
  3. 466Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. UCF(American Championship Game)
  4. 465Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. Houston
  5. 464Paxton Lynch 2015 vs. Cincinnati

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 114Seth Henigan 2021–⁠24
  2. 97Brady White 2018–⁠20
  3. 92Danny Wimprine 2001–⁠04
  4. 80Riley Ferguson 2016–⁠17
  5. 76Paxton Lynch 2013–⁠15

Game

  1. 7Paxton Lynch 2014 vs. BYU(Miami Beach Bowl)
  2. 7Paxton Lynch 2015 vs. SMU
  3. 7Riley Ferguson 2016 vs. Bowling Green
  4. 7Riley Ferguson 2017 vs. Connecticut
  5. 7Brady White 2020 vs. UCF

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 17David Berrong 1967–⁠69
  2. 16Jerry Todd 1967–⁠69
  3. 13Eric Harris 1973–⁠76
  4. 13Glenn Sumter 1998–⁠00
  5. 12Bill Brundzo 1965–⁠67

Season

  1. 11Jerry Todd 1968
  2. 8David Berrong 1969
  3. 8Steve Jaggard 1969
  4. 7Eddie Moore 1988
  5. 6Bill Brundzo 1966

Game

  1. 3Bob Ford 1952 vs. Murray State
  2. 3Olie Cordill 1965 vs. Mississippi State
  3. 3Keith Simpson 1977 vs. North Texas
  4. 3Eddie Moore 1988 vs. Tulane
  5. 3Bobby McCain 2013 vs. South Florida

Tackles

Career

  1. 473Danton Barto 1990–⁠93
  2. 454Michael Thomas 1977–⁠80
  3. 435Eric Fairs 1982–⁠85
  4. 416Kamal Shakir 1997–⁠00
  5. 384Keith Butler 1974–⁠77

Season

  1. 162Michael Thomas 1980
  2. 161Dave Pawlik 1971
  3. 152Keith Butler 1977
  4. 147Todd Ondra 1980
  5. 147Jamon Hughes 2010

Game

  1. 25Pete Scatamacchia 1979 vs. Louisville
  2. 21Alex Dees 1968 vs. Southern Miss
  3. 21Tommy James 1970 vs. Utah State
  4. 21Jamon Hughes 2010 vs. Southern Miss
  5. 20John Allen 1968 vs. Houston

Sacks

Career

  1. 22.5Martin Ifedi 2011–⁠14
  2. 22.0Tramont Lawless 1996–⁠99
  3. 20.0Marquis Bowling 1995–⁠98
  4. 19.0Marlon Brown 1985–⁠88
  5. 18.0Tim Harris 1982–⁠85

Season

  1. 13.0Andre Arnold 2000
  2. 11.5Martin Ifedi 2013
  3. 11.0Cedric Wright 1983
  4. 11.0Marlon Brown 1987
  5. 11.0Marquis Bowling 1997

Game

  1. 4.0Marlon Brown 1987 vs. Louisville
  2. 4.0James Logan 1994 vs. Arkansas State
  3. 4.0Clinton McDonald 2008 vs. Arkansas State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 81Jake Elliott 2013–⁠16
  2. 70Stephen Gostkowski 2002–⁠05
  3. 64Riley Patterson 2017–⁠20
  4. 51Joe Allison 1990–⁠93
  5. 49Ryan White 1998–⁠01

Game

  1. 5Ryan White 1999 vs. UAB
  2. 5Jake Elliott 2013 vs. Houston
  3. 5Joe Doyle 2021 vs. Nicholls

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 87.5%Chris Howard 2022
  2. 77.9%Jake Elliott 2013–⁠16
  3. 77.1%Riley Patterson 2017–⁠20
  4. 76.9%Tanner Gillis 2022–⁠23
  5. 76.2%John Butler 1986–⁠89

Season

  1. 100.0%Ryan White 1998
  2. 92.0%Joe Allison 1992
  3. 92.0%Riley Patterson 2019

Season by season

114 seasons; 17 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Ryan Silverfield8–⁠5T–6thL Gasparilla Bowl
2024Ryan Silverfield11–⁠2T–3rdW Frisco Bowl
2023Ryan Silverfield10–⁠3T–4thW Liberty Bowl
2022Ryan Silverfield7–⁠6T–8thW First Responder Bowl
2021Ryan Silverfield6–⁠6T–7thHawaii Bowl Canceled
2020Ryan Silverfield8–⁠3T–3rdW Montgomery Bowl
2019Mike Norvell12–⁠2T–1st <small>(West)</small>L Cotton Bowl Classic
2018Mike Norvell8–⁠6T–1st <small>(West)</small>L Birmingham Bowl
2017Mike Norvell10–⁠31st <small>(West)</small>L Liberty Bowl
2016Mike Norvell8–⁠5T–3rd <small>(West)</small>L Boca Raton Bowl
2015Justin Fuente9–⁠43rd <small>(West)</small>L Birmingham Bowl
2014Justin Fuente10–⁠3T–1stW Miami Beach Bowl
2013Justin Fuente3–⁠9T–9th
2012Justin Fuente4–⁠8T–3rd <small> (East) </small>
2011Larry Porter2–⁠106th <small>(East)</small>
2010Larry Porter1–⁠116th <small>(East)</small>
2009Tommy West2–⁠106th <small>(East)</small>
2008Tommy West6–⁠7T–2nd <small>(East)</small>L St. Petersburg Bowl
2007Tommy West7–⁠6T–2nd <small>(East)</small>L New Orleans Bowl
2006Tommy West2–⁠106th <small>(East)</small>
2005Tommy West7–⁠5T–2nd <small>(East)</small>W Motor City Bowl
2004Tommy West8–⁠4T–2ndL GMAC Bowl
2003Tommy West9–⁠4T–3rdW New Orleans Bowl
2002Tommy West3–⁠99th
2001Tommy West5–⁠67th
2000Rip Scherer4–⁠7T-7th
1999Rip Scherer5–⁠6T-2nd
1998Rip Scherer2–⁠9T-7th
1997Rip Scherer4–⁠7T-4th
1996Rip Scherer4–⁠7T-3rd
1995Rip Scherer3–⁠8
1994Chuck Stobart6–⁠5
1993Chuck Stobart6–⁠5
1992Chuck Stobart6–⁠5
1991Chuck Stobart5–⁠6
1990Chuck Stobart4–⁠6–⁠1
1989Chuck Stobart2–⁠9
1988Charlie Bailey6–⁠5
1987Charlie Bailey5–⁠5–⁠1
1986Charlie Bailey1–⁠10
1985Rey Dempsey2–⁠7–⁠2
1984Rey Dempsey5–⁠5–⁠1
1983Rex Dockery6–⁠4–⁠1
1982Rex Dockery1–⁠10
1981Rex Dockery1–⁠10
1980Richard Williamson2–⁠9
1979Richard Williamson5–⁠6
1978Richard Williamson4–⁠7
1977Richard Williamson6–⁠5
1976Richard Williamson7–⁠4
1975Richard Williamson7–⁠4
1974Fred Pancoast7–⁠4
1973Fred Pancoast8–⁠3
1972Fred Pancoast5–⁠5–⁠15th
1971Billy J. Murphy5–⁠6T–1stW Pasadena Bowl
1970Billy J. Murphy6–⁠43rd
1969Billy J. Murphy8–⁠21st
1968Billy J. Murphy6–⁠41st
1967Billy J. Murphy6–⁠3
1966Billy J. Murphy7–⁠2
1965Billy J. Murphy5–⁠5
1964Billy J. Murphy5–⁠4
1963Billy J. Murphy9–⁠0–⁠1
1962Billy J. Murphy8–⁠1
1961Billy J. Murphy8–⁠2
1960Billy J. Murphy8–⁠2
1959Billy J. Murphy6–⁠4 (ours 1–⁠3)
1958Billy J. Murphy4–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠4)
1957Ralph Hatley6–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠2)
1956Ralph Hatley5–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)W Burley Bowl
1955Ralph Hatley2–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠3)
1954Ralph Hatley3–⁠4–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠3–⁠1)
1953Ralph Hatley6–⁠4 (ours 1–⁠3)
1952Ralph Hatley2–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)
1951Ralph Hatley5–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠3)
1950Ralph Hatley9–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠2)
1949Ralph Hatley9–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
1948Ralph Hatley6–⁠5
1947Ralph Hatley6–⁠2–⁠1
1946Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II1,943–⁠1,943–⁠1,943Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II
1945Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II1,943–⁠1,943–⁠1,943Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II
1944Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II1,943–⁠1,943–⁠1,943Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II
1943Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II1,943–⁠1,943–⁠1,943Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II
1942Charlie Jamerson2–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)
1941Cecil C. Humphreys6–⁠3
1940Cecil C. Humphreys5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)
1939Cecil C. Humphreys3–⁠8 (ours 0–⁠2)
1938Allyn McKeen10–⁠0
1937Allyn McKeen3–⁠6
1936Zach Curlin0–⁠9
1935Zach Curlin1–⁠6–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
1934Zach Curlin3–⁠3–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1933Zach Curlin7–⁠1–⁠1
1932Zach Curlin4–⁠5
1931Zach Curlin2–⁠5–⁠2
1930Zach Curlin6–⁠3–⁠1
1929Zach Curlin8–⁠0–⁠2
1928Zach Curlin5–⁠3–⁠2
1927Zach Curlin5–⁠3–⁠1
1926Zach Curlin1–⁠8
1925Zach Curlin0–⁠7–⁠1
1924Zach Curlin1–⁠7–⁠1
1923Lester Barnard6–⁠3
1922Lester Barnard5–⁠2–⁠3
1921Rollin Wilson4–⁠5–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
1920Elmore George0–⁠5
1919V. M. Campbell3–⁠4
1918John Childerson2–⁠4
1917V. M. Campbell3–⁠2
1916Tom Shea2–⁠3–⁠1
1915Clyde H. Wilson4–⁠3
1914Clyde H. Wilson3–⁠5
1913Clyde H. Wilson1–⁠2
1912Clyde H. Wilson1–⁠2–⁠1

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.