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Mississippi State record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Mississippi 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 Ferrie No. 1 in career field goal percentage, 80.4%; No. 2 in career field goals made, 45; No. 2 in single-season field goals made, 17
  • Anthony Evans III No. 5 in single-game receptions, 12

Passing

Completions

Career

  1. 1,301Will Rogers 2020–⁠23
  2. 734Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  3. 511Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  4. 462Wayne Madkin 1998–⁠01
  5. 461Kevin Fant 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 505Will Rogers 2021
  2. 415Will Rogers 2022
  3. 316Dak Prescott 2015
  4. 244Dak Prescott 2014
  5. 239Will Rogers 2020

Game

  1. 50Will Rogers 2021 vs. Memphis
  2. 47Will Rogers 2021 vs. LSU
  3. 46Will Rogers 2021 vs. Texas A&M
  4. 45Will Rogers 2020 vs. Ole Miss
  5. 44Will Rogers 2021 vs. Auburn

Passing yards

Career

  1. 12,315Will Rogers 2020–⁠23
  2. 9,376Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  3. 6,336Wayne Madkin 1998–⁠01
  4. 6,207Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  5. 5,631Kevin Fant 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 4,739Will Rogers 2021
  2. 3,974Will Rogers 2022
  3. 3,793Dak Prescott 2015
  4. 3,449Dak Prescott 2014
  5. 2,897Tyler Russell 2012

Game

  1. 623K.J. Costello 2020 vs. LSU
  2. 508Dak Prescott 2015 vs. Arkansas
  3. 487Will Rogers 2023 vs. South Carolina
  4. 466Derrick Taite 1994 vs. Tulane
  5. 453Dak Prescott 2014 vs. Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl)

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 94Will Rogers 2020–⁠23
  2. 70Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  3. 55Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  4. 42Tyler Russell 2010–⁠13
  5. 38Derrick Taite 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 36Will Rogers 2021
  2. 35Will Rogers 2022
  3. 29Dak Prescott 2015
  4. 27Dak Prescott 2014
  5. 24Tyler Russell 2012

Game

  1. 6Will Rogers 2021 vs. Auburn
  2. 6Will Rogers 2022 vs. Bowling Green
  3. 5Dak Prescott 2015 vs. Arkansas
  4. 5Nick Fitzgerald 2016 vs. Samford
  5. 5Keytaon Thompson 2018 vs. Stephen F. Austin

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 3,994Anthony Dixon 2006–⁠09
  2. 3,607Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  3. 3,212Jerious Norwood 2002–⁠05
  4. 2,820Walter Packer 1973–⁠76
  5. 2,721Michael Davis 1991–⁠94

Season

  1. 1,391Anthony Dixon 2009
  2. 1,385Nick Fitzgerald 2016
  3. 1,383J.J. Johnson 1998
  4. 1,350Kylin Hill 2019
  5. 1,203Josh Robinson 2014

Game

  1. 258Nick Fitzgerald 2016 vs. Ole Miss
  2. 252Anthony Dixon 2009 vs. Kentucky
  3. 247Jerious Norwood 2005 vs. Houston
  4. 237J.J. Johnson 1998 vs. Alabama
  5. 234Kylin Hill 2019 vs. Arkansas

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 46Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  2. 42Anthony Dixon 2006–⁠09
  3. 41Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  4. 29Vick Ballard 2010–⁠11
  5. 27Michael Davis 1991–⁠94

Game

  1. 7Harry Furman 1907 vs. Southern Baptist
  2. 7Harry Furman 1907 vs. Mercer
  3. 7Harry McArthur 1914 vs. Cumberland
  4. 4Jackie Parker 1952 vs. Arkansas State
  5. 4Art Davis 1954 vs. LSU

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 214Jo’Quavious Marks 2020–⁠23
  2. 199Fred Ross 2013–⁠16
  3. 162David Smith 1968–⁠70
  4. 159Chad Bumphis 2009–⁠12
  5. 150Austin Williams 2018–⁠22

Season

  1. 105Makai Polk 2021
  2. 88Fred Ross 2015
  3. 83Jo’Quavious Marks 2021
  4. 74David Smith 1970
  5. 74Kevin Coleman 2024

Game

  1. 15Eric Moulds 1995 vs. Tennessee
  2. 15Kylin Hill 2020 vs. Kentucky
  3. 14David Smith 1969 vs. Ole Miss
  4. 13Makai Polk 2021 vs. Texas A&M
  5. 12Sammy Milner 1968 vs. Texas Tech

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,528Fred Ross 2013–⁠16
  2. 2,270Chad Bumphis 2009–⁠12
  3. 2,214Mardye McDole 1977–⁠80
  4. 2,168David Smith 1968–⁠70
  5. 2,022Eric Moulds 1993–⁠95

Season

  1. 1,054Brenen Thompson 2025
  2. 1,046Makai Polk 2021
  3. 1,035Mardye McDole 1978
  4. 1,007Fred Ross 2015
  5. 987David Smith 1970

Game

  1. 256Lideatrick Griffin 2023 vs. South Carolina
  2. 220Jameon Lewis 2013 vs. Rice (Liberty Bowl)
  3. 215David Smith 1970 vs. Texas Tech
  4. 208Sammy Milner 1968 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 208Danny Knight 1982 vs. Florida

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 24Chad Bumphis 2009–⁠12
  2. 22De’Runnya Wilson 2013–⁠15
  3. 22Fred Ross 2013–⁠16
  4. 17Eric Moulds 1993–⁠95
  5. 17Justin Jenkins 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 12Chad Bumphis 2012
  2. 12Fred Ross 2016
  3. 10De’Runnya Wilson 2015
  4. 9Justin Jenkins 2003
  5. 9De’Runnya Wilson 2014

Game

  1. 3Sammy Milner 1969 vs. Florida
  2. 3Chad Bumphis 2012 vs. Troy
  3. 3Donald Gray 2016 vs. Samford
  4. 3Austin Williams 2021 vs. Tennessee State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,999Will Rogers 2020–⁠23
  2. 11,897Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  3. 9,814Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  4. 7,097Don Smith 1983–⁠86
  5. 6,901John Bond 1980–⁠83

Season

  1. 4,642Will Rogers 2021
  2. 4,435Dak Prescott 2014
  3. 4,381Dak Prescott 2015
  4. 3,809Will Rogers 2022
  5. 3,798Nick Fitzgerald 2016

Game

  1. 585K.J. Costello 2020 vs. LSU
  2. 554Dak Prescott 2015 vs. Arkansas
  3. 536Nick Fitzgerald 2016 vs. Samford
  4. 500Dak Prescott 2014 vs. Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl)
  5. 487Will Rogers 2023 vs. South Carolina

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 111Dak Prescott 2012–⁠15
  2. 101Nick Fitzgerald 2015–⁠18
  3. 96Will Rogers 2020–⁠23
  4. 52Don Smith 1983–⁠86
  5. 45Tyler Russell 2010–⁠13

Season

  1. 41Dak Prescott 2014
  2. 39Dak Prescott 2015
  3. 37Nick Fitzgerald 2016
  4. 37Will Rogers 2021
  5. 35Will Rogers 2022

Game

  1. 7Dak Prescott 2015 vs. Arkansas
  2. 7Nick Fitzgerald 2016 vs. Samford
  3. 7Keytaon Thompson 2018 vs. Stephen F. Austin
  4. 6Jackie Parker 1952 vs. Auburn
  5. 6Dak Prescott 2015 vs. Kentucky

All-purpose yardage

Career

  1. 4,443Anthony Dixon 2006–⁠09
  2. 4,253LaDarius Perkins 2010–⁠13
  3. 4,169Walter Packer 1973–⁠76
  4. 3,973Tony James 1989–⁠92
  5. 3,750Jerious Norwood 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 1,664Nick Turner 2003
  2. 1,573Josh Robinson 2014
  3. 1,546Kevin Prentiss 1998
  4. 1,537Jameon Lewis 2013
  5. 1,530Kylin Hill 2019

Game

  1. 344Nick Turner 2003 vs. Tennessee
  2. 319LaDarius Perkins 2010 vs. Ole Miss
  3. 312James Johnson 1998 vs. Alabama
  4. 267Jameon Lewis 2013 vs. Rice (Liberty Bowl)
  5. 266Anthony Dixon 2009 vs. Kentucky

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 16Walt Harris 1992–⁠95
  2. 16Johnthan Banks 2009–⁠12
  3. 15Nickoe Whitley 2010–⁠13
  4. 14Emmanuel Forbes 2020–⁠22
  5. 12Izell McGill 1994–⁠97

Season

  1. 6Bobby Bethune 1960
  2. 6Bill Crick 1969
  3. 6Walt Harris 1993
  4. 6Walt Harris 1994
  5. 6Izell McGill 1997

Game

  1. 3Jack Nix 1939 vs. Arkansas
  2. 3Billy Murphy 1946 vs. Ole Miss
  3. 3Billy Stacy 1958 vs. Ole Miss
  4. 3Henry Davison 1976 vs. Auburn
  5. 3Darren Williams 2002 vs. Troy

Tackles

Career

  1. 467Ray Costict 1973–⁠76
  2. 454Harvey Hull 1973–⁠76
  3. 448James Williams 1986–⁠89
  4. 442Reggie Stewart 1987–⁠90
  5. 392Johnie Cooks 1977–⁠81

Season

  1. 186Calvin Zanders 1983
  2. 180Billy Jackson 1983
  3. 179Reggie Stewart 1990
  4. 164John Miller 1982
  5. 163James Williams 1988

Game

  1. 29Ray Costict 1976 vs. Kentucky

Sacks

Career

  1. 49.0Billy Jackson 1980–⁠83
  2. 26.0Tyrone Keys 1977–⁠80
  3. 24.5Willie Evans 2002–⁠05
  4. 24.0Johnie Cooks 1977–⁠81
  5. 22.0Mike McEnany 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 17.0Billy Jackson 1980
  2. 15.0Billy Jackson 1981
  3. 15.0Willie Evans 2005
  4. 13.0Greg Favors 1996
  5. 12.5Mike McEnany 1981

Game

  1. 5.5Greg Favors 1996 vs. Ole Miss

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 48Artie Cosby 1983–⁠86
  2. 45Kyle Ferrie 2023–⁠26
  3. 43Brian Hazelwood 1995–⁠98
  4. 41Joel Logan 1987–⁠90
  5. 34Dana Moore 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 18Scott Westerfield 1999
  2. 17Tom Burke 1993
  3. 17Kyle Ferrie 2025
  4. 16Brian Hazelwood 1997
  5. 16Brent Smith 2002

Game

  1. 5Tim Rogers 1994 vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)
  2. 5Brian Hazelwood 1998 vs. Arkansas
  3. 5Derek DePasquale 2010 vs. UAB

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 80.4%Kyle Ferrie 2023–⁠26
  2. 80.0%Brent Smith 2002–⁠03
  3. 80.0%Jace Christmann 2017–⁠20
  4. 76.2%Derek DePasquale 2009–⁠11
  5. 71.4%Scott Westerfield 1999–⁠00

Season

  1. 85.7%Evan Sobiesk 2014
  2. 85.7%Jace Christmann 2017
  3. 85.0%Kyle Ferrie 2025
  4. 83.3%Derek DePasquale 2009
  5. 83.3%Derek DePasquale 2010

Season by season

127 seasons; 8 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2026Jeff Lebby0–⁠0 (ours 4–⁠2)–
2025Jeff Lebby5–⁠8T–13thLost 2026 Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest, 29–⁠43 
2024Jeff Lebby2–⁠1016th
2023Zach Arnett / Greg Knox (interim)5–⁠7T–6th
2022Mike Leach / Zach Arnett9–⁠4T–3rdWon 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois, 19–⁠10 20
2021Mike Leach7–⁠6T–3rdLost 2021 Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech, 7–⁠34 
2020Mike Leach4–⁠7T–6thWon 2020 Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa, 28–⁠26 
2019Joe Moorhead6–⁠75thLost 2019 Music City Bowl against Louisville, 28–⁠38 
2018Joe Moorhead0–⁠5 (ours 8–⁠5)4thLost 2019 Outback Bowl against Iowa, 22–⁠27 
2017Dan Mullen / Greg Knox (interim)9–⁠4T–5thWon 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville, 31–⁠27 19
2016Dan Mullen6–⁠7T–5thWon 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl against Miami (OH), 17–⁠16 
2015Dan Mullen9–⁠4T–5thWon 2015 Belk Bowl against NC State, 51–⁠28 
2014Dan Mullen10–⁠32ndLost 2014 Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech, 34–⁠49 11
2013Dan Mullen7–⁠65thWon 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, 44–⁠7 
2012Dan Mullen8–⁠54thLost 2013 Gator Bowl against Northwestern, 20–⁠34 
2011Dan Mullen7–⁠65thWon 2011 Music City Bowl against Wake Forest, 23–⁠17 
2010Dan Mullen9–⁠45thWon 2011 Gator Bowl against Michigan, 52–⁠14 15
2009Dan Mullen5–⁠7T–4th
2008Sylvester Croom4–⁠8T–4th
2007Sylvester Croom8–⁠5T–3rdWon 2007 Liberty Bowl against UCF, 10–⁠3 
2006Sylvester Croom3–⁠96th
2005Sylvester Croom3–⁠85th
2004Sylvester Croom3–⁠86th
2003Jackie Sherrill2–⁠105th
2002Jackie Sherrill3–⁠95th
2001Jackie Sherrill3–⁠86th
2000Jackie Sherrill8–⁠4T–3rdWon 2000 Independence Bowl against Texas A&M, 43–⁠41 (OT) 24
1999Jackie Sherrill10–⁠22ndWon 1999 Peach Bowl against Clemson, 17–⁠7 13
1998Jackie Sherrill8–⁠5T–1st<sup></sup>Lost 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas, 11–⁠38&nbsp;
1997Jackie Sherrill7–⁠4T–3rd
1996Jackie Sherrill5–⁠64th
1995Jackie Sherrill3–⁠84th
1994Jackie Sherrill8–⁠42ndLost 1995 Peach Bowl against NC State, 24–⁠28&nbsp;24
1993Jackie Sherrill4–⁠5–⁠2 (ours 3–⁠6–⁠2)4th
1992Jackie Sherrill7–⁠53rdLost 1993 Peach Bowl against North Carolina, 17–⁠21&nbsp;23
1991Jackie Sherrill7–⁠5T–4thLost 1991 Liberty Bowl against Air Force, 15–⁠38&nbsp;
1990Rockey Felker5–⁠6T–8th
1989Rockey Felker5–⁠69th
1988Rockey Felker1–⁠1010th
1987Rockey Felker4–⁠7T–7th
1986Rockey Felker6–⁠5T–7th
1985Emory Bellard5–⁠69th
1984Emory Bellard4–⁠7T–9th
1983Emory Bellard3–⁠88th
1982Emory Bellard5–⁠68th
1981Emory Bellard8–⁠43rdWon 1981 Hall of Fame Classic against Kansas, 10–⁠0&nbsp;
1980Emory Bellard9–⁠3T–2ndLost 1980 Sun Bowl against Nebraska, 17–⁠31&nbsp;19
1979Emory Bellard3–⁠88th
1978Bob Tyler6–⁠57th
1977Bob Tyler0–⁠11 (ours 5–⁠6)T–9th
1976Bob Tyler0–⁠11 (ours 9–⁠2)T–9th20
1975Bob Tyler2–⁠9 (ours 6–⁠4–⁠1)T–9th
1974Bob Tyler9–⁠3T–4thWon 1974 Sun Bowl against North Carolina, 26–⁠24&nbsp;17
1973Bob Tyler4–⁠5–⁠2T–8th
1972Charles Shira4–⁠79th
1971Charles Shira2–⁠910th
1970Charles Shira6–⁠5T–7th
1969Charles Shira3–⁠710th
1968Charles Shira0–⁠8–⁠29th
1967Charles Shira1–⁠9T–9th
1966Paul E. Davis2–⁠8T–9th
1965Paul E. Davis4–⁠6T–9th
1964Paul E. Davis4–⁠68th
1963Paul E. Davis7–⁠2–⁠24thWon 1963 Liberty Bowl against NC State, 16–⁠12&nbsp;
1962Paul E. Davis3–⁠69th
1961Wade Walker5–⁠5T–10th
1960Wade Walker2–⁠6–⁠111th
1959Wade Walker2–⁠712th
1958Wade Walker3–⁠612th
1957Wade Walker6–⁠2–⁠1T–3rd14
1956Wade Walker4–⁠6T–8th
1955Darrell Royal6–⁠46th
1954Darrell Royal6–⁠4T–6th
1953Murray Warmath5–⁠2–⁠36th
1952Murray Warmath5–⁠47th
1951Arthur Morton4–⁠511th
1950Arthur Morton4–⁠57th
1949Arthur Morton0–⁠8–⁠112th
1948Allyn McKeen4–⁠4–⁠17th
1947Allyn McKeen7–⁠34th
1946Allyn McKeen8–⁠25th
1945Allyn McKeen6–⁠3T–7th
1944Allyn McKeen6–⁠25th
1942Allyn McKeen8–⁠24th18
1941Allyn McKeen8–⁠1–⁠11st<sup></sup>16
1940Allyn McKeen10–⁠0–⁠12ndWon 1941 Orange Bowl against Georgetown, 14–⁠7&nbsp;9
1939Allyn McKeen8–⁠24th
1938Spike Nelson4–⁠611th
1937Ralph Sasse5–⁠4–⁠15th
1936Ralph Sasse7–⁠3–⁠15thLost 1937 Orange Bowl against Duquesne, 12–⁠13&nbsp;
1935Ralph Sasse8–⁠3T–9th
1934Ross McKechnie4–⁠612th
1933Ross McKechnie3–⁠6–⁠112th
1932Ray Dauber3–⁠5—
1931Ray Dauber2–⁠6—
1930Chris Cagle2–⁠7—
1929John W. Hancock1–⁠5–⁠2—
1928John W. Hancock2–⁠4–⁠2—
1927John W. Hancock5–⁠3—
1926Bernie Bierman5–⁠4—
1925Bernie Bierman3–⁠4–⁠1—
1924Earl Abell5–⁠4—
1923Earl Abell5–⁠2–⁠2—
1922Dudy Noble3–⁠4–⁠2—
1921Fred Holtkamp4–⁠4–⁠1—
1920Fred Holtkamp5–⁠3—
1919Sid Robinson6–⁠2—
1918Sid Robinson3–⁠2—
1917Sid Robinson6–⁠1—
1916Earle C. Hayes4–⁠4–⁠1—
1915Earle C. Hayes5–⁠2–⁠1—
1914Earle C. Hayes6–⁠2—
1913W. D. Chadwick6–⁠1–⁠1—
1912W. D. Chadwick4–⁠3—
1911W. D. Chadwick7–⁠2–⁠1—
1910W. D. Chadwick7–⁠2—
1909W. D. Chadwick5–⁠4—
1908Fred Furman3–⁠4—
1907Fred Furman6–⁠3—
1906Dan Martin2–⁠2–⁠1—
1905Dan Martin3–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠2)—
1904Dan Martin2–⁠5—
1903Dan Martin3–⁠0–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)—
1902L. Gwinn1–⁠4–⁠1—
1901L. B. Harvey2–⁠2–⁠1—
1896J. B. Hildebrand0–⁠4—
1895W. M. Matthews0–⁠2—

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.