Missouri State record book

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

  • Jmariyae Robinson No. 5 in career receiving touchdowns, 16; No. 5 in single-season receiving touchdowns, 7
  • Yousef Obeid No. 5 in single-season field goals made, 14

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 8,183Cody Kirby 2007–⁠10
  2. 7,938Jacob Clark 2022–⁠25
  3. 6,959Jeremy Hoog 1994–⁠97
  4. 6,405Peyton Huslig 2017–⁠19
  5. 5,990Jason Shelley 2021–⁠22

Season

  1. 3,604Jacob Clark 2024
  2. 3,347Jason Shelley 2021
  3. 3,244Jacob Clark 2025
  4. 2,741Jay Rodgers 1999
  5. 2,643Jason Shelley 2022

Game

  1. 460A.J. Porter 2003 vs. Illinois State
  2. 431Jacob Clark 2024 vs. Murray State
  3. 414Jacob Clark 2023 vs. Utah Tech
  4. 405DeAndre Smith 1990 vs. Tulsa
  5. 404Peyton Huslig 2018 vs. Southern Illinois

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 64Jacob Clark 2022–⁠25
  2. 47Cody Kirby 2007–⁠10
  3. 40Jason Shelley 2021–⁠22
  4. 38Peyton Huslig 2017–⁠19
  5. 36Mitch Ware 1976–⁠79

Season

  1. 28Jacob Clark 2025
  2. 26Jacob Clark 2024
  3. 24Jay Rodgers 1999
  4. 22Jason Shelley 2021
  5. 19Kierra Harris 2014

Game

  1. 5Jay Rodgers 1999 vs. Southern Illinois
  2. 5A.J. Porter 2003 vs. Illinois State
  3. 5A.J. Porter 2003 vs. Western Illinois
  4. 5Brodie Lambert 2016 vs. Western Illinois
  5. 5Jason Shelley 2022 vs. UT Martin

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 2,867John Gianini 1976–⁠80
  2. 2,694Keith Williams 1982–⁠85
  3. 2,415Fred Tabron 1970–⁠73
  4. 2,381Cornelius Perry 1963–⁠65
  5. 2,339Cody Pratt 2003–⁠04

Season

  1. 1,453Michael Cosey 1996
  2. 1,223Cody Pratt 2003
  3. 1,201Keith Williams 1985
  4. 1,181Gino Travline 1975
  5. 1,120Maurice Daniels 1998

Game

  1. 248Maurice Daniels 1998 vs. UC Northrdge
  2. 240Mike Cosey 1996 vs. Jacksonville St.
  3. 238Cornelius Perry 1964 vs. Mo. S&T
  4. 232Keith Williams 1985 vs. Eastern Ill.
  5. 222Jason Ringena 2000 vs. SE Mo. St.

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 40DeAndre Smith 1987–⁠90
  2. 33Cody Kirby 2007–⁠10
  3. 30John Gianini 1976–⁠80
  4. 29Jacardia Wright 2022–⁠24
  5. 28Fred Tabron 1970–⁠73

Season

  1. 19Gerald Davis 2007
  2. 18DeAndre Smith 1990
  3. 17Mark Daniels 1979
  4. 15DeAndre Smith 1989
  5. 14Jacardia Wright 2024

Game

  1. 5Gerald Davis 2007 vs. Indiana St.
  2. 4Louis Stark 1927 vs. SW Baptist
  3. 4Tommy Burns 1955 vs. Emporia St.
  4. 4Cornelius Perry 1964 vs. Mo. S&T
  5. 4Tom Herman 1973 vs. Missouri S&T

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 150Clay Harbor 2006–⁠09
  2. 147Malik Earl 2014–⁠17
  3. 146Julian Burton 2010–⁠14
  4. 139Jermaine Saffold 2009–⁠11
  5. 137Chance Thurman 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 73Raylen Sharpe 2023
  2. 66Ty Scott 2021
  3. 63Hunter Wood 2024
  4. 62Michael Sparks 2005
  5. 59Mark Marcos 2001

Game

  1. 14Malik Earl 2017 vs. Western Ill.
  2. 13Jeff Hewitt 2000 vs. Indiana St.
  3. 13Raylen Sharpe 2023 vs. North Dakota St.
  4. 11Jason Cannon 1995 vs. Western Ill.
  5. 11Clay Harbor 2009 vs. Southern Illinois

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,221Jermaine Saffold 2009–⁠11
  2. 1,990Steve Newbold 1977–⁠80
  3. 1,971Chance Thurman 1996–⁠99
  4. 1,962Malik Earl 2014–⁠17
  5. 1,942Julian Burton 2010–⁠14

Season

  1. 1,110Ty Scott 2021
  2. 991Raylen Sharpe 2023
  3. 913Jermaine Saffold 2011
  4. 905Mark Marcos 2001
  5. 869Jermaine Saffold 2010

Game

  1. 249Steven Rush 2003 vs. Illinois St.
  2. 223Jason Cannon 1995 vs. Western Ill.
  3. 215Steve Newbold 1979 vs. Pittsburg St.
  4. 207Jermaine Saffold 2011 vs. Illinois State
  5. 206Pete Bybel 1957 vs. Truman St.

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 18Steve Newbold 1977–⁠80
  2. 18Jeff Hewitt 1998–⁠00
  3. 17Jason Cannon 1995–⁠97
  4. 17Jermaine Saffold 2009–⁠11
  5. 16Jmariyae Robinson 2022–⁠25

Season

  1. 8Jeff Hewitt 1998
  2. 8Steven Rush 2004
  3. 8Jermaine Saffold 2011
  4. 8Ty Scott 2021
  5. 7Keith Williams 1985

Game

  1. 4Steven Rush 2003 vs. Illinois St.
  2. 4Kaya Farris 2003 vs. Western Illinois
  3. 3Jim Julian 1950 vs. NW Missouri St.
  4. 3Pete Bybel 1957 vs. Truman St.
  5. 3Jeff Hewitt 1998 vs. Illinois St.

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 9,019Cody Kirby 2007–⁠10
  2. 8,007Jacob Clark 2022–⁠25
  3. 7,465Peyton Huslig 2017–⁠19
  4. 7,326Jeremy Hoog 1994–⁠97
  5. 6,594Jason Shelley 2021–⁠22

Season

  1. 3,789Jason Shelley 2021
  2. 3,612Jacob Clark 2024
  3. 3,228Jacob Clark 2025
  4. 2,805Jason Shelley 2022
  5. 2,768Jay Rodgers 1999

Game

  1. 469DeAndre Smith 1990 vs. Tulsa
  2. 443Jason Shelley 2021 vs. Youngstown State
  3. 426A.J. Porter 2003 vs. Illinois State
  4. 419Peyton Huslig 2018 vs. Southern Illinois
  5. 418Jacob Clark 2024 vs. Murray State

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 24Adrion Smith 1990–⁠93
  2. 18Mike Armentrout 1981–⁠84
  3. 15Bill Beckett 1975–⁠78
  4. 14Malcolm Hukriede 1970–⁠71
  5. 14Jon Castleman 1978–⁠81

Season

  1. 10Mike Armentrout 1983
  2. 9Larry Goddard 1965
  3. 8Malcolm Hukriede 1971
  4. 7Adrion Smith 1991
  5. 7Adrion Smith 1992

Game

  1. 4Chris Waters 1979 vs. Truman St.
  2. 4Dennis Scott 1964 vs. Missouri S&T
  3. 4Larry Goddard 1965 vs. Pittsburg St.
  4. 3Randy Wheeler 1966 vs. Mo. S&T
  5. 3Adrion Smith 1991 vs. Indiana St.

Tackles

Career

  1. 500P.J. Jones 1998–⁠01
  2. 487Corky Martin 1997–⁠00
  3. 457Dylan Cole 2013–⁠16
  4. 452John Harvey 1978–⁠81
  5. 423Dennis O’Hagan 1976–⁠80

Season

  1. 226Dennis O’Hagan 1980
  2. 186John Harvey 1979
  3. 183Matt Soraghan 1987
  4. 163P.J. Jones 2001
  5. 159James Houston 1985

Sacks

Career

  1. 41.0Dennis Heim 1974–⁠77
  2. 40.0Bill Walter 1988–⁠91
  3. 29.0Morgan Trokey 1976–⁠78
  4. 27.0Keith Odehnal 1979–⁠82
  5. 27.0Michael Fox 1989–⁠90

Season

  1. 16.0Dennis Heim 1976
  2. 16.0Michael Fox 1989
  3. 15.0Darrin Newbold 1982
  4. 15.0Dean Schuepbach 1984

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 49Wayne Boyer 1993–⁠96
  2. 45Jose Pizano 2020–⁠22
  3. 39Jon Scifres 2002–⁠05
  4. 38Chris Potthast 1986–⁠89
  5. 38Travis Brawner 1997–⁠99

Season

  1. 25Wayne Boyer 1996
  2. 21Travis Brawner 1997
  3. 21Jose Pizano 2021
  4. 15Jon Scifres 2004
  5. 14Wayne Boyer 1995

Game

  1. 4Richard Grote 1990 vs. Indiana State
  2. 4Wayne Boyer 1996 vs. McNeese
  3. 4Wayne Boyer 1996 vs. UT Martin
  4. 336 times by 17 players 2026 vs. Most recent: Yousef Obeid, vs. Kennesaw State

Season by season

115 seasons; 24 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2026Casey Woods0–⁠0 (ours 2–⁠4)0–⁠0
2025Ryan Beard7–⁠65–⁠3, 5thXbox Bowl L
2024Ryan Beard8–⁠46–⁠2, T–4th
2023Ryan Beard4–⁠73–⁠5, 9th
2022Bobby Petrino5–⁠63–⁠5, 8th
2021Bobby Petrino8–⁠46–⁠2, 2ndNCAA Division I First Round L14
2020Bobby Petrino5–⁠55–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsNCAA Division I First Round L13
2019Dave Steckel1–⁠101–⁠7, T–9th
2018Dave Steckel4–⁠72–⁠6, 9th
2017Dave Steckel3–⁠82–⁠6, T–8th
2016Dave Steckel4–⁠72–⁠6, T–8th
2015Dave Steckel1–⁠100–⁠8, 10th
2014Terry Allen4–⁠81–⁠7, 9th
2013Terry Allen5–⁠75–⁠3, T–2nd
2012Terry Allen3–⁠83–⁠5, 8th
2011Terry Allen2–⁠92–⁠6, T–7th
2010Terry Allen5–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd
2009Terry Allen6–⁠54–⁠4, T–5th
2008Terry Allen4–⁠73–⁠5, T–6th
2007Terry Allen6–⁠52–⁠4, T–5th
2006Terry Allen2–⁠91–⁠6, T–7th
2005Randy Ball4–⁠62–⁠5, 7th
2004Randy Ball6–⁠53–⁠4, 4th
2003Randy Ball4–⁠71–⁠6, 7th
2002Randy Ball4–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)1–⁠6, 8th
2001Randy Ball6–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠4, 5th
2000Randy Ball5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠4, T–5th
1999Randy Ball5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠4, T–4th
1998Del Miller5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠2)3–⁠3, T–3rd
1997Del Miller5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠3, 4th
1996Del Miller7–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠2, T–2nd21
1995Del Miller4–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)1–⁠5, 7th
1994Jesse Branch4–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠4, T–5th
1993Jesse Branch7–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)4–⁠2, T–2nd
1992Jesse Branch6–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠2)4–⁠2, T–2nd
1991Jesse Branch6–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)3–⁠3, 3rd
1990Jesse Branch9–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠1)5–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsNCAA Division I-AA First Round L6
1989Jesse Branch10–⁠35–⁠1, 1st, conference championsNCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L9
1988Jesse Branch5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)4–⁠2, T–2nd
1987Jesse Branch5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠3, T–3rd
1986Jesse Branch3–⁠71–⁠5, T–6th
1985Rich Johanningmeier6–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠0–⁠1)2–⁠2–⁠1, 2nd
1984Rich Johanningmeier6–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠0)1–⁠1–⁠1, 3rd
1983Rich Johanningmeier6–⁠5 (ours 1–⁠2)2–⁠1, 2nd
1982Rich Johanningmeier5–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)1–⁠2, 3rd
1981Rich Johanningmeier3–⁠5–⁠20–⁠3, 4th
1980Rich Johanningmeier6–⁠55–⁠1, 2nd
1979Rich Johanningmeier7–⁠43–⁠3, T–3rd
1978Rich Johanningmeier8–⁠36–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1977Rich Johanningmeier6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 4th
1976Rich Johanningmeier5–⁠64–⁠2, T–3rd
1975Don Cross6–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3, T–3rd
1974Don Cross7–⁠34–⁠2, T–3rd
1973Don Cross3–⁠73–⁠3, T–3rd
1972Don Cross4–⁠62–⁠4, 5th
1971Don Cross1–⁠8–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 7th
1970Don Cross2–⁠7–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 6th
1969Don Cross0–⁠100–⁠5, 6th
1968Jim Mentis2–⁠82–⁠3, T–3rd
1967Jim Mentis4–⁠62–⁠3, T–3rd
1966Jim Mentis7–⁠45–⁠0, 1st, conference championsMineral Water L
1965Jim Mentis7–⁠34–⁠1, 2nd
1964Orville Pottenger6–⁠43–⁠2, 3rd
1963Orville Pottenger9–⁠15–⁠0, 1st, conference championsMineral Water L
1962Orville Pottenger5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2, 3rd
1961Orville Pottenger4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3, T–4th
1960Aldo Sebben2–⁠72–⁠3, 4th
1959Aldo Sebben4–⁠51–⁠4, T–5th
1958Aldo Sebben4–⁠52–⁠3, 4th
1957Aldo Sebben4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3, 4th
1956Aldo Sebben3–⁠63–⁠2, T–3rd
1955Harold “Tuffy” Stratton2–⁠6–⁠11–⁠4, T–5th
1954Bill Dellastatious2–⁠61–⁠4, T–4th
1953Bill Dellastatious3–⁠63–⁠2, 2nd
1952Fred Thomsen3–⁠61–⁠4, T–5th
1951Fred Thomsen6–⁠3–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1950Fred Thomsen5–⁠4–⁠23–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1949Fred Thomsen5–⁠4–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1948Tommy O’Boyle9–⁠24–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsMissouri–Kansas L
1947Tommy O’Boyle7–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1946Red Blair2–⁠61–⁠4, 5th
1945Red Blair5–⁠1–⁠2
1942Red Blair2–⁠7–⁠22–⁠2, T–3rd
1941Red Blair8–⁠33–⁠2, 4th
1940Red Blair10–⁠05–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1939Red Blair7–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1938Red Blair5–⁠2–⁠22–⁠2–⁠1, 3rd
1937Andrew McDonald0–⁠8–⁠10–⁠5, 6th
1936Andrew McDonald1–⁠5–⁠20–⁠4–⁠1, 6th
1935Andrew McDonald3–⁠4–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–3rd
1934Andrew McDonald1–⁠5–⁠11–⁠3, 4th
1933Arthur W. Briggs2–⁠50–⁠4, 5th
1932Arthur W. Briggs3–⁠2–⁠22–⁠2–⁠1, 2nd
1931Arthur W. Briggs5–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1930Arthur W. Briggs4–⁠52–⁠2, 3rd
1929Arthur W. Briggs6–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1928Arthur W. Briggs7–⁠1–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1927Arthur W. Briggs4–⁠32–⁠2, 3rd
1926Arthur W. Briggs3–⁠51–⁠3, 4th
1925Arthur W. Briggs4–⁠2–⁠22–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1924Arthur W. Briggs1–⁠6–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)0–⁠3–⁠1
1923Arthur W. Briggs7–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠1, 3rd
1922Arthur W. Briggs7–⁠07–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1921Arthur W. Briggs3–⁠53–⁠4, 7th
1920Arthur W. Briggs2–⁠62–⁠4, 6th
1919Arthur W. Briggs3–⁠42–⁠2, T–7th
1918Paul Andrews1–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1917Arthur W. Briggs3–⁠2
1916Arthur W. Briggs2–⁠2–⁠2
1915Arthur W. Briggs4–⁠2
1914Arthur W. Briggs6–⁠0
1912Arthur W. Briggs0–⁠3
1911Corliss Buchanan1–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)
1910Corliss Buchanan1–⁠4
1909Walter Langston4–⁠2

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.