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NC State record book

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

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 13,484Philip Rivers 2000–⁠03
  2. 10,501Ryan Finley 2016–⁠18
  3. 9,461Jamie Barnette 1996–⁠99
  4. 8,545Russell Wilson 2008–⁠10
  5. 7,411Mike Glennon 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 4,491Philip Rivers 2003
  2. 4,031Mike Glennon 2012
  3. 3,928Ryan Finley 2018
  4. 3,563Russell Wilson 2010
  5. 3,518Ryan Finley 2017

Game

  1. 535Shane Montgomery 1989 vs. Duke
  2. 493Mike Glennon 2012 vs. Clemson
  3. 475Philip Rivers 2003 vs. Kansas
  4. 473Ryan Finley 2018 vs. Syracuse
  5. 469Jamie Barnette 1998 vs. Baylor

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 95Philip Rivers 2000–⁠03
  2. 76Russell Wilson 2008–⁠10
  3. 63Mike Glennon 2009–⁠12
  4. 62Devin Leary 2019–⁠22
  5. 60Ryan Finley 2016–⁠18

Game

  1. 5Terry Harvey 1995 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 5Philip Rivers 2000 vs. Indiana
  3. 5Philip Rivers 2002 vs. Navy
  4. 5Philip Rivers 2003 vs. Kansas
  5. 5Russell Wilson 2009 vs. Florida State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,602Ted Brown 1975–⁠78
  2. 3,642Joe McIntosh 1981–⁠84
  3. 3,553Tremayne Stephens 1994–⁠97
  4. 2,856Matthew Dayes 2013–⁠16
  5. 2,781Ray Robinson 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 1,350Ted Brown 1978
  2. 1,251Ted Brown 1977
  3. 1,204Anthony Barbour 1992
  4. 1,190Joe McIntosh 1981
  5. 1,169Stan Fritts 1974

Game

  1. 251Ted Brown 1977 vs. Penn State
  2. 248Andre Brown 2005 vs. Southern Miss
  3. 227Ted Brown 1975 vs. Clemson
  4. 220Joe McIntosh 1981 vs. Wake Forest
  5. 220Reggie Gallaspy II 2018 vs. East Carolina

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 49Ted Brown 1975–⁠78
  2. 41Stan Fritts 1972–⁠74
  3. 34Matthew Dayes 2013–⁠16
  4. 33T.A. McLendon 2002–⁠04
  5. 31Reggie Gallaspy II 2015–⁠18

Game

  1. 5Stan Fritts 1972 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 5T.A. McLendon 2002 vs. Texas Tech
  3. 5Reggie Gallaspy II 2018 vs. North Carolina
  4. 4Dick Christy 1957 vs. South Carolina
  5. 4Ted Brown 1975 vs. Clemson

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 229Emeka Emezie 2017–⁠21
  2. 215Thayer Thomas 2018–⁠22
  3. 202Jaylen Samuels 2014–⁠17
  4. 200Jerricho Cotchery 2000–⁠03
  5. 191Torry Holt 1995–⁠98

Game

  1. 15Torry Holt 1998 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 15Jaylen Samuels 2017 vs. South Carolina
  3. 14Jakobi Meyers 2018 vs. James Madison
  4. 14Emeka Emezie 2021 vs. Clemson
  5. 13Jerricho Cotchery 2003 vs. Kansas

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,379Torry Holt 1995–⁠98
  2. 3,119Jerricho Cotchery 2000–⁠03
  3. 2,895Emeka Emezie 2017–⁠21
  4. 2,665Kelvin Harmon 2016–⁠18
  5. 2,484Thayer Thomas 2018–⁠22

Season

  1. 1,604Torry Holt 1998
  2. 1,369Jerricho Cotchery 2003
  3. 1,192Jerricho Cotchery 2002
  4. 1,186Kelvin Harmon 2018
  5. 1,099Torry Holt 1997

Game

  1. 255Torry Holt 1998 vs. Baylor
  2. 225Torry Holt 1998 vs. Clemson
  3. 219Tobais Palmer 2012 vs. Clemson
  4. 217Jerricho Cotchery 2003 vs. North Carolina
  5. 207Eddie Goines 1993 vs. Wake Forest

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 31Torry Holt 1995–⁠98
  2. 24Thayer Thomas 2018–⁠22
  3. 21Jerricho Cotchery 2000–⁠03
  4. 20Jarvis Williams 2007–⁠10
  5. 19Jaylen Samuels 2014–⁠17

Season

  1. 16Torry Holt 1997
  2. 13Koren Robinson 2000
  3. 11Torry Holt 1998
  4. 11Jarvis Williams 2009
  5. 10Eddie Goines 1993

Game

  1. 5Torry Holt 1997 vs. Florida State
  2. 4Torry Holt 1998 vs. Clemson
  3. 3Nasrallah Worthen 1988 vs. Duke
  4. 3Eddie Goines 1993 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 3Koren Robinson 2000 vs. Georgia Tech

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 13,582Philip Rivers 2000–⁠03
  2. 9,638Jamie Barnette 1996–⁠99
  3. 9,628Russell Wilson 2008–⁠10
  4. 7,637C.J. Bailey 2024–⁠26
  5. 7,131Mike Glennon 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 4,600Philip Rivers 2003
  2. 3,998Russell Wilson 2010
  3. 3,867Mike Glennon 2012
  4. 3,712Ryan Finley 2017
  5. 3,453Philip Rivers 2002

Game

  1. 537Shane Montgomery 1989 vs. Duke
  2. 495Philip Rivers 2003 vs. Kansas
  3. 474Mike Glennon 2012 vs. Clemson
  4. 463Philip Rivers 2003 vs. North Carolina
  5. 449Philip Rivers 2003 vs. Florida State

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 112Philip Rivers 2000–⁠03
  2. 93Russell Wilson 2008–⁠10
  3. 74Jamie Barnette 1996–⁠99
  4. 67Devin Leary 2019–⁠22
  5. 66Mike Glennon 2009–⁠12

Game

  1. 6Philip Rivers 2002 vs. Navy
  2. 6Mike Glennon 2011 vs. Maryland
  3. 6Devin Leary 2022 vs. Charleston Southern
  4. 5Stan Fritts 1972 vs. Wake Forest
  5. 5Terry Harvey 1995 vs. Wake Forest

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 18David Amerson 2010–⁠12
  2. 16Art Rooney 1936–⁠38
  3. 16Eric Williams 1978–⁠82
  4. 12Woodrow Wilson 1977–⁠79
  5. 12Lloyd Harrison 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 13David Amerson 2011
  2. 8Art Rooney 1937
  3. 8Art Rooney 1938
  4. 7Tony Golmont 1965
  5. 7Van Walker 1970

Game

  1. 3Art Rooney 1937 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 3Art Rooney 1938 vs. Wake Forest
  3. 3Eric Williams 1979 vs. Duke
  4. 3John McRorie 1983 vs. South Carolina
  5. 3Rod Johnson 2003 vs. Notre Dame

Tackles

Career

  1. 492Levar Fisher 1998–⁠01
  2. 476Dantonio Burnette 1999–⁠02
  3. 457Damien Covington 1991–⁠94
  4. 407Robert Abraham 1978–⁠81
  5. 403Payton Wilson 2019–⁠23

Season

  1. 195Bill Cowher 1978
  2. 183Robert Abraham 1981
  3. 176Bill Cowher 1977
  4. 167David Merritt 1992
  5. 167Vaughan Johnson 1982

Game

  1. 26Pat Teague 1986 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 24Bill Cowher 1977 vs. South Carolina
  3. 24Bill Cowher 1978 vs. Clemson
  4. 24Pat Teague 1986 vs. North Carolina
  5. 24Dantonio Burnette 2001 vs. Clemson

Sacks

Career

  1. 26Bradley Chubb 2014–⁠17
  2. 25.5Mario Williams 2003–⁠05
  3. 24.0Tyler Lawrence 1990–⁠93
  4. 23.5Art Norman 2011–⁠14
  5. 22.5Carl Reeves 1991–⁠94

Season

  1. 14.5Mario Williams 2005
  2. 11.0Tyler Lawrence 1993
  3. 10.5Carl Reeves 1992
  4. 10.5Mike Rose 2015
  5. 10.5Bradley Chubb 2016

Game

  1. 4.0Mario Williams 2005 vs. Maryland
  2. 4.0Mario Williams 2005 vs. Southern Miss
  3. 3.5Eric Counts 1993 vs. Wake Forest
  4. 3.5Mario Williams 2005 vs. Wake Forest

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 97Christopher Dunn 2018–⁠22
  2. 55Niklas Sade 2011–⁠14
  3. 50Mike Cofer 1982–⁠86
  4. 48Damon Hartman 1988–⁠91
  5. 46Josh Czajkowski 2008–⁠10

Game

  1. 5Nathan Ritter 1978 vs. East Carolina
  2. 4Bryan Carter 1987 vs. Duke
  3. 4Damon Hartman 1988 vs. Wake Forest
  4. 4Damon Hartman 1990 vs. North Carolina
  5. 4Steve Videtich 1994 vs. Maryland

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 100.0%Danny Deskevich 1998
  2. 93.9%Marc Primanti 1995–⁠96
  3. 88.9%Steven Hauschka 2007
  4. 84.3%Christopher Dunn 2018–⁠22
  5. 80.7%Josh Czajkowski 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 100.0%Marc Primanti 1995
  2. 100.0%Danny Deskevich 1998
  3. 96.6%Christopher Dunn 2022
  4. 92.9%Adam Kiker 2001
  5. 92.3%Steve Videtich 1993

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.