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North Carolina record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as North Carolina’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. 10,283Sam Howell 2019–⁠21
  2. 9,377T.J. Yates 2007–⁠10
  3. 8,755Darian Durant 2001–⁠04
  4. 8,221Bryn Renner 2010–⁠13
  5. 8,018Drake Maye 2021–⁠23

Season

  1. 4,321Drake Maye 2022
  2. 3,748Mitch Trubisky 2016
  3. 3,641Sam Howell 2019
  4. 3,608Drake Maye 2023
  5. 3,586Sam Howell 2020

Game

  1. 550Sam Howell 2020 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 494Marquise Williams 2015 vs. Duke
  3. 475Jacolby Criswell 2024 vs. James Madison
  4. 453Mitch Trubisky 2016 vs. Pittsburgh
  5. 448Drake Maye 2022 vs. Wake Forest

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 92Sam Howell 2019–⁠21
  2. 68Darian Durant 2001–⁠04
  3. 64Bryn Renner 2010–⁠13
  4. 63Drake Maye 2021–⁠23
  5. 61Marquise Williams 2012–⁠15

Season

  1. 38Sam Howell 2019
  2. 38Drake Maye 2022
  3. 30Sam Howell 2020
  4. 30Mitch Trubisky 2016
  5. 28Bryn Renner 2012

Game

  1. 6Sam Howell 2020 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 5Kevin Anthony 1985 vs. Wake Forest
  3. 5Darian Durant 2002 vs. Arizona State
  4. 5Bryn Renner 2012 vs. Louisville
  5. 5Bryn Renner 2012 vs. Maryland

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,391Amos Lawrence 1977–⁠80
  2. 3,971Mike Voight 1973–⁠76
  3. 3,693Leon Johnson 1993–⁠96
  4. 3,565Omarion Hampton 2022–⁠24
  5. 3,403Michael Carter 2017–⁠20

Season

  1. 1,720Don McCauley 1970
  2. 1,660Omarion Hampton 2024
  3. 1,504Omarion Hampton 2023
  4. 1,463Elijah Hood 2015
  5. 1,407Mike Voight 1976

Game

  1. 328Derrick Fenner 1986 vs. Virginia
  2. 308Michael Carter 2020 vs. Miami
  3. 291Kennard Martin 1988 vs. Duke
  4. 286Amos Lawrence 1977 vs. Virginia
  5. 279Don McCauley 1970 vs. Duke

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 43Leon Johnson 1993–⁠96
  2. 42Mike Voight 1973–⁠76
  3. 36Omarion Hampton 2022–⁠24
  4. 35Marquise Williams 2012–⁠15
  5. 34Natrone Means 1990–⁠92

Game

  1. 6Kelvin Bryant 1981 vs. East Carolina

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 244Ryan Switzer 2013–⁠16
  2. 205Quinshad Davis 2012–⁠15
  3. 202Josh Downs 2020–⁠22
  4. 188Dazz Newsome 2017–⁠20
  5. 181Hakeem Nicks 2006–⁠08

Season

  1. 101Josh Downs 2021
  2. 96Ryan Switzer 2016
  3. 94Josh Downs 2022
  4. 85Dwight Jones 2011
  5. 74Hakeem Nicks 2007

Game

  1. 16Charlie Carr 1966 vs. Air Force
  2. 16Quinshad Davis 2012 vs. Virginia
  3. 16Ryan Switzer 2016 vs. Pittsburgh
  4. 15Josh Downs 2022 vs. Virginia
  5. 15Nate McCollum 2023 vs. Minnesota

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,907Ryan Switzer 2013–⁠16
  2. 2,840Hakeem Nicks 2006–⁠08
  3. 2,614Quinshad Davis 2012–⁠15
  4. 2,483Josh Downs 2020–⁠22
  5. 2,447Corey Holliday 1990–⁠93

Season

  1. 1,335Josh Downs 2021
  2. 1,222Hakeem Nicks 2008
  3. 1,196Dwight Jones 2011
  4. 1,112Ryan Switzer 2016
  5. 1,099Dyami Brown 2020

Game

  1. 247Randy Marriott 1987 vs. Georgia Tech
  2. 240Dyami Brown 2020 vs. Virginia
  3. 233Dwight Jones 2010 vs. Florida State
  4. 221Jheranie Boyd 2010 vs. LSU
  5. 217Hakeem Nicks 2008 vs. West Virginia

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 25Quinshad Davis 2012–⁠15
  2. 22Josh Downs 2020–⁠22
  3. 21Hakeem Nicks 2006–⁠08
  4. 21Dyami Brown 2018–⁠20
  5. 20Mack Hollins 2013–⁠16

Season

  1. 12Hakeem Nicks 2008
  2. 12Dwight Jones 2011
  3. 12Dyami Brown 2019
  4. 11Josh Downs 2022
  5. 10Quinshad Davis 2013

Game

  1. 4Chesley Borders 2002 vs. Arizona State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,292Sam Howell 2019–⁠21
  2. 10,423Marquise Williams 2012–⁠15
  3. 9,630Darian Durant 2001–⁠04
  4. 9,227Drake Maye 2021–⁠23
  5. 9,044T.J. Yates 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 5,019Drake Maye 2022
  2. 4,057Drake Maye 2023
  3. 4,056Mitch Trubisky 2016
  4. 4,020Marquise Williams 2015
  5. 3,884Sam Howell 2021

Game

  1. 571Sam Howell 2020 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 524Marquise Williams 2015 vs. Duke
  3. 519Drake Maye 2022 vs. Wake Forest
  4. 497Drake Maye 2023 vs. Syracuse
  5. 480Jacolby Criswell 2024 vs. James Madison

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 109Sam Howell 2019–⁠21
  2. 96Marquise Williams 2012–⁠15
  3. 79Darian Durant 2001–⁠04
  4. 79Drake Maye 2021–⁠23
  5. 68Bryn Renner 2010–⁠13

Season

  1. 45Drake Maye 2022
  2. 39Sam Howell 2019
  3. 37Marquise Williams 2015
  4. 35Sam Howell 2020
  5. 35Mitch Trubisky 2016

Game

  1. 7Sam Howell 2020 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 6Kelvin Bryant 1981 vs. East Carolina

All-purpose yardage

Career

  1. 5,828Leon Johnson 1993–⁠96
  2. 5,014Don McCauley 1968–⁠70
  3. 4,928Amos Lawrence 1977–⁠80
  4. 4,926T.J. Logan 2013–⁠16
  5. 4,744Brandon Tate 2005–⁠08

Season

  1. 2,033Omarion Hampton 2024
  2. 2,021Don McCauley 1970
  3. 1,981Giovani Bernard 2012
  4. 1,832Leon Johnson 1996
  5. 1,770Don McCauley 1969

Game

  1. 397Brandon Tate 2009 vs. McNeese State

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 20Dré Bly 1996–⁠98
  2. 16Lou Angelo 1970–⁠72
  3. 13Tre Boston 2010–⁠13
  4. 12Buddy Curry 1976–⁠79
  5. 12Bobby Cale 1975–⁠78

Season

  1. 11Dré Bly 1996
  2. 8Lou Angelo 1972
  3. 7Junior Edge 1961
  4. 7Trimane Goddard 2008
  5. 6Don Jackson 1935

Game

  1. 4Don Jackson 1935 vs. Tennessee

Tackles

Career

  1. not listed in media guide

Season

  1. 171Buddy Curry 1979
  2. 166Dexter Reid 2002
  3. 162Troy Simmons 1984
  4. 162Carl Carr 1985
  5. 162Brett Rudolph 1985

Sacks

Career

  1. 32.5Greg Ellis 1994–⁠97
  2. 30.5Julius Peppers 1999–⁠01
  3. 30Tomon Fox 2016–⁠21
  4. 24.0Quinton Coples 2008–⁠11
  5. 24.0Marcus Jones 1992–⁠95

Season

  1. 16.0Lawrence Taylor 1980
  2. 15.0Julius Peppers 2000
  3. 12.5Greg Ellis 1996
  4. 11.5Kareem Martin 2013
  5. 11.0Robert Quinn 2009

Game

  1. 4.0Julius Peppers 2001 vs. Virginia
  2. 3.5Kareem Martin 2013 vs. Pittsburgh
  3. 3.5Beau Atkinson 2024 vs. Florida State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 66Casey Barth 2008–⁠12
  2. 54Connor Barth 2004–⁠07
  3. 52Josh McGee 1996–⁠99
  4. 49Noah Burnette 2022–⁠24
  5. 43Clint Gwaltney 1988–⁠91

Season

  1. 21Clint Gwaltney 1990
  2. 21Casey Barth 2009
  3. 20Brooks Barwick 1982
  4. 20Nick Weiler 2015
  5. 19Connor Barth 2007

Game

  1. 6Josh McGee 1999 vs. Duke
  2. 6Noah Burnette 2023 vs. Duke

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.