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Pittsburgh record book

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

  • Mason Heintschel No. 1 in single-game passing touchdowns, 7; No. 3 in single-game passing yards, 453; No. 3 in single-game passing touchdowns, 6

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 12,303Kenny Pickett 2017–⁠21
  2. 11,267Alex Van Pelt 1989–⁠92
  3. 8,597Dan Marino 1979–⁠82
  4. 8,590Tino Sunseri 2009–⁠12
  5. 8,343Tyler Palko 2002–⁠06

Season

  1. 4,319Kenny Pickett 2021
  2. 3,679Rod Rutherford 2003
  3. 3,288Tino Sunseri 2012
  4. 3,163Alex Van Pelt 1992
  5. 3,098Kenny Pickett 2019

Game

  1. 519Kenny Pickett 2021 vs. Miami
  2. 470Pete Gonzalez 1997 vs. Rutgers
  3. 453Mason Heintschel 2026 vs. Miami (OH)
  4. 446John Congemi 1986 vs. Navy
  5. 433John Ryan 1994 vs. West Virginia

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 81Kenny Pickett 2017–⁠21
  2. 79Dan Marino 1979–⁠82
  3. 66Tyler Palko 2002–⁠06
  4. 64Alex Van Pelt 1989–⁠92
  5. 60Rod Rutherford 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 42Kenny Pickett 2021
  2. 37Dan Marino 1981
  3. 37Rod Rutherford 2003
  4. 30Pete Gonzalez 1997
  5. 27Nathan Peterman 2016

Game

  1. 7Pete Gonzalez 1997 vs. Rutgers
  2. 7Mason Heintschel 2026 vs. Miami (OH)
  3. 6Dan Marino 1981 vs. South Carolina
  4. 6Tom Savage 2013 vs. Duke
  5. 6Kenny Pickett 2021 vs. Western Michigan

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 6,526Tony Dorsett 1973–⁠76
  2. 3,733James Conner 2013–⁠16
  3. 3,271Ray Graham 2009–⁠12
  4. 3,192Curvin Richards 1988–⁠90
  5. 3,086Craig Heyward 1984–⁠87

Season

  1. 2,150Tony Dorsett 1976
  2. 1,799Dion Lewis 2009
  3. 1,791Craig Heyward 1987
  4. 1,765James Conner 2014
  5. 1,686Tony Dorsett 1973

Game

  1. 320Israel Abanikanda 2022 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 303Tony Dorsett 1975 vs. Notre Dame
  3. 277Ray Graham 2010 vs. FIU
  4. 272Kevan Barlow 2000 vs. West Virginia
  5. 268Tony Dorsett 1975 vs. Army

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 58Tony Dorsett 1973–⁠76
  2. 52James Conner 2013–⁠16
  3. 35LeSean McCoy 2007–⁠08
  4. 32Ray Graham 2009–⁠12
  5. 30Dion Lewis 2009–⁠10

Game

  1. 6Israel Abanikanda 2022 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 6Norman “Bill” Budd 1910 vs. Ohio
  3. 4Israel Abanikanda 2022 vs. Rhode Island
  4. 4Kevan Barlow 2000 vs. West Virginia
  5. 4James Conner 2014 vs. Delaware

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 254Tyler Boyd 2013–⁠15
  2. 202Devin Street 2010–⁠13
  3. 178Latef Grim 1998–⁠00
  4. 173Antonio Bryant 1999–⁠01
  5. 161Larry Fitzgerald 2002–⁠03

Game

  1. 16Harry Orszulak 1968 vs. Penn State
  2. 15D.J. Turner 2020 vs. Virginia Tech
  3. 14Jordan Addison 2021 vs. Virginia
  4. 13Antonio Bryant 1999 vs. Virginia Tech
  5. 12Tyler Boyd 2015 vs. Syracuse

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,361Tyler Boyd 2013–⁠15
  2. 3,061Antonio Bryant 1999–⁠01
  3. 3,003Dietrich Jells 1991–⁠95
  4. 2,901Devin Street 2010–⁠13
  5. 2,680Latef Grim 1998–⁠00

Season

  1. 1,672Larry Fitzgerald 2003
  2. 1,593Jordan Addison 2021
  3. 1,457Antonio Bryant 2000
  4. 1,297Greg Lee 2004
  5. 1,261Tyler Boyd 2014

Game

  1. 225Dietrich Jells 1994 vs. West Virginia
  2. 222Antonio Bryant 2000 vs. Boston College
  3. 215Antonio Bryant 1999 vs. Virginia Tech
  4. 212Antonio Bryant 2000 vs. North Carolina
  5. 207Larry Fitzgerald 2003 vs. Rutgers

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 34Larry Fitzgerald 2002–⁠03
  2. 26Antonio Bryant 1999–⁠01
  3. 25Dietrich Jells 1991–⁠95
  4. 24Dwight Collins 1980–⁠83
  5. 23Julius Dawkins 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 22Larry Fitzgerald 2003
  2. 17Jordan Addison 2021
  3. 16Julius Dawkins 1981
  4. 13Terry Murphy 1997
  5. 12Larry Fitzgerald 2002

Game

  1. 4Jordan Addison 2021 vs. Virginia
  2. 4Billy Davis 1994 vs. Rutgers
  3. 4Julius Dawkins 1981 vs. Cincinnati
  4. 4Julius Dawkins 1981 vs. Army
  5. 322 times by 16 players 2026 vs. Most recent: Censere Lee, vs. Bucknell

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 13,104Kenny Pickett 2017–⁠21
  2. 11,148Alex Van Pelt 1989–⁠92
  3. 8,591Tino Sunseri 2009–⁠12
  4. 8,429Tyler Palko 2002–⁠06
  5. 8,320Dan Marino 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 4,552Kenny Pickett 2021
  2. 3,829Rod Rutherford 2003

Game

  1. 509Kenny Pickett 2021 vs. Miami
  2. 479Pete Gonzalez 1997 vs. Rutgers

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 101Kenny Pickett 2017–⁠21
  2. 82Dan Marino 1979–⁠82
  3. 78Tyler Palko 2002–⁠06
  4. 74Rod Rutherford 2000–⁠03
  5. 70Alex Van Pelt 1989–⁠92

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 21Bob Jury 1974–⁠77

Season

  1. 10Bob Jury 1976
  2. 8Bob Jury 1977
  3. 7Billy Reynolds 1950

Game

  1. 3Lou Cecconi 1949 vs. Penn State
  2. 3Henry Ford 1953 vs. Penn State
  3. 3Willie Marsh 1978 vs. Tulane
  4. 3Shawntae Spencer 2002 vs. Ohio

Tackles

Career

  1. 477Arnie Weatherington 1973–⁠76
  2. 441Hugh Green 1977–⁠80
  3. 433H.B. Blades 2003–⁠06
  4. 413Tom Tumulty 1991–⁠95
  5. 402Gerald Hayes 1999–⁠02

Sacks

Career

  1. 49.0Hugh Green 1977–⁠80
  2. 33.5Randy Holloway 1974–⁠77
  3. 31.0Tony Woods 1983–⁠86
  4. 29.5Aaron Donald 2010–⁠13
  5. 29.5Ejuan Price 2011–⁠16

Season

  1. 24.5Zeke Gadson 1987

Kicking

Field goals made (since 2000)

Career

  1. 69Alex Kessman 2017–⁠20
  2. 55Chris Blewitt 2013–⁠16
  3. 52Ben Sauls 2020–⁠24
  4. 50Conor Lee 2006–⁠08
  5. 41Kevin Harper 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 23Dan Hutchins 2009
  2. 23Alex Kessman 2020
  3. 22Alex Kessman 2019
  4. 21Kevin Harper 2011
  5. 21Ben Sauls 2024

Game

  1. 5Conor Lee 2008 vs. Notre Dame
  2. 5Ben Sauls 2022 vs. UCLA

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 87.0%Trey Butkowski 2025
  2. 83.3%Conor Lee 2006–⁠08

Season

  1. 92.3%Chris Ferencik 1995

Scoring

Points

Career

  1. 380Tony Dorsett 1973–⁠76
  2. 363Chris Blewitt 2013–⁠16
  3. 363Alex Kessman 2017–⁠20
  4. 338James Conner 2002–⁠06
  5. 278Ben Sauls 2020–⁠24

Season

  1. 156James Conner 2014

Game

  1. 30Israel Abanikanda 2022 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 30Norman “Bill” Budd 1910 vs. Ohio

Touchdowns

Career

  1. 63Tony Dorsett 1973–⁠76
  2. 56James Conner 2013–⁠16
  3. 36LeSean McCoy 2007–⁠08
  4. 36Ray Graham 2009–⁠12
  5. 34Larry Fitzgerald 2002–⁠03

Season

  1. 26James Conner 2014

Game

  1. 6Israel Abanikanda 2022 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 6Norman “Bill” Budd 1910 vs. Ohio

Season by season

137 seasons; 11 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
20265–⁠1 (ours 5–⁠2)25
20258–⁠5L Military Bowl23
20247–⁠6L GameAbove Sports Bowl19
20233–⁠9
20229–⁠4W Sun Bowl17
202111–⁠3L Peach Bowl13
20206–⁠521
20198–⁠5W Quick Lane Bowl
20187–⁠7L Sun Bowl24
20175–⁠7
20168–⁠5L Pinstripe Bowl22
20158–⁠5L Military Bowl23
20146–⁠7L Armed Forces Bowl
20137–⁠6W Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
20126–⁠7L BBVA Compass Bowl
20116–⁠7L BBVA Compass Bowl
20108–⁠5W BBVA Compass Bowl15
200910–⁠3W Meineke Car Care Bowl8
20089–⁠4L Sun Bowl17
20075–⁠7
20066–⁠6
20055–⁠621
20048–⁠4L Fiesta Bowl19
20038–⁠5L Continental Tire Bowl9
20029–⁠4W Insight Bowl17
20017–⁠5W Tangerine Bowl
20007–⁠5L Insight.com Bowl
19995–⁠6
19982–⁠9
19976–⁠6L Liberty Bowl
19964–⁠7
19952–⁠9
19943–⁠8
19933–⁠8
19923–⁠9
19916–⁠512
19903–⁠7–⁠113
19898–⁠3–⁠1W John Hancock Bowl7
19886–⁠516
19878–⁠4L Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl16
19866–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 5–⁠5–⁠1)
19855–⁠5–⁠1
19843–⁠7–⁠117
19838–⁠3–⁠1L Fiesta Bowl15
19829–⁠3L Cotton Bowl Classic1
198111–⁠1W Sugar Bowl1
198011–⁠1W Gator Bowl2
197911–⁠1W Fiesta Bowl7
19788–⁠4L Tangerine Bowl9
19779–⁠2–⁠1W Gator Bowl8
197612–⁠0W Sugar Bowl1
19758–⁠4W Sun Bowl15
19747–⁠48
19736–⁠5–⁠1L Fiesta Bowl20
19721–⁠10
19713–⁠8
19705–⁠515
19694–⁠6
19681–⁠9
19671–⁠9
19661–⁠9
19653–⁠7
19643–⁠5–⁠2
19639–⁠13
19625–⁠5
19613–⁠7
19604–⁠3–⁠312
19596–⁠416
19585–⁠4–⁠17
19574–⁠616
19567–⁠3–⁠1L Gator Bowl7
19557–⁠4L Sugar Bowl7
19544–⁠520
19533–⁠5–⁠115
19526–⁠314
19513–⁠7
19501–⁠8
19496–⁠315
19486–⁠3
19471–⁠8
19463–⁠5–⁠1
19453–⁠7
19444–⁠5
19433–⁠5
19423–⁠6
19413–⁠6
19403–⁠4–⁠1
19395–⁠41
19388–⁠21
19379–⁠0–⁠11
19368–⁠1–⁠1W Rose Bowl2
19357–⁠1–⁠2
19348–⁠1
19338–⁠1
19328–⁠1–⁠2L Rose Bowl
19318–⁠1
19306–⁠2–⁠1
19299–⁠1L Rose Bowl
19286–⁠2–⁠1
19278–⁠1–⁠1L Rose Bowl
19265–⁠2–⁠2
19258–⁠1
19245–⁠3–⁠1
19235–⁠4
19228–⁠2
19215–⁠3–⁠1
19206–⁠0–⁠2
19196–⁠2–⁠1
19184–⁠1
19179–⁠0 (ours 10–⁠0)
19168–⁠0
19158–⁠0
19148–⁠1
19136–⁠2–⁠1
19123–⁠6
19114–⁠3–⁠1
19109–⁠0
19096–⁠2–⁠1
19088–⁠3
19079–⁠1 (ours 8–⁠2)
19064–⁠6 (ours 6–⁠4)
190510–⁠2
190410–⁠0 (ours 1–⁠0)
19031–⁠8–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
19025–⁠6–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
19017–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
19005–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)
18993–⁠1–⁠1
18985–⁠2–⁠1
18971–⁠3
18963–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)
18951–⁠6
18941–⁠1
18931–⁠4
18924–⁠2
18912–⁠5
18901–⁠2

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.