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San Diego State record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as San Diego State’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 12,690Ryan Lindley 2008–⁠11
  2. 11,425Todd Santos 1984–⁠87
  3. 8,165Billy Blanton 1993–⁠96
  4. 7,689Kevin O’Connell 2004–⁠07
  5. 7,484Dan McGwire 1989–⁠90

Season

  1. 3,932Todd Santos 1987
  2. 3,833Dan McGwire 1990
  3. 3,830Ryan Lindley 2010
  4. 3,651Dan McGwire 1989
  5. 3,394Dennis Shaw 1969

Game

  1. 568David Lowery 1991 vs. BYU
  2. 536Todd Santos 1987 vs. Stanford
  3. 530Dan McGwire 1990 vs. New Mexico
  4. 528Ryan Lindley 2010 vs. Utah
  5. 524Dennis Shaw 1968 vs. Southern Miss

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 90Ryan Lindley 2008–⁠11
  2. 70Todd Santos 1984–⁠87
  3. 67Billy Blanton 1993–⁠96
  4. 58Dennis Shaw 1968–⁠69
  5. 46Kevin O’Connell 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 39Dennis Shaw 1969
  2. 29Billy Blanton 1996
  3. 28Ryan Lindley 2010
  4. 27Dan McGwire 1990
  5. 26Todd Santos 1987

Game

  1. 9Dennis Shaw 1969 vs. New Mexico State
  2. 7Dennis Shaw 1968 vs. Southern Miss
  3. 7Dennis Shaw 1969 vs. Pacific
  4. 6Rod Dowhower 1964 vs. Fresno State
  5. 6Ryan Lindley 2009 vs. Colorado State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 6,405Donnel Pumphrey 2013–⁠16
  2. 4,786Marshall Faulk 1991–⁠93
  3. 3,792Larry Ned 1998–⁠01
  4. 3,643Rashaad Penny 2014–⁠17
  5. 3,384Ronnie Hillman 2010–⁠11

Season

  1. 2,248Rashaad Penny 2017
  2. 2,133Donnel Pumphrey 2016
  3. 1,867Donnel Pumphrey 2014
  4. 1,842George Jones 1995
  5. 1,711Ronnie Hillman 2011

Game

  1. 386Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Pacific
  2. 300Marshall Faulk 1992 vs. Hawaii
  3. 299Marshall Faulk 1992 vs. BYU
  4. 285Larry Ned 2001 vs. Eastern Illinois
  5. 281Donnel Pumphrey 2016 vs. California

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 62Donnel Pumphrey 2013–⁠16
  2. 57Marshall Faulk 1991–⁠93
  3. 38Rashaad Penny 2014–⁠17
  4. 36Larry Ned 1998–⁠01
  5. 36Ronnie Hillman 2010–⁠11

Game

  1. 7Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Pacific
  2. 5Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Hawaii
  3. 5George Jones 1995 vs. Fresno State
  4. 5George Jones 1996 vs. New Mexico

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 262J.R. Tolver 1999–⁠02
  2. 234Jeff Webb 2001–⁠05
  3. 209Vincent Brown 2007–⁠10
  4. 197Will Blackwell 1994–⁠96
  5. 187Monty Gilbreath 1986–⁠89

Season

  1. 128J.R. Tolver 2002
  2. 108Kassim Osgood 2002
  3. 92Jeff Webb 2005
  4. 86Dwight McDonald 1974
  5. 86Will Blackwell 1995

Game

  1. 18J.R. Tolver 2002 vs. Hawaii
  2. 17Tom Reynolds 1971 vs. Utah State
  3. 17Don Roberts 1982 vs. California
  4. 17Curtis Shearer 1994 vs. Air Force
  5. 16Tim Delaney 1969 vs. New Mexico State

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,572J.R. Tolver 1999–⁠02
  2. 3,139Darnay Scott 1991–⁠93
  3. 3,110Vincent Brown 2007–⁠10
  4. 2,896Will Blackwell 1994–⁠96
  5. 2,890Jeff Webb 2001–⁠05

Season

  1. 1,785J.R. Tolver 2002
  2. 1,552Kassim Osgood 2002
  3. 1,392Patrick Rowe 1990
  4. 1,352Vincent Brown 2010
  5. 1,301Craig Scoggins 1966

Game

  1. 362Tom Nettles 1968 vs. Southern Miss
  2. 296J.R. Tolver 2002 vs. Arizona State
  3. 290Tom Reynolds 1971 vs. Utah State
  4. 289Gary Garrison 1964 vs. Fresno State
  5. 283J.R. Tolver 2002 vs. Hawaii

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 31Tom Reynolds 1969–⁠71
  2. 26Gary Garrison 1964–⁠65
  3. 25Darnay Scott 1991–⁠93
  4. 25Will Blackwell 1994–⁠96
  5. 23Vincent Brown 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 18Tom Reynolds 1969
  2. 14Tim Delaney 1970
  3. 13J.R. Tolver 2002
  4. 12Ken Burrow 1970
  5. 12Ronnie Smith 1977

Game

  1. 6Tim Delaney 1969 vs. New Mexico State
  2. 4Gary Garrison 1964 vs. Fresno State
  3. 4Tom Nettles 1968 vs. Southern Miss
  4. 4Will Blackwell 1996 vs. California

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 12,415Ryan Lindley 2008–⁠11
  2. 10,513Todd Santos 1984–⁠87
  3. 9,001Kevin O’Connell 2004–⁠07
  4. 8,014Billy Blanton 1993–⁠96
  5. 7,087Dan McGwire 1989–⁠90

Season

  1. 3,799Ryan Lindley 2010
  2. 3,688Todd Santos 1987
  3. 3,664Dan McGwire 1990
  4. 3,528Matt Kofler 1981
  5. 3,471Kevin O’Connell 2007

Game

  1. 528Dan McGwire 1990 vs. New Mexico
  2. 528David Lowery 1991 vs. BYU
  3. 526Dennis Shaw 1968 vs. Southern Miss
  4. 518Ryan Lindley 2010 vs. Utah
  5. 517Matt Kofler 1981 vs. Iowa State

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 92Ryan Lindley 2008–⁠11
  2. 72Dennis Shaw 1968–⁠69
  3. 71Todd Santos 1984–⁠87
  4. 68Billy Blanton 1993–⁠96
  5. 65Kevin O’Connell 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 45Dennis Shaw 1969
  2. 30Billy Blanton 1996
  3. 28Matt Kofler 1981
  4. 28Dan McGwire 1990
  5. 28Ryan Lindley 2010

Game

  1. 9Dennis Shaw 1969 vs. New Mexico State

All-purpose yardage

Career

  1. 7,515Donnel Pumphrey 2013–⁠16
  2. 6,654Rashaad Penny 2014–⁠17
  3. 5,595Marshall Faulk 1991–⁠93
  4. 4,658Darnay Scott 1991–⁠93
  5. 4,376Monty Gilbreath 1986–⁠89

Season

  1. 2,974Rashaad Penny 2017
  2. 2,340Donnel Pumphrey 2016
  3. 2,174Marshall Faulk 1993
  4. 2,069Donnel Pumphrey 2015
  5. 2,027Donnel Pumphrey 2014

Game

  1. 429Rashaad Penny 2017 vs. Nevada
  2. 422Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Pacific
  3. 354Darnay Scott 1992 vs. UTEP
  4. 353Rashaad Penny 2017 vs. Arizona State
  5. 347Darnay Scott 1991 vs. BYU

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 17Damontae Kazee 2013–⁠16
  2. 14Jack Kaiser 1946–⁠48
  3. 13Bob Tomlinson 1946–⁠49
  4. 13Jason Moore 1994–⁠97
  5. 12Dick Adair 1947–⁠49

Season

  1. 12Ed Ricketts 1951
  2. 9Luq Barcoo 2019
  3. 8Tom Deckert 1969
  4. 8Damontae Kazee 2015
  5. 7Fred Bates 1950

Game

  1. 4Dick Adair 1949 vs. New Mexico State
  2. 3Ed Ricketts 1951 vs. San Diego Marines
  3. 3Damontae Kazee 2015 vs. San Diego
  4. 3Luq Barcoo 2019 vs. Colorado State

Tackles

Career

  1. 407Whip Walton 1974–⁠77
  2. 396Kirk Morrison 2001–⁠04
  3. 375Russell Allen 2005–⁠08
  4. 355Rico Curtis 1996–⁠99
  5. 328Jason Moore 1994–⁠97

Season

  1. 198Rick Carusa 1980
  2. 143Damon Pieri 1991
  3. 140Alan Dale 1981
  4. 139Whip Walton 1977
  5. 137Andy Osborne 1997

Game

  1. 22Russell Allen 2007 vs. Utah
  2. 21Ty Youngs 1971 vs. Iowa State
  3. 21Alan Dale 1981 vs. Iowa State
  4. 21Corey Boudreaux 2008 vs. Air Force
  5. 20Whip Walton 1977 vs. Tulsa

Sacks

Career

  1. 34.0Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 1996–⁠99
  2. 26.0Mike Douglass 1976–⁠77
  3. 24.0Jonah Tavai 2019–⁠22
  4. 21.0Cameron Thomas 2019–⁠21
  5. 20.5Brett Faryniarz 1984–⁠87

Season

  1. 21.0Mike Douglass 1976
  2. 13.0Brett Faryniarz 1987
  3. 12.5Andy Coviello 1991
  4. 12.5Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 1997
  5. 12.5Trey White 2024

Game

  1. 5.0Mike Douglass 1976 vs. UTEP
  2. 4.5Andy Coviello 1991 vs. New Mexico
  3. 3.5Levi Esene 1986 vs. BYU
  4. 3.5Kyle Kelley 2015 vs. Cincinnati

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 56Andy Trakas 1989–⁠92
  2. 50John Baron II 2016–⁠18
  3. 50Matt Araiza 2019–⁠21
  4. 48Peter Holt 1993–⁠96
  5. 48Garrett Palmer 2004–⁠07

Game

  1. 4Benny Ricardo 1974 vs. UTEP
  2. 4Steve LaPlant 1975 vs. Oregon State
  3. 4Marco Morales 1982 vs. UNLV
  4. 4Peter Holt 1993 vs. Minnesota
  5. 4Peter Holt 1996 vs. Idaho

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 87.8%Gabriel Plascencia 2023–⁠25
  2. 87.5%Chris O’Brien 1984–⁠85
  3. 83.3%John Baron II 2016–⁠18
  4. 78.7%Donny Hageman 2014–⁠15
  5. 74.5%Jack Browning 2021–⁠23

Season

  1. 92.9%Gabriel Plascencia 2024
  2. 91.3%John Baron II 2016
  3. 89.5%Chris O’Brien 1985
  4. 88.2%Garrett Palmer 2005
  5. 86.7%Garrett Palmer 2007

Scoring

Points

Career

  1. 402Donnel Pumphrey 2013–⁠16
  2. 376Marshall Faulk 1991–⁠93
  3. 338Andy Trakas 1989–⁠92
  4. 312Rashaad Penny 2014–⁠17
  5. 302Peter Holt 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 168Rashaad Penny 2017
  2. 144Marshall Faulk 1993
  3. 144Paul Hewitt 1987
  4. 138George Jones 1995
  5. 120Ronnie Hillman 2011

Game

  1. 44Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Pacific
  2. 36Tim Delaney 1969 vs. New Mexico State
  3. 32George Jones 1996 vs. New Mexico
  4. 30Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Hawaii
  5. 30George Jones 1995 vs. Fresno State

Touchdowns

Career

  1. 67Donnel Pumphrey 2013–⁠16
  2. 62Marshall Faulk 1991–⁠93
  3. 52Rashaad Penny 2014–⁠17
  4. 38Ronnie Hillman 2010–⁠11
  5. 36Larry Ned 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 28Rashaad Penny 2017
  2. 24Marshall Faulk 1993
  3. 24Paul Hewitt 1987
  4. 23George Jones 1995
  5. 23Ronnie Hillman 2011

Game

  1. 7Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Pacific
  2. 6Tim Delaney 1969 vs. New Mexico State
  3. 5Marshall Faulk 1991 vs. Hawaii
  4. 5George Jones 1995 vs. Fresno State
  5. 5George Jones 1996 vs. New Mexico

Season by season

102 seasons; 28 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2024Lewis3–⁠92–⁠5, T–10th
2023Hoke4–⁠82–⁠6, T–2nd (West)
2022Hoke7–⁠65–⁠3, T–2nd (West)Hawaii L
2021Hoke12–⁠27–⁠1, 1st (West), division championsFrisco W25
2020Hoke4–⁠44–⁠2, 4th
2019R. Long10–⁠35–⁠3, T–1st (West), division championsNew Mexico W
2018R. Long7–⁠64–⁠4, 4th (West)Frisco L
2017R. Long10–⁠36–⁠2, 2nd (West)Armed Forces L
2016R. Long11–⁠36–⁠2, 1st (West), conference championsLas Vegas W25
2015R. Long11–⁠38–⁠0, 1st (West), conference championsHawaii W
2014R. Long7–⁠65–⁠3, T–1st (West), division championsPoinsettia L
2013R. Long8–⁠56–⁠2, 2nd (West)Famous Idaho Potato W
2012R. Long9–⁠47–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsPoinsettia L
2011R. Long8–⁠54–⁠3, 4thNew Orleans L
2010Hoke9–⁠45–⁠3, T–3rdPoinsettia W
2009Hoke4–⁠82–⁠6, 7th
2008C. Long2–⁠101–⁠7, T–8th
2007C. Long4–⁠83–⁠5, 6th
2006C. Long3–⁠93–⁠5, T–6th
2005Craft5–⁠74–⁠4, T–4th
2004Craft4–⁠72–⁠5, 7th
2003Craft6–⁠63–⁠4, T–4th
2002Craft4–⁠94–⁠3, T–3rd
2001Tollner3–⁠82–⁠5, 7th
2000Tollner3–⁠83–⁠4, T–5th
1999Tollner5–⁠63–⁠4, T–5th
1998Tollner7–⁠57–⁠1, T–1st Pacific, division championsLas Vegas L
1997Tollner5–⁠74–⁠4, T–4th Pacific
1996Tollner8–⁠36–⁠2, T–2nd Pacific
1995Tollner8–⁠45–⁠3, 5th
1994Tollner4–⁠72–⁠6, 8th
1993Luginbill6–⁠64–⁠4, T–6th
1992Luginbill5–⁠5–⁠15–⁠3, 4th
1991Luginbill8–⁠4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1, 2ndFreedom L
1990Luginbill6–⁠55–⁠2, 3rd
1989Luginbill6–⁠5–⁠14–⁠3, T–5th
1988Stolz3–⁠83–⁠5, T–6th
1987Stolz5–⁠74–⁠4, 5th
1986Stolz8–⁠47–⁠1, 1st, conference championsHoliday L
1985Scovil5–⁠6–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1, 6th
1984Scovil4–⁠7–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1, T–4th
1983Scovil2–⁠9–⁠11–⁠6–⁠1, 8th
1982Scovil7–⁠54–⁠3, T–3rd
1981Scovil6–⁠53–⁠5, 6th
1980Gilbert4–⁠84–⁠4, 4th
1979Gilbert8–⁠34–⁠2, T–2nd
1978Gilbert4–⁠72–⁠4, 6th
1977Gilbert10–⁠116
1976Gilbert10–⁠1
1975Gilbert8–⁠33–⁠2, 3rd
1974Gilbert8–⁠2–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1973Gilbert9–⁠1–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1972Coryell10–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1971Coryell6–⁠52–⁠3, T–4th
1970Coryell9–⁠25–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1969Coryell11–⁠06–⁠0, 1st, conference championsPasadena W
1968Coryell9–⁠0–⁠1 (ours 4–⁠0), national champions2
1967Coryell10–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)5–⁠0, 1st, national championsCamellia W1
1966Coryell11–⁠0 (ours 1–⁠0)5–⁠0, 1st, national championsCamellia W1
1965Coryell8–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)3–⁠2, 3rd
1964Coryell8–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)4–⁠1, 2nd
1963Coryell7–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)3–⁠1, 2nd
1962Coryell8–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)5–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1961Coryell7–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, 4th
1960Governali1–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5, 6th
1959Governali1–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5, 6th
1958Governali3–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠3, 4th
1957Governali2–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠3)0–⁠2, 5th
1956Governali4–⁠3–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠2–⁠1)2–⁠1, T–2nd
1955Shulte2–⁠8 (ours 0–⁠2)0–⁠2, 3rd
1954Shulte5–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠2, 2nd
1953Shulte5–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)3–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1952Shulte4–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠2, 3rd
1951Shulte10–⁠0–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠0–⁠1)4–⁠0, 1st, conference championsPineapple W
1950Shulte5–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠2)3–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1949Shulte6–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠1)3–⁠1, 2nd
1948Shulte4–⁠7 (ours 1–⁠2)1–⁠4, T–5th
1947Shulte7–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠1)2–⁠2–⁠1, 4thHarbor L
1946Terry6–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)2–⁠2, T–2nd
1945Breitbard2–⁠5
1942Eubank0–⁠6–⁠1
1941Calland6–⁠40–⁠3, 4th
1940Calland5–⁠3–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1939Calland2–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠1)0–⁠2, 4th
1938Calland5–⁠2–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 3rd
1937Calland7–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)4–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1936Calland6–⁠1–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠0–⁠1)5–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1935Calland3–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)2–⁠2–⁠1, T–3rd
1934Herreid3–⁠5–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠4)2–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1933Herreid4–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)4–⁠2–⁠1, 4th
1932Herreid3–⁠5–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)2–⁠4–⁠1, 5th
1931Herreid5–⁠3–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)2–⁠2–⁠1, T–4th
1930Herreid5–⁠43–⁠3, 3rd
1929Peterson3–⁠51–⁠5, 6th
1928Peterson3–⁠32–⁠3, 5th
1927Peterson4–⁠32–⁠3, T–5th
1926Peterson3–⁠4–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1, 7th
1925Peterson5–⁠3–⁠1
1924Peterson7–⁠1–⁠23–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1923Peterson8–⁠22–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1922Peterson6–⁠44–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1921Peterson4–⁠61–⁠3, 4th

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.