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SMU record book

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

  • Kevin Jennings No. 1 in career passing yards, 9,568; No. 1 in career total offense yards, 10,221; No. 1 in career touchdowns responsible for, 83

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 9,568Kevin Jennings 2022–⁠26
  2. 9,081Ben Hicks 2016–⁠18
  3. 7,179Chuck Hixson 1968–⁠70
  4. 7,152Tanner Mordecai 2021–⁠22
  5. 7,024Shane Buechele 2019–⁠20

Season

  1. 3,929Shane Buechele 2019
  2. 3,828Kyle Padron 2010
  3. 3,641Kevin Jennings 2025
  4. 3,628Tanner Mordecai 2021
  5. 3,569Ben Hicks 2017

Game

  1. 538Garrett Gilbert 2013 vs. Temple
  2. 484Garrett Gilbert 2013 vs. Rutgers
  3. 474Shane Buechele 2020 vs. Memphis
  4. 464Kevin Jennings 2026 vs. Missouri State
  5. 460Kyle Padron 2009 vs. Nevada

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 72Tanner Mordecai 2021–⁠22
  2. 71Ben Hicks 2016–⁠18
  3. 71Kevin Jennings 2022–⁠26
  4. 57Shane Buechele 2019–⁠20
  5. 51Justin Willis 2006–⁠08

Game

  1. 9Tanner Mordecai 2022 vs. Houston
  2. 7Tanner Mordecai 2021 vs. Abilene Christian
  3. 6Mike Romo 1990 vs. Vanderbilt
  4. 6Shane Buechele 2019 vs. Temple
  5. 5Justin Willis 2006 vs. Sam Houston State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,450Eric Dickerson 1979–⁠82
  2. 4,185Zach Line 2009–⁠12
  3. 3,772Reggie Dupard 1982–⁠85
  4. 3,743Craig James 1979–⁠82
  5. 3,438Xavier Jones 2015–⁠19

Season

  1. 1,617Eric Dickerson 1982
  2. 1,494Zach Line 2010
  3. 1,428Eric Dickerson 1981
  4. 1,332Brashard Smith 2024
  5. 1,280Keylon Kincade 2003

Game

  1. 244Mike Richardson 1968 vs. Texas A&M
  2. 243ShanDerrick Charles 2001 vs. San Jose State
  3. 241Eric Dickerson 1982 vs. Houston
  4. 227Ulysses Bentley IV 2020 vs. North Texas
  5. 225Craig James 1980 vs. BYU

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 47Eric Dickerson 1979–⁠82
  2. 47Zach Line 2009–⁠12
  3. 45Xavier Jones 2015–⁠19
  4. 41Reggie Dupard 1982–⁠85
  5. 31Doak Walker 1945–⁠49

Season

  1. 23Xavier Jones 2019
  2. 19Eric Dickerson 1981
  3. 17Eric Dickerson 1982
  4. 17Zach Line 2011
  5. 16Redman Hume 1927

Game

  1. 5Zach Line 2011 vs. Northwestern State
  2. 4Multiple players 2001 vs. Most recent:ShanDerrick Charles, vs. UTEP

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 301James Proche 2016–⁠19
  2. 285Emmanuel Sanders 2006–⁠09
  3. 255Cole Beasley 2008–⁠11
  4. 235Jason Wolf 1989–⁠92
  5. 233Rashee Rice 2019–⁠22

Season

  1. 114Trey Quinn 2017
  2. 112Jeremy Johnson 2013
  3. 111James Proche 2019
  4. 103Darius Joseph 2013
  5. 98Emmanuel Sanders 2009

Game

  1. 18Emmanuel Sanders 2009 vs. Washington State
  2. 18Jeremy Johnson 2013 vs. Rutgers
  3. 17Trey Quinn 2017 vs. Houston
  4. 17Trey Quinn 2017 vs. Cincinnati
  5. 15Jerry LeVias 1968 vs. Ohio State

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,949James Proche 2016–⁠19
  2. 3,791Emmanuel Sanders 2006–⁠09
  3. 3,314Aldrick Robinson 2007–⁠10
  4. 3,220Courtland Sutton 2014–⁠17
  5. 3,111Rashee Rice 2019–⁠22

Season

  1. 1,355Rashee Rice 2022
  2. 1,339Emmanuel Sanders 2009
  3. 1,301Aldrick Robinson 2010
  4. 1,246Courtland Sutton 2016
  5. 1,225James Proche 2019

Game

  1. 252Courtland Sutton 2016 vs. South Florida
  2. 250Reggie Roberson Jr. 2019 vs. Temple
  3. 243Reggie Roberson Jr. 2020 vs. Memphis
  4. 217Jeremy Johnson 2013 vs. Rutgers
  5. 213Jerry LeVias 1968 vs. NC State

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 39James Proche 2016–⁠19
  2. 34Emmanuel Sanders 2006–⁠09
  3. 31Courtland Sutton 2014–⁠17
  4. 30Aldrick Robinson 2007–⁠10
  5. 25Emanuel Tolbert 1976–⁠79

Game

  1. 4Emanuel Tolbert 1978 vs. Baylor
  2. 4Courtland Sutton 2017 vs. North Texas
  3. 3Multiple players 2022 vs. Most recent:Ben Redding, vs. Houston

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 10,221Kevin Jennings 2022–⁠26
  2. 8,977Ben Hicks 2016–⁠18
  3. 7,454Tanner Mordecai 2021–⁠22
  4. 7,437Ramon Flanigan 1992–⁠97
  5. 7,234Shane Buechele 2019–⁠20

Season

  1. 4,072Kyle Padron 2010
  2. 4,034Shane Buechele 2019
  3. 3,911J.J. McDermott 2011
  4. 3,830Tanner Mordecai 2021
  5. 3,795Garrett Gilbert 2013

Game

  1. 635Garrett Gilbert 2013 vs. Temple
  2. 501Shane Buechele 2020 vs. Memphis
  3. 498Garrett Gilbert 2013 vs. Rutgers
  4. 489Justin Willis 2007 vs. Memphis
  5. 467Kyle Padron 2009 vs. Nevada

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 83Kevin Jennings 2022–⁠26
  2. 76Tanner Mordecai 2021–⁠22
  3. 74Ben Hicks 2016–⁠18
  4. 61Shane Buechele 2019–⁠20
  5. 57Ramon Flanigan 1992–⁠97

Game

  1. 10Tanner Mordecai 2022 vs. Houston
  2. 7Garrett Gilbert 2013 vs. Rutgers
  3. 7Tanner Mordecai 2021 vs. Abilene Christian
  4. 6Mike Romo 1990 vs. Vanderbilt
  5. 6Justin Willis 2006 vs. Sam Houston State

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 18Russell Carter 1980–⁠83
  2. 17John Simmons 1977–⁠80
  3. 15Paul Page 1945–⁠48
  4. 14Wes Hopkins 1979–⁠82
  5. 13Pat Curry 1969–⁠71

Season

  1. 8Jim Livingston 1968
  2. 7Paul Page 1947
  3. 7Pat Curry 1969
  4. 7David Hill 1978
  5. 7John Simmons 1980

Game

  1. 4John Hughes 1962 vs. Rice
  2. 4Wes Hopkins 1981 vs. Houston
  3. 3Paul Page 1947 vs. Texas A&M
  4. 3David Powell 1950 vs. Oklahoma A&M
  5. 3Jim Livingston 1968 vs. NC State

Tackles

Career

  1. 649Putt Choate 1975–⁠78
  2. 455Gary Moten 1979–⁠82
  3. 445Bill Kiely 1989–⁠92
  4. 423Jason Bednarz 1989–⁠92
  5. 421Chris Bordano 1993–⁠97

Season

  1. 253Putt Choate 1978
  2. 186Putt Choate 1977
  3. 167Craig Swann 1995
  4. 161Louie Kelcher 1974
  5. 150Putt Choate 1976

Game

  1. 32Champ Dickerson 1977 vs. Ohio State
  2. 31Putt Choate 1976 vs. Texas A&M
  3. 28Putt Choate 1978 vs. Penn State
  4. 27Putt Choate 1977 vs. Texas A&M
  5. 27Clarence Bennett 1980 vs. Houston

Sacks

Career

  1. 23.5Luke Johnson 1997–⁠99
  2. 23.0Isaiah Smith 2022–⁠25
  3. 20.5Ja’Gared Davis 2009–⁠12
  4. 20.5Justin Lawler 2014–⁠17
  5. 19.5Justin Rogers 2003–⁠06

Season

  1. 12.5Patrick Nelson 2019
  2. 11.5Luke Johnson 1999
  3. 11.0Victor Simon 1981
  4. 10.0Gary Nelson 1978
  5. 10.0Luke Johnson 1997

Game

  1. 4.0Luke Johnson 1999 vs. UTEP
  2. 4.0Justin Lawler 2017 vs. UConn
  3. 4.0Isaiah Smith 2025 vs. Boston College

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 61Collin Rogers 2022–⁠25
  2. 44Eddie Garcia 1978–⁠81
  3. 44Chase Hover 2011–⁠13
  4. 37Thomas Morstead 2005–⁠08
  5. 36Chris McMurtray 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 24Collin Rogers 2024
  2. 20Collin Rogers 2023
  3. 18Eddie Garcia 1981
  4. 18Chris McMurtray 2005
  5. 18Chase Hover 2012

Game

  1. 5Collin Rogers 2024 vs. BYU
  2. 4Eddie Garcia 1981 vs. Arkansas
  3. 4Brandy Brownlee 1985 vs. Rice
  4. 4Daniel Hernández 1996 vs. TCU
  5. 4Chris McMurtray 2005 vs. UTEP

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 75.0%Chris McMurtray 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 85.7%Chase Hover 2013
  2. 81.8%Eddie Garcia 1981
  3. 81.8%Chris McMurtray 2005

Scoring

Total points

Career

  1. 371Collin Rogers 2022–⁠25
  2. 288Doak Walker 1945–⁠49
  3. 288Eric Dickerson 1979–⁠82
  4. 288Xavier Jones 2015–⁠19
  5. 282Zach Line 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 150Xavier Jones 2019
  2. 126Collin Rogers 2023
  3. 124Collin Rogers 2024
  4. 114Eric Dickerson 1981
  5. 112Brashard Smith 2024

Game

  1. 30Zach Line 2011 vs. Northwestern State
  2. 2412 times by 12 players 2024 vs. Most recent:Brashard Smith, vs. TCU

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 48Eric Dickerson 1979–⁠82
  2. 48Xavier Jones 2015–⁠19
  3. 47Zach Line 2009–⁠12
  4. 43Reggie Dupard 1982–⁠85
  5. 39James Proche 2016–⁠19

Season

  1. 25Xavier Jones 2019
  2. 19Eric Dickerson 1981
  3. 18Brashard Smith 2024
  4. 17Redman Hume 1927
  5. 17Eric Dickerson 1982

Game

  1. 5Zach Line 2011 vs. Northwestern State
  2. 412 times by 12 players 2017 vs. Most recent:Courtland Sutton, vs. North Texas

Season by season

109 seasons; 1 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Rhett Lashlee9–⁠46–⁠2Holiday W
2024Rhett Lashlee11–⁠38–⁠0, 1st, division championsCFP First Round L12
2023Rhett Lashlee11–⁠38–⁠0, 1st, conference championsFenway L22
2022Rhett Lashlee7–⁠65–⁠3, T–4thNew Mexico L
2021Sonny Dykes8–⁠44–⁠4, 6thFenway
2020Sonny Dykes7–⁠34–⁠3, 5thFrisco
2019Sonny Dykes10–⁠36–⁠2, 3rd (West)Boca Raton L
2018Sonny Dykes5–⁠74–⁠4, 4th (West)
2017Chad Morris7–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (West)Frisco L
2016Chad Morris5–⁠73–⁠5, 5th (West)
2015Chad Morris2–⁠101–⁠7, T–5th (West)
2014June Jones1–⁠111–⁠7, 11th
2013June Jones5–⁠74–⁠4, 5th
2012June Jones7–⁠65–⁠3, 2nd (West)Hawaii W
2011June Jones8–⁠55–⁠3, 3rd (West)BBVA Compass W
2010June Jones7–⁠76–⁠2, T–1st (West), division championsArmed Forces L
2009June Jones8–⁠56–⁠2, T–1st (West), division championsHawaii W
2008June Jones1–⁠110–⁠8, 6th (West)
2007Phil Bennett1–⁠110–⁠8, 6th (West)
2006Phil Bennett6–⁠64–⁠4, 4th (West)
2005Phil Bennett5–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (West)
2004Phil Bennett3–⁠83–⁠5, T–6th
2003Phil Bennett0–⁠120–⁠8, 10th
2002Phil Bennett3–⁠93–⁠5, T–6th
2001Mike Cavan4–⁠74–⁠3, 5th
2000Mike Cavan3–⁠92–⁠6, T–6th
1999Mike Cavan4–⁠63–⁠3, 5th
1998Mike Cavan5–⁠74–⁠4, T–5th (Mountain)
1997Mike Cavan6–⁠55–⁠3, T–2nd (Mountain)
1996Tom Rossley5–⁠64–⁠4, 4th (Mountain)
1995Tom Rossley1–⁠100–⁠7, 8th
1994Tom Rossley1–⁠9–⁠10–⁠6–⁠1, 8th
1993Tom Rossley2–⁠7–⁠21–⁠5–⁠1, T–7th
1992Tom Rossley5–⁠62–⁠5, T–6th
1991Tom Rossley1–⁠100–⁠8, 9th
1990Forrest Gregg1–⁠100–⁠8, 9th
1989Forrest Gregg2–⁠90–⁠8, 9th
1986Bobby Collins6–⁠55–⁠3, T–4th
1985Bobby Collins6–⁠55–⁠3, 5th
1984Bobby Collins10–⁠26–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsAloha W8
1983Bobby Collins10–⁠27–⁠1, 2ndSun L12
1982Bobby Collins11–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, national championsCotton W2
1981Ron Meyer10–⁠17–⁠1, 1st, national championsIneligible5
1980Ron Meyer8–⁠45–⁠3, T–2ndHoliday L20
1979Ron Meyer5–⁠63–⁠5, 6th
1978Ron Meyer4–⁠6–⁠13–⁠5, T–6th
1977Ron Meyer4–⁠73–⁠5, T–6th
1976Ron Meyer3–⁠82–⁠6, T–7th
1975Dave Smith4–⁠72–⁠5, T–5th
1974Dave Smith6–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–4th
1973Dave Smith6–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–4th
1972Hayden Fry7–⁠44–⁠3, T–2nd
1971Hayden Fry4–⁠73–⁠4, 5th
1970Hayden Fry5–⁠63–⁠4, T–4th
1969Hayden Fry3–⁠73–⁠4, 5th
1968Hayden Fry8–⁠35–⁠2, 3rdAstro-Bluebonnet W14
1967Hayden Fry3–⁠73–⁠4, 6th
1966Hayden Fry8–⁠36–⁠1, 1st, conference championsCotton L10
1965Hayden Fry4–⁠5–⁠13–⁠4, T–4th
1964Hayden Fry1–⁠90–⁠7, 8th
1963Hayden Fry4–⁠72–⁠5, T–6thSun L
1962Hayden Fry2–⁠82–⁠5, 7th
1961Bill Meek2–⁠7–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1, 8th
1960Bill Meek0–⁠9–⁠10–⁠6–⁠1, 8th
1959Bill Meek5–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 4th
1958Bill Meek6–⁠44–⁠2, T–2nd
1957Bill Meek4–⁠5–⁠13–⁠3, 4th
1956Woody Woodard4–⁠62–⁠4, 5th
1955Woody Woodard4–⁠62–⁠4, T–5th
1954Woody Woodard6–⁠3–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1953Woody Woodard5–⁠53–⁠3, 4th
1952Rusty Russell4–⁠5–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 3rd
1951Rusty Russell3–⁠6–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 7th
1950Rusty Russell6–⁠42–⁠4, T–5th
1949Matty Bell5–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 5th
1948Matty Bell9–⁠1–⁠15–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference championsCotton W10
1947Matty Bell9–⁠0–⁠25–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference championsCotton T3
1946Matty Bell4–⁠5–⁠12–⁠4, T–5th
1945Matty Bell5–⁠64–⁠2, 2nd
1944Jimmy Stewart5–⁠52–⁠3, T–4th
1943Jimmy Stewart2–⁠72–⁠3, T–3rd
1942Jimmy Stewart3–⁠6–⁠21–⁠4–⁠1, 6th
1941Matty Bell5–⁠52–⁠4, 5th
1940Matty Bell8–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions16
1939Matty Bell6–⁠3–⁠14–⁠2, T–2nd
1938Matty Bell6–⁠44–⁠2, 2nd
1937Matty Bell5–⁠62–⁠4, 6th
1936Matty Bell5–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 5th
1935Matty Bell12–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, national championsRose L
1934Ray Morrison8–⁠2–⁠23–⁠2–⁠1, 3rd
1933Ray Morrison4–⁠7–⁠12–⁠4, 6th
1932Ray Morrison3–⁠7–⁠21–⁠4–⁠1, T–5th
1931Ray Morrison9–⁠1–⁠15–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1930Ray Morrison6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–4th
1929Ray Morrison6–⁠0–⁠43–⁠0–⁠2, 2nd
1928Ray Morrison6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, 5th
1927Ray Morrison7–⁠24–⁠1, 2nd
1926Ray Morrison8–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1925Ray Morrison5–⁠2–⁠21–⁠1–⁠2, 4th
1924Ray Morrison5–⁠1–⁠42–⁠0–⁠4, 2ndDixie Classic L
1923Ray Morrison & Ewing Y. Freeland9–⁠05–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1922Ray Morrison & Ewing Y. Freeland6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2, T–3rd
1921J. Burton Rix1–⁠6–⁠10–⁠4, 7th
1920J. Burton Rix3–⁠5–⁠20–⁠4–⁠1, 6th
1919J. Burton Rix5–⁠4–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1, 6th
1918J. Burton Rix4–⁠21–⁠2, 5th
1917J. Burton Rix3–⁠2–⁠3
1916Ray Morrison0–⁠8–⁠2
1915Ray Morrison2–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠2)

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