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Southern Miss record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Southern Miss’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. 11,994Nick Mullens 2013–⁠16
  2. 10,892Austin Davis 2008–⁠11
  3. 7,695Brett Favre 1987–⁠90
  4. 7,342Dustin Almond 2002–⁠05
  5. 7,095Jeff Kelly 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 4,476Nick Mullens 2015
  2. 3,496Austin Davis 2011
  3. 3,496Jack Abraham 2019
  4. 3,272Nick Mullens 2016
  5. 3,128Austin Davis 2008

Game

  1. 591Nick Mullens 2016 vs. Rice
  2. 463Jack Abraham 2019 vs. Troy
  3. 461Austin Davis 2008 vs. Rice
  4. 447Nick Mullens 2015 vs. Nebraska
  5. 426Nick Mullens 2014 vs. Middle Tennessee

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 87Nick Mullens 2013–⁠16
  2. 83Austin Davis 2008–⁠11
  3. 52Brett Favre 1987–⁠90
  4. 52Lee Roberts 1995–⁠98
  5. 51Jeff Kelly 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 38Nick Mullens 2015
  2. 30Austin Davis 2011
  3. 24Lee Roberts 1998
  4. 24Nick Mullens 2016
  5. 24Braylon Braxton 2025

Game

  1. 5Lee Roberts 1998 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  2. 5Dustin Almond 2005 vs. UCF
  3. 5Nick Mullens 2013 vs. UAB
  4. 5Nick Mullens 2015 vs. Rice

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 5,302Damion Fletcher 2006–⁠09
  2. 4,536Ito Smith 2014–⁠17
  3. 4,022Frank Gore Jr. 2020–⁠23
  4. 3,595Ben Garry 1974–⁠77
  5. 3,584Derrick Nix 1998–⁠02

Season

  1. 1,586Damion Fletcher 2007
  2. 1,545Sam Dejarnette 1982
  3. 1,459Ito Smith 2016
  4. 1,413Ito Smith 2017
  5. 1,388Damion Fletcher 2006

Game

  1. 329Frank Gore Jr. 2022 vs. Rice
  2. 304Sam Dejarnette 1982 vs. Florida State
  3. 260Damion Fletcher 2008 vs. UTEP
  4. 247Frank Gore Jr. 2023 vs. Appalachian State
  5. 238Vic Purvis 1965 vs. Memphis

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 44Damion Fletcher 2006–⁠09
  2. 42Ito Smith 2014–⁠17
  3. 39Sammy Winder 1978–⁠81
  4. 32Harold Shaw 1994–⁠97
  5. 30Ben Garry 1998–⁠02

Season

  1. 20Sammy Winder 1980
  2. 17Ito Smith 2016
  3. 16Harold Shaw 1997
  4. 14Sam Dejarnette 1982
  5. 14Damion Fletcher 2007

Game

  1. 5Austin Davis 2008 vs. UAB
  2. 4Doyle Orange 1972 vs. Texas–Arlington
  3. 4Shelton Gandy 1986 vs. Mississippi State
  4. 4Chris Windsor 1996 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  5. 4Austin Davis 2010 vs. Houston

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 193Sherrod Gideon 1996–⁠99
  2. 159Quez Watkins 2017–⁠19
  3. 157Shawn Nelson 2005–⁠08
  4. 150Tim Jones 2017–⁠20
  5. 149Todd Pinkston 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 80Casey Martin 2015
  2. 73Tim Jones 2019
  3. 72Quez Watkins 2018
  4. 71Michael Thomas 2015
  5. 67DeAndre Brown 2008

Game

  1. 13Sherrod Gideon 1998 vs. Penn State
  2. 12Todd Pinkston 1998 vs. Nevada
  3. 12Shawn Nelson 2008 vs. Auburn
  4. 12DeAndre Brown 2008 vs. Rice
  5. 12Tyre’oune Holmes 2013 vs. Texas State

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,214Sherrod Gideon 1996–⁠99
  2. 2,404Quez Watkins 2017–⁠19
  3. 2,366Todd Pinkston 1996–⁠99
  4. 2,207DeAndre Brown 2008–⁠10
  5. 2,144Jason Brownlee 2020–⁠22

Season

  1. 1,391Michael Thomas 2015
  2. 1,186Sherrod Gideon 1998
  3. 1,178Quez Watkins 2019
  4. 1,165Allenzae Staggers 2016
  5. 1,117DeAndre Brown 2008

Game

  1. 292Allenzae Staggers 2016 vs. Rice
  2. 260Kendrick Lee 1996 vs. Houston
  3. 230Allenzae Staggers 2016 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  4. 221DeAndre Brown 2008 vs. Rice
  5. 209Quez Watkins 2019 vs. Troy

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 30Sherrod Gideon 1996–⁠99
  2. 24DeAndre Brown 2008–⁠10
  3. 22Todd Pinkston 1996–⁠99
  4. 21Jason Brownlee 2020–⁠22
  5. 19Michael Thomas 2014–⁠15

Game

  1. 4DeAndre Brown 2008 vs. Rice
  2. 3Kendrick Lee 1996 vs. Houston
  3. 3Sherrod Gideon 1997 vs. Memphis
  4. 3Sherrod Gideon 1998 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  5. 3Todd Pinkston 1999 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 12,267Austin Davis 2008–⁠11
  2. 11,779Nick Mullens 2013–⁠16
  3. 7,606Brett Favre 1987–⁠90
  4. 7,602Dustin Almond 2002–⁠05
  5. 7,113Jeff Kelly 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 4,384Nick Mullens 2015
  2. 3,848Austin Davis 2011
  3. 3,636Austin Davis 2008
  4. 3,573Jack Abraham 2019
  5. 3,555Austin Davis 2010

Game

  1. 599Nick Mullens 2016 vs. Rice
  2. 489Jack Abraham 2019 vs. Troy
  3. 445Austin Davis 2008 vs. Rice
  4. 439Nick Mullens 2014 vs. Middle Tennessee
  5. 422Nick Mullens 2015 vs. Nebraska

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 108Austin Davis 2008–⁠11
  2. 96Nick Mullens 2013–⁠16
  3. 64Dustin Almond 2002–⁠05
  4. 59Jeff Kelly 1998–⁠01
  5. 53Brett Favre 1987–⁠90

Season

  1. 41Nick Mullens 2015
  2. 34Austin Davis 2011
  3. 32Austin Davis 2008
  4. 30Austin Davis 2010
  5. 28Nick Mullens 2016

Game

  1. 6Dustin Almond 2005 vs. UCF
  2. 6Austin Davis 2008 vs. UAB
  3. 6Austin Davis 2010 vs. Houston
  4. 6Nick Mullens 2013 vs. UAB

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 25Bubba Phillips 1947–⁠50
  2. 18Ray Guy 1970–⁠72
  3. 16Patrick Surtain 1994–⁠97
  4. 15Billy Devrow 1964–⁠66
  5. 14Kerry Valrie 1987–⁠90

Season

  1. 8Bubba Phillips 1949
  2. 8Billy Devrow 1965
  3. 8Ray Guy 1972
  4. 7Frank Spruiell 1948
  5. 7Bubba Phillips 1948

Game

  1. 4Larry Ussery 1967 vs. Louisiana Tech
  2. 3George Sekul 1957 vs. Houston
  3. 3David Odom 1979 vs. Louisville
  4. 3Labarion Rankins 1992 vs. East Carolina
  5. 3Etric Pruitt 2002 vs. Army

Tackles

Career

  1. 526Rod Davis 2000–⁠03
  2. 510Clump Taylor 1976–⁠79
  3. 438Onesimus Henry 1984–⁠87
  4. 438Sidney Coleman 1984–⁠87
  5. 431Mike Dennery 1971–⁠73

Season

  1. 185Mike Dennery 1972
  2. 177Ron Cheatham 1974
  3. 168Rod Davis 2002
  4. 164Rod Davis 2003
  5. 151Michael Boley 2003

Game

  1. 26T.J. Slaughter 1999 vs. Texas A&M
  2. 22Rod Davis 2003 vs. Cincinnati
  3. 21Thad McDowell 1989 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  4. 21William Kirksey 1989 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
  5. 21Leo Barnes 1999 vs. Texas A&M

Sacks

Career

  1. 34.5Adalius Thomas 1996–⁠99
  2. 28.0Michael Boley 2001–⁠04
  3. 28.0Cordarro Law 2008–⁠11
  4. 26.0Cedric Scott 1997–⁠00
  5. 21.0Jamie Collins 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 12.5Adalius Thomas 1998
  2. 12.0Cedric Scott 2000
  3. 11.0Michael Boley 2003
  4. 10.5Rod Davis 2002
  5. 10.0Chris Jackson 2012

Game

  1. 4.0Chris Jackson 1983 vs. Louisiana Tech
  2. 4.0Cedric Scott 2000 vs. Houston
  3. 3.0Chris Jackson 1983 vs. Ole Miss
  4. 3.0Rod Reed 1988 vs. Tulane
  5. 3.0Michael Tobias 1993 vs. Pittsburgh

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 69Darren McCaleb 2003–⁠06
  2. 53Danny Hrapmann 2009–⁠12
  3. 47Parker Shaunfield 2015–⁠18
  4. 43Corey Acosta 2011–⁠14
  5. 41Steve Clark 1981–⁠83

Game

  1. 5Danny Hrapmann 2010 vs. East Carolina
  2. 5Danny Hrapmann 2011 vs. UCF
  3. 4Rex Banks 1984 vs. Georgia
  4. 4Chris Seroka 1988 vs. Memphis
  5. 4Darren McCaleb 2005 vs. East Carolina

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 79.7%Parker Shaunfield 2015–⁠18
  2. 78.4%Briggs Bourgeois 2017–⁠22
  3. 78.4%Darren McCaleb 2003–⁠06
  4. 77.8%Stephen Brauchle 2015–⁠16
  5. 73.6%Danny Hrapmann 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 94.7%Briggs Bourgeois 2022
  2. 85.7%Parker Shaunfield 2016
  3. 85.0%Parker Shaunfield 2017
  4. 84.2%Darren McCaleb 2004
  5. 83.9%Danny Hrapmann 2010

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.