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Stanford record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Stanford’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. 10,911Steve Stenstrom 1991–⁠94
  2. 9,430Andrew Luck 2009–⁠11
  3. 9,385Kevin Hogan 2012–⁠15
  4. 9,349John Elway 1979–⁠82
  5. 7,809Jim Plunkett 1968–⁠70

Season

  1. 3,627Steve Stenstrom 1993
  2. 3,540K.J. Costello 2018
  3. 3,517Andrew Luck 2011
  4. 3,338Andrew Luck 2010
  5. 3,242John Elway 1982

Game

  1. 504Davis Mills 2019 vs. Washington State
  2. 450Todd Husak 1998 vs. Oregon State
  3. 444Ben Gulbranson 2025 vs. San Jose State
  4. 430Steve Dils 1978 vs. Washington State
  5. 428Davis Mills 2020 vs. UCLA

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 82Andrew Luck 2009–⁠11
  2. 77John Elway 1979–⁠82
  3. 75Kevin Hogan 2012–⁠15
  4. 74Steve Stenstrom 1991–⁠94
  5. 53Jim Plunkett 1968–⁠71

Season

  1. 37Andrew Luck 2011
  2. 32Andrew Luck 2010
  3. 29K.J. Costello 2018
  4. 27John Elway 1980
  5. 27Steve Stenstrom 1993

Game

  1. 6John Elway 1980 vs. Oregon State
  2. 5Mike Boryla 1973 vs. Washington State
  3. 5Steve Dils 1978 vs. Washington State
  4. 5John Elway 1980 vs. Washington State
  5. 5John Elway 1982 vs. Oregon State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,300Stepfan Taylor 2009–⁠12
  2. 4,169Darrin Nelson 1977–⁠81
  3. 3,922Christian McCaffrey 2014–⁠16
  4. 3,865Bryce Love 2015–⁠18
  5. 3,522Toby Gerhart 2006–⁠09

Season

  1. 2,118Bryce Love 2017
  2. 2,019Christian McCaffrey 2015
  3. 1,871Toby Gerhart 2009
  4. 1,709Tyler Gaffney 2013
  5. 1,603Christian McCaffrey 2016

Game

  1. 301Bryce Love 2017 vs. Arizona State
  2. 284Christian McCaffrey 2016 vs. California
  3. 263Bryce Love 2017 vs. UCLA
  4. 243Christian McCaffrey 2015 vs. UCLA
  5. 223Toby Gerhart 2009 vs. Oregon

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 44Toby Gerhart 2006–⁠09
  2. 40Stepfan Taylor 2009–⁠12
  3. 39Tommy Vardell 1988–⁠91
  4. 33Tyler Gaffney 2009–⁠13
  5. 30Bryce Love 2015–⁠18

Season

  1. 28Toby Gerhart 2009
  2. 22Tommy Vardell 1991
  3. 21Tyler Gaffney 2013
  4. 19Bryce Love 2017
  5. 15Toby Gerhart 2008

Game

  1. 4Darrin Nelson 1981 vs. Oregon State
  2. 4Tommy Vardell 1990 vs. Notre Dame
  3. 4Kerry Carter 2000 vs. USC
  4. 4Kerry Carter 2001 vs. Oregon
  5. 4Toby Gerhart 2008 vs. Washington State

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 248Troy Walters 1996–⁠99
  2. 228DeRonnie Pitts 1997–⁠00
  3. 223Darrin Nelson 1977–⁠81
  4. 198Brad Muster 1984–⁠87
  5. 172Ty Montgomery 2011–⁠14

Season

  1. 86Troy Walters 1997
  2. 78Brad Muster 1985
  3. 77Troy Walters 1999
  4. 77DeRonnie Pitts 2000
  5. 74DeRonnie Pitts 1998

Game

  1. 16Simi Fehoko 2020 vs. UCLA
  2. 14Eric Cross 1972 vs. Hawai’i
  3. 14Vincent White 1982 vs. UCLA
  4. 14Brad Muster 1985 vs. Oregon
  5. 14Jim Price 1989 vs. Notre Dame

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 4,047Troy Walters 1996–⁠99
  2. 3,023DeRonnie Pitts 1997–⁠00
  3. 2,517Ken Margerum 1977–⁠80
  4. 2,491Justin Armour 1991–⁠94
  5. 2,469Darrin Nelson 1977–⁠81

Season

  1. 1,508Troy Walters 1999
  2. 1,206Troy Walters 1997
  3. 1,117Gene Washington 1968
  4. 1,092Justin Armour 1994
  5. 1,059J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 2018

Game

  1. 294Elic Ayomanor 2023 vs. Colorado
  2. 278Troy Walters 1999 vs. UCLA
  3. 237Darrin Nelson 1981 vs. Arizona State
  4. 230Simi Fehoko 2020 vs. UCLA
  5. 226J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 2018 vs. San Diego State

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 32Ken Margerum 1977–⁠80
  2. 28J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 2016–⁠18
  3. 26Troy Walters 1996–⁠99
  4. 24DeRonnie Pitts 1997–⁠00
  5. 20Justin Armour 1991–⁠94

Game

  1. 4Ken Margerum 1980 vs. Oregon State
  2. 4Ty Montgomery 2013 vs. California

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 10,634Kevin Hogan 2012–⁠15
  2. 10,387Andrew Luck 2009–⁠11
  3. 10,179Steve Stenstrom 1991–⁠94
  4. 9,070John Elway 1979–⁠82
  5. 8,178Jim Plunkett 1968–⁠70

Season

  1. 3,791Andrew Luck 2010
  2. 3,667Andrew Luck 2011
  3. 3,398Steve Stenstrom 1993
  4. 3,203Kevin Hogan 2015
  5. 3,189Jim Plunkett 1970

Game

  1. 491Davis Mills 2019 vs. Washington State
  2. 448Ashton Daniels 2023 vs. Washington
  3. 447Todd Husak 1998 vs. Oregon State
  4. 443Andrew Luck 2009 vs. Arizona
  5. 440Davis Mills 2020 vs. UCLA

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 90Kevin Hogan 2012–⁠15
  2. 89Andrew Luck 2009–⁠11
  3. 82John Elway 1979–⁠82
  4. 77Steve Stenstrom 1991–⁠94
  5. 63Jim Plunkett 1968–⁠70

Season

  1. 39Andrew Luck 2011
  2. 35Andrew Luck 2010
  3. 33Kevin Hogan 2015
  4. 31John Elway 1980
  5. 29Toby Gerhart 2009

Game

  1. 6John Elway 1980 vs. Washington State
  2. 6John Elway 1980 vs. Oregon State

All-purpose yardage

Career

  1. 7,120Darrin Nelson 1977–⁠81
  2. 6,987Christian McCaffrey 2014–⁠16
  3. 6,146Glyn Milburn 1990–⁠92
  4. 5,515Troy Walters 1996–⁠99
  5. 5,190Ty Montgomery 2011–⁠14

Season

  1. 3,864Christian McCaffrey 2015
  2. 2,327Christian McCaffrey 2016
  3. 2,234Glyn Milburn 1992
  4. 2,222Glyn Milburn 1990
  5. 2,208Ty Montgomery 2013

Game

  1. 461Christian McCaffrey 2015 vs. USC
  2. 389Christian McCaffrey 2015 vs. California
  3. 379Glyn Milburn 1990 vs. California
  4. 369Christian McCaffrey 2015 vs. UCLA
  5. 369Darrin Nelson 1980 vs. Washington State

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 20Phil Moffatt 1929–⁠31
  2. 17Toi Cook 1983–⁠86
  3. 16Tim Smith 1996–⁠99
  4. 14Brad Humphreys 1985–⁠87
  5. 11Dick Ragsdale 1962–⁠64

Season

  1. 9Phil Moffatt 1930
  2. 9Bobby Garrett 1953
  3. 8Phil Moffatt 1929
  4. 8Benny Barnes 1971
  5. 8Toi Cook 1986

Game

  1. 4Bobby Grayson 1934 vs. Washington
  2. 3Tim Smith 1999 vs. Arizona
  3. 3Tim Smith 1998 vs. Washington State
  4. 3Leroy Pruitt 1994 vs. Northwestern
  5. 3Toi Cook 1986 vs. San Jose State

Tackles

Career

  1. 571Gordy Ceresino 1975–⁠78
  2. 462Dave Wyman 1982–⁠86
  3. 430Jono Tunney 1987–⁠90
  4. 394Matt Soderlund 1982–⁠85
  5. 355Don Parish 1967–⁠69

Season

  1. 196Gordy Ceresino 1977
  2. 173Dave Wyman 1986
  3. 167Gordy Ceresino 1978
  4. 164Jim Merlo 1972
  5. 159Gordy Ceresino 1976

Game

  1. 27Dave Wyman 1986 vs. California
  2. 23Don Parish 1968 vs. Oregon State
  3. 23Don Parish 1969 vs. USC
  4. 22Pat Preston 1968 vs. Washington State
  5. 22Gordy Ceresino 1977 vs. LSU

Sacks

Career

  1. 36.0Riall Johnson 1997–⁠00
  2. 33.0Ron George 1990–⁠92
  3. 32.5Trent Murphy 2010–⁠13
  4. 28.0Kailee Wong 1994–⁠97
  5. 27.5Chase Thomas 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 17.0Duncan McColl 1976
  2. 15.0Ron George 1992
  3. 15.0Riall Johnson 2000
  4. 15.0Trent Murphy 2013
  5. 14.0Kailee Wong 1996

Game

  1. 5.0Riall Johnson 1999 vs. Washington State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 63Jordan Williamson 2011–⁠14
  2. 59John Hopkins 1987–⁠90
  3. 54Jet Toner 2017–⁠20
  4. 53Eric Abrams 1992–⁠95
  5. 51Joshua Karty 2021–⁠23

Season

  1. 23Joshua Karty 2023
  2. 22Conrad Ukropina 2016
  3. 21Jet Toner 2017
  4. 19John Hopkins 1988
  5. 18Rod Garcia 1973

Game

  1. 5John Hopkins 1990 vs. California
  2. 5Nate Whitaker 2010 vs. Notre Dame
  3. 5Joshua Karty 2022 vs. Arizona State

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 85.0%Joshua Karty 2021–⁠23
  2. 82.4%Conrad Ukropina 2013–⁠16
  3. 80.5%Nate Whitaker 2009–⁠10
  4. 79.4%Jet Toner 2017–⁠20
  5. 78.9%Emmet Kenney 2021–⁠25

Season

  1. 100.0%Joshua Karty 2022
  2. 93.3%Jet Toner 2018
  3. 90.0%Conrad Ukropina 2015
  4. 89.5%Nate Whitaker 2010
  5. 85.7%Mark Harmon 1981

Season by season

119 seasons; 3 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Frank Reich4–⁠83–⁠5
2024Troy Taylor3–⁠92–⁠6, 16th
2023Troy Taylor3–⁠92–⁠7, T–9th
2022David Shaw3–⁠91–⁠8, T–11th
2021David Shaw3–⁠92–⁠7, 6th (North)
2020David Shaw4–⁠24–⁠2, 3rd (North)
2019David Shaw4–⁠83–⁠6, T–5th (North)
2018David Shaw9–⁠46–⁠3, 3rd (North)Sun W
2017David Shaw9–⁠57–⁠2, T–1st (North), division championsAlamo L20
2016David Shaw10–⁠36–⁠3, 3rd (North)Sun W12
2015David Shaw12–⁠28–⁠1, 1st (North), conference championsRose W3
2014David Shaw8–⁠55–⁠4, 2nd (North)Foster Farms W
2013David Shaw11–⁠37–⁠2, T–1st (North), conference championsRose L11
2012David Shaw12–⁠28–⁠1, T–1st (North), conference championsRose W7
2011David Shaw11–⁠28–⁠1, T–1st (North), division championsFiesta L7
2010Jim Harbaugh12–⁠18–⁠1, 2ndOrange W4
2009Jim Harbaugh8–⁠56–⁠3, T–2ndSun L
2008Jim Harbaugh5–⁠74–⁠5, T–6th
2007Jim Harbaugh4–⁠83–⁠6, T–7th
2006Walt Harris1–⁠111–⁠8, 10th
2005Walt Harris5–⁠64–⁠4, T–4th
2004Buddy Teevens4–⁠72–⁠6, T–8th
2003Buddy Teevens4–⁠72–⁠6, T–8th
2002Buddy Teevens2–⁠91–⁠7, T–9th
2001Tyrone Willingham9–⁠36–⁠2, T–2ndSeattle L16
2000Tyrone Willingham5–⁠64–⁠4, 4th
1999Tyrone Willingham8–⁠47–⁠1, 1st, conference championsRose L
1998Tyrone Willingham3–⁠82–⁠6, T–8th
1997Tyrone Willingham5–⁠63–⁠5, T–7th
1996Tyrone Willingham7–⁠55–⁠3, 3rdSun W
1995Tyrone Willingham7–⁠4–⁠15–⁠3, 4thLiberty L
1994Bill Walsh3–⁠7–⁠12–⁠6, T–8th
1993Bill Walsh4–⁠72–⁠6, T–8th
1992Bill Walsh10–⁠36–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsBlockbuster W9
1991Dennis Green8–⁠46–⁠2, T–2ndAloha L22
1990Dennis Green5–⁠64–⁠4, T–6th
1989Dennis Green3–⁠83–⁠5, T–7th
1988Jack Elway3–⁠6–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2, 9th
1987Jack Elway5–⁠64–⁠4, T–4th
1986Jack Elway8–⁠45–⁠3, T–4thGator L
1985Jack Elway4–⁠73–⁠5, 7th
1984Jack Elway5–⁠63–⁠5, T–7th
1983Paul Wiggin1–⁠101–⁠7, 10th
1982Paul Wiggin5–⁠63–⁠5, 7th
1981Paul Wiggin4–⁠74–⁠4, T–6th
1980Paul Wiggin6–⁠53–⁠4, T–6th
1979Rod Dowhower5–⁠5–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, 6th
1978Bill Walsh8–⁠44–⁠3, T–4thBluebonnet W17
1977Bill Walsh9–⁠35–⁠2, T–2ndSun W15
1976Jack Christiansen6–⁠55–⁠2, 3rd
1975Jack Christiansen6–⁠4–⁠15–⁠2, T–3rd
1974Jack Christiansen5–⁠4–⁠25–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1973Jack Christiansen7–⁠45–⁠2, 3rd
1972Jack Christiansen6–⁠52–⁠5, T–6th
1971John Ralston9–⁠36–⁠1, 1st, conference championsRose W10
1970John Ralston9–⁠36–⁠1, 1st, conference championsRose W8
1969John Ralston7–⁠2–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd19
1968John Ralston6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–3rd
1967John Ralston5–⁠53–⁠4, T–4th
1966John Ralston5–⁠51–⁠4, 8th
1965John Ralston6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠3, T–5th
1964John Ralston5–⁠53–⁠4, 5th
1963John Ralston3–⁠71–⁠4, 6th
1962Jack Curtice5–⁠52–⁠3, 4th
1961Jack Curtice4–⁠61–⁠3, T–4th
1960Jack Curtice0–⁠100–⁠4, 5th
1959Jack Curtice3–⁠70–⁠4, 5th
1958Jack Curtice2–⁠82–⁠5, 7th
1957Chuck Taylor6–⁠44–⁠3, 5th
1956Chuck Taylor4–⁠63–⁠4, 6th
1955Chuck Taylor6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 3rd16
1954Chuck Taylor4–⁠62–⁠4, 6th
1953Chuck Taylor6–⁠3–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd19
1952Chuck Taylor5–⁠52–⁠5, T–6th
1951Chuck Taylor9–⁠26–⁠1, 1st, conference championsRose L7
1950Marchmont Schwartz5–⁠3–⁠22–⁠2–⁠2, T–4th
1949Marchmont Schwartz7–⁠3–⁠14–⁠2, T–3rdPineapple W
1948Marchmont Schwartz4–⁠63–⁠4, 5th
1947Marchmont Schwartz0–⁠90–⁠7, 10th
1946Marchmont Schwartz6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, 5th
1942Marchmont Schwartz6–⁠45–⁠2, 3rd12
1941Clark Shaughnessy6–⁠34–⁠3, 4th
1940Clark Shaughnessy10–⁠07–⁠0, 1st, national championsRose W2
1939Claude E. Thornhill1–⁠7–⁠10–⁠6–⁠1, 9th
1938Claude E. Thornhill3–⁠62–⁠5, 8th
1937Claude E. Thornhill4–⁠3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1, 2nd
1936Claude E. Thornhill2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠3–⁠2, 6th
1935Claude E. Thornhill8–⁠14–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsRose W
1934Claude E. Thornhill9–⁠1–⁠15–⁠0, 1st, conference championsRose L
1933Claude E. Thornhill8–⁠2–⁠14–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsRose L
1932Pop Warner6–⁠4–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1, 7th
1931Pop Warner7–⁠2–⁠22–⁠2–⁠1, T–5th
1930Pop Warner9–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1, 3rd
1929Pop Warner9–⁠25–⁠1, 2nd
1928Pop Warner8–⁠3–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 3rd
1927Pop Warner8–⁠2–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsRose W
1926Pop Warner10–⁠0–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, national championsRose T
1925Pop Warner7–⁠24–⁠1, 2nd
1924Pop Warner7–⁠1–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference championsRose L
1923Andrew Kerr7–⁠22–⁠2, T–3rd
1922Andrew Kerr4–⁠51–⁠3, T–5th
1921Eugene Van Gent4–⁠2–⁠21–⁠1–⁠1, 3rd
1920Walter D. Powell4–⁠32–⁠1, 2nd
1919Bob Evans4–⁠31–⁠1, T–3rd
1905James F. Lanagan8–⁠0
1904James F. Lanagan7–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1903James F. Lanagan8–⁠0–⁠3
1902Carl L. Clemans6–⁠1
1901Charles Fickert3–⁠2–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)Rose L
1900Fielding H. Yost7–⁠2–⁠1
1899Burr Chamberlain2–⁠5–⁠2
1898Harry P. Cross5–⁠3–⁠1
1897George H. Brooke4–⁠1
1896Harry P. Cross2–⁠1–⁠1
1895Walter Camp4–⁠0–⁠1
1894Walter Camp6–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠1)
1893C. D. Bliss8–⁠0–⁠1
1892Walter Camp2–⁠0–⁠2
1891No coach3–⁠1

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