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Tulane record book

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 9,603Michael Pratt 2020–⁠23
  2. 9,205Patrick Ramsey 1998–⁠01
  3. 9,026Ryan Griffin 2009–⁠12
  4. 8,419Shaun King 1995–⁠98
  5. 7,684Terrence Jones 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 3,410Patrick Ramsey 1999
  2. 3,232Shaun King 1998
  3. 3,168Jake Retzlaff 2025
  4. 3,077J.P. Losman 2003
  5. 3,010Michael Pratt 2022

Game

  1. 476Ryan Griffin 2012 vs. Rice
  2. 466Ryan Griffin 2012 vs. UAB
  3. 447Patrick Ramsey 1999 vs. Army
  4. 442Patrick Ramsey 2001 vs. Navy
  5. 417Lester Ricard 2004 vs. UAB

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 90Michael Pratt 2020–⁠23
  2. 72Patrick Ramsey 1998–⁠01
  3. 70Shaun King 1995–⁠98
  4. 60J.P. Losman 2000–⁠03
  5. 56Ryan Griffin 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 36Shaun King 1998
  2. 33J.P. Losman 2003
  3. 27Michael Pratt 2022
  4. 25Patrick Ramsey 1999
  5. 24Shaun King 1997

Game

  1. 6Lester Ricard 2004 vs. UAB
  2. 5Fred Dempsey 1952 vs. Louisiana College
  3. 5Nickie Hall 1980 vs. Rice
  4. 5Deron Smith 1989 vs. Memphis
  5. 5Shaun King 1998 vs. Houston

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,364Mewelde Moore 2000–⁠03
  2. 4,265Matt Forte 2004–⁠07
  3. 3,095Eddie Price 1946–⁠49
  4. 2,953Orleans Darkwa 2010–⁠13
  5. 2,910Tyjae Spears 2019–⁠22

Season

  1. 2,127Matt Forte 2007
  2. 1,581Tyjae Spears 2022
  3. 1,421Mewelde Moore 2001
  4. 1,401Makhi Hughes 2024
  5. 1,378Makhi Hughes 2023

Game

  1. 342Matt Forte 2007 vs. SMU
  2. 303Matt Forte 2007 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
  3. 278Matt Forte 2007 vs. Memphis
  4. 264Tyjae Spears 2021 vs. Memphis
  5. 255André Anderson 2008 vs. UTEP

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 39Matt Forte 2004–⁠07
  2. 39Orleans Darkwa 2010–⁠13
  3. 31Bill Banker 1927–⁠29
  4. 31Tyjae Spears 2019–⁠22
  5. 30Eddie Price 1946–⁠49

Season

  1. 23Matt Forte 2007
  2. 19Tyjae Spears 2022
  3. 16Jake Retzlaff 2025
  4. 15Makhi Hughes 2024
  5. 13Orleans Darkwa 2011

Game

  1. 5Matt Forte 2007 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
  2. 5Matt Forte 2007 vs. Rice
  3. 4Charles Flournoy 1925 vs. Louisiana Tech
  4. 4Toney Converse 1998 vs. Louisiana Tech
  5. 4Matt Forte 2007 vs. SMU

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 236Marc Zeno 1984–⁠87
  2. 234JaJuan Dawson 1996–⁠99
  3. 215Roydell Williams 2000–⁠03
  4. 197Jeremy Williams 2006–⁠09
  5. 196Ryan Grant 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 96JaJuan Dawson 1999
  2. 84Jeremy Williams 2009
  3. 79Adrian Burnette 1999
  4. 77Marc Zeno 1987
  5. 77Ryan Grant 2013

Game

  1. 16JaJuan Dawson 1999 vs. SMU
  2. 15Wil Ursin 1991 vs. East Carolina
  3. 15JaJuan Dawson 1999 vs. Mississippi
  4. 14Ryan Grant 2013 vs. South Alabama
  5. 13Marc Zeno 1985 vs. LSU

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,725Marc Zeno 1984–⁠87
  2. 3,207Roydell Williams 2000–⁠04
  3. 3,048JaJuan Dawson 1996–⁠99
  4. 2,807Jeremy Williams 2006–⁠09
  5. 2,769Ryan Grant 2009–⁠13

Season

  1. 1,206Marc Zeno 1987
  2. 1,174P.J. Franklin 1998
  3. 1,149Ryan Grant 2012
  4. 1,137Marc Zeno 1985
  5. 1,113Jeremy Williams 2009

Game

  1. 271Jerome McIntosh 1989 vs. Vanderbilt
  2. 238Marc Zeno 1987 vs. UL-Lafayette
  3. 222Jeremy Williams 2009 vs. McNeese State
  4. 218JaJuan Dawson 1999 vs. SMU
  5. 208Marc Zeno 1985 vs. LSU

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 35Roydell Williams 2000–⁠04
  2. 31JaJuan Dawson 1996–⁠99
  3. 25Marc Zeno 1984–⁠87
  4. 24Adrian Burnette 1997–⁠00
  5. 23Jerome McIntosh 1986–⁠89

Season

  1. 14Adrian Burnette 2000
  2. 13Marc Zeno 1987
  3. 12JaJuan Dawson 1998
  4. 12Roydell Williams 2004
  5. 11P.J. Franklin 1998

Game

  1. 3Jerome McIntosh 1998 vs. Florida State
  2. 3Wil Ursin 1991 vs. East Carolina
  3. 3Wil Ursin 1991 vs. Navy
  4. 3JaJuan Dawson 1997 vs. Army
  5. 3Adrian Burnette 1999 vs. SMU

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 10,748Michael Pratt 2020–⁠23
  2. 9,468Shaun King 1995–⁠98
  3. 9,445Terrence Jones 1985–⁠88
  4. 9,075Patrick Ramsey 1998–⁠01
  5. 8,684Ryan Griffin 2009–⁠12

Season

  1. 3,802Jake Retzlaff 2025
  2. 3,764Shaun King 1998
  3. 3,488Michael Pratt 2022
  4. 3,349Patrick Ramsey 1999
  5. 3,157J.P. Losman 2003

Game

  1. 484Terrence Jones 1986 vs. TCU
  2. 469Ryan Griffin 2012 vs. UAB
  3. 465Shaun King 1998 vs. Army
  4. 465Ryan Griffin 2012 vs. Rice
  5. 461Patrick Ramsey 1999 vs. Army

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 118Michael Pratt 2020–⁠23
  2. 89Shaun King 1995–⁠98
  3. 76Patrick Ramsey 1998–⁠01
  4. 70J.P. Losman 2000–⁠03
  5. 70Terrence Jones 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 46Shaun King 1998
  2. 37Michael Pratt 2022
  3. 35J.P. Losman 2003
  4. 31Jake Retzlaff 2025
  5. 29Shaun King 1997

Game

  1. 6Shaun King 1998 vs. Rutgers
  2. 6Shaun King 1998 vs. Army
  3. 6Lester Ricard 2004 vs. UAB
  4. 6Michael Pratt 2022 vs. SMU

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 18Paul Ellis 1969–⁠71
  2. 15Lorenzo Doss 2012–⁠14
  3. 14Lynaris Elpheage 2000–⁠02
  4. 13Mitchell Price 1987–⁠89
  5. 12Don Zimmerman 1930–⁠32

Season

  1. 9Jimmy Glisson 1949
  2. 9Paul Ellis 1970
  3. 8Les Kennedy 1951
  4. 8Joe Bullard 1970
  5. 8Lynaris Elpheage 2002

Game

  1. 4Jimmy Glisson 1949 vs. Virginia

Tackles

Career

  1. 492Burnell Dent 1982–⁠85
  2. 481Mike Staid 1991–⁠94
  3. 442Frank Robinson 1977–⁠80
  4. 437Anthony Cannon 2002–⁠05
  5. 413Wilfred Simon 1977–⁠80

Season

  1. 172Burnell Dent 1983
  2. 171Rick Kingrea 1970
  3. 167Frank Robinson 1980
  4. 166Jim Gueno 1975
  5. 163David Jackson 1983

Sacks

Career

  1. 24.5Patrick Johnson 2017–⁠20
  2. 22.5Kenan Blackmon 1999–⁠02
  3. 21.5Floyd Dorsey 1999–⁠02
  4. 20.0Royce LaFrance 2012–⁠15
  5. 18.5Darius Hodges 2020–⁠23

Season

  1. 14.0Mark Olivari 1973
  2. 11.0Brian Douglas 1981
  3. 10.5Patrick Johnson 2018
  4. 10.0Patrick Johnson 2020
  5. 9.5Floyd Dorsey 2002

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 66Seth Marler 1999–⁠02
  2. 61Cairo Santos 2010–⁠13
  3. 48Brad Palazzo 1995–⁠98
  4. 46Merek Glover 2017–⁠21
  5. 45Eddie Murray 1976–⁠79

Season

  1. 25Patrick Durkin 2025
  2. 23Brad Palazzo 1997
  3. 21Cairo Santos 2012
  4. 21Valentino Ambrosio 2023
  5. 20Seth Marler 2002

Game

  1. 5Bart Baldwin 1994 vs. East Carolina
  2. 5Brad Palazzo 1997 vs. Louisville
  3. 5Cairo Santos 2013 vs. Rice
  4. 5Patrick Durkin 2025 vs. Temple

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 84.4%Patrick Durkin 2024–⁠25
  2. 84.2%Valentino Ambrosio 2022–⁠23
  3. 78.2%Cairo Santos 2010–⁠13
  4. 72.7%Brad Palazzo 1995–⁠98
  5. 72.5%Seth Marler 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 100.0%Cairo Santos 2012
  2. 93.8%Seth Marler 2001
  3. 91.7%Valentino Ambrosio 2022
  4. 90.0%Andrew DiRocco 2015
  5. 89.3%Patrick Durkin 2025

Season by season

132 seasons; 3 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Jon Sumrall11–⁠37–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsCFP First Round L18
2024Jon Sumrall9–⁠57–⁠1, 2nd, division championsGasparilla L
2023Willie Fritz11–⁠38–⁠0, T–1st, division championsMilitary L
2022Willie Fritz12–⁠27–⁠1, 1st, conference championsCotton W9
2021Willie Fritz2–⁠101–⁠7, T–9th
2020Willie Fritz6–⁠63–⁠5, T–8thFamous Idaho Potato L
2019Willie Fritz7–⁠63–⁠5, 4th (West)Armed Forces W
2018Willie Fritz7–⁠65–⁠3, T–1st (West), division championsCure W
2017Willie Fritz5–⁠73–⁠5, 5th (West)
2016Willie Fritz4–⁠81–⁠7, 6th (West)
2015Curtis Johnson3–⁠91–⁠7, T–6th (West)
2014Curtis Johnson3–⁠92–⁠6, 8th
2013Curtis Johnson7–⁠65–⁠3, 4th (West)New Orleans L
2012Curtis Johnson2–⁠102–⁠6, 6th (West)
2011Bob Toledo2–⁠111–⁠7, 6th (West)
2010Bob Toledo4–⁠82–⁠6, 6th (West)
2009Bob Toledo3–⁠91–⁠7, 6th (West)
2008Bob Toledo2–⁠101–⁠7, 5th (West)
2007Bob Toledo4–⁠83–⁠5, T–3rd (West)
2006Chris Scelfo4–⁠82–⁠6, 6th (West)
2005Chris Scelfo2–⁠91–⁠7, T–5th (West)
2004Chris Scelfo5–⁠63–⁠5, T–6th
2003Chris Scelfo5–⁠73–⁠5, 8th
2002Chris Scelfo8–⁠54–⁠4, 5thHawaii W
2001Chris Scelfo3–⁠91–⁠6, 9th
2000Chris Scelfo6–⁠53–⁠4, T–5th
1999Chris Scelfo3–⁠81–⁠5, T–6th
1998Tommy Bowden12–⁠06–⁠0, 1st, conference championsLiberty W7
1997Tommy Bowden7–⁠45–⁠1, 2nd
1996Buddy Teevens2–⁠91–⁠4, 6th
1995Buddy Teevens2–⁠9
1994Buddy Teevens1–⁠10
1993Buddy Teevens4–⁠8 (ours 3–⁠9)
1992Buddy Teevens2–⁠9
1991Greg Davis1–⁠10
1990Greg Davis4–⁠7
1989Greg Davis4–⁠8
1988Greg Davis5–⁠6
1987Mack Brown6–⁠6Independence L
1986Mack Brown4–⁠7
1985Mack Brown1–⁠10
1984Wally English3–⁠8
1983Wally English2–⁠9 (ours 4–⁠7)
1982Vince Gibson4–⁠7
1981Vince Gibson6–⁠5
1980Vince Gibson7–⁠5Hall of Fame Classic L
1979Larry Smith9–⁠3Liberty L
1978Larry Smith4–⁠7
1977Larry Smith3–⁠8
1976Larry Smith2–⁠9
1975Bennie Ellender4–⁠7
1974Bennie Ellender5–⁠6
1973Bennie Ellender9–⁠3Bluebonnet L20
1972Bennie Ellender6–⁠5
1971Bennie Ellender3–⁠8
1970Jim Pittman8–⁠4Liberty W17
1969Jim Pittman3–⁠7
1968Jim Pittman2–⁠8
1967Jim Pittman3–⁠7
1966Jim Pittman5–⁠4–⁠1
1965Tommy O’Boyle2–⁠81–⁠5, T–9th
1964Tommy O’Boyle3–⁠71–⁠5, 11th
1963Tommy O’Boyle1–⁠8–⁠10–⁠6–⁠1, 12th
1962Tommy O’Boyle0–⁠100–⁠7, 12th
1961Andy Pilney2–⁠81–⁠5, T–10th
1960Andy Pilney3–⁠6–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 10th
1959Andy Pilney3–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5–⁠1, 11th
1958Andy Pilney3–⁠71–⁠5, 11th
1957Andy Pilney2–⁠81–⁠5, 10th
1956Andy Pilney6–⁠43–⁠3, T–6th
1955Andy Pilney5–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–6th
1954Andy Pilney1–⁠6–⁠31–⁠6–⁠1, 10th
1953Raymond Wolf1–⁠8–⁠10–⁠7, 12th
1952Raymond Wolf5–⁠53–⁠5, 8th
1951Henry E. Frnka4–⁠61–⁠5, 12th
1950Henry E. Frnka6–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, 4th20
1949Henry E. Frnka7–⁠2–⁠15–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1948Henry E. Frnka9–⁠15–⁠1, 3rd13
1947Henry E. Frnka2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠3–⁠2, 7th
1946Henry E. Frnka3–⁠72–⁠4, 9th
1945Claude Simons, Jr.2–⁠6–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1, 10th
1944Claude Simons, Jr.4–⁠31–⁠2, 8th
1943Claude Simons, Jr.3–⁠31–⁠1, T–2nd
1942Claude Simons, Jr.4–⁠51–⁠4, 10th
1941Red Dawson5–⁠42–⁠3, 8th
1940Red Dawson5–⁠51–⁠3, 10th
1939Red Dawson8–⁠1–⁠15–⁠0, T–1st, conference championsSugar L5
1938Red Dawson7–⁠2–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd19
1937Red Dawson5–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 9th
1936Red Dawson6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 8th
1935Ted Cox6–⁠43–⁠3, T–6th
1934Ted Cox10–⁠18–⁠0, T–1st, conference championsSugar W
1933Ted Cox6–⁠3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1, 5th
1932Ted Cox6–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1, 8th
1931Bernie Bierman11–⁠18–⁠0, 1st, conference championsRose L
1930Bernie Bierman8–⁠15–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1929Bernie Bierman9–⁠06–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1928Bernie Bierman6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–9th
1927Bernie Bierman2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1, 18th
1926Clark Shaughnessy3–⁠5–⁠12–⁠4, T–15th
1925Clark Shaughnessy9–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1924Clark Shaughnessy8–⁠14–⁠1, 4th
1923Clark Shaughnessy6–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, 11th
1922Clark Shaughnessy4–⁠41–⁠4, 17th
1921Myron Fuller4–⁠63–⁠4, 14th
1920Clark Shaughnessy6–⁠2–⁠15–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1919Clark Shaughnessy6–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, T–5th
1918Clark Shaughnessy3–⁠1–⁠10–⁠0, N/A
1917Clark Shaughnessy5–⁠32–⁠1, 8th
1916Clark Shaughnessy4–⁠3–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 6th
1915Clark Shaughnessy4–⁠41–⁠4, T–18th
1914Edwin Sweetland3–⁠3–⁠10–⁠3–⁠1, 15th
1913Arthur Hoffman3–⁠50–⁠4, 18th
1912Appleton Mason5–⁠32–⁠2, T–8th
1911Appleton Mason5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3, T–8th
1910Appleton Mason0–⁠70–⁠5
1909Buster Brown4–⁠3–⁠22–⁠0–⁠2Bacardi L
1908Joe Curtis7–⁠13–⁠0
1907Joe Curtis3–⁠20–⁠1
1906John Russ0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠3, 12th
1905John Tobin0–⁠10–⁠1, 11th
1904Thomas Barry5–⁠23–⁠2, 7th
1903Charles Eshleman2–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)0–⁠1–⁠1, 14th
1902Virginius Dabney1–⁠4–⁠20–⁠3–⁠2, 15th
1901H.T. Summersgill4–⁠22–⁠1, T–3rd
1900H.T. Summersgill5–⁠03–⁠0, T–3rd
1899H. T. Collier0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5, T–17th
1898John Lombard1–⁠11–⁠1, T–5th
1896Harry Baum3–⁠21–⁠2, 10th
1895T.L. Bayne3–⁠21–⁠2
1894Fred Sweet0–⁠4
1893T.L. Bayne1–⁠2

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