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Vanderbilt record book

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

  • Brock Taylor No. 1 in career field goal percentage, 88.6%; No. 1 in single-season field goal percentage, 92.9%; No. 2 in single-season field goals made, 18
  • Sedrick Alexander No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns, 21

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 8,865Kyle Shurmur 2015–⁠18
  2. 8,697Jay Cutler 2002–⁠05
  3. 7,981Greg Zolman 1998–⁠01
  4. 6,307Whit Taylor 1979–⁠82
  5. 6,233Kurt Page 1981–⁠84

Season

  1. 3,539Diego Pavia 2025
  2. 3,178Kurt Page 1983
  3. 3,130Kyle Shurmur 2018
  4. 3,073Jay Cutler 2005
  5. 2,823Kyle Shurmur 2017

Game

  1. 484Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Kentucky
  2. 464Whit Taylor 1981 vs. Tennessee
  3. 452Whit Taylor 1982 vs. Air Force
  4. 446Chris Nickson 2006 vs. Kentucky
  5. 441Greg Zolman 2001 vs. Kentucky

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 64Kyle Shurmur 2015–⁠18
  2. 59Jay Cutler 2002–⁠05
  3. 49Diego Pavia 2024–⁠25
  4. 41Whit Taylor 1979–⁠82
  5. 41Greg Zolman 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 29Diego Pavia 2025
  2. 26Kyle Shurmur 2017
  3. 24Kyle Shurmur 2018
  4. 21Jay Cutler 2005
  5. 20Diego Pavia 2024

Game

  1. 5Bill Wade 1950 vs. Auburn
  2. 5Jay Cutler 2005 vs. Kentucky
  3. 5Johnny McCrary 2014 vs. Old Dominion
  4. 5Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Utah State
  5. 5Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Kentucky

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,173Ralph Webb 2014–⁠17
  2. 3,143Zac Stacy 2009–⁠12
  3. 2,632Frank Mordica 1976–⁠79
  4. 2,490Carl Woods 1983–⁠86
  5. 2,272Ke’Shawn Vaughn 2018–⁠19

Season

  1. 1,384Ralph Webb 2016
  2. 1,244Ke’Shawn Vaughn 2018
  3. 1,193Zac Stacy 2011
  4. 1,152Ralph Webb 2015
  5. 1,141Zac Stacy 2012

Game

  1. 321Frank Mordica 1978 vs. Air Force
  2. 243Ke’Shawn Vaughn 2018 vs. Baylor
  3. 214Doug Mathews 1969 vs. Tulane
  4. 198Ralph Webb 2016 vs. Middle Tennessee
  5. 198Zac Stacy 2011 vs. Army

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 32Ralph Webb 2014–⁠17
  2. 30Zac Stacy 2009–⁠12
  3. 24Marcus Wilson 1989–⁠92
  4. 21Steve Burger 1970–⁠72
  5. 21Ke’Shawn Vaughn 2018–⁠19

Season

  1. 14Zac Stacy 2011
  2. 14Jerron Seymour 2013
  3. 13Ronnie Gordon 1994
  4. 14Ralph Webb 2016
  5. 12Jamie O’Rourke 1974

Game

  1. 5Frank Mordica 1978 vs. Air Force

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 262Jordan Matthews 2010–⁠13
  2. 236Earl Bennett 2005–⁠07
  3. 200Keith Edwards 1980–⁠83
  4. 198Kalija Lipscomb 2016–⁠19
  5. 188Boo Mitchell 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 112Jordan Matthews 2013
  2. 97Keith Edwards 1983
  3. 94Jordan Matthews 2012
  4. 87Kalija Lipscomb 2018
  5. 82Earl Bennett 2006

Game

  1. 20Norman Jordan 1982 vs. Air Force
  2. 16Trent Sherfield 2015 vs. Austin Peay

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,759Jordan Matthews 2010–⁠13
  2. 2,964Boo Mitchell 1985–⁠88
  3. 2,880Dan Stricker 1999–⁠02
  4. 2,852Earl Bennett 2005–⁠07
  5. 2,356Kalija Lipscomb 2016–⁠19

Season

  1. 1,477Jordan Matthews 2013
  2. 1,323Jordan Matthews 2012
  3. 1,213Boo Mitchell 1988
  4. 1,146Earl Bennett 2006
  5. 1,114Bob Goodridge 1967

Game

  1. 240Trent Sherfield 2015 vs. Austin Peay
  2. 223Earl Bennett 2007 vs. Richmond
  3. 222Clarence Sevillian 1992 vs. Tennessee
  4. 220Earl Bennett 2006 vs. Kentucky
  5. 219M.J. Garrett 2001 vs. Middle Tennessee

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 24Jordan Matthews 2010–⁠13
  2. 22Kalija Lipscomb 2016–⁠19
  3. 21Dan Stricker 1999–⁠02
  4. 21Will Sheppard 2020–⁠23
  5. 20Chuck Scott 1981–⁠84

Season

  1. 14Allama Matthews 1982
  2. 12Carl Parker 1987
  3. 9Bucky Curtis 1950
  4. 9Chuck Scott 1983
  5. 9Earl Bennett 2005

Game

  1. 5Earl Bennett 2005 vs. Kentucky

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 9,953Jay Cutler 2002–⁠05
  2. 8,539Kyle Shurmur 2015–⁠18
  3. 7,707Greg Zolman 1998–⁠01
  4. 7,494Diego Pavia 2024–⁠25
  5. 6,727Whit Taylor 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 4,401Diego Pavia 2025
  2. 3,288Jay Cutler 2005
  3. 3,093Diego Pavia 2024
  4. 3,050Kyle Shurmur 2018
  5. 3,034Kurt Page 1983

Game

  1. 532Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Kentucky
  2. 521Whit Taylor 1981 vs. Tennessee

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 76Jay Cutler 2002–⁠05
  2. 67Kyle Shurmur 2015–⁠18
  3. 67Diego Pavia 2024–⁠25
  4. 53Greg Zolman 1998–⁠01
  5. 46Whit Taylor 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 39Diego Pavia 2025
  2. 29Kyle Shurmur 2017
  3. 28Diego Pavia 2024
  4. 24Whit Taylor 1982
  5. 24Chris Nickson 2006

Game

  1. 6Mike Wright 2022 vs. Elon
  2. 6Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Utah State
  3. 6Diego Pavia 2025 vs. Kentucky
  4. 5Bill Wade 1950 vs. Auburn
  5. 5Frank Mordica 1978 vs. Air Force

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 15Leonard Coleman 1980–⁠83
  2. 15Casey Hayward 2008–⁠11
  3. 13Donald Gleisner 1950–⁠52
  4. 13Ken Stone 1970–⁠72
  5. 13D.J. Moore 2006–⁠08

Season

  1. 8Scott Wingfield 1973
  2. 8Leonard Coleman 1982
  3. 7Donald Gleisner 1952
  4. 7Ed Oaks 1975
  5. 7Casey Hayward 2011

Game

  1. 3Scott Wingfield 1973 vs. Virginia
  2. 3John Chandler 1979 vs. Memphis
  3. 3Leonard Coleman 1980 vs. Chattanooga
  4. 3Chris Donnelly 1989 vs. Memphis
  5. 3Ryan Hamilton 2008 vs. Ole Miss

Tackles

Career

  1. 458Andrew Coleman 1978–⁠81

Season

  1. 214Chris Gaines 1987

Game

  1. 37Chris Gaines 1987 vs. Tulane

Sacks

Career

  1. 21.5Alan Young 1990–⁠93

Season

  1. 12.0Alan Young 1993

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 47John Markham 1997–⁠00
  2. 46Bryant Hahnfeldt 2005–⁠08
  3. 40Ricky Anderson 1982–⁠84
  4. 39Carey Spear 2010–⁠13
  5. 38Tommy Openshaw 2014–⁠17

Season

  1. 20Carey Spear 2012
  2. 18Brock Taylor 2024
  3. 16Ricky Anderson 1984
  4. 16Ryan Fowler 2009
  5. 15Carey Spear 2013

Game

  1. 4Hawkins Golden 1973 vs. Georgia
  2. 4John Markham 2000 vs. Duke

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 88.6%Brock Taylor 2024–⁠25
  2. 78.0%Carey Spear 2010–⁠13
  3. 72.0%Jeff Owen 1988–⁠91
  4. 71.9%Mike Adams 1974–⁠75
  5. 70.2%Ricky Anderson 1982–⁠84

Season

  1. 92.9%Brock Taylor 2025
  2. 85.7%Hawkins Golden 1973
  3. 85.7%Brock Taylor 2024
  4. 84.6%Mike Adams 1974
  5. 84.2%Ricky Anderson 1984

Season by season

136 seasons; 2 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Clark Lea10–⁠36–⁠2, T–5thReliaQuest L15
2024Clark Lea7–⁠63–⁠5, T–11thBirmingham W
2023Clark Lea2–⁠100–⁠8, 7th (Eastern)
2022Clark Lea5–⁠72–⁠6, 7th (Eastern)
2021Clark Lea2–⁠100–⁠8, 7th (Eastern)
2020Derek Mason0–⁠90–⁠9, 7th (Eastern)
2019Derek Mason3–⁠91–⁠7, 7th (Eastern)
2018Derek Mason6–⁠73–⁠5, 6th (Eastern)Texas L
2017Derek Mason5–⁠71–⁠7, 6th (Eastern)
2016Derek Mason6–⁠73–⁠5, T–5th (Eastern)Independence L
2015Derek Mason4–⁠82–⁠6, T–4th (Eastern)
2014Derek Mason3–⁠90–⁠8, 7th (Eastern)
2013James Franklin9–⁠44–⁠4, 4th (Eastern)BBVA Compass W24
2012James Franklin9–⁠45–⁠3, 4th (Eastern)Music City W23
2011James Franklin6–⁠72–⁠6, T–4th (Eastern)Liberty L
2010Robbie Caldwell2–⁠101–⁠7, 6th (Eastern)
2009Bobby Johnson2–⁠100–⁠8, 6th (Eastern)
2008Bobby Johnson7–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (Eastern)Music City W
2007Bobby Johnson5–⁠72–⁠6, 6th (Eastern)
2006Bobby Johnson4–⁠81–⁠7, 6th (Eastern)
2005Bobby Johnson5–⁠63–⁠5, 5th (Eastern)
2004Bobby Johnson2–⁠91–⁠7, T–5th (Eastern)
2003Bobby Johnson2–⁠101–⁠7, T–5th (Eastern)
2002Bobby Johnson2–⁠100–⁠8, 6th (Eastern)
2001Woody Widenhofer2–⁠90–⁠8, 6th (Eastern)
2000Woody Widenhofer3–⁠81–⁠7, 5th (Eastern)
1999Woody Widenhofer5–⁠62–⁠6, 5th (Eastern)
1998Woody Widenhofer2–⁠91–⁠7, 5th (Eastern)
1997Woody Widenhofer3–⁠80–⁠8, 6th (Eastern)
1996Rod Dowhower2–⁠90–⁠8, 6th (Eastern)
1995Rod Dowhower2–⁠91–⁠7, 6th (Eastern)
1994Gerry DiNardo5–⁠62–⁠6, 5th (Eastern)
1993Gerry DiNardo5–⁠6 (ours 4–⁠7)2–⁠6, T–5th (Eastern)
1992Gerry DiNardo4–⁠72–⁠6, T–5th (Eastern)
1991Gerry DiNardo5–⁠63–⁠4, T–6th
1990Watson Brown1–⁠101–⁠6, T–9th
1989Watson Brown1–⁠100–⁠7, 10th
1988Watson Brown3–⁠82–⁠5, T–8th
1987Watson Brown4–⁠71–⁠5, T–7th
1986Watson Brown1–⁠100–⁠6, 10th
1985George MacIntyre3–⁠7–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 8th
1984George MacIntyre5–⁠62–⁠4, T–7th
1983George MacIntyre2–⁠90–⁠6, T–9th
1982George MacIntyre8–⁠44–⁠2, T–3rdHall of Fame Classic L
1981George MacIntyre4–⁠71–⁠5, 10th
1980George MacIntyre2–⁠90–⁠6, T–9th
1979George MacIntyre1–⁠100–⁠6, T–9th
1978Fred Pancoast2–⁠90–⁠6, 10th
1977Fred Pancoast2–⁠90–⁠6, 10th
1976Fred Pancoast2–⁠90–⁠6, 10th
1975Fred Pancoast7–⁠42–⁠4, 6th
1974Steve Sloan7–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠1, T–7thPeach T
1973Steve Sloan5–⁠61–⁠5, 10th
1972Bill Pace3–⁠80–⁠6, 10th
1971Bill Pace4–⁠6–⁠11–⁠5, 7th
1970Bill Pace4–⁠71–⁠5, 9th
1969Bill Pace4–⁠62–⁠3, 7th
1968Bill Pace5–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 8th
1967Bill Pace2–⁠7–⁠10–⁠6, T–9th
1966John Green1–⁠90–⁠6, T–9th
1965John Green2–⁠7–⁠11–⁠5, T–9th
1964John Green3–⁠6–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1, 9th
1963John Green1–⁠7–⁠20–⁠5–⁠2, 10th
1962Art Guepe1–⁠91–⁠6, 11th
1961Art Guepe2–⁠81–⁠6, 12th
1960Art Guepe3–⁠70–⁠7, 12th
1959Art Guepe5–⁠3–⁠23–⁠2–⁠2, T–5th
1958Art Guepe5–⁠2–⁠32–⁠1–⁠3, 4th
1957Art Guepe5–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠1, T–6th
1956Art Guepe5–⁠52–⁠5, T–8th
1955Art Guepe8–⁠35–⁠3, 4thGator W
1954Art Guepe2–⁠71–⁠5, T–11th
1953Art Guepe3–⁠71–⁠5, T–10th
1952Bill Edwards3–⁠5–⁠21–⁠4–⁠1, 11th
1951Bill Edwards6–⁠53–⁠5, T–7th
1950Bill Edwards7–⁠43–⁠4, 7th
1949Bill Edwards5–⁠54–⁠4, 7th
1948Red Sanders8–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1, 4th12
1947Red Sanders6–⁠43–⁠3, 5th
1946Red Sanders5–⁠43–⁠4, 7th
1945Doby Bartling3–⁠62–⁠4, 9th
1944Doby Bartling3–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0, N/A
1943Ernest Alley5–⁠00–⁠0, N/A
1942Red Sanders6–⁠42–⁠4, 8th
1941Red Sanders8–⁠23–⁠2, 6th
1940Red Sanders3–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5–⁠1, 11th
1939Ray Morrison2–⁠7–⁠11–⁠6, 11th
1938Ray Morrison6–⁠34–⁠3, 6th
1937Ray Morrison7–⁠24–⁠2, 4th
1936Ray Morrison3–⁠5–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1, 9th
1935Ray Morrison7–⁠35–⁠1, 2nd
1934Dan McGugin6–⁠34–⁠3, 6th
1933Dan McGugin4–⁠3–⁠32–⁠2–⁠2, T–6th
1932Dan McGugin6–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2, 5th
1931Dan McGugin5–⁠43–⁠4, 12th
1930Dan McGugin8–⁠25–⁠2, 5th
1929Dan McGugin7–⁠25–⁠1, 5th
1928Dan McGugin8–⁠24–⁠2, T–7th
1927Dan McGugin8–⁠1–⁠25–⁠0–⁠2, 3rd
1926Dan McGugin8–⁠14–⁠1, 3rd
1925Dan McGugin6–⁠33–⁠3, T–10th
1924Dan McGugin6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3, T–11th
1923Dan McGugin5–⁠2–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1922Dan McGugin8–⁠0–⁠14–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1921Dan McGugin7–⁠0–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1920Dan McGugin5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3, 11th
1919Dan McGugin5–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2, 4th
1918Ray Morrison4–⁠22–⁠0, T–2nd
1917Dan McGugin5–⁠35–⁠2, 8th
1916Dan McGugin7–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 4th
1915Dan McGugin9–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1914Dan McGugin2–⁠61–⁠3, 13th
1913Dan McGugin5–⁠32–⁠1, 5th
1912Dan McGugin8–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1911Dan McGugin8–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1910Dan McGugin8–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1909Dan McGugin7–⁠33–⁠1, T–2nd
1908Dan McGugin7–⁠2–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, 3rd
1907Dan McGugin5–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1906Dan McGugin8–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1905Dan McGugin7–⁠16–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1904Dan McGugin9–⁠04–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1903James R. Henry6–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1902Walter H. Watkins8–⁠15–⁠1, T–2nd
1901Walter H. Watkins6–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1900James L. Crane4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 8th
1899James L. Crane7–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)5–⁠0, 2nd
1898R. G. Acton1–⁠51–⁠2, 8th
1897R. G. Acton6–⁠0–⁠13–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1896R. G. Acton3–⁠2–⁠23–⁠0–⁠1, 4th
1895Charles L. Upton5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠0, 1st
1894Henry Worth Thornton7–⁠1
1893W. J. Keller6–⁠1
1892Elliott Jones4–⁠4
1891Elliott Jones3–⁠1
1890Elliott Jones1–⁠0

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.