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West Virginia record book

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

  • Michael Hawkins Jr. No. 3 in single-game total offense yards, 541; No. 5 in single-game passing yards, 464

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 11,662Geno Smith 2009–⁠12
  2. 8,153Marc Bulger 1996–⁠99
  3. 7,354Will Grier 2017–⁠18
  4. 7,302Skyler Howard 2014–⁠16
  5. 6,453Jarret Doege 2019–⁠21

Season

  1. 4,385Geno Smith 2011
  2. 4,205Geno Smith 2012
  3. 3,864Will Grier 2018
  4. 3,607Marc Bulger 1998
  5. 3,490Will Grier 2017

Game

  1. 656Geno Smith 2012 vs. Baylor
  2. 539Will Grier 2018 vs. Oklahoma
  3. 532Skyler Howard 2015 vs. Arizona State(Cactus Bowl)
  4. 511Clint Trickett 2014 vs. Maryland
  5. 464Michael Hawkins Jr. 2026 vs. Cincinnati

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 98Geno Smith 2009–⁠12
  2. 71Will Grier 2017–⁠18
  3. 60Skyler Howard 2014–⁠16
  4. 59Marc Bulger 1996–⁠99
  5. 56Pat White 2005–⁠08

Season

  1. 42Geno Smith 2012
  2. 37Will Grier 2018
  3. 34Will Grier 2017
  4. 31Marc Bulger 1998
  5. 31Geno Smith 2011

Game

  1. 8Geno Smith 2012 vs. Baylor
  2. 6Marc Bulger 1998 vs. Pittsburgh
  3. 6Geno Smith 2011 vs. Clemson(Orange Bowl)
  4. 5Allen McCune 1965 vs. Pittsburgh
  5. 5Brad Lewis 2000 vs. Ole Miss(Music City Bowl)

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 5,164Avon Cobourne 1999–⁠02
  2. 4,480Pat White 2005–⁠08
  3. 4,315Noel Devine 2007–⁠10
  4. 4,086Amos Zereoué 1996–⁠98
  5. 3,923Steve Slaton 2005–⁠07

Season

  1. 1,744Steve Slaton 2006
  2. 1,710Avon Cobourne 2002
  3. 1,589Amos Zereoué 1997
  4. 1,519Wendell Smallwood 2015
  5. 1,465Noel Devine 2009

Game

  1. 344Tavon Austin 2012 vs. Oklahoma
  2. 337Kay-Jay Harris 2004 vs. East Carolina
  3. 331Justin Crawford 2016 vs. Oklahoma
  4. 291Dustin Garrison 2011 vs. Bowling Green
  5. 291Kerry Marbury 1971 vs. Temple

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 50Steve Slaton 2005–⁠07
  2. 47Pat White 2005–⁠08
  3. 42Ira Errett Rodgers 1915–⁠19
  4. 42Avon Cobourne 1999–⁠02
  5. 40Amos Zereoué 1996–⁠98

Season

  1. 19Ira Errett Rodgers 1919
  2. 18Amos Zereoué 1997
  3. 18Steve Slaton 2006
  4. 17Avon Cobourne 2002
  5. 17Steve Slaton 2005

Game

  1. 5George Allen 1932 vs. Marquette
  2. 5Steve Slaton 2005 vs. Louisville

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 288Tavon Austin 2009–⁠12
  2. 210Stedman Bailey 2010–⁠12
  3. 206Jock Sanders 2007–⁠10
  4. 191David Saunders 1995–⁠98
  5. 190Sam James 2018–⁠22

Season

  1. 114Stedman Bailey 2012
  2. 114Tavon Austin 2012
  3. 109Kevin White 2014
  4. 101Tavon Austin 2011
  5. 97Gary Jennings Jr. 2017

Game

  1. 16Kevin White 2014 vs. Texas
  2. 14Tavon Austin 2012 vs. Baylor
  3. 14Stedman Bailey 2012 vs. Oklahoma State
  4. 14Sam James 2019 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 13Stedman Bailey 2012 vs. Oklahoma

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,413Tavon Austin 2009–⁠12
  2. 3,218Stedman Bailey 2010–⁠12
  3. 2,608David Saunders 1995–⁠98
  4. 2,402Khori Ivy 1997–⁠00
  5. 2,347Shawn Foreman 1995–⁠98

Season

  1. 1,622Stedman Bailey 2012
  2. 1,447Kevin White 2014
  3. 1,289Tavon Austin 2012
  4. 1,279Stedman Bailey 2011
  5. 1,186Tavon Austin 2011

Game

  1. 303Stedman Bailey 2012 vs. Baylor
  2. 225Stedman Bailey 2012 vs. Oklahoma State
  3. 225Gary Jennings Jr. 2018 vs. Oklahoma
  4. 223Sam James 2019 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 216Kevin White 2014 vs. Maryland

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 41Stedman Bailey 2010–⁠12
  2. 35David Sills V 2015–⁠18
  3. 29Tavon Austin 2009–⁠12
  4. 23Cedric Thomas 1976–⁠80
  5. 22Chris Henry 2003–⁠04

Season

  1. 25Stedman Bailey 2012
  2. 18David Sills V 2017
  3. 15David Sills V 2018
  4. 13Gary Jennings Jr. 2018
  5. 12Chris Henry 2004

Game

  1. 5Stedman Bailey 2012 vs. Baylor

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 12,004Geno Smith 2009–⁠12
  2. 10,529Pat White 2005–⁠08
  3. 8,407Skyler Howard 2014–⁠16
  4. 7,827Marc Bulger 1996–⁠99
  5. 7,598Rasheed Marshall 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 4,356Geno Smith 2012
  2. 4,352Geno Smith 2011
  3. 3,791Skyler Howard 2016
  4. 3,774Will Grier 2018
  5. 3,647Skyler Howard 2015

Game

  1. 687Geno Smith 2012 vs. Baylor
  2. 555Skyler Howard 2015 vs. Arizona State(Cactus Bowl)
  3. 541Michael Hawkins Jr. 2026 vs. Cincinnati
  4. 517Will Grier 2018 vs. Oklahoma
  5. 507Clint Trickett 2014 vs. Maryland

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 103Pat White 2005–⁠08
  2. 102Geno Smith 2009–⁠12
  3. 76Skyler Howard 2014–⁠16
  4. 76Will Grier 2017–⁠18
  5. 69Rasheed Marshall 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 44Geno Smith 2012
  2. 40Will Grier 2018
  3. 36Skyler Howard 2016
  4. 35Will Grier 2017
  5. 33Geno Smith 2011

Game

  1. 8Geno Smith 2012 vs. Baylor

All-purpose yardage

Career

  1. 7,286Tavon Austin 2009–⁠12
  2. 5,761Noel Devine 2007–⁠10
  3. 5,623Avon Cobourne 1999–⁠02
  4. 4,775Steve Slaton 2005–⁠07
  5. 4,628Amos Zereoué 1996–⁠98

Season

  1. 2,910Tavon Austin 2012
  2. 2,574Tavon Austin 2011
  3. 2,104Steve Slaton 2006
  4. 1,856Avon Cobourne 2002
  5. 1,814Amos Zereoué 1998

Game

  1. 572Tavon Austin 2012 vs. Oklahoma
  2. 345Steve Slaton 2006 vs. Pittsburgh
  3. 341Garrett Ford Sr. 1965 vs. Pittsburgh
  4. 337Kay-Jay Harris 2004 vs. East Carolina
  5. 331Justin Crawford 2016 vs. Oklahoma

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 20Steve Newberry 1980–⁠83
  2. 20Aaron Beasley 1992–⁠94
  3. 15Bob Snider 1951–⁠56
  4. 15Tom Pridemore 1975–⁠77
  5. 15Tim Agee 1980–⁠83

Season

  1. 10Aaron Beasley 1994
  2. 8Rasul Douglas 2016
  3. 7Bob Snider 1952
  4. 7Mike Slater 1969
  5. 7Tom Geishauser 1972

Game

  1. 4Andrew King 1915 vs. Marietta
  2. 4Francis Fairley 1925 vs. Pittsburgh
  3. 4Mike Slater 1969 vs. Kentucky

Tackles

Career

  1. 492Grant Wiley 2000–⁠03
  2. 484Darryl Talley 1979–⁠82
  3. 459Dennis Fowlkes 1979–⁠82
  4. 445Steve Grant 1988–⁠91
  5. 432Jeff Macerelli 1975–⁠78

Season

  1. 190Steve Dunlap 1974
  2. 185Chris Haering 1989
  3. 175Ray Marshall 1975
  4. 172Jeff Macerelli 1977
  5. 170Charles Smith 1975

Game

  1. 28Steve Dunlap 1974 vs. Boston College
  2. 23Chris Haering 1989 vs. Rutgers
  3. 22Rick Sherrod 2001 vs. Syracuse
  4. 22Grant Wiley 2001 vs. Syracuse

Sacks

Career

  1. 34.5Canute Curtis 1993–⁠96
  2. 27.5Julian Miller 2008–⁠11
  3. 26.0Gary Stills 1996–⁠98
  4. 23.5Dante Stills 2018–⁠22
  5. 22.5Bruce Irvin 2010–⁠11

Season

  1. 16.5Canute Curtis 1996
  2. 15.0Steve Hathaway 1983
  3. 14.0Bruce Irvin 2010
  4. 12.0Renaldo Turnbull 1988
  5. 12.0Gary Stills 1997

Game

  1. 4.0Steve Hathaway 1983 vs. Virginia Tech
  2. 4.0Gary Stills 1997 vs. Marshall
  3. 4.0James Davis 2000 vs. East Carolina
  4. 4.0Julian Miller 2011 vs. Pittsburgh

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 74Paul Woodside 1981–⁠84
  2. 69Josh Lambert 2013–⁠16
  3. 58Pat McAfee 2005–⁠08
  4. 53Jay Taylor 1996–⁠99
  5. 52Charlie Baumann 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 30Josh Lambert 2014
  2. 28Paul Woodside 1982
  3. 21Paul Woodside 1983
  4. 21Josh Lambert 2015
  5. 20Charlie Baumann 1988

Game

  1. 4Paul Woodside 1982 vs. Syracuse
  2. 4Paul Woodside 1982 vs. Maryland
  3. 4Pat McAfee 2006 vs. Rutgers
  4. 4Tyler Bitancurt 2009 vs. Liberty
  5. 4Tyler Bitancurt 2009 vs. Pittsburgh

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 88.9%Brenden Rauh 1998–⁠01
  2. 85.7%Michael Hayes 2023–⁠24
  3. 83.3%Kade Hensley 2025
  4. 81.6%Casey Legg 2018–⁠22
  5. 79.6%Paul Woodside 1981–⁠84

Season

  1. 93.3%Casey Legg 2022
  2. 92.9%Charlie Baumann 1987
  3. 92.9%Michael Hayes 2024
  4. 90.3%Paul Woodside 1982
  5. 86.7%Jay Taylor 1999

Season by season

133 seasons; 11 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Rich Rodriguez4–⁠82–⁠7
2024Neal Brown6–⁠75–⁠4, T–8thFrisco L
2023Neal Brown9–⁠46–⁠3, T–4thDuke’s Mayo W
2022Neal Brown5–⁠73–⁠6, 9th
2021Neal Brown6–⁠74–⁠5, 6thGuaranteed Rate L
2020Neal Brown6–⁠44–⁠4, 6thLiberty W
2019Neal Brown5–⁠73–⁠6, T–7th
2018Dana Holgorsen8–⁠46–⁠3, T–3rdCamping World L20
2017Dana Holgorsen7–⁠65–⁠4, T–4thHeart of Dallas L
2016Dana Holgorsen10–⁠37–⁠2, T–2ndRussell L18
2015Dana Holgorsen8–⁠54–⁠5, 5thCactus W
2014Dana Holgorsen7–⁠65–⁠4, T–4thLiberty L
2013Dana Holgorsen4–⁠82–⁠7, T–7th
2012Dana Holgorsen7–⁠64–⁠5, T–5thPinstripe L
2011Dana Holgorsen10–⁠35–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsOrange W17
2010Bill Stewart9–⁠45–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsChamps Sports L
2009Bill Stewart9–⁠45–⁠2, T–2ndGator L25
2008Bill Stewart9–⁠45–⁠2, T–2ndMeineke Car Care W23
2007Rich Rodriguez11–⁠25–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsFiesta W6
2006Rich Rodriguez11–⁠25–⁠2, T–2ndGator W10
2005Rich Rodriguez11–⁠17–⁠0, 1st, conference championsSugar W5
2004Rich Rodriguez8–⁠44–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsGator L
2003Rich Rodriguez8–⁠56–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsGator L
2002Rich Rodriguez9–⁠46–⁠1, 2ndContinental Tire L25
2001Rich Rodriguez3–⁠81–⁠6, 7th
2000Don Nehlen7–⁠53–⁠4, T–5thMusic City W
1999Don Nehlen4–⁠73–⁠4, T–4th
1998Don Nehlen8–⁠45–⁠2, T–2ndInsight.com L
1997Don Nehlen7–⁠54–⁠3, T–3rdCarquest L
1996Don Nehlen8–⁠44–⁠3, 4thGator L
1995Don Nehlen5–⁠64–⁠3, T–4th
1994Don Nehlen7–⁠64–⁠3, T–3rdCarquest L
1993Don Nehlen11–⁠17–⁠0, 1st, conference championsSugar L7
1992Don Nehlen5–⁠4–⁠22–⁠3–⁠1
1991Don Nehlen6–⁠53–⁠4
1990Don Nehlen4–⁠7
1989Don Nehlen8–⁠3–⁠1Gator L21
1988Don Nehlen11–⁠1Fiesta L5
1987Don Nehlen6–⁠6Sun L
1986Don Nehlen4–⁠7
1985Don Nehlen7–⁠3–⁠1
1984Don Nehlen8–⁠4Bluebonnet W
1983Don Nehlen9–⁠3Hall of Fame Classic W16
1982Don Nehlen9–⁠3Gator L19
1981Don Nehlen9–⁠3Peach W17
1980Don Nehlen6–⁠6
1979Frank Cignetti5–⁠6
1978Frank Cignetti2–⁠9
1977Frank Cignetti5–⁠6
1976Frank Cignetti5–⁠6
1975Bobby Bowden9–⁠3Peach W20
1974Bobby Bowden4–⁠7
1973Bobby Bowden6–⁠5
1972Bobby Bowden8–⁠4Peach L
1971Bobby Bowden7–⁠4
1970Bobby Bowden8–⁠3
1969Jim Carlen10–⁠1Peach W17
1968Jim Carlen7–⁠3
1967Jim Carlen5–⁠4–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1966Jim Carlen3–⁠5–⁠23–⁠0, 2nd
1965Gene Corum6–⁠44–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1964Gene Corum7–⁠45–⁠0, 1st, conference championsLiberty L
1963Gene Corum4–⁠63–⁠1, 2nd
1962Gene Corum8–⁠24–⁠0, 2nd
1961Gene Corum4–⁠62–⁠1, 4th
1960Gene Corum0–⁠8–⁠20–⁠2–⁠1, 9th
1959Art Lewis3–⁠72–⁠2, 6th
1958Art Lewis4–⁠5–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1957Art Lewis7–⁠2–⁠13–⁠0, 2nd
1956Art Lewis6–⁠45–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1955Art Lewis8–⁠24–⁠0, 1st, conference champions19
1954Art Lewis8–⁠13–⁠0, 1st, conference champions12
1953Art Lewis8–⁠24–⁠0, 1st, conference championsSugar L10
1952Art Lewis7–⁠25–⁠1, 2nd
1951Art Lewis5–⁠52–⁠3, 10th
1950Art Lewis2–⁠81–⁠3, 14th
1949Dudley DeGroot4–⁠6–⁠1
1948Dudley DeGroot9–⁠3Sun W
1947Bill Kern6–⁠4
1946Bill Kern5–⁠5
1945Ira Rodgers2–⁠6–⁠1
1944Ira Rodgers5–⁠3–⁠1
1943Ira Rodgers4–⁠3
1942Bill Kern5–⁠4
1941Bill Kern4–⁠6
1940Bill Kern4–⁠4–⁠1
1939Marshall Glenn2–⁠6–⁠1
1938Marshall Glenn4–⁠5–⁠1
1937Marshall Glenn8–⁠1–⁠1Sun W
1936Charles Tallman6–⁠4
1935Charles Tallman3–⁠4–⁠2
1934Charles Tallman6–⁠4
1933Greasy Neale3–⁠5–⁠3
1932Greasy Neale5–⁠5
1931Greasy Neale4–⁠6
1930Ira Rodgers5–⁠5
1929Ira Rodgers4–⁠3–⁠3
1928Ira Rodgers8–⁠2
1927Ira Rodgers2–⁠4–⁠3
1926Ira Rodgers6–⁠4
1925Ira Rodgers8–⁠1
1924Clarence Spears8–⁠1
1923Clarence Spears7–⁠1–⁠1
1922Clarence Spears10–⁠0–⁠1East-West W
1921Clarence Spears5–⁠4–⁠1
1920Mont McIntire5–⁠4–⁠1
1919Mont McIntire8–⁠2
1917Mont McIntire6–⁠3–⁠1
1916Mont McIntire5–⁠2–⁠2
1915Sol Metzger5–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 5–⁠1–⁠1)
1914Sol Metzger5–⁠4
1913Edwin Sweetland3–⁠4–⁠2
1912William P. Edmunds6–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1911Charles A. Lueder6–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠1)
1910Charles A. Lueder2–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠3)
1909Charles A. Lueder4–⁠3–⁠2
1908Charles A. Lueder5–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠3)
1907Clarence W. Russell6–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠3)
1906Carl Forkum5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠3)
1905Carl Forkum8–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
1904Anthony Chez6–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠2)
1903Harry E. Trout7–⁠1
1902Louis Yeager7–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)
1901Louis Yeager3–⁠2
1900John Hill4–⁠3
1899Louis Yeager2–⁠3
1898Harry Anderson6–⁠1
1897George Krebs5–⁠4–⁠1
1896Thomas Trenchard3–⁠7–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠3)
1895Harry McCrory5–⁠1
1894F. William Rane2–⁠2
1893F. William Rane2–⁠1
1891Frederick L. Emory0–⁠1

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.