The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent Louisiana Tech University in the NCAA 's Conference USA (C-USA).
Although Louisiana Tech began competing in intercollegiate football in 1901,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Bulldogs have played in six bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. The Bulldogs have also played in the C-USA Championship Game twice since joining the league in 2013 (specifically in 2014 and 2016), giving players in those seasons another extra game in which to accumulate statistics. These lists are updated through the end of the 2018 season .
Passing
Passing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Luke McCown 12,994 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Tim Rattay 12,746 1997 1998 1999 3 J'Mar Smith 9,523[ 3] 2016 2017 2018 2019 4 Jason Martin 9,062 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 Matt Dunigan 7,042 1979 1980 1981 1982 6 Terry Bradshaw 6,589 1966 1967 1968 1969 7 Ryan Higgins 6,539 2013 2014 2015 2016 8 Colby Cameron 6,417 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Gene Johnson 6,059 1988 1989 1990 1991 10 Ross Jenkins 5,036 2007 2008 2009 2010
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Tim Rattay 4,943 1998 2 Ryan Higgins 4,617 2016 3 Colby Cameron 4,147 2012 4 Jeff Driskel 4,033 2015 5 Tim Rattay 3,922 1999 6 Tim Rattay 3,881 1997 7 Luke McCown 3,665 2001 8 Luke McCown 3,539 2002 9 Cody Sokol 3,436 2014 10 Jason Martin 3,360 1996
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Kenneth Dixon 4,480 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Daniel Porter 3,352 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Jason Cooper 3,342 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Ryan Moats 3,112 2002 2003 2004 5 John Henry White 2,944 1974 1975 1976 1977 6 Jason Davis 2,888 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Patrick Jackson 2,824 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Charles McDaniel 2,754 1971 1972 1973 1974 9 Garlon Powell 2,578 1984 1985 1986 1987 10 Derrick Douglas 2,434 1986 1987 1988 1989
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Ryan Moats 1,774 2004 2 Jason Davis 1,351 1991 3 Ryan Moats 1,300 2003 4 Kenneth Dixon 1,299 2014 5 Derrick Douglas 1,232 1989 6 Joe Smith 1,216 2002 7 Kenneth Dixon 1,194 2012 8 Jason Cooper 1,189 1994 9 Lennon Creer 1,181 2010 10 Daniel Porter 1,164 2008
Rushing touchdowns Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Kenneth Dixon 27 2012 2 Kenneth Dixon 22 2014 3 Kenneth Dixon 19 2015 4 Ryan Moats 18 2004 5 Arry Moody 17 1976 6 Joe Smith 16 2002 7 Charles McDaniel 15 1974 Justin Henderson 15[ 6] 2019 9 Charles McDaniel 14 1971 Jason Davis 14 1991
Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Kenneth Dixon 6 2012 Idaho Kenneth Dixon 6[ 7] 2015 North Texas 3 Arry Moody 5 1976 Louisiana-Monroe 4 Shane Benoit 4 1992 Eastern Michigan Joe Smith 4 2002 UTEP Ryan Moats 4 2004 Fresno State Kenneth Dixon 4[ 8] 2012 UNLV Kenneth Dixon 4[ 9] 2012 Texas State Marcus Williams Jr. 4[ 10] 2021 Charlotte
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Troy Edwards 4,352 1996 1997 1998 2 Trent Taylor 4,179 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Chad Mackey 3,763 1993 1994 1995 1996 4 Delwyn Daigre 3,056 1998 1999 2000 2001 5 Tommy Spinks 2,963 1966 1967 1968 1969 6 Smoke Harris 2,908[ 11] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 7 Carlos Henderson 2,878 2014 2015 2016 8 Roger Carr 2,717 1970 1971 1972 1973 9 John Simon 2,596 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Quinton Patton 2,594 2011 2012
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Troy Edwards 1,996 1998 2 Trent Taylor 1,803 2016 3 Troy Edwards 1,707 1997 4 Carlos Henderson 1,535 2016 5 Chad Mackey 1,466 1996 6 Quinton Patton 1,392 2012 7 Billy Ryckman 1,382 1976 8 Trent Taylor 1,282 2015 9 Rod Foppe 1,274 1977 10 Chad Mackey 1,253 1995
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 18]
Total offense yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Luke McCown 12,731 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Tim Rattay 12,643 1997 1998 1999 3 Jason Martin 8,938 1993 1994 1995 1996 4 J'Mar Smith 7,145 [ 3] 2016 2017 2018 5 Matt Dunigan 7,135 1979 1980 1981 1982 6 Ryan Higgins 6,879 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Colby Cameron 6,839 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Terry Bradshaw 6,664 1966 1967 1968 1969 9 Gene Johnson 5,990 1988 1989 1990 1991 10 Ross Jenkins 5,280 2007 2008 2009 2010
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Ryan Higgins 4,894 2016 2 Tim Rattay 4,865 1998 3 Jeff Driskel 4,356 2015 4 Colby Cameron 4,324 2012 5 Tim Rattay 3,968 1997 6 Tim Rattay 3,810 1999 7 Luke McCown 3,569 2002 8 Cody Sokol 3,482 2014 9 Luke McCown 3,481 2001 10 J'Mar Smith 3,345 2017
Total touchdowns Louisiana Tech's 2018 media guide lists this category as "touchdowns responsible for", and includes only quarterbacks. This list, in keeping with all other Wikipedia lists of college football statistical leaders by team, also includes non-quarterbacks. This statistic includes only passing and rushing touchdowns—not receiving or return touchdowns.
Defense
Interceptions Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 John Causey 10 1972 2 Willie Smith 8 1995 3 John Noel 7 1997 4 Doyle Adams 6 1985 Xavier Woods 6 2014
Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Joseph Thigpen 4 1933 Northwestern State
Tackles Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Glenell Sanders 183 1988 1 Glenell Sanders 183 1987 3 Doug Landry 178 1983 4 Joe McNeely 150 1973 5 Myron Smith 148 1997 6 Joe McNeely 144 1972 7 Johnny Robinson 138 1979 8 Doug Landry 135 1984 9 Myron Baker 132 1992 10 Jon Paul Laque 131 1983
Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Doug Landry 24 1983 Arkansas State Glenell Sanders 24 1987 Arkansas State 3 Ronnie Alexander 23 1970 Southeastern Louisiana Doug Landry 23 1983 UL-Lafayette Doug Landry 23 1985 Arkansas State John Noel 23 1996 Central Michigan 7 Glenell Sanders 22 1988 Arkansas State 8 Danny Majors 21 1975 Southern Miss Doug Landry 21 1983 North Texas
Sacks Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Houston Bates 4.5[ 21] 2014 Illinois (Heart of Dallas Bowl) 2 Johnny Robinson 4.0 1978 Texas-Arlington Jaylon Ferguson 4.0[ 22] 2018 North Texas 4 Jaylon Ferguson 3.5[ 22] 2018 UTEP 5 8 times by 7 players 3.0 Most recent: Keith Washington vs. Middle Tennessee, 1996
Kicking
Field goals made Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Kyle Fischer 5 2013 FIU Bailey Hale 5[ 24] 2018 North Texas 3 George Benyola 4 1985 North Texas George Benyola 4 1985 Northwestern State Matt Stover 4 1985 McNeese State Matt Stover 4 1989 UL-Lafayette Chris Boniol 4 1990 Arkansas State Danny Horwedel 4 2005 North Texas Jonathan Barnes 4[ 25] 2015 Kansas State Jonathan Barnes 4[ 26] 2015 Arkansas State (New Orleans Bowl ) Jacob Barnes 4[ 27] 2020 UTSA Jacob Barnes 4[ 28] 2021 Southern Miss Jacob Barnes 4[ 29] 2022 Middle Tennessee
Field goal percentage While past Louisiana Tech media guides (as recently as 2015)[ 30] have included this statistic, the 2018 media guide does not provide any list of leaders in kicking accuracy for either field goals or extra points.
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