Dane Evans is Tulsa's career leader in passing yards and touchdowns. The following lists give individual statistical leaders of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 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 Golden Hurricane represent the University of Tulsa in the NCAA 's American Athletic Conference.
Although Tulsa began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1941. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1941, 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 Golden Hurricane have played in 10 bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. However, the passing and receiving lists also see many entries during the 1961–1968 tenure of head coach Glenn Dobbs, whose teams led the NCAA in passing yards five times in an era before today's modern spread offenses.[ 3]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2022 season . Note that the Tulsa official record book does not include any information for some of these statistics.
Passing
Passing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Dane Evans 11,680[ 4] 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Paul Smith 10,936 2003 2005 2006 2007 3 G. J. Kinne 9,472 2009 2010 2011 4 T. J. Rubley 9,324 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 John Fitzgerald 5,822 1994 1996 1997 1998 6 Davis Brin 5,660[ 5] 2018 2020 2021 2022 7 Gus Frerotte 5,480 1990 1991 1992 1993 8 Josh Blankenship 5,273 1999 2000 2001 9 Zach Smith 5,227[ 6] 2019 2020 10 James Kilian 4,865 2001 2002 2003 2004
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Paul Smith 5,065 2007 2 Dane Evans 4,332 2015 3 David Johnson 4,059 2008 4 G. J. Kinne 3,650 2010 5 Billy Guy Anderson 3,464 1965 6 Dane Evans 3,348[ 4] 2016 7 Zach Smith 3,279[ 6] 2019 8 Davis Brin 3,254[ 5] 2021 9 Dane Evans 3,102 2014 10 G. J. Kinne 3,090 2011
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Billy Guy Anderson 502 1965 Colorado State 2 Jerry Rhome 488 1964 Oklahoma State 3 Billy Guy Anderson 477 1965 Southern Illinois Billy Guy Anderson 477 1965 Memphis 5 David Johnson 469[ 7] 2008 New Mexico 6 Davis Brin 460[ 8] 2022 Wyoming 7 Paul Smith 454 2007 BYU 8 Billy Guy Anderson 451 1965 Cincinnati 9 Paul Smith 441 2007 Rice 10 Dane Evans 438[ 9] 2014 Tulane
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 D'Angelo Brewer 3,917[ 10] 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 Shamari Brooks 3,729[ 11] 2017 2018 2019 2021 3 Tarrion Adams 3,651 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Mike Gunter 3,536 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Trey Watts 3,515 2010 2011 2012 2013 6 Eric Richardson 2,645 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Howard Waugh 2,597 1950 1951 1952 8 Solomon White 2,553 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 Ja’Terian Douglas 2,533 2010 2011 2012 2013 10 Uril Parrish 2,465 2002 2003 2004 2005
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 James Flanders 1,629[ 12] 2016 2 Tarrion Adams 1,523 2008 3 D'Angelo Brewer 1,517 2017 4 Mike Gunter 1,464 1982 5 D'Angelo Brewer 1,435[ 10] 2016 6 Howard Waugh 1,372 1952 7 Trey Watts 1,329 2013 8 Chris Hughley 1,326 1991 9 Tarrion Adams 1,225 2007 10 Gordon Brown 1,201 1985
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tarrion Adams 323[ 13] 2008 Tulane 2 Mark Brus 312 1990 New Mexico State 3 Solomon White 265 1994 UNLV 4 D'Angelo Brewer 262 2017 Louisiana 5 D'Angelo Brewer 255 2017 Temple 6 D'Angelo Brewer 252[ 14] 2016 Fresno State 7 Howard Waugh 250 1952 Arkansas 8 James Flanders 249[ 15] 2016 Memphis 9 Mike Gunter 240 1982 Air Force 10 Chris Hughley 231 1991 Texas A&M Deneric Prince 231[ 16] 2022 Temple
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Keylon Stokes 3,774[ 21] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 Howard Twilley 3,343 1963 1964 1965 3 Dan Bitson 3,300 1987 1988 1989 1991 4 Keevan Lucas 3,250[ 17] 2013 2014 2015 2016 5 Keyarris Garrett 3,209 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 6 Damon Savage 2,952 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Damaris Johnson 2,746 2008 2009 2010 8 Josh Atkinson 2,654[ 18] 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 9 Wes Caswell 2,562 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 10 Justin Hobbs 2,546 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Howard Twilley 1,779 1965 2 Keyarris Garrett 1,588 2015 3 Chris Penn 1,578 1993 4 Dan Bitson 1,425 1989 5 Brennan Marion 1,244 2007 6 Garrett Mills 1,235 2005 7 Keylon Stokes 1,224 2022 8 Keevan Lucas 1,219 2014 9 Donald Shoals 1,195 2000 10 Keevan Lucas 1,180[ 17] 2016
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 23]
Total offense yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Dane Evans 11,752 [ 4] 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Paul Smith 11,602 2003 2005 2006 2007 3 G. J. Kinne 10,831 2009 2010 2011 4 T. J. Rubley 9,080 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 John Fitzgerald 6,258 1994 1996 1997 1998 6 James Kilian 5,948 2001 2002 2003 2004 7 Davis Brin 5,669 [ 5] 2018 2020 2021 2022 8 Gus Frerotte 5,553 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 Steve Gage 5,450 1983 1984 1985 1986 10 Josh Blankenship 5,267 1999 2000 2001
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Paul Smith 5,184 2007 2 Dane Evans 4,323 2015 3 David Johnson 4,245 2008 4 G. J. Kinne 4,211 2010 5 G. J. Kinne 3,495 2011 6 Billy Guy Anderson 3,343 1965 7 Davis Brin 3,329 [ 5] 2021 8 Dane Evans 3,319 [ 4] 2016 9 Zach Smith 3,183 [ 6] 2019 10 Dane Evans 3,160 2014
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Nate Harris 8 1984
Tackles Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Chris Chamberlain 165 2007 2 Curnelius Arnick 159 2011 3 Levi Gullen 148 1997 4 Robert Tennon 140 1979 5 Nelson Coleman 139 2007 6 Steve Nicholson 135 1977 Michael Mudoh 135 2015 8 Michael Mudoh 133 2013 9 Michael White 132 1991 10 Rich Young 131 1997 Kendarin Ray 131[ 24] 2023
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Zack Long 22[ 28] 2021 2 Stu Crum 21 1982 Redford Jones 21[ 29] 2016
Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 David Fuess 5 1989 Iowa
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