Southern Miss Golden Eagles football statistical leaders
Quarterback Brett Favre set Golden Eagle passing records in 1990 that stood for 30 years before being broken by Austin Davis and then Nick Mullens .
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 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 Eagles represent the University of Southern Mississippi in the NCAA Division I FBS Sun Belt Conference .
Although Southern Miss began competing in intercollegiate football in 1912,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1947. 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 1947, 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 Eagles have played in 12 bowl games since then, giving players in recent seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Nick Mullens
11,994[ 3]
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Austin Davis
10,892
2008 2009 2010 2011
3
Brett Favre
7,695
1987 1988 1989 1990
4
Dustin Almond
7,342
2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Jeff Kelly
7,095
1998 1999 2000 2001
6
Jack Abraham
7,067[ 4]
2018 2019 2020
7
Lee Roberts
6,289
1995 1996 1997 1998
8
Heath Graham
4,053
1994 1995 1996
9
Rick Donegan
3,753
1969 1970 1971
10
Tommy Waters
3,681
1991 1992 1993 1994
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Mullens
4,476[ 3]
2015
2
Austin Davis
3,496
2011
Jack Abraham
3,496[ 4]
2019
4
Nick Mullens
3,272[ 3]
2016
5
Austin Davis
3,128
2008
6
Austin Davis
3,103
2010
7
Dustin Almond
2,860
2005
8
Lee Roberts
2,680
1998
9
Jeff Kelly
2,613
2001
10
Brett Favre
2,588
1989
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Damion Fletcher
5,302
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
Ito Smith
4,536[ 16]
2014 2015 2016 2017
3
Frank Gore Jr.
4,022[ 17]
2020 2021 2022 2023
4
Ben Garry
3,595
1974 1975 1976 1977
5
Derrick Nix
3,584
1998 1999 2000 2002
6
Sammy Winder
3,114
1978 1979 1980 1981
7
Sam Dejarnette
2,908
1982 1983 1984
8
Vincent Alexander
2,648
1983 1984 1985 1986
9
Shelton Gandy
2,504
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
10
Reggie Collier
2,304
1979 1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Damion Fletcher
1,586
2007
2
Sam Dejarnette
1,545
1982
3
Ito Smith
1,459[ 16]
2016
4
Ito Smith
1,413[ 16]
2017
5
Damion Fletcher
1,388
2006
6
Frank Gore Jr.
1,382[ 17]
2022
7
Damion Fletcher
1,313
2008
8
Ben Garry
1,236
1976
9
Hugh Laurin Pepper
1,227
1952
10
Derrick Nix
1,194
2002
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Sherrod Gideon
3,214
1996 1997 1998 1999
2
Quez Watkins
2,404[ 28]
2017 2018 2019
3
Todd Pinkston
2,366
1996 1997 1998 1999
4
DeAndre Brown
2,207
2008 2009 2010
5
Jason Brownlee
2,144[ 31]
2020 2021 2022
6
Shawn Nelson
2,054
2005 2006 2007 2008
7
Tim Jones
2,011[ 29]
2017 2018 2019 2020
8
LeRoy Handy
1,890
1999 2000 2001 2002
9
Michael Thomas
1,793
2014 2015
10
Marvin Young
1,717
2001 2002 2003 2004
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 45]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Austin Davis
12,267
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Nick Mullens
11,779 [ 3]
2013 2014 2015 2016
3
Brett Favre
7,606
1987 1988 1989 1990
4
Dustin Almond
7,602
2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Jeff Kelly
7,113
1998 1999 2000 2001
6
Jack Abraham
7,092 [ 4]
2018 2019 2020
7
Lee Roberts
5,777
1995 1996 1997 1998
8
Reggie Collier
5,966
1979 1980 1981 1982
9
Damion Fletcher
5,305
2006 2007 2008 2009
10
Frank Gore Jr.
4,402 [ 17]
2020 2021 2022 2023
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Mullens
4,384 [ 3]
2015
2
Austin Davis
3,848
2011
3
Austin Davis
3,636
2008
4
Jack Abraham
3,573 [ 4]
2019
5
Austin Davis
3,555
2010
6
Nick Mullens
3,213 [ 3]
2016
7
Dustin Almond
2,763
2005
8
Jeff Kelly
2,645
2001
9
Brett Favre
2,563
1989
10
Lee Roberts
2,532
1998
Total touchdowns
Defense
Note: The 2014 Southern Miss Football Media Guide does not give a full top 10 for defensive statistics.[ 1]
Interceptions
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Larry Ussery
4
1967
Louisiana Tech
2
George Sekul
3
1957
Houston
David Odom
3
1979
Louisville
Labarion Rankins
3
1992
East Carolina
Etric Pruitt
3
2002
Army
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
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