Robert Griffin III is the Bears' career passing and total offense leader. The Baylor Bears football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Baylor Bears 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 Bears represent the Baylor University in the NCAA 's Big 12 Conference .
Although Baylor began competing in intercollegiate football in 1898,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1945. 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 1945, 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 Bears have played in 9 bowl games since this decision, allowing players to accumulate statistics for an additional game in those seasons. Baylor as a team had never accumulated 5,000 yards of total offense during a single season before former head coach Art Briles arrived in 2008 . However, since 2010 , the Bears have averaged over 7,000 yards per season. Of the 27 offensive lists below, 25 of them include a Briles-era player in first place or a tie for first place. These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Passing
Passing yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Robert Griffin III 10,366 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Charlie Brewer 9,700 2017 2018 2019 2020 3 Bryce Petty 8,195 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 Nick Florence 6,301 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 J.J. Joe 5,995 1990 1991 1992 1993 6 Shawn Bell 5,666 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Blake Shapen 5,574[ 3] 2021 2022 2023 8 Jeff Watson 5,531 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Seth Russell 5,461 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Cody Carlson 5,411 1983 1984 1985 1986
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Florence 4,309 2012 2 Robert Griffin III 4,293 2011 3 Bryce Petty 4,200 2013 4 Bryce Petty 3,855 2014 5 Robert Griffin III 3,501 2010 6 Charlie Brewer 3,161 2019 7 Sawyer Robertson 3,071[ 4] 2024 8 Charlie Brewer 3,019 2018 9 Blake Szymanski 2,844 2007 10 Blake Shapen 2,790[ 3] 2022
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Shock Linwood 4,213 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Walter Abercrombie 3,665 1978 1979 1980 1981 3 Jerod Douglas 2,811 1994 1995 1996 1997 4 Jay Finley 2,660 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Alfred Anderson 2,424 1980 1981 1982 1983 6 Robert Griffin III 2,254 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Darrell Bush 2,249 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 Dennis Gentry 2,231 1977 1979 1980 1981 9 Lache Seastrunk 2,189 2012 2013 10 David Mims 2,060 1989 1990 1991 1992
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Abram Smith 1,601[ 26] 2021 2 Terrance Ganaway 1,547 2011 3 Shock Linwood 1,329 2015 4 Shock Linwood 1,252 2014 5 Jay Finley 1,218 2010 6 Walter Abercrombie 1,187 1981 7 Lache Seastrunk 1,177 2013 8 Jerod Douglas 1,114 1995 9 Cleveland Franklin 1,112 1976 10 Steve Beaird 1,104 1978
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Kendall Wright 4,004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Terrance Williams 3,334 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 K. D. Cannon 3,113 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 Tevin Reese 3,102 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Corey Coleman 3,009 2013 2014 2015 6 Denzel Mims 2,925 2016 2017 2018 2019 7 Gerald McNeil 2,651 1980 1981 1982 1983 8 Antwan Goodley 2,366 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Reggie Newhouse 2,552 1999 2000 2001 2002 10 Tyquan Thornton 2,242[ 32] 2018 2019 2020 2021
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Terrance Williams 1,832 2012 2 Kendall Wright 1,663 2011 3 Corey Coleman 1,363 2015 4 Antwan Goodley 1,339 2013 5 K. D. Cannon 1,215 2016 6 Reggie Newhouse 1,140 2002 7 Corey Coleman 1,119 2014 8 Denzel Mims 1,087 2017 9 Gerald McNeil 1,034 1983 10 K. D. Cannon 1,030 2014
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 36]
Total offense yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Robert Griffin III 12,620 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Charlie Brewer 10,739 2017 2018 2019 2020 3 Bryce Petty 8,533 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 Nick Florence 6,952 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 J.J. Joe 6,815 1990 1991 1992 1993 6 Seth Russell 6,701 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Cody Carlson 5,835 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Blake Shapen 5,752 [ 3] 2021 2022 2023 9 Jeff Watson 5,682 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Shawn Bell 5,454 2003 2004 2005 2006
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Robert Griffin III 4,992 2011 2 Nick Florence 4,877 2012 3 Bryce Petty 4,409 2013 4 Robert Griffin III 4,136 2010 5 Bryce Petty 3,956 2014 6 Charlie Brewer 3,505 2019 7 Charlie Brewer 3,394 2018 8 Sawyer Robertson 3,301 [ 4] 2024 9 Blake Szymanski 2,942 2007 10 Robert Griffin III 2,934 2008
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 40]
Defense
Interceptions Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Vann McElroy 16 1978 1979 1980 1981 Mike Welch 16 1986 1987 1989 1990 3 George Sims 15 1945 1946 1947 1948 4 Ron Francis 14 1984 1985 1986 Robert Blackmon 14 1986 1987 1988 1989 6 Robert Reid 13 1950 1951 7 Thomas Everett 12 1983 1984 1985 1986 Michael McFarland 12 1989 1990 1991 1992 Orion Stewart 12 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Adrian Robinson 11 1993 1994 1995
Tackles
Sacks Single game[ 15] Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Kent Townsend 4.0 1983 UTEP
Kicking
Field goals made Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Bubba Hicks 4 1975 Rice Marty Jimmerson 4 1981 Texas A&M Marty Jimmerson 4 1984 Rice Jeff Ireland 4 1988 UNLV Jarvis Van Dyke 4 1995 Houston Chris Callahan 4[ 7] 2014 TCU Chris Callahan 4[ 45] 2014 Kansas Connor Martin 4[ 9] 2017 Oklahoma Isaiah Hankins 4[ 46] 2023 Cincinnati
Longest Field Goal Made Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Bubba Hicks 60 1975 Rice 2 Jeff Ireland 58 1991 Rice Aaron Jones 58 2012 Oklahoma 4 Isaiah Hankins 54[ 46] 2023 Cincinnati 5 Isaiah Hankins 53[ 47] 2023 Texas State 6 John Mayers 51 2019 TCU Isaiah Hankins 51[ 48] 2024 Air Force
Field goal percentage
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