Kentucky Wildcats football statistical leaders

The Kentucky Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kentucky Wildcats 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 Wildcats represent the University of Kentucky in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.

Although Kentucky began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892, the school's official record book considers^[1] the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. For example, Cecil Tuttle rushed for 6 touchdowns against Maryland in 1907, but complete records for the era are unavailable.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1950, 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 Wildcats have played in five bowl games since this decision.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Jared Lorenzen 10,354 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Andre' Woodson 9,360 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Tim Couch 8,435 1996 1997 1998 4 Mike Hartline 5,680 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Bill Ransdell 5,564 1983 1984 1985 1986 6 Patrick Towles 5,099[3] 2012 2014 2015 7 Rick Norton 4,514 1963 1964 1965 8 Babe Parilli 4,351 1949 1950 1951 9 Randy Jenkins 4,148 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Pookie Jones 3,459 1991 1992 1993	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Tim Couch 4,275 1998 2 Tim Couch 3,884 1997 3 Andre' Woodson 3,709 2007 4 Jared Lorenzen 3,687 2000 5 Andre' Woodson 3,515 2006 6 Dusty Bonner 3,266 1999 7 Mike Hartline 3,178 2010 8 Patrick Towles 2,718 2014 9 Jared Lorenzen 2,267 2002 10 Jared Lorenzen 2,221 2003	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Jared Lorenzen 528 2000 Georgia 2 Tim Couch 499 1998 Arkansas 3 Tim Couch 498 1998 Louisville 4 Tim Couch 492 1998 Vanderbilt 5 Tim Couch 476 1997 Tennessee 6 Jared Lorenzen 453 2001 Vanderbilt 7 Andre' Woodson 450[4] 2006 Vanderbilt 8 Dusty Bonner 446 1999 Louisville 9 Andre' Woodson 430[5] 2007 Tennessee 10 Tim Couch 428 1997 Northeast Louisiana

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Andre' Woodson 79 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Jared Lorenzen 78 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Tim Couch 74 1996 1997 1998 4 Babe Parilli 50 1949 1950 1951 5 Mike Hartline 38 2007 2008 2009 2010 6 Rick Norton 26 1963 1964 1965 7 Dusty Bonner 26 1997 1999 8 Randy Jenkins 24 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Patrick Towles 24[3] 2012 2014 2015 10 Bill Ransdell 22 1983 1984 1985 1986	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Andre' Woodson 40 2007 2 Tim Couch 37 1997 3 Tim Couch 36 1998 4 Andre' Woodson 31 2006 5 Dusty Bonner 26 1999 6 Jared Lorenzen 24 2002 7 Babe Parilli 23 1950 Mike Hartline 23 2010 9 Babe Parilli 19 1951 Jared Lorenzen 19 2000 Jared Lorenzen 19 2001	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tim Couch 7 1997 Indiana Tim Couch 7 1998 Louisville 3 Tim Couch 6 1997 Northeast Louisiana Jared Lorenzen 6 2001 Vanderbilt Andre' Woodson 6[5] 2007 Tennessee

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Sonny Collins 3,835 1972 1973 1974 1975 2 Moe Williams 3,333 1993 1994 1995 3 Rafael Little 2,996 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Mark Higgs 2,892 1984 1985 1986 1987 5 George Adams 2,648 1981 1982 1983 1984 6 Derrick Locke 2,618 2007 2008 2009 2010 7 Artose Pinner 2,105 1999 2000 2001 2002 8 Marc Logan 1,769 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Derrick Ramsey 1,764 1976 1977 1978 10 Anthony White 1,758 1996 1997 1998 1999	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Moe Williams 1,600 1995 2 Artose Pinner 1,414 2002 3 Mark Higgs 1,278 1987 4 Sonny Collins 1,213 1973 5 Sonny Collins 1,150 1975 6 George Adams 1,085 1984 7 Rafael Little 1,045 2005 8 Rafael Little 1,013 2007 9 Sonny Collins 970 1974 10 Moe Williams 928 1994	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Moe Williams 299 1995 South Carolina 2 Moe Williams 272 1995 Cincinnati 3 Ivy Joe Hunter 238 1986 Vanderbilt Moe Williams 238 1995 Mississippi State 5 Sonny Collins 229 1973 Mississippi State 6 Artose Pinner 224 2002 Vanderbilt 7 Mike Fanuzzi 208 1974 Miami (Ohio) 8 Rafael Little 198[6] 2005 Vanderbilt 9 Sonny Collins 192 1975 LSU Mark Higgs 192 1987 Ole Miss Alfred Rawls 192 1989 LSU

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Sonny Collins 26 1972 1973 1974 1975 Moe Williams 26 1993 1994 1995 3 Derrick Ramsey 25 1976 1977 1978 George Adams 25 1981 1982 1983 1984 Mark Higgs 25 1984 1985 1986 1987 6 Randall Cobb 22 2008 2009 2010 Derrick Locke 22 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Rodger Bird 21 1963 1964 1965 9 Ivy Joe Hunter 19 1985 1986 1987 1988 10 Dicky Lyons, Sr. 18 1966 1967 1968	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Moe Williams 17 1995 2 Sonny Collins 13 1973 Derrick Ramsey 13 1977 George Adams 13 1984 Artose Pinner 13 2002 6 Rodger Bird 12 1965 7 Derrick Ramsey 10 1976 Mark Higgs 10 1987 Al Baker 10 1990 Randall Cobb 10 2009 Derrick Locke 10 2010	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Rodger Bird 4 1965 Vanderbilt 2 Sonny Collins 4 1973 Mississippi State 3 Moe Williams 4 1995 South Carolina 4 Artose Pinner 4 2002 Vanderbilt

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Craig Yeast 208 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Derek Abney 197 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Anthony White 194 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Keenan Burton 189 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Randall Cobb 144 2008 2009 2010 6 Dicky Lyons, Jr. 141 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 La'Rod King 134 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Jacob Tamme 133 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Rafael Little 131 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Derek Homer 129 1997 1998 1999 2000	Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 James Whalen 90 1999 2 Craig Yeast 85 1998 3 Randall Cobb 84 2010 4 Anthony White 78 1998 5 Keenan Burton 77 2006 6 Craig Yeast 73 1997 7 Derek Abney 66 2001 Keenan Burton 66 2007 9 Chris Matthews 61 2010 10 Stevie Johnson 60 2007	Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Craig Yeast 16 1998 Vanderbilt 2 Randall Cobb 13[7] 2010 Tennessee Matt Roark 13[8] 2011 Mississippi State

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Craig Yeast 2,899 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Keenan Burton 2,376 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Derek Abney 2,339 2000 2001 2002 2003 4 Dicky Lyons, Jr. 1,752 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 Quentin McCord 1,743 1996 1998 1999 2000 6 La'Rod King 1,706 2009 2010 2011 2012 7 Randall Cobb 1,661 2008 2009 2010 8 Anthony White 1,520 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Felix Wilson 1,483 1977 1978 1979 10 Tom Hutchinson 1,428 1960 1961 1962	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Craig Yeast 1,311 1998 2 Stevie Johnson 1,041 2007 3 Keenan Burton 1,036 2006 4 James Whalen 1,019 1999 5 Randall Cobb 1,017 2010 6 Chris Matthews 925 2010 7 Craig Yeast 873 1997 8 Dicky Lyons, Jr. 822 2006 9 Quentin McCord 799 2000 10 Derek Abney 741 2001 Keenan Burton 741 2007	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Craig Yeast 269 1998 Vanderbilt 2 Craig Yeast 206 1998 Florida 3 Rick Kestner 185 1964 Ole Miss 4 Chris Matthews 177[9] 2010 South Carolina 5 Keenan Burton 171[4] 2006 Vanderbilt Randall Cobb 171[10] 2010 Mississippi State 7 Dee Smith 170 1987 Tennessee 8 Larry Seiple 167 1965 Houston 9 Garrett Johnson 160[11] 2015 Auburn 10 Felix Wilson 157 1979 Florida Quentin McCord 157 2000 Tennessee

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Craig Yeast 28 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Keenan Burton 25 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Derek Abney 18 2000 2001 2002 2003 Dicky Lyons, Jr. 18 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 La'Rod King 17 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Aaron Boone 16 2001 2002 7 Quentin McCord 15 1996 1998 1999 2000 8 Stevie Johnson 14 2006 2007 9 Kevin Coleman 13 1995 1996 1997 1998 James Whalen 13 1997 1998 1999 Randall Cobb 13 2008 2009 2010	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Craig Yeast 14 1998 2 Stevie Johnson 13 2007 3 Keenan Burton 12 2006 4 Craig Yeast 10 1997 James Whalen 10 1999 Aaron Boone 10 2002 Randall Cobb 10 2009 8 Dicky Lyons, Jr. 9 2006 Keenan Allen 9 2007 Chris Matthews 9 2010	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Al Bruno 4 1950 North Dakota Craig Yeast 4 1997 Indiana James Whalen 4 1999 Georgia

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[12]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Jared Lorenzen 10,637 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Andre' Woodson 8,870 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Tim Couch 8,160 1996 1997 1998 4 Mike Hartline 5,660 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Bill Ransdell 5,456 1983 1984 1985 1986 6 Patrick Towles 5,454[3] 2012 2014 2015 7 Pookie Jones 4,313 1991 1992 1993 8 Rick Norton 4,139 1963 1964 1965 9 Babe Parilli 4,103 1949 1950 1951 10 Randy Jenkins 3,842 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Tim Couch 4,151 1998 2 Jared Lorenzen 3,827 2000 3 Tim Couch 3,759 1997 4 Andre' Woodson 3,516 2007 5 Andre' Woodson 3,378 2006 6 Mike Hartline 3,143 2010 7 Dusty Bonner 3,125 1999 8 Patrick Towles 2,296 2014 9 Jared Lorenzen 3,021 2002 10 Jared Lorenzen 2,298 2001	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Jared Lorenzen 525 2000 Georgia

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Jared Lorenzen 90 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Andre' Woodson 84 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Tim Couch 78 1996 1997 1998 4 Babe Parilli 50+ 1949 1950 1951 5 Mike Hartline 39 2007 2008 2009 2010 Derrick Ramsey 39 1975 1976 1977 7 Patrick Towles 35[3] 2012 2014 2015 8 Rick Norton 32 1963 1964 1965 9 Dusty Bonner 29 1997 1999 Pookie Jones 29 1991 1992 1993	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Andre' Woodson 43 2007 2 Tim Couch 40 1997 3 Tim Couch 37 1998 4 Andre' Woodson 32 2006 5 Dusty Bonner 29 1999 6 Jared Lorenzen 24 2000 Jared Lorenzen 24 2002 Mike Hartline 24 2010 9 Babe Parilli 23+ 1950 10 Jared Lorenzen 21 2001	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tim Couch 7 1997 Indiana Tim Couch 7 1998 Louisville

Defense

Note: The 2014 Kentucky Media Guide does not list a full top 10 in the defensive categories.

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Darryl Bishop 14 1971 1972 1973 2 Wilbur Jamerson 11 1947 1948 1949 1950 Tony Mayes 11 1983 1984 1985 1986 4 Buzz Burnam 10 1970 1971 1972 Larry Carter 10 1977 1978 1979 Marcus McClinton 10 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008	Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Jerry Claiborne 9 1949 2 Paul Calhoun 7 1984 3 Marcus Jenkins 6 1993 Sam Maxwell 6 2009	Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Clayton Webb 3 1948 Xavier 2 Bradley Mills 3 1952 Tulane 3 Terry Beadles 3 1965 Missouri 4 Greg Long 3 1981 North Texas 5 Marcus Jenkins 3 1993 Florida

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Jim Kovach 521 1974 1975 1976 1978 2 Chris Chenault 482 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Jeff Kremer 475 1984 1985 1986 1987 4 Marty Moore 462 1990 1991 1992 1993	Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Marty Moore 183 1991 2 Jeff Kremer 180 1987 3 Tom Ehlers 174 1974 Randy Holleran 174 1990 5 Jim Kovach 164 1978	Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Randy Holleran 29 1990 LSU 2 Chris Chenault 28 1987 Vanderbilt 3 Jeff Kremer 25 1987 Georgia 4 Scott Schroeder 24 1982 Florida Chris Chenault 24 1988 Tennessee

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Oliver Barnett 26.0 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Dennis Johnson 19.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 3 Jeremy Jarmon 17.5 2006 2007 2008 4 Dean Wells 17.0 1989 1990 1991 1992 Chris Ward 17.0 1993 1994 1995 1996	Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Dennis Johnson 12.0 2001 2 Chris Ward 10.5 1996 3 Dean Wells 10.0 1992 4 Oliver Barnett 9.0 1988 Jeremy Jarmon 9.0 2007	Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Dean Wells 5.0 1992 Indiana 2 Dave Lyons 4.0 1982 Vanderbilt Kurt Supe 4.0 1995 Indiana

Kicking

The 2014 Kentucky Football Media Guide only lists a top 5 in field goal kicking lists, rather than a top 10.

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Joey Worley 57 1984 1985 1986 1987 2 Lones Seiber 49 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Taylor Begley 36 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Seth Hanson 35 1997 1998 2000 2001 5 Doug Pelfrey 34 1990 1991 1992 Austin MacGinnis 34[13] 2014 2015 7 Craig McIntosh 31 2009 2010 2011 2012	Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Austin MacGinnis 21 2014 2 Joey Worley 19 1985 3 Joey Worley 16 1986 Ken Willis 17 1989 5 Lones Seiber 16 2007	Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Doug Pelfrey 5 1992 Mississippi State 2 Joey Worley 4 1985 Clemson Joey Worley 4 1985 Bowling Green Joey Worley 4 1986 Southern Mississippi Ken Willis 4 1989 Rutgers Austin MacGinnis 4[14] 2014 Louisville

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Joe Mansour 85.7% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Marc Samuel 82.4% 1997 1999 3 Austin MacGinnis 77.3%[13] 2014 2015 4 Seth Hanson 72.9% 1997 1998 2000 2001 5 Ken Willis 70.7% 1987 1988 1989 6 Craig McIntosh 70.5% 2009 2010 2011 2012	Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Seth Hanson 88.2% 2000 2 Craig McIntosh 85.7% 2011 Joe Mansour 85.7% 2013 4 Bob Jones 83.3% 1970 5 Marc Samuel 82.4% 1999

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