The Minnesota Golden Gophers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 Gophers represent the University of Minnesota in the NCAA's Big 10 Conference.
Although Minnesota began competing in intercollegiate football in 1882,[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 sometimes 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 Gophers have played in 11 bowl games since then, allowing giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.
Passing
Passing yards
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Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 |
Adam Weber |
10,917 |
2007 2008 2009 2010 |
2 |
Bryan Cupito |
7,446 |
2003 2004 2005 2006 |
3 |
Cory Sauter |
6,834 |
1994 1995 1996 1997 |
4 |
Asad Abdul-Khaliq |
6,660 |
2000 2001 2002 2003 |
5 |
Marquel Fleetwood |
5,279 |
1989 1990 1991 1992 |
6 |
Rickey Foggie |
5,162 |
1984 1985 1986 1987 |
7 |
Mitch Leidner |
5,118[3] |
2013 2014 2015 |
8 |
Mike Hohensee |
4,792 |
1981 1982 |
9 |
Tim Schade |
3,986 |
1993 1994 |
10 |
Tony Dungy |
3,515 |
1973 1974 1975 1976 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 |
Adam Weber |
2,895 |
2007 |
2 |
Bryan Cupito |
2,819 |
2006 |
3 |
Adam Weber |
2,761 |
2008 |
4 |
Mitch Leidner |
2,701[3] |
2015 |
5 |
Adam Weber |
2,679 |
2010 |
6 |
Cory Sauter |
2,600 |
1995 |
7 |
Adam Weber |
2,582 |
2009 |
8 |
Cory Sauter |
2,578 |
1996 |
9 |
Bryan Cupito |
2,530 |
2005 |
10 |
Mike Hohensee |
2,412 |
1981 |
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Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
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Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 |
Darrell Thompson |
4,654 |
1986 1987 1988 1989 |
2 |
Laurence Maroney |
3,933 |
2003 2004 2005 |
3 |
Thomas Hamner |
3,810 |
1996 1997 1998 1999 |
4 |
Marion Barber III |
3,276 |
2001 2002 2003 2004 |
5 |
Chris Darkins |
3,235 |
1992 1993 1994 1995 |
6 |
Marion Barber, Jr. |
3,094 |
1977 1978 1979 1980 |
7 |
David Cobb |
2,893 |
2011 2012 2013 2014 |
8 |
Tellis Redmon |
2,481 |
1999 2000 2001 |
9 |
Amir Pinnix |
2,439 |
2004 2005 2006 2007 |
10 |
Garry White |
2,353 |
1977 1978 1979 1980 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 |
David Cobb |
1,626 |
2014 |
2 |
Laurence Maroney |
1,464 |
2005 |
3 |
Chris Darkins |
1,443 |
1994 |
4 |
Thomas Hamner |
1,426 |
1999 |
5 |
Darrell Thompson |
1,376 |
1986 |
6 |
Tellis Redmon |
1,368 |
2000 |
7 |
Laurence Maroney |
1,348 |
2004 |
8 |
Terry Jackson II |
1,317 |
2002 |
9 |
Amir Pinnix |
1,272 |
2006 |
10 |
Marion Barber III |
1,269 |
2004 |
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Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
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Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 |
Eric Decker |
3,119 |
2006 2007 2008 2009 |
2 |
Ron Johnson |
2,989 |
1998 1999 2000 2001 |
3 |
Tutu Atwell |
2,640 |
1994 1995 1996 1997 |
4 |
Ernie Wheelwright |
2,434 |
2004 2005 2006 2007 |
5 |
Ryan Thelwell |
2,232 |
1994 1995 1996 |
6 |
Jared Ellerson |
2,054 |
2002 2003 2004 2005 |
7 |
Da'Jon McKnight |
1,859 |
2008 2009 2010 2011 |
8 |
Luke Leverson |
1,843 |
1996 1997 1998 1999 |
9 |
Omar Douglas |
1,681 |
1990 1991 1992 1993 |
10 |
Dwayne McMullen |
1,627 |
1981 1982 1983 1984 |
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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
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Career
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Years |
1 |
Adam Weber |
11,790 |
2007 2008 2009 2010 |
2 |
Asad Abdul-Khaliq |
7,818 |
2000 2001 2002 2003 |
3 |
Bryan Cupito |
7,449 |
2003 2004 2005 2006 |
4 |
Rickey Foggie |
7,312 |
1984 1985 1986 1987 |
5 |
Cory Sauter |
6,608 |
1994 1995 1996 1997 |
6 |
Mitch Leidner |
6,247[3] |
2013 2014 2015 |
7 |
Marquel Fleetwood |
6,154 |
1989 1990 1991 1992 |
8 |
Mike Hohensee |
4,855 |
1981 1982 |
9 |
Billy Cockerham |
4,763 |
1996 1997 1998 1999 |
10 |
Tony Dungy |
4,680 |
1973 1974 1975 1976 |
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Year |
1 |
Adam Weber |
3,512 |
2007 |
2 |
Adam Weber |
2,994 |
2008 |
3 |
Mitch Leidner |
2,971[3] |
2015 |
4 |
Billy Cockerham |
2,922 |
1999 |
5 |
Adam Weber |
2,835 |
2010 |
6 |
Asad Abdul-Khaliq |
2,771 |
2003 |
7 |
Bryan Cupito |
2,750 |
2006 |
8 |
Bryan Cupito |
2,560 |
2005 |
9 |
Asad Abdul-Khaliq |
2,512 |
2002 |
10 |
Cory Sauter |
2,492 |
1995 |
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Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
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Single game
Rank |
Player |
Tackles |
Year |
Opponent |
1 |
Bill Light |
32 |
1970 |
Iowa |
2 |
Bill Light |
29 |
1969 |
Indiana |
3 |
Pete Najarian |
26 |
1983 |
Nebraska |
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Pete Najarian |
26 |
1984 |
Purdue |
5 |
Wayne King |
25 |
1969 |
Michigan |
6 |
Wayne King |
24 |
1968 |
Iowa |
7 |
Tim Wheeler |
23 |
1966 |
Kansas |
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Ollie Bakken |
23 |
1973 |
Ohio State |
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George Washington |
23 |
1975 |
Illinois |
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Pete Najarian |
23 |
1985 |
Oklahoma |
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Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
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Single game
Rank |
Player |
FGs |
Year |
Opponent |
1 |
Adam Bailey |
5 |
1987 |
Penn State |
2 |
Dan Nystrom |
5 |
2002 |
Arkansas[24] |
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Field goal percentage
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Single season
Rank |
Player |
FG% |
Year |
1 |
Dan Nystrom |
95.2% |
2002 |
2 |
Dan Nystrom |
81.0% |
1999 |
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Ryan Santoso |
81.0%[23] |
2015 |
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References
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