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The Washington State Cougars football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Washington State Cougars 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 Cougars represent Washington State University in the NCAA 's Pac-12 Conference .
Although Washington State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1951. 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 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 Cougars have played in seven bowl games since this decision, giving players in those seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Since Mike Leach took over as head coach in 2012 , the Cougars have run a high-octane air raid offense , allowing quarterbacks and wide receivers to rack up many yards and touchdowns. Most notable among these is Connor Halliday , who set an FBS single-game record (since tied) by passing for 734 yards in a 60–59 loss to California in 2014 .[ 3]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Luke Falk ^
14,481[ 4]
2014 2015 2016 2017
2
Connor Halliday
11,308[ 5]
2011 2012 2013 2014
3
Alex Brink
10,913
2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Jason Gesser
8,830
1999 2000 2001 2002
5
Jack Thompson
7,818
1975 1976 1977 1978
6
Ryan Leaf
7,433
1995 1996 1997
7
Drew Bledsoe
7,373
1990 1991 1992
8
Cam Ward
6,966[ 6]
2022 2023
9
Timm Rosenbach
5,995
1986 1987 1988
10
Jeff Tuel
5,932
2009 2010 2011 2012
^ Indicates conference record holder for this statistic
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Anthony Gordon ^
5,579[ 7]
2019
2
Gardner Minshew
4,779[ 8]
2018
3
Connor Halliday
4,597
2013
4
Luke Falk
4,561[ 4]
2015
5
Luke Falk
4,468[ 4]
2016
6
Ryan Leaf
3,968
1997
7
Connor Halliday
3,873[ 5]
2014
8
Alex Brink
3,818
2007
9
Cam Ward
3,735[ 6]
2023
10
Luke Falk
3,593[ 4]
2017
^^ Indicates NCAA record holder for this statistic
^ Indicates conference record holder for this statistic
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Rueben Mayes
3,519
1982 1983 1984 1985
2
Steve Broussard
3,054
1986 1987 1988 1989
3
Shaumbe Wright-Fair
2,939
1989 1990 1991 1992
4
Tim Harris
2,814
1979 1980 1981 1982
5
Jerome Harrison
2,800
2004 2005
6
Kerry Porter
2,618
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Dwight Tardy
2,241
2006 2007 2008 2009
8
Max Borghi
2,158[ 20]
2018 2019 2020 2021
9
Michael Black
2,129
1996 1997
10
Ken Grandberry
2,102
1971 1972 1973
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jerome Harrison
1,900
2005
2
Rueben Mayes
1,637
1984
3
Shaumbe Wright-Fair
1,330
1992
4
Steve Broussard
1,280
1988
5
Steve Broussard
1,237
1989
6
Rueben Mayes
1,236
1985
7
Bernard Jackson
1,189
1971
8
Michael Black
1,181
1997
9
Andrew Jones
1,059
1973
10
Kevin Brown
1,046
1998
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
James Matthews
5
1982
Idaho
2
Rueben Mayes
4
1984
Stanford
Rueben Mayes
4
1985
Montana State
Shaumbe Wright-Fair
4
1992
Temple
Deon Burnett
4
1999
Louisiana-Lafayette
Dave Minnich
4
2001
Arizona
John Tippins
4
2001
Montana State
^ Indicates conference record holder for this statistic
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Gabe Marks
3,453[ 22]
2012 2013 2015 2016
2
Marquess Wilson
3,207
2010 2011 2012
3
Dom Williams
2,889[ 26]
2012 2013 2014 2015
4
Brandon Gibson
2,756
2005 2006 2007 2008
5
Jason Hill
2,704
2003 2004 2005 2006
6
River Cracraft
2,701[ 23]
2013 2014 2015 2016
7
Hugh Campbell
2,459
1960 1961 1962
8
Nian Taylor
2,447
1996 1997 1998 1999
9
Tim Stallworth
2,250
1986 1987 1988 1989
10
Phillip Bobo
2,182
1990 1991 1992
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Vince Mayle
1,483[ 28]
2014
2
Marquess Wilson
1,388
2011
3
Gabe Marks
1,192[ 22]
2015
4
Brandon Gibson
1,180
2007
5
Nakoa McElrath
1,163
2001
6
Tim Stallworth
1,151
1988
7
Mike Levenseller
1,124
1976
8
Brandon Arconado
1,109[ 32]
2019
9
Jason Hill
1,097
2005
10
Dom Williams
1,090[ 26]
2015
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 48]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Luke Falk^
14,081 [ 4]
2014 2015 2016 2017
2
Alex Brink
11,011
2004 2005 2006 2007
3
Connor Halliday
10,816 [ 5]
2011 2012 2013 2014
4
Jason Gesser
9,007
1999 2000 2001 2002
5
Jack Thompson
7,698
1975 1976 1977 1978
6
Ryan Leaf
7,262
1995 1996 1997
7
Drew Bledsoe
7,200
1990 1991 1992
8
Cam Ward
7,168 [ 6]
2022 2023
9
Timm Rosenbach
6,690
1986 1987 1988
10
Jeff Tuel
5,984
2009 2010 2011 2012
^ Indicates conference record holder for this statistic
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Anthony Gordon
5,220
2019
2
Gardner Minshew
4,898 [ 8]
2018
3
Luke Falk
4,446 [ 4]
2015
4
Connor Halliday
4,420
2013
5
Luke Falk
4,400 [ 4]
2016
6
Ryan Leaf
3,920
1997
7
Cam Ward
3,879 [ 6]
2023
8
Alex Brink
3,852
2007
9
Connor Halliday
3,742 [ 5]
2014
10
Luke Falk
3,446 [ 4]
2017
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined rushing and passing touchdowns. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 49]
^ Indicates conference record holder for this statistic
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Lamont Thompson
4
2001
UCLA
2
Bill Lippincott
3
1945
Oregon State
Laverne Torgeson
3
1948
Penn State
Clete Baltes
3
1962
Stanford
Rick Reed
3
1966
Oregon
Lionel Thomas
3
1969
Pacific
Lionel Thomas
3
1970
Idaho
Eric Johnson
3
1972
Washington
Paul Sorensen
3
1981
Arizona
Ron Collins
3
1984
Stanford
Torey Hunter
3
1991
Arizona State
Lamont Thompson
3
1997
Washington
Will Derting
3
2002
Nevada
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Brian Forde
157
1986
2
Lee Blakeney
153
1984
3
Tuineau Alipate
147
1987
4
Anthony McClanahan
144
1991
5
Brian Forde
141
1987
Jahad Woods
141[ 50]
2019
7
Anthony McClanahan
140
1992
8
Tom Poe
138
1971
9
James Darling
136
1996
10
Dan Grayson
133
1989
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Brian Forde
28
1985
California
2
Brian Forde
25
1987
Michigan
Dan Grayson
25
1989
Arizona
4
Brian Forde
24
1986
Stanford
5
Anthony McClanahan
23
1991
USC
James Darling
23
1996
Colorado
7
Brian Forde
20
1986
Arizona
Tuineau Alipate
20
1987
Michigan
Dan Grayson
20
1989
Arizona
Anthony McClanahan
20
1991
Stanford
Anthony McClanahan
20
1992
Arizona State
Brandon Moore
20
1997
Arizona State
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Drew Dunning
5
2003
New Mexico
Erik Powell
5[ 56]
2015
Stanford
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
^ Minshew only played the 2018 season at Washington State; he began his college football career in junior college and then played two seasons at East Carolina .
^ a b "2014 Washington State Football Media Guide" (PDF) . WSUCougars.com . Retrieved October 17, 2014 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ a b c d e f "California beats Washington State 60-59" . ESPN.com . October 4, 2014.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Luke Falk" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Connor Halliday" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 30, 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g "Cameron Ward" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c "Anthony Gordon Stats, News, Bio" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f "Gardner Minshew" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Oregon State vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
^ a b c "Kelly leads No. 13 Sun Devils past WSU 52-31" . ESPN.com . November 22, 2014.
^ a b c "UCLA vs. Washington State - Box Score - September 21, 2019 - ESPN" . Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
^ a b "No. 2 Oregon buries Wash. State; Connor Halliday attempts 89 passes" . ESPN.com . October 19, 2013.
^ a b c d "Washington State beats Portland State 59-21" . ESPN.com . September 13, 2014.
^ a b "Rutgers rallies in 4th to beat Cougars 41-38" . ESPN.com . August 28, 2014.
^ "Washington State beats California 44-22" . ESPN.com . October 5, 2013.
^ "Stanford vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
^ New Mexico Bowl
^ "Falk leads Washington State over Oregon State 52-31" . ESPN.com . October 17, 2015.
^ a b "Falk throws 6 TD passes to lead No. 21 Washington State" . ESPN.com . September 16, 2017.
^ a b c d e "Max Borghi" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Gerard Wicks" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Gabe Marks" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
^ a b c "River Cracraft" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "Jamal Morrow" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
^ a b "James Williams: Stats" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
^ a b c d e "Dom Williams" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "Travell Harris" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Vince Mayle" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 30, 2014 .
^ "Lincoln Victor" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c "Easop Winston Jr" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Isiah Myers" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 30, 2014 .
^ a b "Brandon Arconado" . ESPN.com .
^ "Washington State vs. Oregon Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023 .
^ "No. 25 Stanford rebounds by slowing Connor Halliday, Washington State" . ESPN.com . October 10, 2014.
^ "No. 15 Arizona beats Washington State 59-37" . ESPN.com . October 25, 2014.
^ "Falk leads Washington State past Rutgers" . ESPN.com . September 12, 2015.
^ "Falk lifts No. 24 Washington St. over Montana St. 31-0" . ESPN.com . September 2, 2017.
^ "Box Score: Eastern Washington vs. Washington State" . ESPN.com . September 15, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
^ "Wash St scores with 3 seconds left, beats No. 19 UCLA 31-27" . ESPN.com . November 15, 2015.
^ "Boise State holds on late for 31-28 win over Washington St" . ESPN.com . September 10, 2016.
^ "Stanford vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 .
^ "Davontavean Martin" . ESPN.com .
^ "Falk tosses 6 TDs, Washington State holds off Arizona 45-42" . ESPN.com . October 24, 2015.
^ "Cracraft leads No. 23 Washington State over California 56-21" . ESPN.com . November 12, 2016.
^ "Oregon State vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023 .
^ "Utah State vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024 .
^ "New Mexico vs. Washington State Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024 .
^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008 .
^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Jahad Woods" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Hercules Mata'afa" . WSUCougars.com . Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
^ "Brennan Jackson" . ESPN.com .
^ "Washington State vs. San Diego State Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f "Erik Powell" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
^ a b c d "Dean Janikowski" . ESPN.com .
^ "Ukropina FG lifts No. 8 Stanford over Washington State 30-28" . ESPN.com . November 1, 2015.
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