The Utah Utes football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Utah Utes 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 Utes represent the University of Utah in the NCAA Division I FBS Big 12 Conference .
Although Utah began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally have entries from before the 1960s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1960s, 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 Utes have played in 15 bowl games since then, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Utah's former home of the Pac-12 Conference held a championship game during the Utes' entire tenure in that conference from 2011 to 2023. Utah played in the championship game four times (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), giving players in those seasons yet another game to accumulate statistics. With the Big 12 also holding its own championship game , Utah will have the opportunity for another game should it qualify for the championship game in a given season.
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against any football player's athletic eligibility, giving all who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.
These lists are updated through Week 1 of the 2024 season . Players active in the 2024 season are in bold .
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Scott Mitchell
8,981
1987 1988 1989
2
Brian Johnson
7,853
2004 2005 2007 2008
3
Mike McCoy
7,404
1992 1993 1994
4
Travis Wilson
7,403
2012 2013 2014 2015
5
Tyler Huntley
7,351
2016 2017 2018 2019
6
Cameron Rising
5,918
2020 2021 2022 2024
7
Larry Egger
5,749
1985 1986
8
Alex Smith
5,203
2002 2003 2004
9
Mike Fouts
5,107
1995 1996
10
Frank Dolce
4,813
1991 1992
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Scott Mitchell
4,322
1988
2
Mike McCoy
3,860
1993
3
Scott Mitchell
3,211
1989
4
Tyler Huntley
3,092
2019
5
Mike McCoy
3,035
1994
6
Cameron Rising
3,034
2022
7
Larry Egger
2,988
1985
8
Brian Johnson
2,972
2008
9
Alex Smith
2,952
2004
10
Brian Johnson
2,892
2005
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Zack Moss
4,067
2016 2017 2018 2019
2
Eddie Johnson
3,219
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
3
Tony Lindsay
2,995
1977 1978 1979 1980
4
Devontae Booker
2,773
2014 2015
5
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
2,630
1995 1996 1997
6
Del Rodgers
2,616
1978 1979 1980 1981
7
Juan Johnson
2,601
1994 1995 1996 1997
8
John White
2,560
2011 2012
9
Eddie Lewis
2,179
1982 1983 1984 1985
10
Mike Anderson
2,150
1998 1999
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
John White
1,519
2011
2
Devontae Booker
1,512
2014
3
Carl Monroe
1,507
1982
4
Zack Moss
1,416
2019
5
Joe Williams
1,407
2016
6
Dameon Hunter
1,396
2001
7
Devontae Booker
1,261
2015
8
Darrell Mack
1,204
2007
9
Zack Moss
1,173
2017
Mike Anderson
1,173
1998
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Bryan Rowley
3,143
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
2
Kevin Dyson
2,726
1994 1995 1996 1997
3
Carl Harry
2,283
1986 1987 1988
4
Dennis Smith
2,168
1986 1987 1988 1989
5
Brant Kuithe
2,098[ 11]
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
6
Dres Anderson
2,077
2011 2012 2013 2014
7
Britain Covey
2,011[ 10]
2015 2018 2019 2020 2021
8
Paris Warren
1,885
2003 2004
9
James Teahan
1,872
1978 1979 1980 1981
10
Cliff Russell
1,862
1998 1999 2000 2001
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Single game
Rk
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Dennis Smith
4
1989
Utah State
Dennis Smith
4
1989
Air Force
Travis LaTendresse
4
2005
Georgia Tech
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 14]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Scott Mitchell
8,836
1987 1988 1989
2
Brian Johnson
8,701
2004 2005 2007 2008
3
Travis Wilson
8,628
2012 2013 2014 2015
4
Tyler Huntley
8,497
2016 2017 2018 2019
5
Mike McCoy
7,559
1992 1993 1994
6
Cameron Rising
6,917
2020 2021 2022 2024
7
Alex Smith
6,313
2002 2003 2004
8
Larry Egger
5,515
1985 1986
9
Mike Fouts
4,891
1995 1996
10
Mark Stevens
4,861
1983 1984
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Scott Mitchell
4,299
1988
2
Mike McCoy
3,969
1993
3
Alex Smith
3,583
2004
4
Cameron Rising
3,499
2022
5
Tyler Huntley
3,382
2019
6
Brian Johnson
3,370
2005
7
Scott Mitchell
3,133
1989
8
Mike McCoy
3,104
1994
9
Brian Johnson
3,100
2008
10
Brett Ratliff
3,056
2006
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 15]
Single season
Rk
Player
Tackles
Year
1
John Huddleston
174
1975
2
Mark Blosch
172
1982
3
Mark Blosch
162
1983
4
John Huddleston
157
1974
5
Bill Gompf
143
1979
6
Eric Jacobsen
141
1988
7
Reggie Alston
139
1991
8
Eric Jacobsen
138
1987
9
Mike Bailey
132
1977
Single game
Rk
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Larry Stone
30
1968
Oregon State
2
Gary Keller
25
1968
Utah State
3
Elliott Hagood
23
1970
New Mexico
Elliott Hagood
23
1972
Arizona
Gary Keller
23
1973
New Mexico
John Huddleston
23
1975
Utah State
Mark Jackson
23
1985
New Mexico
8
Larry Stone
22
1968
Utah State
9
Fred McFarren
21
1968
Oregon State
Elliott Hagood
21
1972
New Mexico
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
^ a b "2016 Utah Utes Media Guide" (PDF) . UtahUtes.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
^ "Utah beats Fresno State 59-27" . ESPN.com . September 6, 2014.
^ a b "Joe Williams, recently unretired, runs for 332 yards in Utah win" . ESPN.com . October 22, 2016.
^ "Devontae Booker scores 3 TDs as Utah outlasts Oregon State in 2 OT" . ESPN.com . October 16, 2014.
^ "Utah needs 6 takeaways to escape Cal, proceed as lone Pac-12 unbeaten" . ESPN.com . October 10, 2015.
^ "Williams leads Utah past Indiana 26-24 in Foster Farms Bowl" . ESPN.com . December 28, 2016.
^ a b "Tavion Thomas" . ESPN.com .
^ "UCLA vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
^ a b "Britain Covey" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c "Brant Kuithe" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Dalton Kincaid" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c "USC vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "Cameron Rising" . ESPN.com .
^ "Jonah Elliss" . ESPN.com .
^ "No. 15 Utah rolls to 49-26 win over Arizona State" . ESPN.com . November 12, 2016.
^ "Utah clips No. 8 UCLA with last-minute field goal" . ESPN.com . October 14, 2014.
^ "Joe Williams carries Utah past Colorado" . ESPN.com . November 28, 2015.
^ "Utah ends two-game slide with double-overtime win over Stanford" . ESPN.com . November 15, 2014.
^ a b c "Jason Redding" . ESPN.com .
^ "Kicker Coleman Petersen overcomes swirling winds in Utah's win" . ESPN.com . October 15, 2011.[dead link ]
^ "Utah beats struggling Michigan after long lightning delay" . ESPN.com . September 20, 2014.
^ "Arizona State vs. Utah Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024 .
^ a b "Cole Becker" . ESPN.com .
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