The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 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 Gamecocks represent Jacksonville State University in the NCAA Division I FCS WAC–ASUN Challenge through the 2022 season, after which they will move to Division I FBS and join Conference USA .[2]
Although Jacksonville State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1904,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1964. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
JSU has played at three different levels of competition in its modern football history, with a fourth to follow in 2023. In 1964, it was a member of the NAIA . which then held a single football championship. In 1970, the NAIA split into two divisions for football, with the Gamecocks joining the higher level of Division I. In 1973, the Gamecocks joined the NCAA as a Division II member, but maintained dual membership with the NAIA until aligning completely with the NCAA in 1982. After the 1994 season, it moved from Division II to Division I-AA, the latter of which was renamed Division I FCS in 2006.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1964, regular seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 games in length. Once JSU joins FBS in 2023, its regular season will expand further to 12 games. Additionally, current NCAA rules allow FCS teams to schedule 12 regular-season games in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays. The NCAA did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. While the NCAA organizes an FCS championship tournament, currently called the NCAA Division I Football Championship , it did not include I-AA/FCS playoff games toward official season statistics until the 2002 season. During its FCS tenure, the Gamecocks reached the playoffs 10 times, giving many recent players extra games to accumulate statistics. Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[3] These lists are updated through the end of the 2021 season.
Passing [ edit ] Passing yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Zerrick Cooper 9,628 2018 2019 2020 2021 2 Eli Jenkins 7,652 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Ed Lett 7,145 1979 1980 1981 1982 4 Montressa Kirby 6,587 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Zion Webb 5,543[4] 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 6 Reggie Stancil 5,182 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 David Coffey 5,145 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Marques Ivory 4,832 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Ryan Perrilloux 4,668 2008 2009 10 Doc Lett 4,625 1968 1969 1970 1971
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Zerrick Cooper 3,416 2018 2 Zerrick Cooper 3,404 2019 3 Montressa Kirby 2,817 1997 4 Eli Jenkins 2,788 2015 5 Ed Lett 2,484 1982 6 Ryan Perrilloux 2,350 2009 7 Ryan Perrilloux 2,318 2008 8 Montressa Kirby 2,271 1998 9 Marques Ivory 2,248 2010 10 Zerrick Cooper 2,137 2021
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Marques Ivory 444 2010 Eastern Kentucky 2 Montressa Kirby 417 1997 Southwest Missouri State Zerrick Cooper 417 2018 Kennesaw State 4 Zerrick Cooper 414 2019 Southeastern Louisiana 5 Montressa Kirby 380 1997 Northwestern State 6 Montressa Kirby 379 1997 Middle Tennessee State 7 Zerrick Cooper 365 2018 Maine (FCS Playoffs ) 8 Montressa Kirby 354 1997 Sam Houston State 9 Zerrick Cooper 347 2019 Southeast Missouri State 10 Montressa Kirby 345 1997 Southwest Texas State
Passing touchdowns [ edit ]
Rushing [ edit ] Rushing yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Boyce Callahan 4,237 1970 1971 1972 1973 2 Eli Jenkins 3,796 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 DaMarcus James 3,554 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 Troymaine Pope 3,376 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Rondy Rogers 3,143 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Clay Green 2,914 2003 2004 2005 2006 7 Reginald Goodloe 2,628 1980 1981 1982 1983 8 David Gulledge 2,389 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Terry Thomas 2,334 1985 1986 1987 1988 10 Zion Webb 2,278[4] 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Troymaine Pope 1,788 2015 2 DaMarcus James 1,477 2013 3 Rondy Rogers 1,417 2001 4 Clay Green 1,352 2005 5 Boyce Callahan 1,293 1970 6 Kory Chapman 1,285 2003 7 Oscar Bonds 1,263 2004 8 Eli Jenkins 1,161 2015 9 DaMarcus James 1,151 2014 10 Boyce Callahan 1,087 1972
Rushing touchdowns [ edit ] Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 DaMarcus James 5 2013 Austin Peay 2 Cedric Johnson 4 2007 Austin Peay Eli Jenkins 4 2016 UT Martin
Receiving [ edit ] Receptions [ edit ] Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Josh Barge 14 2015 Auburn 2 Ronald Bonner 12 1997 Sam Houston State Jamari Hester 12 2018 Kennesaw State 4 Joey Hamilton 11 1999 Nicholls State 5 Joey Hamilton 10 1997 Middle Tennessee Jeffrey Cameron 10 2010 Eastern Kentucky Alan Bonner 10 2012 UT Martin Trae Barry 10 2019 Southeastern Louisiana
Receiving yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Josh Barge 3,611 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Joey Hamilton 2,903 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Jamari Hester 2,399 2016 2017 2018 2019 4 Josh Pearson 2,066 2018 2019 5 Alan Bonner 1,986 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Derrick Thomas 1,976 1982 1983 1984 1985 7 James Wilkerson 1,780 2006 2007 2008 2009 8 Ralph Jenkins 1,738 2000 2001 2002 2003 9 Donald Young 1,650 1975 1976 1977 1978 10 Ronald Bonner 1,639 1997 1998
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Ronald Bonner 247 1997 Northwestern State 2 Alan Bonner 235 2012 UT Martin 3 Ronald Bonner 210 1997 Southwest Texas State 4 Alan Bonner 205 2011 Eastern Kentucky 5 Lorenzo Banks 192 1999 Troy State 6 Jeffrey Cameron 190 2010 Eastern Kentucky 7 Jamari Hester 186 2019 Eastern Kentucky 8 Maurice Dupree 161 2008 Eastern Kentucky Joey Hamilton 161 1999 Nicholls State 10 Demontez Terry 160 2017 Tennessee Tech
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[5]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Zerrick Cooper 10,563 2018 2019 2020 2021 2 Eli Jenkins 11,448 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Zion Webb 7,821 [4] 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 4 Montressa Kirby 7,688 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Ed Lett 6,774 1979 1980 1981 1982 6 Reggie Stancil 6,276 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Ryan Perrilloux 5,479 2008 2009 8 David Gulledge 5,339 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Maurice Mullins 5,138 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 Marques Ivory 5,084 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Eli Jenkins 3,949 2015 2 Zerrick Cooper 3,782 2018 3 Zerrick Cooper 3,274 2019 4 Eli Jenkins 3,091 2016 5 Montressa Kirby 2,954 1997 6 Ryan Perrilloux 2,793 2009 7 Ryan Perrilloux 2,686 2008 8 Montressa Kirby 2,581 1998 9 Eli Jenkins 2,568 2014 10 Zion Webb 2,382 [4] 2022
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Marques Ivory 451 2010 Eastern Kentucky 2 Montressa Kirby 433 1997 Southwest Missouri State 3 Montressa Kirby 428 1997 Sam Houston State 4 Zerrick Cooper 423 2018 Kennesaw State 5 Zerrick Cooper 405 2019 Southeastern Louisiana 6 Eli Jenkins 403 2015 Chattanooga (FCS Playoffs ) 7 Montressa Kirby 400 1997 Middle Tennessee State 8 Zerrick Cooper 396 2018 Maine (FCS Playoffs ) 9 Reggie Stancil 391 2001 Nicholls State 10 Zerrick Cooper 374 2019 Chattanooga
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[6]
Defense [ edit ] Interceptions [ edit ] Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Ray Vinson 10 1966 2 Terry Harris 7 1967 Gary Godfrey 7 1970 Tim Sudduth 7 1992 Eril McCollough 7 2000
Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Darron Edwards 4 1995 Samford 2 T. J. Heath 3 2009 UT Martin
Tackles [ edit ] Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Eric Mims 145 1997 2 Eric Mims 129 1996 3 Sidney Tyus 122 1995 4 Alexander Henderson 116 2009 5 Natarsha James 111 2000 6 Natarsha James 110 1999 7 Ben Endress 109 2014 8 Kelcey Lucas 107 1996 9 Eric Mims 104 1995 10 Cornell Buford 103 1999 Alexander Henderson 103 2008
Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Eric Mims 33 1996 Nicholls State 2 Eric Mims 21 1997 Southwest Texas State Alexander Henderson 21 2008 Murray State Alexander Henderson 21 2008 UT Martin 5 Eric Mims 20 1996 UAB 6 Sidney Tyus 18 1995 Western Kentucky Eric Mims 18 1996 West Georgia Eric Mims 18 1997 Sam Houston STate Natarsha James 18 2000 Samford Kolbi Fuqua 18[8] 2023 Coastal Carolina
Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Mark Word 4.0 1998 Middle Tennessee STate 2 Derrick Sistrunk 3.0 2003 Murray State Devin Phillips 3.0 2007 UT Martin Santez Mays 3.0 2009 Murray State Dustin Gayton 3.0 2013 McNeese State (FCS Playoffs ) Robert Gray 3.0 2013 McNeese State (FCS Playoffs )
Kicking [ edit ] Field goals made [ edit ] Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Griffin Thomas 24 2013 2 Gavin Hallford 22 2007 3 Connor Rouleau 17 2015 4 Alen Karajic 14[11] 2020 Alen Karajic 14[11] 2023 5 Joe Hix 13 1974 James Esco 13 2010 Cade Stinnett 13 2017 Alen Karajic 13[11] 2022 9 Slade Stinnett 12 1989 Gavin Hallford 12 2006 Cade Stinnett 12 2016
Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Griffin Thomas 5 2013 North Alabama 2 Gavin Hallford 4 2007 Alabama State Gavin Hallford 4 2007 Chattanooga Gavin Hallford 4 2007 Murray State Alen Karajic 4[12] 2020 Florida International Alen Karajic 4[13] 2022 North Alabama
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Bruce Peck 100.0% 1965 2 James Esco 90.0% 2011 3 Alen Karajic 81.3% [11] 2022 4 Rocky Riddle 80.0% 1976 Lee Sutherland 80.0% 1995 6 Joe Hix 77.8% 1973 Brad Hopkins 77.8% 1999 Gavin Hallford 77.8% 2008 9 Gavin Hallford 75.9% 2007 10 Griffin Thomas 75.0% 2013
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