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Robert Griffin III is the Bears' career passing and total offense leader.
The Baylor Bears football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Baylor Bears 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 Bears represent the Baylor University in the NCAA 's Big 12 Conference .
Although Baylor began competing in intercollegiate football in 1898,[ 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 generally 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 Bears have played in 9 bowl games since this decision, allowing players to accumulate statistics for an additional game in those seasons.
Baylor as a team had never accumulated 5,000 yards of total offense during a single season before former head coach Art Briles arrived in 2008 . However, since 2010 , the Bears have averaged over 7,000 yards per season. Of the 27 offensive lists below, 25 of them include a Briles-era player in first place or a tie for first place.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Robert Griffin III
10,366
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Charlie Brewer
9,700
2017 2018 2019 2020
3
Bryce Petty
8,195
2011 2012 2013 2014
4
Nick Florence
6,301
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
J.J. Joe
5,995
1990 1991 1992 1993
6
Shawn Bell
5,666
2003 2004 2005 2006
7
Blake Shapen
5,574
2021 2022 2023
8
Jeff Watson
5,531
1994 1995 1996 1997
9
Seth Russell
5,461
2013 2014 2015 2016
10
Cody Carlson
5,411
1983 1984 1985 1986
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Florence
4,309
2012
2
Robert Griffin III
4,293
2011
3
Bryce Petty
4,200
2013
4
Bryce Petty
3,855
2014
5
Robert Griffin III
3,501
2010
6
Charlie Brewer
3,161
2019
7
Charlie Brewer
3,019
2018
8
Blake Szymanski
2,844
2007
9
Blake Shapen
2,790[ 3]
2022
10
Shawn Bell
2,582
2006
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Shock Linwood
4,213
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Walter Abercrombie
3,665
1978 1979 1980 1981
3
Jerod Douglas
2,811
1994 1995 1996 1997
4
Jay Finley
2,660
2007 2008 2009 2010
5
Alfred Anderson
2,424
1980 1981 1982 1983
6
Robert Griffin III
2,254
2008 2009 2010 2011
7
Darrell Bush
2,249
1997 1998 1999 2000
8
Dennis Gentry
2,231
1977 1979 1980 1981
9
Lache Seastrunk
2,189
2012 2013
10
David Mims
2,060
1989 1990 1991 1992
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Abram Smith
1,601[ 24]
2021
2
Terrance Ganaway
1,547
2011
3
Shock Linwood
1,329
2015
4
Shock Linwood
1,252
2014
5
Jay Finley
1,218
2010
6
Walter Abercrombie
1,187
1981
7
Lache Seastrunk
1,177
2013
8
Jerod Douglas
1,114
1995
9
Cleveland Franklin
1,112
1976
10
Steve Beaird
1,104
1978
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Kendall Wright
4,004
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Terrance Williams
3,334
2009 2010 2011 2012
3
K. D. Cannon
3,113
2013 2014 2015 2016
4
Tevin Reese
3,102
2010 2011 2012 2013
5
Corey Coleman
3,009
2013 2014 2015
6
Denzel Mims
2,925
2016 2017 2018 2019
7
Gerald McNeil
2,651
1980 1981 1982 1983
8
Antwan Goodley
2,366
2011 2012 2013 2014
9
Reggie Newhouse
2,552
1999 2000 2001 2002
10
Tyquan Thornton
2,242[ 29]
2018 2019 2020 2021
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Terrance Williams
1,832
2012
2
Kendall Wright
1,663
2011
3
Corey Coleman
1,363
2015
4
Antwan Goodley
1,339
2013
5
K. D. Cannon
1,215
2016
6
Reggie Newhouse
1,140
2002
7
Corey Coleman
1,119
2014
8
Denzel Mims
1,087
2017
9
Gerald McNeil
1,034
1983
10
K. D. Cannon
1,030
2014
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 32]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Robert Griffin III
12,620
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Charlie Brewer
10,739
2017 2018 2019 2020
3
Bryce Petty
8,533
2011 2012 2013 2014
4
Nick Florence
6,952
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
J.J. Joe
6,815
1990 1991 1992 1993
6
Seth Russell
6,701
2013 2014 2015 2016
7
Cody Carlson
5,835
1983 1984 1985 1986
8
Blake Shapen
5,752
2021 2022 2023
9
Jeff Watson
5,682
1994 1995 1996 1997
10
Shawn Bell
5,454
2003 2004 2005 2006
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Robert Griffin III
4,992
2011
2
Nick Florence
4,877
2012
3
Bryce Petty
4,409
2013
4
Robert Griffin III
4,136
2010
5
Bryce Petty
3,956
2014
6
Charlie Brewer
3,505
2019
7
Charlie Brewer
3,394
2018
8
Blake Szymanski
2,942
2007
9
Robert Griffin III
2,934
2008
10
Blake Shapen
2,886 [ 3]
2022
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 35]
Career
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
1
Vann McElroy
16
1978 1979 1980 1981
Mike Welch
16
1986 1987 1989 1990
3
George Sims
15
1945 1946 1947 1948
4
Ron Francis
14
1984 1985 1986
Robert Blackmon
14
1986 1987 1988 1989
6
Robert Reid
13
1950 1951
7
Thomas Everett
12
1983 1984 1985 1986
Michael McFarland
12
1989 1990 1991 1992
Orion Stewart
12
2013 2014 2015 2016
10
Adrian Robinson
11
1993 1994 1995
Single game[ 14]
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Kent Townsend
4.0
1983
UTEP
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Bubba Hicks
4
1975
Rice
Marty Jimmerson
4
1981
Texas A&M
Marty Jimmerson
4
1984
Rice
Jeff Ireland
4
1988
UNLV
Jarvis Van Dyke
4
1995
Houston
Chris Callahan
4[ 6]
2014
TCU
Chris Callahan
4[ 40]
2014
Kansas
Connor Martin
4[ 8]
2017
Oklahoma
Isaiah Hankins
4[ 41]
2023
Cincinnati
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
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^ "Corey Coleman catches school-record 4 TDs as Baylor fends off feisty Lamar" . ESPN.com . September 12, 2015.
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^ "Joseph Randle runs for 4 TDs as No. 3 Oklahoma State whips Baylor" . ESPN.com . October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
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