Iowa State Cyclones football statistical leaders

The Iowa State Cyclones football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Iowa State Cyclones football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, total offense, and receiving, and defensive stats. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Cyclones represent Iowa State University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference.

Although Iowa State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1943. 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 1943, 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. The Cyclones have played in six bowl games since then.
• Six of the Cyclones' nine highest seasons in total offensive yards have come since 2000.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Bret Meyer 9,499 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Austen Arnaud 6,777 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Sam B. Richardson 6,050 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Alex Espinoza 5,307 1984 1985 1986 5 Seneca Wallace 5,289 2001 2002 6 Todd Bandhauer 5,235 1995 1996 1997 1998 7 Sage Rosenfels 4,164 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 David Archer 4,104 1982 1983 9 Bret Oberg 3,602 1988 1989 10 Tim Van Galder 3,417 1964 1965 1966	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Seneca Wallace 3,245 2002 2 Bret Meyer 2,876 2005 3 Austen Arnaud 2,792 2008 4 Sam B. Richardson 2,669 2014 5 David Archer 2,639 1983 6 Bret Meyer 2,546 2006 7 Todd Bandhauer 2,514 1997 8 Sage Rosenfels 2,298 2000 9 Bret Oberg 2,242 1989 10 Todd Bandhauer 2,206 1998	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Austen Arnaud 440 2008 Kansas State 2 Todd Bandhauer 437 1998 Texas 3 Seneca Wallace 425 2002 Missouri 4 Bret Oberg 411 1989 Oklahoma 5 Steele Jantz 381 2012 Baylor 6 Jared Barnett 376 2011 Oklahoma State 7 Todd Bandhauer 375 1997 Iowa 8 Bret Meyer 371 2005 Texas A&M Austen Arnaud 371 2008 Texas A&M 10 Seneca Wallace 361 2002 Iowa

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Bret Meyer 50 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Sam B. Richardson 45 2012 2013 2014 3 Austen Arnaud 42 2007 2008 2009 2010 4 Todd Bandhauer 40 1995 1996 1997 1998 5 Alex Espinoza 33 1984 1985 1986 6 Seneca Wallace 26 2001 2002 7 Wayne Stanley 25 1972 1973 1974 1976 8 Dean Carlson 24 1970 1971 David Archer 23 1982 1983 10 Steele Jantz 23 2011 2012	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Todd Bandhauer 20 1997 2 Bret Meyer 19 2005 3 David Archer 18 1983 Sam B. Richardson 18 2014 5 George Amundson 17 1972 6 Rich Mann 15 1951 Alex Espinoza 15 1986 Seneca Wallace 15 2002 Austen Arnaud 15 2008 10 Dean Carlson 14 1971 Todd Bandhauer 14 1998 Austen Arnaud 14 2009	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Todd Bandhauer 5 1998 Texas Steele Jantz 5 2012 Baylor 3 Rich Mann 4 1951 Nebraska Wayne Stanley 4 1976 Air Force Alex Espinoza 4 1986 Kansas State Bret Oberg 4 1989 Oklahoma Seneca Wallace 4 2001 Baylor Bret Meyer 4 2005 Texas A&M Austen Arnaud 4 2010 Texas Tech Steele Jantz 4 2011 Iowa Sam B. Richardson 4 2012 Kansas Grant Rohach 4 2013 West Virginia

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Troy Davis 4,382 1994 1995 1996 2 Darren Davis 3,763 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Dexter Green 3,437 1975 1976 1977 1978 4 Alexander Robinson 3,309 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Mike Strachan 3,010 1972 1973 1974 6 Ennis Haywood 2,862 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Stevie Hicks 2,601 2003 2004 2005 2006 8 Joe Henderson 2,715 1985 1986 1987 1988 9 Dave Hoppmann 2,562 1960 1961 1962 10 Dwayne Crutchfield 2,501 1980 1981	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Troy Davis 2,185 1996 2 Troy Davis 2,010 1995 3 Blaise Bryant 1,516 1989 4 Darren Davis 1,388 1999 5 Mike Warren 1,339 2015 6 Dwayne Crutchfield 1,312 1980 7 George Amundson 1,260 1971 Mike Strachan 1,260 1972 8 Dexter Green 1,240 1977 10 Ennis Haywood 1,237 2000	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Troy Davis 378 1996 Missouri 2 Troy Davis 302 1995 UNLV 3 Troy Davis 291 1995 Ohio 4 Dave Hoppmann 271 1961 Kansas State 5 Darren Davis 261 1997 Kansas 6 Darren Davis 247 1997 Baylor 7 Mike Warren 245 2015 Texas Tech 8 Darren Davis 244 1998 Iowa 9 Harold Brown 242 1982 Kent State 10 Troy Davis 241 1996 Northern Iowa Ennis Haywood 241 2000 Baylor

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Troy Davis 36 1994 1995 1996 2 Dexter Green 34 1975 1976 1977 1978 3 George Amundson 31 1970 1971 1972 Blaise Bryant 31 1989 1990 5 Dwayne Crutchfield 28 1980 1981 6 Ennis Haywood 27 1998 1999 2000 2001 Alexander Robinson 27 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Darren Davis 26 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Dave Hoppmann 21 1960 1961 1962 10 Ryan Kock 20 2003 2004 2005 2006	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Troy Davis 21 1996 2 Blaise Bryant 19 1989 3 Dwayne Crutchfield 17 1981 4 Troy Davis 16 1995 5 George Amundson 15 1971 Dexter Green 15 1977 7 Darren Davis 14 1999 Ennis Haywood 14 2001 9 Ryan Kock 13 2005 10 Blaise Bryant 12 1990	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Joe Henderson 5 1988 Kansas Troy Davis 5 1995 UNLV Troy Davis 5 1996 Northern Iowa 4 George Amundson 4 1971 Oklahoma State Dwayne Crutchfield 4 1981 Kent State Blaise Bryant 4 1990 Northern Iowa Troy Davis 4 1996 Missouri Ennis Haywood 4 2001 Kansas 9 Multiple 3

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Todd Blythe 176 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Lane Danielsen 163 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 RJ Sumrall 156 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Tracy Henderson 150 1982 1983 1984 5 Otto Stowe 132 1968 1969 1970 Ed Williams 132 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Marquis Hamilton 127 2006 2007 2008 2009 Darius Darks 127 2008 2009 2010 2011 9 Jon Davis 126 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Dennis Ross 118 1985 1986 1987 1988	Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Tracy Henderson 81 1983 2 Jason Jacobs 64 1983 Tracy Henderson 64 1984 4 Lane Danielsen 63 2002 5 Otto Stowe 59 1970 6 RJ Sumrall 57 2008 7 Eppie Barney 56 1966 Austin Flynn 56 2005 Allen Lazard 56 2015 10 RJ Sumrall 54 2007 Collin Franklin 54 2010	Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Tracy Henderson 16 1983 Kansas State 2 Tom Busch 13 1967 Kansas Steve Lester 13 1989 Oklahoma 4 Tracy Henderson 12 1983 Missouri 5 Eppie Barney 11 1966 Arizona Jason Jacobs 11 1983 Nebraska Tracy Henderson 11 1984 Texas A&M JJ Moses 11 2000 Nebraska Collin Franklin 11 2010 Colorado

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Todd Blythe 3,096 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Lane Danielsen 2,690 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Tracy Henderson 2,048 1982 1983 1984 4 Ed Williams 1,850 1994 1995 1996 1997 5 RJ Sumrall 1,805 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Otto Stowe 1,751 1968 1969 1970 7 Dennis Ross 1,529 1985 1986 1987 1988 8 Marquis Hamilton 1,509 2006 2007 2008 2009 9 Quenton Bundrage 1,456 2012 2013 2014 2015 10 Jon Davis 1,445 2003 2004 2005 2006	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Lane Danielsen 1,073 2002 2 Tracy Henderson 1,051 1983 3 Todd Blythe 1,000 2005 4 Tracy Henderson 941 1984 5 Todd Blythe 833 2004 6 Tyrone Watley 827 1997 7 Otto Stowe 822 1970 8 Allen Lazard 808 2015 9 Eppie Barney 782 1966 10 Todd Blythe 779 2007	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tracy Henderson 217 1984 Texas A&M 2 Todd Blythe 214 2005 Texas A&M 3 Jim Doran 203 1949 Oklahoma Steve Lester 203 1989 Oklahoma 5 Lane Danielsen 192 2003 Texas Tech 6 Todd Blythe 188 2004 Nebraska 7 Darius Reynolds 178 2011 Baylor 8 Eppie Barney 175 1966 Arizona Tracy Henderson 175 1984 Iowa 10 Dennis Ross 174 1987 Northern Iowa

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Todd Blythe 31 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Keith Krepfle 15 1994 1995 1996 1997 Ed Williams 15 1994 1995 1996 1997 Quenton Bundrage 15 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Tracy Henderson 14 1982 1983 1984 Lane Danielsen 14 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Dick Limerick 12 1961 1962 1963 Willie Jones 12 1971 1972 1973 9 Jim Doran 10 1948 1949 1950 Otto Stowe 10 1968 1969 1970 Lance Young 10 2001 2002 2003 Josh Lenz 10 2009 2010 2011 2012 E. J. Bibbs 10 2013 2014	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Todd Blythe 9 2004 Todd Blythe 9 2005 Quenton Bundrage 9 2013 4 Tracy Henderson 8 1983 Tyrone Watley 8 1997 Todd Blythe 8 2006 E. J. Bibbs 8 2014 7 Ed Williams 7 1995 Damien Groce 7 1998 RJ Sumrall 7 2008 Darius Reynolds 7 2011	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Todd Blythe 4 2005 Texas A&M 2 George Gast 3 1943 Kansas State Jim Doran 3 1950 Missouri Damien Groce 3 1998 Texas Tech Todd Blythe 3 2004 Northern Illinois Josh Lenz 3 2012 TCU Jarvis West 3 2012 Baylor Quenton Bundrage 3 2013 Iowa

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Bret Meyer 10,422 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Austen Arnaud 8,044 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Sam B. Richardson 7,058 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Seneca Wallace 6,201 2001 2002 5 Alex Espinoza 5,018 1984 1985 1986 6 Sage Rosenfels 4,824 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 George Amundson 4,798 1970 1971 1972 8 Todd Bandhauer 4,763 1995 1996 1997 1998 9 Troy Davis 4,382 1994 1995 1996 10 Todd Doxzon 4,203 1993 1994 1995 1996	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Seneca Wallace 3,682 2002 2 Austen Arnaud 3,193 2008 3 Sam B. Richardson 3,090 2014 3 Bret Meyer 2,999 2005 4 Bret Meyer 2,723 2006 5 David Archer 2,698 1983 6 Sage Rosenfels 2,679 2000 7 Austen Arnaud 2,576 2009 8 Seneca Wallace 2,519 2001 9 Bret Oberg 2,515 1989	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Seneca Wallace 493 2002 Missouri 2 Austen Arnaud 493 2008 Kansas State 3 Jared Barnett 460 2011 Oklahoma State 4 Bret Oberg 449 1989 Oklahoma 5 Austen Arnaud 438 2008 Texas A&M 6 Steele Jantz 435 2012 Baylor 7 Todd Bandhauer 427 1998 Texas 8 Grant Rohach 397 2013 West Virginia 9 Seneca Wallace 391 2002 Iowa 10 Bret Meyer 385 2005 Texas A&M

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Bret Meyer 62 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Austen Arnaud 57 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 George Amundson 53 1970 1971 1972 4 Sam B. Richardson 51 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Todd Bandhauer 43 1995 1996 1997 1998 6 Seneca Wallace 41 2001 2002 7 Alex Espinoza 37 1984 1985 1986 8 Troy Davis 36 1994 1995 1996 9 Wayne Stanley 35 1972 1973 1974 1976 Dexter Green 35 1975 1976 1977 1978 Dean Carlson 35 1970 1971	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 George Amundson 26 1972 2 Seneca Wallace 23 2002 3 Austen Arnaud 22 2009 4 Dean Carlson 21 1971 David Archer 21 1983 Troy Davis 21 1996 7 Todd Bandhauer 20 1997 Bret Meyer 20 2005 Austen Arnaud 20 2008 10 Blaise Bryant 19 1989 Sam B. Richardson 19 2014	Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bret Oberg 6 1989 Oklahoma

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Barry Hill 21 1972 1973 1974 2 Tony Washington 14 1968 1969 1970 3 John Schweizer 12 1970 1971 1972 4 Everett Kischer 11 1936 1937 1938 5 Don Ferguson 10 1947 1948 1949 6 Jeff Simonds 9 1966 1967 1968 Larry Crawford 9 1977 1978 1979 1980 Ellis Hobbs 9 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Andrew Buggs 8 1989 1990 1991 1992 Marc Timmons 8 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jake Knott 8 2009 2010 2011 2012	Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Barry Hill 9 1974 2 Bob Mellgren 8 1952 Barry Hill 8 1973 4 Everett Kischer 6 1936 Tony Washington 6 1970 John Schweizer 6 1971	Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Everett Kischer 4 1937 Northwestern Barry Hill 4 1974 Kansas

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Chris Washington 457 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Keith Schroeder 398 1969 1970 1971 3 Ted Jornov 395 1971 1972 1973 4 AJ Klein 361 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Brad Storm 354 1972 1973 1974 6 Larry Hunt 352 1971 1972 1973 7 Jake Knott 347 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Shamus McDonough 335 1979 1980 1981 1982 9 Mark DouBrava 334 1989 1990 1991 1992 10 James Reed 333 1997 1998 1999 2000	Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Chris Washington 168 1981 2 Keith Schroeder 167 1971 3 Malcolm Goodwin 162 1992 4 Keith Schroeder 161 1970 5 Brad Storm 159 1974 6 Alvin Bowen 155 2006 7 Ted Jornov 151 1972 8 Ted Jornov 148 1973 9 Chris Washington 147 1982 10 Chris Moore 145 1986	Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Brian Refner 28 1985 Nebraska

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Shawn Morehead 18.5 2004 2005 2006 2 Brent Curvey 17.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Reggie Hayward 16.5 1998 1999 2000 2001 4 Nick Leaders 15.0 2000 2001 2002 5 Lester Williams 14.0 1982 1983 1984 1985 James Reed 14.0 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Tyson Smith 12.5 2001 2002 2003 2004 8 Brandon Brown 12.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Kurtis Taylor 11.5 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Dan Watkins 11.0 1991 1992 Chinedu Achebe 11.0 1995 1996 1997 1998	Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Shawn Morehead 8.5 2006 2 Dale Pierson 8.0 2015 3 Jason Berryman 7.5 2005 4 Lester Williams 7.0 1983 Dan Watkins 7.0 1992 Derrik Clark 7.0 1996 Reggie Hayward 7.0 2000 Brent Curvey 7.0 2006 9 Brent Curvey 6.5 2005 Kurtis Taylor 6.5 2007	Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Jason Berryman 5.0 2005 TCU

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Jeff Shudak 58 1987 1988 1989 1990 2 Ty Stewart 44 1991 1992 1993 1994 3 Alex Giffords 43 1979 1980 1981 1982 4 Tom Goedjen 39 1972 1973 1974 5 Grant Mahoney 39 2008 2009 2010 2011 6 Bret Culbertson 38 2004 2005 2006 2007 Cole Netten 38 2013 2014 2015 8 Jamie Kohl 37 1995 1996 1997 1998 9 Adam Benike 23 2002 2003 10 Rick Frank 22 1985 1986	Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Jeff Shudak 20 1987 2 Jeff Shudak 19 1990 3 Adam Benike 17 2002 Grant Mahoney 17 2008 5 Tom Goedjen 15 1973 Alex Giffords 15 1982 7 Tom Goedjen 14 1974 Cole Netten 14 2015 9 Grant Mahoney 13 2009 Cole Netten 13 2013	Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Jeff Shudak 5 1990 Missouri Bret Culbertson 5 2007 Iowa

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Cole Netten 74.5% 2013 2014 2015 2 Adam Benike 74.2% 2002 2003 3 Jeff Shudak 73.4% 1987 1988 1989 1990 4 Bret Culbertson 69.1% 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Rick Frank 66.7% 1985 1986 6 Ty Stewart 64.7% 1991 1992 1993 1994 7 Alex Giffords 63.2% 1979 1980 1981 1982 8 Jamie Kohl 62.7% 1995 1996 1997 1998 9 Reggie Shoemake 61.8% 1970 1971 1972 10 Grant Mahoney 59.1% 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Jeff Shudak 80.0% 1987 Bret Culbertson 80.0% 2004 3 Cole Netten 78.6% 2014 4 Alex Giffords 75.0% 1982 Bret Culbertson 75.0% 2005 6 Adam Benike 73.9% 2002 7 Cole Netten 73.7% 2015 8 Ty Stewart 73.3% 1993 9 Marc Bachrodt 72.7% 1983 Bret Culbertson 72.7% 2006