Clemson Tigers football statistical leaders

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Quarterback Tajh Boyd holds Clemson's career passing and total offense records.

The Clemson Tigers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Clemson Tigers 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 Tigers represent Clemson University in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.

Although Clemson began competing in intercollegiate football in 1896,[1] the school's official record book does not generally include statistics from before the 1940s, as records from before this time are often incomplete and inconsistent.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

  • Since the 1940s, 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 Tigers have played in 14 bowl games since this decision, including two in 2015, giving recent players an extra game each year to accumulate statistics.
  • The Tigers have topped the 5,000-yard mark 12 times in school history, with 11 of those coming since 2010.[1] The Tigers eclipsed 6,000 offensive yards for the first time in 2011 and have now done it four times.[1] The Tigers obliterated their yearly record with 7,718 offensive yards in 2015. This means more recent players are going to dominate the offensive lists.

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rank Player Yards Years
1 Tajh Boyd 11,904 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Charlie Whitehurst 9,665 2002 2003 2004 2005
3 Woodrow Dantzler 6,037 1998 1999 2000 2001
4 Cullen Harper 5,762 2005 2006 2007 2008
5 Nealon Greene 5,719 1994 1995 1996 1997
6 Deshaun Watson 5,570[3] 2014 2015
7 Kyle Parker 4,739 2009 2010
8 Rodney Williams 4,647 1985 1986 1987 1988
9 Steve Fuller 4,359 1975 1976 1977 1978
10 Tommy Kendrick 3,893 1969 1970 1971
Single season
Rank Player Yards Year
1 Deshaun Watson 4,104[3] 2015
2 Tajh Boyd 3,896 2012
3 Tajh Boyd 3,851 2013
4 Tajh Boyd 3,828 2011
5 Charlie Whitehurst 3,561 2003
6 Cullen Harper 2,991 2007
7 Cullen Harper 2,601 2008
8 Woodrow Dantzler 2,578 2001
9 Kyle Parker 2,526 2009
10 Charlie Whitehurst 2,483 2005
Single game
Rank Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Tajh Boyd 455[4] 2013 Syracuse
2 Deshaun Watson 435[5] 2014 North Carolina
3 Tajh Boyd 428[6] 2012 Wake Forest
4 Tajh Boyd 426[7] 2012 NC State
5 Charlie Whitehurst 420 2002 Duke
Deshaun Watson 420[8] 2015 Boston College
7 Deshaun Watson 405[9] 2015 Alabama[10]
8 Tajh Boyd 397[11] 2012 Georgia Tech
9 Tajh Boyd 386[12] 2011 Auburn
10 Deshaun Watson 383[13] 2015 NC State

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rank Player TDs Years
1 Tajh Boyd 107 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Charlie Whitehurst 49 2002 2003 2004 2005
Deshaun Watson 49[3] 2014 2015
4 Cullen Harper 42 2005 2006 2007 2008
5 Woodrow Dantzler 41 1998 1999 2000 2001
6 Nealon Greene 35 1994 1995 1996 1997
7 Kyle Parker 32 2009 2010
8 Mike Eppley 28 1980 1982 1983 1984
9 Bobby Gage 24 1945 1946 1947 1948
Tommy Kendrick 24 1969 1970 1971
Single season
Rank Player TDs Year
1 Tajh Boyd 36 2012
2 Deshaun Watson 35[3] 2015
3 Tajh Boyd 34 2013
4 Tajh Boyd 33 2011
5 Cullen Harper 27 2007
6 Woodrow Dantzler 21 2001
Charlie Whitehurst 21 2003
8 Kyle Parker 20 2009
9 Nealon Greene 16 1997
Will Proctor 16 2006
Single game
Rank Player TDs Year Opponent
1 Deshaun Watson 6[5] 2014 North Carolina
2 Cullen Harper 5[14] 2007 Louisiana-Monroe
Cullen Harper 5[15] 2007 Central Michigan
Tajh Boyd 5[16] 2011 North Carolina
Tajh Boyd 5[6] 2012 Wake Forest
Tajh Boyd 5[17] 2012 Duke
Tajh Boyd 5[7] 2012 NC State
Tajh Boyd 5[4] 2013 Syracuse
Tajh Boyd 5[18] 2013 The Citadel
Tajh Boyd 5[19] 2013 Ohio State[20]
Deshaun Watson 5[13] 2015 NC State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rank Player Yards Years
1 Raymond Priester 3,966 1994 1995 1996 1997
2 James Davis 3,881 2005 2006 2007 2008
3 C.J. Spiller 3,547 2006 2007 2008 2009
4 Andre Ellington 3,436 2009 2010 2011 2012
5 Travis Zachery 3,058 1998 1999 2000 2001
6 Kenny Flowers 2,914 1983 1984 1985 1986
7 Terry Allen 2,778 1987 1988 1989
8 Woodrow Dantzler 2,761 1998 1999 2000 2001
9 Buddy Gore 2,571 1966 1967 1968
10 Ray Yauger 2,439 1968 1969 1970
Single season
Rank Player Yards Year
1 Wayne Gallman 1,527[21] 2015
2 Raymond Priester 1,345 1996
3 Raymond Priester 1,322 1995
4 Terrence Flagler 1,258 1986
5 C.J. Spiller 1,212 2009
6 Kenny Flowers 1,200 1985
7 Terry Allen 1,192 1988
8 James Davis 1,187 2006
9 Andre Ellington 1,178 2011
10 Deshaun Watson 1,105[3] 2015
Single game
Rank Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Raymond Priester 263 1995 Duke
2 Cliff Austin 260 1982 Duke
3 Don King 234 1952 Fordham
4 C.J. Spiller 233[22] 2009 Georgia Tech[23]
5 Andre Ellington 228[24] 2012 Auburn
6 Wesley McFadden 226 1987 Virginia Tech
7 Woodrow Dantzler 220 2000 Virginia
8 James Davis 216[25] 2006 Georgia Tech
9 Andre Ellington 212[26] 2011 Maryland
10 Terrence Flagler 210 1986 Virginia

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rank Player TDs Years
1 James Davis 47 2005 2006 2007 2008
2 Travis Zachery 41 1998 1999 2000 2001
3 Andre Ellington 33 2009 2010 2011 2012
4 C.J. Spiller 32 2006 2007 2008 2009
5 Lester Brown 31 1976 1977 1978 1979
6 Fred Cone 30 1948 1949 1950
7 Terry Allen 28 1987 1988 1989
8 Cliff Austin 27 1978 1980 1981 1982
Woodrow Dantzler 27 1998 1999 2000 2001
10 Kenny Flowers 26 1983 1984 1985 1986
Tajh Boyd 26 2010 2011 2012 2013
Single season
Rank Player TDs Year
1 Lester Brown 17 1978
James Davis 17 2006
3 Travis Zachery 16 1999
4 Fred Cone 14 1950
Cliff Austin 14 1982
Emory Smith 14 1995
7 Kenny Flowers 13 1985
Woodrow Dantzler 13 2000
Travis Zachery 13 2000
Wayne Gallman 13[21] 2015
Single game
Rank Player TDs Year Opponent
1 C.J. Spiller 4[22] 2009 Georgia Tech[23]

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rank Player Rec Years
1 Sammy Watkins 240 2011 2012 2013
2 Aaron Kelly 232 2005 2006 2007 2008
3 DeAndre Hopkins 206 2010 2011 2012
4 Artavis Scott 169[27] 2014 2015
5 Derrick Hamilton 167 2001 2002 2003
6 Rod Gardner 166 1997 1998 1999 2000
7 Terry Smith 162 1990 1991 1992 1993
8 Perry Tuttle 150 1978 1979 1980 1981
9 Jacoby Ford 143 2006 2007 2008 2009
10 Kevin Youngblood 142 2000 2001 2002 2003
Single season
Rank Player Rec Year
1 Sammy Watkins 101 2013
2 Artavis Scott 93[27] 2015
3 Aaron Kelly 88 2007
4 Sammy Watkins 82 2011
DeAndre Hopkins 82 2012
6 Rod Gardner 80 1999
7 Artavis Scott 76 2014
8 DeAndre Hopkins 72 2011
9 Tony Horne 70 1997
Kevin Youngblood 70 2003
Single game
Rank Player Rec Year Opponent
1 Sammy Watkins 16[19] 2013 Ohio State[20]
2 Sammy Watkins 14[28] 2013 Maryland
3 DeAndre Hopkins 13[24] 2012 Auburn
DeAndre Hopkins 13[29] 2012 LSU[30]
5 Airese Currie 12[31] 2003 Middle Tennessee
Artavis Scott 12[32] 2015 Syracuse

Receiving yards

Career
Rank Player Yards Years
1 Sammy Watkins 3,391 2011 2012 2013
2 DeAndre Hopkins 3,020 2010 2011 2012
3 Aaron Kelly 2,733 2005 2006 2007 2008
4 Terry Smith 2,681 1990 1991 1992 1993
5 Perry Tuttle 2,534 1978 1979 1980 1981
6 Rod Gardner 2,498 1997 1998 1999 2000
7 Derrick Hamilton 2,312 2001 2002 2003
8 Jerry Butler 2,223 1975 1976 1977 1978
9 Airese Currie 2,030 2001 2002 2003 2004
10 Jacoby Ford 1,986 2006 2007 2008 2009
Single season
Rank Player Yards Year
1 Sammy Watkins 1,464 2013
2 DeAndre Hopkins 1,405 2012
3 Sammy Watkins 1,219 2011
4 Rod Gardner 1,084 1999
5 Aaron Kelly 1,081 2007
6 Rod Gardner 1,050 2000
7 Mike Williams 1,030 2014
8 Derrick Hamilton 1,026 2003
9 DeAndre Hopkins 978 2011
10 Artavis Scott 965 2014
Single game
Rank Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Sammy Watkins 227[19] 2013 Ohio State[20]
2 Sammy Watkins 202[6] 2012 Wake Forest
3 DeAndre Hopkins 197[33] 2012 Boston College
4 DeAndre Hopkins 191[29] 2012 LSU[30]
5 Artavis Scott 185[34] 2014 South Carolina
6 Rod Gardner 182 2000 North Carolina
7 Martavis Bryant 176[35] 2013 Georgia Tech
8 Derrick Hamilton 175[36] 2003 Maryland
9 Aaron Kelly 174[37] 2007 Virginia Tech
10 DeAndre Hopkins 173[11] 2012 Georgia Tech

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rank Player TDs Years
1 DeAndre Hopkins 27 2010 2011 2012
Sammy Watkins 27 2011 2012 2013
3 Aaron Kelly 20 2005 2006 2007 2008
4 Glenn Smith 18 1949 1950 1951
5 Perry Tuttle 17 1978 1979 1980 1981
6 Terrance Roulhac 16 1983 1984 1985 1986
Derrick Hamilton 16 2001 2002 2003
Jacoby Ford 16 2006 2007 2008 2009
9 Terry Smith 15 1990 1991 1992 1993
10 Artavis Scott 14[27] 2014 2015
Single season
Rank Player TDs Year
1 DeAndre Hopkins 18 2012
2 Sammy Watkins 12 2011
Sammy Watkins 12 2013
4 Aaron Kelly 11 2007
5 Derrick Hamilton 10 2003
6 Perry Tuttle 8 1981
Terrance Roulhac 8 1984
Tony Horne 8 1997
Dwayne Allen 8 2011
Brandon Ford 8 2012
Artavis Scott 8 2014
Jordan Leggett 8[38] 2015
Single game
Rank Player TDs Year Opponent
1 DeAndre Hopkins 3[39] 2012 Ball State
DeAndre Hopkins 3[17] 2012 Duke

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[40]

Total offense yards

Career
Rank Player Yards Years
1 Tajh Boyd 13,069 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Charlie Whitehurst 9,763 2002 2003 2004 2005
3 Woodrow Dantzler 8,798 1998 1999 2000 2001
4 Deshaun Watson 6,875[3] 2014 2015
5 Nealon Greene 6,786 1994 1995 1996 1997
6 Steve Fuller 6,096 1975 1976 1977 1978
7 Cullen Harper 5,549 2005 2006 2007 2008
8 Rodney Williams 5,510 1985 1986 1987 1988
9 Kyle Parker 4,902 2009 2010
10 Homer Jordan 4,614 1979 1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank Player Yards Year
1 Deshaun Watson 5,209[3] 2015
2 Tajh Boyd 4,410 2012
3 Tajh Boyd 4,251 2013
4 Tajh Boyd 4,046 2011
5 Woodrow Dantzler 3,639 2001
6 Charlie Whitehurst 3,610 2003
7 Cullen Harper 2,902 2007
8 Woodrow Dantzler 2,899 2000
9 Kyle Parker 2,661 2009
10 Nealon Greene 2,557 1997
Single game
Rank Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Tajh Boyd 529[7] 2012 NC State
2 Woodrow Dantzler 517 2001 NC State
3 Tajh Boyd 505[19] 2013 Ohio State[20]
4 Deshaun Watson 478[9] 2015 Alabama[10]
5 Deshaun Watson 473[32] 2015 Syracuse
6 Deshaun Watson 463[5] 2014 North Carolina
7 Tajh Boyd 460[11] 2012 Georgia Tech
8 Tajh Boyd 455[6] 2012 Wake Forest
9 Deshaun Watson 452[8] 2015 Boston College
10 Tajh Boyd 450[4] 2013 Syracuse

Total touchdowns

Career
Rank Player TDs Years
1 Tajh Boyd 133 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Woodrow Dantzler 68 1998 1999 2000 2001
3 Deshaun Watson 66[3] 2014 2015
4 Charlie Whitehurst 59 2002 2003 2004 2005
5 James Davis 47 2005 2006 2007 2008
Cullen Harper 47 2005 2006 2007 2008
7 Steve Fuller 44 1975 1976 1977 1978
8 Nealon Greene 43 1994 1995 1996 1997
9 Travis Zachery 41 1998 1999 2000 2001
Single season
Rank Player TDs Year
1 Deshaun Watson 48[3] 2015
2 Tajh Boyd 46 2012
3 Tajh Boyd 44 2013
4 Tajh Boyd 38 2011
Single game
Rank Player TDs Year Opponent
1 Tajh Boyd 8[7] 2012 NC State
2 Tajh Boyd 6[16] 2011 North Carolina
Tajh Boyd 6[17] 2012 Duke
Tajh Boyd 6[19] 2013 Ohio State[20]
Deshaun Watson 6[5] 2014 North Carolina
Deshaun Watson 6[13] 2015 NC State

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rank Player Ints Years
1 Terry Kinard 17 1979 1980 1981 1982
2 Fred Knoebel 15 1950 1951 1952
DeAndre McDaniel 15 2007 2008 2009 2010
4 Michael Hamlin 14 2005 2006 2007 2008
Rashard Hall 14 2009 2010 2011 2012
6 Justin Miller 13 2002 2003 2004
7 Eddie Geathers 12 1977 1978 1979 1980
Robert O'Neal 12 1989 1990 1991 1992
Alex Ardley 12 1998 1999 2000
Brian Mance 12 1999 2000 2001 2002
Single season
Rank Player Ints Year
1 Robert O'Neal 8 1989
Justin Miller 8 2002
DeAndre McDaniel 8 2009
4 Fred Knoebel 7 1951
5 Dennis Smith 6 1974
Steve Ryan 6 1977
Terry Kinard 6 1981
Terry Kinard 6 1982
Johnny Rembert 6 1982
Dexter Davis 6 1990
Brian Dawkins 6 1995
Robert Carswell 6 1999
Alex Ardley 6 2000
Single game
Rank Player Ints Year Opponent
1 Kit Jackson 3 1965 Wake Forest
Leomont Evans 3 1995 NC State
Brian Dawkins 3 1995 Duke
Alex Ardley 3 2000 Maryland
Michael Hamlin 3[41] 2008 The Citadel

Tackles

Career
Rank Player Tackles Years
1 Bubba Brown 515 1976 1977 1978 1979
2 Anthony Simmons 486 1995 1996 1997
3 Jeff Davis 469 1978 1979 1980 1981
4 Chad Carson 448 1998 1999 2000 2001
5 John Leake 443 2000 2001 2002 2003
6 Ed McDaniel 389 1988 1989 1990 1991
7 Nick Watkins 386 2004 2005 2006 2007
8 Randy Scott 382 1975 1976 1977 1978
9 Keith Adams 379 1998 1999 2000
10 Robert Carswell 374 1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank Player Tackles Year
1 Keith Adams 186 1999
2 Anthony Simmons 178 1996
3 Jeff Davis 175 1981
4 Bubba Brown 170 1978
5 John Leake 169 2002
6 Rodney Thomas 167 2002
7 Jeff Davis 160 1980
8 Anthony Simmons 158 1997
9 Chad Carson 156 2000
10 Henry Walls 153 1985
Single game
Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent
1 Keith Adams 27 1999 South Carolina

Sacks

Career
Rank Player Sacks Years
1 Vic Beasley 33.0 2011 2012 2013 2014
2 Michael Dean Perry 28.0 1984 1985 1986 1987
Gaines Adams 28.0 2003 2004 2005 2006
4 William Perry 27.0 1981 1982 1983 1984
5 Adrian Dingle 23.0 1995 1996 1997 1998
Keith Adams 23.0 1998 1999 2000
7 Brentson Buckner 22.0 1990 1991 1992 1993
Bryant McNeal 22.0 1999 2000 2001 2002
9 Chester McGlockton 20.5 1989 1990 1991
10 Shaq Lawson 20.0 2013 2014 2015
Single season
Rank Player Sacks Year
1 Keith Adams 16.0 1999
2 Da'Quan Bowers 15.5 2010
3 Vic Beasley 13.0 2013
4 Gaines Adams 12.5 2006
Shaq Lawson 12.5 2015
6 Vic Beasley 12.0 2014
Kevin Dodd 12.0 2015
8 Adrian Dingle 10.5 1998
Andre Branch 10.5 2011
Single game
Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent
1 Keith Adams 5.0[42] 1999 Duke
Andre Branch 4.0[43] 2011 Virginia Tech

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rank Player FGs Years
1 Nelson Welch 72 1991 1992 1993 1994
2 Chandler Catanzaro 67 2010 2011 2012 2013
3 Obed Ariri 63 1977 1978 1979 1980
Chris Gardocki 63 1988 1989 1990
5 Aaron Hunt 55 2000 2001 2002 2003
6 Jad Dean 51 2003 2004 2005 2006
7 David Treadwell 47 1985 1986 1987
8 Mark Buchholz 37 2007 2008
9 Bob Paulling 34 1979 1981 1982 1983
10 Donald Igwebuike 32 1981 1982 1983 1984
Single season
Rank Player FGs Year
1 Greg Huegel 27[44] 2015
2 Jad Dean 24 2005
3 Obed Ariri 23 1980
4 Chris Gardocki 22 1989
Chris Gardocki 22 1990
Nelson Welch 22 1992
Mark Buchholz 22 2007
Chandler Catanzaro 22 2011
9 Ammon Lakip 21 2014
10 Richard Jackson 20 2009
Single game
Rank Player FGs Year Opponent
1 Jad Dean 6[45] 2005 Texas A&M
Richard Jackson 6[46] 2009 Boston College
3 Nelson Welch 5 1991 NC State
Nelson Welch 5 1992 Maryland
Nelson Welch 5 1994 North Carolina
Chandler Catanzaro 5[47] 2011 Boston College

Field goal percentage

Career
Rank Player FG% Years
1 Greg Huegel 84.4%[44] 2015
2 Bob Paulling 82.9% 1979 1981 1982 1983
Single season
Rank Player FG% Year
1 Chandler Catanzaro 94.7% 2012

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