Florida Gators football statistical leaders

Tim Tebow holds Florida career, single-season, and single-game records in total offense and total touchdowns.

The Florida Gators football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Florida Gators 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 Gators represent the University of Florida in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.

Although Florida began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950.[2] 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 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  • Freshmen were barred from varsity football due to conference rules since 1922, and 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.[3] The Gators have played in 14 bowl games since then, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
  • Similarly, the Gators have played in the SEC Championship Game 12 times since it began in 1992, so players in those seasons had 12 games to rack up stats.
  • All of the top 10 Gator seasons when ranked by total offensive yards have come under recent coaches Steve Spurrier (19902001) and Urban Meyer (20052010).[1] Indeed, the offensive lists are dominated by players who played under one of these coaches.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2017 season.

Passing

Passing Yards

Passing Touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing Yards

Rushing Touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving Yards

Receiving Touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[16]

Total offense yards

Total touchdowns

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

Field goal percentage

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2016 Florida Football Media Guide" (PDF). GatorZone.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. "2005 Florida Football Media Guide, Gator Football: A Historical Review" (PDF). GatorZone.com. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  3. "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  4. 1 2 "Tebow caps college career with 533 yards, Sugar Bowl romp". ESPN.com. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  5. 1 2 Sugar Bowl
  6. 1 2 "Leak's six TD passes power Florida". ESPN.com. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2004-11-13.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kelvin Milk". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  8. "Fason leads the way for Florida". ESPN.com. 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  9. "Florida rushes for 418 yards as Will Muschamp gets win over Georgia". ESPN.com. 2014-11-01.
  10. 1 2 3 "Tebow rushes for record 5 touchdowns as Florida romps S. Carolina". ESPN.com. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  11. "Trey Burton breaks Tim Tebow's record with 6 TDs in Florida's rout". ESPN.com. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  12. 1 2 "Florida holds off Kentucky in triple overtime". ESPN.com. 2014-09-13.
  13. "Tebow, Caldwell have record days as Florida blasts FAU". ESPN.com. 2007-11-17.
  14. "Snead tosses two TDs, runs for one as Ole Miss stuns Florida". ESPN.com. 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  15. "New coach, same old dangerous Gators". ESPN.com. 2002-08-31. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  16. "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  17. "Tebow rushes for QB-record 166 yards in Gators' win". ESPN.com. 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  18. "Receivers run with Leak's short passes". ESPN.com. 2003-10-18. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  19. The 2014 Florida Football Media Guide lists only a top 8 for this statistic, rather than a top 10.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Eddy Pineiro". ESPN.com. 2017-12-13.
  21. "Defense, 5 Pineiro FGs lead Florida over UAB 36-7". ESPN.com. 2017-11-18.
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