Sam Houston Bearkats football statistical leaders

The Sam Houston Bearkats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Sam Houston Bearkats 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. Through the 2022 season, the Bearkats represented Sam Houston State University in the NCAA Division I FCS WAC–ASUN Challenge; they will upgrade to FBS and join Conference USA in 2023.[2]

Although Sam Houston began competing in intercollegiate football in 1912,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. 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 in length to 11. While a normal FBS regular season now consists of 12 games, the FCS regular season remains at 11 games in most seasons. However, two aspects of the FCS season structure allow for more games in which to accumulate statistics.
    • First, the NCAA allows FCS programs to schedule 12 games instead of the regular 11 in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays.
    • More significantly, FCS conducts a championship tournament, currently known as the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Though the FCS playoffs were first held in 1978, when that grouping was known as Division I-AA, the NCAA did not include playoff games in single-season and career statistics until the 2002 season. From 2002 through 2009, the tournament involved 16 teams. It expanded to 20 teams in 2010, and to its current 24 teams in 2013. However, the 2020–21 season in which Sam Houston won its first and only FCS title saw the playoffs moved from fall 2020 to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 issues, with a bracket of only 16 teams because multiple teams and conferences opted out of a spring season. Currently, a team that advances to the FCS championship game will play either four or five games, depending on whether it receives a first-round bye.
  • 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

Passing yards

Career
Rk Player Yards Years
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 11,488 2015 2016 2017
2 Brian Bell 8,655 2010 2011 2012
3 Eric Schmid 7,401 2018 2019 2020 2021
4 Rhett Bomar 5,564 2007 2008
5 Jared Johnson 5,352 2013 2014 2015
6 Arthur Louis 4,902 1977 1978 1979 1980
7 Dustin Long 4,588 2004
8 Reggie Lewis 4,269 1984 1985 1986 1987
9 Keegan Shoemaker 3,933[4] 2021 2022 2023
10 Ty Brock 3,885 2018 2019
Single season
Rk Player Yards Year
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 5,003 2017
2 Jeremiah Briscoe 4,602 2016
3 Dustin Long 4,588 2004
4 Josh McCown 3,481 2001
5 Rhett Bomar 3,355 2008
6 Jared Johnson 3,054 2014
7 Eric Schmid 2,818 2021
8 Eric Schmid 2,808 2020
9 Brian Bell 2,715 2012
10 Keegan Shoemaker 2,507[4] 2023
Single game
Rk Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Dustin Long 577 2004 McNeese State
2 Eric Schmid 531[5] 2019 Incarnate Word
3 Jeremiah Briscoe 509 2017 Northwestern State
4 Rhett Bomar 506 2008 Southeastern Louisiana
5 Jeremiah Briscoe 505 2017 South Dakota
6 Jeremiah Briscoe 504 2016 McNeese State
7 Chris Chaloupka 497 1999 Stephen F. Austin
8 Blake Joseph 482 2009 North Dakota State
9 Dustin Long 478 2004 Eastern Washington
10 Jeremiah Briscoe 464 2017 Houston Baptist

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rk Player TDs Years
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 116 2015 2016 2017
2 Brian Bell 84 2010 2011 2012
3 Eric Schmid 62 2018 2019 2020 2021
4 Dustin Long 39 2004
Jared Johnson 39 2013 2014 2015
6 Rhett Bomar 37 2007 2008
7 Arthur Louis 34 1977 1978 1979 1980
8 Don Gottlob 33 1950 1951 1952
9 Josh McCown 32 2001
10 Reggie Lewis 30 1984 1985 1986 1987
Single season
Rk Player TDs Year
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 57 2016
2 Jeremiah Briscoe 45 2017
3 Dustin Long 39 2004
4 Josh McCown 32 2001
Brian Bell 32 2013
6 Eric Schmid 29 2021
7 Rhett Bomar 27 2008
8 Brian Bell 25 2012
9 Chris Chaloupka 21 1999
Jared Johnson 21 2014
Single game
Rk Player TDs Year Opponent
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 7 2016 Stephen F. Austin
Jeremiah Briscoe 7 2016 Central Arkansas
3 Jeremiah Briscoe 6 2016 Abilene Christian
Jeremiah Briscoe 6 2016 McNeese State
Eric Schmid 6[6] 2020 Nicholls State


Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rk Player Yards Years
1 Timothy Flanders 5,664 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Corey Avery 3,348 2015 2016 2017
3 Charles Harris 2,688 1991 1992 1993 1994
4 McNeil Moore 2,578 1951 1952 1953
5 Keshawn Hill 2,546 2011 2012 2013 2014
6 Tony January 2,376 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
7 Curtis Thomas 2,285 1988 1989 1990 1991
8 Richard Sincere 2,274 2010 2011 2012 2013
9 James Oliphant 2,263 1973 1974 1975 1976
10 Joe Rauls 2,255 1998 1999 2000 2001
Single season
Rk Player Yards Year
1 Timothy Flanders 1,644 2011
2 Timothy Flanders 1,642 2012
3 Corey Avery 1,483 2015
4 Timothy Flanders 1,430 2013
5 D.D. Terry 1,327 2006
6 Ramon Jefferson 1,155 2021
7 Keshawn Hill 1,150 2014
8 Charles Harris 1,142 1993
9 Fred Reese 1,115 1970
10 Corey Avery 1,110 2017
Single game
Rk Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Timothy Flanders 287 2011 Montana
2 McNeil Moore 286 1951 Lamar
3 Timothy Flanders 280 2013 Eastern Washington
4 D.D. Terry 278 2006 Southeastern Louisiana
5 D.D. Terry 253 2006 McNeese State
6 Fred Reese 245 1970 McMurry
7 Keshawn Hill 244 2014 Central Arkansas
8 Benny Boles 233 1955 Texas Lutheran
9 Timothy Flanders 231 2012 Eastern Washington
10 Curtis Thomas 218 1990 Stephen F. Austin

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rk Player TDs Years
1 Timothy Flanders 66 2010 2011 2012 2013
2 Corey Avery 39 2015 2016 2017
3 Luther Turner 35 1985 1986 1987
4 Keshawn Hill 34 2011 2012 2013
5 McNeil Moore 30 1951 1952 1953
6 Charles Harris 26 1991 1992 1993 1994
7 Brian Bell 23 2010 2011 2012 2013
8 Richard Sincere 21 2010 2011 2012 2013
9 Curtis Thomas 20 1988 1989 1990 1991
Chris Poullard 20 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ramon Jefferson 20 2020 2021
Single season
Rk Player TDs Year
1 Timothy Flanders 22 2011
2 Luther Turner 20 1987
3 Keshawn Hill 18 2014
4 Timothy Flanders 17 2012
5 Luther Turner 15 1985
D.D. Terry 15 2006
Corey Avery 15 2015
8 Timothy Flanders 14 2013
Corey Avery 14 2017
Donovan Williams 14 2019
Single game
Rk Player TDs Year Opponent
1 Timothy Flanders 5 2011 New Mexico
2 Charles Harris 4 1992 North Texas
James Aston 4 2008 Nicholls State
Timothy Flanders 4 2012 Lamar
Keshawn Hill 4 2014 Stephen F. Austin
Donavan Williams 4 2015 Texas Tech
Corey Avery 4 2016 Incarnate Word
Eric Schmid 4[7] 2020 Lamar

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rk Player Rec Years
1 Yedidiah Louis 294 2014 2015 2016 2017
2 Nathan Stewart 227 2016 2017 2018 2019
3 Davion Davis 226 2015 2016 2017 2018
4 Matt Dominguez 211 1997 1998 1999 2000
5 Jonathon Cooper 185 1998 1999 2000 2001
6 Noah Smith 170[8] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
7 Clay Lowry 148 1976 1977 1978 1979
8 Kevin Pesak 147 1994 1995 1996 1997
9 Jarrod Fuller 146 2003 2004
10 Vincent Cartwright 134 2001 2002 2003 2004
Ife Adeyi 134[9] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Single season
Rk Player Rec Year
1 Jarrod Fuller 99 2004
2 Jonathon Cooper 92 2001
3 Noah Smith 79[8] 2023
4 Davion Davis 78 2017
5 Yedidiah Louis 76 2016
Yedidiah Louis 76 2017
7 Jason Mathenia 74 2004
8 Nathan Stewart 72 2017
9 Yedidiah Louis 71 2014
10 Yedidiah Louis 71 2015
Single game
Rk Player Rec Year Opponent
1 Jason Mathenia 13 2004 Eastern Washington
Torrance Williams 13 2013 Central Arkansas
Davion Davis 13 2017 Stephen F. Austin
Davion Davis 13 2018 Lamar
Chandler Harvin 13[10] 2019 Houston Baptist
Noah Smith 13[11] 2023 Liberty
7 Davion Davis 12 2015 Texas Tech
Nathan Stewart 12 2016 McNeese
9 Matt Dominguez 11 2000 Stephen F. Austin
Jonathon Cooper 11 2001 Northern Illinois
Yedidiah Louis 11 2016 Central Arkansas
Yedidiah Louis 11 2017 Abilene Christian
Simeon Evans 11[12] 2023 Middle Tennessee

Receiving yards

Career
Rk Player Yards Years
1 Nathan Stewart 4,494 2016 2017 2018 2019
2 Yedidiah Louis 3,942 2014 2015 2016 2017
3 Matt Dominguez 3,273 1997 1998 1999 2000
4 Davion Davis 3,181 2015 2016 2017 2018
5 Clay Lowry 2,833 1976 1977 1978 1979
6 Jonathon Cooper 2,617 1998 1999 2000 2001
7 Jason Mathenia 2,106 2002 2003 2004
8 Ife Adeyi 2,041[9] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
9 Jarrod Fuller 2,011 2003 2004
10 Cody Chrest 1,708[13] 2020 2021 2022
Single season
Rk Player Yards Year
1 Nathan Stewart 1,648 2017
2 Jonathon Cooper 1,477 2001
3 Jarrod Fuller 1,383 2004
4 Jason Mathenia 1,357 2004
5 Davion Davis 1,206 2017
6 Clay Lowry 1,203 1978
7 Matt Dominguez 1,155 1999
8 Yedidiah Louis 1,152 2016
9 Jason Madkins 1,073 2009
10 Nathan Stewart 1,063 2018
Single game
Rk Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Nathan Stewart 268 2016 McNeese State
2 Nathan Stewart 247 2017 Northwestern State
3 Jonathon Cooper 242 2001 Western Illinois
4 Jason Madkins 239 2009 North Dakota State
5 Catron Houston 235 2008 Southeastern Louisiana
6 Jason Mathenia 226 2004 Eastern Washington
7 Matt Dominguez 224 2000 Stephen F. Austin
8 Clay Lowry 211 1978 East Texas State
9 Jonathon Cooper 205 2001 Northern Illinois

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rk Player TDs Years
1 Davion Davis 40 2015 2016 2017 2018
2 Nathan Stewart 37 2016 2017 2018 2019
3 Yedidiah Louis 29 2014 2015 2016 2017
4 Matt Dominguez 27 1997 1998 1999 2000
5 Jonathon Cooper 24 1998 1999 2000 2001
6 Clay Lowry 21 1976 1977 1978 1979
7 Ife Adeyi 18[9] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
8 Torrance Williams 17 2010 2011 2012 2013
9 LaDarius Brown 16 2014 2015
Noah Smith 16[8] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Single season
Rk Player TDs Year
1 Jonathon Cooper 18 2001
2 Davion Davis 17 2017
3 Yedidiah Louis 14 2016
Nathan Stewart 14 2017
5 Matt Dominguez 13 1999
Jason Mathenia 13 2004
7 Clay Lowry 12 1978
Torrance Williams 12 2013
Nathan Stewart 12 2016
10 Davion Davis 10 2016
Davion Davis 10 2018
Ife Adeyi 10 2021
Single game
Rk Player TDs Year Opponent
1 Matt Dominguez 4 1999 Nicholls State
Yedidiah Louis 4 2016 Central Arkansas
Davion Davis 4 2017 Northwestern State
Davion Davis 4 2018 Northwestern State

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[14]

Total offense yards

Career
Rk Player Yards Years
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 11,393 2015 2016 2017
2 Brian Bell 10,184 2010 2011 2012 2013
3 Eric Schmid 8,305 2018 2019 2020 2021
4 Jared Johnson 6,953 2013 2014 2015
5 Rhett Bomar 6,160 2007 2008
6 Reggie Lewis 5,150 1984 1985 1986 1987
7 Arthur Louis 4,933 1977 1978 1979 1980
8 Dustin Long 4,576 2004
9 Keegan Shoemaker 4,478[4] 2021 2022 2023
10 Don Gottlob 4,200 1950 1951 1952
Single season
Rk Player Yards Year
1 Jeremiah Briscoe 5,041 2017
2 Dustin Long 4,576 2004
3 Jeremiah Briscoe 4,549 2016
4 Jared Johnson 4,053 2014
5 Josh McCown 3,832 2001
6 Rhett Bomar 3,542 2008
7 Eric Schmid 3,244 2020
8 Eric Schmid 3,161 2021
9 Brian Bell 3,104 2013
10 Brian Bell 3,095 2012
Single game
Rk Player Yards Year Opponent
1 Dustin Long 598 2004 McNeese State
2 Eric Schmid 536[5] 2019 Incarnate Word
3 #N/A 534 2009 North Dakota State
4 Eric Schmid 516[15] 2020 Southeastern Louisiana
5 Rhett Bomar 509 2008 Southeastern Louisiana
6 Jeremiah Briscoe 503 2017 Northwestern State
7 Jeremiah Briscoe 492 2017 South Dakota
8 Chris Chaloupka 490 1999 Stephen F. Austin
9 Jeremiah Briscoe 486 2016 McNeese
10 Dustin Long 482 2004 Eastern Washington

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rk Player Ints Years
1 Dax Swanson 14 2009 2010 2011 2012
2 Ronnie Choate 13 1956 1957 1958 1959
Zyon McCollum 13 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
4 Garry Kimble 12 1981 1982 1983 1984
Mark Hughes 12 2001 2002 2003 2004
6 Bobby Coleman 11 1979 1980 1981
7 Charles Boyce 10 1988 1989 1990 1991
Jaylen Thomas 10 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
9 Charles Stanley 9 1976 1977
Single season
Rk Player Ints Year
1 Dax Swanson 8 2011
2 Allen Boren 7 1954
Billy Anderson 7 1987
4 McNeil Moore 6 1953
Bobby Coleman 6 1981
Single game
Rk Player Ints Year Opponent
1 Charles Stanley 3 1977 Howard Payne
Mark Hughes 3 2004 McNeese State

Tackles

Career
Rk Player Tackles Years
1 Stan Blinka 538 1975 1976 1977 1978
2 Trevor Williams 395[16] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
3 Lish Adams 383 1986 1987 1988
4 Pete Garner 353 1981 1982 1983 1984
5 Keith Davis 339 1998 1999 2000 2001
6 Darnell Taylor 338 2009 2010 2011 2012
7 Dedrick Manigo 330 1993 1994 1995 1996
8 Darryl Harrison 329 1989 1990 1991 1992
9 Adrian Contreras 299 2015 2016 2017 2018
10 P. J. Hall 284 2014 2015 2016 2017
Hunter Brown 284 2016 2017 2018 2019
Single season
Rk Player Tackles Year
1 Stan Blinka 211 1978
2 Pete Garner 143 1982
3 Lish Adams 139 1986
4 Stan Blinka 137 1977
5 Trevor Williams 135[16] 2023
6 Darnell Taylor 128 2011
7 Lish Adams 127 1988
Single game
Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent
1 Stan Blinka 24 1978 Stephen F. Austin
Ken Ingram 24 1982 Southwestern Oklahoma
3 Stan Blinka 23 1978 Southeastern Louisiana
4 Stan Blinka 22 1978 Angelo State
5 Dedrick Manigo 20 1996 Nicholls State
6 Lish Adams 19 1986 Nicholls State
7 Stan Blinka 18 1976 Southwest Texas
Stan Blinka 18 1977 Southwest Oklahoma
Dedrick Manigo 18 1995 Jacksonville State
T.J. Dibble 18 2002 Western Illinois

Sacks

Career
Rk Player Sacks Years
1 P. J. Hall 42.0 2014 2015 2016 2017
2 Andre Finley 36.0 1986 1987 1988 1989
3 Michael Bankston 19.0 1988 1989 1990 1991
4 Mouf Adebo 18.0 2013 2014 2015 2016
Markel Perry 18.0[17] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
6 Stan Blinka 17.0 1975 1976 1977 1978
Lish Adams 17.0 1986 1987 1988
Andrew Weaver 17.0 2011 2012 2013
9 Jahari Kay 16.0 2019 2020 2021
Single season
Rk Player Sacks Year
1 Andre Finley 15.0 1988
2 Greenwood Horn 14.0 1992
3 Andre Finley 13.0 1987
P. J. Hall 13.0 2016
Chris Stewart 13.0 2017
6 P. J. Hall 12.0 2014
7 Michael Bankston 11.0 1991
P. J. Hall 11.0 2015
9 Craig Carpenter 10.0 1997
Single game
Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent
1 Michael Bankston 4.0 1991 Angelo State
Will Henry 4.0 2010 Nicholls State
P. J. Hall 4.0 2016 McNeese State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rk Player FGs Years
1 Miguel Antonio 51 2009 2010 2011 2012
2 Billy Hayes 47 1985 1986 1987 1988
3 Tre Honshtein 46 2015 2016 2017 2018
4 Marcus Hajdik 39 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
5 Mark Klein 38 1989 1990 1991
6 Luc Swimberghe 35 2013 2014 2015 2016
Seth Morgan 35[18] 2020 2021 2022
8 Joey Price 29 2000 2001 2002 2003
Taylor Wilkins 29 2006 2007 2008 2009
10 Phil Harmening 25 1978 1979 1980 1981
Lance Garner 25 2002 2003 2004
Single season
Rk Player FGs Year
1 Miguel Antonio 20 2012
2 Tre Honshtein 22 2017
3 Luc Swimberghe 18 2014
4 Mark Klein 17 1990
5 Billy Hayes 16 1986
Lance Garner 16 2004
7 Seth Morgan 15[18] 2022
8 Mark Klein 14 1991
Taylor Wilkins 14 2007
Miguel Antonio 14 2010
Tre Honshtein 14 2018
Single game
Rk Player FGs Year Opponent
1 Phil Harmening 5 1981 Howard Payne
Mark Klein 5 1991 Texas Southern
3 Jeff Jones 4 1982 Southwestern Oklahoma
Jeff Jones 4 1984 Bishop
Seth Morgan 4[19] 2022 Eastern Kentucky
Seth Morgan 4[20] 2022 Tarleton

References

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  3. ^ Cobb, David (August 21, 2020). "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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  5. ^ a b "Schmid leads Sam Houston St. in 45-6 rout of Incarnate Word". ESPN.com. 2019-09-21.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston State 71, Nicholls 17". ESPN.com. 2021-03-13.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston State 62, Lamar 7". ESPN.com. 2021-03-20.
  8. ^ a b c "Noah Smith". gobearkats.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Ife Adeyi". ESPN.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston State secures 10th straight winning season". ESPN.com. 2019-11-23.
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  12. ^ "Sam Houston vs Middle Tennessee Box Score". ESPN.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "Cody Chrest". ESPN.com.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Sam Houston State 32, Southeastern Louisiana 38". ESPN.com. 2021-02-27.
  16. ^ a b "Trevor Williams". gobearkats.com.
  17. ^ "Markel Perry". gobearkats.com.
  18. ^ a b "Seth Morgan". ESPN.com.
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  20. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Tarleton Box Score". ESPN.com. October 29, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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