Missouri State Bears football statistical leaders

The Missouri State Bears football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Missouri State 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 Missouri State University in the NCAA's Conference USA.

Although Missouri began competing in intercollegiate football in 1909, ^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1949. 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 1949, 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]

These lists are updated through the 2024 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Cody Kirby 8,183 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Jeremy Hoog 6,959 1994 1995 1996 1997 3 Peyton Huslig 6,405 2017 2018 2019 4 Jason Shelley 5,990 2021 2022 5 Mitch Ware 4,882 1976 1977 1978 1979 6 Jacob Clark 4,694 2022 2023 2024 7 Kierra Harris 4,284 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 DeAndre Smith 4,080 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Austin Moherman 3,964 2000 2001 10 A.J. Porter 3,927 2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Jacob Clark 3,604 2024 2 Jason Shelley 3,347 2021 3 Jay Rodgers 2,741 1999 4 Jason Shelley 2,643 2022 5 Derek Jensen 2,554 1998 6 Peyton Huslig 2,311 2019 7 Cody Kirby 2,307 2010 8 Jordan Pachot 2,285 2023 9 Jeremy Hoog 2,196 1996 10 Cody Kirby 2,120 2009

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 A.J. Porter 460 2003 Illinois St. 2 Jacob Clark 431 [3] 2024 Murray State 3 Jacob Clark 414 2023 Utah Tech 4 DeAndre Smith 405 1990 Tulsa 5 Peyton Huslig 404 2018 Southern Ill. 6 Jay Rodgers 395 1999 Southern Ill. 7 Jacob Clark 388 [4] 2024 UT Martin 8 Jacob Clark 379 [5] 2024 Indiana St. 9 Jeremy Hoog 375 1994 Liberty 10 Jason Shelley 372 2021 Youngstown St.

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Cody Kirby 47 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Jason Shelley 40 2021 2022 3 Peyton Huslig 38 2017 2018 2019 4 Mitch Ware 36 1976 1977 1978 1979 Jeremy Hoog 36 1994 1995 1996 1997 Jacob Clark 36 2022 2023 2024 7 A.J. Porter 33 2002 2003 2004 2005 Kierra Harris 33 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Greg Arterburn 24 1982 1983 1984 1985 Jay Rodgers 24 1999

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Jacob Clark 26 2024 2 Jay Rodgers 24 1999 3 Jason Shelley 22 2021 4 Kierra Harris 19 2014 Jordan Pachot 19 2023 6 Brodie Lambert 18 2016 Jason Shelley 18 2022 8 Trevor Wooden 17 2011 9 Derek Jensen 16 1998 Peyton Huslig 16 2019

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Jay Rodgers 5 1999 Southern Ill. A.J. Porter 5 2003 Illinois St. A.J. Porter 5 2003 Western Ill. Brodie Lambert 5 2016 Western Ill. Jason Shelley 5 2022 UT Martin Jacob Clark 5 2023 Utah Tech 7 Dwight Bumpus 4 1940 Pittsburg St. Ralph Harrison 4 1950 NW Missouri Mitch Ware 4 1979 Truman St. Phil Johnson 4 1993 Illinois St. Derek Jensen 4 1998 Cal Northridge Jay Rodgers 4 1999 UT Martin Cody Kirby 4 2007 Illinois St. Trevor Wooden 4 2011 Youngstown State Brodie Lambert 4 2016 Southern Ill. Peyton Huslig 4 2018 Southern Ill. Peyton Huslig 4 2019 Western Ill. Jason Shelley 4 2021 Youngstown St. Jordan Pachot 4 2023 Murray State Jordan Pachot 4 2023 UNI Jacob Clark 4 [3] 2024 Murray State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 John Gianini 2,867 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Keith Williams 2,694 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 Fred Tabron 2,415 1970 1971 1972 1973 4 Cornelius Perry 2,381 1963 1964 1965 5 Cody Pratt 2,339 2003 2004 6 Gino Travline 2,286 1973 1974 1975 1976 7 DeAndre Smith 2,276 1987 1988 1989 1990 8 Jacardia Wright 2,231 [6] 2022 2023 2024 9 Jason Ringena 2,218 1998 1999 2000 2001 10 Maurice Daniels 2,040 1996 1997 1998

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Michael Cosey 1,453 1996 2 Cody Pratt 1,223 2003 3 Keith Williams 1,201 1985 4 Gino Travline 1,181 1975 5 Maurice Daniels 1,120 1998 6 Cody Pratt 1,116 2004 7 Chris Douglas 1,051 2010 8 Mark Daniels 1,039 1979 9 Eric Jenkins 1,037 1990 10 John Gianini 1,002 1978

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Maurice Daniels 248 1998 UC Northrdge 2 Mike Cosey 240 1996 Jacksonville St. 3 Cornelius Perry 238 1964 Mo. S&T 4 Keith Williams 232 1985 Eastern Ill. 5 Jason Ringena 222 2000 SE Mo. St. 6 Cody Pratt 217 2004 Drake 7 Greg Lawson 214 1974 Lincoln 8 Ardie McCoy 213 1968 NW Missouri 9 John Gianini 211 1980 Harding 10 John Batten 210 1951 Delta State

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 DeAndre Smith 40 1987 1988 1989 1990 2 Cody Kirby 33 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 John Gianini 30 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 Jacardia Wright 29 [6] 2022 2023 2024 5 Fred Tabron 28 1970 1971 1972 1973 6 Mark Daniels 25 1977 1978 1979 1980 7 Cornelius Perry 24 1963 1964 1965 Jason Ringena 24 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Cody Pratt 23 2003 2004 10 Johnny Longstreet 21 1981 1982 1983 1984

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Gerald Davis 19 2007 2 DeAndre Smith 18 1990 3 Mark Daniels 17 1979 4 DeAndre Smith 15 1989 5 Jacardia Wright 14 [6] 2024 6 John Gianini 13 1978 Michael Cosey 13 1996 Cody Kirby 13 2010 9 Greg Lawson 12 1974 Jason Ringena 12 1999 Cody Pratt 12 2004

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Gerald Davis 5 2007 Indiana St. 2 Louis Stark 4 1927 SW Baptist Tommy Burns 4 1955 Emporia St. Cornelius Perry 4 1964 Mo. S&T Tom Herman 4 1973 Missouri S&T Greg Lawson 4 1974 Lincoln Bill Hedgepath 4 1981 Lincoln Derek Jensen 4 1998 Illinois State Zach Dechant 4 2002 SE Mo. St. Cody Pratt 4 2003 East Central Gerald Davis 4 2007 Missouri S&T Cody Kirby 4 2010 Murray State

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Clay Harbor 150 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Malik Earl 147 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 Julian Burton 146 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 Jermaine Saffold 139 2009 2010 2011 5 Chance Thurman 137 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 Jason Cannon 136 1995 1996 1997 7 Damoriea Vick 119 2018 2019 2020 2021 8 Cadarrius Dotson 117 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Jeff Hewitt 116 1998 1999 2000 10 Ty Scott 114 2021 2022

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Raylen Sharpe 73 2023 2 Ty Scott 66 2021 3 Hunter Wood 63 [7] 2024 4 Michael Sparks 62 2005 5 Mark Marcos 59 2001 Clay Harbor 59 2009 Dorian Buford 59 2012 8 Jeff Hewitt 57 2000 9 Steve Rush 56 2004 Malik Earl 56 2017 Xavier Lane 56 2021

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Malik Earl 14 2017 Western Ill. 2 Jeff Hewitt 13 2000 Indiana St. Raylen Sharpe 13 2023 North Dakota St. 4 Jason Cannon 11 1995 Western Ill. Clay Harbor 11 2009 Southern Illinois Malik Earl 11 2016 Indiana St. Raylen Sharpe 11 2023 UNI 8 Tom McIntyre 10 1971 SE Missouri Glen Wiese 10 1972 Lincoln Dee Debro 10 1995 UNI Mark Marcos 10 2001 Youngstown St. Steve Rush 10 2004 Sam Houston Steve Rush 10 2004 Southern Ill. Steve Rush 10 2004 Western Ky. Tamarkus McElvane 10 2007 Central Ark. Julian Burton 10 2014 Central Ark. Xavier Lane 10 2021 Youngstown St. Ty Scott 10 2021 North Dakota Hunter Wood 10 [8] 2024 Lindenwood Hunter Wood 10 [3] 2024 Murray State

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Jermaine Saffold 2,221 2009 2010 2011 2 Steve Newbold 1,990 1977 1978 1979 1980 3 Chance Thurman 1,971 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Malik Earl 1,962 2014 2015 2016 2017 5 Julian Burton 1,942 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Jason Cannon 1,913 1995 1996 1997 7 Clay Harbor 1,906 2006 2007 2008 2009 8 Tom Hamilton 1,803 1974 1975 1976 1977 9 Ty Scott 1,784 2021 2022 10 Jeff Hewitt 1,730 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Ty Scott 1,110 2021 2 Raylen Sharpe 991 2023 3 Jermaine Saffold 913 2011 4 Mark Marcos 905 2001 5 Jermaine Saffold 869 2010 6 Jason Cannon 842 1995 7 Jeff Hewitt 820 2000 8 Lynn May 809 1982 9 Xavier Lane 784 2021 10 Malik Earl 774 2017

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Steven Rush 249 2003 Illinois St. 2 Jason Cannon 223 1995 Western Ill. 3 Steve Newbold 215 1979 Pittsburg St. 4 Jermaine Saffold 207 2011 Illinois State 5 Pete Bybel 206 1957 Truman St. 6 Jeff Hewitt 205 2000 Indiana St. 7 Mark Marcos 197 2001 Illinois St. 8 Julian Burton 194 2014 Central Ark. 9 Phil Perkins 183 1995 Truman State 10 Jermaine Saffold 176 2010 Southn Ill.

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Steve Newbold 18 1977 1978 1979 1980 Jeff Hewitt 18 1998 1999 2000 3 Jason Cannon 17 1995 1996 1997 Jermaine Saffold 17 2009 2010 2011 5 Steven Rush 15 2003 2004 6 Ty Scott 13 2021 2022 7 Keith Williams 12 1982 1983 1984 1985 8 Bill Douglass 11 1963 1964 1965 1966 Julian Burton 11 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jordan Murray 11 2018 2019 2020 2021

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Jeff Hewitt 8 1998 Steven Rush 8 2004 Jermaine Saffold 8 2011 Ty Scott 8 2021 5 Keith Williams 7 1985 Jason Cannon 7 1997 Steven Rush 7 2003 Kaya Farris 7 2003 Gannon Sinclair 7 2014 Raylen Sharpe 7 2023

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Steven Rush 4 2003 Illinois St. Kaya Farris 4 2003 Western Illinois 3 Jim Julian 3 1950 NW Missouri St. Pete Bybel 3 1957 Truman St. Jeff Hewitt 3 1998 Illinois St. Jason Randall 3 2017 Indiana St. Ty Scott 3 2022 UT Martin

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[9]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Cody Kirby 9,019 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Peyton Huslig 7,465 2017 2018 2019 3 Jeremy Hoog 7,326 1994 1995 1996 1997 4 Jason Shelley 6,594 2021 2022 5 DeAndre Smith 6,356 1987 1988 1989 1990 6 Mitch Ware 5,602 1976 1977 1978 1979 7 Kierra Harris 5,245 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 Jacob Clark 4,771 2022 2023 2024 9 A.J. Porter 4,058 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 Greg Arterburn 4,010 1982 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Jason Shelley 3,789 2021 2 Jacob Clark 3,608 2024 3 Jason Shelley 2,805 2022 4 Jay Rodgers 2,768 1999 5 Cody Kirby 2,710 2010 6 Derek Jensen 2,697 1998 7 DeAndre Smith 2,635 1990 8 Peyton Huslig 2,602 2017 9 DeAndre Smith 2,530 1989 10 Peyton Huslig 2,479 2018

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 DeAndre Smith 469 1990 Tulsa 2 Jason Shelley 443 2021 Youngstown St. 3 A.J. Porter 426 2003 Illinois State 4 Peyton Huslig 419 2018 Southern Ill. 5 Jacob Clark 418 [3] 2024 Murray State 6 Jeremy Hoog 415 1995 Western Ill. 7 Jacob Clark 414 2023 Utah Tech 8 Kierra Harris 397 2014 Central Ark. 9 Jay Rodgers 393 1999 Southern Ill. 10 Brodie Lambert 390 2016 Southern Ill.

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Adrion Smith 24 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Mike Armentrout 18 1981 1982 1983 1984 3 Bill Beckett 15 1975 1976 1977 1978 4 Malcolm Hukriede 14 1970 1971 Jon Castleman 14 1978 1979 1980 1981 6 Tim Ries 13 1975 1976 1977 1978 Craig Phillips 13 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Chris Waters 12 1977 1978 1979 1980 9 Mark Matheson 11 1972 1973 1974 1975 Willie Parks 11 1992 1993 1994 1995

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Mike Armentrout 10 1983 2 Larry Goddard 9 1965 3 Malcolm Hukriede 8 1971 4 Adrion Smith 7 1991 Adrion Smith 7 1992 Darren Barnett 7 2004 7 Malcolm Hukriede 6 1970 Steve Jennings 6 1970 Adrion Smith 6 1993 Willie Parks 6 1995

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Chris Waters 4 1979 Truman St. Dennis Scott 4 1964 Missouri S&T Larry Goddard 4 1965 Pittsburg St. 4 Randy Wheeler 3 1966 Mo. S&T Adrion Smith 3 1991 Indiana St.

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 P.J. Jones 500 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Corky Martin 487 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Dylan Cole 457 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 John Harvey 452 1978 1979 1980 1981 5 Dennis O'Hagan 423 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 6 DeLaun Fowler 420 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Caleb Schaffitzel 386 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 Bill Walter 385 1988 1989 1990 1991 9 James Houston 378 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Cornelius Blow 368 1981 1982 1983 1984

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Dennis O'Hagan 226 1980 2 John Harvey 186 1979 3 Matt Soraghan 183 1987 4 P.J. Jones 163 2001 5 James Houston 159 1985 6 Mike Murphy 158 1978 7 Dylan Cole 152 2015 8 Bill Moriarty 146 1982 9 Dennis O'Hagan 145 1979 10 Dylan Cole 142 2016

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Dennis Heim 41.0 1974 1975 1976 1977 2 Bill Walter 40.0 1988 1989 1990 1991 3 Morgan Trokey 29.0 1976 1977 1978 4 Keith Odehnal 27.0 1979 1980 1981 1982 Michael Fox 27.0 1989 1990 6 Darrin Newbold 26.0 1980 1981 1982 7 Dean Schuepbach 24.0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 DeLaun Fowler 24.0 1992 1993 1994 1995 9 James Turnage 23.0 1988 1989 10 Kevin Ellis 20.5 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Dennis Heim 16.0 1976 Michael Fox 16.0 1989 3 Darrin Newbold 15.0 1982 Dean Schuepbach 15.0 1984

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Wayne Boyer 49 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Jose Pizano 45 2020 2021 2022 3 Jon Scifres 39 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Chris Potthast 38 1986 1987 1988 1989 Travis Brawner 38 1997 1998 1999 6 Brian Long 29 2000 2001 2002 7 Austin Witmer 28 2010 2011 2012 2013 8 Jan Stahle 27 1976 1977 1978 9 Richard Grote 26 1990 1991 1992 10 Danny Gasser 19 1984 1985 Zach Drake 19 2016 2017

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Wayne Boyer 25 1996 2 Travis Brawner 21 1997 Jose Pizano 21 2021 4 Jon Scifres 15 2004 5 Wayne Boyer 14 1995 6 Chris Potthast 13 1987 7 Richard Grote 12 1990 Richard Grote 12 1992 Brian Long 12 2001 Austin Witmer 12 2012 Marcelo Bonani 12 2014 Zach Drake 12 2017 Jose Pizano 12 2020 Jose Pizano 12 2022

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Richard Grote 4 1990 Indiana St. Wayne Boyer 4 1996 McNeese St. Wayne Boyer 4 1996 UT-Martin 4 Tom Tucker 3 1971 Truman State David Kruse 3 1975 Mo. Southern Jan Stahle 3 1976 SE Missouri St. Jan Stahle 3 1978 Pittsburg State Mike Pallardy 3 1980 Harding Danny Gasser 3 1985 Central Mo. Richard Grote 3 1992 Western Ill. Wayne Boyer 3 1995 Truman State Wayne Boyer 3 1995 Indiana State Wayne Boyer 3 1995 Southern Ill. Wayne Boyer 3 1996 Truman St. Wayne Boyer 3 1996 UNI Travis Brawner 3 1997 McNeese St. Travis Brawner 3 1997 Southern Ill. Travis Brawner 3 1997 Indiana St. Travis Brawner 3 1997 UNI Travis Brawner 3 1999 Texas Southern Brian Long 3 2001 Western Illinois Jon Scifres 3 2004 Western Illinois Jon Scifres 3 2005 Southern Illinois Nathan Stokes 3 2006 Indiana St. Nathan Stokes 3 2007 UT Martin Austin Witmer 3 2010 Southern Ill. Austin Witmer 3 2012 Kansas State Marcelo Bonani 3 2014 Southern Ill. Zach Drake 3 2017 South Dakota St. Zach Drake 3 2017 Southern Ill. Parker Lacina 3 2019 Northern Arizona Jose Pizano 3 2020 Western Ill. Jose Pizano 3 2021 Oklahoma St. Jose Pizano 3 2021 Central Arkansas Jose Pizano 3 2021 Indiana State Jose Pizano 3 2022 Western Illinois Yousef Obeid 3 [10] 2024 South Dakota St. Yousef Obeid 3 [11] 2025 Western Kentucky Yousef Obeid 3 [12] 2025 Middle Tennessee

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