The South Florida Bulls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the South Florida Bulls football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, all-purpose yardage, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Bulls represent the University of South Florida in the NCAA Division I FBS American Conference.
South Florida began competing in intercollegiate football in 1997,[1] so the typical issues with school records do not exist. There is no period of the late 19th and early 20th century with spotty, incomplete records. Also, the Bulls' records are also not affected by the 1972 NCAA decision to allow freshmen to play varsity football or the 2002 NCAA decision[2] to count bowl games in players' official statistics. One minor issue is that the Bulls played their first four seasons in Division I-AA, now known as Division I FCS, which before the 2026 season limited teams to 11 regular-season games (in most years) instead of the 12 that have been allowed in Division I FBS throughout USF's football history.
Other issues that have given more recent players additional games are:
- 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]
- Since 2018, players have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt.[4] Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit.[5]
The lists below are updated through the end of the 2025 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Marquel Blackwell |
9,108 |
1999 2000 2001 2002
|
| 2 |
Matt Grothe |
8,669 |
2006 2007 2008 2009
|
| 3 |
B.J. Daniels |
8,433 |
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 4 |
Quinton Flowers |
8,130 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 5 |
Byrum Brown |
7,690 |
2022 2023 2024 2025
|
| 6 |
Chad Barnhardt |
4,138 |
1997 1998
|
| 7 |
Pat Julmiste |
3,461 |
2003 2004 2005 2006
|
| 8 |
Blake Barnett |
3,139 |
2018 2019
|
| 9 |
Jordan McCloud |
2,770 |
2019 2020
|
| 10 |
Mike White |
2,722 |
2013 2014
|
|
Single season
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Byrum Brown |
3,292 |
2023
|
| 2 |
Byrum Brown |
3,158 |
2025
|
| 3 |
Matt Grothe |
2,911 |
2008
|
|
Quinton Flowers |
2,911 |
2017
|
| 5 |
Marquel Blackwell |
2,882 |
2001
|
| 6 |
Quinton Flowers |
2,812 |
2016
|
| 7 |
Blake Barnett |
2,705 |
2018
|
| 8 |
Matt Grothe |
2,670 |
2007
|
| 9 |
Marquel Blackwell |
2,590 |
2002
|
| 10 |
B.J. Daniels |
2,585 |
2011
|
|
|
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Quinton Flowers |
3,672 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 2 |
Marlon Mack |
3,609 |
2014 2015 2016
|
| 3 |
Andre Hall |
2,731 |
2004 2005
|
| 4 |
Byrum Brown |
2,265 |
2022 2023 2024 2025
|
| 5 |
Rafael Williams |
2,253 |
1997 1998 1999 2000
|
| 6 |
Kelley Joiner |
2,211 |
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
|
| 7 |
Matt Grothe |
2,206 |
2006 2007 2008 2009
|
| 8 |
B.J. Daniels |
2,068 |
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 9 |
Brian Battie |
1,842 |
2020 2021 2022
|
| 10 |
Darius Tice |
1,817 |
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
|
|
Single season
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Quinton Flowers |
1,530 |
2016
|
| 2 |
Marlon Mack |
1,381 |
2015
|
| 3 |
Andre Hall |
1,374 |
2005
|
| 4 |
Andre Hall |
1,357 |
2004
|
| 5 |
Marlon Mack |
1,187 |
2016
|
| 6 |
Brian Battie |
1,186 |
2022
|
| 7 |
Jordan Cronkrite |
1,121 |
2018
|
| 8 |
Quinton Flowers |
1,078 |
2017
|
| 9 |
Marlon Mack |
1,041 |
2014
|
| 10 |
Dyral McMillan |
1,017 |
1999
|
|
|
Rushing touchdowns
|
|
|
Single game
| Rank
|
Player
|
TDs
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Ben Williams |
4 |
2007 |
Florida Atlantic
|
|
Marlon Mack |
4 |
2014 |
Western Carolina
|
|
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Sean Atkins |
2,167 |
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
|
| 2 |
Andre Davis |
2,136 |
2011 2012 2013 2014
|
| 3 |
Rodney Adams |
1,967 |
2014 2015 2016
|
| 4 |
Tyre McCants |
1,856 |
2015 2016 2017 2018
|
| 5 |
Xavier Weaver |
1,735 |
2019 2020 2021 2022
|
| 6 |
Carlton Mitchell |
1,648 |
2007 2008 2009
|
| 7 |
Dontavia Bogan |
1,534 |
2007 2008 2009 2010
|
| 8 |
Hugh Smith |
1,523 |
1999 2000 2001 2002
|
| 9 |
Huey Whittaker |
1,447 |
2001 2002 2003
|
| 10 |
Taurus Johnson |
1,434 |
2005 2006 2007 2008
|
|
|
|
Receiving touchdowns
|
|
|
Single game
| Rank
|
Player
|
TDs
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Elgin Hicks |
3 |
2003 |
East Carolina
|
|
Andre Davis |
3 |
2014 |
Tulsa
|
|
Rodney Adams |
3 |
2015 |
Connecticut
|
|
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics.
Total offense yards
Career
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Quinton Flowers |
11,802 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 2 |
Matt Grothe |
10,875 |
2006 2007 2008 2009
|
| 3 |
B.J. Daniels |
10,501 |
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 4 |
Marquel Blackwell |
10,343 |
1999 2000 2001 2002
|
| 5 |
Byrum Brown |
9,955 |
2022 2023 2024 2025
|
| 6 |
Pat Julmiste |
4,456 |
2003 2004 2005 2006
|
| 7 |
Chad Barnhardt |
3,996 |
1997 1998
|
| 8 |
Marlon Mack |
3,609 |
2014 2015 2016
|
| 9 |
Blake Barnett |
3,508 |
2018 2019
|
| 10 |
Jordan McCloud |
3,127 |
2019 2020
|
|
Single season
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Quinton Flowers |
4,342 |
2016
|
| 2 |
Byrum Brown |
4,166 |
2025
|
| 3 |
Byrum Brown |
4,101 |
2023
|
| 4 |
Quinton Flowers |
3,989 |
2017
|
| 5 |
Matt Grothe |
3,542 |
2007
|
| 6 |
Matt Grothe |
3,502 |
2008
|
| 7 |
Quinton Flowers |
3,287 |
2015
|
| 8 |
Matt Grothe |
3,198 |
2006
|
| 9 |
B.J. Daniels |
3,186 |
2011
|
| 10 |
Marquel Blackwell |
3,123 |
2001
|
|
|
Total touchdowns
All-purpose
All-purpose yardage is the sum of receiving, rushing, and return statistics.
Total all-purpose yards
Career
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
D'Ernest Johnson |
4,166 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 2 |
Marlon Mack |
4,107 |
2014 2015 2016
|
| 3 |
DeAndrew Rubin |
3,898 |
1999 2000 2001 2002
|
| 4 |
Quinton Flowers |
3,669 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 5 |
Andre Hall |
3,533 |
2004 2005
|
| 6 |
Brian Battie |
3,462 |
2020 2021 2022
|
| 7 |
Rodney Adams |
3,452 |
2014 2015 2016
|
| 8 |
Charlie Jackson |
3,289 |
1997 1998 1999 2000
|
| 9 |
Dontavia Bogan |
3,179 |
2007 2008 2009 2010
|
| 10 |
Lindsey Lamar |
3,162 |
2009 2010 2011 2012
|
|
Single season
| Rank
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Brian Battie |
1,936 |
2022
|
| 2 |
Andre Hall |
1,838 |
2004
|
| 3 |
Andre Hall |
1,695 |
2005
|
| 4 |
Rodney Adams |
1,587 |
2016
|
| 5 |
Quinton Flowers |
1,527 |
2016
|
| 6 |
Marlon Mack |
1,492 |
2015
|
| 7 |
Marlon Mack |
1,414 |
2016
|
| 8 |
Rodney Adams |
1,369 |
2015
|
| 9 |
Jermaine Clemons |
1,319 |
1997
|
| 10 |
D'Ernest Johnson |
1,280 |
2016
|
|
|
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
|
|
|
Single game
| Rank
|
Player
|
Ints
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
J.R. Reed |
3 |
2003 |
Memphis
|
|
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
References
- ^ a b "USF Football History & Records Index". GoUSFBulls.com. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DI football to offer more participation opportunities" (Press release). NCAA. June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "DI football oversight committees propose one transfer window" (Press release). NCAA. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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