Jacksonville State Gamecocks football statistical leaders explained
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 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 Gamecocks represent Jacksonville State University in the NCAA Division I FCS WAC–ASUN Challenge through the 2022 season, after which they will move to Division I FBS and join Conference USA.[2]
Although Jacksonville State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1904, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1964. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
JSU has played at three different levels of competition in its modern football history, with a fourth to follow in 2023. In 1964, it was a member of the NAIA. which then held a single football championship. In 1970, the NAIA split into two divisions for football, with the Gamecocks joining the higher level of Division I. In 1973, the Gamecocks joined the NCAA as a Division II member, but maintained dual membership with the NAIA until aligning completely with the NCAA in 1982. After the 1994 season, it moved from Division II to Division I-AA, the latter of which was renamed Division I FCS in 2006.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since 1964, regular seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 games in length. Once JSU joins FBS in 2023, its regular season will expand further to 12 games.
- Additionally, current NCAA rules allow FCS teams to schedule 12 regular-season games in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays.
- The NCAA did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- While the NCAA organizes an FCS championship tournament, currently called the NCAA Division I Football Championship, it did not include I-AA/FCS playoff games toward official season statistics until the 2002 season. During its FCS tenure, the Gamecocks reached the playoffs 10 times, giving many recent players extra games to accumulate statistics.
- 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| 1 | Zerrick Cooper | 9,628 | |
| 2 | Eli Jenkins | 7,652 | |
| 3 | Ed Lett | 7,145 | |
| 4 | Montressa Kirby | 6,587 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 5 | Zion Webb | 5,543 | 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 |
| 6 | Reggie Stancil | 5,182 | |
| 7 | David Coffey | 5,145 | |
| 8 | Marques Ivory | 4,832 | |
| 9 | Ryan Perrilloux | 4,668 | |
| 10 | Doc Lett | 4,625 | | |
Single season| 1 | Zerrick Cooper | 3,416 | |
| 2 | Zerrick Cooper | 3,404 | |
| 3 | Montressa Kirby | 2,817 | |
| 4 | Eli Jenkins | 2,788 | |
| 5 | Ed Lett | 2,484 | |
| 6 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2,350 | |
| 7 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2,318 | |
| 8 | Montressa Kirby | 2,271 | |
| 9 | Marques Ivory | 2,248 | |
| 10 | Zerrick Cooper | 2,137 | | |
Single game| 1 | Marques Ivory | 444 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 2 | Montressa Kirby | 417 | | Southwest Missouri State |
| Zerrick Cooper | 417 | | Kennesaw State |
| 4 | Zerrick Cooper | 414 | | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 5 | Montressa Kirby | 380 | | Northwestern State |
| 6 | Montressa Kirby | 379 | | Middle Tennessee State |
| 7 | Zerrick Cooper | 365 | | Maine (FCS Playoffs) |
| 8 | Montressa Kirby | 354 | | Sam Houston State |
| 9 | Zerrick Cooper | 347 | | Southeast Missouri State |
| 10 | Montressa Kirby | 345 | | Southwest Texas State | |
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career| 1 | Boyce Callahan | 4,237 | |
| 2 | Eli Jenkins | 3,796 | |
| 3 | DaMarcus James | 3,554 | |
| 4 | Troymaine Pope | 3,376 | |
| 5 | Rondy Rogers | 3,143 | |
| 6 | Clay Green | 2,914 | |
| 7 | Reginald Goodloe | 2,628 | |
| 8 | David Gulledge | 2,389 | |
| 9 | Terry Thomas | 2,334 | |
| 10 | Zion Webb | 2,278 | 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 | |
Single season| 1 | Troymaine Pope | 1,788 | |
| 2 | DaMarcus James | 1,477 | |
| 3 | Rondy Rogers | 1,417 | |
| 4 | Clay Green | 1,352 | |
| 5 | Boyce Callahan | 1,293 | |
| 6 | Kory Chapman | 1,285 | |
| 7 | Oscar Bonds | 1,263 | |
| 8 | Eli Jenkins | 1,161 | |
| 9 | DaMarcus James | 1,151 | |
| 10 | Boyce Callahan | 1,087 | | |
Single game| 1 | Kory Chapman | 298 | | UT Martin |
| 2 | Troymaine Pope | 250 | | Charleston Southern |
| 3 | Troymaine Pope | 234 | | Chattanooga |
| 4 | Tre Stewart | 232[4] | | Liberty |
| 5 | Rondy Rogers | 224 | | Northwestern State |
| 6 | Washaun Ealey | 217 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 7 | Tre Stewart | 210[5] | | Middle Tennessee |
| 8 | DaMarcus James | 206 | | Southeast Missouri State |
| 9 | Rondy Rogers | 199 | | Tennessee State |
| 10 | Eli Jenkins | 195 | | Chattanooga (FCS Playoffs) |
| Eli Jenkins | 195 | | Charleston Southern (FCS Playoffs) | |
Rushing touchdowns
Single game| 1 | DaMarcus James | 5 | | Austin Peay |
| 2 | Cedric Johnson | 4 | | Austin Peay |
| Eli Jenkins | 4 | | UT Martin |
| Tre Stewart | 4[6] | | Kennesaw State |
| Tre Stewart | 4 | | Liberty | |
Receiving
Receptions
Career| 1 | Josh Barge | 247 | |
| 2 | Joey Hamilton | 178 | |
| 3 | Jamari Hester | 161 | |
| 4 | Josh Pearson | 126 | |
| 5 | Donald Young | 125 | |
| 6 | Rusty Fuller | 120 | |
| 7 | Alan Bonner | 114 | |
| 8 | Butch Barker | 104 | |
| 9 | Ronald Bonner | 100 | |
| James Wilkerson | 100 | |
| Trae Berry | 100 | | |
Single season| 1 | Josh Barge | 92 | |
| 2 | Josh Pearson | 67 | |
| 3 | Ronald Bonner | 62 | |
| 4 | Donald Young | 60 | |
| 5 | Jamari Hester | 59 | |
| Jamari Hester | 59 | |
| Josh Pearson | 59 | |
| 8 | Joey Hamilton | 58 | |
| Josh Barge | 58 | |
| 10 | Josh Barge | 56 | | |
Single game| 1 | Josh Barge | 14 | | Auburn |
| 2 | Ronald Bonner | 12 | | Sam Houston State |
| Jamari Hester | 12 | | Kennesaw State |
| 4 | Joey Hamilton | 11 | | Nicholls State |
| 5 | Joey Hamilton | 10 | | Middle Tennessee |
| Jeffrey Cameron | 10 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| Alan Bonner | 10 | | UT Martin |
| Trae Barry | 10 | | Southeastern Louisiana | |
Receiving yards
Career| 1 | Josh Barge | 3,611 | |
| 2 | Joey Hamilton | 2,903 | |
| 3 | Jamari Hester | 2,399 | |
| 4 | Josh Pearson | 2,066 | |
| 5 | Alan Bonner | 1,986 | |
| 6 | Derrick Thomas | 1,976 | |
| 7 | James Wilkerson | 1,780 | |
| 8 | Ralph Jenkins | 1,738 | |
| 9 | Donald Young | 1,650 | |
| 10 | Ronald Bonner | 1,639 | | |
Single season| 1 | Josh Barge | 1,145 | |
| 2 | Josh Pearson | 1,123 | |
| 3 | Ronald Bonner | 1,010 | |
| 4 | Jamari Hester | 1,002 | |
| 5 | Joey Hamilton | 943 | |
| Josh Pearson | 943 | |
| 7 | Josh Barge | 919 | |
| 8 | Josh Barge | 885 | |
| 9 | Jamari Hester | 864 | |
| 10 | Alan Bonner | 859 | | |
Single game| 1 | Ronald Bonner | 247 | | Northwestern State |
| 2 | Alan Bonner | 235 | | UT Martin |
| 3 | Ronald Bonner | 210 | | Southwest Texas State |
| 4 | Alan Bonner | 205 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 5 | Lorenzo Banks | 192 | | Troy State |
| 6 | Jeffrey Cameron | 190 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 7 | Jamari Hester | 186 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 8 | Maurice Dupree | 161 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| Joey Hamilton | 161 | | Nicholls State |
| 10 | Demontez Terry | 160 | | Tennessee Tech | |
Receiving touchdowns
Career| 1 | Josh Pearson | 30 | |
| 2 | Joey Hamilton | 23 | |
| 3 | Jamari Hester | 22 | |
| 4 | Alan Bonner | 20 | |
| 5 | Josh Barge | 19 | |
| 6 | Derrick Thomas | 18 | |
| Rusty Fuller | 17 | |
| Ralph Jenkins | 17 | | |
Single game| 1 | Alan Bonner | 5 | | UT Martin |
| 2 | Joey Hamilton | 3 | | Union |
| Josh Barge | 3 | | West Alabama |
| Josh Barge | 3 | | UT Martin |
| Josh Pearson | 3 | | Eastern Illinois |
| Josh Pearson | 3 | | Murray State |
| Shaq Davidson | 3 | | East Tennessee State |
| Josh Pearson | 3 | | North Alabama |
| KJ Stepherson | 3 | | Eastern Kentucky | |
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[7]
Total offense yards
Career| 1 | Zerrick Cooper | 10,563 | |
| 2 | Eli Jenkins | 11,448 | 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
| 3 | Zion Webb | 7,821[8] | 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 |
| 4 | Montressa Kirby | 7,688 | |
| 5 | Ed Lett | 6,774 | |
| 6 | Reggie Stancil | 6,276 | |
| 7 | Ryan Perrilloux | 5,479 | |
| 8 | David Gulledge | 5,339 | |
| 9 | Maurice Mullins | 5,138 | |
| 10 | Marques Ivory | 5,084 | | |
Single season| 1 | Eli Jenkins | 3,949 | |
| 2 | Zerrick Cooper | 3,782 | |
| 3 | Zerrick Cooper | 3,274 | |
| 4 | Eli Jenkins | 3,091 | |
| 5 | Montressa Kirby | 2,954 | |
| 6 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2,793 | |
| 7 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2,686 | |
| 8 | Montressa Kirby | 2,581 | |
| 9 | Eli Jenkins | 2,568 | |
| 10 | Zion Webb | 2,382 | | |
Single game| 1 | Marques Ivory | 451 | | Eastern Kentucky |
| 2 | Montressa Kirby | 433 | | Southwest Missouri State |
| 3 | Montressa Kirby | 428 | | Sam Houston State |
| 4 | Zerrick Cooper | 423 | | Kennesaw State |
| 5 | Zerrick Cooper | 405 | | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 6 | Eli Jenkins | 403 | | Chattanooga (FCS Playoffs) |
| 7 | Montressa Kirby | 400 | | Middle Tennessee State |
| 8 | Zerrick Cooper | 396 | | Maine (FCS Playoffs) |
| 9 | Reggie Stancil | 391 | | Nicholls State |
| Tyler Huff | 391 | | Eastern Michigan | |
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[9]
Defense
Interceptions
Career| 1 | Ray Vinson | 16 | |
| 2 | Terry Harris | 13 | |
| Wayne Carden | 13 | |
| Darrell Malone | 13 | |
| Eurosius Parker | 13 | |
| Jaylen Hill | 13 | |
| 7 | Doug Wheeler | 12 | | |
Single season| 1 | Ray Vinson | 10 | |
| 2 | Terry Harris | 7 | |
| Gary Godfrey | 7 | |
| Tim Sudduth | 7 | |
| Eril McCollough | 7 | | |
Single game| 1 | Darron Edwards | 4 | | Samford |
| 2 | T. J. Heath | 3 | | UT Martin | |
Tackles
Career| 1 | Eric Mims | 378 | |
| 2 | Natarsha James | 372 | |
| 3 | Marlon Bridges | 296 | |
| 4 | Alexander Henderson | 290 | |
| 5 | Alton Murphy | 286 | |
| 6 | Jeremiah Harris | 262[10] | 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| 7 | Rashad Smith | 259 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| 8 | Cornell Buford | 247 | |
| 9 | Jonathan Crutcher | 237 | |
| 10 | Kenny Brown | 235 | | |
Single season| 1 | Eric Mims | 145 | |
| 2 | Eric Mims | 129 | |
| 3 | Sidney Tyus | 122 | |
| 4 | Alexander Henderson | 116 | |
| 5 | Natarsha James | 111 | |
| 6 | Natarsha James | 110 | |
| 7 | Ben Endress | 109 | |
| 8 | Kelcey Lucas | 107 | |
| 9 | Eric Mims | 104 | |
| 10 | Cornell Buford | 103 | |
| Alexander Henderson | 103 | | |
Single game| 1 | Eric Mims | 33 | | Nicholls State |
| 2 | Eric Mims | 21 | | Southwest Texas State |
| Alexander Henderson | 21 | | Murray State |
| Alexander Henderson | 21 | | UT Martin |
| 5 | Eric Mims | 20 | | UAB |
| 6 | Fred Perry | 19 | | Eastern Michigan |
| 7 | Sidney Tyus | 18 | | Western Kentucky |
| Eric Mims | 18 | | West Georgia |
| Eric Mims | 18 | | Sam Houston STate |
| Natarsha James | 18 | | Samford |
| Kolbi Fuqua | 18[11] | | Coastal Carolina | |
Sacks
Single game| 1 | Mark Word | 4.0 | | Middle Tennessee STate |
| 2 | Derrick Sistrunk | 3.0 | | Murray State |
| Devin Phillips | 3.0 | | UT Martin |
| Santez Mays | 3.0 | | Murray State |
| Dustin Gayton | 3.0 | | McNeese State (FCS Playoffs) |
| Robert Gray | 3.0 | | McNeese State (FCS Playoffs) | |
Kicking
Field goals made
Career| 1 | Gavin Hallford | 49 | |
| 2 | Alen Karajic | 48 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| 3 | Griffin Thomas | 36 | |
| Slade Stinnett | 36 | |
| Cade Stinnett | 36 | |
| 6 | Chris Hobbs | 32 | |
| 7 | Steven Lee | 30 | |
| Joe Hix | 30 | |
| 9 | Connor Rouleau | 28 | |
| Rocky Riddle | 28 | | |
Single season| 1 | Griffin Thomas | 24 | |
| 2 | Gavin Hallford | 22 | |
| 3 | Connor Rouleau | 17 | |
| 4 | Alen Karajic | 14 | |
| Alen Karajic | 14 | 2023 |
| 5 | Joe Hix | 13 | |
| James Esco | 13 | |
| Cade Stinnett | 13 | |
| Alen Karajic | 13 | |
| 9 | Slade Stinnett | 12 | |
| Gavin Hallford | 12 | |
| Cade Stinnett | 12 | | |
Single game| 1 | Griffin Thomas | 5 | | North Alabama |
| 2 | Gavin Hallford | 4 | | Alabama State |
| Gavin Hallford | 4 | | Chattanooga |
| Gavin Hallford | 4 | | Murray State |
| Alen Karajic | 4[15] | | Florida International |
| Alen Karajic | 4[16] | | North Alabama |
| Garrison Rippa | 4[17] | | Eastern Michigan | |
Field goal percentage
Career| 1 | Bruce Peck | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Danny Kemp | 93.3% | |
| 3 | James Esco | 73.3% | |
| 4 | Alen Karajic | 71.6% | 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| 5 | Shane Seamons | 70.0% | |
| 6 | Chris Hobbs | 69.6% | |
| 7 | Gavin Hallford | 68.1% | |
| 8 | Griffin Thomas | 67.9% | |
| 9 | Cade Stinnett | 66.7% | | |
Single season| 1 | Bruce Peck | 100.0% | |
| 2 | James Esco | 90.0% | |
| 3 | Alen Karajic | 81.3%[18] | 2022 |
| 4 | Rocky Riddle | 80.0% | |
| Lee Sutherland | 80.0% | |
| 6 | Joe Hix | 77.8% | |
| Brad Hopkins | 77.8% | |
| Gavin Hallford | 77.8% | |
| 9 | Gavin Hallford | 75.9% | |
| 10 | Griffin Thomas | 75.0% | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Media Guide. 2021-11-20. Issuu.com.
- Web site: Conference USA to add Liberty, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State beginning in 2023. ESPN. November 8, 2021.
- News: NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility . David . Cobb . CBSSports.com . August 21, 2020 . November 27, 2021.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. Liberty Box Score. ESPN.com. October 30, 2024. October 30, 2024.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. Middle Tennessee Box Score. ESPN.com. October 23, 2024. October 24, 2024.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. Kennesaw State Box Score. ESPN.com. October 4, 2024. October 5, 2024.
- Web site: Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2008-01-03. August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201142013/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf . 2007-12-01.
- Web site: Zion Webb. jaxstatesports.com.
- Web site: 2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA . 12 . December 4, 2021.
- Web site: Jeremiah Harris. jaxstatesports.com.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina Box Score. ESPN.com. September 9, 2023. September 12, 2023.
- Web site: Chris Hardie. jaxstatesports.com.
- Web site: Jaylen Swain. foxsports.com.
- Web site: Chris Hardie. jaxstatesports.com.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. Florida International Box Score. ESPN.com. October 23, 2020. January 10, 2022.
- Web site: Jacksonville State vs. North Alabama Box Score. ESPN.com. October 15, 2022. January 10, 2023.
- Web site: Eastern Michigan vs. Jacksonville State Box Score. ESPN.com. September 14, 2024. September 15, 2024.
- Web site: Alen Karajic. EPSN.com.
