Dak Prescott held all of the Bulldogs' career, single-season, and single-game passing records when he graduated.
Fred Ross is the Bulldogs' career leader in receiving yards.
TheMississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of theMississippi State Bulldogs football program in various categories,[ 1] includingpassing ,rushing ,total offense ,all-purpose yardage ,receiving , defensive stats, andkicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. The Bulldogs representMississippi State University in theNCAA 'sSoutheastern Conference .
Although Mississippi State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1940s. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists, although on some lists records from the 1930s or even the 1900s appear.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until1972 (with the exception of theWorld War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.[ 2] Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 3] The Bulldogs have played in 14 bowl games since then.As of the 2022 season, recent head coach Dan Mullen, who used a spread offensive system, had eight of his nine seasons at Mississippi State (2009–17) in the Bulldogs' ten highest in total offensive yardage,[ 1] the other two belonging to Mike Leach in 2021 and 2022. During the Mike Leach Era (2020–22), the Bulldogs ran an air raid offense, leading to all three seasons being in the five highest in total passing yards with two seasons in the ten highest in total offensive yardage. These lists are updated through the first game of the2025 season .
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Will Rogers 12,315[ 4] 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Dak Prescott 9,376 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Wayne Madkin 6,336 1998 1999 2000 2001 4 Nick Fitzgerald 6,207 2015 2016 2017 2018 5 Kevin Fant 5,631 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Tyler Russell 5,441 2010 2011 2012 2013 7 Derrick Taite 5,232 1993 1994 1995 1996 8 Don Smith 5,229 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 John Bond 4,621 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Tony Shell 4,292 1988 1989 1990
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Will Rogers 4,739 2021 2 Will Rogers 3,974 2022 3 Dak Prescott 3,793 2015 4 Dak Prescott 3,449 2014 5 Tyler Russell 2,897 2012 6 Dave Marler 2,422 1978 7 Nick Fitzgerald 2,413 2016 8 Don Smith 2,332 1985 9 Derrick Taite 2,241 1995 10 Kevin Fant 2,151 2003
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Anthony Dixon 3,994 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Nick Fitzgerald 3,607 2015 2016 2017 2018 3 Jerious Norwood 3,212 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Walter Packer 2,820 1973 1974 1975 1976 5 Michael Davis 2,721 1991 1992 1993 1994 6 Michael Haddix 2,558 1979 1980 1981 1982 7 Aeris Williams 2,557 2015 2016 2017 2018 8 LaDarius Perkins 2,554 2010 2011 2012 2013 9 Kylin Hill 2,535 2017 2018 2019 2020 10 Dak Prescott 2,521 2012 2013 2014 2015
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Anthony Dixon 1,391 2009 2 Nick Fitzgerald 1,385 2016 3 J.J. Johnson 1,383 1998 4 Kylin Hill 1,350 2019 5 Josh Robinson 1,203 2014 6 Wayne Jones 1,193 1973 7 Vick Ballard 1,189 2011 8 Jerious Norwood 1,126 2005 9 Nick Fitzgerald 1,121 2018 10 Aeris Williams 1,107 2017
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Fred Ross 2,528 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Chad Bumphis 2,270 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Mardye McDole 2,214 1977 1978 1979 1980 4 David Smith 2,168 1968 1969 1970 5 Eric Moulds 2,022 1993 1994 1995 6 Justin Jenkins 1,974 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 De'Runnya Wilson 1,949 2013 2014 2015 8 Sammy Milner 1,806 1968 1969 1970 9 Danny Knight 1,773 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Jaden Walley 1,743[ 50] 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 1]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Will Rogers 11,999[ 4] 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Dak Prescott 11,897 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Nick Fitzgerald 9,814 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Don Smith 7,097 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 John Bond 6,901 1980 1981 1982 1983 6 Wayne Madkin 6,482 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Tyler Russell 5,558 2010 2011 2012 2013 8 Kevin Fant 5,424 2000 2001 2002 2003 9 Derrick Taite 5,405 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Chris Relf 4,872 2008 2009 2010 2011
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Will Rogers 4,642 2021 2 Dak Prescott 4,435 2014 3 Dak Prescott 4,381 2015 4 Will Rogers 3,809 2022 5 Nick Fitzgerald 3,798 2016 6 Tyler Russell 2,892 2012 7 Nick Fitzgerald 2,888 2018 8 Don Smith 2,886 1985 9 Dak Prescott 2,769 2013 10 Nick Fitzgerald 2,738 2017
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
All-purpose yardage [ edit ] All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. It includes rushing, receiving, and all types of returns, but does not include passing.[ 1]
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Anthony Dixon 4,443 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 LaDarius Perkins 4,253 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Walter Packer 4,169 1973 1974 1975 1976 4 Tony James 3,973 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Jerious Norwood 3,750 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Nick Fitzgerald 3,616 2015 2016 2017 2018 7 David Smith 3,572 1968 1969 1970 8 Derek Pegues 3,531 2005 2006 2007 2008 9 Chad Bumphis 3,380 2009 2010 2011 2012 10 Mardye McDole 3,353 1977 1978 1979 1980
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Turner 1,664 2003 2 Josh Robinson 1,573 2014 3 Kevin Prentiss 1,546 1998 4 Jameon Lewis 1,537 2013 5 Kylin Hill 1,530 2019 6 Anthony Dixon 1,514 2009 7 Dicenzo Miller 1,513 2000 8 LaDarius Perkins 1,509 2012 9 James Johnson 1,481 1998 10 Nick Fitzgerald 1,384 2016
Defensive stats are as shown below.
Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Tim Rogers 5 1994 NC State (Peach Bowl ) Brian Hazelwood 5 1998 Arkansas Derek DePasquale 5 2010 UAB
Field goal percentage [ edit ] ^a b c d e "2023 Mississippi State Football Record Book" (PDF) . Mississippi State University Athletics. 2023. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2023 .^ "Freshman eligibility" .psu.edu . Daily Collegian. April 24, 1992. RetrievedApril 23, 2023 .^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" .ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2014 .^a b c d e "Will Rogers Stats [Passing]" .ESPN . 2023. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 .^a b c "Memphis uses rally, unusual punt return to defeat Miss. St" .ESPN.com . September 18, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 18, 2021 .^ "Johnson has 4 TD passes, LSU outlasts Mississippi St. 28-25" .ESPN.com . September 25, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2021 .^a b "Rogers leads Mississippi State to 26-22 win over No. 15 A&M" .ESPN.com . October 2, 2021. RetrievedOctober 3, 2021 .^a b c "Corral, Ole Miss jump out early, beat Mississippi St. 31-24" .ESPN . November 28, 2020. RetrievedNovember 28, 2020 .^a b c "Rogers, Mississippi State rally past No. 16 Auburn 43-34" .ESPN.com . November 13, 2021. RetrievedNovember 13, 2021 .^ "Arkansas snaps 20-game SEC skid, 21-14 vs. Mississippi St" .ESPN.com . October 3, 2020. RetrievedOctober 3, 2020 .^ "Mississippi State tops Auburn 39-33 in overtime" .ESPN.com . November 5, 2022. RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ "Georgia 31, Mississippi State 24" .ESPN.com . November 21, 2020. RetrievedNovember 21, 2020 .[dead link ] ^a b "Rogers throws 4 TDs as Mississippi St. tops Vanderbilt 45-6" .ESPN.com . October 23, 2021. RetrievedOctober 23, 2021 .^ "Mississippi St. avoids La. Tech upset bid with 35-34 win" .ESPN.com . September 4, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2021 .^a b "Rogers throws 4 TDs, Mississippi State handles Arizona 39-17" .ESPN.com . September 11, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2022 .^a b c "Bowling Green 14–45 Mississippi State" .ESPN.com . September 24, 2022. RetrievedApril 22, 2023 .^a b c d e "Costello's 623 yards lead Miss. St. past No. 6 LSU, 44-34" .ESPN.com . September 26, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2020 .^a b c d "Late block helps Mississippi State hold off Arkansas 51-50" .ESPN.com . November 21, 2015. RetrievedNovember 21, 2015 .^a b c d "Rattler keeps hot hand, leads South Carolina over Mississippi State 37-30" .ESPN.com . September 23, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2023 .^a b "Mississippi St. Scores 66, Taite Sets Passing Mark" .Los Angeles Times . October 23, 1994. RetrievedOctober 2, 2014 .^a b "Justin Thomas' four total TDs lead Georgia Tech over Mississippi State" .ESPN.com . December 31, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2015 .^a b c "Rogers throws for 5 TDs, Mississippi St. knocks off Memphis" .ESPN.com . September 3, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2022 .^a b c "Arkansas 45, Mississippi St. 31" .ESPN.com . November 17, 2007. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^a b c d e "Fitzgerald has 7 TDs, Mississippi State beats Samford 56-41" .ESPN.com . October 29, 2016.^a b c "No. 18 Mississippi State tops SFA 63-6 in Moorhead's debut" .ESPN . September 1, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2018 .^a b c "Mississippi State 55, Tennessee State 10" .ESPN.com . November 20, 2021. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .[dead link ] ^a b "East Tennessee State 7–56 Mississippi State" .ESPN . November 19, 2022. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 .^ "Mississippi St. 38, Murray State 6" .ESPN.com . September 3, 2005. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "Tyler Russell records 4 TD passes in debut as Mississippi State cruises" .ESPN.com . September 4, 2010. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "Tyler Russell tosses 4 TDs as Mississippi State pounds Arkansas" .ESPN.com . November 17, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "Mississippi St beats Southern Miss 49-0" .ESPN.com . August 30, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^a b "Mississippi State beats UAB 47-34" .ESPN.com . September 6, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2014 .^a b "Dak Prescott throws four TDs to lead Mississippi State past Missouri" .ESPN.com . November 5, 2015. RetrievedNovember 6, 2015 .^ "Prescott, Mississippi State top NC State 51-28 in Belk Bowl" .ESPN.com . December 30, 2015. Archived fromthe original on January 1, 2016.^ "Fitzgerald throws 4 TDs, Mississippi St beats La Tech 45-3" .ESPN.com . November 3, 2018. RetrievedNovember 4, 2018 .^a b "Fitzgerald leads No. 25 Mississippi St past Arkansas 52-6" .ESPN.com . November 17, 2018. RetrievedNovember 17, 2018 .^ "Arkansas scores in final minute to beat Mississippi State" .ESPN.com . November 6, 2021. RetrievedNovember 6, 2021 .^ "Texas vs. Mississippi State Box Score" .ESPN.com . October 25, 2025. RetrievedOctober 26, 2025 .^a b c "Mississippi St beats Mississippi 55-20 in Egg Bowl" .ESPN.com . November 26, 2016.^a b "Dixon's 2 TDs, school rushing record help Mississippi St. edge past Kentucky" .ESPN.com . October 31, 2009. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "HOUSTON 28, MISSISSIPPI ST 16" .ESPN.com . October 22, 2005. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "Mississippi State vs. Arkansas Box Score" .ESPN.com . November 2, 2019. RetrievedNovember 3, 2019 .^ "Fitzgerald leads No. 18 Miss St to 31-10 rout of K-State" .ESPN.com . September 8, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2018 .^a b c "Mississippi St. 35, Mississippi 14" .ESPN.com . November 26, 2005. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "UAB 27, Mississippi St. 13" .ESPN.com . October 9, 2004. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^a b "Jo'quavious Marks [Receiving]" .ESPN . 2023. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 .^a b "Bond, Smith are players of the week" .News.Google.com . Times Daily. November 15, 1983. RetrievedNovember 2, 2014 .^a b c "Arkansas piles up offense in 58-42 win over Mississippi St" .ESPN.com . November 19, 2016. RetrievedNovember 19, 2016 .^a b "Fitzgerald, No. 16 Mississippi State rout La.–Layayette" .ESPN.com . September 15, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2018 .^a b "Jaden Walley [Receiving]" .ESPN . 2023. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 .^ "Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2" .ESPN.com . October 10, 2020. RetrievedOctober 10, 2020 .[dead link ] ^ "Ole Miss knocks off Mississippi State behind strong first half" .ESPN.com . November 28, 2015. RetrievedNovember 29, 2015 .^ "Allen helps No. 14 Aggies over No. 21 Bulldogs 30-17" .ESPN.com . October 3, 2015. RetrievedOctober 4, 2015 .^ "Arkansas 17–40 Mississippi State" .ESPN.com . October 8, 2022. RetrievedApril 23, 2023 .^ "Florida vs. Mississippi State Box Score" .ESPN.com . October 18, 2025. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .^a b c "Mississippi State pounds Rice in Liberty Bowl" .ESPN.com . December 31, 2013. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^ "Kentucky 34, Mississippi State 31" .ESPN.com . October 28, 2007. Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^a b "Tyler Russell, Chad Bumphis lead Mississippi State past Troy" .ESPN.com . September 15, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2014 .^a b "Prescott's 6 TDs lead Mississippi State past Kentucky, 42-16" .ESPN.com . October 24, 2015. RetrievedOctober 25, 2015 .^a b "Dak Prescott accounts for 5 TDs in Miss. State's rout of Texas A&M" .ESPN.com . October 4, 2014. RetrievedOctober 4, 2014 .^ "Mississippi State easily handles Louisiana Tech 57-21" .ESPN.com . September 9, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2017 .^ "Mississippi State hangs on to first Oxford win since 1998" .ESPN.com . November 28, 2010. Archived fromthe original on December 19, 2013.^ "When It Comes to Mississippi State [Jack Nix Interceptions]" . Sports Illustrated. October 7, 2022. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 .^ "Thompson carries Miss State to 31-27 victory in TaxSlayer" .ESPN.com . December 30, 2017.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
Academics Athletics
Teams Statistical leaders Rivalries Facilities
Campus Student life Traditions