[[File:|thumb|right|Tim Tebow holds Florida career, single-season, and single-game records in total offense and total touchdowns.]]
The Florida Gators football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Florida Gators 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 Gators represent the University of Florida in the NCAA 's Southeastern Conference .
Although Florida began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950.[ 2] 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 to 11 and then 12 games in length.
Freshmen were barred from varsity football due to conference rules since 1922, and 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.[ 3] The Gators have played in 15 bowl games since then, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Similarly, the Gators have played in the SEC Championship Game 12 times since it began in 1992, so players in those seasons had 12 games to rack up stats.
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.[ 4]
All of the top 10 Gator seasons when ranked by total offensive yards have come under recent coaches Steve Spurrier (1990 –2001 ) and Urban Meyer (2005 –2010 ).[ 1] Indeed, the offensive lists are dominated by players who played under one of these coaches.
These lists are updated through Florida's game against Samford on November 13, 2021 .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Chris Leak
11,213
2003 2004 2005 2006
2
Danny Wuerffel
10,875
1993 1994 1995 1996
3
Shane Matthews
9,287
1989 1990 1991 1992
4
Tim Tebow
9,285
2006 2007 2008 2009
5
Rex Grossman
9,164
2000 2001 2002
6
Kerwin Bell
7,585
1984 1985 1986 1987
7
John Reaves
7,549
1969 1970 1971
8
Kyle Trask
7,386
2018 2019 2020
9
Wayne Peace
7,206
1980 1981 1982 1983
10
Doug Johnson
7,114
1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Kyle Trask
4,283
2020
2
Rex Grossman
3,896
2001
3
Danny Wuerffel
3,625
1996
4
Rex Grossman
3,402
2002
5
Tim Tebow
3,286
2007
6
Danny Wuerffel
3,266
1995
7
Shane Matthews
3,205
1992
8
Chris Leak
3,197
2004
9
Shane Matthews
3,130
1991
10
Shane Matthews
2,952
1990
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Errict Rhett
4,163
1990 1991 1992 1993
2
Emmitt Smith
3,928
1987 1988 1989
3
Neal Anderson
3,234
1982 1983 1984 1985
4
Fred Taylor
3,075
1994 1995 1996 1997
5
Earnest Graham
3,065
1999 2000 2001 2002
6
Tim Tebow
2,947
2006 2007 2008 2009
7
Tony Green
2,590
1974 1975 1976 1977
8
La'Mical Perine
2,485[ 11]
2016 2017 2018 2019
9
Jeff Demps
2,470
2008 2009 2010 2011
10
Chris Rainey
2,464
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Emmitt Smith
1,599
1989
2
Emmitt Smith
1,341
1987
3
Jimmy DuBose
1,307
1975
4
Fred Taylor
1,292
1997
5
Errict Rhett
1,289
1993
6
Ciatrick Fason
1,267
2004
7
Mike Gillislee
1,152
2012
8
Errict Rhett
1,109
1991
9
Earnest Graham
1,085
2002
10
Kelvin Taylor
1,035[ 12]
2015
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Carlos Alvarez
2,563
1969 1970 1971
2
Jabar Gaffney
2,375
2000 2001
3
Andre Caldwell
2,349
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Reidel Anthony
2,274
1994 1995 1996
5
Jack Jackson
2,266
1992 1993 1994
6
Dallas Baker
2,236
2003 2004 2005 2006
7
Ike Hilliard
2,214
1994 1995 1996
8
Jacquez Green
2,181
1995 1996 1997
9
Willie Jackson
2,172
1990 1991 1992 1993
10
Chris Doering
2,107
1992 1993 1994 1995
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Travis McGriff
1,357
1998
2
Carlos Alvarez
1,329
1969
3
Reidel Anthony
1,293
1996
4
Jabar Gaffney
1,191
2001
5
Jabar Gaffney
1,184
2000
6
Darrell Jackson
1,156
1999
7
Taylor Jacobs
1,088
2002
8
Reche Caldwell
1,059
2001
9
Chris Doering
1,045
1995
10
Jacquez Green
1,024
1997
Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 22]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tim Tebow
12,232
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
Chris Leak
11,350
2003 2004 2005 2006
3
Danny Wuerffel
10,500
1993 1994 1995 1996
4
Shane Matthews
9,241
1989 1990 1991 1992
5
Rex Grossman
9,031
2000 2001 2002
6
Kyle Trask
7,440
2018 2019 2020
7
John Reaves
7,283
1969 1970 1971
8
Kerwin Bell
7,032
1984 1985 1986 1987
9
Wayne Peace
6,946
1980 1981 1982 1983
10
Doug Johnson
6,765
1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Kyle Trask
4,333
2020
2
Tim Tebow
4,181
2007
3
Rex Grossman
3,904
2001
4
Tim Tebow
3,805
2009
5
Danny Wuerffel
3,525
1996
6
Tim Tebow
3,805
2008
7
Emory Jones
3,493 [ 23]
2021
8
Rex Grossman
3,337
2002
9
Chris Leak
3,276
2004
10
Anthony Richardson
3,203 [ 24]
2022
Touchdowns responsible for
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"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Bobby Raymond
6
1983
Florida State
Bobby Raymond
6
1984
Kentucky
3
Brian Clark
5
1980
Ole Miss
Eddy Piñeiro
5[ 29]
2017
UAB
Trey Smack
5[ 30]
2023
Charlotte
Field goal percentage
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^ "2005 Florida Football Media Guide, Gator Football: A Historical Review" (PDF) . GatorZone.com . Retrieved November 2, 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 .
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^ a b "Florida vs. Georgia Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ a b "LSU vs. Florida Box Score" . ESPN.com . December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Box Score: Samford vs. Florida" . ESPN.com . November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021 .
^ a b "Florida vs. Tennessee Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
^ a b "Leak's six TD passes power Florida" . ESPN.com . January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2004 .
^ "Lamical Perine" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c "Kelvin Milk" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
^ "Fason leads the way for Florida" . ESPN.com . September 25, 2004. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "Florida rushes for 418 yards as Will Muschamp gets win over Georgia" . ESPN.com . November 1, 2014.
^ a b "Dameon Pierce" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Tebow rushes for record 5 touchdowns as Florida romps S. Carolina" . ESPN.com . November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "Trey Burton breaks Tim Tebow's record with 6 TDs in Florida's rout" . ESPN.com . September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ a b "Florida holds off Kentucky in triple overtime" . ESPN.com . September 13, 2014.
^ "Tebow, Caldwell have record days as Florida blasts FAU" . ESPN.com . November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
^ "Snead tosses two TDs, runs for one as Ole Miss stuns Florida" . ESPN.com . September 27, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "New coach, same old dangerous Gators" . ESPN.com . August 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008 .
^ "Emory Jones" . ESPN.com .
^ "Anthony Richardson" . ESPN.com .
^ "Receivers run with Leak's short passes" . ESPN.com . October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ The 2014 Florida Football Media Guide lists only a top 8 for this statistic, rather than a top 10.
^ a b c d "Evan McPherson" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d "Eddy Pineiro" . ESPN.com . December 13, 2017.
^ "Defense, 5 Pineiro FGs lead Florida over UAB 36-7" . ESPN.com . November 18, 2017.
^ "Charlotte/SC vs. Florida Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023 .
^ "Trey Smack" . ESPN.com .