The Oregon Ducks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Oregon Ducks 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. As of the upcoming 2024 season, the Ducks represent the University of Oregon in the NCAA Division I FBS Big Ten Conference .
Marcus Mariota set Oregon career records in passing yards and passing touchdowns, despite only playing 3 seasons.
Royce Freeman is Oregon's career leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
Although Oregon began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun around 1940. 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 1940, 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] The Ducks have played in a bowl game in 20 seasons since this decision, allowing players on most recent teams at least one extra game to accumulate statistics. In fact, the Ducks played in two bowl games as part of the inaugural College Football Playoff after the 2014 season . Similarly, the Ducks played in the Pac-12 Championship Game 5 times during that game's existence, giving players in 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, and 2021 yet another chance to increase their stat totals. The Big Ten has its own championship game , giving future Oregon teams a chance for an extra game in a given season.
Oregon has had over 5,000 yards of total offense 17 times, all since 1997 . The Ducks have broken the 6000-yard barrier eight times as a team, all since 2007 . The Ducks eclipsed 7,000 yards in 2011 and 2013 , and topped 8,000 yards in 2014 .
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]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Marcus Mariota
10,796[ 4]
2012 2013 2014
2
Justin Herbert
10,541
2016 2017 2018 2019
3
Bill Musgrave
8,343
1987 1988 1989 1990
4
Danny O'Neil
8,301
1991 1992 1993 1994
5
Bo Nix
8,101
2022 2023
6
Joey Harrington
6,911
1998 1999 2000 2001
7
Chris Miller
6,681
1983 1984 1985 1986
8
Kellen Clemens
7,555
2002 2003 2004 2005
9
Dan Fouts
5,995
1970 1971 1972
10
Darron Thomas
5,910
2008 2010 2011
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Bo Nix
4,508
2023
2
Marcus Mariota
4,454[ 4]
2014
3
Akili Smith
3,763
1998
4
Marcus Mariota
3,665
2013
5
Bo Nix
3,594[ 5]
2022
6
Justin Herbert
3,471
2019
7
Danny O'Neil
3,224
1993
8
Justin Herbert
3,151
2018
9
Bill Musgrave
3,081
1989
10
Anthony Brown
2,989[ 6]
2021
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Royce Freeman
5,621[ 17]
2014 2015 2016 2017
2
LaMichael James
5,082
2009 2010 2011
3
Kenjon Barner
3,623
2009 2010 2011 2012
4
Derek Loville
3,296
1986 1987 1988 1989
5
Travis Dye
3,111[ 18]
2018 2019 2020 2021
6
C. J. Verdell
2,929[ 19]
2018 2019 2020 2021
7
Jonathan Stewart
2,891
2005 2006 2007
8
Terrence Whitehead
2,832
2002 2003 2004 2005
9
Bucky Irving
2,820
2022 2023
10
Sean Burwell
2,758
1990 1991 1992 1993
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Royce Freeman
1,836[ 17]
2015
2
LaMichael James
1,805
2011
3
Kenjon Barner
1,767
2012
4
LaMichael James
1,731
2010
5
Jonathan Stewart
1,722
2007
6
LaMichael James
1,546
2009
7
Royce Freeman
1,475[ 17]
2017
8
Royce Freeman
1,365[ 17]
2014
9
Saladin McCullough
1,343
1997
10
Travis Dye
1,271[ 18]
2021
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Samie Parker
2,761
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Tony Hartley
2,744
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Keenan Howry
2,698
1999 2000 2001 2002
4
Demetrius Williams
2,660
2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Jaison Williams
2,546
2005 2006 2007 2008
6
Cristin McLemore
2,498
1992 1993 1994 1995
7
Troy Franklin
2,483
2021 2022 2023
8
Josh Huff
2,366
2010 2011 2012 2013
9
Jeff Maehl
2,311
2007 2008 2009 2010
10
Terry Obee
2,233
1986 1987 1988 1989
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Troy Franklin
1,383
2023
2
Dillon Mitchell
1,184
2018
3
Tez Johnson
1,182
2023
4
Josh Huff
1,140
2013
5
Bob Newland
1,123
1970
6
Samie Parker
1,088
2003
7
Jeff Maehl
1,076
2010
8
Pat Johnson
1,072
1997
9
Demetrius Williams
1,059
2005
10
Damon Griffin
1,038
1998
Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 41]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Marcus Mariota
13,033 [ 4]
2012 2013 2014
2
Justin Herbert
11,101
2016 2017 2018 2019
3
Bo Nix
8,845
2022 2023
4
Bill Musgrave
8,140
1987 1988 1989 1990
5
Danny O'Neil
8,124
1991 1992 1993 1994
6
Kellen Clemens
8,090
2002 2003 2004 2005
7
Joey Harrington
7,121
1998 1999 2000 2001
8
Chris Miller
6,841
1983 1984 1985 1986
9
Darron Thomas
6,629
2008 2010 2011
10
Dennis Dixon
6,337
2004 2005 2006 2007
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Marcus Mariota
5,224 [ 4]
2014
2
Bo Nix
4,742^
2023
3
Marcus Mariota
4,380
2013
4
Bo Nix
4,103 [ 5]
2022
5
Akili Smith
3,947
1998
6
Anthony Brown
3,647 [ 6]
2021
7
Justin Herbert
3,521
2019
8
Marcus Mariota
3,429
2012
9
Darron Thomas
3,367
2010
10
Justin Herbert
3,317
2018
Touchdowns responsible for
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"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 45]
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Lerry Wilson
22
1983
Houston
2
Dan Ralph
21
1983
Oregon State
3
Joe Farwell
20
1991
Oregon State
Michael Clay
20[ 52]
2012
Stanford
5
Todd Welch
19
1984
Oregon State
Scott Whitney
19
1988
Arizona State
Chris Vandiver
19
1998
Stanford
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Paul Martinez
6[ 56]
2005
Montana
2
Aidan Schneider
4
2016
ASU
Aidan Schneider
4
2015
GA.ST
Morgan Flint
4
2009
USC
Matt Evensen
4
2009
Purdue
6
Atticus Sappington
3[ 57]
2024
Wisconsin
Camden Lewis
3[ 58]
2023
Texas Tech
Camden Lewis
3[ 43]
2022
Washington State
Camden Lewis
3
2019
Utah
Aidan Schneider
3
2014
Arizona
Matt Wogan
3
2013
Texas
Morgan Flint
3
2008
osu
Jared Siegel
3
2003
Minnesota
Field goal percentage
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Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Matt MacLeod
100.0%
1985
2
Aidan Schneider
91.7% [ 54]
2014
Aidan Schneider
91.7% [ 54]
2015
4
Nathan Villegas
90.9%
1998
5
Camden Lewis
87.5% [ 55]
2022
6
Morgan Flint
84.2%
2009
7
Gregg McCallum
83.3%
1990
Jared Siegel
83.3%
2002
9
Camden Lewis
81.3% [ 55]
2021
10
Matt Evensen
80.0%
2007
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