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San Diego State Football Records
All-time career leaders for San Diego State Aztecs football across 26 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.
San Diego State Aztecs team pageUpdated Oct 6, 2026
Passing records
Career Passing Yards
Top 20- 1Ryan Lindley2008–201112,690
- 2Todd Santos1984–198711,425
- 3Billy Blanton1993–19968,165
- 4Kevin O'Connell2004–20077,689
- 5Dan McGwire1989–19907,484
- 1Ryan Lindley2008–201190
- 2Todd Santos1984–198770
- 3Billy Blanton1993–199667
- 4Dennis Shaw1968–196958
- 5Kevin O'Connell2004–200746
- 1Todd Santos1984–198757
- 2Ryan Lindley2008–201147
- 3Mark Halda1977–198045
- 4Brian Sipe1969–197143
- 5Dennis Shaw1968–196941
Career Completions
Top 20- 1Ryan Lindley2008–2011961
- 2Todd Santos1984–1987910
- 3Kevin O'Connell2004–2007664
- 4Billy Blanton1993–1996588
- 5Dan McGwire1989–1990528
Career Pass Attempts
Top 20- 1Ryan Lindley2008–20111,732
- 2Todd Santos1984–19871,484
- 3Kevin O'Connell2004–20071,151
- 4Billy Blanton1993–1996920
- 5Dan McGwire1989–1990889
Rushing records
Career Rushing Yards
Top 20- 1Donnel Pumphrey2013–20166,405
- 2Marshall Faulk1991–19934,589
- 3Rashaad Penny2014–20173,656
- 4Larry Ned1998–20013,562
- 5Ronnie Hillman2010–20113,243
- 1Donnel Pumphrey2013–201662
- 2Marshall Faulk1991–199357
- 3Rashaad Penny2014–201738
- 4Larry Ned1998–200136
- 4Ronnie Hillman2010–201136
Receiving records
Career Receptions
Top 20- 1J.R. Tolver1999–2002262
- 2Jeff Webb2001–2005234
- 3Vincent Brown2007–2010209
- 4Will Blackwell1994–1996197
- 5Monty Gilbreath1986–1989187
Career Receiving Yards
Top 20- 1J.R. Tolver1999–20023,572
- 2Darnay Scott1991–19933,139
- 3Vincent Brown2007–20103,110
- 4Will Blackwell1994–19962,896
- 5Jeff Webb2001–20052,890
- 1Gary Garrison1964–196526
- 2Darnay Scott1991–199325
- 2Tom Reynolds1969–197125
- 2Will Blackwell1994–199625
- 5Vincent Brown2007–201023
Total Offense & Scoring records
Career Total Offense
Top 20- 1Ryan Lindley2008–201112,415
- 2Todd Santos1984–198710,513
- 3Kevin O'Connell2004–20079,001
- 4Billy Blanton1993–19968,014
- 5Dan McGwire1989–19907,087
Career All-Purpose Yards
Top 18- 1Donnel Pumphrey2013–20167,515
- 2Rashaad Penny2014–20176,654
- 3Marshall Faulk1991–19935,595
- 4Darnay Scott1991–19934,658
- 5Monty Gilbreath1986–19894,608
Career Total Touchdowns
Top 15- 1Donnel Pumphrey2013–201667
- 2Marshall Faulk1991–199362
- 3Rashaad Penny2014–201752
- 4Ronnie Hillman2010–201138
- 5Adam Muema2011–201336
Career Points
Top 15- 1Donnel Pumphrey2013–2016402
- 2Marshall Faulk1991–1993376
- 3Andy Trakas1989–1992338
- 4Rashaad Penny2014–2017312
- 5Peter Holt1993–1996302
Defense records
Career Tackles
Top 15- 1Whip Walton1974–1977407
- 2Kirk Morrison2001–2004396
- 3Russell Allen2005–2008375
- 4Rico Curtis1996–1999355
- 5Jason Moore1994–1997328
Career Sacks
Top 15- 1Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila1996–199934
- 2Mike Douglass1976–197726
- 3Jonah Tavai2019–202224
- 4Cameron Thomas2018–202121
- 5Brett Faryniarz1984–198720.5
Career Interceptions
Top 17- 1Damontae Kazee2013–201617
- 2Jack Kaiser1946–194814
- 3Bob Tomlinson1946–194913
- 3Jason Moore1994–199713
- 5Dick Adair1947–194912
Career Tackles for Loss
Top 15- 1Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila1996–199958.5
- 2Kevin Richey1979–198255.5
- 3Miles Burris2008–201147
- 4La'Roi Glover1992–199544.5
- 5Adrian Ioja1993–199643.5
Career Pass Breakups
Top 15- 1Leon McFadden2009–201239
- 2Eric Lewis1995–199838
- 3Donny Baker2003–200634
- 3Mario Mitchell1985–198834
- 5Ricky Sharpe1999–200231
Career Forced Fumbles
Top 14- 1Robert Griffith1990–199211
- 2Heath Farwell2002–20049
- 3Jake Fely2010–20158
- 3Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila1996–19998
- 5Kirk Morrison2001–20047
Career Fumble Recoveries
Top 11- 1Kirk Morrison2001–200410
- 2Kevin Mitchell1979–19807
- 3Lou Foster1990–19916
- 3Thomas Carter1982–19836
- 5Bob Epps1979–19805
Kicking records
Career Field Goals Made
Top 15- 1Andy Trakas1989–199256
- 2John Baron II2016–201850
- 2Matt Araiza2019–202150
- 4Garrett Palmer2004–200748
- 4Peter Holt1993–199648
Career Extra Points Made
Top 15- 1Andy Trakas1989–1992170
- 2Peter Holt1993–1996158
- 3John Baron II2016–2018135
- 4Garrett Palmer2004–2007116
- 5Al Limahelu1969–1970103
Career Punting Average
Top 15- 1Jack Browning2022–202345.8
- 2Noel Prefontaine1995–199644.7
- 3Mike Saxon1982–198344.1
- 4Brian Stahovich2008–201142.9
- 5Brian Simnjanovski1999–200242.8
Returns records
Career Kick Return Yards
Top 15- 1Rashaad Penny2014–20172,449
- 2Colin Lockett2010–20132,216
- 3Jordan Byrd2018–20222,020
- 4Monty Gilbreath1986–19891,543
- 5Darnay Scott1991–19931,399
Career Punt Return Yards
Top 15- 1Ray Peterson1992–19951,194
- 2Monty Gilbreath1986–1989795
- 3Kyle Conerly2001–2004599
- 4Nate Wright1967–1968526
- 5Tom Deckert1969–1971479
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Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.