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San José State Football Records
All-time career leaders for San José State Spartans football across 19 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.
San José State Spartans team pageUpdated Oct 6, 2026
Passing records
Career Passing Yards
Top 11- 1David Fales2012–20138,382
- 2Adam Tafralis2004–20077,548
- 3Josh Love2016–20197,206
- 4Ed Luther1976–19797,190
- 5Steve Clarkson1979–19826,842
Career Passing Touchdowns
Top 1- 1David Fales2012–201366
Career Completions
Top 11- 1David Fales2012–2013639
- 2Adam Tafralis2004–2007603
- 3Ed Luther1976–1979600
- 4Josh Love2016–2019578
- 5Scott Rislov2002–2003536
Career Pass Attempts
Top 11- 1Ed Luther1976–19791,118
- 2Adam Tafralis2004–20071,027
- 3Josh Love2016–20191,000
- 4Craig Kimball1972–1974983
- 5Steve Clarkson1979–1982961
Rushing records
Career Rushing Yards
Top 10- 1Deoncé Whitaker1998–20013,515
- 2Tyler Ervin2011–20152,803
- 3Sheldon Canley1988–19902,513
- 4Gerald Willhite1980–19812,364
- 5Yonus Davis2003–20082,319
Career Rushing Touchdowns
Top 1- 1Deoncé Whitaker1998–200133
Receiving records
Career Receptions
Top 20- 1Chandler Jones2010–2013248
- 2Noel Grigsby2010–2013237
- 3Tre Walker2017–2022182
- 4Tyler Winston2013–2015171
- 5Nick Nash2020–2024163
Career Receiving Yards
Top 11- 1Noel Grigsby2010–20133,121
- 2Chandler Jones2010–20133,087
- 3Tre Walker2017–20222,709
- 4Bailey Gaither2016–20222,227
- 5Stacey Bailey1978–19812,223
Career Receiving Touchdowns
Top 2- 1Chandler Jones2010–201329
- 2Nick Nash2020–202425
Total Offense & Scoring records
Career Total Offense
Top 10- 1David Fales2012–20138,250
- 2Adam Tafralis2004–20078,111
- 3Jeff Garcia1991–19937,274
- 4Steve Clarkson1979–19826,995
- 5Ed Luther1976–19796,981
Career All-Purpose Yards
Top 10- 1Tyler Ervin2011–20156,063
- 2Deoncé Whitaker1998–20015,596
- 3Sheldon Canley1988–19905,146
- 4Brandon Rutley2008–20114,403
- 5Tim Kearse1980–19823,481
Career Points
Top 10- 1Austin Lopez2012–2015339
- 2Jared Strubeck2005–2008238
- 3Joe Nedney1991–1994236
- 4Mike Berg1979–1982229
- 5Deoncé Whitaker1998–2001218
Defense records
Career Tackles
Top 10- 1Dave Chaney1969–1971527
- 2Keith Smith2010–2013476
- 3Kyle Harmon2018–2022442
- 4Matt Castelo2004–2007433
- 5Carl Ekern1972–1975430
Career Sacks
Top 10- 1Travis Johnson2009–201232
- 2Lyneil Mayo1989–199030
- 3Bob Overly1980–198126.5
- 4Cade Hall2018–202225.5
- 5Viliami Fehoko2018–202223
Career Interceptions
Top 11- 1Bené Benwikere2010–201314
- 1Gerald Jones2002–200314
- 1Ken Thomas1979–198214
- 1Sherman Cocroft1982–198314
- 5Archie Chagonjian1949–195113
Career Tackles for Loss
Top 9- 1Travis Johnson2009–201249
- 2Cade Hall2018–202242
- 2Jarron Gilbert2005–200842
- 4Lyneil Mayo1989–199040.5
- 5Rayford Roberson1975–197837
Kicking records
Career Punting Average
Top 10- 1Michael Carrizosa2014–201644
- 2Harrison Waid2010–201343.1
- 3Joe Furlow1995–199642.7
- 4Lee Myhre1991–199341.8
- 5Jim Hughes1988–198941.7
Returns records
Career Kick Return Yards
Top 10- 1Tyler Ervin2011–20152,374
- 2Deoncé Whitaker1998–20011,837
- 3Brandon Rutley2008–20091,812
- 4Sheldon Canley1988–19901,800
- 5Jimmie Lassiter1970–19721,606
Career Punt Return Yards
Top 10- 1Jimmie Lassiter1970–1972575
- 2Heshimu Colar1988–1991567
- 3Scott Wells1987–1988562
- 4Archie Chagonjian1949–1951548
- 5K.C. Clark1983–1986493
Looking for today’s roster? See San José State player ratings in College Football 27.
Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.