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Temple Football Records
All-time career leaders for Temple Owls football across 17 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.
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Passing records
Career Passing Yards
Top 15- 1Phillip Walker2013–201610,669
- 2Henry Burris1993–19967,495
- 3Anthony Russo2017–20206,287
- 4E.J. Warner2022–20236,104
- 5Mike McGann2001–20055,967
- 1Phillip Walker2013–201674
- 2Henry Burris1993–199649
- 3Anthony Russo2017–202044
- 4E.J. Warner2022–202341
- 5Adam DiMichele2006–200840
Career Completions
Top 11- 1Phillip Walker2013–2016830
- 2Henry Burris1993–1996558
- 3Anthony Russo2017–2020536
- 4E.J. Warner2022–2023524
- 5Mike McGann2001–2005512
Career Pass Attempts
Top 14- 1Phillip Walker2013–20161,458
- 2Henry Burris1993–19961,138
- 3Mike McGann2001–20051,040
- 4Anthony Russo2017–2020899
- 5E.J. Warner2022–2023888
Rushing records
Career Rushing Yards
Top 20- 1Paul Palmer1983–19864,895
- 2Bernard Pierce2009–20113,570
- 3Tanardo Sharps1999–20023,269
- 4Ryquell Armstead2015–20182,812
- 5Matt Brown2009–20122,647
- 1Bernard Pierce2009–201153
- 2Paul Palmer1983–198639
- 3Ryquell Armstead2015–201834
- 4Jahad Thomas2013–201630
- 5Anthony Anderson1975–197822
Receiving records
Career Receptions
Top 20- 1Ventell Bryant2015–2018173
- 2Jadan Blue2018–2021169
- 3Zamir Cobb2000–2003165
- 4Bruce Francis2005–2008138
- 4Jose Barbon2019–2022138
Career Receiving Yards
Top 20- 1Ventell Bryant2015–20182,444
- 2Willie Marshall1983–19862,272
- 3Bruce Francis2005–20082,035
- 4Gerald Lucear1978–19811,882
- 5Van Johnson1992–19961,869
- 1Keith Gloster1984–198726
- 2Bruce Francis2005–200823
- 3Gerald Lucear1978–198118
- 4Robby Anderson2011–201516
- 4Willie Marshall1983–198616
Total Offense & Scoring records
Career Total Offense
Top 7- 1Phillip Walker2013–201611,432
- 2Henry Burris1993–19967,470
- 3Anthony Russo2017–20206,322
- 4E.J. Warner2022–20236,061
- 5Mike McGann2001–20056,045
Career All-Purpose Yards
Top 16- 1Paul Palmer1983–19866,613
- 2Matt Brown2009–20125,272
- 3Jahad Thomas2013–20164,732
- 4Is. Wright2016–20194,577
- 5Tanardo Sharps1999–20024,502
Career Total Touchdowns
Top 10- 2Paul Palmer1983–198643
- 3Jahad Thomas2013–201639
- 4Ryquell Armstead2015–201734
- 5Matt Brown2009–201225
- 6Anthony Anderson1975–197824
Career Points
Top 20- 1Brandon McManus2009–2012338
- 2Bernard Pierce2009–2011324
- 3Paul Palmer1983–1986264
- 4Austin Jones2014–2017252
- 5Jahad Thomas2013–2016234
Kicking records
Career Field Goals Made
Top 13- 1Brandon McManus2009–201260
- 2Austin Jones2014–201750
- 3Bill Wright1985–198846
- 4Cap Poklemba1999–200236
- 5Don Bitterlich1973–197535
Career Extra Points Made
Top 10- 1Brandon McManus2009–2012158
- 2Don Bitterlich1973–1975115
- 3Austin Jones2014–2017102
- 4Will Mobley2018–202099
- 5Bill Wright1985–198890
Returns records
Career Kick Return Yards
Top 8- 1Travis Shelton2006–20082,242
- 2Isaiah Wright2016–20192,029
- 3Mike Palys1985–19881,590
- 4Matt Brown2011–20121,493
- 5Jeff Frederick1992–19941,410
Career Punt Return Yards
Top 10- 1Anthony Young1981–1984715
- 2Delano Green2007–2010697
- 3Bob Mizia1973–1975514
- 4Zamir Cobb2001–2003511
- 5Paul Loughran1970–1972491
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Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.