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All-time career leaders for Virginia Cavaliers football across 17 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.
Virginia Cavaliers team pageUpdated Oct 6, 2026
Passing records
Career Passing Yards
Top 15- 1Brennan Armstrong2018–20229,034
- 2Matt Schaub2000–20037,502
- 3Shawn Moore1987–19906,629
- 4Bryce Perkins2018–20196,218
- 5Kurt Benkert2016–20175,759
- 1Brennan Armstrong2018–202258
- 2Matt Schaub2000–200356
- 3Shawn Moore1987–199055
- 4Bryce Perkins2018–201947
- 5Kurt Benkert2016–201746
Career Completions
Top 1- 1Matt Schaub2000–2003716
Rushing records
Career Rushing Yards
Top 15- 1Thomas Jones1996–19993,998
- 2Tiki Barber1993–19963,389
- 3Terry Kirby1989–19923,348
- 4John Papit1947–19503,238
- 5Kevin Parks2011–20143,219
Career Rushing Touchdowns
Top 2- 1Gene Mayer1912–191546
- 2Wali Lundy2002–200543
Receiving records
Career Receptions
Top 15- 1Olamide Zaccheaus2015–2018250
- 2Billy McMullen1999–2001210
- 3Taquan Mizzell2013–2016195
- 4Billy Kemp2018–2022192
- 5Kris Burd2008–2011162
Career Receiving Yards
Top 15- 1Billy McMullen1999–20022,978
- 2Olamide Zaccheaus2015–20182,753
- 3Herman Moore1988–19902,504
- 4John Ford1984–19882,399
- 5Kris Burd2008–20112,190
Career Receiving Touchdowns
Top 1- 1Tyrone Davis1991–199428
Total Offense & Scoring records
Career Total Offense
Top 15- 1Brennan Armstrong2018–202210,301
- 2Bryce Perkins2018–20197,910
- 3Shawn Moore1987–19907,897
- 4Matt Schaub2000–20037,560
- 5Scott Gardner1972–19756,059
Career All-Purpose Yards
Top 15- 1Frank Quayle1966–19684,981
- 2Alvin Pearman2001–20044,969
- 3Tiki Barber1993–19964,869
- 4Thomas Jones1996–19994,698
- 5Joe Reed2016–20194,679
Career Points
Top 15- 1Connor Hughes2002–2005332
- 2Will Bettridge2022–2025317
- 3Wali Lundy2002–2005312
- 4Gene Mayer1912–1915293
- 5Rafael Garcia1993–1996272
Defense records
Career Tackles
Top 15- 1Quin Blanding2014–2017495
- 2Jamie Sharper1993–1996435
- 3Charles McDaniel1982–1985432
- 4Angelo Crowell1999–2002420
- 5Micah Kiser2014–2017411
Career Sacks
Top 17- 1Chris Slade1989–199240
- 2Clint Sintim2005–200729
- 3Darryl Blackstock2002–200427
- 4Mike Frederick1991–199426
- 5Patrick Kerney1995–199824
Career Interceptions
Top 20- 1Keith McMeans1987–199017
- 2Pat Chester1978–198216
- 3Marcus Hamilton2002–200615
- 3Ronde Barber1994–199615
- 5Kevin Cook1986–198914
Career Tackles for Loss
Top 15- 1Chris Slade1989–199256
- 2Mike Frederick1991–199450
- 3Clint Sintim2005–200843
- 4Stuart Anderson1978–198142
- 5Darryl Blackstock2002–200441.5
Kicking records
Career Field Goals Made
Top 1- 1Will Bettridge2022–202567
Career Extra Points Made
Top 1- 1Connor Hughes2002–2005134
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Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.
