The NC State Wolfpack football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the NC State Wolfpack 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. The Wolfpack represent North Carolina State University in the NCAA 's Atlantic Coast Conference .
Although NC State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally lists records from before the 1960s, as records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1960s, 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 Wolfpack have played in 10 bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Philip Rivers
13,484
2000 2001 2002 2003 [ 3]
2
Ryan Finley
10,501
2016 2017 2018
3
Jamie Barnette
9,461
1996 1997 1998 1999
4
Russell Wilson
8,545
2008 2009 2010
5
Mike Glennon
7,411
2009 2010 2011 2012
6
Devin Leary
6,807[ 4]
2019 2020 2021 2022
7
Terry Harvey
5,925
1991 1993 1994 1995
8
Shane Montgomery
5,298
1987 1988 1989
9
Jacoby Brissett
5,268
2014 2015
10
Erik Kramer
4,602
1985 1986
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Philip Rivers
4,491
2003
2
Mike Glennon
4,031
2012
3
Ryan Finley
3,928
2018
4
Russell Wilson
3,563
2010
5
Ryan Finley
3,518
2017
6
Devin Leary
3,433[ 4]
2021
7
Philip Rivers
3,353
2002
8
Jamie Barnette
3,169
1998
9
Ryan Finley
3,059
2016
10
Philip Rivers
3,054
2000
Mike Glennon
3,054
2011
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ted Brown
4,602
1975 1976 1977 1978
2
Joe McIntosh
3,642
1981 1982 1983 1984
3
Tremayne Stephens
3,553
1994 1995 1996 1997
4
Matthew Dayes
2,856
2013 2014 2015 2016
5
Ray Robinson
2,781
1998 1999 2000 2001
6
Anthony Barbour
2,575
1988 1989 1991 1992
7
Shadrach Thornton
2,572
2012 2013 2014 2015
8
Stan Fritts
2,542
1972 1973 1974
9
Andre Brown
2,539
2005 2006 2007 2008
10
Willie Burden
2,529
1971 1972 1973
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ted Brown
1,350
1978
2
Ted Brown
1,251
1977
3
Anthony Barbour
1,204
1992
4
Joe McIntosh
1,190
1981
5
Stan Fritts
1,169
1974
6
Matthew Dayes
1,166
2016
7
Tremayne Stephens
1,142
1997
8
Nyheim Hines
1,112
2017
9
T. A. McLendon
1,101
2002
10
Reggie Gallaspy II
1,091
2018
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Torry Holt
3,379
1995 1996 1997 1998
2
Jerricho Cotchery
3,119
2000 2001 2002 2003
3
Emeka Emezie
2,895[ 7]
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
4
Thayer Thomas
2,484[ 8]
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
5
Owen Spencer
2,441
2007 2008 2009 2010
6
Eddie Goines
2,351
1991 1992 1993 1994
7
Nasrallah Worthen
2,247
1984 1985 1986 1988
8
Mike Quick
1,934
1978 1979 1980 1981
9
Jakobi Meyers
1,932
2016 2017 2018
10
T. J. Williams
1,916
2002 2003 2004 2005
Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 14]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Philip Rivers
13,582
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Jamie Barnette
9,638
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Russell Wilson
9,628
2008 2009 2010
4
Mike Glennon
7,131
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
Devin Leary
6,788 [ 4]
2019 2020 2021 2022
6
Ryan Finley
6,577
2016 2017
7
Jacoby Brissett
6,167
2014 2015
8
Terry Harvey
5,846
1991 1993 1994 1995
9
Shane Montgomery
5,155
1987 1988 1989
10
Ted Brown
4,804
1975 1976 1977 1978
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Philip Rivers
4,600
2003
2
Russell Wilson
3,998
2010
3
Mike Glennon
3,867
2012
4
Ryan Finley
3,712
2017
5
Philip Rivers
3,453
2002
6
Devin Leary
3,360 [ 4]
2021
7
Russell Wilson
3,287
2009
8
Jamie Barnette
3,182
1998
9
Ryan Finley
3,153
2016
10
Jacoby Brissett
3,135
2014
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Art Rooney
3
1937
Virginia Tech
Art Rooney
3
1938
Wake Forest
Eric Williams
3
1979
Duke
John McRorie
3
1983
South Carolina
Rod Johnson
3
2003
Notre Dame
Field goal percentage
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