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Despite playing his senior year as a wide receiver, Braxton Miller became the Buckeyes' career leader in total offense yards (surpassed since by J.T. Barrett) The Ohio State Buckeyes football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program in various categories,[ 1] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Buckeyes represent the Ohio State University in the NCAA 's Big Ten Conference .
Although Ohio State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, the school's official record book considers[ 1]
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1944, 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.
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[ 2]
The NCAA only began counting bowl games toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 3] College Football Playoff was established in 2014, the Buckeyes have advanced to the CFP title game in 2014 and 2020, giving players in those seasons a second extra game to accumulate statistics. However, Ohio State's official record books included bowl games in single-season and career statistics long before the NCAA made it official policy.
The Big Ten instituted a championship game starting in 2011, allowing the top team in each division to play another game each season. The Buckeyes have played in this game six times.
Since former head coach Urban Meyer arrived in 2012 , the Buckeyes have run a spread option offense . 2013 saw the most offensive yards in school history,[ 1] 2014 team passed that mark. The emphasis on dual-threat quarterbacks has led to Braxton Miller and J. T. Barrett entering the leaderboards. The Ohio State Media Guide does not include 2010 statistics for Terrelle Pryor , Dan Herron , and DeVier Posey due to NCAA sanctions, but they are reflected here.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
J. T. Barrett 9,434[ 4]
2014 2015 2016 2017
2
C. J. Stroud 8,123[ 5]
2020 2021 2022
3
Art Schlichter 7,547
1978 1979 1980 1981
4
Bobby Hoying 7,232
1992 1993 1994 1995
5
Joe Germaine 6,370
1996 1997 1998
6
Greg Frey 6,316
1987 1988 1989 1990
7
Terrelle Pryor 6,177
2008 2009 2010
8
Steve Bellisari 5,878
1998 1999 2000 2001
9
Troy Smith 5,720
2003 2004 2005 2006
10
Mike Tomczak 5,569
1981 1982 1983 1984
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Dwayne Haskins 4,831
2018
2
C. J. Stroud 4,435[ 5]
2021
3
C. J. Stroud 3,688[ 5]
2022
4
Joe Germaine 3,330
1998
5
Justin Fields 3,273[ 6]
2019
6
Bobby Hoying 3,269
1995
7
Kyle McCord 3,170[ 4]
2023
8
J. T. Barrett 3,053[ 4]
2017
9
J. T. Barrett 2,834[ 4]
2014
10
Terrelle Pryor 2,772
2010
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Archie Griffin 5,589
1972 1973 1974 1975
2
J. K. Dobbins 4,459
2017 2018 2019
3
Ezekiel Elliott 3,961
2013 2014 2015
4
Eddie George 3,768
1992 1993 1994 1995
5
Tim Spencer 3,553
1979 1980 1981 1982
6
TreVeyon Henderson 3,407
2021 2022 2023 2024
7
Beanie Wells 3,382
2006 2007 2008
8
Braxton Miller 3,314
2011 2012 2013 2015
9
J. T. Barrett 3,263
2014 2015 2016 2017
10
Keith Byars 3,200
1982 1983 1984 1985
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
J. K. Dobbins 2,003
2019
2
Eddie George 1,927
1995
3
Ezekiel Elliott 1,878
2014
4
Ezekiel Elliott 1,821
2015
5
Keith Byars 1,764
1984
6
Archie Griffin 1,695
1974
7
Beanie Wells 1,609
2007
8
Archie Griffin 1,577
1973
9
Tim Spencer 1,538
1982
10
Carlos Hyde 1,521
2013
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Michael Jenkins 2,898
2001 2002 2003
2
David Boston 2,855
1996 1997 1998
3
Gary Williams 2,792
1979 1980 1981 1982
4
Cris Carter 2,725
1984 1985 1986
5
Chris Olave 2,711
2018 2019 2020 2021
6
Marvin Harrison Jr. 2,613
2021 2022 2023
7
Devin Smith 2,503[ 33]
2011 2012 2013 2014
8
Emeka Egbuka 2,469
2021 2022 2023 2024
9
K. J. Hill 2,332
2016 2017 2018 2019
10
Santonio Holmes 2,295
2003 2004 2005
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1,606
2021
2
David Boston 1,435
1998
3
Terry Glenn 1,411
1995
4
Marvin Harrison Jr. 1,263
2022
5
Marvin Harrison Jr. 1,211
2023
6
Emeka Egbuka 1,151
2022
7
Cris Carter 1,127
1986
8
Michael Jenkins 1,076
2002
9
Parris Campbell 1,063
2018
10
Garrett Wilson 1,058
2021
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 39]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
J. T. Barrett 12,697 [ 4] 2014 2015 2016 2017
2
Braxton Miller 8,950 [ 14] 2011 2012 2013 2015
3
Art Schlichter 8,850 1978 1979 1980 1981
4
Terrelle Pryor 8,341 2008 2009 2010
5
C. J. Stroud 8,259 [ 5] 2020 2021 2022
6
Bobby Hoying 7,151 1992 1993 1994 1995
7
Troy Smith 6,888 2003 2004 2005 2006
8
Steve Bellisari 6,496 1998 1999 2000 2001
9
Justin Fields 6,240 [ 4] 2019 2020
10
Greg Frey 6,098 1987 1988 1989 1990
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Dwayne Haskins 4,939 2018
2
C. J. Stroud 4,415 [ 5] 2021
3
J. T. Barrett 3,851 [ 4] 2017
4
C. J. Stroud 3,796 [ 5] 2022
5
J. T. Barrett 3,772 2014
6
Justin Fields 3,757 [ 4] 2019
7
Terrelle Pryor 3,526 2010
8
J. T. Barrett 3,400 [ 4] 2016
9
Braxton Miller 3,310 2012
10
Bobby Hoying 3,290 1995
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 40]
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
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