Akron Zips football statistical leaders

The Akron Zips football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Akron Zips 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 Zips represent the University of Akron in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.

Although Akron began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891, ^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1954. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1954, 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 Zips have played in three bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. These games include the 2005 Motor City Bowl, and there is a large uptick in players achieving entires on this list around the 2005 season

These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season. The latest Akron media guide does not list a full top 10 for most touchdown scoring records. ^[1]

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Charlie Frye 11,049 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Thomas Woodson 6,864 [3] 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 James Washington 6,699 1997 1998 1999 2000 4 Luke Getsy 6,117 2005 2006 5 Kato Nelson 5,585 [4] 2017 2018 2019 2021 6 Kyle Pohl 5,128 2012 2013 2014 2015 7 Chris Jacquemain 4,691 2007 2008 2009 8 DJ Irons 4,219 [5] 2021 2022 2023 9 Mike Johnson 3,989 1988 1989 10 Vernon Stewart 3,945 1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Charlie Frye 3,549 2003 2 Luke Getsy 3,455 2005 3 Dalton Williams 3,387 2012 4 Charlie Frye 2,824 2002 5 Chris Jacquemain 2,748 2008 6 Luke Getsy 2,662 2006 7 Charlie Frye 2,623 2004 8 DJ Irons 2,605 [5] 2022 9 Ben Finley 2,604 [6] 2024 10 Kyle Pohl 2,438 2013

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Luke Getsy 455 2005 Memphis 2 Dalton Williams 446 [7] 2012 Miami (Ohio) Dalton Williams 446 [8] 2012 Morgan State 4 Charlie Frye 436 2004 Miami (Ohio) 5 DJ Irons 418 [9] 2022 Ohio 6 Charlie Frye 416 2003 Central Michigan 7 Luke Getsy 413 2005 Northern Illinois 8 Charlie Frye 407 2003 Kent State Thomas Woodson 407 [10] 2016 VMI 10 Luke Getsy 406 2005 Northern Illinois

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Charlie Frye 64 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Thomas Woodson 53 [3] 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 Luke Getsy 41 2005 2006 4 James Washington 38 1997 1998 1999 2000 5 Kato Nelson 37 [4] 2017 2018 2019 2021 6 Chris Jacquemain 35 2007 2008 2009 7 Kyle Pohl 28 2012 2013 2014 2015 8 Dalton Williams 25 2012 9 DJ Irons 21 [5] 2021 2022 2023 10 Mike Johnson 20 1988 1989

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Dalton Williams 25 2012 2 Luke Getsy 23 2005 3 Charlie Frye 22 2003 4 Chris Jacquemain 20 2008 5 Charlie Frye 18 2004 Luke Getsy 18 2006 Thomas Woodson 18 [3] 2016 8 James Washington 17 2000 9 Thomas Woodson 16 2015 Ben Finley 16 [6] 2024

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Thomas Woodson 6 [10] 2016 VMI 2 Luke Getsy 5 2005 Northern Illinois Dalton Williams 5 [8] 2012 Morgan State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Mike Clark 4,257 1984 1985 1986 2 Jawon Chisholm 3,403 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 James R. Black 3,054 1980 1981 1982 1983 4 Jack Beidleman 3,032 1967 1968 1969 1970 5 Brandon Payne 2,861 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Bobby Hendry 2,847 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Billy Mills 2,816 1973 1974 1975 1976 8 Paul Winters 2,613 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Dennis Kennedy 2,522 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Dennis Brumfield 2,314 1979 1980 1981

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Mike Clark 1,786 1986 2 James R. Black 1,568 1983 3 Dennis Kennedy 1,321 2008 4 Mike Clark 1,299 1985 5 Paul Winters 1,298 1979 6 Brett Biggs 1,230 2005 7 James R. Black 1,188 1982 8 Mike Clark 1,172 1984 9 Brandon Payne 1,062 2000 10 Jack Beidleman 1,050 1969

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 James R. Black 295 1983 Austin Peay 2 Dennis Kennedy 277 2008 Eastern Michigan 3 Mike Clark 255 1986 UCF 4 James R. Black 246 1983 Youngstown State 5 Ron Tyson 243 1966 Northern Illinois 6 Bobby Hendry 240 2002 Liberty 7 Mike Clark 229 1986 Tennessee Tech 8 Mike Clark 220 1986 Youngstown State 9 Jack Beidleman 216 1969 Eastern Kentucky 10 Mike Clark 209 1984 Cincinnati

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Brandon Payne 39 1999 2000 2001 2002 2 Bobby Hendry 32 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Dennis Kennedy 27 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Jawon Chisholm 26 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Dennis Kennedy 17 2008

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Terry Cameron 5 1978 Northern Iowa Bobby Hendry 5 2001 Eastern Michigan

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Jabari Arthur 184 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Matt Cherry 149 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Domenik Hixon 141 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Lavel Bailey 138 1997 1998 1999 2000 5 Jake Schifino 131 1998 1999 2000 2001 6 Dan Ruff 127 1967 1968 1969 1970 7 Zach D'Orazio 119 [11] 2012 2013 2014 Daniel George 119 [12] 2022 2023 9 Keith Sconiers 114 2010 2011 2012 2013 10 Marquelo Suel 110 2011 2012

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Jabari Arthur 86 2007 2 Marquelo Suel 76 2012 3 Domenik Hixon 75 2005 4 Shocky Jacques-Louis 74 [13] 2022 5 Daniel George 67 [12] 2022 6 Matt Cherry 66 2003 7 Domenik Hixon 66 2004 8 Brett Biggs 65 2005 9 Deryn Bowser 64 2008 10 Konata Mumpfield 63 [14] 2021 Alex Adams 63 [15] 2022

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Jabari Arthur 15 2007 Western Michigan 2 Jim Lupori 13 1960 Muskingum Willie Davis 13 1984 Kent State Domenik Hixon 13 2004 Marshall 5 Lavel Bailey 12 1998 Marshall Matt Cherry 12 2002 Miami (Ohio) Marquelo Suel 12 [16] 2012 Tennessee

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Jabari Arthur 2,653 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Lavel Bailey 2,577 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Dan Ruff 2,531 1967 1968 1969 1970 4 Domenik Hixon 2,092 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Matt Cherry 1,997 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Jake Schifino 1,986 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Jerome Lane 1,800 [17] 2014 2015 2016 8 Mac Thomas 1,738 1970 1971 1972 1973 9 Willie Davis 1,718 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Domenik Hixon 1,210 2005 2 Jabari Arthur 1,171 2007 3 Dan Ruff 1,041 1968 4 Jerome Lane 1,018 [17] 2016 5 Lavel Bailey 941 1999 6 Shocky Jacques-Louis 931 [13] 2022 7 David Harvey 914 2006 8 Matt Cherry 904 2003 9 Domenik Hixon 882 2004 10 Willie Davis 878 1984

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Jabari Arthur 223 2007 Western Michigan 2 Dustin Burkhart 217 [18] 2019 UAB 3 Lavel Bailey 201 1998 Marshall 4 Alex Adams 199 [19] 2022 Kent State 5 Jerome Lane 197 [10] 2016 VMI 6 Dan Ruff 195 1969 Ball State 7 Domenik Hixon 192 2004 Marshall 8 Matt Cherry 189 2001 Miami (Ohio) 9 Harold Robinson 184 1991 Temple 10 Dan Ruff 180 1969 Youngstown State Jabari Arthur 180 2005 Memphis

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Dan Ruff 27 1967 1968 1969 1970 2 Lavel Bailey 21 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Jabari Arthur 17 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Mac Thomas 15 1970 1971 1972 1973 5 Domenik Hixon 14 2002 2003 2004 2005 Jerome Lane 14 [17] 2014 2015 2016

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Dan Ruff 11 1968 2 Dan Ruff 10 1969 David Harvey 10 2006 Jabari Arthur 10 2007 JoJo Natson 10 [20] 2016 6 Lavel Bailey 9 1999 Jerrod Dillard 9 2012 Alex Adams 9 [15] 2022

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Dan Ruff 4 1969 Ball State

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[21]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Charlie Frye 11,478 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Thomas Woodson 7,595 [3] 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 James Washington 7,024 1997 1998 1999 2000 4 Kato Nelson 6,280 [4] 2017 2018 2019 2021 5 Luke Getsy 5,946 2005 2006 6 Kyle Pohl 5,269 2012 2013 2014 2015 7 DJ Irons 5,044 [5] 2021 2022 2023 8 Vernon Stewart 4,735 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Mike Johnson 4,649 1988 1989 10 Chris Jacquemain 4,373 2007 2008 2009

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Charlie Frye 3,837 2003 2 Luke Getsy 3,426 2005 3 Dalton Williams 3,262 2012 4 Charlie Frye 2,949 2002 5 DJ Irons 2,919 [5] 2022 6 Thomas Woodson 2,802 2015 7 Chris Jacquemain 2,794 2008 8 Thomas Woodson 2,793 [3] 2015 9 Ben Finley 2,656 [6] 2024 10 Kato Nelson 2,632 [4] 2019

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Charlie Frye 460 2003 Central Michigan 2 Dalton Williams 446 [8] 2012 Morgan State Dalton Williams 446 [7] 2012 Miami (Ohio) 4 DJ Irons 441 [9] 2022 Ohio 5 Luke Getsy 438 2005 Memphis 6 DJ Irons 432 [22] 2021 Bryant 7 Luke Getsy 420 2005 Northern Illinois Thomas Woodson 420 [10] 2016 VMI DJ Irons 420 [19] 2022 Kent State 10 Charlie Frye 415 2004 Middle Tennessee

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns. ^[23]

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Charlie Frye 83 2001 2002 2003 2004

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Charlie Frye 29 2003

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Gary Tyler 18 1985 1986 1987 2 Dwight Smith 15 1997 1998 1999 2000 Reggie Corner 15 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Dick Miller 13+ [24] 1937 1938 5 Roosevelt Jewells 13 1979 1980 1981 Shawn Vincent 13 1989 1990 7 Curtis Howard 12 1977 1978 1979 8 Chris Owens 11 1991 1992 Rickey McKenzie 11 2001 2002 2003

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Dick Miller 13 1937 2 Dwight Smith 10 2000 3 Curtis Howard 8 1977 Roosevelt Jewells 8 1981 Brett Jackson 8 1990 Shawn Vincent 8 1990 Chris Owens 8 1992 Reggie Corner 8 2007

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Dick Miller 6 1937 Balwin-Wallace

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 Steve Cockerham 715 1974 1975 1976 1977 2 Brad Reese 710 1978 1979 1980 1981

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Brad Reese 221 1980 2 Brad Reese 214 1979 3 Phil Dunn 201 1992 4 Steve Cockerham 193 1975

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Brad Reese 35 1980 Western Kentucky

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Jason Taylor 21.0 1993 1994 1995 1996

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Jatavis Brown 12.0 2015 2 Ken Williams 10.0 1993 Jason Taylor 10.0 1996

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Bob Dombroski 51 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Zac Derr 47 1998 1999 2000 2001 3 Robert Stein 46 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Daron Alcorn 45 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Igor Iveljic 42 2007 2008 2009 2010 6 Jason Swiger 38 2003 2004 2005 7 Dennis Heckman 35 1981 1982 1983 8 Andy Graham 31 1977 1978 1979 1980

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Russ Klaus 19 1985 2 Daron Alcorn 18 1992 Igor Iveljic 18 2008 4 Dennis Heckman 17 1983 5 Andy Graham 16 1979 Bob Dombroski 16 1988 Nick Gasser 16 2018 8 Igor Iveljic 15 2007 Robert Stein 15 2015

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Andy Graham 5 1979 Eastern Illinois Russ Klaus 5 1985 Bowling Green Daron Alcorn 5 1992 Temple

References

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24. Miller's complete career totals are unavailable, but he did have 13 interceptions in 1937.