Bowling Green Falcons football statistical leaders

The Bowling Green Falcons football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Bowling Green Falcons 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 Falcons represent Bowling Green State University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.

Although Bowling Green began competing in intercollegiate football in 1919, ^[1] the school's official record book generally does not have entries before the 1950s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.

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

• Since the 1950s, 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 Falcons have played in eight bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Brian McClure 10,280 1982 1983 1984 1985 2 Tyler Sheehan 10,117 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Matt Johnson 8,845 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Matt Schilz 8,012 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Josh Harris 7,503 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Omar Jacobs 6,938 2003 2004 2005 7 Rich Dackin 6,862 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Erik White 6,072 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Matt McDonald 5,921 [3] 2020 2021 2022 10 Mark Miller 5,919 1974 1975 1976 1977

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Matt Johnson 4,946 2015 2 Tyler Sheehan 4,051 2009 3 Omar Jacobs 4,002 2004 4 Josh Harris 3,813 2003 5 Matt Johnson 3,467 2013 6 Brian McClure 3,264 1983 Tyler Sheehan 3,264 2007 8 James Knapke 3,173 2014 9 Matt Schilz 3,024 2011 10 Brian McClure 2,951 1984

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tyler Sheehan 505 2009 Kent State 2 Matt Johnson 491 [4] 2015 Maryland 3 Brian McClure 479 1985 Ohio 4 Omar Jacobs 458 2005 Wisconsin 5 Matt Johnson 450 [5] 2015 UMass 6 Matt Johnson 443 [6] 2015 Memphis James Knapke 443 [7] 2014 UMass 8 Josh Harris 438 2003 Northern Illinois 9 Matt Schilz 437 [8] 2011 Wyoming 10 Matt Johnson 430 [9] 2015 at Kent State

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Matt Johnson 73 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Omar Jacobs 71 2003 2004 2005 3 Tyler Sheehan 70 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Brian McClure 63 1982 1983 1984 1985 5 Josh Harris 55 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Matt Schilz 51 2010 2011 2012 2013 7 Ryan Henry 46 1992 1993 1994 1995 8 Erik White 39 1989 1990 1991 1992 Jarret Doege 39 2017 2018 10 Rich Dackin 36 1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Matt Johnson 46 2015 2 Omar Jacobs 41 2004 3 Matt Schilz 28 2011 4 Josh Harris 27 2003 Jarret Doege 27 2018 6 Tyler Sheehan 27 2009 7 Omar Jacobs 26 2005 8 Ryan Henry 25 1994 Matt Johnson 25 2013 10 Tyler Sheehan 23 2007

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Ryan Henry 6 1994 Ball State Matt Johnson 6 [4] 2015 Maryland 3 Omar Jacobs 5 2004 Memphis Omar Jacobs 5 2004 Marshall Omar Jacobs 5 2005 Wisconsin Matt Schilz 5 [10] 2011 Morgan State Matt Johnson 5 [11] 2013 Northern Illinois Matt Johnson 5 [9] 2015 Kent State Matt Johnson 5 [12] 2015 Akron Matt Johnson 5 [5] 2015 UMass James Morgan 5 [13] 2016 Toledo Matt McDonald 5 [14] 2022 Eastern Kentucky

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Travis Greene 3,852 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Dave Preston 3,423 1973 1974 1975 1976 3 Paul Miles 3,239 1971 1972 1973 4 P. J. Pope 3,116 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Fred Coppet 2,833 [15] 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Fred Durig 2,564 1950 1951 1952 7 Josh Harris 2,473 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 Terion Stewart 2,359 2020 2021 2023 2024 9 Bryant Jones 2,357 1980 1981 1982 10 LeRoy Smith 2,310 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Travis Greene 1,594 2013 2 Fred Durig 1,444 1951 3 Dave Preston 1,414 1974 4 Travis Greene 1,299 2015 5 Paul Miles 1,185 1971 6 Dan Saleet 1,114 1975 7 P. J. Pope 1,098 2004 8 Bryant Jones 1,051 1981 9 Bernard White 1,036 1984 10 Paul Miles 1,030 1973 Fred Coppet 1,030 [15] 2016

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Darryl Story 225 1983 Ball State 2 Steve Holmes 220 1998 Kent State 3 Paul Miles 217 1972 Marshall 4 Bryant Jones 212 1981 Kent State 5 Fred Durig 206 1951 Bradley 6 Chip Otten 205 1982 Eastern Michigan 7 Willie Geter 203 2007 Kent State

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Josh Harris 43 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Dave Preston 39 1973 1974 1975 1976 3 Travis Greene 38 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Bernard White 33 1984 1985 P. J. Pope 33 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Paul Miles 25 1971 1972 1973 7 Mike Wright 23 1976 1977 1978 1979 LeRoy Smith 23 1989 1990 1991 1992 Terion Stewart 23 2020 2021 2023 2024 10 Anthony Turner 22 2005 2006 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Josh Harris 20 2002 2 Dave Preston 19 1974 3 Bernard White 18 1985 4 Bernard White 15 1984 P. J. Pope 15 2004 Travis Greene 15 2015

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Dave Preston 5 1974 Dayton 2 Chuck Radich 4 1966 Temple Fred Matthews 4 1968 Marshall Julius Livas 4 1970 Kent State Paul Miles 4 1972 Marshall Bernard White 4 1984 Richmond Bernard White 4 1985 Eastern Michigan

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Freddie Barnes 297 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Charles Sharon 232 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 Cole Magner 215 2001 2002 2003 2004 Scotty Miller 215 2015 2016 2017 2018 5 Robert Redd 211 1998 1999 2001 2002 6 Ronnie Moore 198 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Ryan Burbrink 189 2012 2013 2014 2015 8 Corey Partridge 182 2005 2006 2007 2008 Mark Szlachcic 182 1989 1990 1991 1992 10 Stan Hunter 176 1982 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Freddie Barnes 155 2009 2 Harold Fannin Jr. 100 2024 3 Cole Magner 99 2003 4 Kamar Jorden 96 2010 5 Gehrig Dieter 94 2015 6 Roger Lewis 85 2015 7 Robert Redd 83 2002 8 Freddie Barnes 82 2007 9 Kamar Jorden 78 2011 10 Cole Magner 77 2004

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Freddie Barnes 22 2009 Kent State 2 Freddie Barnes 17 2009 Idaho Freddie Barnes 17 2009 Marshall 4 Roger Lewis 16 [16] 2014 Indiana 5 Freddie Barnes 15 2009 Troy Roger Lewis 15 [4] 2015 Maryland 7 Robert Redd 14 2002 Northern Illinois Corey Partridge 14 2007 Toledo Freddie Barnes 14 2009 Central Michigan Kamar Jorden 14 2010 Tulsa

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Charles Sharon 3,450 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 Freddie Barnes 3,290 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Scotty Miller 2,867 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Robert Redd 2,726 1998 1999 2001 2002 5 Ronnie Moore 2,704 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Stan Hunter 2,679 1982 1983 1984 1985 7 Roger Lewis 2,637 2014 2015 8 Mark Szlachcic 2,507 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Ronald Heard 2,491 1986 1987 1988 1989 10 Cole Magner 2,385 2001 2002 2003 2004

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Freddie Barnes 1,770 2009 2 Roger Lewis 1,544 2015 3 Harold Fannin Jr. 1,342 2024 4 Scotty Miller 1,148 2018 5 Cole Magner 1,138 2003 6 Kamar Jorden 1,109 2010 7 Stan Hunter 1,107 1983 8 Roger Lewis 1,093 2014 9 Kamar Jorden 1,089 2011 10 Charles Sharon 1,070 2004

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Freddie Barnes 278 2009 Kent State 2 Roger Lewis 261 [6] 2015 Memphis 3 Odieu Hiliare 246 [17] 2022 Toledo 4 Freddie Barnes 219 2009 Idaho 5 Robert Redd 215 2001 Marshall 6 Chris Gallon 213 [18] 2012 Kent State 7 Robert Redd 209 2002 Missouri 8 Scotty Miller 206 [19] 2018 Western Michigan 9 Kamar Jorden 203 [20] 2011 Kent State 10 Roger Lewis 201 [21] 2015 Buffalo

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Charles Sharon 34 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 Freddie Barnes 30 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Ronnie Redd 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Robert Redd 26 1998 1999 2001 2002 5 Steve Sanders 24 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Roger Lewis 23 2014 2015 Scotty Miller 23 2015 2016 2017 2018 8 Stan Hunter 21 1982 1983 1984 1985 9 Ronnie Moore 19 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Mark Szlachcic 18 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Freddie Barnes 19 2009 2 Roger Lewis 16 2015 3 Charles Sharon 15 2004 4 Steve Sanders 14 2005 5 Kamar Jorden 12 2011 6 Jim Ladd 11 1952 7 Ronnie Redd 10 1994 Cole Magner 10 2003 Charles Sharon 10 2003 Gehrig Dieter 10 2015 Scotty Miller 10 2016

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Jeff Groth 4 1978 Grand Valley State Eugene Cooper 4 [10] 2011 Morgan State

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[22]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Tyler Sheehan 10,465 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 Josh Harris 9,976 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Brian McClure 9,774 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 Matt Johnson 9,224 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Matt Schilz 7,794 2010 2011 2012 2013 6 Omar Jacobs 7,389 2003 2004 2005 7 Rich Dackin 6,527 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Mark Miller 6,329 1974 1975 1976 1977 9 Erik White 6,226 1989 1990 1991 1992 10 Matt McDonald 5,979 [3] 2020 2021 2022

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Matt Johnson 5,105 2015 2 Josh Harris 4,643 2003 3 Omar Jacobs 4,302 2004 4 Tyler Sheehan 4,043 2009 5 Matt Johnson 3,705 2013 6 Tyler Sheehan 3,461 2007 7 James Knapke 3,309 2014 8 Josh Harris 3,162 2002 9 Brian McClure 3,009 1983 10 Matt Schilz 2,964 2011

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Josh Harris 527 2003 Northern Illinois 2 Josh Harris 498 2001 Northwestern 3 Tyler Sheehan 492 2009 Kent State 4 Matt Johnson 486 [4] 2015 Maryland 5 Matt Johnson 484 [6] 2015 Memphis 6 Matt Johnson 475 [9] 2015 Kent State 7 Brian McClure 471 1985 Ohio 8 Omar Jacobs 462 2004 Central Michigan 9 Matt Johnson 460 [23] 2015 Purdue 10 James Knapke 459 [7] 2014 UMass

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns. ^[24]

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Josh Harris 98 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Tyler Sheehan 84 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Matt Johnson 82 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Omar Jacobs 78 2003 2004 2005 5 Brian McClure 67 1982 1983 1984 1985 6 Matt Schilz 55 2010 2011 2012 2013 7 Mark Miller 50 1974 1975 1976 1977 Ryan Henry 50 1992 1993 1994 1995 9 Jarret Doege 43 2017 2018 10 Erik White 43 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Matt Johnson 50 2015 2 Omar Jacobs 45 2004 3 Josh Harris 40 2003 4 Josh Harris 39 2002 5 Tyler Sheehan 31 2009 6 Matt Johnson 30 2013 7 Jarret Doege 29 2018 8 Matt Schilz 28 2011 9 Omar Jacobs 27 2005 Tyler Sheehan 27 2008

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Ryan Henry 6 1994 Ball State Matt Johnson 6 [9] 2015 Kent State Matt Johnson 6 [4] 2015 Maryland Matt McDonald 6 [14] 2022 Eastern Kentucky

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Martin Bayless 27 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Janssen Patton 18 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Dave Bielinski 14 1989 1990 1991 1992 4 Jac Tomasello 13 1978 1979 1981 1982

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Max Minnich 12 1948 2 Martin Bayless 10 1983 3 Martin Bayless 7 1981 Tony McCorvey 7 1988 Joe Bair 7 1992 Janssen Patton 7 2003 P. J. Mahone 7 2007

Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Jack Harbaugh 3 1959 Delaware Arch Tunnell 3 1960 Cal Poly Shawn Simms 3 1981 Toledo Jac Tomasello 3 1981 Kent State Martin Bayless 3 1983 Ball State Carlos Brooks 3 1992 Kent State Janssen Patton 3 2000 Kent State Janssen Patton 3 2003 Western Michigan Janssen Patton 3 2003 Northern Illinois

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Vince Palko 478 1991 1992 1993 1994 2 Kevin O'Neill 462 1994 1995 1996 1997 3 Troy Dawson 455 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 John Villapiano 439 1971 1972 1973 5 Kyle Kramer 399 1985 1986 1987 1988 6 Erik Johnson 382 1984 1985 1986 1987 7 Terry Wilson 379 1988 1989 1990 1991

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Richard Duetemeyer 163 1971 2 John Villapiano 160 1971 John Villapiano 160 1972 Mike Callesen 160 1977 5 Troy Dawson 157 1984

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Kevin O'Brien 31.0 1989 1990 1991 1992 2 Chris Jones 28.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Karl Brooks 26.5 [25] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 Diyral Briggs 26.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 Devon Parks 22.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 6 Brandon Hicks 20.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Mitch Crossley 18.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 8 Ryan Wingrave 15.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Kevin O'Neill 13.0 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Willie Gibson 13.0 1993 1994

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Kevin O'Brien 19.0 1992 2 Chris Jones 12.5 2012 3 Karl Brooks 10.0 [25] 2022 4 Diyral Briggs 9.5 2008 Cashius Howell 9.5 [26] 2023 6 Mitch Crossley 9.0 2003 Devon Parks 9.0 2006 8 Chris Jones 8.5 2011 9 Joe Foley 8.0 1986 Paul Harris 8.0 1991 Bryan Thomas 8.0 2014

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Tyler Tate 56 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Shaun Suisham 45 2001 2002 2003 2004 3 Brian Leaver 44 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Gehad Youssef 44 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Jason Zeller 43 1986 1987 1988 1989 6 Jason Strasser 39 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Nate Needham 35 [27] 2018 2019 2020 2021 8 Don Taylor 33 1972 1973 1974 1975

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Tyler Tate 23 2014 2 Brian Leaver 21 1994 3 Nate Needham 19 [27] 2021 4 Tyler Tate 18 2013 Jake Suder 18 2017 6 Gehad Youssef 16 1983 Jason Zeller 16 1989 Shaun Suisham 16 2003 9 Sinisa Vrvilo 15 2007 10 Shaun Suisham 14 2004

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Brian Leaver 5 1994 Kent State

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