Nebraska Cornhuskers football statistical leaders

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football statistical leaders are the individual statistical leaders of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program in various categories, ^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. The Cornhuskers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten.

Although Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, ^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1956. Records before this are often incomplete and inconsistent, and are generally not included. These lists are dominated by recent players for several reasons, including college football's progressively increasing season length, an NCAA statute forbidding freshmen from playing varsity football that was in place until 1972, and the exclusion of bowl game statistics in official records prior to 2002. ^[2] For consistency, statistics from bowl games prior to 2002 are not included in these lists.

Rushing

Yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Mike Rozier 4,780 1981–1983 2 Ameer Abdullah 4,588 2011–2014 3 Ahman Green 3,880 1995–1997 4 Eric Crouch 3,434 1998–2001 5 Roy Helu 3,404 2007–2010 6 Rex Burkhead 3,329 2009–2012 7 Calvin Jones 3,153 1991–1993 8 Ken Clark 3,037 1987–1989 9 Taylor Martinez 2,975 2010–2013 10 I. M. Hipp 2,814 1977–1979

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Mike Rozier 2,148 1983 2 Ahman Green 1,877 1997 3 Lawrence Phillips 1,722 1994 4 Ameer Abdullah 1,690 2013 5 Mike Rozier 1,689 1982 6 Ameer Abdullah 1,611 2014 7 Ken Clark 1,497 1988 8 Jammal Lord 1,412 2002 9 Rex Burkhead 1,357 2011 10 Bobby Reynolds 1,342 1950

Game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Roy Helu 307 2010 Missouri 2 Calvin Jones 294 1991 Kansas 3 Mike Rozier 285 1983 Kansas 4 Ken Clark 256 1988 Oklahoma State 5 Rick Berns 255 1978 Missouri 6 I. M. Hipp 254 1977 Indiana 7 Mike Rozier 251 1982 Oklahoma State 8 Keith Jones 248 1987 Colorado 9 Taylor Martinez 241 2010 Kansas State 10 Keith Jones 240 1987 Iowa State

Touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Eric Crouch 59 1998–2001 2 Mike Rozier 49 1981–1983 3 Ahman Green 42 1995–1997 4 Calvin Jones 40 1991–1993 5 Ameer Abdullah 39 2011–2014 6 Tommie Frazier 36 1992–1995 7 Adrian Martinez 35 2018–2021 8 Keith Jones 32 1984–1997 Steve Taylor 1985–1988 10 Taylor Martinez 31 2010–2013

Season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Mike Rozier 29 1983 2 Ahman Green 22 1997 3 Eric Crouch 20 2000 4 Bobby Reynolds 19 1950 Scott Frost 1997 Ameer Abdullah 2014 7 Eric Crouch 18 2001 8 Jeff Kinney 16 1971 Lawrence Phillips 1994 Eric Crouch 1999

Game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Calvin Jones 6 1991 Kansas 2 Rick Berns 4 1976 Hawaii Mike Rozier 1982 Oklahoma State 1983 Iowa State Kansas Lawrence Phillips 1995 Michigan State Taylor Martinez 2010 Kansas State Ameer Abdullah 2014 Northwestern 9 Many tied 3

Passing

Yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 8,871 2013–2016 2 Adrian Martinez 8,491 2018–2021 3 Taylor Martinez 7,258 2010–2013 4 Zac Taylor 5,850 2005, 2006 5 Joe Ganz 5,125 2006–2008 6 David Humm 5,035 1972–1974 7 Jerry Tagge 4,704 1969–1971 8 Eric Crouch 4,481 1998–2001 9 Tommie Frazier 3,521 1992–1995 10 Turner Gill 3,317 1980–1983

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Joe Ganz 3,568 2008 2 Zac Taylor 3,197 2006 3 Tanner Lee 3,143 2017 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 3,030 2015 5 Taylor Martinez 2,871 2012 6 Adrian Martinez 2,863 2021 7 Dylan Raiola 2,819 [3] 2024 8 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 2,695 2014 9 Zac Taylor 2,653 2005 10 Adrian Martinez 2,617 2018

Game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Joe Ganz 510 2007 Kansas State 2 484 Colorado 3 Sam Keller 438 Ball State 4 Zac Taylor 431 2005 Iowa State Tanner Lee 2017 Purdue 6 Ryker Fyfe 407 2015 Purdue 7 Joe Ganz 405 2007 Kansas 8 Tanner Lee 399 2017 Penn State 9 Zac Taylor 395 2006 Kansas 10 392 2005 Colorado

Touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 67 2013–2016 2 Taylor Martinez 56 2010–2013 3 Zac Taylor 45 2005, 2006 Adrian Martinez 2018–2021 5 Joe Ganz 44 2006–2008 6 Tommie Frazier 43 1992–1995 7 David Humm 41 1972–1974 8 Turner Gill 34 1980–1983 9 Jerry Tagge 32 1969–1971 Vince Ferragamo 1975, 1976

Season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Zac Taylor 26 2006 2 Joe Ganz 25 2008 3 Taylor Martinez 23 2012 Tanner Lee 2017 5 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 22 2014 2015 7 Vince Ferragamo 20 1976 8 Gerry Gdowski 19 1989 Zac Taylor 2005 10 Six tied 18

Game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Joe Ganz 7 2007 Kansas State 2 Steve Taylor 5 1987 UCLA Eric Crouch 2000 Iowa Joe Dailey 2004 Baylor Taylor Martinez 2010 Oklahoma State 6 Many tied 4

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Stanley Morgan Jr. 189 2015–2018 2 Kenny Bell 181 2011–2014 3 J. D. Spielman 170 2017–2019 4 Jordan Westerkamp 167 2013–2016 5 Nate Swift 166 2005–2008 6 Johnny Rodgers 143 1970–1972 7 Terrence Nunn 136 2004–2007 8 Marlon Lucky 135 2005–2008 9 Quincy Enunwa 115 2010–2013 10 Todd Peterson 108 2005–2008

Season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Marlon Lucky 75 2007 2 Trey Palmer 71 2022 3 Stanley Morgan Jr. 70 2018 4 J. D. Spielman 66 5 Jordan Westerkamp 65 2015 6 Nate Swift 63 2008 7 Todd Petersen 62 8 Stanley Morgan Jr. 61 2017 9 Maurice Purify 57 2007 10 Two tied 55

Game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Dennis Richnafsky 14 1967 Kansas State 2 Marlon Lucky 13 2007 Texas A&M 3 11 Ball State Maurice Purify Colorado Nate Swift 2008 Baylor Jordan Westerkamp 2015 Southern Miss J. D. Spielman 2017 Ohio State 8 Five tied 10

Yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Stanley Morgan Jr. 2,747 2015–2018 2 Kenny Bell 2,689 2011–2014 3 J. D. Spielman 2,546 2017–2019 4 Johnny Rodgers 2,479 1970–1972 5 Nate Swift 2,476 2005–2008 6 Jordan Westerkamp 2,474 2013–2016 7 Terrence Nunn 1,762 2004–2007 8 Todd Peterson 1,602 2005–2008 9 Niles Paul 1,532 2007–2010 10 Quincy Enunwa 1,526 2010–2013

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Trey Palmer 1,043 2022 2 Stanley Morgan Jr. 1,004 2018 3 986 2017 4 Johnny Rodgers 942 1972 5 Nate Swift 941 2008 6 Jordan Westerkamp 918 2015 7 J. D. Spielman 898 2019 Samori Toure 2021 9 Johnny Rodgers 872 1971 10 Kenny Bell 863 2012

Game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Trey Palmer 237 2022 Purdue 2 J. D. Spielman 209 2018 Wisconsin 3 200 2017 Ohio State 4 Stanley Morgan Jr. 185 Penn State 5 Matt Davison 167 1998 Texas A&M 6 Chuck Malito 166 1976 Hawaii 7 Trey Palmer 165 2022 Iowa 8 Guy Ingles 163 1969 Oklahoma State Stanley Morgan Jr. 2018 Minnesota 10 J. D. Spielman 160 2019 Illinois

Touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Johnny Rodgers 25 1970–1972 2 Nate Swift 22 2005–2008 Stanley Morgan Jr. 2015–2018 4 Kenny Bell 21 2011–2014 5 Clarence Swanson 18 1919–1921 Jordan Westerkamp 2013–2016 7 Maurice Purify 16 2006, 2007 8 Jon Bostick 15 1989–1991 Quincy Enunwa 2010–2013 J. D. Spielman 2017–2019

Season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Quincy Enunwa 12 2013 2 Johnny Rodgers 11 1971 3 Nate Swift 10 2008 Stanley Morgan Jr. 2017 5 Clarence Swanson 9 1921 Maurice Purify 2007 Trey Palmer 2022 8 Six tied 8

Game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Clarence Swanson 3 1921 Colorado Agricultural Johnny Rodgers 1971 Minnesota Frosty Anderson 1973 Minnesota Don Westbrook 1974 Kansas Tom Banderas 1987 Missouri Tracey Wistrom 2000 Iowa Maurice Purify 2007 Kansas Frantz Hardy Kansas State Maurice Purify Colorado Brandon Kinnie 2010 Oklahoma State

Total offense

Total offense (for an individual player) is the sum of passing, rushing, and receiving yards. ^[4]

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Adrian Martinez 10,792 2018–2021 2 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 10,690 2013–2016 3 Taylor Martinez 10,233 2010–2013 4 Eric Crouch 7,915 1998–2001 5 Zac Taylor 5,777 2005–2006 6 Tommie Frazier 5,476 1992–1995 7 Joe Ganz 5,466 2006–2008 8 Jammal Lord 5,421 2000–2003 9 Jerry Tagge 5,283 1969–1971 10 David Humm 5,027 1972–1974

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Taylor Martinez 3,890 2012 2 Joe Ganz 3,826 2008 3 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 3,430 2015 4 3,400 2014 5 Adrian Martinez 3,388 2021 6 3,246 2018 7 Zac Taylor 3,165 2006 8 Tanner Lee 3,046 2017 9 Taylor Martinez 2,963 2011 10 Jammal Lord 2,774 2002

Game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Joe Ganz 528 2007 Kansas State 2 521 Colorado 3 Adrian Martinez 446 2019 Illinois 4 441 2018 Wisconsin 5 Taylor Martinez 435 2010 Oklahoma State 6 Zac Taylor 433 2005 Iowa State 7 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 431 2015 Southern Miss 8 Sam Keller 423 2007 Ball State 9 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 422 2014 USC 10 Joe Ganz 416 2007 Kansas

All-purpose yards

All-purpose yardage is the sum of rushing, receiving, kick return, and punt return yardage.

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ameer Abdullah 7,186 2011–2014 2 Johnny Rodgers 5,586 1970–1972 3 Mike Rozier 5,445 1981–1983 4 Ahman Green 4,280 1995–1997 5 Marlon Lucky 4,214 2005–2008 6 Niles Paul 4,122 2007–2010 7 Kenny Bell 4,075 2011–2014 8 Rex Burkhead 3,953 2009–2012 9 Roy Helu 3,905 2007–2010 10 J. D. Spielman 3,725 2017–2019

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Mike Rozier 2,486 1983 2 Ameer Abdullah 2,272 2014 3 Johnny Rodgers 2,011 1972 4 Ameer Abdullah 1,999 2013 5 Johnny Rodgers 1,983 1971 6 Ahman Green 1,982 1997 7 Lawrence Phillips 1,894 1994 8 Ameer Abdullah 1,884 2012 9 Mike Rozier 1,790 1982 10 Marlon Lucky 1,743 2007

Game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Ameer Abdullah 341 2014 Rutgers 2 Roy Helu 321 2010 Missouri 3 Ameer Abdullah 313 2014 Miami (FL) 4 Calvin Jones 298 1991 Kansas 5 Trey Palmer 297 2022 Purdue 6 J. D. Spielman 291 2017 Minnesota 7 Rick Berns 289 1978 Missouri 8 Mike Rozier 285 1983 Kansas 9 I. M. Hipp 284 1977 Indiana 10 Jeff Smith 273 1984 Minnesota

Scoring

Career Rank Player Points Years 1 Alex Henery 397 2007–2010 2 Kris Brown 388 1995–1998 3 Eric Crouch 368 1998–2001 4 Drew Brown 355 2014–2017 5 Josh Brown 315 1999–2002 6 Mike Rozier 312 1981–1983 7 Ameer Abdullah 288 2011–2014 8 Ahman Green 270 1995–1997 9 Johnny Rodgers 264 1970–1972 10 Calvin Jones 252 1991–1993

Season Rank Player Points Year 1 Mike Rozier 174 1983 2 Bobby Reynolds 157 1950 3 Ahman Green 132 1997 Ameer Abdullah 2014 5 Eric Crouch 120 2000 6 Brett Maher 119 2012 7 Kris Brown 116 1997 Eric Crouch 2001 9 Scott Frost 114 1997 10 Alex Henery 110 Twice

Defense

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Barrett Ruud 432 2001–2004 2 Jerry Murtaugh 342 1968–1970 3 Luke Reimer 293 2019–2023 4 Mike Brown 287 1996–1999 5 Lavonte David 285 2010, 2011 6 Dedrick Young 284 2015–2018 7 Lee Kunz 276 1976–1978 8 Clete Pillen 273 1974–1976 Nathan Gerry 2013–2016 10 Steve Damkroger 269 1979–1982

Season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Lavonte David 152 2010 2 Barrett Ruud 149 2003 3 143 2004 4 Lee Kunz 141 1977 5 Lavonte David 133 2011 6 Jerry Murtaugh 132 1970 7 Clete Pillen 129 1976 8 Demorrio Williams 128 2003 9 Clete Pillen 125 1975 Mike Knox 1983

Game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Clete Pillen 30 1976 Oklahoma State 2 27 1975 Oklahoma 3 Jerry Murtaugh 25 1970 USC 4 Lee Kunz 23 1977 Oklahoma 5 Rich Glover 22 1971 Oklahoma 6 Ken Geddes 20 1968 Missouri 7 Eight tied 19

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Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Trev Alberts 29.5 1991–1993 2 Grant Wistrom 26.5 1994–1997 3 Jim Skow 26.0 1983–1985 4 Danny Noonan 24.0 1984–1986 Ndamukong Suh 2005–2009 6 Broderick Thomas 22.5 1985–1988 7 Adam Carriker 20.5 2003–2006 8 Jared Crick 20.0 2008–2011 9 Randy Gregory 17.5 2013, 2014 10 Barry Turner 17.0 2005–2009

Season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Jim Skow 15.0 1985 Trev Alberts 1993 3 Danny Noonan 12.0 1986 Ndamukong Suh 2009 5 Danny Noonan 11.0 1985 Broderick Thomas 1986 Kenny Walker 1990 Demorrio Williams 2003 9 Randy Gregory 10.5 2013 10 Five tied 10.0

Game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Jared Crick 5.0 2009 Baylor 2 Ndamukong Suh 4.5 Texas 3 Jim Skow 4.0 1985 Missouri Danny Noonan 1986 Florida State Kenny Walker 1990 Oregon State Trev Alberts 1993 Texas Tech Mike Rucker 1996 Texas Tech

Tackles for loss

Career Rank Player TFL Years 1 Grant Wistrom 58.5 1994–1997 2 Ndamukong Suh 57 2005–2009 3 Barrett Ruud 50 2001–2004 4 Trev Alberts 45 1990–1993 5 Jim Skow 44 1982–1985 6 Willie Harper 41 1970–1972 Adam Carriker 2003–2006 8 Kerry Weinmaster 39 1976–1979 Broderick Thomas 1985–1988 10 Two tied 38

Season Rank Player TFL Year 1 Jim Skow 25 1985 2 Ndamukong Suh 24 2009 3 Corey McKeon 22 2005 4 Derrie Nelson 21 1980 Kenny Walker 1990 Trev Alberts 1993 Demorrio Williams 2003 8 Grant Wistrom 20 1996 9 Ndamukong Suh 19 2008 Randy Gregory 2013

Interceptions

Career Rank Player INTs Years 1 Dana Stephenson 14 1967–1969 2 Josh Bullocks 13 2002–2004 Nathan Gerry 2013–2016 4 Bret Clark 12 1982–1984 5 Tom Novak 11 1946–1949 Larry Wachholtz 1964–1966 Tyrone Byrd 1989–1992 Ralph Brown 1996–1999 Fabian Washington 2002–2004 10 Two tied 10

Season Rank Player INTs Year 1 Josh Bullocks 10 2003 2 Larry Wachholtz 7 1966 Dana Stephenson 1969 Bill Kosch 1970 5 Dave Mason 6 1971 Kenny Wilhite 1991 Matt O'Hanlon 2009 8 Sixteen tied 5

Pass breakups

Career Rank Player PBUs Years 1 Ralph Brown 50 1996–1999 2 Keyuo Craver 41 1998–2001 DeJuan Groce 1999–2002 4 Erwin Swiney 38 1997–2001 Fabian Washington 2002–2004 6 Cortney Grixby 32 2004–2007 7 Prince Amukamara 27 2007–2010 Joshua Kalu 2014-2017 Dicaprio Bootle 2017–2020 10 Josh Mitchell 25 2011–2014

Season Rank Player PBUs Year 1 DeJuan Groce 17 2000 2 Ralph Brown 15 1999 Fabian Washington 2004 Dicaprio Bootle 2018 5 Ralph Brown 14 1998 DeJuan Groce 2001 Zack Bowman 2005 8 Seven tied 13

Game Rank Player PBUs Year Opponent 1 Ralph Brown 7 1996 Colorado 2 Fabian Washington 6 2004 Kansas 3 Joe Blahak 5 1972 Oklahoma State DeJuan Groce 2000 Iowa State 2001 Missouri Erwin Swiney Baylor Kellen Huston 2004 Pittsburgh Zack Bowman 2005 Michigan Stanley Jean-Baptiste 2012 Northwestern Dicaprio Bootle 2018 Michigan

Special teams

Kicking

Career pct. (min. two seasons) Rank Player Pct. Years 1 Alex Henery 0.895 2007–2010 2 Jordan Congdon 0.800 2005, 2006 3 Brett Maher 0.780 2009–2012 4 Drew Brown 0.776 2014–2017 5 Gregg Barrios 0.743 1986–1990 6 Kris Brown 0.740 1995–1998 7 Connor Culp 0.704 2020, 2021 8 Josh Brown 0.694 1999–2002 9 Dale Klein 0.659 1984–1986 10 Billy Todd 0.622 1977, 1978

Season pct. (min. ten att.) Rank Player Pct. Year 1 Alex Henery 0.947 2010 2 Pat Smith 0.923 2013 3 Connor Culp 0.867 2020 4 Kris Brown 0.857 1997 Alex Henery 2008 2009 Drew Brown 2016 2017 9 Jordan Congdon 0.826 2005 Brett Maher 2011

Longest field goal Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Alex Henery 57 2008 Colorado 2 Paul Rogers 55 1969 Kansas Billy Todd 1977 Kansas Chris Drennan 1989 Northern Illinois Tristan Alvano 2023 Purdue 6 Rich Sanger 54 1972 Texas A&M Brett Maher 2012 UCLA John Hohl [5] 2024 Ohio State 9 Alex Henery 53 2010 Oklahoma 10 Four tied 52

Punting

Career avg. (min. fifty punts) Rank Player Avg. Years 1 Dan Hadenfeldt 44.5 1997–2000 2 Sam Koch 44.0 2002–2005 3 Kyle Larson 43.7 2001–2003 4 Brett Maher 43.2 2011, 2012 5 Brian Buschini 43.1 [6] 2022–2024 6 Sam Foltz 42.6 2013–2015 7 William Przystup 42.5 2019–2021 8 Alex Henery 42.2 2007–2010 9 Jesse Kosch 41.9 1994–1997 10 Isaac Armstrong 41.8 2018, 2019

Season avg. (min. thirty punts) Rank Player Avg. Year 1 Sam Koch 46.5 2005 2 Kyle Larson 45.1 2003 3 Dan Hadenfeldt 45.0 1999 4 Bill Lafleur 44.9 1998 5 Jesse Kosch 44.7 1996 Brian Buschini 44.7 [6] 2024 7 Brett Maher 44.5 2011 8 Sam Foltz 44.2 2015 9 Brian Buschini 44.0 [6] 2022 10 Dan Hadenfeldt 43.8 2000

Longest punt Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Stigge 87 1992 Oklahoma State 2 Sam Koch 84 2005 Pittsburgh William Przystup 2021 Northwestern 4 Kyle Larson 80 2003 Texas 5 Sam Koch 76 2005 Wake Forest Alex Henery 2009 Virginia Tech 7 Jesse Kosch 74 1995 Arizona State 8 Darin Erstad 73 1994 Oklahoma Dan Hadenfeldt 1999 California Isaac Armstrong 2018 Bethune–Cookman

Kick returns

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Josh Davis 2,265 2000–2003 2 Niles Paul 1,887 2007–2010 3 Ameer Abdullah 1,592 2011–2014 4 Tyrone Hughes 1,443 1989–1992 5 Kenny Bell 1,277 2011–2014 6 Joe Walker 1,159 1997–2000 7 Dana Brinson 1,154 1985–1988 8 Cortney Grixby 1,094 2004–2007 9 Johnny Rodgers 847 1970–1972 10 J. D. Spielman 835 2017–2019

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Cortney Grixby 1,094 2007 2 Josh Davis 994 2002 3 Niles Paul 969 2008 4 Ameer Abdullah 763 2011 5 Josh Davis 675 2001 6 J. D. Spielman 669 2017 7 Kenny Bell 609 2013 8 Josh Davis 596 2003 9 Tyrone Hughes 523 1990 10 Dana Brinson 510 1988

Longest kick return Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Owen Frank 105 1911 Kansas State 2 Ron Clark 100 1949 Kansas State Niles Paul 2010 Oklahoma State Ameer Abdullah 2011 Fresno State 5 Tyrone Hughes 99 1990 Kansas State Joe Walker 1998 Louisiana Tech Kenny Bell 2013 Penn State J. D. Spielman 2017 Arkansas State 9 Johnny Rodgers 98 1971 Texas A&M Keith Jones 1985 Kansas

Punt returns

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Johnny Rodgers 1,515 1970–1972 2 DeJuan Groce 1,218 1999–2002 3 De'Mornay Pierson-El 904 2014–2017 4 Bobby Newcombe 829 1997–2000 5 Tyrone Hughes 817 1989–1992 6 Larry Wachholtz 788 1964–1966 7 Dana Brinson 767 1985–1988 8 Irving Fryar 708 1981–1983 9 Jeff Smith 665 1981–1984 10 Joe Walker 653 1997–2000

Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 DeJuan Groce 732 2002 2 Johnny Rodgers 618 1972 3 De'Mornay Pierson-El 596 2014 4 Johnny Rodgers 548 1971 5 DeJuan Groce 469 2001 6 Larry Wachholtz 452 1965 7 Niles Paul 407 2009 8 Johnny Rodgers 349 1970 9 Cortney Grixby 333 2005 10 Dana Brinson 330 1986

Longest punt return Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Eric Hagg 95 2010 Texas 2 Bobby Newcombe 94 2000 Missouri 3 Johnny Rodgers 92 1971 Oklahoma State 4 DeJuan Groce 89 2002 Missouri 5 Nate Swift 88 2008 Virginia Tech 6 Dave Butterfield 87 1976 TCU 7 De'Mornay Pierson-El 86 2014 Fresno State 8 Pat Fischer 84 1960 Oklahoma State 9 DeJuan Groce 83 2002 Troy State 10 Three tied 82

Notes

1. Tackles includes the total of solo and assisted tackles

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