Rutgers Scarlet Knights football statistical leaders

Ray Rice holds Rutgers career and single-season records in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 Scarlet Knights represent Rutgers University–New Brunswick in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.

Although Rutgers began competing in intercollegiate football in 1869, ^[1] records from before the 1940s are often incomplete and inconsistent, and are often not included in these lists. However, when available, as in the case of Homer Hazel, the players can appear on the lists.

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

• Since 1957, 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 Scarlet Knights have played in nine bowl games since then.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Mike Teel 9,383 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Gary Nova 9,258 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Ryan Hart 8,482 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Scott Erney 7,188 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Mike McMahon 6,608 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Ray Lucas 5,896 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Chas Dodd 4,079 2010 2011 2012 2013 8 Eric Hochberg 3,825 1982 1983 1984 1985 9 Bret Kosup 3,613 1974 1976 1977 10 Tom Tarver 3,607 1989 1990 1991

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Mike Teel 3,418 2008 2 Ryan Hart 3,154 2004 3 Mike Teel 3,147 2007 4 Gary Nova 2,851 2014 5 Ryan Hart 2,714 2003 6 Gary Nova 2,695 2012 7 Scott Erney 2,536 1989 8 Chris Laviano 2,247 2015 9 Tom Savage 2,211 2009 10 Mike McMahon 2,203 1998

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Teel 447 [3] 2008 Louisville 2 Scott Erney 436 1988 Vanderbilt 3 Gary Nova 404 [4] 2014 Michigan 4 Gary Nova 397 [5] 2012 Arkansas 5 Mike McMahon 386 1997 Army 6 Ryan Hart 384 [6] 2003 Pittsburgh Chris Laviano 384 [7] 2015 Indiana 8 Noah Vedral 381 [8] 2020 Michigan 9 Ray Lucas 374 1994 Virginia Tech Ryan Hart 374 [9] 2005 Arizona State [10]

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Gary Nova 73 2011 2012 2013 2014 2 Mike Teel 59 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Ryan Hart 52 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Ray Lucas 43 1992 1993 1994 1995 5 Scott Erney 41 1986 1987 1988 1989 Mike McMahon 41 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Frank Burns 30 1945 1946 1947 1948 8 Rich Policastro 29 1968 1969 9 Bret Kosup 25 1974 1976 1977 Bryan Fortay 25 1992 1993

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Mike Teel 25 2008 2 Gary Nova 22 2014 Gary Nova 22 2012 4 Mike Teel 20 2007 5 Mike McMahon 18 2000 Ryan Hart 18 2005 Gary Nova 18 2013 8 Ryan Hart 17 2004 9 Ray Lucas 16 1994 Ray Lucas 16 1995 Chris Laviano 16 2015

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Mike Teel 7 [3] 2008 Louisville 2 Mike Teel 6 [11] 2008 Pittsburgh 3 Rich Policastro 5 1969 Colgate Mike McMahon 5 2000 Villanova Gary Nova 5 [5] 2012 Arkansas Gary Nova 5 [12] 2013 Fresno State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ray Rice 4,926 2005 2006 2007 2 Terrell Willis 3,114 1993 1994 1995 3 J.J. Jennings 2,935 1971 1972 1973 4 Bruce Presley 2,792 1992 1993 1994 1995 5 Brian Leonard 2,775 2003 2004 2005 2006 6 Glen Kehler 2,567 1975 1976 1977 1978 7 Isiah Pacheco 2,442 [13] 2018 2019 2020 2021 8 Jacki Crooks 2,434 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Bryant Mitchell 2,286 1966 1967 1968 10 Albert Smith 2,269 1982 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ray Rice 2,012 2007 2 Ray Rice 1,794 2006 3 J.J. Jennings 1,353 1973 4 J.J. Jennings 1,262 1972 Kyle Monangai 1,262 [14] 2023 6 Terrell Willis 1,261 1993 7 Bryant Mitchell 1,204 1968 8 Curt Edwards 1,157 1975 9 Ray Rice 1,120 2005 10 Terrell Willis 1,080 1994

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Ray Rice 280 [15] 2007 Ball State [16] 2 Ray Rice 243 [17] 2007 Army 3 Terrell Willis 232 1994 Temple 4 J.J. Jennings 230 1973 UMass 5 Ray Rice 225 [18] 2006 Pittsburgh 6 Terrell Willis 221 1993 Army 7 Ray Rice 217 [19] 2005 Connecticut 8 J.J. Jennings 214 1972 Colgate 9 Terrell Willis 207 1995 Navy 10 Curt Edwards 205 1975 William & Mary

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Ray Rice 49 2005 2006 2007 2 J.J. Jennings 34 1971 1972 1973 3 Henry Benkert 32 1921 1922 1923 1924 4 Bill Austin 32 1956 1957 1958 5 Brian Leonard 32 2003 2004 2005 2006 6 Harvey Grimsley 28 1946 1947 1948 1949 7 Mike Fisher 26 1974 1975 1976 1977 8 Homer Hazel 23 1916 1923 1924 9 Albert Smith 23 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Bryant Mitchell 22 1966 1967 1968

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Ray Rice 24 2007 2 J.J. Jennings 21 1973 3 Ray Rice 19 2006 4 Howard Talman 16 1915 Henry Benkert 16 1924 6 Bill Austin 15 1958 7 Terrell Willis 13 1993 8 Frank Kelly 12 1917 9 Gavin Wimsatt 11 [20] 2023 10 Homer Hazel 10 1923 Bill Austin 10 1957

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Howard Talman 5 1915 Rensselaer J.J. Jennings 5 1973 Princeton 3 Bill Austin 4 1957 Richmond Curt Edwards 4 1975 Lafayette Terrell Willis 4 1993 Army Justise Hairston 4 [21] 2003 Navy Ray Rice 4 [15] 2008 Ball State [16] Isiah Pacheco 4 [22] 2019 UMass [16]

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Mohamed Sanu 210 2009 2010 2011 2 Brian Leonard 207 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Tres Moses 192 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Kenny Britt 178 2006 2007 2008 5 Marco Battaglia 171 1992 1993 1994 1995 6 Bo Melton 164 [23] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 7 Jim Guarantano 158 1989 1990 1991 1992 8 Chris Brantley 144 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 Clark Harris 143 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Tiquan Underwood 132 2005 2006 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Mohamed Sanu 115 2011 2 Kenny Britt 87 2008 3 Tres Moses 81 2004 4 Marco Battaglia 69 1995 5 Tiquan Underwood 65 2007 6 Jim Guarantano 62 1991 Kenny Britt 62 2007 8 Brian Leonard 61 2004 9 Marco Battaglia 58 1994 10 Jim Guarantano 56 1992 Chris Brantley 56 1993

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Mohamed Sanu 16 [24] 2011 Ohio 2 Jack Emmer 13 1966 Holy Cross Eric Young 13 1988 Vanderbilt Marco Battaglia 13 1995 Penn State Mohamed Sanu 13 [25] 2011 Army Mohamed Sanu 13 [26] 2011 North Carolina 7 Andrew Baker 12 1984 Boston College Andy Holland 12 1997 Pittsburgh Kenny Britt 12 [27] 2007 Louisville Kenny Britt 12 [28] 2008 West Virginia

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Kenny Britt 3,043 2006 2007 2008 2 Tres Moses 2,522 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 Leonte Carroo 2,373 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Andrew Baker 2,268 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Mohamed Sanu 2,263 2009 2010 2011 6 Tim Brown 2,257 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 Marco Battaglia 2,221 1992 1993 1994 1995 8 Jim Guarantano 2,065 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Clark Harris 2,015 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Bo Melton 2,011 [23] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Kenny Britt 1,371 2008 2 Kenny Britt 1,232 2007 3 Mohamed Sanu 1,206 2011 4 Tim Brown 1,150 2009 5 Tiquan Underwood 1,100 2007 6 Tres Moses 1,056 2004 7 Marco Battaglia 894 1995 8 Andrew Baker 857 1983 9 Mark Harrison 829 2010 10 Leonte Carroo 809 2015

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tiquan Underwood 248 [29] 2007 Buffalo 2 Mark Harrison 240 [30] 2010 Cincinnati 3 Jack Emmer 237 1966 Holy Cross 4 Brandon Coleman 223 [31] 2011 Connecticut 5 Andrew Baker 210 1983 Penn State 6 Kenny Britt 197 [32] 2008 Army 7 Mark Twitty 192 1974 Colgate 8 Shawn Tucker 186 [6] 2003 Pittsburgh 9 Marco Battaglia 184 1995 Penn State 10 Leonte Carroo 183 [33] 2015 Navy

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Leonte Carroo 29 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Brandon Coleman 20 2011 2012 2013 3 Tim Brown 18 2006 2007 2008 2009 Mark Harrison 18 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Chris Brantley 17 1990 1991 1992 1993 Kenny Britt 17 2006 2007 2008 7 Marco Battaglia 16 1992 1993 1994 1995 Tres Moses 16 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Tiquan Underwood 16 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Brian Leonard 13 2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Marco Battaglia 10 1995 Brandon Coleman 10 2012 Leonte Carroo 10 2014 Leonte Carroo 10 2015 5 Bob Simms 9 1958 Tim Brown 9 2009 Mark Harrison 9 2010 Leonte Carroo 9 2013 9 Reggie Funderburk 8 1994 Kenny Britt 8 2007

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Chris Brantley 4 1992 Virginia Tech Mark Harrison 4 [30] 2010 Cincinnati 3 Kenny Britt 3 [11] 2008 Pittsburgh Leonte Carroo 3 [12] 2013 Fresno State Leonte Carroo 3 [34] 2015 Norfolk State Leonte Carroo 3 [35] 2015 Michigan State Leonte Carroo 3 [7] 2015 Indiana

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[36]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Mike Teel 9,173 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Gary Nova 9,258 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Ryan Hart 8,149 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Scott Erney 7,320 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Mike McMahon 6,793 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Ray Lucas 6,643 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Ray Rice 4,926 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Chas Dodd 3,793 2010 2011 2012 2013 9 Eric Hochberg 3,731 1982 1983 1984 1985 10 Bret Kosup 3,670 1974 1976 1977

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Mike Teel 3,345 2008 2 Mike Teel 3,098 2007 3 Ryan Hart 3,061 2004 4 Scott Erney 2,675 1989 5 Gary Nova 2,651 2012 6 Ryan Hart 2,538 2003 7 Ray Lucas 2,456 1995 8 Mike McMahon 2,400 2000 9 Gavin Wimsatt 2,232 [20] 2023 10 Chris Laviano 2,209 2015

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Teel 447 [3] 2008 Louisville

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Gary Nova 77 2011 2012 2013 2014 2 Mike Teel 61 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Ray Lucas 58 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Ryan Hart 54 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Mike McMahon 49 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Ray Rice 49 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Scott Erney 47 1986 1987 1988 1989 8 Bill Austin 45 1956 1957 1958 9 Bret Kosup 36 1974 1974 1975 1976 10 J.J. Jennings 34 1971 1972 1973

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Mike Teel 27 2008 2 Gary Nova 25 2014 3 Ray Rice 24 2007 4 Ray Lucas 22 1995 Gary Nova 22 2012 6 J.J. Jennings 21 1973 Mike McMahon 21 2000 8 Mike Teel 20 2007 Gavin Wimsatt 20 [20] 2023 10 Ray Rice 19 2006 Gary Nova 19 2013

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Mike Teel 7 [3] 2008 Louisville

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 John Pollock 14 1965 1966 1967 1968 Ed Jones 14 1971 1972 1973 1974 Tony Pawlik 14 1972 1973 1974 4 Bill Austin 13 1956 1957 1958 5 Bob Davis 12 1975 1976 1977 Bill Houston 12 1981 1982 1983 7 Sam Chapman 11 1969 1970 1971 Malik Jackson 11 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 John Miller 10 1969 1970 Jim Testom 10 1974 1975 1976 Jim Hughes 10 1975 1976 1977 1978 Ron Girault 10 2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 John Pollock 9 1968 2 John Miller 8 1969 Tony Pawlik 8 1973 4 Bill Vigh 7 1947 Ed Jones 7 1974 6 Bill Austin 6 1958 Sam Chapman 6 1970 Bob Hynoski 6 1978 Bill Houston 6 1982 Bill Houston 6 1983

Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Sam Mudie 3 1961 Colgate John Pollock 3 1968 Colgate Larry Clymer 3 1970 Colgate Tony Pawlik 3 1973 Lafayette Malik Jackson 3 1992 Virginia Tech

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Tyronne Stowe 533 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Jim Dumont 448 1979 1981 1982 1983 3 Brian Sheridan 389 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 4 Khaseem Greene 387 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Courtney Greene 386 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Pat Udovich 363 1986 1987 1988 1989 7 Aaron Brady 354 1995 1996 1997 1998 8 Steve Longa 335 2013 2014 2015 9 Keith Woetzel 323 1980 1981 1982 10 Tim Blanchard 312 1975 1976 1977 1978

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Brian Sheridan 161 1997 2 Tyronne Stowe 157 1985 3 Jim Dumont 154 1983 4 Tyronne Stowe 150 1986 5 Khaseem Greene 141 2011 6 Pat Udovich 140 1989 7 Khaseem Greene 136 2012 8 Aaron Brady 136 1998 9 Jim Dumont 133 1982 10 Brian Sheridan 132 1995

Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Tyronne Stowe 27 1986 West Virginia

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Nate Toran 52.0 1973 1974 1975 1976 2 Dan Gray 29.0 1975 1976 1977 3 Dino Mangiero 26.0 1976 1977 1978 1979 Jamaal Westerman 26.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 Shawn Williams 21.0 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Ryan Neill 19.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 7 Raheem Orr 18.0 2001 2002 2003 8 Mike Pellowski 17.0 1968 1969 1970 Ed Steward 17.0 1977 1978 1979 1980 Ramel Meekins 17.0 2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Nate Toran 19.0 1974 2 Nate Toran 17.0 1976 3 Nate Toran 16.0 1975 4 Dino Mangiero 14.0 1979 5 Dan Gray 12.0 1975 Shawn Williams 12.0 1991 7 Dan Gray 10.0 1976 Ed Steward 10.0 1978 Val Barnaby 10.0 2005 Ryan Neill 10.0 2005

Single game Rank Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Mike Pellowski 4.0 1969 Lafayette 2 Ryan D'Imperio 3.0 2008 South Florida Mike Tverdov 3.0 [37] 2020 Maryland Olakunle Fatukasi 3.0 [38] 2021 Temple

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Jeremy Ito 80 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 San San Te 64 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Kennan Startzell 46 1976 1977 1978 1979 Kyle Federico 46 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Alex Falcinelli 38 1980 1981 1982 6 Tom Angstadt 36 1983 1984 1985 7 Carmen Sclafani 29 1987 1988 8 John Benestad 28 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 Doug Giesler 27 1986 1987 1988 1989 10 Ryan Sands 23 2001 2002 2003 2004

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Jeremy Ito 23 2007 2 Jeremy Ito 22 2006 3 Jeremy Ito 20 2005 San San Te 20 2011 5 Tom Angstadt 19 1984 6 San San Te 18 2009 7 Carmen Sclafani 17 1988 8 Kyle Federico 16 2014 9 Kennan Startzell 15 1978 Jeremy Ito 15 2004 Jai Patel 15 [39] 2023

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Tom Angstadt 5 1984 Cincinnati

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Jai Patel 83.3% [39] 2023 2 Valentino Ambrosio 77.8% [40] 2020 2021 3 Alex Falcinelli 77.6% 1980 1981 1982 4 Doug Giesler 77.1% 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Justin Davidovicz 76.9% [41] 2018 2019 2020 6 Jeremy Ito 72.1% 2004 2005 2006 2007 7 David Bonagura 71.4% [42] 2014 2015 2016 8 Kyle Federico 69.7% 2012 2013 2014 2015 9 Carmen Sclafani 69.0% 1987 1988 10 San San Te 66.7% 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Jai Patel 83.3% [39] 2023 2 Valentino Ambrosio 81.8% [40] 2020 3 Alex Falcinelli 80.0% 1982 4 Kennan Startzell 78.9% 1978 5 Kyle Federico 76.2% 2014 6 Jeremy Ito 75.9% 2006 7 Kyle Federico 75.0% 2007 Valentino Ambrosio 75.0% [40] 2021 9 Jeremy Ito 74.2% 2007 10 Jeremy Ito 74.1% 2005

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