UConn Huskies football statistical leaders

Donald Brown is Connecticut's all-time rushing leader.

The UConn Huskies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Connecticut Huskies 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 Huskies represent the University of Connecticut in the NCAA's American Athletic Conference.

Although Connecticut began competing in intercollegiate football in 1896, ^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1952. 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 1952, 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 Huskies have played in seven bowl games since then, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Dan Orlovsky 10,706 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Matt DeGennaro 9,288 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Shane Stafford 8,975 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Bryant Shirreffs 6,375 [3] 2015 2016 2017 5 Chandler Whitmer 5,082 2012 2013 2014 6 Ken Sweitzer 4,949 1978 1979 1980 1981 7 Peter Lane 4,179 1985 1986 8 Rick Robustelli 4,160 1968 1969 1970 9 Cornelius Benton 4,035 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 10 Zeke Rodgers 3,802 1992 1993 1994 1995

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Dan Orlovsky 3,485 2003 2 Dan Orlovsky 3,354 2004 3 Shane Stafford 2,814 1997 4 Cornelius Benton 2,701 1991 5 Chandler Whitmer 2,664 2012 6 Matt DeGennaro 2,633 1988 7 Dan Orlovsky 2,488 2002 8 Matt DeGennaro 2,472 1989 9 Tyler Lorenzen 2,367 2007 10 Shane Stafford 2,339 1998

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Casey Cochran 461 [4] 2013 Memphis 2 Dan Orlovsky 445 2004 Syracuse 3 Jack Zergiotis 418 [5] 2019 East Carolina 4 Brian Hoffmann 413 1998 Massachusetts 5 Bryant Shirreffs 408 [6] 2017 SMU 6 Cornelius Benton 406 1991 New Hampshire Bryant Shirreffs 406 [7] 2017 East Carolina 8 Cornelius Benton 402 1991 Yale 9 Dan Orlovsky 382 2001 Cincinnati Dan Orlovsky 382 2004 Murray State

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Dan Orlovsky 84 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Matt DeGennaro 73 1987 1988 1989 1990 Shane Stafford 73 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Ken Sweitzer 37 1978 1979 1980 1981 5 Rick Robustelli 31 1968 1969 1970 6 Bryant Shirreffs 30 [3] 2015 2016 2017 7 Chandler Whitmer 25 2012 2013 2014 8 Cornelius Benton 24 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Zeke Rodgers 24 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 Irv Panciera 20 1950 1951 1952 Joe Fagnano 20 [8] 2023 2024

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Dan Orlovsky 33 2003 2 Shane Stafford 23 1997 Dan Orlovsky 23 2004 4 Shane Stafford 22 1998 5 Matt DeGennaro 21 1990 6 Joe Fagnano 20 [8] 2024 7 Dan Orlovsky 19 2002 8 Matt DeGennaro 18 1987 Cornelius Benton 18 1991 10 Matt DeGennaro 17 1988 Matt DeGennaro 17 1989 Shane Stafford 17 1996

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Dan Orlovsky 5 2003 Akron Dan Orlovsky 5 2003 Army Dan Orlovsky 5 2004 Murray State Joe Fagnano 5 [9] 2024 Merrimack

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Donald Brown 3,800 2006 2007 2008 2 Terry Caulley 3,187 2002 2003 2005 2006 3 Jordan Todman 3,179 2008 2009 2010 4 Kevin Mensah (American footballer) 2,933 [10] 2017 2018 2019 2021 5 Lyle McCombs 2,681 2011 2012 2013 6 Wilbur Gilliard 2,624 1992 1993 1994 1995 7 Ed Long 2,515 1991 1992 1993 1994 8 Vinny Clements 2,327 1968 1969 1970 9 Cornell Brockington 2,198 2003 2004 2005 10 Jeff Gallaher 1,989 1985 1986 1987 1988

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Donald Brown 2,083 2008 2 Jordan Todman 1,695 2010 3 Tory Taylor 1,262 1995 4 Terry Caulley 1,247 2002 5 Eric Torkelson 1,233 1973 6 Cornell Brockington 1,218 2004 7 Jordan Todman 1,188 2009 8 Kevin Wesley 1,162 1989 9 Lyle McCombs 1,151 2011 10 Wilbur Gilliard 1,099 1993

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Nick Giaquinto 277 1976 Holy Cross 2 Vinny Clements 273 1969 Rhode Island 3 Kevin Wesley 272 1989 Massachusetts 4 Donald Brown 261 2009 Buffalo 5 Tory Taylor 256 1995 Boston University 6 Wilbur Gilliard 252 1993 Richmond 7 Gary DuBose 246 1984 Massachusetts 8 Terry Caulley 234 2003 Buffalo 9 Kevin Wesley 223 1989 Boston University 10 Jordan Todman 222 2010 Pittsburgh

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Wilbur Gilliard 34 1992 1993 1994 1995 2 Donald Brown 33 2006 2007 2008 3 Jordan Todman 31 2008 2009 2010 4 Terry Caulley 31 2002 2003 2005 2006 5 Taber Small 26 1999 2000 2001 6 Walt Trojanowski 25 1942 1945 1946 1949 Cornell Brockington 25 2003 2004 2005 8 Ed Long 24 1991 1992 1993 1994 9 Vinny Clements 23 1968 1969 1970 10 Arthur Williams 22 1925 1926 1927

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Walt Trojanowski 22 1945 2 Donald Brown 18 2008 3 Wilbur Gilliard 17 1993 4 Terry Caulley 15 2002 5 Arthur Williams 14 1926 Taber Small 14 1999 Jordan Todman 14 2009 Andre Dixon 14 2009 Jordan Todman 14 2010 10 Lenny King 12 1956

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Mark Didio 239 1988 1989 1990 1991 2 Alex Davis 200 1989 1990 1991 1992 3 Glenn Antrum 186 1985 1986 1987 1988 4 Noel Thomas 183 [11] 2013 2014 2015 2016 5 John Fitzsimmons 173 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 Geremy Davis 165 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 David Dunn 161 1985 1986 1987 8 Brian Kozlowski 159 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Carl Bond 145 1995 1996 1997 1998 10 Kashif Moore 126 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Noel Thomas 100 [11] 2016 2 Mark Didio 88 1991 3 Mark Didio 78 1990 4 Glenn Antrum 77 1988 5 Alex Davis 72 1991 6 Geremy Davis 71 2013 7 Keron Henry 67 2004 8 David Dunn 66 1987 9 Shaun Feldeisen 65 2003 10 Mark Didio 62 1989 Alex Davis 62 1990

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Geremy Davis 15 [4] 2013 Memphis 2 Keith Hugger 14 1981 Delaware Noel Thomas 14 [12] 2016 Syracuse 4 Vin Russell 13 1970 Holy Cross Mark Didio 13 1990 Rhode Island Alex Davis 13 1991 Rhode Island Alex Davis 13 1991 Delaware 8 Mark Didio 12 1991 Boston University Noel Thomas 12 [13] 2016 South Florida

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Mark Didio 3,535 1988 1989 1990 1991 2 John Fitzsimmons 2,841 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Carl Bond 2,770 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Alex Davis 2,567 1989 1990 1991 1992 5 Glenn Antrum 2,552 1985 1986 1987 1988 6 Geremy Davis 2,292 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 David Dunn 2,285 1985 1986 1987 8 Noel Thomas 2,235 [11] 2013 2014 2015 2016 9 Keith Hugger 1,961 1979 1980 1981 1982 10 Brian Kozlowski 1,788 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Mark Didio 1,354 1991 2 Noel Thomas 1,179 [11] 2016 3 Carl Bond 1,178 1997 4 Mark Didio 1,153 1990 5 Keith Hugger 1,145 1981 6 Glenn Antrum 1,130 1988 7 Geremy Davis 1,085 2013 8 Reggie Eccleston 1,081 1980 9 John Fitzsimmons 1,040 1998 10 Carl Bond 1,004 1998

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Keith Hugger 236 1981 Delaware 2 Reggie Eccleston 229 1980 Rhode Island Mark Didio 229 1991 Boston University 4 Dak Newton 222 1996 Villanova 5 Geremy Davis 207 [4] 2013 Memphis 6 Glenn Antrum 193 1988 Richmond 7 Vin Russell 186 1970 Holy Cross 8 Mark Didio 185 1991 Richmond 9 Mark Didio 182 1990 Rhode Island 10 Shakim Phillips 178 [14] 2013 Maryland

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Alex Davis 24 1989 1990 1991 1992 2 John Fitzsimmons 23 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Carl Bond 22 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Mark Didio 21 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 David Dunn 16 1985 1986 1987 6 Ken Miller 15 1978 1979 1980 1981 7 Glenn Antrum 14 1985 1986 1987 1988

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Carl Bond 11 1998 2 Mark Didio 10 1990 3 Reggie Eccleston 9 1980 Alex Davis 9 1990 Tory Taylor 9 1997 John Fitzsimmons 9 2000 O'Neil Wilson 9 2003

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Reggie Eccleston 4 1980 Rhode Island 2 Joe Bettencourt 3 1950 Ohio Wesleyan Mark Didio 3 1991 Boston University Dak Newton 3 1996 Villanova Skyler Bell 3 [15] 2024 Buffalo

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[16]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Dan Orlovsky 10,421 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Matt DeGennaro 9,269 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Shane Stafford 8,829 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Bryant Shirreffs 7,404 [3] 2015 2016 2017 5 Ken Sweitzer 6,126 1978 1979 1980 1981 6 Chandler Whitmer 4,849 2012 2013 2014 7 Cornelius Benton 4,089 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 8 Peter Lane 4,075 1985 1986 9 Tyler Lorenzen 3,848 2007 2008 10 Donald Brown 3,800 2006 2007 2008

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Dan Orlovsky 3,444 2003 2 Dan Orlovsky 3,313 2004 3 Cornelius Benton 2,758 1991 4 Shane Stafford 2,729 1997 5 Tyler Lorenzen 2,695 2007 6 Bryant Shirreffs 2,581 [3] 2015 7 Matt DeGennaro 2,681 1988 8 Ken Sweitzer 2,571 1981 9 Chandler Whitmer 2,503 2012 10 Bryant Shirreffs 2,487 [3] 2017

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Casey Cochran 466 [4] 2013 Memphis 2 Bryant Shirreffs 465 2015 USF 3 Brian Hoffmann 434 1998 Massachusetts 4 Cornelius Benton 433 1991 New Hampshire 5 Cornelius Benton 432 1991 Yale 6 Bryant Shirreffs 424 [7] 2017 East Carolina 7 Jack Zergiotis 418 [5] 2019 East Carolina 8 Dan Orlovsky 412 2004 Syracuse 9 Dan Orlovsky 398 2004 Murray State 10 Bryant Shirreffs 372 [6] 2017 SMU

Total touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Dan Orlovsky 90 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Matt DeGennaro 83 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Shane Stafford 73 1995 1996 1997 1998

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Dan Orlovsky 33 2003 2 Shane Stafford 23 1997 Dan Orlovsky 23 2002 Dan Orlovsky 23 2004 5 Walt Trojanowski 22 1945 Shane Stafford 22 1998 7 Matt DeGennaro 21 1987 Matt DeGennaro 21 1988 Matt DeGennaro 21 1990 Joe Fagnano 21 [8] 2024

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Matt Latham 18 1982 1983 1984 2 Lenny King 17 1955 1956 1957 Darrell Wilson 17 1976 1978 1979 1980 4 Ted Walton 14 1976 1977 1978 1979 Mark Chapman 14 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Robert Vaughn 13 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 Justin Perkins 12 2001 2002 2003 2004 8 Bob Warren 11 1969 1970 1971

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Lenny King 10 1955 2 Darrell Wilson 8 1980 Matt Latham 8 1983 Mark Chapman 8 1992 Jamar Summers 8 2015 6 Rich Fenton 7 1974 Robert Vaughn 7 2007

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Leo Pinsky 3 1944 Norwich Don Ross 3 1949 Rhode Island Rich Fenton 3 1973 New Hampshire Marty Bird 3 1974 New Hampshire Matt Latham 3 1984 Lehigh Darius Butler 3 2005 Army Andrew Adams 3 2014 UCF

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 John Dorsey 495 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Lawrence Wilson 449 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Jackson Mitchell 431 [17] 2020 2021 2022 2023 4 Troy Ashley 428 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Maurice Lloyd 412 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Mike Jansen 394 1985 1986 1987 7 Vernon Hargreaves 393 1981 1982 1983 8 Alfred Fincher 357 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Obi Melifonwu 351 [18] 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Paul Duckworth 344 1990 1991 1992 1993

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 John Dorsey 184 1983 2 Don Thompson 154 1974 John Dorsey 154 1982 4 Vernon Hargreaves 149 1982 5 John Dorsey 144 1981 6 Troy Ashley 140 1989 Alfred Fincher 140 2004 Lawrence Wilson 140 2009 Jackson Mitchell 140 [17] 2022 10 Mike Jansen 139 1986

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Jeff Thomas 24 1980 Massachusetts John Dorsey 24 1981 Rhode Island Troy Ashley 24 1989 Massachusetts 4 John Dorsey 23 1983 Rutgers 5 John Dorsey 22 1982 Colgate Paul Duckworth 22 1993 Towson State 7 Alfred Fincher 21 2004 West Virginia

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Trevardo Williams 30.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Mark Michaels 27.0 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 Cody Brown 24.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Uyi Osunde 22.5 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 Lindsey Witten 22.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 Rob Belcuore 21.5 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Steve Beal 19.0 1976 1977 1978 1979 Tyler King 19.0 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Paul Duckworth 17.0 1990 1991 1992 1993 10 Mike Rembish 16.0 1987 1988 1989 1990

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Steve Beal 13.0 1978 Mark Michaels 13.0 1984 3 Trevardo Williams 12.5 2011 4 Lindsey Witten 11.5 2009 5 Bruce Bourgoin 11.0 1993 Uyi Osunde 11.0 2003 Cody Brown 11.0 2008 8 Paul Mariano 10.0 1975 Mike Rembish 10.0 1990

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Dave Teggart 67 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Matt Nuzie 45 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Bobby Puyol 39 [19] 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 Domingos Carlos 36 1981 1982 1983 5 Tony Ciaravino 33 2006 2007 2008 6 Nick Sosik 31 1990 1991 1992 7 David DeArmas 30 1993 1994 1995 8 Marc Hickok 27 1999 2000 2001 2002

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Dave Teggart 25 2010 2 Tony Ciaravino 22 2007 Dave Teggart 22 2011 4 Matt Nuzie 20 2004 Chris Freeman 20 [20] 2024 6 David DeArmas 17 1995 7 Bobby Puyol 16 2015 8 Mark Carter 15 1986 9 Dave Teggart 14 2009 10 Dave Teggart 13 2008 Bobby Puyol 13 [19] 2016

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Domingos Carlos 4 1982 New Hampshire Mark Carter 4 1986 Northeastern Mark Carter 4 1986 New Hampshire David DeArmas 4 1995 Yale Matt Nuzie 4 2004 Toledo Dave Teggart 4 2008 Cincinnati Dave Teggart 4 2010 South Florida Dave Teggart 4 2011 Cincinnati Chris Freeman 4 [21] 2024 Buffalo

Field goal percentage

Career Rk Player FG% Years 1 Dave Teggart 90.5% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Chris Freeman 76.9% [20] 2024 3 Bobby Puyol 76.5% [19] 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 Tony Ciaravino 75.0% 2006 2007 2008 Noe Ruelas 75.0% [22] 2022 2023

Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Bobby Puyol 88.9% 2015 2 Dave Teggart 86.7% 2008 3 Tony Ciaravino 81.5% 2007 4 Dave Teggart 80.6% 2010

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