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ILLINOIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
Year by Year Record Year W L T 1890 1 2 0 1891 6 0 0 1892 1 0 0 1893 0 2 0 1894 7 1 0 1895 2 3 0 1896 0 5 0 1897 No Football 1898 No Football 1899 4 5 0 1900 4 3 1 1901 4 5 0 1902 3 3 1 1903 6 2 0 1904 3 4 1 1905 3 5 1 1906 4 1 2 1907 1 3 0 1908 1 4 2 1909 3 3 1 1910 0 6 0 1911 2 4 0 1912 4 4 0 1913 5 1 0 1914 4 4 0 1915 7 0 0 1916 8 1 0 1917 0 4 1 1918 No Football 1919 5 2 0 1920 4 3 0 1921 5 3 0 1922 3 3 1 1923 3 4 1 1924 5 4 0 1925 3 4 3 1926 6 2 0 1927 3 4 1 1928 4 5 0 1929 4 4 0 1930 0 8 0 1931 2 5 2 1932 3 4 0 1933 4 2 1 1934 6 1 0 1935 5 3 0 1936 4 3 1 1937 7 2 0
Year W L T 1938 4 4 0 1939 6 1 1 1940 4 4 0 1941 3 4 2 1942 3 4 1 1943 No Football 1944 No Football 1945 No Football 1946 2 5 1 1947 0 9 0 1948 5 4 0 1949 4 3 1 1950 3 5 0 1951 4 3 0 1952 2 5 0 1953 2 6 0 1954 2 5 0 1955 4 1 1 1956 2 5 0 1957 3 4 0 1958 3 5 0 1959 3 2 2 1960 5 3 0 1961 2 4 2 1962 6 2 0 1963 5 3 0 1964 4 4 0 1965 6 2 0 1966 4 4 0 1967 1 6 1 1968 2 4 2 1969 5 2 1 1970 3 5 0 1971 5 3 0 1972 1 8 0 1973 2 7 0 1974 4 4 0 1975 3 6 0 1976 4 4 1 1977 7 1 0 1978 8 1 0 1979 8 1 0 1980 3 6 0 1981 7 2 0 1982 3 6 0 1983 3 6 0 1984 1 8 0 1985 1 8 0 1986 1 8 0
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Year W L T 1987 1 8 0 1988 4 5 0 1989 6 3 0 1990 4 5 0 1991 2 7 0 1992 5 4 0 1993 3 5 0 1994 5 4 0 1995 2 7 0 1996 3 6 0 1997 1 8 0 1998 0 10 0 1999 2 8 0 2000 6 4 0 2001 6 4 0 2002 3 7 0 2003 6 4 0 2004 6 4 0 2005 3 7 0 2006 6 4 0 2007 4 6 0 2008 4 6 0 2009 5 5 0 2010 5 5 0 2011 9 2 0 2012 8 2 0 2013 8 2 0 2014 7 3 0 2015 5 5 0 2016 6 4 0 2017 5 5 0 Total 462 497 36
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All Time Series Record vs Opponent Opponent W L T Alma 0 2 0 Alumni 1 0 0 Atzlan Mexico 1 0 0 Augsburg 2 0 0 Augustana 1 8 0 Aurora 2 0 0 Beloit 15 9 0 Benedictine 4 4 0 Blackburn 14 1 0 Bradley 3 10 0 Capital City Cyling 2 0 0 Carroll 7 12 0 Carthage 23 12 4 Central Methodist 10 14 0 Centre 2 1 0 Chicago 3 3 0 Christian Brothers 0 4 0 City Team 1 0 0 Coe 0 15 0 Concordia 10 6 0 Cornell 4 17 0 Culver-Stockton 11 15 2 Deaf School 3 3 1 Detroit Tech 0 1 0 Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 Elmhurst 7 4 0 Eureka 31 21 3 Ferris State 0 1 0 Gem City 3 5 0 Grinnell 21 14 0 Hanover 5 1 0 Havana HS 1 0 0 Hillsdale 0 2 0 Illinois State 15 3 1 Illinois Wesleyan 11 19 7 Indianapolis 1 0 0 Iowa Wesleyan 8 7 1 Jacksonville HS 1 0 0 Kalamazoo 0 4 0 Keokuk HS 2 0 0 Knox 30 24 2 Lake Forest 15 17 0 Lakeland 0 1 0 Lawrence 16 5 0 Lincoln 14 2 1 Lombard 4 4 0 Macalester 1 2 0 Marion-Sims 0 1 0
Opponent W L T McKendree 10 0 0 Millikin 9 29 2 Milton 0 2 0 Monmouth 14 40 2 North Central 5 4 0 Northeastern Ill. 1 1 0 Northern Illinois 0 2 0 Olivet 0 1 0 Olivet Nazarene 0 2 0 Parsons 3 3 0 Pastime Athletic 1 0 0 Peoria Club 1 0 0 Pittsfield Athletic 1 1 0 Principia 29 18 2 Quincy 3 0 1 Quincy HS 1 0 0 Rhodes 0 2 0 Ripon 8 14 0 Rose-Hulman 11 19 1 Scott Air Force Base 1 0 0 Second Team 3 0 0 Shurtleff 12 11 2 Simpson 1 3 0 South Dakota 0 1 0 Southeast Missouri St. 1 0 0 Southern Illinois 1 1 0 Southwestern 1 2 0 Springfield HS 1 0 0 Springfield YMCA 0 1 0 St. Ambrose 6 1 0 St. Louis 0 4 0 St. Norbert 4 19 0 St. Viator 0 3 0 Truman State 0 1 0 U. of Illinois 0 1 0 U. of Illinois-Chicago 9 5 0 U. of South 1 2 0 Virginia HS 1 0 0 Wabash 1 4 0 Washington U. 2 9 0 Western Illinois 2 4 1 Western Michigan 0 3 0 Westminster 0 3 0 Wheaton 3 3 2 Whipple Academy 1 0 0 William Penn 7 3 0 William & Vashti 0 1 1 Winchester HS 3 0 0
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Single Game Records Passing Attempts 74; Mitch Niekamp vs. St. Norbert, 2008
Interceptions 4; Bob Scheller, 1948
Completions 44: Derek Leonard vs. St. Norbert, 2001
Tackles 24; Brian Short vs. Knox, 2004
Yards 653; Brady Huber at Cornell, 2015
Special Teams Kick Returns (Longest Return) 100; Tony Banks vs. North Central, 1951 100; Ray Watts vs. Eureka College, 1949
Touchdowns 7; Michael Bates vs. Grinnell, 2012 7; Brady Huber at Cornell, 2015 Rushing Carries 40; Patrick Bowman vs. Lawrence, 1999
Defense
Punt Returns (Longest Return) 72; Steve Reyna vs. Knox, 2017 Longest Field Goal 50; Zack DeWitt vs. Rose-Hulman, 2017
Yards 341; Cecil Brimmage vs. Hanover, 2012 Touchdowns 6; Stewart vs. Lincoln, 1914 Receiving Receptions 16; Bryce Heaton vs. Rose-Hulman, 2014 Yards 280; Michael Jennings vs St. Norbert, 2008 Touchdowns 4; Brock Thompson vs. Grinnell, 2011 4; Michael Jennings vs. Knox, 2008
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Single Season Records Passing Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 473 2008 2. Michael Bates 423 2011 3. Mitch Niekamp 412 2010 4. Mitch Niekamp 405 2009 5. Michael Bates 386 2014 Completions Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 267 2008 2. Michael Bates 261 2011 3. Michael Bates 235 2014 4. Mitch Niekamp 234 2010 5. Brady Huber 223 2015 Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 3,206 2008 2. Michael Bates 3,129 2011 3. Michael Bates 3,008 2014 4. Brady Huber 3,000 2015 5. Mitch Niekamp 2,799 2010 Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 32 2008 Michael Bates 32 2014 3. Brady Huber 31 2015 4. Michael Bates 30 2011 5. Mitch Niekamp 28 2009 Rushing Carries Rank Name # Year 1. Patrick Bowman 281 1999 2. Scott Crowder 260 1989 3. Jay Wessler 249 1980 Patrick Bowman 249 2001 5. Phil Pholman 243 1983
Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Jay Wessler 21 1979 2. Cecil Brimmage 17 2013 3. Jay Wessler 15 1978 4. Patrick Bowman 13 2001 5. Dane Wear 11 1997 Patrick Bowman 11 2000 Jarid Crain 11 2004 Cecil Brimmage 11 2011 Matt Williamson 11 2011 Receiving Receptions Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 110 2008 2. Bryce Heaton 77 2014 3. Brock Thompson 75 2011 4. Michael Jennings 74 2009 5. Logan Uyetake 67 2015 Rec. Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 1,416 2008 2. Brock Thompson 1,145 2011 3. Bryce Heaton 1,035 2014 4. George Murphy 963 1994 5. Brock Thompson 952 2011 Rec. Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 16 2008 2. Brock Thompson 13 2011 Bryce Heaton 13 2014 4. George Murphy 12 1994 Michael Jennings 12 2009 Kyle Obertino 12 2015
Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Cecil Brimmage 1,574 2013 2. Patrick Bowman 1,330 1999 3. Jay Wessler 1,313 1979 4. Jarid Crain 1,130 2004 5. Cecil Brimmage 1,101 2011
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Defensive Interceptions Rank Name # Year 1. Tom Rowland 15 1967 2. Eric Fisher 8 2010 3. Greg Lowder 7 2002 Vincent Vanhorne 7 2017 5. Tom Kenner 6 1994 Todd Pryor 6 1994 B.J. Harvey 6 2001 Eric Fisher 6 2011 Steve Reyna 6 2017 Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Dinari Ellis 3 2015 2. Mike Watson 2 2000 3. 18 tied 1 last, Vincent Vanhorne (2017) Forced Fumbles Rank Name # Year 1. Blair Ackman 7 1992 James Johnson 7 1992 3. Eric Lawson 5 1990 4. Dan Hannon 4 1993 Brad Young 4 1994 Fumbles Recovered Rank Name # Year 1. Andy Albin 6 1990 2. Rodney Flowers 5 1992 3. Blair Ackman 4 1992 4. Karl Peters 3 1992 Dan Hannon 3 1993 G. Butterfield 3 2004 Josh Brooks 3 2017
Total Tackles Rank Name # Year 1. Brian Short 135 2004 2. Rodney Flowers 119 1994 3. Nate Lorton 113 1995 4. Jake DeFauw 101 2011 5. Michael Kilgus 100 2007 Tackles for Loss Rank Name # Year 1. James Dambacher 22.0 2014 2. Kurt Frischman 21.0 2013 3. Willie Thompson 19.0 2001 4. Willie Thompson 19.0 2002 5. Willie Thompson 19.0 2003 Sacks Rank Name # Year 1. Blair Ackman 16.0 1992 2. Jamie Gorman 15.5 1989 3. Brad Young 12.0 1994 4. James Dambacher 10.5 2014 5. Karl Peters 9.0 1992
Fumbles Returned for Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Nate Lorton 1 1996 Dink Simmons 1 2008 Ricky Padilla 1 2010 Jake Powell 1 2010 Zack Hanlon 1 2013 Zack Hanlon 1 2014
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Special Teams Punt Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Dan Schone 69 1985 2. Tony Fox 67 1988 3. Scott Puck 64 1990 4. Tony Fox 63 1989 5. John Sawickis 62 1983 Punt Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Tony Fox 2,435 1988 2. Tony Fox 2,287 1989 3. Chad Lamb 2,240 1998 4. Andrew Pfeiffer 2,238 2009 5. John Sawickis 2,173 1983 Punt Returns Rank Name # Year 1. B.J. Harvey 17 2001 Jon Howard 17 2004 3. B.J. Harvey 16 2003 4. D.J. Jackson 15 2008 5. Dane Wear 14 1999 B.J. Harvey 14 2002 Punt Return Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Dan Schone 231 1985 2. B.J. Harvey 210 2002 3. D.J. Jackson 198 2006 4. B.J. Harvey 187 2003 5. B.J. Harvey 145 2001 Punt Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. B.J. Harvey 2 2002 Dink Simmons 2 2008 3. Michael Carter 1 1988 Vincent Richardson 1 1992 Chris Asmar 1 2009 Keith Hunter II 1 2010 Steve Reyna 1 2017 Kickoff Returns Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Hoots 36 1997 2. Jeff Bulla 33 1998 3. D.J. Jackson 26 2009 4. Jon Howard 24 2005 D.J. Jackson 24 2008
Kickoff Return Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Hoots 829 1997 2. D.J. Jackson 740 2008 3. Zack Hanlon 613 2013 4. Jeff Bulla 602 1998 5. B.J. Harvey 583 2002 Kickoff Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. D.J. Jackson 3 2008 2. Vincent Richardson 1 1993 Ian Shapiro 1 1995 Dane Wear 1 1999 D.J. Jackson 1 2009 Keith Hunter II 1 2010 Greg Cross 1 2015 PAT Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Newman 53 2012 2. Logan Uyetake 51 2014 3. Matt Newman 50 2013 4. Logan Uyetake 42 2015 5. Matt Newman 41 2011 PAT Made Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Newman 53 2012 2. Logan Uyetake 48 2014 3. Matt Newman 47 2013 4. Logan Uyetake 38 2015 5. Matt Newman 35 2011 Zack DeWitt 35 2016 Field Goals Made Rank Name # Year 1. Tony Fox 13 1988 2. Zack DeWitt 10 2017 3. Zack DeWitt 9 2016 4. Denis Boisclair 5 1982 Travis Downey 5 2010 Matt Newman 5 2012 Total Points Rank Name # Year 1. Jay Wessler 132 1979 2. Cecil Brimmage 108 2013 3. Logan Uyetake 104 2014 4. Michael Jennings 102 2008 5. Brock Thompson 84 2011
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Career Records Passing Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Mitch Niekamp 1,406 2007-2010 2. Michael Bates 1,373 2011-2014 3. Derek Leonard 1,022 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 702 2004-2006 5. Brian Henry 564 1993-1996 Completions Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 836 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 774 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 546 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 417 2004-2006 5. Drew Chance 261 2016-pres. Passing Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 10,787 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 9,251 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 6,667 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 4,850 2004-2006 5. Drew Chance 3,207 2016-pres. Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 107 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 87 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 52 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 50 2004-2006 5. Brady Huber 32 2012-2015
Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 51 1977-1980 2. Cecil Brimmage 39 2010-2013 3. Patrick Bowman 34 1999-2001 4. Jarid Crain 25 2003-2005 5. Dane Wear 20 1997-1999 Receiving Receptions Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 253 2006-2009 2. Logan Uyetake 209 2014-2017 3. Brock Thompson 181 2008-2011 4. Kyle Obertino 164 2014-2017 5. Josh Gentile 140 2012-2014 Receiving Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 3,332 2006-2009 2. Logan Uyetake 2,629 2014-2017 3. Brock Thompson 2,576 2008-2011 4. Kyle Obertino 2,282 2014-2017 5. Nolan Leever 1,657 1998-2001 Receiving Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 39 2006-2009 2. Brock Thompson 27 2008-2011 3. Kyle Obertino 24 2014-2017 Logan Uyetake 24 2014-2017 5. Kevin Fuller 21 2010-2013
Rushing Carries Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 843 1977-1980 2. Patrick Bowman 692 1999-2001 3. Cecil Brimmage 580 2010-2013 4. Jarid Crain 494 2003-2005 5. Tom Rowland 456 1964-1967 Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 4,288 1977-1980 2. Cecil Brimmage 4,020 2010-2013 3. Patrick Bowman 2,885 1999-2001 4. Ron Summers 2,828 1970-1973 5. Tom Rowland 2,765 1964-1967
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Defensive Interceptions Rank Name # Years 1. Eric Fisher 16 2008-2011 2. Tom Rowland 15 1964-1967 3. Jason Murphy 14 2005-2008 4. B.J. Harvey 13 2000-2003 5. Steve Erdmann 9 1991-1993 Tom Kenner 9 1993-1995 Greg Lowder 9 2001-2003 Erik Beimfohr 9 2008-2010 Dylan DeFauw 9 2009-2012 Dinari Ellis 9 2012-2015 Interceptions Returned for Touchdown Rank Name # Years 1. Dinari Ellis 4 2012-2015 2. Mike Watson 2 1997-2000 3. Rodney Flowers 1 1991-1994 Garret Thum 1 1997-2000 B.G. Goodin 1 1999-2001 B.J. Harvey 1 2000-2003 Brian Vaughn 1 2002-2004 Jake Weller 1 2004-2007 Mitch Wilson 1 2002-2004 Casey Yager 1 2003-2006 Dustin Libbra 1 2006-2009 Erik Beimfohr 1 2007-2010 Eric Fisher 1 2008-2011 Aaron Walker 1 2011-2012 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Kurt Frischman 1 2010-2013 Darius Jones 1 2013-2014 Ryan Torrance 1 2014-2017 Vincent Vanhorne 1 2016-pres. Forced Fumbles Rank Name # Years 1. Blair Ackman 10 1990-1992 James Johnson 10 1992-1993 3. Eric Lawson 7 1988-1991 4. Adam Hickson 6 2011-2014 5. Brad Young 5 1993-1994 Jon Zang 5 1998-2000 Brian Short 5 2001-2004 Ricky Padilla 5 2006-2010 Kurt Frischman 5 2010-2013 Ryan Torrance 5 2014-2017
Fumbles Recovered Rank Name # Years 1. Rodney Flowers 7 1991-1994 2. Andy Albin 6 1990-1991 3. Blair Ackman 5 1989-1992 John Hayes 5 1994-1997 Jake Weller 5 2004-2007 Fumbles Returned for Touchdown Rank Name # Years 1. Zack Hanlon 2 2011-2014 2. Nate Lorton 1 1995-1996 Dink Simmons 1 2006-2009 Ricky Padilla 1 2006-2010 Jake Powell 1 2007-2010 Total Tackles Rank Name # Years 1. Ricky Padilla 353 2006-2010 2. Brian Short 341 2001-2004 3. Rodney Flowers 297 1991-1994 4. Eric Lawson 294 1988-1991 5. Willie Thompson 275 2001-2004 Tackles for Loss Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 67.0 2001-2004 2. Kurt Frischman 45.5 2010-2013 3. Ricky Padilla 36.5 2006-2010 4. Justin Gerstner 29.0 2007-2010 5. James Dambacher 26.5 2013-2014 Sacks Rank Name # Years 1. Blair Ackman 29.5 1989-1992 2. Willie Thompson 26.5 2001-2004 3. Jamie Gorman 21.5 1986-1989 4. Brian Tackett 16.0 1987-1990 Kurt Frischman 16.0 2010-2013
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Special Teams Punt Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 182 2001-2004 2. Scott Puck 174 1990-1993 3. Tony Fox 130 1988-1989 4. Jeff Waggner 114 1979-1981 Andrew Pfeiffer 114 2006-2009 Punt Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 6,808 2001-2004 2. Scott Puck 5,435 1990-1993 3. Tony Fox 4,722 1988-1989 4. Andrew Pfeiffer 4,184 2006-2009 5. Jeff Waggner 4,104 1979-1981 Punt Returns Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 58 2000-2003 2. D.J. Jackson 37 2006-2009 3. Tom Kenner 33 1993-1995 4. Jon Howard 30 2003-2006 5. Steve Puck 20 1988-1990 Punt Return Yards Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 681 2000-2003 2. Jon Howard 245 2003-2006 3. Dan Schone 231 1985-1988 4. D.J. Jackson 230 2006-2009 5. Tom Kenner 195 1993-1995 Punt Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 2 2000-2003 Dink Simmons 2 2006-2009 3. Michael Carter 1 1987-1990 Vincent Richardson 1 1991-1993 Chris Asmar 1 2007-2010 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Steve Reyna 1 2016-2017 Kickoff Returns Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 61 2006-2009 2. B.J. Harvey 60 2000-2003 3. Jon Howard 57 2003-2006 4. Greg Cross 52 2014-2017 5. Dustin Devening 40 2000-2003
Kickoff Return Yards Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 1,591 2006-2009 2. Jon Howard 1,546 2003-2006 3. B.J. Harvey 1,442 2000-2003 4. Greg Cross 1,221 2014-2017 5. Keith Hunter II 865 2010-2012 Kickoff Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 4 2006-2009 2. Vincent Richardson 1 1991-1993 Ian Shapiro 1 1995-1998 Dane Wear 1 1997-1999 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Greg Cross 1 2014-2017 PAT Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Matt Newman 144 2011-2013 2. Logan Uyetake 89 2014-2017 3. Mitch Brasher 71 2008-2011 4. Zack DeWitt 69 2016-pres. 5. Jon Reid 56 2004-2005 PAT Made Rank Name # Years 1. Matt Newman 135 2011-2013 2. Logan Uyetake 83 2014-2017 3. Zack DeWitt 62 2016-pres. 4. Mitch Brasher 55 2008-2011 5. Jon Reid 42 2004-2005 Field Goals Made Rank Name # Years 1. Zack DeWitt 19 2016-pres. 3. Tony Fox 15 1988-1989 3. Steve Bradshaw 8 1999-2000 4. Dennis Boisclair 7 1982-1983 Matt Newman 7 2011-2013 Total Points Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 314 1977-1980 2. Logan Uyetake 255 2014-2017 3. Cecil Brimmage 246 2010-2013 4. Michael Jennings 240 2006-2009 5. Patrick Bowman 212 1999-2001
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Team Milestones
Points Scored 110; vs. Carthage, 1915 107; vs. Lincoln, 1914
Points Allowed 79; vs. Univ. of Illinois, 1895 78; vs. Coe, 1996
First Downs 39; vs. Grinnell, 2015
Total Offense 903; vs. Grinnell, 2015
Most Wins in One Season 9 – 2011 8 – 1916, 1978, 1979, 2012, 2013
Undefeated Seasons 1891 (6-0) 1892 (1-0)
Seasons With One Loss 1894 (7-1) 1906 (4-1-2) 1916 (8-1) 1934 (6-1) 1939 (6-1-1) 1955 (4-1-1) 1977 (7-1) 1978 (8-1) 1979 (8-1)
Consecutive Games Won 12 (1915-1916) 8 (1977-78, 1978-79, 2013)
Most Shutouts in a Season 6 (1916, 1943) 5 (1900, 1903, 1939)
Most Wins vs. One School 31 Eureka (31-21-3)
1915 (7-0)
Winning Seasons 45
Most Consecutive Winning Seasons 5 (1933-37)
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Past All-MWC Selections 1983 First Team: Phil Pohlman, O.C. Hughes 1984 Honorable Mention: Phil Pohlman, Jerome Taylor, Nick Lawless 1985 Honorable Mention: Phil Pohlman, Nick Lawless 1986 Honorable Mention: Nick Lawless 1987 First Team: Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Mike Carter 1988 First Team: Scott Crowder, Tony Cox, Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Jeff Little, Time Keane, Bob Crawford 1989 First Team: Scott Crowder, Steve Boss, Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Jamie Gorman, Ted Rumler 1990 First Team: Steve Puck, Mark Grounds 1991 Honorable Mention: Sean Hickerson 1992 First Team: Brooks Beck, James Johnson, Rodney Flowers Second Team: Carlton Goff, Vince Richardson, Blair Ackman, Sean Hickerson 1993 First Team: James Johnson, Chad Slagle, Scott Puck Second Team: Heath Bowman, Scott Germain, Karl Peters, Rodney Flowers, Carlton Goff 1994 First Team: Rodney Flowers, Chad Slagle, George Murphy, Heath Bowman Second Team: Brad Young, Carlton Goff 1995 Second Team: Paul Reynolds, Aaron Marshall 1996 Second Team: Jason Downs, Ryan Livesay 1997 First Team: Joe Bulla, Josh Patrick, Dave Showman Second Team: Jason Downs, Kevin Kinnee, Matt Hoots 1998 Second Team: Kevin Kinnee Honorable Mention: Dane Wear, Cory McFarlane, Time Wagenbach, Chad Lamb 1999 First Team: Patrick Bowman, Dane Wear Honorable Mention: Derek Leonard, Jared McCammon, Josh Patrick 2000 First Team: Patrick Bowman Second Team: Derek Leonard, Ryan Van Aken, Mike Watson, Rich Stott Honorable Mention: Nolan Leever, Jared McCammon, B.J. Harvey, Bobby Brents, Bobby Noll, Glenn Weatherford 2001 First Team: Patrick Bowman, Willie Thompson Second Team: A.J. Vassar Honorable Mention: John Allison, B.J. Harvey, Erik Karhliker, Derek Leonard, Rich Stott 2002 First Team: B.J. Harvey, Willie Thompson Second Team: Dustin Devening, B.J. Harvey, Ryan Van Aken, Andy Wegenbach Honorable Mention: Dan Holden, Greg Lowder, Rich Stott, Chris Weller 2003 First Team: Willie Thompson Second Team: Adam Bruns Honorable Mention: Dustin Devening, Jeff Edmonds, B.J. Harvey, Brian Short 2004 First Team: Brian Short, Willie Thompson, Jeff Whiteside Second Team: Jarid Crain, Joe Horeni, Joe Reed Honorable Mention: Jim Cowgill, Kyle DeGroot, Jon Howard, Scott Lanthrip, Mitch Wilson 2005 First Team: Jim Cowgill, Joe Horeni Second Team: Jared Crain, Kyle DeGroot, Jon Howard Honorable Mention: Jeff Edmonds, Brad Linares, Ryan Little, Michael Miller, Pete Vaughn, Rob Woodward
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2006 First Team: Jon Howard, Joe Reed, Tim Shields Second Team: Jon Howard, Pete Jennings, Jason Murphy, Rob Woodward Honorable Mention: Antwan Byrd, Brad Linares, Aaron Taft, Jake Weller 2007 First Team: Joe Reed, Pete Vaughn, Jake Weller Second Team: Michael Kilgus, Tim Shields Honorable Mention: Nate Graham, Michael Jennings, Dustin Libbra, Justin Menke, Jason Murphy, Casey Yager 2008 First Team: D.J. Jackson, Michael Jennings, Andrew Pfeiffer Second Team: Justin Darwent, Jason Murphy, Mitch Niekamp, Ricky Padilla, Aaron Taft Honorable Mention: Jake DeFauw, Dink Simmons, Matt Taylor 2009 First Team: Michael Jennings Second Team: Ricky Padilla, Andrew Pfeiffer Honorable Mention: Demetrious Baylis, Eric Beimfohr, Brock Doehring, Donald Jackson, Dusty Libbra, Garry Moss, Mitch Niekamp, Matt Taylor 2010 Defensive POY: Ricky Padilla First Team: Ricky Padilla Second Team: Mitch Niekamp Honorable Mention: Eric Fisher, Garry Moss, Brock Thompson 2011 First Team: Cecil Brimmage, Eric Fisher, Keith Hunter, Keith Lane Second Team: Dylan Defauw, Jake Defauw, Michael Ray, Brock Thompson Honorable Mention: John Fink, Stephen Odarczenko 2012 First Team: Michael Bates, Kurt Frischman, Joe Gaines, Keith Lane, Matt Newman Second Team: Cecil Brimmage, Carter Cox, Dylan DeFauw, Travis Gullett Honorable Mention: Kevin Fuller 2013 Offensive POY: Cecil Brimmage Defensive POY: Kurt Frischman First Team: Michael Bates, Cecil Brimmage, Kevin Fuller, Kurt Frischman, Zack Hanlon, Travis James Second Team: Carter Cox, Josh Gentile, Michael Ray Honorable Mention: Chet Akers, Adam Hickson, Jessy Postlewait 2014 Coach of the Year: Garrett Campbell Defensive POY: James Dambacher First Team: Michael Bates, James Dambacher, Zack Hanlon, Bryce Heaton, Kyle Nance, Jessy Postlewait Second Team: Dylan Ringhausen, Dylan Schuler, Logan Uyetake, Marvell White 2015 First Team: Dinari Ellis, Austin Ellsworth, Brady Huber, Kyle Nance, Brody Pogue, Meeko Reddick, Logan Uyetake Second Team: Matt Graef, Dylan Schuler 2016 First Team: Austin Ellsworth, Matt Graef, Kyle Nance, Ryan Torrance Second Team: Jason Barbour, Carlos Lemus 2017 First Team: Zach Heren, Kyle Obertino, Steve Reyna, Ryan Torrance Second Team: Greg Cross, Austin Gruber, Logan West Newcomer of the Year: Logan West
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Year by Year Record Year W L T 1890 1 2 0 1891 6 0 0 1892 1 0 0 1893 0 2 0 1894 7 1 0 1895 2 3 0 1896 0 5 0 1897 No Football 1898 No Football 1899 4 5 0 1900 4 3 1 1901 4 5 0 1902 3 3 1 1903 6 2 0 1904 3 4 1 1905 3 5 1 1906 4 1 2 1907 1 3 0 1908 1 4 2 1909 3 3 1 1910 0 6 0 1911 2 4 0 1912 4 4 0 1913 5 1 0 1914 4 4 0 1915 7 0 0 1916 8 1 0 1917 0 4 1 1918 No Football 1919 5 2 0 1920 4 3 0 1921 5 3 0 1922 3 3 1 1923 3 4 1 1924 5 4 0 1925 3 4 3 1926 6 2 0 1927 3 4 1 1928 4 5 0 1929 4 4 0 1930 0 8 0 1931 2 5 2 1932 3 4 0 1933 4 2 1 1934 6 1 0 1935 5 3 0 1936 4 3 1 1937 7 2 0
Year W L T 1938 4 4 0 1939 6 1 1 1940 4 4 0 1941 3 4 2 1942 3 4 1 1943 No Football 1944 No Football 1945 No Football 1946 2 5 1 1947 0 9 0 1948 5 4 0 1949 4 3 1 1950 3 5 0 1951 4 3 0 1952 2 5 0 1953 2 6 0 1954 2 5 0 1955 4 1 1 1956 2 5 0 1957 3 4 0 1958 3 5 0 1959 3 2 2 1960 5 3 0 1961 2 4 2 1962 6 2 0 1963 5 3 0 1964 4 4 0 1965 6 2 0 1966 4 4 0 1967 1 6 1 1968 2 4 2 1969 5 2 1 1970 3 5 0 1971 5 3 0 1972 1 8 0 1973 2 7 0 1974 4 4 0 1975 3 6 0 1976 4 4 1 1977 7 1 0 1978 8 1 0 1979 8 1 0 1980 3 6 0 1981 7 2 0 1982 3 6 0 1983 3 6 0 1984 1 8 0 1985 1 8 0 1986 1 8 0
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Year W L T 1987 1 8 0 1988 4 5 0 1989 6 3 0 1990 4 5 0 1991 2 7 0 1992 5 4 0 1993 3 5 0 1994 5 4 0 1995 2 7 0 1996 3 6 0 1997 1 8 0 1998 0 10 0 1999 2 8 0 2000 6 4 0 2001 6 4 0 2002 3 7 0 2003 6 4 0 2004 6 4 0 2005 3 7 0 2006 6 4 0 2007 4 6 0 2008 4 6 0 2009 5 5 0 2010 5 5 0 2011 9 2 0 2012 8 2 0 2013 8 2 0 2014 7 3 0 2015 5 5 0 2016 6 4 0 2017 5 5 0 Total 462 497 36
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All Time Series Record vs Opponent Opponent W L T Alma 0 2 0 Alumni 1 0 0 Atzlan Mexico 1 0 0 Augsburg 2 0 0 Augustana 1 8 0 Aurora 2 0 0 Beloit 15 9 0 Benedictine 4 4 0 Blackburn 14 1 0 Bradley 3 10 0 Capital City Cyling 2 0 0 Carroll 7 12 0 Carthage 23 12 4 Central Methodist 10 14 0 Centre 2 1 0 Chicago 3 3 0 Christian Brothers 0 4 0 City Team 1 0 0 Coe 0 15 0 Concordia 10 6 0 Cornell 4 17 0 Culver-Stockton 11 15 2 Deaf School 3 3 1 Detroit Tech 0 1 0 Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 Elmhurst 7 4 0 Eureka 31 21 3 Ferris State 0 1 0 Gem City 3 5 0 Grinnell 21 14 0 Hanover 5 1 0 Havana HS 1 0 0 Hillsdale 0 2 0 Illinois State 15 3 1 Illinois Wesleyan 11 19 7 Indianapolis 1 0 0 Iowa Wesleyan 8 7 1 Jacksonville HS 1 0 0 Kalamazoo 0 4 0 Keokuk HS 2 0 0 Knox 30 24 2 Lake Forest 15 17 0 Lakeland 0 1 0 Lawrence 16 5 0 Lincoln 14 2 1 Lombard 4 4 0 Macalester 1 2 0 Marion-Sims 0 1 0
Opponent W L T McKendree 10 0 0 Millikin 9 29 2 Milton 0 2 0 Monmouth 14 40 2 North Central 5 4 0 Northeastern Ill. 1 1 0 Northern Illinois 0 2 0 Olivet 0 1 0 Olivet Nazarene 0 2 0 Parsons 3 3 0 Pastime Athletic 1 0 0 Peoria Club 1 0 0 Pittsfield Athletic 1 1 0 Principia 29 18 2 Quincy 3 0 1 Quincy HS 1 0 0 Rhodes 0 2 0 Ripon 8 14 0 Rose-Hulman 11 19 1 Scott Air Force Base 1 0 0 Second Team 3 0 0 Shurtleff 12 11 2 Simpson 1 3 0 South Dakota 0 1 0 Southeast Missouri St. 1 0 0 Southern Illinois 1 1 0 Southwestern 1 2 0 Springfield HS 1 0 0 Springfield YMCA 0 1 0 St. Ambrose 6 1 0 St. Louis 0 4 0 St. Norbert 4 19 0 St. Viator 0 3 0 Truman State 0 1 0 U. of Illinois 0 1 0 U. of Illinois-Chicago 9 5 0 U. of South 1 2 0 Virginia HS 1 0 0 Wabash 1 4 0 Washington U. 2 9 0 Western Illinois 2 4 1 Western Michigan 0 3 0 Westminster 0 3 0 Wheaton 3 3 2 Whipple Academy 1 0 0 William Penn 7 3 0 William & Vashti 0 1 1 Winchester HS 3 0 0
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Single Game Records Passing Attempts 74; Mitch Niekamp vs. St. Norbert, 2008
Interceptions 4; Bob Scheller, 1948
Completions 44: Derek Leonard vs. St. Norbert, 2001
Tackles 24; Brian Short vs. Knox, 2004
Yards 653; Brady Huber at Cornell, 2015
Special Teams Kick Returns (Longest Return) 100; Tony Banks vs. North Central, 1951 100; Ray Watts vs. Eureka College, 1949
Touchdowns 7; Michael Bates vs. Grinnell, 2012 7; Brady Huber at Cornell, 2015 Rushing Carries 40; Patrick Bowman vs. Lawrence, 1999
Defense
Punt Returns (Longest Return) 72; Steve Reyna vs. Knox, 2017 Longest Field Goal 50; Zack DeWitt vs. Rose-Hulman, 2017
Yards 341; Cecil Brimmage vs. Hanover, 2012 Touchdowns 6; Stewart vs. Lincoln, 1914 Receiving Receptions 16; Bryce Heaton vs. Rose-Hulman, 2014 Yards 280; Michael Jennings vs St. Norbert, 2008 Touchdowns 4; Brock Thompson vs. Grinnell, 2011 4; Michael Jennings vs. Knox, 2008
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Single Season Records Passing Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 473 2008 2. Michael Bates 423 2011 3. Mitch Niekamp 412 2010 4. Mitch Niekamp 405 2009 5. Michael Bates 386 2014 Completions Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 267 2008 2. Michael Bates 261 2011 3. Michael Bates 235 2014 4. Mitch Niekamp 234 2010 5. Brady Huber 223 2015 Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 3,206 2008 2. Michael Bates 3,129 2011 3. Michael Bates 3,008 2014 4. Brady Huber 3,000 2015 5. Mitch Niekamp 2,799 2010 Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Mitch Niekamp 32 2008 Michael Bates 32 2014 3. Brady Huber 31 2015 4. Michael Bates 30 2011 5. Mitch Niekamp 28 2009 Rushing Carries Rank Name # Year 1. Patrick Bowman 281 1999 2. Scott Crowder 260 1989 3. Jay Wessler 249 1980 Patrick Bowman 249 2001 5. Phil Pholman 243 1983
Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Jay Wessler 21 1979 2. Cecil Brimmage 17 2013 3. Jay Wessler 15 1978 4. Patrick Bowman 13 2001 5. Dane Wear 11 1997 Patrick Bowman 11 2000 Jarid Crain 11 2004 Cecil Brimmage 11 2011 Matt Williamson 11 2011 Receiving Receptions Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 110 2008 2. Bryce Heaton 77 2014 3. Brock Thompson 75 2011 4. Michael Jennings 74 2009 5. Logan Uyetake 67 2015 Rec. Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 1,416 2008 2. Brock Thompson 1,145 2011 3. Bryce Heaton 1,035 2014 4. George Murphy 963 1994 5. Brock Thompson 952 2011 Rec. Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Michael Jennings 16 2008 2. Brock Thompson 13 2011 Bryce Heaton 13 2014 4. George Murphy 12 1994 Michael Jennings 12 2009 Kyle Obertino 12 2015
Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Cecil Brimmage 1,574 2013 2. Patrick Bowman 1,330 1999 3. Jay Wessler 1,313 1979 4. Jarid Crain 1,130 2004 5. Cecil Brimmage 1,101 2011
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Defensive Interceptions Rank Name # Year 1. Tom Rowland 15 1967 2. Eric Fisher 8 2010 3. Greg Lowder 7 2002 Vincent Vanhorne 7 2017 5. Tom Kenner 6 1994 Todd Pryor 6 1994 B.J. Harvey 6 2001 Eric Fisher 6 2011 Steve Reyna 6 2017 Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Dinari Ellis 3 2015 2. Mike Watson 2 2000 3. 18 tied 1 last, Vincent Vanhorne (2017) Forced Fumbles Rank Name # Year 1. Blair Ackman 7 1992 James Johnson 7 1992 3. Eric Lawson 5 1990 4. Dan Hannon 4 1993 Brad Young 4 1994 Fumbles Recovered Rank Name # Year 1. Andy Albin 6 1990 2. Rodney Flowers 5 1992 3. Blair Ackman 4 1992 4. Karl Peters 3 1992 Dan Hannon 3 1993 G. Butterfield 3 2004 Josh Brooks 3 2017
Total Tackles Rank Name # Year 1. Brian Short 135 2004 2. Rodney Flowers 119 1994 3. Nate Lorton 113 1995 4. Jake DeFauw 101 2011 5. Michael Kilgus 100 2007 Tackles for Loss Rank Name # Year 1. James Dambacher 22.0 2014 2. Kurt Frischman 21.0 2013 3. Willie Thompson 19.0 2001 4. Willie Thompson 19.0 2002 5. Willie Thompson 19.0 2003 Sacks Rank Name # Year 1. Blair Ackman 16.0 1992 2. Jamie Gorman 15.5 1989 3. Brad Young 12.0 1994 4. James Dambacher 10.5 2014 5. Karl Peters 9.0 1992
Fumbles Returned for Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. Nate Lorton 1 1996 Dink Simmons 1 2008 Ricky Padilla 1 2010 Jake Powell 1 2010 Zack Hanlon 1 2013 Zack Hanlon 1 2014
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Special Teams Punt Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Dan Schone 69 1985 2. Tony Fox 67 1988 3. Scott Puck 64 1990 4. Tony Fox 63 1989 5. John Sawickis 62 1983 Punt Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Tony Fox 2,435 1988 2. Tony Fox 2,287 1989 3. Chad Lamb 2,240 1998 4. Andrew Pfeiffer 2,238 2009 5. John Sawickis 2,173 1983 Punt Returns Rank Name # Year 1. B.J. Harvey 17 2001 Jon Howard 17 2004 3. B.J. Harvey 16 2003 4. D.J. Jackson 15 2008 5. Dane Wear 14 1999 B.J. Harvey 14 2002 Punt Return Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Dan Schone 231 1985 2. B.J. Harvey 210 2002 3. D.J. Jackson 198 2006 4. B.J. Harvey 187 2003 5. B.J. Harvey 145 2001 Punt Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. B.J. Harvey 2 2002 Dink Simmons 2 2008 3. Michael Carter 1 1988 Vincent Richardson 1 1992 Chris Asmar 1 2009 Keith Hunter II 1 2010 Steve Reyna 1 2017 Kickoff Returns Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Hoots 36 1997 2. Jeff Bulla 33 1998 3. D.J. Jackson 26 2009 4. Jon Howard 24 2005 D.J. Jackson 24 2008
Kickoff Return Yards Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Hoots 829 1997 2. D.J. Jackson 740 2008 3. Zack Hanlon 613 2013 4. Jeff Bulla 602 1998 5. B.J. Harvey 583 2002 Kickoff Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Year 1. D.J. Jackson 3 2008 2. Vincent Richardson 1 1993 Ian Shapiro 1 1995 Dane Wear 1 1999 D.J. Jackson 1 2009 Keith Hunter II 1 2010 Greg Cross 1 2015 PAT Attempts Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Newman 53 2012 2. Logan Uyetake 51 2014 3. Matt Newman 50 2013 4. Logan Uyetake 42 2015 5. Matt Newman 41 2011 PAT Made Rank Name # Year 1. Matt Newman 53 2012 2. Logan Uyetake 48 2014 3. Matt Newman 47 2013 4. Logan Uyetake 38 2015 5. Matt Newman 35 2011 Zack DeWitt 35 2016 Field Goals Made Rank Name # Year 1. Tony Fox 13 1988 2. Zack DeWitt 10 2017 3. Zack DeWitt 9 2016 4. Denis Boisclair 5 1982 Travis Downey 5 2010 Matt Newman 5 2012 Total Points Rank Name # Year 1. Jay Wessler 132 1979 2. Cecil Brimmage 108 2013 3. Logan Uyetake 104 2014 4. Michael Jennings 102 2008 5. Brock Thompson 84 2011
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Career Records Passing Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Mitch Niekamp 1,406 2007-2010 2. Michael Bates 1,373 2011-2014 3. Derek Leonard 1,022 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 702 2004-2006 5. Brian Henry 564 1993-1996 Completions Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 836 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 774 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 546 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 417 2004-2006 5. Drew Chance 261 2016-pres. Passing Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 10,787 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 9,251 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 6,667 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 4,850 2004-2006 5. Drew Chance 3,207 2016-pres. Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Bates 107 2011-2014 2. Mitch Niekamp 87 2007-2010 3. Derek Leonard 52 1999-2001 4. Pete Jennings 50 2004-2006 5. Brady Huber 32 2012-2015
Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 51 1977-1980 2. Cecil Brimmage 39 2010-2013 3. Patrick Bowman 34 1999-2001 4. Jarid Crain 25 2003-2005 5. Dane Wear 20 1997-1999 Receiving Receptions Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 253 2006-2009 2. Logan Uyetake 209 2014-2017 3. Brock Thompson 181 2008-2011 4. Kyle Obertino 164 2014-2017 5. Josh Gentile 140 2012-2014 Receiving Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 3,332 2006-2009 2. Logan Uyetake 2,629 2014-2017 3. Brock Thompson 2,576 2008-2011 4. Kyle Obertino 2,282 2014-2017 5. Nolan Leever 1,657 1998-2001 Receiving Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. Michael Jennings 39 2006-2009 2. Brock Thompson 27 2008-2011 3. Kyle Obertino 24 2014-2017 Logan Uyetake 24 2014-2017 5. Kevin Fuller 21 2010-2013
Rushing Carries Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 843 1977-1980 2. Patrick Bowman 692 1999-2001 3. Cecil Brimmage 580 2010-2013 4. Jarid Crain 494 2003-2005 5. Tom Rowland 456 1964-1967 Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 4,288 1977-1980 2. Cecil Brimmage 4,020 2010-2013 3. Patrick Bowman 2,885 1999-2001 4. Ron Summers 2,828 1970-1973 5. Tom Rowland 2,765 1964-1967
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Defensive Interceptions Rank Name # Years 1. Eric Fisher 16 2008-2011 2. Tom Rowland 15 1964-1967 3. Jason Murphy 14 2005-2008 4. B.J. Harvey 13 2000-2003 5. Steve Erdmann 9 1991-1993 Tom Kenner 9 1993-1995 Greg Lowder 9 2001-2003 Erik Beimfohr 9 2008-2010 Dylan DeFauw 9 2009-2012 Dinari Ellis 9 2012-2015 Interceptions Returned for Touchdown Rank Name # Years 1. Dinari Ellis 4 2012-2015 2. Mike Watson 2 1997-2000 3. Rodney Flowers 1 1991-1994 Garret Thum 1 1997-2000 B.G. Goodin 1 1999-2001 B.J. Harvey 1 2000-2003 Brian Vaughn 1 2002-2004 Jake Weller 1 2004-2007 Mitch Wilson 1 2002-2004 Casey Yager 1 2003-2006 Dustin Libbra 1 2006-2009 Erik Beimfohr 1 2007-2010 Eric Fisher 1 2008-2011 Aaron Walker 1 2011-2012 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Kurt Frischman 1 2010-2013 Darius Jones 1 2013-2014 Ryan Torrance 1 2014-2017 Vincent Vanhorne 1 2016-pres. Forced Fumbles Rank Name # Years 1. Blair Ackman 10 1990-1992 James Johnson 10 1992-1993 3. Eric Lawson 7 1988-1991 4. Adam Hickson 6 2011-2014 5. Brad Young 5 1993-1994 Jon Zang 5 1998-2000 Brian Short 5 2001-2004 Ricky Padilla 5 2006-2010 Kurt Frischman 5 2010-2013 Ryan Torrance 5 2014-2017
Fumbles Recovered Rank Name # Years 1. Rodney Flowers 7 1991-1994 2. Andy Albin 6 1990-1991 3. Blair Ackman 5 1989-1992 John Hayes 5 1994-1997 Jake Weller 5 2004-2007 Fumbles Returned for Touchdown Rank Name # Years 1. Zack Hanlon 2 2011-2014 2. Nate Lorton 1 1995-1996 Dink Simmons 1 2006-2009 Ricky Padilla 1 2006-2010 Jake Powell 1 2007-2010 Total Tackles Rank Name # Years 1. Ricky Padilla 353 2006-2010 2. Brian Short 341 2001-2004 3. Rodney Flowers 297 1991-1994 4. Eric Lawson 294 1988-1991 5. Willie Thompson 275 2001-2004 Tackles for Loss Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 67.0 2001-2004 2. Kurt Frischman 45.5 2010-2013 3. Ricky Padilla 36.5 2006-2010 4. Justin Gerstner 29.0 2007-2010 5. James Dambacher 26.5 2013-2014 Sacks Rank Name # Years 1. Blair Ackman 29.5 1989-1992 2. Willie Thompson 26.5 2001-2004 3. Jamie Gorman 21.5 1986-1989 4. Brian Tackett 16.0 1987-1990 Kurt Frischman 16.0 2010-2013
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Special Teams Punt Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 182 2001-2004 2. Scott Puck 174 1990-1993 3. Tony Fox 130 1988-1989 4. Jeff Waggner 114 1979-1981 Andrew Pfeiffer 114 2006-2009 Punt Yards Rank Name # Years 1. Willie Thompson 6,808 2001-2004 2. Scott Puck 5,435 1990-1993 3. Tony Fox 4,722 1988-1989 4. Andrew Pfeiffer 4,184 2006-2009 5. Jeff Waggner 4,104 1979-1981 Punt Returns Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 58 2000-2003 2. D.J. Jackson 37 2006-2009 3. Tom Kenner 33 1993-1995 4. Jon Howard 30 2003-2006 5. Steve Puck 20 1988-1990 Punt Return Yards Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 681 2000-2003 2. Jon Howard 245 2003-2006 3. Dan Schone 231 1985-1988 4. D.J. Jackson 230 2006-2009 5. Tom Kenner 195 1993-1995 Punt Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. B.J. Harvey 2 2000-2003 Dink Simmons 2 2006-2009 3. Michael Carter 1 1987-1990 Vincent Richardson 1 1991-1993 Chris Asmar 1 2007-2010 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Steve Reyna 1 2016-2017 Kickoff Returns Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 61 2006-2009 2. B.J. Harvey 60 2000-2003 3. Jon Howard 57 2003-2006 4. Greg Cross 52 2014-2017 5. Dustin Devening 40 2000-2003
Kickoff Return Yards Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 1,591 2006-2009 2. Jon Howard 1,546 2003-2006 3. B.J. Harvey 1,442 2000-2003 4. Greg Cross 1,221 2014-2017 5. Keith Hunter II 865 2010-2012 Kickoff Return Touchdowns Rank Name # Years 1. D.J. Jackson 4 2006-2009 2. Vincent Richardson 1 1991-1993 Ian Shapiro 1 1995-1998 Dane Wear 1 1997-1999 Keith Hunter II 1 2010-2012 Greg Cross 1 2014-2017 PAT Attempts Rank Name # Years 1. Matt Newman 144 2011-2013 2. Logan Uyetake 89 2014-2017 3. Mitch Brasher 71 2008-2011 4. Zack DeWitt 69 2016-pres. 5. Jon Reid 56 2004-2005 PAT Made Rank Name # Years 1. Matt Newman 135 2011-2013 2. Logan Uyetake 83 2014-2017 3. Zack DeWitt 62 2016-pres. 4. Mitch Brasher 55 2008-2011 5. Jon Reid 42 2004-2005 Field Goals Made Rank Name # Years 1. Zack DeWitt 19 2016-pres. 3. Tony Fox 15 1988-1989 3. Steve Bradshaw 8 1999-2000 4. Dennis Boisclair 7 1982-1983 Matt Newman 7 2011-2013 Total Points Rank Name # Years 1. Jay Wessler 314 1977-1980 2. Logan Uyetake 255 2014-2017 3. Cecil Brimmage 246 2010-2013 4. Michael Jennings 240 2006-2009 5. Patrick Bowman 212 1999-2001
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Team Milestones
Points Scored 110; vs. Carthage, 1915 107; vs. Lincoln, 1914
Points Allowed 79; vs. Univ. of Illinois, 1895 78; vs. Coe, 1996
First Downs 39; vs. Grinnell, 2015
Total Offense 903; vs. Grinnell, 2015
Most Wins in One Season 9 – 2011 8 – 1916, 1978, 1979, 2012, 2013
Undefeated Seasons 1891 (6-0) 1892 (1-0)
Seasons With One Loss 1894 (7-1) 1906 (4-1-2) 1916 (8-1) 1934 (6-1) 1939 (6-1-1) 1955 (4-1-1) 1977 (7-1) 1978 (8-1) 1979 (8-1)
Consecutive Games Won 12 (1915-1916) 8 (1977-78, 1978-79, 2013)
Most Shutouts in a Season 6 (1916, 1943) 5 (1900, 1903, 1939)
Most Wins vs. One School 31 Eureka (31-21-3)
1915 (7-0)
Winning Seasons 45
Most Consecutive Winning Seasons 5 (1933-37)
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Past All-MWC Selections 1983 First Team: Phil Pohlman, O.C. Hughes 1984 Honorable Mention: Phil Pohlman, Jerome Taylor, Nick Lawless 1985 Honorable Mention: Phil Pohlman, Nick Lawless 1986 Honorable Mention: Nick Lawless 1987 First Team: Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Mike Carter 1988 First Team: Scott Crowder, Tony Cox, Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Jeff Little, Time Keane, Bob Crawford 1989 First Team: Scott Crowder, Steve Boss, Brian Becker Honorable Mention: Jamie Gorman, Ted Rumler 1990 First Team: Steve Puck, Mark Grounds 1991 Honorable Mention: Sean Hickerson 1992 First Team: Brooks Beck, James Johnson, Rodney Flowers Second Team: Carlton Goff, Vince Richardson, Blair Ackman, Sean Hickerson 1993 First Team: James Johnson, Chad Slagle, Scott Puck Second Team: Heath Bowman, Scott Germain, Karl Peters, Rodney Flowers, Carlton Goff 1994 First Team: Rodney Flowers, Chad Slagle, George Murphy, Heath Bowman Second Team: Brad Young, Carlton Goff 1995 Second Team: Paul Reynolds, Aaron Marshall 1996 Second Team: Jason Downs, Ryan Livesay 1997 First Team: Joe Bulla, Josh Patrick, Dave Showman Second Team: Jason Downs, Kevin Kinnee, Matt Hoots 1998 Second Team: Kevin Kinnee Honorable Mention: Dane Wear, Cory McFarlane, Time Wagenbach, Chad Lamb 1999 First Team: Patrick Bowman, Dane Wear Honorable Mention: Derek Leonard, Jared McCammon, Josh Patrick 2000 First Team: Patrick Bowman Second Team: Derek Leonard, Ryan Van Aken, Mike Watson, Rich Stott Honorable Mention: Nolan Leever, Jared McCammon, B.J. Harvey, Bobby Brents, Bobby Noll, Glenn Weatherford 2001 First Team: Patrick Bowman, Willie Thompson Second Team: A.J. Vassar Honorable Mention: John Allison, B.J. Harvey, Erik Karhliker, Derek Leonard, Rich Stott 2002 First Team: B.J. Harvey, Willie Thompson Second Team: Dustin Devening, B.J. Harvey, Ryan Van Aken, Andy Wegenbach Honorable Mention: Dan Holden, Greg Lowder, Rich Stott, Chris Weller 2003 First Team: Willie Thompson Second Team: Adam Bruns Honorable Mention: Dustin Devening, Jeff Edmonds, B.J. Harvey, Brian Short 2004 First Team: Brian Short, Willie Thompson, Jeff Whiteside Second Team: Jarid Crain, Joe Horeni, Joe Reed Honorable Mention: Jim Cowgill, Kyle DeGroot, Jon Howard, Scott Lanthrip, Mitch Wilson 2005 First Team: Jim Cowgill, Joe Horeni Second Team: Jared Crain, Kyle DeGroot, Jon Howard Honorable Mention: Jeff Edmonds, Brad Linares, Ryan Little, Michael Miller, Pete Vaughn, Rob Woodward
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2006 First Team: Jon Howard, Joe Reed, Tim Shields Second Team: Jon Howard, Pete Jennings, Jason Murphy, Rob Woodward Honorable Mention: Antwan Byrd, Brad Linares, Aaron Taft, Jake Weller 2007 First Team: Joe Reed, Pete Vaughn, Jake Weller Second Team: Michael Kilgus, Tim Shields Honorable Mention: Nate Graham, Michael Jennings, Dustin Libbra, Justin Menke, Jason Murphy, Casey Yager 2008 First Team: D.J. Jackson, Michael Jennings, Andrew Pfeiffer Second Team: Justin Darwent, Jason Murphy, Mitch Niekamp, Ricky Padilla, Aaron Taft Honorable Mention: Jake DeFauw, Dink Simmons, Matt Taylor 2009 First Team: Michael Jennings Second Team: Ricky Padilla, Andrew Pfeiffer Honorable Mention: Demetrious Baylis, Eric Beimfohr, Brock Doehring, Donald Jackson, Dusty Libbra, Garry Moss, Mitch Niekamp, Matt Taylor 2010 Defensive POY: Ricky Padilla First Team: Ricky Padilla Second Team: Mitch Niekamp Honorable Mention: Eric Fisher, Garry Moss, Brock Thompson 2011 First Team: Cecil Brimmage, Eric Fisher, Keith Hunter, Keith Lane Second Team: Dylan Defauw, Jake Defauw, Michael Ray, Brock Thompson Honorable Mention: John Fink, Stephen Odarczenko 2012 First Team: Michael Bates, Kurt Frischman, Joe Gaines, Keith Lane, Matt Newman Second Team: Cecil Brimmage, Carter Cox, Dylan DeFauw, Travis Gullett Honorable Mention: Kevin Fuller 2013 Offensive POY: Cecil Brimmage Defensive POY: Kurt Frischman First Team: Michael Bates, Cecil Brimmage, Kevin Fuller, Kurt Frischman, Zack Hanlon, Travis James Second Team: Carter Cox, Josh Gentile, Michael Ray Honorable Mention: Chet Akers, Adam Hickson, Jessy Postlewait 2014 Coach of the Year: Garrett Campbell Defensive POY: James Dambacher First Team: Michael Bates, James Dambacher, Zack Hanlon, Bryce Heaton, Kyle Nance, Jessy Postlewait Second Team: Dylan Ringhausen, Dylan Schuler, Logan Uyetake, Marvell White 2015 First Team: Dinari Ellis, Austin Ellsworth, Brady Huber, Kyle Nance, Brody Pogue, Meeko Reddick, Logan Uyetake Second Team: Matt Graef, Dylan Schuler 2016 First Team: Austin Ellsworth, Matt Graef, Kyle Nance, Ryan Torrance Second Team: Jason Barbour, Carlos Lemus 2017 First Team: Zach Heren, Kyle Obertino, Steve Reyna, Ryan Torrance Second Team: Greg Cross, Austin Gruber, Logan West Newcomer of the Year: Logan West
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