MSU TEAM RECORDS
MSU TEAM RECORDS SINGLE-GAME RECORDS HIGH-SCORING GAMES - COMBINED # Opponent (Date).....................Pts (Score) 1t. S. Dakota St. (11/6/93)......... 102 (42-60) St. Cloud State (11/30/13).... 102 (48-54) 3. South Dakota (11/16/74)........ 97 (57-40) 4t. UNC (10/17/98)...................... 96 (47-49) Mo. Western St. (9/11/99)...... 96 (55-41) 6. Minn. Crookston (9/14/13)..... 94 (68-26) 7t. NW Missouri St. (9/9/95)....... 93 (59-34) vs. Augustana (10/28/95)........ 93 (55-38) at Neb.-Omaha (9/18/99)........ 93 (31-62) 10. at Concordia (9/24/11)............ 91 (57-34)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS # Year.................................................. TDs 1. 2013..................................................... 43 2. 1987..................................................... 40 3. 2012..................................................... 38 4. 2009..................................................... 34 5t. 1985..................................................... 30 2008..................................................... 30 7. 1974..................................................... 28 8. 1972..................................................... 26 9t. 1973..................................................... 25 1986..................................................... 25 2011..................................................... 25
LOPSIDED WINS Opponent (Date)..................Mgn (Score) Peru State (9/6/07).................... 70 (70-0) Upper Iowa (11/16/13)............. 66 (73-7) Upper Iowa (11/10/12)............. 63 (70-7) at UICC (10/7/72)..................... 60 (60-0) Okla. Panhandle State (9/1/05)......... 56 (63-7) at St. Thomas (11/14/70).......... 51 (57-6) at Concordia (10/10/09)........... 51 (54-3) Augustana (9/29/84)................. 50 (56-6) at Michigan Tech (9/28/68)...... 49 (56-7) UICC (10/6/73)........................ 49 (55-6)
PASSING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 2007................................................... 583 2. 1993................................................... 551 3. 2006................................................... 455 4. 1996................................................... 453 5. 1995................................................... 431 6. 2002................................................... 403 7. 1994................................................... 384 8. 2003................................................... 380 9. 2000................................................... 359 10. 1982................................................... 358
LOPSIDED LOSSES # Opponent (Date)..................Mgn (Score) 1. at S. Dakota St. (10/1/54)......... 66 (0-66) 2. at N. Dakota St. (11/9/68)........ 55 (8-63) 3. at Neb.-Omaha (11/13/82)........ 48 (7-55) 4t. Northern Mich. (11/7/64)......... 45 (0-45) at NMU (11/4/67)..................... 45 (0-45) Moorhead State (10/10/81)....... 45 (0-45) at NE Mo. St. (11/20/82)........ 45 (14-59) 8. at NDSU (10/30/99)............... 42 (14-56) 9. North Dakota St. (9/20/86)....... 41 (7-48) 10. at Northern Iowa (9/11/04)....... 40 (0-40) MOST POINTS SCORED Opponent (Date)............................ Points Upper Iowa (11/16/13)........................ 73 Peru State (9/6/07)............................... 70 Upper Iowa (11/10/12)........................ 70 Minnesota Crookston.......................... 68 Okla. Panhandle State (9/1/05)............ 63 at UI-Chicago Circle (10/7/72)........... 60 St. Francis (9/1/90).............................. 59 Northwest Missouri St. (9/9/95).......... 59 at St. Thomas (11/14/70)..................... 57 South Dakota (11/16/74)..................... 57 at Concordia (9/24/11)......................... 57
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SEASON RECORDS POINTS SCORED # Year............................................... Points 1. 2013................................................... 526 2. 2012................................................... 490 3. 1993................................................... 467 4. 2009................................................... 458 5. 2011................................................... 381 6. 1994................................................... 342 7t. 1970................................................... 318 1999................................................... 318 9. 1987................................................... 316 10. 1996................................................... 314 RUSHING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1987................................................ 3,602 2. 2013................................................ 3,536 3. 2012................................................ 3,300 4. 1986................................................ 2,934 5. 1985................................................ 2,929 6. 2009................................................ 2,601 7. 1990................................................ 2,438 8. 1984................................................ 2,395 9. 1988................................................ 2,285 10. 1969................................................ 2,209 RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 1987................................................... 689 2 2012................................................... 668 3. 1978................................................... 606 4. 1986................................................... 597 5. 1991................................................... 595 6. 1990................................................... 567 7. 1973................................................... 564 8. 1989................................................... 557 9. 1984................................................... 556 10. 1985................................................... 547
TOTAL OFFENSE # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 5,843 2. 2013................................................ 5,789 3. 2012................................................ 5,670 4. 1994................................................ 4,898 5. 2009................................................ 4,770 6. 2007................................................ 4,596 7. 1996................................................ 4,304 8. 2011................................................ 4,293 9. 1998................................................ 4.288 10. 2008................................................ 4,282
KICK RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 2006................................................ 1,125 2. 1999................................................ 1,102 3. 2010................................................ 1,027 4. 1996................................................ 1,015 5. 1993................................................... 997 6. 2008................................................... 926 7. 1982................................................... 884 8. 2007................................................... 882 9. 1987................................................... 867 10. 1997................................................... 853
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 7,290 2. 2012................................................ 7,036 3. 2013................................................ 6,809 4. 2009................................................ 6,325 5. 1994................................................ 5,931 6. 2007................................................ 5,855 7. 2008................................................ 5,769 8. 1999................................................ 5,665 9. 2011................................................ 5,660 10. 1996................................................ 5,631
KICK RETURN ATTEMPTS # Year.............................................Returns 1. 1993..................................................... 56 2. 1999..................................................... 54 3. 1982..................................................... 53 4. 1996..................................................... 51 5. 2003..................................................... 49 6. 1983..................................................... 47 7. 1997..................................................... 45 8t. 1958..................................................... 44 1974..................................................... 44 2007..................................................... 44
PASSING COMPLETIONS # Year.....................................Completions 1. 2007................................................... 344 2. 1993................................................... 298 3. 2006................................................... 263 4. 1996................................................... 249 5. 1995................................................... 243 6. 1994................................................... 217 7. 2003................................................... 198 8. 2002................................................... 188 9. 1999................................................... 181 10. 2011................................................... 179
FIELD GOALS MADE # Year...................................................FGs 1. 2012..................................................... 21 2t. 1996..................................................... 16 2011..................................................... 16 4. 2013..................................................... 14 5t. 1983..................................................... 12 1990..................................................... 12 7. 2009..................................................... 11 8t. 1986..................................................... 10 1993..................................................... 10 10t. 1998....................................................... 9 2004....................................................... 9
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 2009................................................... 354 2. 1972................................................... 329 3. 2013................................................... 309 4. 2003................................................... 296 5. 1993................................................... 292 6. 2011................................................... 273 7. 2012................................................... 271 8t. 1973................................................... 262 1995................................................... 262 10. 1987................................................... 257
PASSING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 4,214 2. 2007................................................ 4,140 3. 1996................................................ 3,204 4. 1994................................................ 3,063 5. 1995................................................ 2,822 6. 2006................................................ 2,802 7. 1998................................................ 2,551 8. 1999................................................ 2,532 9. 2002................................................ 2,486 10. 2012................................................ 2,370
PUNTING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1972................................................ 2,839 2. 1992................................................ 2,807 3. 1982................................................ 2,788 4. 2001................................................ 2,707 5. 2000................................................ 2,698 6. 1991................................................ 2,656 7. 1981................................................ 2,626 8. 2003................................................ 2,610 9. 2002................................................ 2,490 10. 1973................................................ 2,484
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS # Year.................................................. TDs 1. 1993..................................................... 36 2. 2007..................................................... 30 3. 1994..................................................... 24 4. 2009..................................................... 23 5. 2006..................................................... 22 6t. 1996..................................................... 21 1998..................................................... 21 1999..................................................... 21 9t. 1995..................................................... 20 2011..................................................... 20 2013..................................................... 20
PUNTING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 1972..................................................... 79 2. 2001..................................................... 77 3. 1981..................................................... 75 4. 1992..................................................... 74 5t. 1982..................................................... 72 2003..................................................... 72 7t. 1979..................................................... 68 1991..................................................... 68 9. 1975..................................................... 67 10. 1993..................................................... 66
PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE # Year................................................... Pct. 1. 2013.................................................. 61.1 2. 2011.................................................. 60.7 3. 2007.................................................. 59.0 4. 2006.................................................. 57.8 5. 1998.................................................. 57.2 6. 1999.................................................. 57.1 7. 2012.................................................. 57.0 8. 1994.................................................. 56.5 9. 1995.................................................. 56.4 10. 2008.................................................. 56.1 PASS EFFICIENCY RATING # Year...............................................Rating 1. 2013.............................................. 179.62 2. 1998................................................ 143.3 3. 2011................................................ 141.1 4. 2012................................................ 140.8 5. 1999................................................ 137.9 6. 1994................................................ 135.3 7. 1969................................................ 133.6 8. 2009................................................ 133.1 9. 1993................................................ 132.3 10. 2007................................................ 128.8
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PUNT RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1979................................................... 423 2. 2009................................................... 365 3. 1973................................................... 334 4. 2008................................................... 327 5. 2007................................................... 316 6. 1990................................................... 299 7. 1972................................................... 282 8. 1980................................................... 280 9. 1959................................................... 277 10. 2012................................................... 264 PUNT RETURNS # Year.............................................Returns 1. 1979..................................................... 38 2. 1971..................................................... 31 3. 1994..................................................... 30 4. 1972..................................................... 29 5t. 1980..................................................... 28 2005..................................................... 28 2007..................................................... 28 8. 1990..................................................... 27 9. 2011..................................................... 27 10t. Three with .......................................... 26
INTERCEPTIONS # Year................................................. INTs 1. 2009..................................................... 29 2. 2008..................................................... 27 3. 1973..................................................... 25 4. 1970..................................................... 23 5t. 1967..................................................... 22 2012..................................................... 22 2013..................................................... 22 8. 1972..................................................... 21 9. 1970..................................................... 20 10. 1991..................................................... 18 TACKLES # Year............................................. Tackles 1. 1987................................................ 1,023 2. 1982................................................... 980 3. 1993................................................... 960 4. 1981................................................... 940 5. 1972................................................... 932 6. 1995................................................... 918 7. 2003................................................... 899 8. 2012................................................... 889 9. 1978................................................... 885 10. 1989................................................... 873
Jordan Malone holds the Minnesota State record for longest interception return when he returned a pick 100 yards for a touchdown against Augustana (11/1/03).
Chad Ellman was on the receiving end of a 96-yard touchdown pass from John Hebgen to set the MSU record for longest scoring reception at North Dakota State (10/26/96).
MSU FOOTBALL’S LONGEST AND MOST LIST Longest Punt Return: 94 by Tyrell Smith vs Truman State, 2006 Longest Scoring Kick-Off Return: 100 by Melvin Matlock vs. Central Washington, 2006 Longest Scoring Run: 95 by Lance Dunn vs. NebraskaOmaha, 1992 Longest Scoring Reception: 96 by Chad Ellman from John Hebgen vs. North Dakota State, 1996 Longest Scoring Interception Return: 100 by Jordan Malone vs. Augustana, 2003 Longest Non-Scoring Interception Return: 98 by Dave Schlichte vs. Southwest State, 1981 Longest Punt: 77 by Ryan Dutton vs. St. Cloud State, 1998 Most Fumbles in a Game: 11 (lost 5) vs. Adams State, 1971 Most Games Played in a Season: 14, 2012 Most Wins in a Season: 13 in 2012
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MSU SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS RUSHING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Bernie Maczuga (1969).................. 1,490 2. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................ 1,241 3. Andy Pfeiffer (2011)...................... 1,229 4t. Sean Treasure (2004)...................... 1,201 Jake Aberg (2009).......................... 1,201 6. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 1,150 7. Bernie Maczuga (1968).................. 1,089 8. Mark Erickson (1995).................... 1,019 9. Larry Brown (1985)....................... 1,017 10. Bobby Ruffin (2002)...................... 1,015
RECEIVING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Tywan Mitchell (1996)................... 1,223 2. Josh Nelsen (1993)......................... 1,219 3. Tywan Mitchell (1998)................... 1,183 4. Adam Thielen (2012)..................... 1,176 5. Chad Ellman (1996)....................... 1,140 6. Josh Nelsen (1994)......................... 1,135 7. Jeff Spikner (1993)............................ 970 8. Dennis Carter (2013)......................... 964 9. Dan Weldon (2001)........................... 918 10. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 909
RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)..............................Attempts 1. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................... 302 2. Bernie Maczuga (1969)..................... 284 3. Bobby Ruffin (2003)......................... 273 4. T. J. Schraufnagel (2000).................. 261 5. Andy Pfeiffer (2011)......................... 243 6t. Bobby Ruffin (2002)......................... 231 Sean Treasure (2004)......................... 231 8. Bernie Maczuga (1968)..................... 220 9. Mark Erickson (1995)....................... 217 10. Bobby Ruffin (2001)......................... 212
RECEPTIONS # Player (Year).......................... Receptions 1t. Chad Ellman (1996)............................ 74 Adam Thielen (2012).......................... 74 3t. Bryan Dalton (2006)............................ 73 Tywan Mitchell (1998)........................ 73 5. Dan Weldon (2001)............................. 72 6t. Tywan Mitchell (1996)........................ 70 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................. 70 8. Jeff Spikner (1993).............................. 69 9. John Davis (1995)............................... 68 10. David Robb (1983).............................. 64
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RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Player (Year)..................................... TDs T. J. Schraufnagel (1999).................... 15 Jon Wolf (2013)................................... 15 Bernie Maczuga (1969)....................... 13 Eric Skow (1994)................................ 13 Sean Treasure (2004)........................... 13 Mike McDevitt (1987)........................ 12 Jamie Pass (1993)................................ 12 Mike McDevitt (1985)........................ 11 Lance Dunn (1990).............................. 11 Sean Treasure (2005)........................... 11
PASSING ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)..............................Attempts 1. Ben King (2007)................................ 569 2. Jamie Pass (1993).............................. 490 3. Ben King (2006)................................ 483 4. John Hebgen (1996).......................... 443 5. John Hebgen (1995).......................... 424 6. John Hebgen (1994).......................... 367 7. Andrew Shea (2002).......................... 336 8. Ben King (2003)................................ 316 9. Zach Witt (1999)............................... 312 10. Zach Witt (1998)............................... 305 PASSING COMPLETIONS # Player (Year)........................Completions 1. Ben King (2007)................................ 339 2. Ben King (2006)................................ 286 3. Jamie Pass (1993).............................. 267 4. John Hebgen (1996).......................... 246 5. John Hebgen (1995).......................... 242 6. John Hebgen (1994).......................... 212 7. Zach Witt (1999)............................... 179 8. Zach Witt (1998)............................... 174 9. Jon Daniels (2011)............................. 171 10. Ben King (2003)................................ 167 PASSING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Ben King (2007)............................. 4,096 2. Jamie Pass (1993)........................... 3,756 3. John Hebgen (1996)....................... 3,179 4. Ben King (2006)............................. 3,017 5. John Hebgen (1994)....................... 3,006 6. John Hebgen (1995)....................... 2,812 7. Zach Witt (1998)............................ 2,554 8. Zach Witt (1999)............................ 2,496 9. Jon Daniels (2011).......................... 2,205 10. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 2,054 TOUCHDOWN PASSES # Player (Year)..................................... TDs 1. Jamie Pass (1993)................................ 30 2. Ben King (2007).................................. 28 3. John Hebgen (1994)............................ 24 4t. John Hebgen (1996)............................ 21 Zach Witt (1998)................................. 21 Zach Witt (1999)................................. 21 7t. John Hebgen (1995)............................ 20 Ben King (2006).................................. 20 Jon Daniels (2011)............................... 20 10. Steve Pachan (2009)............................ 19
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RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Player (Year)..................................... TDs Josh Nelsen (1994).............................. 14 Tywan Mitchell (1998)........................ 13 Josh Nelsen (1993).............................. 12 Tywan Mitchell (1996)........................ 11 Kreg Kapitan (1970).............................. 9 Dan Weldon (2001)............................... 9 Dennis Carter (2013)............................. 9 Jeff Spikner (1993)................................ 8 John Davis (1995)................................. 8 Chad Ellman (1996).............................. 8 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................... 8 Donte Shackelford (2007)..................... 8 Adam Thielen (2012)............................ 8
TOTAL OFFENSE # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Jamie Pass (1993)........................... 4,261 2. Ben King (2007)............................. 4,060 3. John Hebgen (1996)....................... 3,247 4. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 3,204 5. John Hebgen (1994)....................... 3,185 6. John Hebgen (1995)....................... 2,917 7. Ben King (2006)............................. 2,913 8. Zach Witt (1999)............................ 2,888 9. Zach Witt (1998)............................ 2,773 10. Jon Wolf (2012).............................. 2,450 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Sean Treasure (2004)...................... 1,926 2. Mark Erickson (1995).................... 1,862 3. Connor Thomas (2012.................... 1,727 4. Bernie Maczuga (1969).................. 1,673 5. Dennis Carter (2011)...................... 1,622 6. Dennis Carter (2013)...................... 1,592 7. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)......... 1,496 8. Bobby Ruffin (2002)...................... 1,485 9. Adam Thielen (2012)..................... 1,448 10. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................ 1,349 POINTS SCORED # Player (Year).................................. Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2012)...................... 122 2. Sam Brockshus (2013)...................... 108 3. Jon Wolf (2013)................................. 102 4. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)..................... 96 5. Josh Nelsen (1994).............................. 92 6. Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 87 7. Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 85 8. Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 84 9. Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 82 10t. Three tied with.................................... 80 # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6t. 8. 9t.
PAT MADE Player (Year).................................... PATs Sam Brockshus (2013)........................ 66 Sam Brockshus (2012)........................ 59 Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 55 Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 55 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 39 Greg Janacek (1994)............................ 38 Scott Johnson (1999)........................... 38 Jason Tompkins (2007)....................... 36 Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 34 Jason Tompkins (2005)....................... 34 Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 34
FIELD GOALS MADE # Player (Year)......................................FGs 1. Sam Brockshus (2012)........................ 21 2t. Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 16 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 16 4. Sam Brockshus (2013)........................ 14 5t. Steve Springer (1983).......................... 12 Kenny Navitsky (1990)....................... 12 7. Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 11 8t. Dain Jeppson (1986)............................ 10 Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 10 10t. Greg Janacek (1997).............................. 9 Scott Johnson (1998)............................. 9 Ryan Caperoon (2004).......................... 9
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Brad Vesperman (1995)..................... 159 2. Jordan Malone (2003)....................... 156 3. Chuck Helling (1967)........................ 129 4. Rick Poppitz (1972).......................... 127 5. Darnell Jones (1993)......................... 123 6. Marcus Owens (2000)....................... 117 7. Nathan Hancock (2013).................... 116 8. Troy Jones (2009).............................. 114 9. Joe Giammona (1960)........................111 10. Dave Schlichte (1981)....................... 108 INTERCEPTIONS Player (Year).................................... INTs Bernie Maczuga (1967)......................... 7 Harold Wellman (1967)......................... 7 Marty Kranz (1972)............................... 7 Jesse Hamilton (2009)........................... 7 Joe Giammona (1960)........................... 6 Tom Flaig (1970)................................... 6 Marty Kranz (1973)............................... 6 Scott Roach (1986)................................ 6 George Brown (1989)............................ 6 Jordan Malone (2003)........................... 6 Steve Robinson (2008).......................... 6 Troy Jones (2009).................................. 6
PUNT YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Marty Kranz (1972)........................ 2,839 2. John Scherwinski (1992)................ 2,735 3. Bill Keopp (1982)........................... 2,714 4. John Scherwinski (1991)................ 2,656 5. Nick Echtenkamp (2001)............... 2,652 6. Ryan Dutton (2000)........................ 2,613 7. Jamie VanDenElzen (2003)............ 2,610 8. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002)............ 2,469 9. Marty Kranz (1973)........................ 2,403 10. Brent Wohler (1979)....................... 2,382
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PUNT ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)................................... Punts 1. Marty Kranz (1972)............................. 78 2t. John Scherwinski (1992)..................... 72 Jamie VanDenElzen (2003)................. 72 4t. Bill Keopp (1982)................................ 71 Nick Echtenkamp (2001).................... 71 6. John Scherwinski (1991)..................... 68 7. Brent Wohler (1979)............................ 67 8. Rob Burns (1993)................................ 66 9. John Scherwinski (1990)..................... 64 10. Three tied with.................................... 62
TACKLES # Player (Year)................................ Tackles 1. J.R. Buckley (1987)........................... 158 2. Adam Stroik (2004)........................... 144 3. Stephen Henley (1993)...................... 136 4. Percy Nichols (1982)......................... 134 5. Jared Ziemke (2003).......................... 126 6. Rick Poppitz (1972).......................... 125 7. J.R. Buckley (1988)........................... 124 8. Matt Lombardi (1996)....................... 121 9. Chris Draheim (1993)........................ 120 10. Rich Adams (1995)............................ 115
PUNT RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Marcellus Grandberry (1979)............ 404 2. Sam McNellis (1973)........................ 323 3. Kelvin Rodgers (2007)...................... 285 4. Tyrell Smith (2006)........................... 255 5. Kelvin Rodgers (2009)...................... 246 6t. Kelvin Rodgers (2008)...................... 239 Adam Thielen (2012)........................ 239 8t. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 217 Adam Thielen (2011)........................ 217 10. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)............ 200
SOLO TACKLES # Player (Year)................................... Solos 1. Rick Poppitz (1972)............................ 71 2. Adam Stroik (2004)............................. 69 3. Jared Ziemke (2002)............................ 66 4. Stephen Henley (1993)........................ 65 5t. Steve Laingen (1972).......................... 62 Percy Nichols (1982)........................... 62 Jared Ziemke (2003)............................ 62 8. Jared Ziemke (2001)............................ 61 9. Stephen Henley (1994)........................ 60 10. Al Tachovsky (1983)........................... 56
PUNT RETURNS Player (Year)................................Returns Marcellus Grandberry (1979).............. 35 Aaron Wilcox (1994)........................... 25 Tyrell Smith (2006)............................. 25 Kelvin Rodgers (2007)........................ 25 Adam Thielen (2012).......................... 24 Darren Schuler (1990)......................... 23 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................. 23 Sam McNellis (1973).......................... 22 Rick Fossey (1993).............................. 22 Adam Thielen (2011).......................... 22
TACKLES FOR LOSSES # Player (Year)....................................TFLs 1. Andrew Tippins (2001)....................... 20 2t. Dennis Zachary (1979)..................... 17.5 Chris Schaudt (2012)........................ 17.5 4t. Steve Connelly (1992)......................... 17 Darnell Flannigan (2005).................... 17 Chris Tatro (1999)............................... 17 7. Chris Schaudt (2011)........................ 16.5 8. Aaron Kostichka (2002)...................... 15 9. Andrew Tippins (2002).................... 14.5 10. Cory Czepa (1998).............................. 14
KICK RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Melvin Matlock (2006).................. 1,014 2. Kelvin Rodgers (2008)...................... 841 3. Connor Thomas (2012)..................... 790 4. Kelvin Rodgers (2007)...................... 723 5. Dennis Carter (2011)......................... 712 6. Kelvin Rodgers (2009)...................... 691 7. Sean Treasure (2004)......................... 602 8. Reggie Patterson (1996).................... 566 9. Joe McIntosh (1999).......................... 536 10. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)............ 498
TACKLES FOR LOSS YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Andrew Tippins (2001)..................... 112 2. Darnell Flannigan (2005).................... 85 3t. Andrew Tippins (2002)....................... 79 Chris Schaudt (2010)........................... 79 5t. Randy Earl (2007)............................... 76 Chris Schaudt (2011)........................... 76 7t. Cory Czepa (1998).............................. 74 Chris Schaudt (2012)........................... 74 9. Chris Tatro (1999)............................... 66 10. Scott Carlson (2001)............................ 59
KICK RETURNS Player (Year)................................Returns Connor Thomas (2012)....................... 35 Melvin Matlock (2006)....................... 32 Kelvin Rodgers (2008)........................ 31 Kelvin Rodgers (2009)........................ 29 Kelvin Rodgers (2007)........................ 28 Sean Treasure (2004)........................... 26 Reggie Patterson (1996)...................... 25 Dennis Carter (2011)........................... 25 George Brown (1987).......................... 22 Ryan White (1999).............................. 22
SACKS # Player (Year)...................................Sacks 1. Steve Connelly (1992)...................... 13.5 2. Greg Carlson (1979)......................... 13.0 3. Chris Schaudt (2012)........................ 11.5 4t. Phil Driscoll (1978).......................... 11.0 Andrew Tippins (2001).................... 11.0 6. Andrew Tippins (2002).................... 10.5 7. Matt Wolfe (1984).............................. 9.0 8t. Todd Lindemann (1992)..................... 8.5 Cory Czepa (1998)............................. 8.5 10t. Six times............................................. 8.0
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Quarterback Ben King sits atop the school’s charts in passing attempts, passing completions and passing yards and is ranked second on the passing touchdowns list.
I-back Sean Treasure not only set MSU single-season records in kick return yardage (602) and kick returns (26) in 2004, but also set the school mark in all-purpose yardage (1,926).
Defensive lineman Steve Connelly set a Minnesota State single-season record with 13.5 sacks in 1992, a mark that still stands to this day.
Defensive lineman Andrew Tippins is MSU’s single-season leader in both tackles for losses (24) and tackles for loss yardage (112) and career leader in sacks (25.0).
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MSU CAREER LEADERS RUSHING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,129 2. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)........... 2,952 3. Larry Brown (1981-85).................. 2,768 4. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)................. 2,751 5. Mark Erickson (1992-95)............... 2,364 6. David Beyer (1981-84)................... 2,254 7. Mike McDevitt (1984-87).............. 2,201 8. Eric Skow (1991-94)...................... 2,146 9. Andy Pfeiffer.................................. 1,993 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 1,944
RECEIVING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Josh Nelsen (1991-94).................... 3,484 2. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)............. 3,342 3. Adam Thielen (2008-12)................ 2,674 4. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)................... 2,259 5. Chris Nowlin (2006-09)................. 2,221 6. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)....... 2,124 7. John Davis (1993-95, 97)............... 2,022 8. Dan Weldon (1999-02)................... 1,921 9. Chad Ellman (1995-97).................. 1,819 10. Bob Bruer (1971-74)...................... 1,611
POINTS SCORED BY KICKERS # Player (Years)................................ Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-13)................. 372 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 241 3. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 222 4 Steve Springer (1981-84).................. 186 5 Dain Jeppson (1985-88).................... 172 6. Herb Healey (1970-73)...................... 169 7. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77)................ 119 8. Scott Johnson (1998-00).................... 117 9. Jason Tompkins (2005-07)................ 103 10. Paul Barenz (2000-02)........................ 99
PUNT RETURNS # Player (Years)..............................Returns 1t. Darren Schuler (1988-91).................... 61 Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................... 61 3. Adam Thielen (2008-12)..................... 56 4. Marcellus Grandberry (1975-78-79)........... 55 5. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)................................ 48 6. Scott Mayes (1974-75, 77-78)............. 44 7. Sam McNellis (1971, 73).................... 43 8. Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 39 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)................. 37 10. Ryan White (1999-02)......................... 32
TACKLES FOR LOSSES # Player (Years)..................................TFLs 1. Chris Schaudt (2010-13).................. 58.5 2. Andrew Tippins (2000-02)............... 41.5 3. Cory Czepa (1995-98)...................... 40.5 4. Randy Earl (2005-09)....................... 39.0 5. Chris Tatro (1996-99)....................... 31.5 6. Adam Stroik (2001-04)....................... 31 7. Aaron Kostichka (1999-02).............. 29.5 8t. Steve Connelly (1989-92)................... 29 Matt McQuiston (2006-10)................. 29 10. Dewey Reilly (1997-00)...................... 28
RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)............................Attempts 1. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00).............. 756 2. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03).................... 749 3. Bernie Mazcuga (1967-69)................ 627 4. David Beyer (1981-84)...................... 544 5. Larry Brown (1981-85)..................... 533 6. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 525 7. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................. 512 8. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 511 9. Eric Skow (1991-94)......................... 506 10. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 489
RECEPTIONS # Player (Years)........................ Receptions 1. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)................ 216 2. Adam Thielen (2008-12)................... 192 3. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)....................... 174 4. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)...................... 168 5. John Davis (1993-95, 97).................. 167 6. Dan Weldon (1999-02)...................... 146 7. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................. 143 8. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)...................... 138 9. Chad Ellman (1995-97)..................... 130 10. Joe Carwardine (1998-01)................. 128
PAT MADE # Player (Years).................................. PATs 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-sa).................. 210 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 136 3. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 114 4. Herb Healey (1970-73)...................... 100 5. Dain Jeppson (1985-88)...................... 90 6t. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)............. 81 Steve Springer (1981-85).................... 81 8. Jason Tompkins (2005-07).................. 76 9. Scott Johnson (1998-00)...................... 71 10. Paul Barenz (2000-02)........................ 63
KICK RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09).............. 2,255 2. Dennis Carter (2010-11)................. 1,475 3. Scott Roach (1983-86)................... 1,223 4. Joe McIntosh (1997-99)................. 1,191 5. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79).... 1,051 6. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 1,000 7. George Brown (1986-89).................. 942 8. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03).................... 917 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)............... 846 10. Julius Washington (1995-98)............. 794
TACKLES FOR LOSS YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Chris Schaudt (2010-13)................... 280 2. Andrew Tippins (2000-02)................ 238 3. Randy Earl (2005-09)........................ 188 4. Cory Czepa (1995-98)....................... 153 5. Darnell Flannigan (2004-05)............. 129 6. Chris Brunkhorst (2005-08).............. 113 7. Scott Carlson (1998-01).....................111 8. Lance Dlouhy (1998-01)................... 104 9. Matt McQuiston (2006-10)................. 99 10. Ben Halder (1996-99).......................... 97
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Doug Thompson (1971-74)................. 32 2. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................... 31 T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)................ 31 4t. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69).................. 27 Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 27 6. Eric Skow (1991-94)........................... 26 7. Sean Treasure (2004-05)..................... 24 8. Larry Brown (1981-85)....................... 23 9. David Beyer (1981-84)........................ 22 10. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................... 21
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)......................... 36 2. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98).................. 30 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 21 4t. Dan Weldon (1999-02)........................ 19 Adam Thielen (2008-12)..................... 19 6t. Kreg Kapitan (1967-70)...................... 16 John Davis (1993-95, 97).................... 16 8. Chad Ellman (1995-97)....................... 15 9. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)........................ 14 10t. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)........................ 13 Vincent Flury (2008-09)...................... 13
FIELD GOALS MADE # Player (Years)....................................FGs 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-sa).................... 54 2. Greg Janacek (1994-97)...................... 36 3t. Steve Springer (1981-84).................... 35 Kenny Navitsky (1990-93).................. 35 5. Dain Jeppson (1985-88)...................... 26 6. Herb Healey (1970-73)........................ 23 7. Ryan Caperoon (2003-04)................... 17 8t. Jerry Kroc (1978-80)........................... 16 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 16 10. Scott Johnson (1998-00)...................... 13
KICK RETURNS # Player (Years)..............................Returns 1 Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................... 88 2. Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 59 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 54 4. Joe McIntosh (1997-99)...................... 51 5. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)...................... 49 6. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79)........... 46 7. George Brown (1986-89).................... 44 8. Rick Fossey (1990-91, 93-94)............. 43 9. Julius Washington (1995-98)............... 42 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)..................... 41
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SACKS Player (Year)...................................Sacks Chris Schaudt (2010-13).................. 33.5 Andrew Tippins (2000-02)............... 25.0 Steve Connelly (1989-92)................ 21.5 Cory Czepa (1995-98)...................... 21.5 Randy Earl (2005-09)....................... 19.5 Matt Wolfe (1981-85)....................... 19.0 Greg Carlson (1978-79)................... 18.0 Todd Lindemann (1989-92)............. 18.0 Phil Driscoll (1978-79)..................... 16.0 Cassian Johnson (1982-84).............. 16.0
PUNT YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05)....... 9,196 2. John Schwerinski (1989-92)........... 8,649 3. Ryan Dutton (1997-00).................. 7,988 4. Gerard DeWet (2007-10)................ 6,665 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........ 5,578 6. Marty Kranz (1971-73).................. 5,242 7. Bob Cairns (1969-71)..................... 5,050 8. Brent Wohler (1979-80)................. 4,326 9. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)................... 4,293 10. Rob Burns (1993-94)...................... 3,845 PUNT ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)................................. Punts 1. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05).......... 248 2. John Scherwinski (1989-92).............. 228 3. Ryan Dutton (1997-00)..................... 196 4. Gerard DeWet (2007-09)................... 174 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........... 146 6. Bob Cairns (1969-71)........................ 140 7. Marty Kranz (1971-73)..................... 138 8. Brent Wohler (1979-80).................... 126 9. Rob Burns (1993-94)......................... 118 10. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)...................... 108
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Marty Kranz (1971-73)..................... 234 2. Harold Wellman (1967-70)............... 211 3. Jordan Hale (2011-13)....................... 172 4. Scott Roach (1983-86)...................... 170 5. Jordan Hale (2011-sa)....................... 164 6t. Brad Vesperman (1995)..................... 159 Jesse Hamilton (2008-10).................. 159 8. Jordan Malone (2000-04).................. 156 9. Bill Luehrs (1974-75)........................ 153 10. Rick Poppitz (1971-73)..................... 150
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FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player (Years)....................................FRs Mike Rittaco (1988-91)......................... 7 Phil Driscoll (1978-79).......................... 6 Dan Rotchadl (1978-79)........................ 6 Scott Eid (1986-87)............................... 6 Julius Washington (1995-98)................. 6 Steve Prunty (1978)............................... 5 Dean Raven (1980)................................ 5 John Frawley (1985-87)........................ 5 Jason Jensen (1995-96)......................... 5 Dewey Reilly (1997-00)........................ 5 Chris Schaudt (2010-13)....................... 5
PUNT AVERAGE # Player (Years)...................................Avg. 1. Ryan Dutton (1997-00).................. 40.76 2. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)................... 39.75 3. Sully Luepke (2011)....................... 39.19 4. Gerard DeWet (2007 -09)............... 38.30 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........ 38.21 6. Marty Kranz (1971-73).................. 37.99 7. John Scherwinski (1989-92)........... 37.93 8. Jim Tetzloff (1964-65).................... 37.44 9. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05)....... 37.08 10. Joe Theobald (1985-88)................. 36.94
TACKLES # Player (Year)................................ Tackles 1. J.R. Buckley (1986-89)..................... 426 2. Stephen Henley (1991-94)................ 408 3. Jared Ziemke (1999-03).................... 404 4. Dewey Reilly (1997-00).................... 371 5. Adam Stroik (2001-04)..................... 356 6. Jeff Spann (1982-86)......................... 352 7. Chris Tatro (1996-99)........................ 328 8. Matt McQuiston (2006-10)............... 322 9. Matt Lombardi (1993-96).................. 321 10. Rainey Briggs (1997-00)................... 318
PUNT RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................. 770 2. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79)......... 604 3. Adam Thielen (2009-12)................... 582 4. Sam McNellis (1971, 73).................. 505 5. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 467 6. Scott Mayes (1974-75, 77-78)........... 450 7. Darren Schuler (1988-91).................. 438 8. Terry Falk (1958-60)......................... 291 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)............... 290 10. Ryan White (1999-02)....................... 267
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PASSING ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)............................Attempts 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)............ 1,641 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 1,294 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 939 4. Zach Witt (1996-99).......................... 888 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 878 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02).................... 717 7. John Marx (1967-70)......................... 497 8. Tom Schultz (1964-66)...................... 413 9. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 377 10. Ryan Fick (2005-09)......................... 371 PASSING COMPLETIONS # Player (Years)......................Completions 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)............... 942 2. John Hebgen (1993-96)..................... 730 3. Zach Witt (1996-99).......................... 491 4. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 475 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 418 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02).................... 330 7. John Marx (1967-70)......................... 242 8. Ryan Fick (2005-09)......................... 205 9. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 179 10. Jon Daniels (2011)............................. 171 PASSING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07).......... 11,035 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 9,433 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)..................... 6,658 4. Zach Witt (1996-99)....................... 6,570 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............ 5,409 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02)................. 4,180 7. John Marx (1967-70)...................... 3,173 8. Ryan Fick (2005-09)...................... 2,603 9. Jon Daniels (2011).......................... 2,205 10. Kal Kallenberger (1973-75, 77)............. 2,101 TOUCHDOWN PASSES # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)................. 72 2. John Hebgen (1993-96)....................... 71 3. Zach Witt (1996-99)............................ 50 4. Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 45 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)................. 35 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02)...................... 28 7. John Marx (1967-70)........................... 26 8. Steve Pachan (2008-10)...................... 23 9. Jon Daniels (2011)............................... 20 10. last - Ryan Fick (2005-09)................... 18
TOTAL OFFENSE # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07).......... 10,686 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 9,792 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)..................... 7.980 4. Zach Witt (1996-99)....................... 7.620 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............ 6,643 6. Jon Wolf (2010-13)........................ 6,507 7. Andrew Shea (1999-02)................. 4,590 8. Mike McDevitt (1984-87).............. 4,183 9. John Marx (1967-70)...................... 3,934 10. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,248 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)................. 4,329 2. Mark Erickson (1992-95)............... 4,221 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)....... 4,114 4. Larry Brown (1981-85).................. 3,658 5. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,585 6. Josh Nelsen (1991-94).................... 3,529 7. Adam Thielen (2009-12)................ 3,375 8. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)............. 3,342 9. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)........... 3,279 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 3,196 POINTS SCORED # Player (Years)................................ Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-13)................. 372 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 241 3. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)....................... 224 4. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 222 5. Jon Wolf (2010-13)........................... 204 6. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00).............. 192 7. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 188 8. Steve Springer (1981-84).................. 186 9. Tywan Mitchell (1998-98)................ 184 10. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013).......... 180 # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5t. 8. 8t.
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Player (Years)................................... TDs Josh Nelsen (1991-94)......................... 37 Jon Wolf (2010-13)............................. 34 T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)................ 32 Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................... 31 Tywan Mitchell (1995-98).................. 30 Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 30 Mark Erickson (1992-95).................... 28 Bernie Maczuga (1967-69).................. 27 Larry Brown (1981-85)....................... 27 Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 27
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INTERCEPTIONS Player (Years).................................. INTs Marty Kranz (1971-73)....................... 22 Harold Wellman (1967-70)................. 17 Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 16 Brian Watson (1982-85)...................... 13 Tom Flaig (1967-70)........................... 12 Jesse Hamilton (2008-10).................... 11 Paul Jensen (1972-74)........................... 9 George Brown (1986-89)...................... 9 John Kelling (1988-91)......................... 9 Jared Ziemke (1999-03)........................ 9
SOLO TACKLES Player (Year)................................... Solos Jared Ziemke (1999-03).................... 219 Stephen Henley (1991-94)................ 214 Adam Stroik (2001-04)..................... 164 Rainey Briggs (1997-00)................... 159 Matt McQuiston (2006-10)............... 154 J.R. Buckley (1986-89)..................... 146 Matt Lombardi (1993-96).................. 145 Jordan Malone (2000-04).................. 141 Jeff Spann (1982-86)......................... 137 Dewey Reilly (1997-00).................... 137
Former Maverick linebacker Mike Rittaco holds the MSU career record with seven fumble recoveries from 1988-91.
Former Maverick running back and coach Bernie Maczuga holds the MSU career rushing yards record with 3,129.
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RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS # Year.................................................. TDs 1. 2013..................................................... 43 2. 1987..................................................... 40 3. 2012..................................................... 38 4. 2009..................................................... 34 5t. 1985..................................................... 30 2008..................................................... 30 7. 1974..................................................... 28 8. 1972..................................................... 26 9t. 1973..................................................... 25 1986..................................................... 25 2011..................................................... 25
LOPSIDED WINS Opponent (Date)..................Mgn (Score) Peru State (9/6/07).................... 70 (70-0) Upper Iowa (11/16/13)............. 66 (73-7) Upper Iowa (11/10/12)............. 63 (70-7) at UICC (10/7/72)..................... 60 (60-0) Okla. Panhandle State (9/1/05)......... 56 (63-7) at St. Thomas (11/14/70).......... 51 (57-6) at Concordia (10/10/09)........... 51 (54-3) Augustana (9/29/84)................. 50 (56-6) at Michigan Tech (9/28/68)...... 49 (56-7) UICC (10/6/73)........................ 49 (55-6)
PASSING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 2007................................................... 583 2. 1993................................................... 551 3. 2006................................................... 455 4. 1996................................................... 453 5. 1995................................................... 431 6. 2002................................................... 403 7. 1994................................................... 384 8. 2003................................................... 380 9. 2000................................................... 359 10. 1982................................................... 358
LOPSIDED LOSSES # Opponent (Date)..................Mgn (Score) 1. at S. Dakota St. (10/1/54)......... 66 (0-66) 2. at N. Dakota St. (11/9/68)........ 55 (8-63) 3. at Neb.-Omaha (11/13/82)........ 48 (7-55) 4t. Northern Mich. (11/7/64)......... 45 (0-45) at NMU (11/4/67)..................... 45 (0-45) Moorhead State (10/10/81)....... 45 (0-45) at NE Mo. St. (11/20/82)........ 45 (14-59) 8. at NDSU (10/30/99)............... 42 (14-56) 9. North Dakota St. (9/20/86)....... 41 (7-48) 10. at Northern Iowa (9/11/04)....... 40 (0-40) MOST POINTS SCORED Opponent (Date)............................ Points Upper Iowa (11/16/13)........................ 73 Peru State (9/6/07)............................... 70 Upper Iowa (11/10/12)........................ 70 Minnesota Crookston.......................... 68 Okla. Panhandle State (9/1/05)............ 63 at UI-Chicago Circle (10/7/72)........... 60 St. Francis (9/1/90).............................. 59 Northwest Missouri St. (9/9/95).......... 59 at St. Thomas (11/14/70)..................... 57 South Dakota (11/16/74)..................... 57 at Concordia (9/24/11)......................... 57
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SEASON RECORDS POINTS SCORED # Year............................................... Points 1. 2013................................................... 526 2. 2012................................................... 490 3. 1993................................................... 467 4. 2009................................................... 458 5. 2011................................................... 381 6. 1994................................................... 342 7t. 1970................................................... 318 1999................................................... 318 9. 1987................................................... 316 10. 1996................................................... 314 RUSHING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1987................................................ 3,602 2. 2013................................................ 3,536 3. 2012................................................ 3,300 4. 1986................................................ 2,934 5. 1985................................................ 2,929 6. 2009................................................ 2,601 7. 1990................................................ 2,438 8. 1984................................................ 2,395 9. 1988................................................ 2,285 10. 1969................................................ 2,209 RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 1987................................................... 689 2 2012................................................... 668 3. 1978................................................... 606 4. 1986................................................... 597 5. 1991................................................... 595 6. 1990................................................... 567 7. 1973................................................... 564 8. 1989................................................... 557 9. 1984................................................... 556 10. 1985................................................... 547
TOTAL OFFENSE # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 5,843 2. 2013................................................ 5,789 3. 2012................................................ 5,670 4. 1994................................................ 4,898 5. 2009................................................ 4,770 6. 2007................................................ 4,596 7. 1996................................................ 4,304 8. 2011................................................ 4,293 9. 1998................................................ 4.288 10. 2008................................................ 4,282
KICK RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 2006................................................ 1,125 2. 1999................................................ 1,102 3. 2010................................................ 1,027 4. 1996................................................ 1,015 5. 1993................................................... 997 6. 2008................................................... 926 7. 1982................................................... 884 8. 2007................................................... 882 9. 1987................................................... 867 10. 1997................................................... 853
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 7,290 2. 2012................................................ 7,036 3. 2013................................................ 6,809 4. 2009................................................ 6,325 5. 1994................................................ 5,931 6. 2007................................................ 5,855 7. 2008................................................ 5,769 8. 1999................................................ 5,665 9. 2011................................................ 5,660 10. 1996................................................ 5,631
KICK RETURN ATTEMPTS # Year.............................................Returns 1. 1993..................................................... 56 2. 1999..................................................... 54 3. 1982..................................................... 53 4. 1996..................................................... 51 5. 2003..................................................... 49 6. 1983..................................................... 47 7. 1997..................................................... 45 8t. 1958..................................................... 44 1974..................................................... 44 2007..................................................... 44
PASSING COMPLETIONS # Year.....................................Completions 1. 2007................................................... 344 2. 1993................................................... 298 3. 2006................................................... 263 4. 1996................................................... 249 5. 1995................................................... 243 6. 1994................................................... 217 7. 2003................................................... 198 8. 2002................................................... 188 9. 1999................................................... 181 10. 2011................................................... 179
FIELD GOALS MADE # Year...................................................FGs 1. 2012..................................................... 21 2t. 1996..................................................... 16 2011..................................................... 16 4. 2013..................................................... 14 5t. 1983..................................................... 12 1990..................................................... 12 7. 2009..................................................... 11 8t. 1986..................................................... 10 1993..................................................... 10 10t. 1998....................................................... 9 2004....................................................... 9
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 2009................................................... 354 2. 1972................................................... 329 3. 2013................................................... 309 4. 2003................................................... 296 5. 1993................................................... 292 6. 2011................................................... 273 7. 2012................................................... 271 8t. 1973................................................... 262 1995................................................... 262 10. 1987................................................... 257
PASSING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1993................................................ 4,214 2. 2007................................................ 4,140 3. 1996................................................ 3,204 4. 1994................................................ 3,063 5. 1995................................................ 2,822 6. 2006................................................ 2,802 7. 1998................................................ 2,551 8. 1999................................................ 2,532 9. 2002................................................ 2,486 10. 2012................................................ 2,370
PUNTING YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1972................................................ 2,839 2. 1992................................................ 2,807 3. 1982................................................ 2,788 4. 2001................................................ 2,707 5. 2000................................................ 2,698 6. 1991................................................ 2,656 7. 1981................................................ 2,626 8. 2003................................................ 2,610 9. 2002................................................ 2,490 10. 1973................................................ 2,484
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS # Year.................................................. TDs 1. 1993..................................................... 36 2. 2007..................................................... 30 3. 1994..................................................... 24 4. 2009..................................................... 23 5. 2006..................................................... 22 6t. 1996..................................................... 21 1998..................................................... 21 1999..................................................... 21 9t. 1995..................................................... 20 2011..................................................... 20 2013..................................................... 20
PUNTING ATTEMPTS # Year...........................................Attempts 1. 1972..................................................... 79 2. 2001..................................................... 77 3. 1981..................................................... 75 4. 1992..................................................... 74 5t. 1982..................................................... 72 2003..................................................... 72 7t. 1979..................................................... 68 1991..................................................... 68 9. 1975..................................................... 67 10. 1993..................................................... 66
PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE # Year................................................... Pct. 1. 2013.................................................. 61.1 2. 2011.................................................. 60.7 3. 2007.................................................. 59.0 4. 2006.................................................. 57.8 5. 1998.................................................. 57.2 6. 1999.................................................. 57.1 7. 2012.................................................. 57.0 8. 1994.................................................. 56.5 9. 1995.................................................. 56.4 10. 2008.................................................. 56.1 PASS EFFICIENCY RATING # Year...............................................Rating 1. 2013.............................................. 179.62 2. 1998................................................ 143.3 3. 2011................................................ 141.1 4. 2012................................................ 140.8 5. 1999................................................ 137.9 6. 1994................................................ 135.3 7. 1969................................................ 133.6 8. 2009................................................ 133.1 9. 1993................................................ 132.3 10. 2007................................................ 128.8
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PUNT RETURN YARDS # Year................................................ Yards 1. 1979................................................... 423 2. 2009................................................... 365 3. 1973................................................... 334 4. 2008................................................... 327 5. 2007................................................... 316 6. 1990................................................... 299 7. 1972................................................... 282 8. 1980................................................... 280 9. 1959................................................... 277 10. 2012................................................... 264 PUNT RETURNS # Year.............................................Returns 1. 1979..................................................... 38 2. 1971..................................................... 31 3. 1994..................................................... 30 4. 1972..................................................... 29 5t. 1980..................................................... 28 2005..................................................... 28 2007..................................................... 28 8. 1990..................................................... 27 9. 2011..................................................... 27 10t. Three with .......................................... 26
INTERCEPTIONS # Year................................................. INTs 1. 2009..................................................... 29 2. 2008..................................................... 27 3. 1973..................................................... 25 4. 1970..................................................... 23 5t. 1967..................................................... 22 2012..................................................... 22 2013..................................................... 22 8. 1972..................................................... 21 9. 1970..................................................... 20 10. 1991..................................................... 18 TACKLES # Year............................................. Tackles 1. 1987................................................ 1,023 2. 1982................................................... 980 3. 1993................................................... 960 4. 1981................................................... 940 5. 1972................................................... 932 6. 1995................................................... 918 7. 2003................................................... 899 8. 2012................................................... 889 9. 1978................................................... 885 10. 1989................................................... 873
Jordan Malone holds the Minnesota State record for longest interception return when he returned a pick 100 yards for a touchdown against Augustana (11/1/03).
Chad Ellman was on the receiving end of a 96-yard touchdown pass from John Hebgen to set the MSU record for longest scoring reception at North Dakota State (10/26/96).
MSU FOOTBALL’S LONGEST AND MOST LIST Longest Punt Return: 94 by Tyrell Smith vs Truman State, 2006 Longest Scoring Kick-Off Return: 100 by Melvin Matlock vs. Central Washington, 2006 Longest Scoring Run: 95 by Lance Dunn vs. NebraskaOmaha, 1992 Longest Scoring Reception: 96 by Chad Ellman from John Hebgen vs. North Dakota State, 1996 Longest Scoring Interception Return: 100 by Jordan Malone vs. Augustana, 2003 Longest Non-Scoring Interception Return: 98 by Dave Schlichte vs. Southwest State, 1981 Longest Punt: 77 by Ryan Dutton vs. St. Cloud State, 1998 Most Fumbles in a Game: 11 (lost 5) vs. Adams State, 1971 Most Games Played in a Season: 14, 2012 Most Wins in a Season: 13 in 2012
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MSU SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS RUSHING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Bernie Maczuga (1969).................. 1,490 2. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................ 1,241 3. Andy Pfeiffer (2011)...................... 1,229 4t. Sean Treasure (2004)...................... 1,201 Jake Aberg (2009).......................... 1,201 6. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 1,150 7. Bernie Maczuga (1968).................. 1,089 8. Mark Erickson (1995).................... 1,019 9. Larry Brown (1985)....................... 1,017 10. Bobby Ruffin (2002)...................... 1,015
RECEIVING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Tywan Mitchell (1996)................... 1,223 2. Josh Nelsen (1993)......................... 1,219 3. Tywan Mitchell (1998)................... 1,183 4. Adam Thielen (2012)..................... 1,176 5. Chad Ellman (1996)....................... 1,140 6. Josh Nelsen (1994)......................... 1,135 7. Jeff Spikner (1993)............................ 970 8. Dennis Carter (2013)......................... 964 9. Dan Weldon (2001)........................... 918 10. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 909
RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)..............................Attempts 1. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................... 302 2. Bernie Maczuga (1969)..................... 284 3. Bobby Ruffin (2003)......................... 273 4. T. J. Schraufnagel (2000).................. 261 5. Andy Pfeiffer (2011)......................... 243 6t. Bobby Ruffin (2002)......................... 231 Sean Treasure (2004)......................... 231 8. Bernie Maczuga (1968)..................... 220 9. Mark Erickson (1995)....................... 217 10. Bobby Ruffin (2001)......................... 212
RECEPTIONS # Player (Year).......................... Receptions 1t. Chad Ellman (1996)............................ 74 Adam Thielen (2012).......................... 74 3t. Bryan Dalton (2006)............................ 73 Tywan Mitchell (1998)........................ 73 5. Dan Weldon (2001)............................. 72 6t. Tywan Mitchell (1996)........................ 70 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................. 70 8. Jeff Spikner (1993).............................. 69 9. John Davis (1995)............................... 68 10. David Robb (1983).............................. 64
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RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Player (Year)..................................... TDs T. J. Schraufnagel (1999).................... 15 Jon Wolf (2013)................................... 15 Bernie Maczuga (1969)....................... 13 Eric Skow (1994)................................ 13 Sean Treasure (2004)........................... 13 Mike McDevitt (1987)........................ 12 Jamie Pass (1993)................................ 12 Mike McDevitt (1985)........................ 11 Lance Dunn (1990).............................. 11 Sean Treasure (2005)........................... 11
PASSING ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)..............................Attempts 1. Ben King (2007)................................ 569 2. Jamie Pass (1993).............................. 490 3. Ben King (2006)................................ 483 4. John Hebgen (1996).......................... 443 5. John Hebgen (1995).......................... 424 6. John Hebgen (1994).......................... 367 7. Andrew Shea (2002).......................... 336 8. Ben King (2003)................................ 316 9. Zach Witt (1999)............................... 312 10. Zach Witt (1998)............................... 305 PASSING COMPLETIONS # Player (Year)........................Completions 1. Ben King (2007)................................ 339 2. Ben King (2006)................................ 286 3. Jamie Pass (1993).............................. 267 4. John Hebgen (1996).......................... 246 5. John Hebgen (1995).......................... 242 6. John Hebgen (1994).......................... 212 7. Zach Witt (1999)............................... 179 8. Zach Witt (1998)............................... 174 9. Jon Daniels (2011)............................. 171 10. Ben King (2003)................................ 167 PASSING YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Ben King (2007)............................. 4,096 2. Jamie Pass (1993)........................... 3,756 3. John Hebgen (1996)....................... 3,179 4. Ben King (2006)............................. 3,017 5. John Hebgen (1994)....................... 3,006 6. John Hebgen (1995)....................... 2,812 7. Zach Witt (1998)............................ 2,554 8. Zach Witt (1999)............................ 2,496 9. Jon Daniels (2011).......................... 2,205 10. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 2,054 TOUCHDOWN PASSES # Player (Year)..................................... TDs 1. Jamie Pass (1993)................................ 30 2. Ben King (2007).................................. 28 3. John Hebgen (1994)............................ 24 4t. John Hebgen (1996)............................ 21 Zach Witt (1998)................................. 21 Zach Witt (1999)................................. 21 7t. John Hebgen (1995)............................ 20 Ben King (2006).................................. 20 Jon Daniels (2011)............................... 20 10. Steve Pachan (2009)............................ 19
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RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Player (Year)..................................... TDs Josh Nelsen (1994).............................. 14 Tywan Mitchell (1998)........................ 13 Josh Nelsen (1993).............................. 12 Tywan Mitchell (1996)........................ 11 Kreg Kapitan (1970).............................. 9 Dan Weldon (2001)............................... 9 Dennis Carter (2013)............................. 9 Jeff Spikner (1993)................................ 8 John Davis (1995)................................. 8 Chad Ellman (1996).............................. 8 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................... 8 Donte Shackelford (2007)..................... 8 Adam Thielen (2012)............................ 8
TOTAL OFFENSE # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Jamie Pass (1993)........................... 4,261 2. Ben King (2007)............................. 4,060 3. John Hebgen (1996)....................... 3,247 4. Jon Wolf (2013).............................. 3,204 5. John Hebgen (1994)....................... 3,185 6. John Hebgen (1995)....................... 2,917 7. Ben King (2006)............................. 2,913 8. Zach Witt (1999)............................ 2,888 9. Zach Witt (1998)............................ 2,773 10. Jon Wolf (2012).............................. 2,450 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Sean Treasure (2004)...................... 1,926 2. Mark Erickson (1995).................... 1,862 3. Connor Thomas (2012.................... 1,727 4. Bernie Maczuga (1969).................. 1,673 5. Dennis Carter (2011)...................... 1,622 6. Dennis Carter (2013)...................... 1,592 7. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)......... 1,496 8. Bobby Ruffin (2002)...................... 1,485 9. Adam Thielen (2012)..................... 1,448 10. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)................ 1,349 POINTS SCORED # Player (Year).................................. Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2012)...................... 122 2. Sam Brockshus (2013)...................... 108 3. Jon Wolf (2013)................................. 102 4. T.J. Schraufnagel (1999)..................... 96 5. Josh Nelsen (1994).............................. 92 6. Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 87 7. Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 85 8. Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 84 9. Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 82 10t. Three tied with.................................... 80 # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6t. 8. 9t.
PAT MADE Player (Year).................................... PATs Sam Brockshus (2013)........................ 66 Sam Brockshus (2012)........................ 59 Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 55 Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 55 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 39 Greg Janacek (1994)............................ 38 Scott Johnson (1999)........................... 38 Jason Tompkins (2007)....................... 36 Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 34 Jason Tompkins (2005)....................... 34 Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 34
FIELD GOALS MADE # Player (Year)......................................FGs 1. Sam Brockshus (2012)........................ 21 2t. Greg Janacek (1996)............................ 16 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 16 4. Sam Brockshus (2013)........................ 14 5t. Steve Springer (1983).......................... 12 Kenny Navitsky (1990)....................... 12 7. Sam Brockshus (2009)........................ 11 8t. Dain Jeppson (1986)............................ 10 Kenny Navitsky (1993)....................... 10 10t. Greg Janacek (1997).............................. 9 Scott Johnson (1998)............................. 9 Ryan Caperoon (2004).......................... 9
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Brad Vesperman (1995)..................... 159 2. Jordan Malone (2003)....................... 156 3. Chuck Helling (1967)........................ 129 4. Rick Poppitz (1972).......................... 127 5. Darnell Jones (1993)......................... 123 6. Marcus Owens (2000)....................... 117 7. Nathan Hancock (2013).................... 116 8. Troy Jones (2009).............................. 114 9. Joe Giammona (1960)........................111 10. Dave Schlichte (1981)....................... 108 INTERCEPTIONS Player (Year).................................... INTs Bernie Maczuga (1967)......................... 7 Harold Wellman (1967)......................... 7 Marty Kranz (1972)............................... 7 Jesse Hamilton (2009)........................... 7 Joe Giammona (1960)........................... 6 Tom Flaig (1970)................................... 6 Marty Kranz (1973)............................... 6 Scott Roach (1986)................................ 6 George Brown (1989)............................ 6 Jordan Malone (2003)........................... 6 Steve Robinson (2008).......................... 6 Troy Jones (2009).................................. 6
PUNT YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Marty Kranz (1972)........................ 2,839 2. John Scherwinski (1992)................ 2,735 3. Bill Keopp (1982)........................... 2,714 4. John Scherwinski (1991)................ 2,656 5. Nick Echtenkamp (2001)............... 2,652 6. Ryan Dutton (2000)........................ 2,613 7. Jamie VanDenElzen (2003)............ 2,610 8. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002)............ 2,469 9. Marty Kranz (1973)........................ 2,403 10. Brent Wohler (1979)....................... 2,382
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PUNT ATTEMPTS # Player (Year)................................... Punts 1. Marty Kranz (1972)............................. 78 2t. John Scherwinski (1992)..................... 72 Jamie VanDenElzen (2003)................. 72 4t. Bill Keopp (1982)................................ 71 Nick Echtenkamp (2001).................... 71 6. John Scherwinski (1991)..................... 68 7. Brent Wohler (1979)............................ 67 8. Rob Burns (1993)................................ 66 9. John Scherwinski (1990)..................... 64 10. Three tied with.................................... 62
TACKLES # Player (Year)................................ Tackles 1. J.R. Buckley (1987)........................... 158 2. Adam Stroik (2004)........................... 144 3. Stephen Henley (1993)...................... 136 4. Percy Nichols (1982)......................... 134 5. Jared Ziemke (2003).......................... 126 6. Rick Poppitz (1972).......................... 125 7. J.R. Buckley (1988)........................... 124 8. Matt Lombardi (1996)....................... 121 9. Chris Draheim (1993)........................ 120 10. Rich Adams (1995)............................ 115
PUNT RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Marcellus Grandberry (1979)............ 404 2. Sam McNellis (1973)........................ 323 3. Kelvin Rodgers (2007)...................... 285 4. Tyrell Smith (2006)........................... 255 5. Kelvin Rodgers (2009)...................... 246 6t. Kelvin Rodgers (2008)...................... 239 Adam Thielen (2012)........................ 239 8t. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 217 Adam Thielen (2011)........................ 217 10. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)............ 200
SOLO TACKLES # Player (Year)................................... Solos 1. Rick Poppitz (1972)............................ 71 2. Adam Stroik (2004)............................. 69 3. Jared Ziemke (2002)............................ 66 4. Stephen Henley (1993)........................ 65 5t. Steve Laingen (1972).......................... 62 Percy Nichols (1982)........................... 62 Jared Ziemke (2003)............................ 62 8. Jared Ziemke (2001)............................ 61 9. Stephen Henley (1994)........................ 60 10. Al Tachovsky (1983)........................... 56
PUNT RETURNS Player (Year)................................Returns Marcellus Grandberry (1979).............. 35 Aaron Wilcox (1994)........................... 25 Tyrell Smith (2006)............................. 25 Kelvin Rodgers (2007)........................ 25 Adam Thielen (2012).......................... 24 Darren Schuler (1990)......................... 23 Tyrell Smith (2005)............................. 23 Sam McNellis (1973).......................... 22 Rick Fossey (1993).............................. 22 Adam Thielen (2011).......................... 22
TACKLES FOR LOSSES # Player (Year)....................................TFLs 1. Andrew Tippins (2001)....................... 20 2t. Dennis Zachary (1979)..................... 17.5 Chris Schaudt (2012)........................ 17.5 4t. Steve Connelly (1992)......................... 17 Darnell Flannigan (2005).................... 17 Chris Tatro (1999)............................... 17 7. Chris Schaudt (2011)........................ 16.5 8. Aaron Kostichka (2002)...................... 15 9. Andrew Tippins (2002).................... 14.5 10. Cory Czepa (1998).............................. 14
KICK RETURN YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Melvin Matlock (2006).................. 1,014 2. Kelvin Rodgers (2008)...................... 841 3. Connor Thomas (2012)..................... 790 4. Kelvin Rodgers (2007)...................... 723 5. Dennis Carter (2011)......................... 712 6. Kelvin Rodgers (2009)...................... 691 7. Sean Treasure (2004)......................... 602 8. Reggie Patterson (1996).................... 566 9. Joe McIntosh (1999).......................... 536 10. Marcellus Grandberry (1978)............ 498
TACKLES FOR LOSS YARDS # Player (Year)................................... Yards 1. Andrew Tippins (2001)..................... 112 2. Darnell Flannigan (2005).................... 85 3t. Andrew Tippins (2002)....................... 79 Chris Schaudt (2010)........................... 79 5t. Randy Earl (2007)............................... 76 Chris Schaudt (2011)........................... 76 7t. Cory Czepa (1998).............................. 74 Chris Schaudt (2012)........................... 74 9. Chris Tatro (1999)............................... 66 10. Scott Carlson (2001)............................ 59
KICK RETURNS Player (Year)................................Returns Connor Thomas (2012)....................... 35 Melvin Matlock (2006)....................... 32 Kelvin Rodgers (2008)........................ 31 Kelvin Rodgers (2009)........................ 29 Kelvin Rodgers (2007)........................ 28 Sean Treasure (2004)........................... 26 Reggie Patterson (1996)...................... 25 Dennis Carter (2011)........................... 25 George Brown (1987).......................... 22 Ryan White (1999).............................. 22
SACKS # Player (Year)...................................Sacks 1. Steve Connelly (1992)...................... 13.5 2. Greg Carlson (1979)......................... 13.0 3. Chris Schaudt (2012)........................ 11.5 4t. Phil Driscoll (1978).......................... 11.0 Andrew Tippins (2001).................... 11.0 6. Andrew Tippins (2002).................... 10.5 7. Matt Wolfe (1984).............................. 9.0 8t. Todd Lindemann (1992)..................... 8.5 Cory Czepa (1998)............................. 8.5 10t. Six times............................................. 8.0
# 1. 2. 5. 6t. 8t.
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7t. 9t.
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Quarterback Ben King sits atop the school’s charts in passing attempts, passing completions and passing yards and is ranked second on the passing touchdowns list.
I-back Sean Treasure not only set MSU single-season records in kick return yardage (602) and kick returns (26) in 2004, but also set the school mark in all-purpose yardage (1,926).
Defensive lineman Steve Connelly set a Minnesota State single-season record with 13.5 sacks in 1992, a mark that still stands to this day.
Defensive lineman Andrew Tippins is MSU’s single-season leader in both tackles for losses (24) and tackles for loss yardage (112) and career leader in sacks (25.0).
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MSU CAREER LEADERS RUSHING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,129 2. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)........... 2,952 3. Larry Brown (1981-85).................. 2,768 4. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)................. 2,751 5. Mark Erickson (1992-95)............... 2,364 6. David Beyer (1981-84)................... 2,254 7. Mike McDevitt (1984-87).............. 2,201 8. Eric Skow (1991-94)...................... 2,146 9. Andy Pfeiffer.................................. 1,993 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 1,944
RECEIVING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Josh Nelsen (1991-94).................... 3,484 2. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)............. 3,342 3. Adam Thielen (2008-12)................ 2,674 4. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)................... 2,259 5. Chris Nowlin (2006-09)................. 2,221 6. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)....... 2,124 7. John Davis (1993-95, 97)............... 2,022 8. Dan Weldon (1999-02)................... 1,921 9. Chad Ellman (1995-97).................. 1,819 10. Bob Bruer (1971-74)...................... 1,611
POINTS SCORED BY KICKERS # Player (Years)................................ Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-13)................. 372 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 241 3. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 222 4 Steve Springer (1981-84).................. 186 5 Dain Jeppson (1985-88).................... 172 6. Herb Healey (1970-73)...................... 169 7. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77)................ 119 8. Scott Johnson (1998-00).................... 117 9. Jason Tompkins (2005-07)................ 103 10. Paul Barenz (2000-02)........................ 99
PUNT RETURNS # Player (Years)..............................Returns 1t. Darren Schuler (1988-91).................... 61 Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................... 61 3. Adam Thielen (2008-12)..................... 56 4. Marcellus Grandberry (1975-78-79)........... 55 5. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)................................ 48 6. Scott Mayes (1974-75, 77-78)............. 44 7. Sam McNellis (1971, 73).................... 43 8. Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 39 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)................. 37 10. Ryan White (1999-02)......................... 32
TACKLES FOR LOSSES # Player (Years)..................................TFLs 1. Chris Schaudt (2010-13).................. 58.5 2. Andrew Tippins (2000-02)............... 41.5 3. Cory Czepa (1995-98)...................... 40.5 4. Randy Earl (2005-09)....................... 39.0 5. Chris Tatro (1996-99)....................... 31.5 6. Adam Stroik (2001-04)....................... 31 7. Aaron Kostichka (1999-02).............. 29.5 8t. Steve Connelly (1989-92)................... 29 Matt McQuiston (2006-10)................. 29 10. Dewey Reilly (1997-00)...................... 28
RUSHING ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)............................Attempts 1. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00).............. 756 2. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03).................... 749 3. Bernie Mazcuga (1967-69)................ 627 4. David Beyer (1981-84)...................... 544 5. Larry Brown (1981-85)..................... 533 6. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 525 7. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................. 512 8. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 511 9. Eric Skow (1991-94)......................... 506 10. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 489
RECEPTIONS # Player (Years)........................ Receptions 1. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)................ 216 2. Adam Thielen (2008-12)................... 192 3. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)....................... 174 4. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)...................... 168 5. John Davis (1993-95, 97).................. 167 6. Dan Weldon (1999-02)...................... 146 7. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................. 143 8. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)...................... 138 9. Chad Ellman (1995-97)..................... 130 10. Joe Carwardine (1998-01)................. 128
PAT MADE # Player (Years).................................. PATs 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-sa).................. 210 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 136 3. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 114 4. Herb Healey (1970-73)...................... 100 5. Dain Jeppson (1985-88)...................... 90 6t. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)............. 81 Steve Springer (1981-85).................... 81 8. Jason Tompkins (2005-07).................. 76 9. Scott Johnson (1998-00)...................... 71 10. Paul Barenz (2000-02)........................ 63
KICK RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09).............. 2,255 2. Dennis Carter (2010-11)................. 1,475 3. Scott Roach (1983-86)................... 1,223 4. Joe McIntosh (1997-99)................. 1,191 5. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79).... 1,051 6. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 1,000 7. George Brown (1986-89).................. 942 8. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03).................... 917 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)............... 846 10. Julius Washington (1995-98)............. 794
TACKLES FOR LOSS YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Chris Schaudt (2010-13)................... 280 2. Andrew Tippins (2000-02)................ 238 3. Randy Earl (2005-09)........................ 188 4. Cory Czepa (1995-98)....................... 153 5. Darnell Flannigan (2004-05)............. 129 6. Chris Brunkhorst (2005-08).............. 113 7. Scott Carlson (1998-01).....................111 8. Lance Dlouhy (1998-01)................... 104 9. Matt McQuiston (2006-10)................. 99 10. Ben Halder (1996-99).......................... 97
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Doug Thompson (1971-74)................. 32 2. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................... 31 T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)................ 31 4t. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69).................. 27 Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 27 6. Eric Skow (1991-94)........................... 26 7. Sean Treasure (2004-05)..................... 24 8. Larry Brown (1981-85)....................... 23 9. David Beyer (1981-84)........................ 22 10. Mark Erickson (1992-95).................... 21
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)......................... 36 2. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98).................. 30 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 21 4t. Dan Weldon (1999-02)........................ 19 Adam Thielen (2008-12)..................... 19 6t. Kreg Kapitan (1967-70)...................... 16 John Davis (1993-95, 97).................... 16 8. Chad Ellman (1995-97)....................... 15 9. Jeff Spikner (1992-95)........................ 14 10t. Tyrell Smith (2005-06)........................ 13 Vincent Flury (2008-09)...................... 13
FIELD GOALS MADE # Player (Years)....................................FGs 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-sa).................... 54 2. Greg Janacek (1994-97)...................... 36 3t. Steve Springer (1981-84).................... 35 Kenny Navitsky (1990-93).................. 35 5. Dain Jeppson (1985-88)...................... 26 6. Herb Healey (1970-73)........................ 23 7. Ryan Caperoon (2003-04)................... 17 8t. Jerry Kroc (1978-80)........................... 16 Daniel Padilla (2011)........................... 16 10. Scott Johnson (1998-00)...................... 13
KICK RETURNS # Player (Years)..............................Returns 1 Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................... 88 2. Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 59 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 54 4. Joe McIntosh (1997-99)...................... 51 5. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)...................... 49 6. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79)........... 46 7. George Brown (1986-89).................... 44 8. Rick Fossey (1990-91, 93-94)............. 43 9. Julius Washington (1995-98)............... 42 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)..................... 41
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SACKS Player (Year)...................................Sacks Chris Schaudt (2010-13).................. 33.5 Andrew Tippins (2000-02)............... 25.0 Steve Connelly (1989-92)................ 21.5 Cory Czepa (1995-98)...................... 21.5 Randy Earl (2005-09)....................... 19.5 Matt Wolfe (1981-85)....................... 19.0 Greg Carlson (1978-79)................... 18.0 Todd Lindemann (1989-92)............. 18.0 Phil Driscoll (1978-79)..................... 16.0 Cassian Johnson (1982-84).............. 16.0
PUNT YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05)....... 9,196 2. John Schwerinski (1989-92)........... 8,649 3. Ryan Dutton (1997-00).................. 7,988 4. Gerard DeWet (2007-10)................ 6,665 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........ 5,578 6. Marty Kranz (1971-73).................. 5,242 7. Bob Cairns (1969-71)..................... 5,050 8. Brent Wohler (1979-80)................. 4,326 9. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)................... 4,293 10. Rob Burns (1993-94)...................... 3,845 PUNT ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)................................. Punts 1. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05).......... 248 2. John Scherwinski (1989-92).............. 228 3. Ryan Dutton (1997-00)..................... 196 4. Gerard DeWet (2007-09)................... 174 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........... 146 6. Bob Cairns (1969-71)........................ 140 7. Marty Kranz (1971-73)..................... 138 8. Brent Wohler (1979-80).................... 126 9. Rob Burns (1993-94)......................... 118 10. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)...................... 108
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Marty Kranz (1971-73)..................... 234 2. Harold Wellman (1967-70)............... 211 3. Jordan Hale (2011-13)....................... 172 4. Scott Roach (1983-86)...................... 170 5. Jordan Hale (2011-sa)....................... 164 6t. Brad Vesperman (1995)..................... 159 Jesse Hamilton (2008-10).................. 159 8. Jordan Malone (2000-04).................. 156 9. Bill Luehrs (1974-75)........................ 153 10. Rick Poppitz (1971-73)..................... 150
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FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player (Years)....................................FRs Mike Rittaco (1988-91)......................... 7 Phil Driscoll (1978-79).......................... 6 Dan Rotchadl (1978-79)........................ 6 Scott Eid (1986-87)............................... 6 Julius Washington (1995-98)................. 6 Steve Prunty (1978)............................... 5 Dean Raven (1980)................................ 5 John Frawley (1985-87)........................ 5 Jason Jensen (1995-96)......................... 5 Dewey Reilly (1997-00)........................ 5 Chris Schaudt (2010-13)....................... 5
PUNT AVERAGE # Player (Years)...................................Avg. 1. Ryan Dutton (1997-00).................. 40.76 2. Joel Nielsen (1984-85)................... 39.75 3. Sully Luepke (2011)....................... 39.19 4. Gerard DeWet (2007 -09)............... 38.30 5. Tom Nelsen (1974-75, 77-78)........ 38.21 6. Marty Kranz (1971-73).................. 37.99 7. John Scherwinski (1989-92)........... 37.93 8. Jim Tetzloff (1964-65).................... 37.44 9. Jamie VanDenElzen (2002-05)....... 37.08 10. Joe Theobald (1985-88)................. 36.94
TACKLES # Player (Year)................................ Tackles 1. J.R. Buckley (1986-89)..................... 426 2. Stephen Henley (1991-94)................ 408 3. Jared Ziemke (1999-03).................... 404 4. Dewey Reilly (1997-00).................... 371 5. Adam Stroik (2001-04)..................... 356 6. Jeff Spann (1982-86)......................... 352 7. Chris Tatro (1996-99)........................ 328 8. Matt McQuiston (2006-10)............... 322 9. Matt Lombardi (1993-96).................. 321 10. Rainey Briggs (1997-00)................... 318
PUNT RETURN YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Kelvin Rodgers (2006-09)................. 770 2. Marcellus Grandberry (1975, 78-79)......... 604 3. Adam Thielen (2009-12)................... 582 4. Sam McNellis (1971, 73).................. 505 5. Tyrell Smith (2005)........................... 467 6. Scott Mayes (1974-75, 77-78)........... 450 7. Darren Schuler (1988-91).................. 438 8. Terry Falk (1958-60)......................... 291 9. Reggie Patterson (1995-96)............... 290 10. Ryan White (1999-02)....................... 267
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PASSING ATTEMPTS # Player (Years)............................Attempts 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)............ 1,641 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 1,294 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 939 4. Zach Witt (1996-99).......................... 888 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 878 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02).................... 717 7. John Marx (1967-70)......................... 497 8. Tom Schultz (1964-66)...................... 413 9. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 377 10. Ryan Fick (2005-09)......................... 371 PASSING COMPLETIONS # Player (Years)......................Completions 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)............... 942 2. John Hebgen (1993-96)..................... 730 3. Zach Witt (1996-99).......................... 491 4. Jamie Pass (1991-93)........................ 475 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............... 418 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02).................... 330 7. John Marx (1967-70)......................... 242 8. Ryan Fick (2005-09)......................... 205 9. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 179 10. Jon Daniels (2011)............................. 171 PASSING YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07).......... 11,035 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 9,433 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)..................... 6,658 4. Zach Witt (1996-99)....................... 6,570 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............ 5,409 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02)................. 4,180 7. John Marx (1967-70)...................... 3,173 8. Ryan Fick (2005-09)...................... 2,603 9. Jon Daniels (2011).......................... 2,205 10. Kal Kallenberger (1973-75, 77)............. 2,101 TOUCHDOWN PASSES # Player (Years)................................... TDs 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07)................. 72 2. John Hebgen (1993-96)....................... 71 3. Zach Witt (1996-99)............................ 50 4. Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 45 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)................. 35 6. Andrew Shea (1999-02)...................... 28 7. John Marx (1967-70)........................... 26 8. Steve Pachan (2008-10)...................... 23 9. Jon Daniels (2011)............................... 20 10. last - Ryan Fick (2005-09)................... 18
TOTAL OFFENSE # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Ben King (2003-04, 06-07).......... 10,686 2. John Hebgen (1993-96).................. 9,792 3. Jamie Pass (1991-93)..................... 7.980 4. Zach Witt (1996-99)....................... 7.620 5. Doug Thompson (1971-74)............ 6,643 6. Jon Wolf (2010-13)........................ 6,507 7. Andrew Shea (1999-02)................. 4,590 8. Mike McDevitt (1984-87).............. 4,183 9. John Marx (1967-70)...................... 3,934 10. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,248 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS # Player (Years)................................. Yards 1. Bobby Ruffin (2000-03)................. 4,329 2. Mark Erickson (1992-95)............... 4,221 3. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)....... 4,114 4. Larry Brown (1981-85).................. 3,658 5. Bernie Maczuga (1967-69)............. 3,585 6. Josh Nelsen (1991-94).................... 3,529 7. Adam Thielen (2009-12)................ 3,375 8. Tywan Mitchell (1995-98)............. 3,342 9. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)........... 3,279 10. Sean Treasure (2004-05)................ 3,196 POINTS SCORED # Player (Years)................................ Points 1. Sam Brockshus (2009-13)................. 372 2. Kenny Navitsky (1990-93)................ 241 3. Josh Nelsen (1991-94)....................... 224 4. Greg Janacek (1994-97).................... 222 5. Jon Wolf (2010-13)........................... 204 6. T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00).............. 192 7. Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................. 188 8. Steve Springer (1981-84).................. 186 9. Tywan Mitchell (1998-98)................ 184 10. Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013).......... 180 # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5t. 8. 8t.
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Player (Years)................................... TDs Josh Nelsen (1991-94)......................... 37 Jon Wolf (2010-13)............................. 34 T.J. Schraufnagel (1998-00)................ 32 Mike McDevitt (1984-87)................... 31 Tywan Mitchell (1995-98).................. 30 Dennis Carter (2010-11, 2013)............ 30 Mark Erickson (1992-95).................... 28 Bernie Maczuga (1967-69).................. 27 Larry Brown (1981-85)....................... 27 Jamie Pass (1991-93).......................... 27
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INTERCEPTIONS Player (Years).................................. INTs Marty Kranz (1971-73)....................... 22 Harold Wellman (1967-70)................. 17 Scott Roach (1983-86)........................ 16 Brian Watson (1982-85)...................... 13 Tom Flaig (1967-70)........................... 12 Jesse Hamilton (2008-10).................... 11 Paul Jensen (1972-74)........................... 9 George Brown (1986-89)...................... 9 John Kelling (1988-91)......................... 9 Jared Ziemke (1999-03)........................ 9
SOLO TACKLES Player (Year)................................... Solos Jared Ziemke (1999-03).................... 219 Stephen Henley (1991-94)................ 214 Adam Stroik (2001-04)..................... 164 Rainey Briggs (1997-00)................... 159 Matt McQuiston (2006-10)............... 154 J.R. Buckley (1986-89)..................... 146 Matt Lombardi (1993-96).................. 145 Jordan Malone (2000-04).................. 141 Jeff Spann (1982-86)......................... 137 Dewey Reilly (1997-00).................... 137
Former Maverick linebacker Mike Rittaco holds the MSU career record with seven fumble recoveries from 1988-91.
Former Maverick running back and coach Bernie Maczuga holds the MSU career rushing yards record with 3,129.
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