Marshall Thundering Herd football statistical leaders

The Marshall Thundering Herd football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Marshall Thundering Herd football program in various categories,^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Thundering Herd represent Marshall University in the NCAA's Conference USA.

Although Marshall began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

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

Since 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
With the exception of the World War II years, freshmen were not allowed to play until the 1971 season in the aftermath of the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932. The NCAA allowed freshmen at all schools to start playing in 1972.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.^[2] The Thundering Herd have played in seven bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Rakeem Cato	14,079	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Chad Pennington	13,143	1995 1997 1998 1999
3	Byron Leftwich	11,903	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
4	Michael Payton	9,411	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Todd Donnan	7,050	1991 1992 1993 1994
6	John Gregory	7,020	1986 1987 1988 1989
7	Carl Fodor	6,655	1982 1983 1984 1985
8	Tony Petersen	6,501	1986 1987
9	Bernard Morris	5,616	2004 2005 2006 2007
10	Brian Anderson	5,403	2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Tony Petersen	4,902	1987
2	Byron Leftwich	4,268	2002
3	Rakeem Cato	4,201	2012
4	Byron Leftwich	4,132	2001
5	Rakeem Cato	3,916	2013
6	Rakeem Cato	3,903	2014
7	Chad Pennington	3,799	1999
8	Michael Payton	3,610	1992
9	Chad Pennington	3,480	1997
10	Chad Pennington	3,419	1998

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Byron Leftwich	576	2001	East Carolina^[3]
2	Michael Payton	496	1991	VMI
3	Chase Litton	486^[4]	2015	Charlotte
4	Tony Petersen	481	1987	Western Carolina
5	Tony Petersen	474	1987	Northeast Louisiana^[5]
6	Byron Leftwich	471	2001	Central Michigan
7	Byron Leftwich	469	2002	Appalachian State
8	Rakeem Cato	456^[6]	2013	Tulsa
9	Byron Leftwich	455	2001	Buffalo
10	Eric Kresser	449	1996	Delaware

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Rakeem Cato	131	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Chad Pennington	115	1995 1997 1998 1999
3	Byron Leftwich	89	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
4	Michael Payton	69	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Todd Donnan	61	1991 1992 1993 1994
6	John Gregory	51	1986 1987 1988 1989
7	Tony Petersen	43	1986 1987
8	Carl Fodor	39	1982 1983 1984 1985
9	Stan Hill	38	2001 2002 2003 2004
10	Brian Anderson	37	2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Rakeem Cato	40	2014
2	Chad Pennington	39	1997
	Rakeem Cato	39	2013
4	Byron Leftwich	38	2001
5	Chad Pennington	37	1999
	Rakeem Cato	37	2012
7	Tony Petersen	35	1987
	Eric Kresser	35	1996
9	Todd Donnan	33	1994
10	Michael Payton	31	1992

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Rakeem Cato	7^[7]	2014	Western Kentucky
2	Byron Leftwich	6	2001	Ohio

Rushing

Complete yardage totals for Jackie Hunt and John Zontini are not available because such specific statistics were not always kept back then. However, the Marshall record book estimates career totals for them and includes them in the official career rushing yards list.^[1]

Rushing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Chris Parker	5,924	1992 1993 1994 1995
2	Doug Chapman	4,016	1996 1997 1998 1999
3	Ron Darby	3,903	1986 1987 1988 1989
4	Jackie Hunt	3,900	1939 1940 1941
5	Ahmad Bradshaw	2,982	2004 2005 2006
6	John Zontini	2,900	1931 1932 1933 1934
7	Darius Marshall	2,857	2007 2008 2009 2010
8	Glenn Pedro	2,724	1990 1991 1992 1993
9	Franklin Wallace	2,694	2000 2001 2002 2003
10	Devon Johnson	2,373	2013 2014 2015

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Chris Parker	1,833	1995
2	Devon Johnson	1,767	2014
3	Chris Parker	1,750	1993
4	Chris Parker	1,728	1994
5	Ahmad Bradshaw	1,523	2006
6	Ron Darby	1,506	1987
7	Erik Thomas	1,296	1996
8	Ron Darby	1,282	1988
9	Doug Chapman	1,238	1996
10	Doug Chapman	1,184	1998

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Devon Johnson	272^[8]	2014	Florida Atlantic
2	Ron Darby	262	1988	Western Carolina
3	Ahmad Bradshaw	261	2006	UTEP
4	Larry Fourqurean	245	1981	Appalachian State
5	Ahmad Bradshaw	242	2006	UAB
6	Steward Butler	233	2014	Western Kentucky
7	Jack Mahone	224	1963	Ken State
8	Ron Lear	218	1979	Furman
9	Chris Parker	209	1993	Chattanooga
10	Ron Lear	208	1979	Appalachian State

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Chris Parker	68	1992 1993 1994 1995
2	Doug Chapman	52	1996 1997 1998 1999
3	Jackie Hunt	43	1939 1940 1941
4	Tom Stark	41	1927 1928 1929 1930
5	Ron Darby	38	1986 1987 1988 1989
6	Glenn Pedro	31	1990 1991 1992 1993
	Ahmad Bradshaw	31	2004 2005 2006
8	Franklin Wallace	29	2000 2001 2002 2003
9	John Zontini	27	1931 1932 1933 1934
10	Orlando Hatchett	26	1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Jackie Hunt	27	1940
2	Chris Parker	23	1993
	Chris Parker	23	1994
4	Ahmad Bradshaw	19	2006
5	Chris Parker	18	1995
6	Devon Johnson	17	2014
7	Mickey Jackson	16	1965
	Ron Darby	16	1987
	Ron Darby	16	1988

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Jackie Hunt	5	1940	Detroit Tech
	Ahmad Bradshaw	5	2006	UTEP

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rk	Player	Rec	Years
1	Tommy Shuler	322	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Josh Davis	306	2001 2002 2003 2004
3	Darius Watts	272	2000 2001 2002 2003
4	Mike Barber	249	1985 1986 1987 1988
5	Tim Martin	221	1993 1994 1995 1996
6	Nate Poole	212	1997 1998 1999 2000
7	Cody Slate	199	2006 2007 2008 2009
8	Ricky Carter	176	1992 1993 1994 1995
9	John "Fuzzy" Filliez	168	1973 1974 1975 1976
	Randy Moss	168	1996 1997

Single season
Rk	Player	Rec	Year
1	Tommy Shuler	110	2012
2	Mike Barber	106	1987
	Tommy Shuler	106	2013
4	Troy Brown	101	1992
5	Sean Doctor	96	1987
6	Tommy Shuler	92	2014
7	Darius Watts	91	2001
8	Randy Moss	90	1997
9	Denero Marriott	86	2002
	Josh Davis	86	2004

Single game
Rk	Player	Rec	Year	Opponent
1	Tommy Shuler	19^[9]	2012	Purdue
2	Tommy Shuler	18^[10]	2014	Northern Illinois^[11]
3	David Foye	15	2000	Kent State
	Denero Marriott	15	2001	East Carolina^[3]
	Josh Davis	15	2001	Akron
6	Mike Barber	14	1987	Western Carolina
	Tommy Shuler	14	2012	East Carolina
8	Randy Clarkson	13	1985	Ohio
	Antavious Wilson	13	2009	Southern Miss

Receiving yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Mike Barber	4,262	1985 1986 1987 1988
2	Darius Watts	4,031	2000 2001 2002 2003
3	Josh Davis	3,889	2001 2002 2003 2004
4	Tommy Shuler	3,563	2011 2012 2013 2014
5	Randy Moss	3,467	1996 1997
6	Tim Martin	2,886	1993 1994 1995 1996
7	Nate Poole	2,775	1997 1998 1999
8	Troy Brown	2,746	1991 1992
9	Cody Slate	2,619	2006 2007 2008 2009
10	Aaron Dobson	2,398	2009 2010 2011 2012

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Mike Barber	1,757	1987
2	Randy Moss	1,709	1996
3	Troy Brown	1,654	1992
4	Randy Moss	1,647	1997
5	Darius Watts	1,417	2001
6	Sean Doctor	1,372	1987
7	Mike Barber	1,325	1988
8	Brian Dowler	1,197	1991
9	Josh Davis	1,191	2002
10	Mike Barber	1,180	1986

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Randy Moss	288	1996	Delaware^[5]
2	Josh Davis	264	2002	Appalachian State
3	Andre Motley	262	1990	Chattanooga
4	Troy Brown	248	1991	VMI
5	Denero Marriott	234	2001	East Carolina^[3]
6	Davonte Allen	232^[4]	2015	Charlotte
7	Mike Barber	222	1988	East Tennessee State
8	Randy Moss	220	1996	Montana^[5]
9	Randy Moss	216	1997	Kent State
10	Randy Moss	205	1997	Ball State

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Randy Moss	53	1996 1997
2	Darius Watts	47	2000 2001 2002 2003
3	Gator Hoskins	28	2010 2011 2012 2013
4	Mike Barber	26	1985 1986 1987 1988
5	Tommy Shuler	25	2011 2012 2013 2014
6	Troy Brown	24	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Aaron Dobson	24	2009 2010 2011 2012
8	Tim Martin	23	1993 1994 1995
	Josh Davis	23	2001 2002 2003 2004
	Cody Slate	23	2006 2007 2008 2009

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Randy Moss	28	1996
2	Randy Moss	25	1997
3	Darius Watts	18	2001
4	Troy Brown	16	1992
5	Gator Hoskins	15	2013
6	Brian Dowler	13	1991
	James Williams	13	1999
8	Keith Baxter	12	1987
	Darius Watts	12	2002
	Aaron Dobson	12	2011

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Randy Moss	5	1997	Ball State
2	Randy Moss	4	1996	Montana^[5]
	Denero Marriott	4	2001	Toledo^[12]

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[13]

Total offense yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Rakeem Cato	14,918	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Chad Pennington	13,048	1995 1997 1998 1999
3	Byron Leftwich	12,084	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
4	Michael Payton	9,704	1989 1990 1991 1992
5	Todd Donnan	7,057	1991 1992 1993 1994
6	John Gregory	6,720	1986 1987 1988 1989
7	Bernard Morris	6,705	2004 2005 2006 2007
8	Carl Fodor	6,377	1982 1983 1984 1985
9	Tony Petersen	6,268	1986 1987
10	Chris Parker	5,924	1992 1993 1994 1995

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Tony Petersen	4,737	1987
2	Rakeem Cato	4,385	2014
3	Byron Leftwich	4,267	2002
4	Rakeem Cato	4,232	2012
5	Byron Leftwich	4,224	2001
6	Rakeem Cato	4,210	2013
7	Chad Pennington	3,902	1999
8	Michael Payton	3,744	1992
9	Bernard Morris	3,637	2007
10	Michael Payton	3,491	1991

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Byron Leftwich	566	2001	East Carolina^[3]
2	Chase Litton	497^[4]	2015	Charlotte
3	Byron Leftwich	495	2001	Central Michigan

Total touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Rakeem Cato	146	2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Rakeem Cato	48	2014
2	Rakeem Cato	45	2013
3	Byron Leftwich	40	2001
4	Rakeem Cato	38	2012
5	Tony Petersen	36	1987
	Eric Kresser	36	1996
7	Michael Payton	35	1992
8	Todd Donnan	34	1994
9	Byron Leftwich	33	2002
10	Michael Payton	28	1991

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Rakeem Cato	7^[7]	2014	Western Kentucky

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rk	Player	Ints	Years
1	Reggie Giles	19	1985 1986 1987 1988
2	Larry Coyer	13	1962 1963 1964
	Joe Chirico	13	1990 1991 1992
	Danny Derricott	13	1997 1998 1999 2000
5	Melvin Cunningham	12	1993 1994 1995 1996
6	Shannon Morrison	11	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Rogers Beckett	11	1996 1997 1998 1999
8	Glenn Bates	10	1982 1983
	Von Woodson	10	1986 1987 1988 1989
	Mark Snyder	10	1987
	Jayson Grayson	10	1993 1994 1995

Single season
Rk	Player	Ints	Year
1	Mark Snyder	10	1987
2	Reggie Giles	8	1986
3	Reggie Giles	7	1987
4	Von Woodson	6	1988
	Shannon Morrison	6	1994
	Danny Derricott	6	1998
	Chris Royal	6	2004

Single game
Rk	Player	Ints	Year	Opponent
1	Jackie Hunt	3	1941	Wake Forest
	George Barlow	3	1989	East Tennessee State
	Joe Chirico	3	1990	Appalachian State

Tackles

Career
Rk	Player	Tackles	Years
1	Roger Johnson	548	1991 1992 1993 1994
2	Bill Yanossy	471	1973 1974 1975 1976
3	Larry McCloud	451	1994 1995 1996 1997
4	William King	443	1990 1991 1992 1993
5	Mario Harvey	420	2007 2008 2009 2010
6	Donahue Stephenson	420	1990 1991 1992 1993
7	John Grace	414	1996 1997 1998 1999
8	Shannon King	409	1990 1991 1992 1993
9	John Spellacy	392	1985 1986 1987 1988
10	Max Yates	382	1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year
1	John Spellacy	189	1987
2	William King	178	1993
3	Duran Smith	160	2002
4	Max Yates	159	2001
5	Bill Yanossy	157	1974

Single game
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year	Opponent
1	Charles Henry	30	1972	Miami (Ohio)

Sacks

Career
Rk	Player	Sacks	Years
1	B. J. Cohen	51.0	1994 1995 1996 1997
2	Billy Lyon	30.0	1993 1994 1995 1996
3	Johnathan Goddard	27.5	2001 2002 2003 2004
4	Vinny Curry	26.5	2008 2009 2010 2011
5	Cecil Fletcher	23.0	1985 1986 1987
	John Duncan	23.0	1993 1994 1995 1996
7	Albert McClellan	20.0	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
8	Jamus Martin	19.5	2001 2002 2003 2004
9	Rodney Garrett	16.5	1990 1991 1992 1993

Single season
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Cecil Fletcher	17.0	1987
2	B. J. Cohen	16.0	1995
	Johnathan Goddard	16.0	2004
4	Tony Bolland	14.0	1987
5	B. J. Cohen	13.0	1997

Single game
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year	Opponent
1	Johnathan Goddard	4.0	2004	Miami (Ohio)
	Johnathan Goddard	4.0	2004	Ohio

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rk	Player	FGs	Years
1	Dewey Klein	54	1988 1989 1990 1991

Single season
Rk	Player	FGs	Year
1	Dewey Klein	19	1988
	David Merrick	19	1993
	Tim Openlander	19	1995
4	Nick Smith	18	2015
5	Justin Haig	17	2014

Single game
Rk	Player	FGs	Year	Opponent
1	David Merrick	4	1993	East Tennessee State
	Tim Openlander	4	1995	The Citadel
	Billy Malashevich	4	1999	Miami (Ohio)
	Justin Haig	4^[14]	2014	Louisiana Tech^[15]

References

1 2 3 "2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Record Book" (PDF). HerdZone.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
↑ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
1 2 3 4 GMAC Bowl
1 2 3 "Litton with 2 TD passes; leads Marshall past Charlotte 34-10". ESPN.com. 2015-10-31.
1 2 3 4 I-AA Playoff game
↑ "Marshall comes back at Tulsa 45-34". ESPN.com. 2013-11-14.
1 2 "Brandon Doughty's 8 TD passes, 2-point conversion sink Marshall". ESPN.com. 2014-11-28.
↑ "No. 23 Marshall beats Florida Atlantic 35-16". ESPN.com. 2014-10-25.
↑ "Caleb TerBush throws 4 TDs, leads Purdue past Marshall". ESPN.com. 2012-09-29.
↑ "Rakeem Cato ties TD mark as Marshall wins Boca Raton Bowl". ESPN.com. 2014-12-23.
↑ Boca Raton Bowl
↑ MAC Championship Game
↑ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
↑ "Marshall rallies past Louisiana Tech in Conference USA title game". ESPN.com. 2014-12-06.
↑ Conference USA Championship Game

Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues	Fairfield Stadium (1927–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore	Marco the Buffalo "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Conference USA football statistical leaders

Current members	Charlotte Florida Atlantic FIU Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Old Dominion Rice Southern Miss UTEP UTSA Western Kentucky

Former members	UAB (returning in 2017)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.