Opponent Records

Updated as of 11/04/06

Rushing

    Player/Team Season
Yardage 251 Ted Brown, N.C. State 1977
Attempts 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana 2003
Touchdowns 4 Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame 1983 & 1984
Touchdowns 4 T.J. Duckett, Michigan State 1999
Longest Run 94 Frank Funair, Bucknell 1938


Passing

    Player/Team Season
Yardage 520 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1982
Completions 39 Drew Brees, Purdue 1998
Completion Percentage 84.6 Todd Norley (11-13), Syracuse 1984
Attempts 66 Tim Schade, Minnesota 1993
Touchdowns 4 Boyce Smith, Vanderbilt 1957
Touchdowns 4 John Hogan, Pittsburgh 1972
Touchdowns 4 Terry Gregory, Temple 1976
Touchdowns 4 Glenn Foley, Boston College 1991
Touchdowns 4 Brad Banks, Iowa 2002
Touchdowns 4 Jeff Smoker, Michigan State 2003
Interceptions 6 Frank Harris, Boston College 1970
Interceptions 6 Steve Skiver, Ohio U. 1970
Longest Completion 99 John Paci to Thomas Lewis, Indiana 1993

Receiving

    Player/Team Season
Receptions 16 Skip Orszulak, Pittsburgh 1968
Yardage 285 Thomas Lewis, Indiana 1993
Touchdowns 3 Bill Wallace, Pittsburgh 1984
Touchdowns 3 Marco Battaglia, Rutgers 1995

Total Offense

    Player/Team Season
Yardage 507 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1982

Punt Returns

    Player/Team Season
Returns 7 Chris Anderson, Alabama 1990
Returns 7 Willie Reed, Florida State 2005
Yardage 180 Willie Reed, Florida State 2005
Longest 91 Floyd Little, Syracuse 1965

Kickoff Returns

    Player/Team Season
Returns 7 Bob Elflein, Navy 1970
Yardage 186 Derrick Mason, Michigan State 1994
Longest 100 Tony Uansa, Pittsburgh 1928
Longest 100 Kerry Marbury, West Virginia 1972
Longest 100 Derrick Mason, Michigan State 1994

Punting

    Player/Team Season
Punts 24 Charles Robinson, Cornell 1942
Yardage 936 Charles Robinson, Cornell 1942
Average 68.0 Chris Schneider, Pittsburgh 1998
Longest 81 Johnny Evans, N.C. State 1974
Longest 81 Craig Jarrett, Michigan State 1998

Scoring

    Player/Team Season
Touchdowns 4 Johnny Castan, Boston U. 1951
Touchdowns 4 Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame 1983 & 1984
Extra Points 7 Kurt Zimmerman, UCLA 1966
Kicking Points 15 Charlie Baumann, West Virginia 1988
Field Goals 5 Adam Bailey, Minnesota 1997
Field Goals 5 Joel Howells, Northwestern 2005
Longest Field Goal 57 Gary Homer, Ohio U. 1973

Interceptions

    Player/Team Season
Interceptions 3 Tom Myers, Syracuse 1970
Interceptions 3 Jamel Coleman, Purdue 1996
Interceptions 3 Eugene Wilson, Illinois 2001
Yardage 100 Tom Pridemore, West Virginia 1977
Longest 100 Tom Pridemore, West Virginia 1977

Fumble Return

    Player/Team Season
Longest 100 Steve Smoke, Lehigh 1938

Team Records

    Team Season
First Downs 34 Alabama 1983
Rushing Yardage 452 Michigan State 1997
Rushing Attempts 75 Kentucky 1976
Passing Yardage 595 Boston College 1982
Pass Completions 39 Purdue 1998
Pass Completions 39 Louisiana Tech 2002
Pass Attempts 66 Minnesota 1993
Interceptions Thrown 7 Boston College 1970
Total Offense Yardage 656 Boston College 1982
Total Offense Plays 95 Northwestern 2005
Punts 24 Cornell 1942
Penalty Yardage 141 Nebraska 1980
Fumbles Lost 5 Syracuse 1970


Opponent Rushing Yardage

Yards Player/Team Season
251 Ted Brown, N.C. State 1977
238 Sedrick Irvin, Michigan State 1997
224 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1976
220 Bobby Humphrey, Alabama 1987
217 Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame 1983
206 Paul Palmer, Temple 1985
203 Marc Renaud, Michigan State 1997
203 BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana 2003
200 Warren Heller, Pittsburgh 1930
200 Anthony Davis, Wisconsin 2001


Opponent Passing Yardage

Yards Player/Team Season
520 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1982
478 Tim Schade, Minnesota 1993
447 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1984
406 Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 2002
380 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1983
379 John Paci, Indiana 1993
379 Drew Brees 1999
378 Joe Germaine, Ohio State 1997
374 Matt Sherman, Iowa 1995
367 Rusty Hochberg, Rutgers 1983


Opponent Receiving Yardage

Yards Player/Team Season
285 Thomas Lewis, Indiana 1993
229 Scott Nizolek, Boston College 1982
210 Andrew Baker, Rutgers 1983
193 Omar Douglas, Minnesota 1993
191 Charles Rogers, Michigan State 2001
190 Oscar Patrick, West Virginia 1968