Army Black Knights football statistical leaders explained
The Army Black Knights football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Army Black Knights 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. As of the current 2024 season, the Black Knights represent the United States Military Academy (often informally known as "West Point") as a single-sport member of the NCAA Division I FBS American Athletic Conference (The American).
Although Army began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1944. 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 1944, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
- The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Black Knights have played in six bowl games since then and are assured of a seventh in 2024, allowing the players to accumulate statistics for an extra game in those seasons.
- The American has held a conference championship game since 2015, giving Army the potential for an extra game should it qualify in a given season. It will play in this game in its first American Conference season in 2024.
However, values on these lists are often smaller than the values seen on other programs' lists for several reasons:
- Like the other service academies (with the Air Force and Naval Academies also playing FBS football), West Point is a four-year undergraduate program that normally does not redshirt players. This means that for a player to play for four years, he must be good enough to see the field as a true freshman. Relatively few players are prepared to do this, which depresses career records.
- In the modern era, the Black Knights have traditionally run an option offense that emphasizes running, including by the quarterbacks. However, Army ran a pro-style offense in the 1970s and the early 2000s,[3] and passing and receiving records tend to belong to players from those eras.
These lists are updated through Week 14 of the 2024 season. Players active in 2024 are indicated in bold.
Passing
Passing yards
Career| 1 | Zac Dahman | 6,904 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 2 | Leamon Hall | 5,502 | 1974 1975 1976 1977 |
| 3 | Kingsley Fink | 3,079 | 1971 1972 1973 |
| 4 | Pete Vann | 2,937 | 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
| 5 | Steve Lindell | 2,921 | 1966 1967 1968 |
| 6 | Carson Williams | 2,738 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| 7 | Trent Steelman | 2,723 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
| 8 | Jerryl Bennett | 2,490 | 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
| 9 | Chad Jenkins | 2,458 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 10 | Joe Caldwell | 2,440 | 1958 1959 | |
Single season| 1 | Zac Dahman | 2,234 | 2003 |
| 2 | Leamon Hall | 2,174 | 1976 |
| 3 | Leamon Hall | 1,944 | 1977 |
| 4 | Zac Dahman | 1,864 | 2005 |
| 5 | Chad Jenkins | 1,773 | 2001 |
| 6 | Carson Williams | 1,770 | 2007 |
| 7 | Zac Dahman | 1,767 | 2004 |
| 8 | Earle Mulrane | 1,419 | 1978 |
| 9 | Joe Caldwell | 1,343 | 1959 |
| 10 | Kingsley Fink | 1,141 | 1973 | |
Single game| 1 | Leamon Hall | 385 | | North Carolina |
| 2 | Zac Dahman | 353 | | Houston |
| 3 | Zac Dahman | 338[4] | | Hawaii |
| 4 | Carson Williams | 328[5] | | Tulsa |
| 5 | Kingsley Fink | 326 | | Tennessee |
| 6 | Leamon Hall | 310 | | Massachusetts |
| 7 | Zac Dahman | 308[6] | | Tulane |
| 8 | Joe Gerena | 305 | | Houston |
| 9 | Leamon Hall | 298 | | Penn State |
| 10 | Joe Caldwell | 297 | | Oklahoma | |
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career| 1 | Mike Mayweather | 4,299 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 2 | Carlton Jones | 3,536 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 3 | Trent Steelman | 3,320 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
| 4 | Larry Dixon | 3,214[8] | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 5 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 3,038[9] | 2015 2016 2017 |
| 6 | Glenn Davis | 2,959 | 1943 1944 1945 1946 |
| 7 | Raymond Maples | 2,878[10] | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014[11] |
| 8 | Gerald Walker | 2,700 | 1979 1980 1981 1982 |
| 9 | Bryson Daily | 2,418 | 2022 2023 2024 |
| 10 | Darnell Woolfolk | 2,368 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 | |
Single season| 1 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 1,746 | 2017 |
| 2 | Bryson Daily | 1,348 | 2024 |
| 3 | | 1,339 | 2008 |
| 4 | Mike Mayweather | 1,338 | 1990 |
| 5 | Carlton Jones | 1,269 | 2004 |
| 6 | Trent Steelman | 1,248 | 2012 |
| 7 | Raymond Maples | 1,215 | 2012 |
| 8 | Mike Mayweather | 1,177 | 1989 |
| 9 | Michael Wallace | 1,157 | 2000 |
| 10 | Doug Black | 1,148 | 1984 | |
Single game| 1 | Terry Baggett | 304[12] | | Eastern Michigan |
| 2 | Michael Wallace | 269 | | Louisville |
| 3 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 265[13] | | Air Force |
| 4 | Charlie Jarvis | 253 | | Boston College |
| 5 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 244[14] | | North Texas |
| 6 | Christian Anderson | 236[15] | | Miami (OH) |
| 7 | Akili King | 235 | | Colgate |
| 8 | Collin Mooney | 229[16] | | Eastern Michigan |
| 9 | Mike Mayweather | 227 | | VMI |
| 10 | Carlton Jones | 225[17] | | South Florida | |
Rushing touchdowns
Single game| 1 | Carlton Jones | 5 | | South Florida |
| Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | 5[20] | | Houston
(Armed Forces Bowl) |
| Bryson Daily | 5[21] | | East Carolina |
| 4 | Gil Stephenson | 4 | | Harvard |
| Lynn Moore | 4 | | Duke |
| Tory Crawford | 4 | | Yale |
| Tory Crawford | 4 | | Lafayette |
| Calvin Cass | 4 | | Colgate |
| Willie McMillian | 4 | | Colgate |
| Rick Roper | 4 | | Lafayette |
| Willie McMillian | 4 | | Vanderbilt |
| Michael Wallace | 4 | | Louisville |
| CJ Young | 4 | | Tulane |
| Collin Mooney | 4[22] | | Tulane |
| Trent Steelman | 4[23] | | Temple |
| Terry Baggett | 4 | | Eastern Michigan |
| AJ Schurr | 4[24] | | Hawaii |
| Bryson Daily | 4[25] | | UAB | |
Receiving
Receptions
Single season| 1 | Aaron Alexander | 64 | 2003 |
| 2 | Jeremy Trimble | 62 | 2007 |
| 3 | Joe Albano | 54 | 1970 |
| 4 | Jeremy Trimble | 52 | 2006 |
| 5 | Clennie Brundidge | 51 | 1977 |
| 6 | Clennie Brundidge | 47 | 1976 |
| Mike Fahnestock | 47 | 1980 |
| 8 | Clennie Brundidge | 44 | 1978 |
| 9 | Bill Carpenter | 43 | 1959 |
| 10 | Clint Dodson | 42 | 2001 |
| Jeremy Trimble | 42 | 2005 | |
Single game| 1 | Joe Albano | 13 | | Syracuse |
| 2 | Aaron Alexander | 12 | | Tulane |
| 3 | Jim Merriken | 11 | | Notre Dame |
| Jeremy Trimble | 11 | | Central Michigan |
| Jeremy Trimble | 11 | | Tulsa |
| 6 | Joe Albano | 10 | | Baylor |
| Joe Albano | 10 | | Penn State |
| Clennie Brundidge | 10 | | Lafayette |
| Jim Merriken | 10 | | Boston College |
| Mike Fahnestock | 10 | | Holy Cross | |
Receiving yards
Single game| 1 | Mike Fahnestock | 186 | | Lehigh |
| 2 | Jeremy Trimble | 169[27] | | Central Michigan |
| 3 | Clennie Brundidge | 167 | | Pittsburgh |
| Jeremy Trimble | 167 | | Tulsa |
| 5 | Joe Albano | 166 | | Syracuse |
| 6 | Barry Armstrong | 164 | | Tennessee |
| 7 | Scott Spellmon | 157 | | Lehigh |
| 8 | Gary Steele | 156 | | Penn State |
| 9 | William White | 150[28] | | Houston |
| 10 | Mike Fahnestock | 149 | | Holy Cross | |
Receiving touchdowns
Single game| 1 | Jim Cain | 3 | | Fordham |
| Dick Stephenson | 3 | | Colgate |
| Mike Fahnestock | 3 | | Mass |
| Myreon Williams | 3 | | Lafayette | |
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[29]
Total offense yards
Career| 1 | Zac Dahman | 6,498 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 2 | Trent Steelman | 6,043 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
| 3 | Leamon Hall | 5,524 | 1974 1975 1976 1977 |
| 4 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 4,458 | 2015 2016 2017 |
| 5 | Mike Mayweather | 4,299 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 6 | Bryson Daily | 4,191 | 2022 2023 2024 |
| 7 | | 4,131 | 1943 1944 1945 |
| 8 | | 4,036 | 1994 1995 1996 |
| 9 | Tory Crawford | 3,949 | 1984 1985 1986 |
| 10 | Steve Lindell | 3,672 | 1966 1967 1968 | |
Single season| 1 | Bryson Daily | 2,208 | 2024 |
| 2 | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | 2,143[30] | 2018 |
| 3 | | 2,121 | 1976 |
| 4 | Zac Dahman | 2,054 | 2003 |
| 5 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 2,031 | 2017 |
| 6 | Chad Jenkins | 1,949 | 2001 |
| 7 | | 1,923 | 1977 |
| 8 | Trent Steelman | 1,915 | 2012 |
| 9 | Tory Crawford | 1,894 | 1986 |
| 10 | Bryson Daily | 1,814 | 2023 | |
Single game| 1 | | 378 | | North Carolina |
| 2 | Bryson Daily | 337[31] | | UTSA |
| 3 | Tory Crawford | 331 | | Lafayette |
| 4 | Zac Dahman | 331 | | Houston |
| 5 | | 330 | | Massachusetts |
| 6 | Johnny Goff | 326[32] | | Tulane |
| 7 | Carson Williams | 324 | | Tulsa |
| 8 | Zac Dahman | 321 | | Hawaii |
| 9 | Bryson Daily | 318 | | East Carolina |
| 10 | Chad Jenkins | 316 | | East Carolina | |
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[33]
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Single season| 1[34] | Dave Duncavage | 165 | 1974 |
| 2 | Troy Lingley | 161 | 1988 |
| 3 | Mike McElrath | 157 | 1992 |
| 4 | Mike Williams | 156 | 1982 |
| 5 | Ryan Kent | 146 | 2003 |
| 6 | Mark Berry | 140 | 1976 |
| 7 | Kevin Czarnecki | 131 | 1992 |
| 8 | John Hilliard | 129 | 1977 |
| 9 | Brian Zickefoose | 128 | 2000 |
| 10 | Nate Hunterton | 123 | 1999 |
| John Hilliard | 123 | 1978 | |
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Single game| 1 | Craig Stopa | 5 | | Air Force | |
Field goal percentage
Single season| 1 | Craig Stopa | 88.2% | 1984 |
| 2 | Patmon Malcom | 85.7% | 1990 |
| Joseph Parker | 85.7% | 1996 |
| Quinn Maretzki | 85.7%[38] | 2023 |
| 5 | Keith Walker | 83.3% | 1987 |
| Keith Walker | 83.3% | 1988 |
| 7 | Mike Castelli | 80.0% | 1976 |
| Keith Havenstrite | 80.0% | 1989 |
| Kurt Heiss | 80.0% | 1994 |
| Eric Olsen | 80.0% | 1997 |
| Quinn Maretzki | 80.0% | 2022 | |
Notes and References
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- Web site: NCAA changes policy on football stats. 2002-08-28. 2014-09-11. ESPN.com. AP.
- Web site: Brock and staff rewrite playbook: Option may be in works. 2008-03-12. 2014-11-23. RecordOnline.com. Times Herald-Record. Interdonato. Sal.
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- Web site: Tulsa 49, Army 39 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082649/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=273210349 . dead . November 29, 2014 . 2007-11-17 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Tulane 50, Army 33 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082524/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=232630349 . dead . November 29, 2014 . 2003-09-20 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Bryson Daily: Career Stats . ESPN.com . November 30, 2024.
- Web site: Larry Dixon. 2014-12-14. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Ahmad Bradshaw . ESPN.com . December 23, 2017.
- Web site: Raymond Maples. 2014-12-14. ESPN.com.
- Maples was granted a fifth year of eligibility after a groin injury limited him to three games in 2013. Web site: Another year for Army RB Raymond Maples after all. 2014-03-15. 2014-12-14. NBCSports.com. Taylor. John.
- Web site: Baggett carries Army past E. Michigan 50-25 . 2013-10-12 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Box Score: Army vs. Air Force . ESPN.com . November 4, 2017 . December 23, 2017.
- Web site: Box Score: Army vs. North Texas . ESPN.com . November 18, 2017 . December 23, 2017.
- Web site: Miami (OH) vs. Army Box Score. ESPN.com. September 25, 2021. September 25, 2021.
- Web site: Army 17, E. Michigan 13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027141521/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=282850349 . dead . October 27, 2013 . 2008-10-11 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Army 42, South Florida 35 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082540/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=242900058 . dead . November 29, 2014 . 2004-10-16 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Jakobi Buchanan. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Darnell Woolfolk . ESPN.com . December 23, 2017.
- Web site: Box Score, 2018 Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Army . ESPN.com . December 22, 2018 . December 22, 2018.
- Web site: Box Score: Army vs. East Carolina . ESPN.com . October 18, 2024 . October 18, 2024.
- Web site: Army 44, Tulane 13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082657/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=282782655 . dead . November 29, 2014 . 2008-10-08 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Matt Brown scores 4 TDs with Bernard Pierce out as Temple stuns Army . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008003244/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=302750349 . dead . October 8, 2014 . 2010-10-02 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Hawaii gets 1st win of season, 49-42 over Army . 2013-11-30 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Army vs. UAB Box Score. ESPN.com. October 12, 2024. October 13, 2024.
- Web site: Isaiah Alston. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Cent. Michigan 47, Army 23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082647/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=272862117 . dead . November 29, 2014 . 2007-10-13 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Houston 34, Army 14 . https://archive.today/20141123214708/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233190349 . dead . November 23, 2014 . 2003-11-15 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: 2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA . 9 . December 4, 2021.
- Web site: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. . ESPN.com . August 31, 2019.
- Web site: Box Score: UTSA Roadrunners vs. Army Black Knights . ESPN.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
- Web site: No. 14 Tulane Goes on Road and Shows Army Who Is King . 1998-11-15 . .
- Web site: 2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA . 12 . December 4, 2021.
- Web site: Army Football History Database .
- Web site: Arik Smith. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Andre Carter II. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Temple 27, Army 13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502140110/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=292900218 . dead . May 2, 2014 . 2009-10-17 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Quinn Maretzki. ESPN.com.
