Marshall Thundering Herd football statistical leaders explained

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 Division I FBS Sun Belt Conference.

Although Marshall began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895, 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:

These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
1Rakeem Cato14,079
2Chad Pennington13,143
3Byron Leftwich11,903
4Michael Payton9,411
5Chase Litton8,3352015 2016 2017
6Todd Donnan7,050
7John Gregory7,020
8Carl Fodor6,655
9Tony Petersen6,501
10Grant Wells5,6232019 2020 2021
Single season
1Tony Petersen4,902
2Byron Leftwich4,268
3Rakeem Cato4,201
4Byron Leftwich4,132
5Rakeem Cato3,916
6Rakeem Cato3,903
7Chad Pennington3,799
8Michael Payton3,610
9Grant Wells3,532[3]
10Chad Pennington3,480
Single game
1Byron Leftwich576East Carolina[4]
2Michael Payton496VMI
3Chase Litton486[5] Charlotte
4Tony Petersen481Western Carolina
5Tony Petersen474Northeast Louisiana
6Byron Leftwich471Central Michigan
7Byron Leftwich469Appalachian State
8Rakeem Cato456[6] Tulsa
9Byron Leftwich455Buffalo
10Eric Kresser449Delaware

Passing touchdowns

Career
1Rakeem Cato131
2Chad Pennington115
3Byron Leftwich89
4Chase Litton722015 2016 2017
5Michael Payton69
6Todd Donnan61
7John Gregory51
8Tony Petersen43
9Carl Fodor39
10Stan Hill38
Single season
1Rakeem Cato40
2Chad Pennington39
Rakeem Cato39
4Byron Leftwich38
5Chad Pennington37
Rakeem Cato37
7Tony Petersen35
Eric Kresser35
9Todd Donnan33
10Michael Payton31
Single game
1Rakeem Cato7[7] Western Kentucky
2Byron Leftwich6Ohio
Chase Litton6[8] Morgan State

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.

Rushing yards

Career
1Chris Parker5,924
2Doug Chapman4,016
3Ron Darby3,903
4Jackie Hunt3,900
5Ahmad Bradshaw2,982
6John Zontini2,900
7Darius Marshall2,8572007 2008 2009 2010
8Brenden Knox2,8522018 2019 2020
9Rasheen Ali2,8312020 2021 2022 2023
10Glenn Pedro2,724
Single season
1Chris Parker1,833
2Devon Johnson1,767
3Chris Parker1,750
4Chris Parker1,728
5Ahmad Bradshaw1,523
6Khalan Laborn1,513[9] 2022
7Ron Darby1,506
8Rasheen Ali1,4012021
9Brenden Knox1,387[10] 2019
10Erik Thomas1,296
Single game
1Devon Johnson272[11] Florida Atlantic
2Ron Darby262Western Carolina
3Ahmad Bradshaw261UTEP
4Larry Fourqurean245Appalachian State
5Ahmad Bradshaw242UAB
6Steward Butler233Western Kentucky
7Jack Mahone224Ken State
8Brenden Knox220[12] Florida Atlantic
9Ron Lear218Furman
10Chris Parker209Chattanooga

Rushing touchdowns

Career
1Chris Parker68
2Doug Chapman52
3Jackie Hunt43
4Tom Stark41
5Rasheen Ali392020 2021 2022 2023
6Ron Darby38
7Glenn Pedro31
Ahmad Bradshaw31
9Franklin Wallace29
10John Zontini27
Single season
1Jackie Hunt27
2Chris Parker23
Chris Parker23
Rasheen Ali23[13] 2021
5Ahmad Bradshaw19
6Chris Parker18
7Devon Johnson17
8Mickey Jackson16
Ron Darby16
Ron Darby161988
Khalan Laborn162022
Single game
1Jackie Hunt5Detroit Tech
Ahmad Bradshaw5UTEP

Receiving

Receptions

Career
1Tommy Shuler322
2Josh Davis306
3Darius Watts2722000 2001 2002 2003
4Mike Barber249
5Tim Martin221
6Nate Poole212
7Cody Slate199
8Corey Gammage178[14] 2019 2020 2021 2022
9Ricky Carter176
10John "Fuzzy" Filliez168
Randy Moss168
Single season
1Tommy Shuler110
2Mike Barber106
Tommy Shuler106
4Troy Brown101
5Sean Doctor96
6Tommy Shuler92
7Darius Watts91
8Randy Moss90
9Denero Marriott86
Josh Davis86
Single game
1Tommy Shuler19[15] Purdue
2Tommy Shuler18[16] Northern Illinois[17]
3David Foye15Kent State
Denero Marriott15East Carolina
Josh Davis15Akron
6Mike Barber14Western Carolina
Tommy Shuler14East Carolina
8Randy Clarkson13Ohio
Randy Moss13Ball State
Antavious Wilson13Southern Miss

Receiving yards

Career
1Mike Barber4,262
2Darius Watts4,031
3Josh Davis3,889
4Tommy Shuler3,563
5Randy Moss3,467
6Tim Martin2,886
7Nate Poole2,775
8Troy Brown2,746
9Cody Slate2,619
10Aaron Dobson2,398
Single season
1Mike Barber1,757
2Randy Moss1,709
3Troy Brown1,654
4Randy Moss1,647
5Darius Watts1,417
6Sean Doctor1,372
7Mike Barber1,325
8Brian Dowler1,197
9Josh Davis1,191
10Mike Barber1,180
Single game
1Randy Moss288Delaware[18]
2Josh Davis264Appalachian State
3Andre Motley262Chattanooga
4Troy Brown248VMI
Tyre Brady248[19] NC State
6Denero Marriott234East Carolina
7Davonte Allen232Charlotte
8Mike Barber222East Tennessee State
9Randy Moss220Montana
10Randy Moss216Kent State

Receiving touchdowns

Career
1Randy Moss53
2Darius Watts47
3Gator Hoskins28
4Mike Barber26
5Tommy Shuler25
6Troy Brown24
Aaron Dobson24
8Tim Martin23
Josh Davis23
Cody Slate23
Single season
1Randy Moss28
2Randy Moss25
3Darius Watts18
4Troy Brown16
5Gator Hoskins15
6Brian Dowler13
James Williams13
8Keith Baxter12
Darius Watts12
Aaron Dobson12
Single game
1Randy Moss5Ball State
2Randy Moss4Montana
Denero Marriott4Toledo[20]

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[21]

Total offense yards

Career
1Rakeem Cato14,918
2Chad Pennington13,048
3Byron Leftwich12,084
4Michael Payton9,704
5Todd Donnan7,057
6John Gregory6,720
7Bernard Morris6,705
8Carl Fodor6,377
9Tony Petersen6,268
10Chris Parker5,924
Single season
1Tony Petersen4,737
2Rakeem Cato4,385
3Byron Leftwich4,267
4Rakeem Cato4,232
5Byron Leftwich4,224
6Rakeem Cato4,210
7Chad Pennington3,902
8Michael Payton3,744
9Bernard Morris3,637 2007
10Grant Wells3,588
Single game
1Byron Leftwich566East Carolina
2Chase Litton497Charlotte
3Byron Leftwich495Central Michigan

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[22]

Career
1Rakeem Cato146
Single season
1Rakeem Cato48
2Rakeem Cato45
3Byron Leftwich40
4Rakeem Cato38
5Tony Petersen36
Eric Kresser36
7Michael Payton35
8Todd Donnan34
9Byron Leftwich33
10Michael Payton28
Single game
1Rakeem Cato7Western Kentucky

Defense

Interceptions

Career
1Reggie Giles19
2Larry Coyer13
Joe Chirico13
Danny Derricott13
5Melvin Cunningham12
Micah Abraham12[23] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
7Shannon Morrison11
Rogers Beckett11
9Glenn Bates10
Von Woodson10
Mark Snyder10
Jayson Grayson101993 1994 1995
Single season
1Mark Snyder10
2Reggie Giles8
3Reggie Giles7
4Von Woodson6
Shannon Morrison6
Danny Derricott6
Chris Royal62004
Micah Abraham62022
Single game
1Jackie Hunt3Wake Forest
George Barlow3East Tennessee State
Joe Chirico3Appalachian State

Tackles

Career
1Roger Johnson548
2Bill Yanossy471
3Larry McCloud451
4William King443
5Mario Harvey420
6Donahue Stephenson420
7John Grace414
8Shannon King409
9John Spellacy392
10Max Yates382
Single season
1John Spellacy189
2William King178
3Duran Smith160
4Max Yates159
5Bill Yanossy157
Single game
1Charles Henry30Miami (Ohio)

Sacks

Career
1B. J. Cohen51.0
2Billy Lyon30.0
3Johnathan Goddard27.5
4Vinny Curry26.5
5Cecil Fletcher23.0
John Duncan23.0
7Albert McClellan20.0
8Jamus Martin19.5
9Gary Thompson19.0[24]
Koby Cumberlander19.0[25] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Owen Porter19.0[26] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Single season
1Cecil Fletcher17.0
2B. J. Cohen16.0
Johnathan Goddard16.0
4Tony Bolland14.0
5B. J. Cohen13.0
Single game
1Johnathan Goddard4.0Miami (Ohio)

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
1Dewey Klein54
Single season
1Dewey Klein19
David Merrick19
Tim Openlander19
4Nick Smith18
Justin Rohrwasser18[27]
6Justin Haig17
Single game
1David Merrick4East Tennessee State
Tim Openlander4The Citadel
Billy Malashevich4Miami (Ohio)
Justin Haig4[28] Louisiana Tech[29]
Justin Rohrwasser4[30] Western Kentucky
Rece Verhoff4[31] Old Dominion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Record Book. 2016-08-20. HerdZone.com. 2016-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927122704/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016FBRecordBook.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: NCAA changes policy on football stats. 2002-08-28. 2016-08-20. ESPN.com. AP.
  3. Web site: Grant Wells. ESPN.com.
  4. [GMAC Bowl]
  5. Web site: Litton with 2 TD passes; leads Marshall past Charlotte 34-10 . 2015-10-31 . ESPN.com .
  6. Web site: Marshall comes back at Tulsa 45-34 . 2013-11-14 . ESPN.com .
  7. Web site: Brandon Doughty's 8 TD passes, 2-point conversion sink Marshall . 2014-11-28 . ESPN.com .
  8. Web site: Litton throws 6 TD's, Marshall blasts Morgan St 62-0 . 2016-09-10 . ESPN.com .
  9. Web site: Khalan Laborn. ESPN.com.
  10. Web site: Brenden Knox. ESPN.com.
  11. Web site: No. 23 Marshall beats Florida Atlantic 35-16 . 2014-10-25 . ESPN.com .
  12. Web site: Marshall vs. Florida Atlantic Box Score. October 19, 2019. October 19, 2019. ESPN.com.
  13. Web site: Rasheen Ali. ESPN.com.
  14. Web site: Corey Gammage. ESPN.com.
  15. Web site: Caleb TerBush throws 4 TDs, leads Purdue past Marshall . 2012-09-29 . ESPN.com .
  16. Web site: Rakeem Cato ties TD mark as Marshall wins Boca Raton Bowl . 2014-12-23 . ESPN.com .
  17. [Boca Raton Bowl]
  18. I-AA Playoff game
  19. Web site: Marshall at NC State boxscore. 2017-09-09 . ESPN.com .
  20. [MAC Football Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]
  21. Web site: 2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA . 12 . October 2, 2022.
  22. Web site: 2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA . 12 . October 2, 2022.
  23. Web site: Micah Abraham. ESPN.com.
  24. Web site: Individual Career History. https://web.archive.org/web/20160928190921/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/CareerStats.pdf. dead. September 28, 2016. 2016-12-10. HerdZone.com.
  25. Web site: Koby Cumberlander. ESPN.com.
  26. Web site: Owen Porter. ESPN.com.
  27. Web site: Justin Rohrwasser. ESPN.com.
  28. Web site: Marshall rallies past Louisiana Tech in Conference USA title game . 2014-12-06 . ESPN.com .
  29. [Conference USA Football Championship Game|Conference USA Championship Game]
  30. Web site: Marshall vs. Western Kentucky boxscore . 2019-10-26 . ESPN.com .
  31. Web site: Marshall vs. Old Dominion Box Score. November 5, 2022. December 3, 2022. ESPN.com.

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