Toledo Rockets football statistical leaders explained
The Toledo Rockets football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Toledo Rockets 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 Rockets represent the University of Toledo in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.
Although Toledo began competing in intercollegiate football in 1916, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1951. 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 1951, 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 Rockets have played in nine bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
- Similarly, the Rockets have appeared in the MAC Football Championship Game five times since it first began in 1997.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career1 | Logan Woodside | 10,514 | |
2 | Bruce Gradkowski | 9,225 | |
3 | Terrance Owens | 8,203 | |
4 | Gene Swick | 7,266 | 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
5 | Dequan Finn | 7,070 | 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
6 | Ryan Huzjak | 6,926 | |
7 | Aaron Opelt | 6,804 | |
8 | Kevin Meger | 6,023 | |
9 | Chris Wallace | 5,454 | |
10 | Tavares Bolden | 5,417 | | |
Single season1 | Logan Woodside | 4,129[3] | |
2 | Logan Woodside | 3,882 | |
3 | Bruce Gradkowski | 3,518 | |
4 | Brian Jones | 3,446 | |
5 | Bruce Gradkowski | 3,210 | |
6 | Phillip Ely | 2,965 | |
7 | Chris Wallace | 2,955 | |
8 | Terrance Owens | 2,705 | |
9 | Dequan Finn | 2,657 | |
10 | Gene Swick | 2,487 | | |
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career1 | Kareem Hunt | 4,945[12] | 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
2 | Chester Taylor | 4,849 | |
3 | Wasean Tait | 4,338 | |
4 | Bryant Koback | 4,026 | 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
5 | Terry Swanson | 3,601 | |
6 | Trinity Dawson | 3,474 | |
7 | David Fluellen | 3,336 | |
8 | Jalen Parmele | 3,119 | |
9 | Casey McBeth | 2,719 | |
10 | DaJuane Collins | 2,588 | | |
Single season1 | Wasean Tait | 2,090 | |
2 | Kareem Hunt | 1,631 | |
3 | Chester Taylor | 1,620 | |
4 | Kelvin Farmer | 1,532 | |
5 | Jalen Parmele | 1,511 | |
6 | David Fluellen | 1,498 | |
7 | Kareem Hunt | 1,475 | 2016 |
8 | Chester Taylor | 1,470 | |
9 | Bryant Koback | 1,400 | 2021 |
| Peny Boone | 1,400[13] | 2023 | |
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career1 | Eric Page | 3,446 | 2009 2010 2011 |
2 | Cody Thompson | 3,312 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
3 | Stephen Williams | 3,102 | |
4 | Alonzo Russell | 3,076 | |
5 | Lance Moore | 2,776 | |
6 | Bernard Reedy | 2,743 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
7 | Steve Odom | 2,631 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
8 | Jon'Vea Johnson | 2,265 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
9 | Corey Jones | 2,236 | 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
10 | Diontae Johnson | 2,235 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 | |
Single season1 | Diontae Johnson | 1,278 | |
2 | Cody Thompson | 1,269[23] | |
3 | Lance Moore | 1,194 | |
4 | Lance Moore | 1,189 | |
5 | Eric Page | 1,182 | |
6 | Stephen Williams | 1,169 | |
7 | Eric Page | 1,159 | |
8 | Bernard Reedy | 1,113 | |
9 | Eric Page | 1,105 | |
10 | Stephen Williams | 1,065 | | |
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[33]
Total offense yards
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Career1 | Gary Hinkson | 18 | |
2 | Mark Brandon | 17 | |
3 | Brandon Hefflin | 16 | |
4 | Curtis Johnson | 14 | |
5 | Thomas Duncan | 12 | |
| Dexter Clark | 12 | | |
Single season1 | Mark Brandon | 9 | |
2 | Curtis Johnson | 7 | |
| Gary Hinkson | 7 | |
| Scott Resseguie | 7 | |
| Mark Brandon | 7 | | |
Single game1 | Gerry Palmer | 4 | | Western Reserve |
| Quinyon Mitchell | 4[37] | 2022 | Northern Illinois |
3 | Herb Eldridge | 3 | | Bradley |
| Gary Hinkson | 3 | | Marshall |
| Steve Banks | 3 | | East Carolina |
| Mark Brandon | 3 | | Ball State |
| Bryant Jones | 3 | | Kent State | |
Tackles
Career1 | Aaron Bivins | 508 | |
2 | Joe Conroy | 490 | |
3 | Jack Laraway | 459 | |
| Tim Inglis | 459 | |
5 | Doug Williams | 427 | |
6 | Dan Molls | 422 | |
7 | Clayton Moore | 414 | |
8 | Archie Donald | 412 | |
9 | Marin Russell | 408 | | |
Single season1 | Barry Sneed | 240 | |
2 | Lee Emery | 207 | |
3 | Ed Scott | 204 | |
4 | John Niezgoda | 201 | |
5 | Larry Macek | 200 | |
6 | Ed Scott | 195 | |
7 | Doug Williams | 190 | |
| Jim Gant | 190 | |
9 | Aaron Bivins | 186 | | |
Single game1 | Jim Walser | 29 | | Marshall |
2 | Larry Macek | 28 | | Northern Illinois |
3 | Ed Scott | 26 | | Bowling Green |
| Aaron Bivins | 26 | | Ball State |
| Darrell Mossburg | 26 | | Central Michigan |
6 | Willie Duke | 24 | | Kent State |
| Mike Kennedy | 24 | | Central Michigan |
8 | Aaron Bivins | 23 | | Ball State |
| Jack Laraway | 23 | | Bowling Green | |
Sacks
Single game1 | Bob Beemer | 5.0 | | Kent State |
2 | Ray Turner | 4.0 | | Western Michigan |
| Kevin Rollins | 4.0 | | Ball State | |
Kicking
Field goals made
Career1 | Jameson Vest | 72 | |
2 | Rusty Hanna | 68 | |
3 | Jeremiah Detmer | 65 | |
4 | Todd France | 59 | |
5 | Bruce Nichols | 50 | |
6 | Alex Steigerwald | 48 | | |
Single season1 | Jameson Vest | 25 | |
2 | Jeremiah Detmer | 24 | |
3 | Rusty Hanna | 21 | |
4 | Jeremiah Detmer | 19 | |
| Jameson Vest | 19 | |
6 | Rusty Hanna | 18 | |
| Todd France | 18 | | |
Single game1 | Rusty Hanna | 6 | | Northern Illinois |
2 | Rusty Hanna | 5 | | Ball State |
| Todd France | 5 | | Eastern Illinois |
| Jeremiah Detmer | 5 | | Cincinnati | |
Field goal percentage
Single season1 | Jason Robbins | 100.0% | |
| Alex Steigerwald | 100.0% | |
3 | Jeremiah Detmer | 95.0% | |
4 | Jason Robbins | 90.0% | |
5 | Bruce Nichols | 88.2% | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016 Toledo Rockets Media Guide. 2016-08-20. UTRockets.com.
- Web site: NCAA changes policy on football stats. 2002-08-28. 2016-08-20. ESPN.com. AP.
- Web site: Logan Woodside . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Williams has 5 TDs; Almond's FG lifts BYU over Toledo 55-53 . 2016-09-30 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo Box Score. ESPN.com. November 2, 2021. November 3, 2021.
- Web site: Tulsa at Toledo Box Score. sports-reference.com. September 9, 2018.
- Web site: Dequan Finn. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Chandler Harnish's 6 TDs key NIU's 63-60 win vs. Toledo . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821072624/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/313052649 . dead . August 21, 2016 . 2011-11-01 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo 35, Akron 23 . 2012-11-20 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo wins 52-16, gets share of division crown . 2014-11-28 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: No. 19 Toledo rallies for big second half, beats Umass . 2015-10-24 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Kareem Hunt . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Peny Boone. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Kareem Hunt's 271 yards, 5 TDs lead Toledo in GoDaddy Bowl win . 2015-01-04 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo tops Bowling Green 27-20 . 2014-11-19 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo . October 27, 2019 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo 25, Buffalo 20 . 2012-10-27 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo vs. Colorado State Box Score . September 22, 2019 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Bryant Koback. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Corey Jones . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo 45, Ball St. 28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927035113/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/313282050 . dead . September 27, 2016 . 2011-11-25 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Orange win another OT game; Ross Krautman kicks four field goals . 2011-09-24 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Cody Thompson . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo 52, E. Michigan 47 . 2012-10-13 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Michael Roberts . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Jon'Vea Johnson . 2016-12-18. ESPN.com .
- Web site: Jerjuan Newton. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Woodside finds Thompson for 4 TDs, Toledo beats CMU 31-17. 2016-10-22 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo takes Military Bowl thanks to Air Force's botched 2-point conversion . 2011-12-28 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Toledo rallies past Bowling Green 42-35, unbeaten in MAC. 2016-10-15 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: No. 21 WMU still unbeaten after 55-35 rout of Toledo. 2016-11-25 . ESPN.com .
- Web site: Western Michigan vs. Toledo Box Score. ESPN.com. September 23, 2023. September 25, 2023.
- Web site: Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2008-01-03. August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201142013/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf . 2007-12-01.
- Web site: Toledo vs. Northern Illinois Box Score. ESPN.com. December 5, 2020. December 5, 2020.
- Web site: Ohio at Toledo Box Score. sports-reference.com. September 9, 2018.
- Web site: Dequan Finn. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Toledo vs. Northern Illinois Box Score. October 8, 2022. October 24, 2022. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Jamal Hines. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Judge Culpepper. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Luke Pawlak. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Thomas Cluckey. ESPN.com.