The Northern Illinois Huskies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Northern Illinois Huskies 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 Huskies represent Northern Illinois University in the NCAA 's Mid-American Conference.
Although Northern Illinois began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,[1] the school's official record book does not generally include statistics from earlier than the 1950s, as records before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, 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 Huskies have played in 12 bowl games since then, giving recent players an extra chance to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Huskies have played in the MAC Championship Game seven times since 2005, meaning many recent seasons included 14 games. The Huskies' 11 highest seasons in total offensive yardage have come since 2000,[1] with the seven highest seasons being 2010 through 2016. These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season .
Passing Passing yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Chandler Harnish 8,944 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 George Bork 6,782 1960 1961 1962 1963 3 Chris Finlen 6,551 1997 1999 2000 2001 4 Jordan Lynch 6,209 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Josh Haldi 6,015 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Rocky Lombardi 5,516[3] 2021 2022 2023 7 Phil Horvath 4,887 2004 2005 2006 8 Drew Hare 4,862 2013 2014 2015 2016 9 Marcus Childers 4,323 2017 2018 2019 10 Marshall Taylor 4,167 1985 1986 1987 1988
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Chandler Harnish 3,216 2011 2 Jordan Lynch 3,138 2012 3 George Bork 3,077 1963 4 Jordan Lynch 2,892 2013 5 Rocky Lombardi 2,597[3] 2021 6 Josh Haldi 2,544 2003 7 Chandler Harnish 2,530 2010 8 George Bork 2,506 1962 9 Drew Hare 2,322 2014 10 Rocky Lombardi 2,274[3] 2023
Passing touchdowns Rushing Rushing yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Garrett Wolfe 5,164 2004 2005 2006 2 Michael Turner 4,941 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Jordan Lynch 4,343 2010 2011 2012 2013 4 Mark Kellar 3,745 1971 1972 1973 5 Allen Ross 3,500 1977 1978 1979 1980 6 Adam Dach 3,438 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 LeShon Johnson 3,314 1992 1993 8 Charles Talley 3,155 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 Chandler Harnish 2,983 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 Chad Spann 2,916 2007 2008 2009 2010
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 LeShon Johnson 1,976 1993 2 Garrett Wolfe 1,928 2006 3 Jordan Lynch 1,920 2013 4 Michael Turner 1,915 2002 5 Jordan Lynch 1,815 2012 6 Mark Kellar 1,719 1973 7 Garrett Wolfe 1,656 2004 8 Michael Turner 1,648 2003 9 Garrett Wolfe 1,580 2005 10 Charles Talley 1,540 1995
Rushing touchdowns Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bill Anderson 7 1912 Wheaton 2 Navarre Edwards 5 1909 Dixon Steve Goehl 5 1971 Long Beach State Stacey Robinson 5 1989 Cincinnati Stacey Robinson 5 1990 Fresno State Thomas Hammock 5 2000 Akron Michael Turner 5 2002 Miami (Ohio) Michael Turner 5 2002 Eastern Michigan Garrett Wolfe 5 2005 Western Michigan Joel Bouagnon 5[13] 2016 Bowling Green
Receiving Receptions Receiving yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Justin McCareins 2,991 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Martel Moore 2,544 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Sam Hurd 2,322 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Da'Ron Brown 2,295 2011 2012 2013 2014 5 Kenny Golladay 2,285 2015 2016 6 Hugh Rohrschneider 2,224 1960 1961 1962 1963 7 P. J. Fleck 2,162 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 Cole Tucker 2,030[14] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 9 Dan Sheldon 1,986 2001 2002 2003 2004 10 Gary Stearns 1,958 1960 1961 1962 1963 Dave Petzke 1,958 1977 1978
Receiving touchdowns Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Fran Cahill 4 1951 Illinois State Hugh Rohrschneider 4 1963 UW-Whitewater
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[20]
Total offense yards Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Chandler Harnish 11,927 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Jordan Lynch 10,552 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Chris Finlen 6,778 1997 1999 2000 2001 4 George Bork 6,402 1960 1961 1962 1963 5 Marshall Taylor 6,138 1985 1986 1987 1988 6 Rocky Lombardi 6,118 [3] 2021 2022 2023 7 Drew Hare 6,063 2013 2014 2015 2016 8 Josh Haldi 5,949 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Marcus Childers 5,693 2017 2018 2019 10 Garrett Wolfe 5,214 2004 2005 2006
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Jordan Lynch 4,953 2012 2 Jordan Lynch 4,812 2013 3 Chandler Harnish 4,595 2011 4 Chandler Harnish 3,366 2010 5 Drew Hare 3,222 2014 6 Rocky Lombardi 3,069 [3] 2021 7 George Bork 2,945 1963 8 Marcus Shilders 2,706 2018 9 Josh Haldi 2,479 2003 10 Rocky Lombardi 2,403 [3] 2023
Total touchdowns Defense Interceptions Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Dan Mojica 4 1951 Illinois State Dan Meyer 4 1966 Hillsdale
Tackles Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Steve Henriksen 191 1991 2 Larry Clark 189 1972 3 Frank Lewandoski 179 1977 4 Frank Lewandoski 173 1979 5 Ron Delisi 171 1988 6 Tim Griffin 155 1985 7 Steve Henriksen 153 1990 8 Mike Terna 151 1980 9 Larry Alleyne 144 1981 10 Tony Smith 142 1992
Single game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Frank Lewandoski 33 1978 Western Michigan
Sacks Kicking Field goals made Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 John Richardson 22[24] 2021 2 Steve Azar 21 2003 3 Steve Azar 20 2001 Chris Nendick 20 2006 Mathew Sims 20 2011 6 Mike Salerno 19 2009 7 John Ivanic 18 1987 Steve Azar 18 2002 Mike Salerno 18 2008 John Richardson 18[24] 2022
Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Vince Scott 5 1982 Ohio Chris Nendick 5 2006 Temple John Richardson 5[25] 2021 Toledo
Field goal percentage Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Steve Azar 93.3% 2000 2 Kent Baker 85.7% 1999 3 Vince Scott 85.0% 1983 4 John Richardson 81.5% [24] 2021 5 Steve Azar 80.8% 2003 6 John Ivanic 78.9% 1988 Mathew Sims 78.9% 2012 8 John Richardson 78.3% [24] 2022 9 Christian Hagan 77.8% 2015 John Richardson 77.8% [24] 2019 John Richardson 77.8% [24] 2020
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