2002 NCAA Football Records Book
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Division I-AA Records Individual Records...............................................112 Team Records......................................................119 Annual Champions, All-Time Leaders ..................122 Team Champions.................................................146 Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders......................147 Annual Most-Improved Teams .............................148 All-Time Team Won-Lost Records .........................149 National Poll Rankings........................................153 Streaks and Rivalries...........................................156 Cliffhangers.........................................................157 Division I-AA Stadiums........................................159 Division I-AA Statistics Trends ..............................161 Black College National Champions......................163 112 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Individual Records ford, Oct. 29; 624 vs. Mississippi Val., Nov. 5; 586 GAINING 3,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 5,000 Total Offense vs. Troy St., Nov. 12) YARDS PASSING 4 Games Career (Rushing Plus Passing) 2,423—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (649 vs. Sam- David Dinkins (QB), Morehead St., 1997-00 (3,765 MOST PLAYS ford, Oct. 29; 624 vs. Mississippi Val., Nov. 5; 586 rushing, 5,572 passing) Quarter vs. Troy St., Nov. 12; 564 vs. Jackson St., Nov. 19) HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 33—Mickey Fein, Maine vs. Connecticut, Oct. 11, MOST GAMES GAINING 300 YARDS OR MORE Game 1997 (4th) Season (Min. 39-49 plays) 12.4—John Whitcomb, UAB vs. Half 11—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 Prairie View, Nov. 19, 1994 (43 for 533) 59—Joe Walland, Yale vs. Harvard, Nov. 20, 1999 Career (Min. 50-59 plays) 11.4—Steve McNair, Alcorn St. vs. (2nd) 32—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 Chattanooga, Sept. 10, 1994 (57 for 647) Game (Min. 60 plays) 9.7—Steve McNair, Alcorn St. vs. 89—Thomas Leonard, Mississippi Val. vs. Texas South- MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES GAINING 300 Grambling, Sept. 3, 1994 (65 for 633) ern, Oct. 25, 1986 (440 yards) YARDS OR MORE Season Season Season (Min. 2,500-3,299 yards) 9.6—Frank Baur, Lafayette, 649—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (5,799 yards) 11—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 1988 (285 for 2,727) Career Career (Min. 3,300 yards) 8.9—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 2,116—Marcus Brady, Cal St. Northridge, 1998-01 13—Neil Lomax, Portland St., 1979-80; Willie Totten, 1994 (649 for 5,799) (13,095 yards) Mississippi Val., 1984-85; Steve McNair, Alcorn St., Career 1992-93 MOST PLAYS PER GAME (Min. 4,000 yards) 8.2—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., Season MOST GAMES GAINING 400 YARDS OR MORE 1991-94 (2,055 for 16,823) 59.0—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (649 in 11) Season MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR Career 9—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (TDs Scored and Passed For) 49.5—Tom Proudian, Iona, 1993-95 (1,337 in 27) Career Game 15—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 MOST PLAYS BY A FRESHMAN 9—Neil Lomax, Portland St. vs. Delaware St., Nov. 8, Game MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES GAINING 400 1980 (passed for 8, scored 1); Willie Totten, Mississippi 81—Kevin Glenn, Illinois St. vs. Western Ill., Nov. 8, YARDS OR MORE Val. vs. Prairie View, Oct. 27, 1984 (passed for 8, 1997 (470 yards) Season scored 1) & vs. Kentucky St., Sept. 1, 1984 (passed for Season 5—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val., 1984; Steve 9) 507—Marcus Brady, Cal St. Northridge, 1998 (2,942 McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 Season yards) 61—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val., 1984 (passed for Per-game record—48.9, James Lopusznick, Fairfield, MOST GAMES GAINING 500 YARDS OR MORE 56, scored 5) 1996 (440 in 9) Season Also holds per-game record with 6.1 (61 in 10) 6—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 Career MOST YARDS GAINED Career 157—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val., 1982-85 (passed Quarter 9—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 for 139, scored 18) 278—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val. vs. Kentucky St., Also holds per-game record with 3.9 (157 in 40) Sept. 1, 1984 (2nd) MOST YARDS GAINED AGAINST ONE Half OPPONENT MOST POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR 404—Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin vs. La.-Monroe, Career (Points Scored and Passed For) Nov. 11, 1989 (1st) 1,772—Steve McNair, Alcorn St. vs. Jackson St., Game Game 1991-94 56—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val. vs. Kentucky St., Sept. 668—-Robert Kent, Jackson St. vs. Alabama St., Oct. 6, Also holds per-game record with 443.0 (1,772 in 4) 1, 1984 (passed for 9 TDs and 1 two-point conversion) Season 2001 (595 passing, 73 rushing) GAINING 1,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 1,000 368—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val., 1984 (passed for Season YARDS PASSING 56 TDs, scored 5 TDs and passed for 1 two-point 5,799—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (4,863 pass- Season ing, 936 rushing) Tracy Ham (QB), Ga. Southern, 1986 (1,048 rushing, conversion) 2 Yrs 1,772 passing); Alcede Surtain (QB), Alabama St., Also holds per-game record with 36.8 (368 in 10) 9,629—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1993-94 (8,060 1995 (1,024 rushing, 1,224 passing); David Dinkins Career passing, 1,569 rushing) (QB), Morehead St., 1998 (1,169 rushing, 1,812 946—Willie Totten, Mississippi Val., 1982-85 (passed 3 Yrs passing); Greg Hill (QB), Ga. Southern, 1998 for 139 TDs, scored 18 TDs and passed for 1 two- 13,686—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1992-94 (11,601 (1,061 rushing, 1,193 passing); Greg Hill (QB), Ga. point conversion) passing, 2,085 rushing) Southern, 1999 (1,084 rushing, 1,262 passing); Also holds per-game record with 23.7 (946 in 40) Career David Dinkins, (QB), Morehead St., 1999 (1,138 (4 yrs.) 16,823—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 rushing, 2,011 passing); David Dinkins (QB), (14,496 passing, 2,327 rushing) Morehead St., 2000 (1,405 rushing, 1,704 passing) Rushing MOST YARDS GAINED PER GAME GAINING 1,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 1,000 MOST RUSHES Season YARDS RECEIVING Quarter 527.2—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (5,799 in 11) Season 20—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Dayton, Oct. 15, 1994 Career Brian Westbrook (TB), Villanova, 1998 (1,046 rushing, (4th) 400.5—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 (16,823 1,144 receiving) (first NCAA player to accomplish Half in 42) this feat) 32—David Clark, Dartmouth vs. Pennsylvania, Nov. MOST SEASONS GAINING 3,000 YARDS GAINING 2,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 4,000 18, 1989 (2nd); Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. OR MORE YARDS PASSING Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994 (1st) 4—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1991-94 Career Game Tracy Ham (QB), Ga. Southern, 1984-86 (2,506 rush- 56—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8, MOST YARDS GAINED BY A FRESHMAN ing, 4,871 passing); Bill Vergantino (QB), Delaware, 1994 (295 yards) Game 1989-92 (2,287 rushing, 6,177 passing); Steve Season 536—Brad Otton, Weber St. vs. Northern Ariz., Nov. McNair (QB), Alcorn St., 1991-94 (2,327 rushing, 409—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (2,255 yards) 6, 1993 (48 plays) 14,496 passing); Ryan Vena (QB), Colgate, 1996- Career Season 99 (2,008 rushing, 7,427 passing); David Dinkins 1,124—Charles Roberts, Sacramento St., 1997-00 3,336—Travis Brown, Northern Ariz., 1996 (QB), Morehead St., 1997-00 (3,765 rushing, (6,553 yards) Per-game record—313.7, Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 5,572 passing) 1991 (3,137 in 10) MOST RUSHES PER GAME GAINING 3,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 3,000 Season MOST YARDS GAINED IN TWO, THREE AND YARDS PASSING 40.9—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (409 in 10) FOUR CONSECUTIVE GAMES Career Career 2 Games Willie Taggart (QB), Western Ky., 1995-98 (3,957 38.2—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994-95 (763 in 20) 1,280—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (633 vs. rushing, 3,029 passing); Greg Hill (QB), Ga. Grambling, Sept. 3; 647 vs. Chattanooga, Sept. 10) Southern, 1996-99 (3,309 rushing, 3,369 passing); MOST RUSHES IN TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES 3 Games David Dinkins (QB), Morehead St., 1997-00 (3,765 110—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (56 vs. Val- 1,859—Steve McNair, Alcorn St., 1994 (649 vs. Sam- rushing, 5,572 passing) paraiso, Oct. 8; 54 vs. Dayton, Oct. 15) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—RUSHING 113 MOST CONSECUTIVE CARRIES BY SAME PLAYER MOST YARDS GAINED IN TWO, THREE AND Game FOUR CONSECUTIVE GAMES 26—Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 2 Games 1994 (during 6 series) 691—Tony Vinson, Towson, 1993 (364 vs. Bucknell, Nov. 13; 327 vs. Morgan St., Nov. 20) MOST YARDS GAINED 3 Games Quarter 876—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (288 vs. Wis.- 194—Otto Kelly, Nevada vs. Idaho, Nov. 12, 1983 Stevens Point, Sept. 24; 293 vs. Drake, Oct. 1; 295 (3rd, 8 rushes) vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8) Half 4 Games 272—Tony Vinson, Towson vs. Morgan St., Nov. 20, 1,109—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (233 vs. 1993 (1st, 26 rushes) Georgetown [Ky.], Sept. 17; 288 vs. Wis.-Stevens Game Point, Sept. 24; 293 vs. Drake, Oct. 1; 295 vs. Val- 437—Maurice Hicks, N.C. A&T vs. Morgan St., Oct. paraiso, Oct. 8) 6, 2001 (34 rushes) Season MOST SEASONS GAINING 1,000 YARDS 2,260—Charles Roberts, Sacramento St., 1998 (386 OR MORE rushes) Career Career 4—Jerry Azumah, New Hampshire, 1995-98; Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-01 6,559—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-01 (996 rushes) TWO PLAYERS, SAME TEAM, EACH GAINING 1,000 YARDS OR MORE MOST YARDS GAINED PER GAME Jackson St., 1978—Perry Harrington (1,105) & Jeffrey Season Moore (1,094); Nevada, 1983—Otto Kelly (1,090) 225.5—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994 (2,255 in 10) & Tony Corley (1,006); Eastern Ky., 1985—James Career Crawford (1,282) & Elroy Harris (1,134); Eastern Ky., (2 yrs.) 190.7—Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994-95 Alex McMahan/NCAA Photos 1986—Elroy Harris (1,152) & James Crawford (3,813 in 20) (1,070); Citadel, 1988—Adrian Johnson (1,091) & Adrian Peterson of Georgia Southern became (3 yrs.) 164.5—Adrian Peterson, Ga.