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2019 Pitt Football Media Guide INDIVIDUAL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL PITT GAME, SEASON AND CAREER RECORDS PASSING RECEIVING TOTAL OFFENSE MEDIA INCLUDE BOWL GAMES. NCAA RECORDS INCLUDE PASSING YARDS RECEIVING YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE POSTSEASON PERFORMANCES BEGINNING IN 2002. Play: 91, Alex Van Pelt to Dietrich Jells (Rutgers), 1992 Play: 91, Dietrich Jells from Alex Van Pelt (Rutgers), 1992 Game: 479, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 Game: 470, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 Game: 225, Dietrich Jells (West Vir gin ia), 1994 Season: 3,829, Rod Rutherford, 2003 RUSHING Season: 3,679, Rod Rutherford, 2003 Season: 1,672, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 Career: 11,148, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 RUSHING YARDS Career: 11,267, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 Career: 3,361, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A FRESHMAN Play: 97, Qadree Ollison (Virginia Tech), 2018 Receiving yards per game/season: 132.5, Antonio Bryant, 2000 PASSES THROWN 2,770, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 PREVIEW Game: 303, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame), 1975 Receiving yards per game/career: 103.0, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 Game: 64, Alex Van Pelt (Penn State), 1991 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A SOPHOMORE Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Yards per reception/season: 28.3, Dietrich Jells, 1991 Season: 413, Rod Rutherford, 2003 3,206, Tyler Palko, 2004 Career: 6,526, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Career: 1,503, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 Yards per reception/career: 20.4, Jester Weah, 2014-17 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE RUSHING ATTEMPTS PASSES COMPLETED MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A FRESHMAN 5,208, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-90 Game: 47, Dion Lewis (Cincinnati), 2009 Game: 37, Alex Van Pelt (Notre Dame), 1990 1,174, Tyler Boyd, 2013 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A JUNIOR Season: 387, Craig Heyward, 1987 Season: 256, Tino Sunseri, 2012 MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A SOPHOMORE 3,181, Rod Rutherford, 2002 Career: 1,163, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Career: 867, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 1,672, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A SENIOR MOST GAMES GAINING 100 YARDS OR MORE STAFF TOUCHDOWN PASSES MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 3,829, Rod Rutherford, 2003 Season: 12, Tony Dorsett, 1976; and Craig Heyward, 1987 Game: 7, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 2,677, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 Career: 36, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Season: 37, Dan Marino, 1981; and Rod Rutherford, 2003 MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Consecutive: 20, Tony Dorsett, 1975-76 MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A JUNIOR Season: 2,217, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Career: 79, Dan Marino, 1979-82 1,106, Latef Grim, 1999 MOST GAMES GAINING 200 YARDS OR MORE Career: 7,117, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A FRESHMAN MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A SENIOR Season: 4, Tony Dorsett, 1976 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A FRESHMAN PROFILES PLAYER 17, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 983, Mike Shanahan, 2012 Career: 10, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 1,988, Dion Lewis, 2009 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A SOPHOMORE RECEPTIONS Consecutive: 2, Tony Dorsett, 1973 and 1976 (twice); ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A SOPHOMORE 24, Tyler Palko, 2004 Game: 16, Harry Orszulak (Penn State), 1968 Curvin Richards, 1988; James Conner, 2014 2,083, Quadree Henderson, 2016 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE Season: 92, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 AVERAGE PER CARRY 31, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-90 Career: 254, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE Game (Min. 10 Att.): 13.2, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame), 1975 3,704, Tyler Boyd, 2013-14 (303 yards, 23 att.) TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A JUNIOR Receptions per game/season: 7.6, Tyler Boyd, 2015 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A JUNIOR Season (Min. 1,000 Yards): 7.5, Darrin Hall, 2018 (1,144, 153 att.) 37, Dan Marino, 1981 Receptions per game/career: 6.7, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 1,982, Tony Dorsett, 1975 Season (Min. 600 Yards): 10.5, Quadree Henderson, 2016 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A SENIOR TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS (631 yards, 60 att.) 37, Rod Rutherford, 2003 Game: 4, Julius Dawkins (Cincinnati and Army), 1981; ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A SENIOR SEASON 2018 Billy Davis (Rutgers), 1994 2,217, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Career (Min. 1,000 Yards): 5.7, Elliott Walker, 1974-77 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN PASS Season: 22, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 (2,748 yards, 481 att.); Darrin Hall, 2015-18 (2,189 yards, 381 att.) 20, Tyler Palko, 2005-06, (Youngstown State 2005; Louisville 2006) Career: 34, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS MOST YARDS PASSING BY A FRESHMAN Game: 6, Norman Bill Budd (Ohio), 1910 Season: 2,881, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A FRESHMAN Season: 26, James Conner, 2014 12, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002 MOST YARDS PASSING BY A SOPHOMORE Career: 59, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A SOPHOMORE Season: 3,067, Tyler Palko, 2004 BOOK RECORD BOOK RECORD RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN 22, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 MOST YARDS PASSING AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 17, Dion Lewis, 2009 5,308, Alex Van Pelt,1989-90 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A SOPHOMORE 34, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 MOST YARDS PASSING BY A JUNIOR 26, James Conner, 2014 Season: 2,876, Dan Marino, 1981 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A JUNIOR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 16, Julius Dawkins, 1981 MOST YARDS PASSING BY A SENIOR 35, LeSean McCoy, 2007-08 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A SENIOR Season: 3,679, Rod Rutherford, 2003 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A JUNIOR 10, Dorin Dickerson, 2009 MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION 16, James Conner, 2016 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION 271, Tino Sunseri, 2012 HISTORY 18, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 (Boston College 2002; Miami 2003) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A SENIOR 22, Tony Dorsett, 1976 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RUSHING TOUCH DOWN 13, James Conner, 2014-16 (Virginia Tech 2014; Marshall 2016) MOST YARDS RUSHING BY A FRESHMAN Season: 1,799, Dion Lewis, 2009 FOOTBALL PRO MOST YARDS RUSHING BY A SOPHOMORE Season: 1,765, James Conner, 2014 MOST RUSHING YARDS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 2,860, Dion Lewis, 2009-10 MOST YARDS RUSHING BY A JUNIOR Season: 1,791, Craig Heyward, 1987 MOST YARDS RUSHING BY A SENIOR PITT IS THIS Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Rod Rutherford was responsible for more than 7,000 yards of total offense over his final two seasons (2002-03) playing quarterback for the Panthers. 116 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 117 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS DEFENSE KICKING SCORING KICK RETURNS MEDIA MOST IN TER CEP TIONS POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN TOUCHDOWNS YARDS, PUNT RETURNS Game: 3, Lou Cecconi (Penn State), 1949; Game: 10, Chris Blewitt (Syracuse), 2016 Game: 6, Norman Bill Budd (Ohio), 1910 Play: 90, Jimmy Joe Robinson (Penn State), 1945 Henry Ford (Penn State), 1953; Season: 66, Chris Blewitt, 2016 Season: 26, James Conner, 2014 Game: 139, Tom Davies (West Virginia), 1920 Willie Marsh (Tulane), 1978; Career: 198, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 Career: 63, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Season: 385, Gordon Jones, 1975 Shawntae Spencer (Ohio), 2002 POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPTED TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN Career: 983, Tom Flynn, 1980-83 Sea son: 10, Bob Jury, 1976 Game: 11, Chris Blewitt (Syracuse), 2016 18, Dion Lewis, 2009 TOUCHDOWNS, PUNT RETURNS PREVIEW Career: 21, Bob Jury, 1974-77 Season: 69, Chris Blewitt, 2016 TOUCHDOWNS AS A SOPHOMORE Season: 2, Quadree Henderson, 2017 YARDS, INTERCEPTED PASSES Career: 204, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 26, James Conner, 2014 Career: 3, Quadree Henderson, 2015-17 Play: 105, Homer Roe (West Virginia), 1908 FIELD GOALS TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YARDS, KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 132, Edgar Jones (Ne bras ka), 1941 Game: 5, Conor Lee (Notre Dame), 2008 36, LeSean McCoy, 2007-08 Play: 105, R.W. 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