Team Records Team Game Bests Team Season Bests Total Offense: Total Offense: 683
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
TEAM RECORDS TEAM GAME BESTS TEAM SEASON BESTS TOTAL OFFENSE: TOTAL OFFENSE: 683 ......vs. Winona State .............. 1986 5,431 .....................................2002 4,982 .....................................2000 RUSHING YARDAGE: 4,931 .....................................1986 398 ......vs. St. Joseph .................. 1973 4,747 .....................................1996 379 ......vs. Florida Atlantic ............ 2002 4,671 .....................................1978 RUSHING YARDAGE: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 2,882 .....................................1976 72 ......vs. Western Illinois ........... 1976 2,781 .....................................1978 2,739 .....................................1996 PASSING YARDAGE: The most sure-handed receiver in 509 ......vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: EIU history, Roy Banks (1983- 486 ......vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1984 600 .....................................1976 86), later went on to play with the 482 ......vs. Western Kentucky ...... 1984 589 .....................................1996 Indianapolis Colts. 452 ......vs. Southern Illinois .......... 1986 444 ......vs. Winona State .............. 1986 PASSING YARDAGE: 4,071 .....................................1984 PASSING ATTEMPTS: 3,587 .....................................1986 58 ......vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985 3,213 .....................................2002 58 ......vs. Northern Iowa ............. 1984 3,205 .....................................1985 3,147 .....................................1999 58 ......vs. Illinois State ................ 1981 QB Sean Payton (1983-86) holds 58 ......vs. Central Michigan ........ 1970 virtually every EIU passing record PASSING ATTEMPTS: 503 .....................................1985 as he directed the 1986 Panthers to PASSES COMPLETED: the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals. 40 ......vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985 PASSES COMPLETED: 288 .....................................1984 TOUCHDOWNS: 263 .....................................2002 12 ......vs. Mecom Academy ........ 1920 10 ......vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 TOUCHDOWNS: 61 .....................................2002 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 58 .....................................2000 6 ......vs. Murray State ............... 2000 54 .....................................1986 6 ......vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 53 .....................................1978 5 ......vs. Southeast Missouri ..... 2002 51 .....................................1996 5 ......vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1986 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 5 ......vs. Western Kentucky ...... 1984 34 .....................................2002 5 ......vs. Central State (OH) ...... 1981 29 .....................................1984 All-American quarterback Tony 5 ......vs. Augustana (SD) .......... 1980 Romo (1999-2002) was selected 28 .....................................1980 5 ......vs. Northern Iowa ............. 1978 27 .....................................2000 as the 2002 'Walter Payton Trophy' 24 .....................................1986 All-American tailback Nate winner as the best player in NCAA QUATERBACK SACKS: Anderson (1970-73). I-AA football. 12 ......vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1986 QUARTERBACK SACKS: 12 ......vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 71 .....................................1982 52 .....................................1979 TURNOVERS: 8 ......vs. Youngstown State ....... 1981 TURNOVERS: 56 .....................................1981 TURNOVERS CAUSED: 13 ......vs. Northern Illinois .......... 1940 TURNOVERS CAUSED: 52 .....................................1980 9 ......vs. Northeast Missouri ..... 1983 9 ......vs. Western Illinois ........... 1980 CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION: MISC. GAME BESTS 218 .....................................2007 MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: 30 ......vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 30 ......vs. Central State .............. 1981 MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: 102 ......vs. Tennessee State ......... 2002 ......(EIU 54; TSU 48) LOWEST TOTAL OFFENSE BY AN OPPONENT: -12 ......vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 Poke Cobb (1976-79), the greatest running back in Eastern Illinois Panther history, with 5,042 yards. WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL BESTS INDIVIDUAL BESTS MISC. INDIVIDUAL BESTS TOTAL OFFENSE: LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: Sean Payton ........... 507 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Tony Romo to ......... 98 vs. E. Kentucky .............2000 Sean Payton ........... 498 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Scott McGhee ........ 4 vs. Northern Iowa ............1978 Will Bumphus Sean Payton ........... 441 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 James Warring ....... 4 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978 Anthony Buich ........ 440 vs. SE Missouri ...........1999 LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: Jeff Christensen ..... 416 vs. SW Missouri ..........1985 SOLO TACKLES: Poke Cobb ............. 96 vs. Tennessee Tech ......1976 Thomas Williams .... 20 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 RUSHING YARDAGE: Nick Ricks ............. 18 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD: J.R. Taylor .............. 308 vs. Florida Atlantic .......2002 Chris Nicholson ...... 17 vs. SW Missouri ............1983 Roosevelt Williams . 98 vs. Tennessee St. .........2001 Kevin Staple ........... 283 vs. Grand Valley ..........1983 Tim Lance ............... 17 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 Nate Anderson ....... 268 vs. St. Joseph .............1973 John Noll ................ 15 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 LONGEST FIELD GOAL: Nate Anderson ....... 259 vs. SW Missouri ..........1972 Tim Lance ............... 15 vs. W. Kentucky ............1990 Rich Ehmke ............ 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1986 Willie High .............. 240 vs. NW Louisiana ........1993 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. Western Illinois ........1988 Steve Largent ......... 53 vs. SW Missouri ............1993 J.R. Taylor .............. 241 vs. SE Missouri ...........2001 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. SW Missouri ............1988 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: TOTAL TACKLES: Chris Watson .......... 100 vs. Northern Iowa ........1995 Willie High .............. 48 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1993 Tim Carver .............. 31 vs. Texas-El Paso .........1994 Marcus Potts .......... 100 vs. Youngstown St. .....1977 Jeff Mills ................. 29 vs. SW Missouri ............1988 PASSING YARDAGE: Thomas Williams .... 27 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 LONGEST PUNT: Sean Payton ........... 509 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 Nick Ricks ............. 25 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Illinois State ...........1946 Sean Payton ........... 486 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Tyrone Covington ... 25 vs. Illinois State .............1984 Kevin Cook ............. 86 vs. Southeast Missouri ..2010 Sean Payton ........... 461 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 John Noll ................ 23 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1988 (EIU Division I record) Anthony Buich ........ 435 vs. SE Missouri ...........1999 Tony Romo ............. 414 vs. Toledo ....................2000 TACKLES FOR LOSS: LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Trevor Frericks ....... 7.0 vs. Tennessee State ....2009 Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Millikin ...................1949 PASSING ATTEMPTS: Tony Romo ............. 58 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 QUARTERBACK SACKS: MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 John Jurkovic ......... 6 vs. SW Missouri ..............1986 Kourtney Young ...... 3 vs. Illinois State ...............2000 Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1984 Pete Catan ............. 6 vs. Southern Illinois .........1979 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Illinois ..........1988 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Kentucky .....1988 PASSES COMPLETED: PASSES INTERCEPTED: Sean Payton ........... 40 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Bill Glenn ................ 5 vs. Northern Illinois .........1940 MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton ........... 34 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1984 Sean Payton ........... 17 vs. Western Kentucky ...1986 Sean Payton ........... 33 vs. SW Missouri ............1984 MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: Tony Romo ............. 16 vs. Indiana State ...........2001 Anthony Buich ........ 36 vs. SE Missouri .............1999 DuWayne Pitts ........ 9 vs. SW Missouri ..............1984 Anthony Buich ........ 34 vs. Eastern Kentucky ....1999 MOST FIELD GOALS: RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK: Rich Ehmke ............ 5 vs. Winona State .............1986 RECEIVING (CATCHES): Joe Davis ............... 134 vs. Bradley ..................1968 Willie White ............ 15 vs. Illinois State .............1971 MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Andre Raymond ..... 14 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 Tied by many .......... 2 Rob Mehalic ........... 14 vs. Delaware State ........1981 Jerry Wright ............ 12 vs. Indiana State ...........1984 MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Mark O’Donnell ...... 12 vs. Central Michigan .....1970 Jeff Thorne ............. 7 vs. McNeese State ..........1993 Calvin Pierce .......... 12 vs. NE Missouri .............1985 Calvin Pierce .......... 12 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Roy Banks .............. 12 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 RECEIVING (YARDS): Frank Cutolo ........... 239 vs. Tennessee St. .......2001 Calvin Pierce .......... 238 vs. SW Missouri ..........1986 Chris Wright............ 217 at Tennessee State .....2010 Ralph Stewart ......... 201 vs. S. Illinois ................1988 Calvin Pierce .........