INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL PITT GAME, SEASON AND CAREER RECORDS PASSING INCLUDE BOWL GAMES. NCAA RECORDS INCLUDE PASSING YARDS POSTSEASON PERFORMANCES BEGINNING IN 2002. Play: 96, Kenny Pickett to Maurice Ffrench (Eastern Michigan), 2019 Game: 470, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 RUSHING Season: 3,679, Rod Rutherford, 2003 RUSHING YARDS Career: 11,267, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 Play: 97, Qadree Ollison (Virginia Tech), 2018 PASSES THROWN Game: 303, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame), 1975 Game: 64, Alex Van Pelt (Penn State), 1991 Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Season: 469, Kenny Pickett, 2019 Career: 6,526, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Career: 1,503, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 RUSHING ATTEMPTS PASSES COMPLETED Game: 47, Dion Lewis (Cincinnati), 2009 Game: 37, Alex Van Pelt (Notre Dame), 1990 Season: 387, Craig Heyward, 1987 Season: 289, Kenny Pickett, 2019 Career: 1,163, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Career: 867, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 MOST GAMES GAINING 100 YARDS OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES Season: 12, Tony Dorsett, 1976; and Craig Heyward, 1987 Game: 7, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 Career: 36, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Season: 37, Dan Marino, 1981; and Rod Rutherford, 2003 Consecutive: 20, Tony Dorsett, 1975-76 Career: 79, Dan Marino, 1979-82 MOST GAMES GAINING 200 YARDS OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A FRESHMAN Season: 4, Tony Dorsett, 1976 17, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 Career: 10, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Consecutive: 2, Tony Dorsett, 1973 and 1976 (twice); TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A SOPHOMORE Curvin Richards, 1988; James Conner, 2014 24, Tyler Palko, 2004 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE AVERAGE PER CARRY Game (Min. 10 Att.): 13.2, Tony Dorsett (Notre Dame), 1975 31, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-90 (303 yards, 23 att.) TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A JUNIOR Season (Min. 1,000 Yards): 7.5, Darrin Hall, 2018 (1,144, 153 att.) 37, Dan Marino, 1981 Season (Min. 600 Yards): 10.5, Quadree Henderson, 2016 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS A SENIOR (631 yards, 60 att.) 37, Rod Rutherford, 2003 Career (Min. 1,000 Yards): 5.7, Elliott Walker, 1974-77 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN PASS (2,748 yards, 481 att.); Darrin Hall, 2015-18 (2,189 yards, 381 att.) 20, Tyler Palko, 2005-06, (Youngstown State 2005; Louisville 2006) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS MOST YARDS PASSING BY A FRESHMAN Game: 6, Norman Bill Budd (Ohio), 1910 Season: 2,881, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 Season: 26, James Conner, 2014 MOST YARDS PASSING BY A SOPHOMORE Career: 59, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Season: 3,067, Tyler Palko, 2004 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN MOST YARDS PASSING AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 17, Dion Lewis, 2009 5,308, Alex Van Pelt,1989-90 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A SOPHOMORE MOST YARDS PASSING BY A JUNIOR 26, James Conner, 2014 Season: 3,098, Kenny Pickett, 2019 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE MOST YARDS PASSING BY A SENIOR 35, LeSean McCoy, 2007-08 Season: 3,679, Rod Rutherford, 2003 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AS A JUNIOR MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION 16, James Conner, 2016 271, Tino Sunseri, 2012 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 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 Season: 2,150, Tony Dorsett, 1976 103 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 104 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS QUICK FACTS QUICK RECEIVING TOTAL OFFENSE RECEIVING YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE Play: 96, Maurice Ffrench from Kenny Pickett (Eastern Michigan), 2019 Game: 479, Pete Gonzalez (Rutgers), 1997 Game: 225, Dietrich Jells (West Vir gin ia), 1994 Season: 3,829, Rod Rutherford, 2003 Season: 1,672, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 Career: 11,148, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-92 Career: 3,361, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A FRESHMAN Receiving yards per game/season: 132.5, Antonio Bryant, 2000 2,770, Alex Van Pelt, 1989 PREVIEW Receiving yards per game/career: 103.0, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A SOPHOMORE Yards per reception/season: 28.3, Dietrich Jells, 1991 3,206, Tyler Palko, 2004 Yards per reception/career: 20.4, Jester Weah, 2014-17 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A FRESHMAN 5,208, Alex Van Pelt, 1989-90 1,174, Tyler Boyd, 2013 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A JUNIOR MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A SOPHOMORE 3,208, Kenny Pickett, 2019 1,672, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 TOTAL OFFENSE AS A SENIOR STAFF MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 3,829, Rod Rutherford, 2003 2,677, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A JUNIOR Season: 2,217, Tony Dorsett, 1976 1,106, Latef Grim, 1999 Career: 7,117, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 MOST RECEIVING YARDS AS A SENIOR ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A FRESHMAN PROFILES PLAYER 983, Mike Shanahan, 2012 1,988, Dion Lewis, 2009 RECEPTIONS ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A SOPHOMORE Game: 16, Harry Orszulak (Penn State), 1968 2,083, Quadree Henderson, 2016 Season: 96, Maurice Ffrench, 2019 Career: 254, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE Receptions per game/season: 8.7, Maurice Ffrench, 2019 3,704, Tyler Boyd, 2013-14 Receptions per game/career: 6.7, Tyler Boyd, 2013-15 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A JUNIOR TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1,982, Tony Dorsett, 1975 Game: 4, Julius Dawkins (Cincinnati and Army), 1981; ALL-PURPOSE YARDS AS A SENIOR SEASON 2019 Billy Davis (Rutgers), 1994 2,217, Tony Dorsett, 1976 Season: 22, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 Career: 34, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A FRESHMAN 12, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A SOPHOMORE RECORD BOOK RECORD 22, Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 BOOK RECORD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 34, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A JUNIOR 16, Julius Dawkins, 1981 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS AS A SENIOR 10, Dorin Dickerson, 2009 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION HISTORY 18, Larry Fitzgerald, 2002-03 (Boston College 2002; Miami 2003) PRO FOOTBALL PRO THIS IS PITT IS THIS 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. 103 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 104 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS DEFENSE KICKING MOST IN TER CEP TIONS POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN Game: 3, Lou Cecconi (Penn State), 1949; Game: 10, Chris Blewitt (Syracuse), 2016 Henry Ford (Penn State), 1953; Season: 66, Chris Blewitt, 2016 Willie Marsh (Tulane), 1978; Career: 198, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 Shawntae Spencer (Ohio), 2002 POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPTED Sea son: 10, Bob Jury, 1976 Game: 11, Chris Blewitt (Syracuse), 2016 Career: 21, Bob Jury, 1974-77 Season: 69, Chris Blewitt, 2016 YARDS, INTERCEPTED PASSES Career: 204, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 Play: 105, Homer Roe (West Virginia), 1908 FIELD GOALS Game: 132, Edgar Jones (Ne bras ka), 1941 Game: 5, Conor Lee (Notre Dame), 2008 Season: 224, Edgar Jones, 1941 Season: 23, Dan Hutchins, 2009 Career: 266, Bob Jury, 1974-77 Career: 55, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 MOST QUAR TER BACK SACKS, SEASON FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 24.5, Zeke Gadson, 1987 Game: 5, Josh Cummings (Nebraska), 2005; MOST QUAR TER BACK SACKS, CAREER Conor Lee (Notre Dame), 2008; 49, Hugh Green, 1977-80 Dan Hutchins (West Virginia and North Carolina), 2009; 33.5, Randy Holloway, 1974-77 Kevin Harper (Syracuse), 2011; 31, Tony Woods, 1983-86 Kevin Harper (Notre Dame), 2012; 29.5, Aaron Donald, 2010-13 Chris Blewitt (Syracuse), 2014 29.5, Ejuan Price, 2011-16 Season: 31, Kevin Harper, 2011; 26.5, Zeke Gadson, 1984-87 Alex Kessman, 2019 26.5, Keith Hamilton, 1989-91 Career: 79, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 25, Chris Doleman, 1981-84 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 23.5, Bryan Knight, 1998-2001 Season: 92.3% (12-13), Chris Ferencik, 1995 23, Dennis Atiyeh, 1983-85 Career: 83.3% (50-60), Conor Lee, 2006-08 MOST SACKS BY A FRESHMAN Season: 13, Hugh Green, 1977 LONGEST FIELD GOAL Yards: 56, Chris Blewitt (Georgia Tech), 2015 MOST SACKS BY A SOPHOMORE Alex Kessman (Syracuse), 2017 Season: 10.5, Jaylen Twyman, 2019 CONSECUTIVE POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN MOST SACKS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 113, Conor Lee, 2006-08 22, Hugh Green, 1977-78 CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MOST SACKS BY A JUNIOR 12, Conor Lee, 2007, and Chris Ferencik, 1995 Season: 18, Randy Holloway, 1976 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING POINTS MOST SACKS BY A SENIOR 52, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 Season: 24.5, Zeke Gadson, 1987 MOST POINTS FOR A KICKER MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS (SINCE 2000) Game: 18, Conor Lee, (Notre Dame), 2008 Game: 6, Aaron Donald (Georgia Tech), 2013; Season: 115, Dan Hutchins, 2009 Ejuan Price (Louisville), 2015 Career: 363, Chris Blewitt, 2013-16 Season (Total): 28.5, Aaron Donald, 2013 Season (Avg./Game): 2.19, Aaron Donald, 2013 MOST PUNTS Career: 66, Aaron Donald, 2010-13 Season: 77, Andy Lee, 2003 Career: 255, Andy Lee, 2000-03 MOST PUNTING YARDAGE Season: 3,399, Andy Lee, 2003 Career: 10,851, Nate Cochran, 1993-96 HIGHEST PUNTING AVERAGE Season: 45.6, Brian Greenfield, 1990 Career: 43.5, Brian Greenfield, 1989-90 LONGEST PUNT Yards: 80, Nate Cochran (Kent State), 1996 105 PITT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 106 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS QUICK FACTS QUICK SCORING KICK RETURNS TOUCHDOWNS YARDS, PUNT RETURNS Game: 6, Norman Bill Budd (Ohio), 1910 Play: 90, Jimmy Joe Robinson (Penn State), 1945 Season: 26, James Conner, 2014 Game: 139, Tom Davies (West Virginia), 1920 Career: 63, Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 Season: 385, Gordon Jones, 1975 TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN Career: 983, Tom Flynn, 1980-83 18, Dion Lewis, 2009 TOUCHDOWNS, PUNT RETURNS PREVIEW TOUCHDOWNS AS A SOPHOMORE Season: 2, Quadree Henderson, 2017 26, James Conner, 2014 Career: 3, Quadree Henderson, 2015-17 TOUCHDOWNS AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YARDS, KICKOFF RETURNS 36, LeSean McCoy, 2007-08 Play: 105, R.W.