The Grizzly Record Book Individual Records—Single Season RUSHING Most Yards KICKOFF RETURNS Most Carries 1550, Bob Boyes, 1979 Most Returns 219, Monty Bullerdick, 1978 (Rush-118; Pass-1668) 28, Greg Dunn, 1979 Most Net Yards PASS RECEIVING Most Yards 1253, Steve Caputo, 1971 Most Receptions 660, Greg Dunn, 1979 Highest Average Per Carry 47, Jim Hard, 1979 Highest Average 8.2, Dick Imer, 1953 (86-703) Most Yards 33.5, Greg Anderson, 1974 (10-335) Most Touchdowns Rushing 722, Jim Hard, 1979 11, Steve Sullivan, 1920 Most Touchdowns PASS INTERCEPTIONS 9, Dick Imer, 1954 7, Jim Hard, 1979 Most Interceptions 6, Paul Cooley, 1976 11, Karl Stein, 1969 PASSING 6, Allen Green, 1977 Most Yards Returned Most Attempts 6, Vern Kelly, 1978 218, Greg Anderson, 1978 243, Bob Boyes, 1979 PUNTING (6 interceptions) Most Completed Most Punts SCORING 121, Bob Boyes, 1979 70, Dave Harrington, 1973 Most Points Most Yards Most Yards 79, “Wild” Bill Kelly, 1926 1668, Bob Boyes, 1979 2654, Dave Harrington, 1973 67, Dan Worrell, 1969 Highest Completion Percentage Highest Average Most Touchdowns (minimum of 100 attempts) (minimum of 35 punts) 12, “Wild” Bill Kelly, 1926 521, Earl Keeley, 1957 (63-121) 41.3, Lon Howard, 1968 (61-2517) 11, Steve Sullivan, 1920 Most Passes Had Intercepted PUNT RETURNS 10, Dick Imer, 1954 15, Bob Boyes, 1979 Most Returns 10, Del Spear, 1974 Most Touchdown Passes 42, Karl Stein, 1970 9, Rocky Klever, 1979 12, Bob Boyes, 1979 Most Yards Most Field Goals TOTAL OFFENSE 417, Karl Stein, 1970 12, Bruce Carlson, 1976 Most Plays Highest Average Most Conversions 334, Bob Boyes, 1979 20.2, Greg Anderson, 1974 (13-263) 40, Dan Worrell, 1969 n d i /idual Records—Single Game RUSHING Most Yards Most Yards Most Carries 350, Bob Boyes vs. Portland State, 1979 173, Sly Hardy, Boise St., 1973 36, Monty Bullerdick, Idaho State, 1977 PASS RECEIVING Longest Touchdown Most Net Yards Most Receptions 102, Milt Popovich, Oregon St. College, 1936 227, Les Kent, Portland St., 1969 9, Vern Kelly vs. Puget Sound, 1978 94, Greg Anderson, Idaho and Mont. St., 1974 Most Touchdowns Rushing Mfcst Yards PASS INTERCEPTIONS 4, Arnie Blancas, Weber, 1970 166, Rick Strauss, Portland State, 1967 Most Interceptions Longest Touchdown Run Most Touchdowns 4, Ed Cerkovnik, Portland St., 1977 80, Bob Smith, Simon Fraser, 1973 3, Ray Bauer, Eastern Wash., 1950 Most Yards Returned 80, Mike Mickey, South Dakota, 1975 3, Paul Cooley, Weber State, 1975 125, Kelly Johnson, Portland St., 1977 80, Doug Egbert, Weber State, 1975 3, Jim Hard, Portland State, 1979 Longest Touchdown Longest Run From Scrimmage Longest Touchdown Reception 90, Kelly Johnson, Portland St., 1977 88, “Wild” Bill Kelly, Mt. St. Charles, 1924 86, Jim DeBord, Idaho, 1970 SCORING PASSING Most Points Most Attempts PUNTING 26, “Wild” Bill Kelly, Whitman College, 1926 41, Bob Boyes vs. Portland State, 1979 Most Punts 24, Del Spear, Idaho, 1974 Most Completed 11, Dave Harrington, Rice, 1973 24, Arnie Blancas, Weber, 1970 22, Bob Boyes vs. Portland State, 1979 11, Terry Thomas, Nevada-Las Vegas, 1978 24, Jeff Hoffmann, N. Arizona, 1972 Most Yards Most Yards Most Touchdowns 356, Bob Boyes vs. Portland State, 1979 443, Lon Howard, Utah State, 1968 4, Arnie Blancas, Weber, 1970 Most Touchdowns Highest Average 4, Jeff Hoffmann, N. Arizona, 1972 4, Tom Kingsford vs. Eastern Wash., 1950 49.2, John Ochoa, Northern Arizona, 1969 (6- 4, Del Spear, Idaho, 1974 4, Bob Boyes vs. Portland State, 1979 295) Most Field Goals Highest Completion Percentage PUNT RETURNS 4, Bruce Carlson, Northern Colorado, 1976 (minimum of 10 attempts) Most Returns Longest Field Goal .750, Tom Huffer vs. Idaho State, 1963 (12-16) 7, Karl Stein, Portland St., 1970 50, Dan Worrell, S. Dakota St., 1969 Most Passes Had Intercepted Most Yards 50, Bruce Carlson, N. Colorado, 1976 5, John Vaccarelli vs. University of Pacific, 1966 126, Karl Stein, Portland St., 1970 Most Conversions Longest Touchdown Pass Longest Touchdown 9, Russell Sweet, Montana School of Mines, 1924 86, Gary Berding vs. Idaho, 1970 83, Ron Baines, U of Pacific, 1967 7, Mick O ’Neill, Portland St., 1967 TOTAL OFFENSE KICKOFF RETURNS 7, Dan Worrell, Portland St., 1968 Most Plays Most Returns 7, Dan Worrell, Northern Arizona, Portland St., 47, Rock Svennungsen vs. Montana State, 1973 7, Sly Hardy, Boise St., 1973 S. Dakota St., 1969 Team Records—Single Season RUSHING PASSING Most Carries Highest Average Per Carry Most Attempts 728, 1970 5.6, 1954 (380-2114) 268, 1978 Most Net Yards Highest Per Game Average Most Completed 3477, 1971 338.4, 1970 122, 1978 47 Team Records—Single Season (cont.) Highest Completion Percentage PUNT RETURNS Fewest Completions Allowed 521, 1974 (85-163) Most Returns 35, 1959 Highest Average Yardage 42, 1970 Lowest Completion Pet. Allowed 154.6, 1949 Most Yards .354, 1973 (84-237) Most Passes Had Intercepted 450, 1949 Fewest Yards Allowed 28, 1977 Highest Average 415, 1959 Fewest Passes Had Intercepted 17.9, 1954 (12-215) Fewest Touchdowns Allowed 4, 1970 4, 1963 Most Touchdown Passes KICKOFF RETURNS Most Passes Intercepted 15, 1969 Most Returns 28, 1970 TOTAL OFFENSE 48, 1955 Most Plays Most Yards TOTAL DEFENSE 819, 1978 1,059, 1974 Fewest Average Plays Allowed Most Yards Highest Average 55.6, 1963 4548, 1969 24.6, 1974 (43-1,059) Lowest Average Per Play Yield Highest Per Play Average SCORING 3.3, 1970 (648-2150) 5.9, 1969 (772-4548) Most Points Fewest Yards Highest Per Game Average 335, 1969 2150, 1970 454.8, 1969 Most Touchdowns Lowest Yield Per Game FIRST DOWNS 44, 1969 215.0, 1970 Most Field Goals Most Total First Downs FIRST DOWNS 215, 1970 12, 1976 Fewest Allowed Most First Downs Rushing Most Conversions 98, 1949 171, 1970 40, 1969 Fewest Rushing Most First Downs Passing 39, 1970 83, 1979 RUSH DEFENSE Most First Downs by Penalties Fewest Average Carries Allowed 14, 1959 23, 1979 34.6, 1970 PUNTING Lowest Per Rush Yield Fewest By Penalties Most Punts 2.0, 1970 (346-699) 3, 1959 and 1964 72,1978 Fewest Yards Allowed RECOVERIES Most Yards 699, 1970 Most Fumble Recoveries 2831, 1978 PASS DEFENSE 27, 1975 Highest Average Fewest Attempts Allowed Most Total Recoveries 41.2, 1968 (64-2633) 96, 1959 45, 1977 (Interceptions and Fumbles) Team Record-Single Game RUSHING Highest Completion Percentage Most Yards 7, vs. Portland St., Northern Arizona, Most Carries .750, vs. Idaho State, 1963 443, vs. Utah St., 1968 S. Dakota St., 1969 83, vs. S. Dakota St., 1970 Most Passes Had Intercepted Highest Average RUSH DEFENSE Most Net Yards 6, vs. Utah St., 1948 49.2, vs. N. Arizona, 1967 Fewest Carries 471, vs. Portland St., 1968 TOTAL OFFENSE PUNT RETURNS 18, vs. British Columbia, 1963 Most Touchdowns Most Plays Most Returns Fewest Yards 16, vs. Mt. St. Charles, 1920 99, vs. S. Dakota St., 1970 7, vs. S. Dakota St., 1969 -33, vs. Portland St., 1975 6, vs. Portland St., 1967 and 1968 Most Yards 7, vs. Portland St., 1970 Fewest Average Yards Per Play 6, vs. S. Dakota St., 1969 649, vs. Portland St., 1968 7, vs. Tulsa, 1972 -1.1, vs. Portland St., 1975 6, vs. Idaho State, 1971 Highest Average Per Play Most Yards PASS DEFENSE 6, vs. South Dakota, 1975 9.9, vs. N. Dakota, 1948 (46-457) 224, vs. New Mexico, 1959 Most Interceptions Highest Average Per Carry SCORING 8, vs, Portland St., 1977, FIRST DOWNS 7, two times in 1978 8.6, vs. North Dakota, 1948 Most First Downs Most Points Lowest Completion Percentage 29, vs. Idaho, 1969, 1974 133, Mt. St. Charles, 1920 (minimum of 15 attempts) PASSING Most Rushing First Downs 58, vs. Portland St., 1968 .179, by Montana St., 1971 (5-28) Most Attempts 25, Idaho, 1974 58, vs. S. Dakota St., 1969 41, vs. Portland State, 1979 Most Passing First Downs Most Touchdowns Most Yards Interceptions Returned Most Completions 17, vs. Portland State, 1979 16, vs. Mt. St. Charles, 1920 234, vs. N. Colorado, 1978 22, vs. Portland State, 1979 Most First Downs by Penalties 8, vs. Eastern Washington, 1950 TOTAL DEFENSE Most Yards 5, five times; three times in 1968 8, vs. Portland St., 1967 Fewest Plays Allowed 356, vs. Portland State, 1979 8, vs. Portland St., 1968 27, vs. British Columbia, 1963 Most Touchdowns PUNTING Most Conversion Kicks Fewest Yards Allowed 4, vs. Eastern Washington, 1950 Most Punts 16, vs, Mt. St. Charles, 1920 28, vs. Utah St., 1950 4, vs. Idaho, 1968 11, vs. Rice, 1973; vs. Nevada- 7, vs. Portland St., 1967 Lowest Average Per Play Allowed 4, vs. Portland State, 1979 Las Vegas, 1978 7, vs. Portland St., 1968 .68, vs. Utah St., 1950 Individual Career Football Records RUSHING SCORING Most Carries Most Yards Passing INTERCEPTIONS Most Points 433, Monty Bullerdick, 1977-78 2296, Tom Kingsford, 1948-50 Most Interceptions 196, Bruce Carlson, 1974-77 Most Net Yards Most Touchdowns 21, Karl Stein, 1969-70 194, “Wild” Bill Kelly, 1924-26 2076, Steve Caputo, 1969-71 20, Ray Brum, 1968-69 PASS RECEIVING Most Touchdowns PASSING Most Passes Had Intercepted Most Receptions 31, “Wild” Bill Kelly, 1924-26 Most Attempts 25, Tom Kingsford, 1948-50 83, Vern Kelly, 1977-78 21, Del Spear, 1973-76 333, Tom Kingsford, 1948-50 25, Van Troxel, 1972-75 Most Yards Most Field Goals 333, Bob Boyes, 1978-79 1250, Ray Bauer, 1948-50 35, Bruce Carlson, 1974-77 Most Completions Most Touchdown Receptions Most Conversion Kicks 167, Bob Boyes, 1978-79 10, Paul Cooley, 1975-76 102, Dan Worrell, 1968-70 48 ALL FOOTBALL LETTERMEN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA 1897 Torrey, Henry* Manila, PI Sugrue, Pat*** .................... Anaconda 1936 Rossmiller, Edward** .. Minot, ND Blake, H a rold ** .....................Missoula Vealey, William** Missoula Taylor, E d * ...........................Miles City Beal, Robert*** ..................Anaconda Shephard, William* D es Moines, IA Crain, F r e d * ............................Missoula W ebster, F.* ........................