Northwestern Athletics Northwestern 2019 Wildcats 2018 Season Review RECORD BOOK Wildcats History Wildcats Record Book Record Opponent Information Opponent Chicago's Big Ten Team BigTen Chicago's Media Information Media |1 Northwestern Athletics Northwestern TOTAL OFFENSE GAME Most Pass-Rush Plays (Since 1998) Most Yards by a Junior No. Name Opponent, Year Attempts No. Name Year Yards 1. Mike Kafka Auburn, 2010 98 1. C.J. Bachér 2007 3,687 Most Yards 2. Brett Basanez UCLA, 2005 78 2. Dan Persa 2010 3,100 Athletics Northwestern No. Name Opponent, Year Yards 3. Zak Kustok UNLV, 2001 70 3. Brett Basanez 2004 3,096 1. Mike Kafka Auburn, 2010 562 3. C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2008 69 4. Zak Kustok 2000 2,894 2. Brett Basanez Texas Christian, 2004 548 Brett Basanez Texas Christian, 2004 69 5. Clayton Thorson 2017 2,867 3. Zak Kustok Bowling Green, 2001 532 5. Clayton Thorson Nebraska, 2018 68 6. Len Williams 1992 2,229 4. C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2007 525 Zak Kustok Bowling Green, 2001 68 7. Trevor Siemian 2014 2,182 2020 Wildcats 5. Brett Basanez Purdue, 2005 506 7. Mike Kafka Michigan State, 2009 65 8. Mike Greenfield 1986 2,071 6. C.J. Bachér Minnesota, 2007 491 C.J. Bachér Minnesota, 2007 65 9. Damien Anderson 2000 2,063 7. Brett Basanez UCLA, 2005 448 9. Mike Kafka Indiana, 2009 63 10. Steve Schnur 1995 1,818 8. Mike Greenfield Northern Illinois, 1985 446 Brett Basanez Iowa, 2005 63 9. Trevor Siemian Illinois, 2013 443 Zak Kustok Iowa, 2000 63 Most Yards by a Senior 10. Sandy Schwab Michigan, 1982 431 No. Name Year Yards Points Responsible For 1. Brett Basanez 2005 4,045 Most Yards in First Game of Career 2019 Wildcats No. Name Opponent, Year Points 2. Mike Kafka 2009 3,725 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards 1. Mike Kafka Auburn, 2010 30 (4Pa, 1Ru) 3. Zak Kustok 2001 3,272 1. Tom Myers South Carolina, 1962 298 C.J. Bachér Minnesota, 2007 30 (4Pa, 1Ru) 4. Clayton Thorson 2018 2,838 2. Gavin Hoffman UNLV, 1998 267 C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2007 30 (5Pa) 5. C.J. Bachér 2008 2,662 3. Len Williams Duke, 1990 249 Zak Kustok Bowling Green, 2001 30 (3Pa, 2Ru) 6. Steve Schnur 1996 2,600 4. Zak Kustok Minnesota, 1999 108 Zak Kustok UNLV, 2001 30 (2Pa, 3Ru) 7. Dan Persa 2011 2,408 5. Mike Kafka Miami (Ohio), 2006 195 8. Tim O'Brien 1989 2,262 2019 Season Review 6. Evan Hull UMass, 2019 24 (4Ru) 6. Mike Kerrigan Wyoming, 1979 193 Clayton Thorson Michigan State, 2018 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) 9. Len Williams 1993 2,123 7. Clayton Thorson Stanford, 2015 173 Clayton Thorson Nevada, 2017 24 (2Pa, 2Ru) 10. Trevor Siemian 2014 2,091 8. Brett Basanez Air Force, 2002 148 Clayton Thorson Purdue, 2016 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) Sandy Schwab Illinois, 1982 148 Clayton Thorson Michigan State, 2016 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) Most Yards/Plays by QB (min. 200 attempts) 10. Dave Shelbourne Miami (Fla.), 1968 129 Clayton Thorson Iowa, 2016 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) No. Name Year Yards/Att. 1. Brett Basanez 2005 6.63 Most Yards as First Year Trevor Siemian Illinois, 2013 24 (4Pa) Kain Colter Illinois, 2012 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) 2. Dan Persa 2011 6.40 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards Kain Colter Iowa, 2012 24 (1Pa, 3Ru) 3. Trevor Siemian 2013 6.31 1. Sandy Schwab Michigan, 1982 431 Kain Colter Indiana, 2012 24 (4Ru) 4. Kain Colter 2011 6.12 2. Sandy Schwab Ohio State, 1982 408 Dan Persa Rice, 2011 24 (4Pa) 5. C.J. Bachér 2007 6.07 2018 Season Review 3. Brett Basanez Illinois, 2002 361 Dan Persa Illinois, 2011 24 (4Pa) 6. Steve Schnur 1996 5.95 4. Sandy Schwab Purdue, 1982 352 Mike Kafka Syracuse, 2009 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) 7. Steve Schnur 1995 5.94 5. Kevin Villars Minnesota, 1981 319 C.J. Bachér Purdue, 2008 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) 8. Brett Basanez 2002 5.87 6. Clayton Thorson Nebraska, 2015 303 C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2006 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) 9. Randy Dean 1976 5.82 7. Clayton Thorson Ball State, 2015 301 Brett Basanez Illinois, 2005 24 (2Pa, 2Ru) 10. Mike Kafka 2009 5.80 8. Sandy Schwab Michigan State, 1982 295 Wildcats History Wildcats Brett Basanez Michigan State, 2005 24 (2Pa, 2Ru) 9. Brett Basanez Ohio State, 2002 285 Brett Basanez Purdue, 2005 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) Most Yards/Game as QB (min. 9 games) 10. Brett Basanez Navy, 2002 279 Brett Basanez Wisconsin, 2005 24 (3Pa, 1 Ru) No. Name Year Yards/Gm. 1. Brett Basanez 2005 337.1 Most Yards as Sophomore Brett Basanez Texas Christian, 2004 24 (4Pa) Zak Kustok Illinois, 2001 24 (4Pa) 2. Dan Persa 2010 310.0 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards Zak Kustok Penn State, 2001 24 (1Pa, 3Ru) 3. C.J. Bachér 2007 307.3 1. Mike Greenfield Northern Illinois, 1985 446 Zak Kustok Michigan, 2000 24 (2Pa, 2Ru) 4. Zak Kustok 2001 297.5 2. Sandy Schwab Purdue, 1983 404 Zak Kustok Minnesota, 2000 24 (2Pa, 2Ru) 5. Mike Kafka 2009 286.5 3. Clayton Thorson Purdue, 2016 354 6. Brett Basanez 2004 258.0 Gavin Hoffman Hawai'i, 1998 24 (3Pa, 1Ru) History Wildcats 4. Trevor Siemian Indiana, 2012 315 7. Clayton Thorson 2016 252.3 5. Clayton Thorson Indiana, 2016 307 8. C.J. Bachér 2008 242.0 Mitch Anderson Michigan State, 1972 307 SEASON 9. Zak Kustok 2000 241.2 7. Maurie Daigneau Purdue, 1969 304 10. Dan Persa 2011 240.8 8. Sandy Schwab Syracuse, 1983 302 9. Clayton Thorson Ohio State, 2016 300 Most Yards Most 200-Yard Games 10. Tom Myers South Carolina, 1962 298 No. Name Year Yards No. Name Year Games 1. Brett Basanez 2005 4,045 1. Brett Basanez 2005 11 Record Book Record Most Yards as Junior 2. Mike Kafka 2009 3,725 2. Clayton Thorson 2016 10 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards 3. C.J. Bachér 2007 3,687 Dan Persa 2010 10 1. Brett Basanez Texas Christian, 2004 548 4. Clayton Thorson 2016 3,280 C.J. Bachér 2007 10 2. C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2007 525 5. Zak Kustok 2001 3,272 5. Mike Kafka 2009 9 3. C.J. Bachér Minnesota, 2007 491 6. Dan Persa 2010 3,100 C.J. Bachér 2008 9 4. Trevor Siemian Illinois, 2013 433 7. Brett Basanez 2004 3,096 Zak Kustok 2001 9 Record Book Record 5. Dan Persa Minnesota, 2010 408 8. Clayton Thorson 2017 2,867 Zak Kustok 2000 9 6. C.J. Bachér Duke, 2007 403 9. Zak Kustok 2000 2,894 9. Clayton Thorson 2017 8 7. Clayton Thorson Bowling Green, 2017 398 10. Clayton Thorson 2018 2,838 Steve Schnur 1996 8 8. Len Williams Michigan State, 1992 392 8. Brett Basanez Hawai'i, 2004 379 Most Yards as Freshman Most Plays No. Name Year Yards 9. Zak Kustok Michigan, 2000 377 No. Name Year Attempts 1. Sandy Schwab 1982 2,555 1. Mike Kafka 2009 642 Opponent Information Opponent 2. Brett Basanez 2002 2,300 Most Yards as Senior 2. Brett Basanez 2005 610 3. Gavin Hoffman 1998 2,044 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards 3. C.J. Bachér 2007 607 4. Clayton Thorson 2015 1,919 1. Mike Kafka Auburn, 2010 562 4. Zak Kustok 2001 579 5. Len Williams 1990 1,840 2. Zak Kustok Bowling Green, 2001 532 5. Clayton Thorson 2016 575 6. Tyrell Sutton 2005 1,474 3. Brett Basanez Purdue, 2005 506 6. Brett Basanez 2004 543 7. Justin Jackson 2014 1,187 4. Brett Basanez UCLA, 2005 448 7. Clayton Thorson 2018 532 8. Isaiah Bowser 2018 866 Clayton Thorson Nebraska, 2018 448 8. Zak Kustok 2000 529 9. Mike Greenfield 1984 724 6. Brett Basanez Wisconsin, 2005 430 9. Clayton Thorson 2017 521 10. Drake Anderson 2019 634 7. Zak Kustok Penn State, 2001 413 10. Sandy Schwab 1982 504 8. Brett Basanez Iowa, 2005 393 9. Mike Kafka Syracuse, 2009 383 Most Yards as Sophomore Most Plays/Game (min. 9 games) Information Opponent 10. Mike Kafka Indiana, 2009 377 No. Name Year Yards No. Name Year Attempts/Gm. 1. Clayton Thorson 2016 3,280 1. Clayton Thorson 2018 53.20 Most Yards/Attempt by QB (min. 20 attempts) 2. Mike Greenfield 1985 2,222 2. Zak Kustok 2001 52.64 No. Name Opponent, Year Yards/Att. 3. Brett Basanez 2003 2,135 3. Brett Basanez 2005 50.83 1. Trevor Siemian Syracuse, 2013 13.15 4. Len Williams 1991 1,837 Media Information Media 4. C.J. Bachér 2007 50.58 2. Dan Persa Indiana, 2011 12.58 5. Darnell Autry 1995 1,785 5. Mike Kafka 2009 49.38 3. Clayton Thorson Bowling Green, 2017 12.33 6. Sandy Schwab 1983 1,763 6. Dan Persa 2010 46.60 4. Dan Persa Rice, 2011 10.63 7. Dave Shelbourne 1968 1,514 7. Sandy Schwab 1982 45.82 5. Brett Basanez Michigan State, 2005 9.94 8. Tom Myers 1962 1,435 8. Mike Greenfield 1985 45.73 6. C.J. Bachér Michigan State, 2007 9.91 9. Justin Jackson 2015 1,418 9. Sandy Schwab 1983 45.44 7. Maurie Daigneau Iowa, 1971 9.63 10. Trevor Siemian 2012 1,360 10. Brett Basanez 2004 45.25 8. Clayton Thorson Purdue, 2016 9.57 9. Trevor Siemian Indiana, 2012 9.55 10. Gavin Hoffman UNLV, 1998 9.21 Information Media 2 | Northwestern Football YEARLY LEADERS Year Player Yards 1937 Don Heap 657 1938 Ollie Hahnenstein 517 1939 Bill DeCorrevont 498 1940 Bill DeCorrevont 449 1941 Otto Graham 856 Athletics Northwestern 1942 Otto Graham 1,326 1943 Otto Graham 756 1944 John Yungwirth 613 1945 James Farrar 713 1946 Art Murakowski 416 1947 Don Burson 404 1948 Art Murakowski 622 1949 Don Burson 775 1950 Dick Flowers 1,025 1951 Bob Burson 786 1952 Dick Thomas 1,208 1953 Dick Thomas 931 1954 Dale Pienta 411 2019 Wildcats 1955 Dale Pienta 366 1956 Bob McKeiver 592 1957 Ron Burton 389 Quarterback Clayton Thorson finished his career second in program history 1958 Dick Thornton 1,078 with 11,139 yards of total offense; One of just two with 10,000-plus.