Football Record Book

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All-Time Year-By-Year Results
All-Time vs. Opponents

 

RUSHING

Rushing Attempts
Career: 831, Michael Zeman, 2018-22
Season: 343, Michael Zeman, 2021
Game: 39, Cameron Mayberry at Colorado Mesa, 2017

Rushing Yards
Career: 4,463, Michael Zeman, 2018-22
Season: 1,615, Cameron Mayberry, 2018
Game: 321, Michael Zeman at South Dakota Mines, 2019

Longest Rush
88 yards, Jim Holley at Black Hills State, 1963
81 yards, Andrew Baturevich, 1991

Average Per Rush
Career: 6.3, Cameron Mayberry, 2016-19 (648 carries for 4,074 yards)
Season: 14.3, Lloyd Madden, 1939 (92 carries for 1,316 yards)

Rushing Touchdowns
Career: 55, Michael Zeman, 2018-22
Season: 23, Lloyd Madden, 1939
              23, Cameron Mayberry, 2018
Game: 4, Lloyd Madden vs. Western Colorado, 1939
            4, Lloyd Madden vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 1939
            4, Lloyd Madden vs. Regis, 1939
            4, Tony Evans vs. Chadron State, 1993
            4, Zac Guy at Southwest Baptist, 2016
            4, Cameron Mayberry vs. South Dakota Mines, 2018
            4, Michael Zeman at South Dakota Mines, 2019
            4, Landon Walker at Washburn, 2024

Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Season
Lloyd Madden, 1939, 23
Cameron Mayberry, 2018, 23
Michael Zeman, 2022, 22
Michael Zeman, 2021, 21
Cameron Mayberry, 2017, 18
Greg Marshall, 1993, 18
Dan Palmer, 2011, 18
Noah Roper, 2023, 16
Bryan Florendo, 2005, 15
Chad Friehauf, 2004, 15
Sam Seeton, 2015, 14
Landon Walker, 2023, 12
Michael Zeman, 2019, 12

1,000-Yard Seasons
Lloyd Madden, 1939 (1,316 yards)
Bryan Florendo, 2006 (1,018 yards)
Dan Palmer, 2011 (1,016 yards)
Tevin Champagne, 2014 (1,084 yards)
Sam Seeton, 2015 (1,150 yards) and 2016 (1,268 yards)
Cameron Mayberry, 2017 (1,563 yards) and 2018 (1,615 yards)
Michael Zeman, 2019 (1,421), 2021 (1,608 yards), and 2022 (1,303 yards)
 

RECEIVING

Receptions
Career: 290, Max McLeod, 2021-24
Season: 115, Max McLeod, 2023
Game: 16, David Pawelek at Western State, 2012 (NCAA Division II Record for rec. by a tight end)
            16, Jerrod Doucet at New Mexico Highlands, 2012
            15, Cody Renken at Western State, 2010
            14, Max McLeod vs. Harding, 2023
            14, Dayven Johnston vs. Fort Hays State, 2001
            14, Cody Renken vs. Black Hills State, 2012
            14, Cody Renken at Fort Hays State, 2009
            14, Adam Saur vs. N.M. Highlands, 2009
            14, Riley Hoff vs. South Dakota Mines, 2017

Receiving Yards
Career: 4,688, Max McLeod, 2021-24
Season: 1,656, Max McLeod, 2023
Game: 310, Mike Collodi vs. Westminster, 1970

Career Leaders
1. Max McLeod (2021-24), 4,688
2. Brody Oliver (2014-2018), 4,010
3. Justin Gallas (2001-2005), 3,561
4. Jonny Chan (2000-2004), 2,972
5. Josh Johnston (2019-22), 2,939
6. Adam Saur (2005-2009), 2,888
7. Ty Young (2012-2016), 2,696
8. Riley Hoff (2014-2018), 2,496
9. Jerrod Doucett (2008-2012), 2,476
10. Brian Sump (1999-2002), 2,328

1,000-Yard Seasons
Flynn Schiele, 2024 - 1,195
Max McLeod, 2024 - 1,078
Max McLeod, 2023 - 1,656
Flynn Schiele, 2023 - 1,013
Max McLeod, 2022 - 1,492
Josh Johnston, 2022 - 1,373
Brody Oliver, 2018 - 1,339
Brody Oliver, 2016 - 1,627
David Pawelek, 2012 - 1,047
Cody Renken, 2010 - 1,002
Adam Saur, 2009 - 1,219
Justin Gallas, 2005 - 1,199
Jonny Chan, 2004 - 1,376
Justin Gallas, 2004 - 1,352
Jonny Chan, 2003 - 1,021
Brian Sump, 2001 - 1,175

Receiving Touchdowns
Career: 59, Brody Oliver, 2015-18
Season: 26, Brody Oliver, 2016
Game: 5, Brody Oliver vs. Adams State, 2018 (Tied RMAC and NCAA record for rec. TD in a quarter (4))
            5, Dayven Johnston at FHSU, 2001
            4, Cody Renken at Fort Lewis, 2012 (Tied RMAC and NCAA record for rec. TD in a quarter (4))
            4, Adam Saur vs. N.M. Highlands, 2009
            4, Brody Oliver at N.M. Highlands, 2016
            4, Brody Oliver at Fort Lewis, 2018

Career Leaders
1. Brody Oliver (2014-2018), 59
2. Max McLeod (2021-24), 54
3. Josh Johnston (2018-22), 40
4. Adam Saur (2005-2009), 32
5. Jonny Chan (2000-2004), 31
6. Ty Young (2012-2016), 29
7. Cole Spurgeon (2011-2015), 26
8. Brian Sump (1999-2002), 24
9. Justin Gallas (2001-2005), 23
    Jerrod Doucett (2008-2012), 23
    Flynn Schiele (2022-pres.), 23

Average Per Reception
Career: 17.9, Brody Oliver, 2015-18
Season: 20.8, Jonny Chan, 2003 (49 catches for 1,021 yards)

Most Receiving Touchdowns in a Season
Brody Oliver, 2016, 26
Brody Oliver, 2018, 21
Max McLeod, 2022, 18
Max McLeod, 2023, 16
Adam Saur, 2009, 15
Cole Spurgeon, 2015, 14
Josh Johnston, 2019, 14
Josh Johnston, 2022, 13
Ty Young, 2016, 13
Adam Saur, 2008, 13
Josh Johnston, 2021, 13
Brody Oliver, 2017, 12
Jonny Chan, 2004, 12
Brian Sump, 2001, 12
Flynn Schiele, 2024, 12
 

PASSING

Passing Attempts
Career: 1,701, John Matocha, 2019-23
Season: 596, Matt Brown, 2012
              570, Justin Dvorak, 2014
              567, Clay Garcia, 2010
              516, Chad Friehauf, 2004
              512, Justin Dvorak, 2016
Game: 80, Matt Brown vs. N.M. Highlands, 2012
            71, Justin Dvorak vs. Ohio Dominican, 2014
            67, Justin Dvorak vs. Colorado Mesa, 2016
            65, Clay Garcia vs. N.M. Highlands, 2011
            61, Chad Friehauf vs. Midwestern St., 2004
            61, Clay Garcia vs. CSU-Pueblo, 2010
            61, Clay Garcia vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 2010

Passing Completions
Career: 1,193, John Matocha, 2019-23
Season: 384, Chad Friehauf, 2004
Game: 52, Matt Brown vs. N.M. Highlands, 2012
            47, Justin Dvorak vs. Colorado Mesa, 2016
            45, Chad Friehauf vs. Pittsburg St., 2004

Passing Yardage
Career: 15,006, John Matocha, 2019-23
Season: 4,778, John Matocha, 2022
Game: 606, Matt Brown vs. N.M. Highlands, 2012
            555, Justin Dvorak vs. S.D. Mines, 2015
            506, David Pesek vs. NMHU, 2009

Pass Completion Percentage
Career: 70.1, John Matocha, 2019-23
Season: 74.4, Chad Friehauf, 2004 (NCAA Division II Record; min. 500 passing att.)

Passing Touchdowns
Career: 162, John Matocha, 2019-23  College football all-divisions record
Season: 53, Justin Dvorak, 2016
Game: 8, Justin Dvorak vs. S.D. Mines, 2015
            7, Nate Jackson vs. Fort Hays State, 2001

Passes Thrown Without an Interception
180, Chad Friehauf, 2003-04

Most Touchdown Passes in a Season
Justin Dvorak, 2016, 53
John Matocha, 2022, 52
John Matocha, 2023, 43
Chad Friehauf, 2004, 39
Clay Garcia, 2010, 39
Isaac Harker, 2018, 39
John Matocha, 2021, 38
Justin Dvorak, 2015, 38
Matt Brown, 2012, 31
Nate Jackson, 2001, 30
John Matocha, 2019, 29

Most Touchdown Passes in a Career
John Matocha, 2019-23, 162
Justin Dvorak, 2013-16, 134
Chad Friehauf, 2001-04, 84
David Pesek, 2006-09, 65
Clay Garcia, 2008-12, 61
Nate Jackson, 1999-02, 49
Matt Brown, 2011-14, 45

Longest Pass From Scrimmage
Nate Jackson to Jonny Chan, 2002, 99 yards
Chad Friehauf to Andrew Schmid, 2002, 97 yards
John Matocha to Tristan Smith, 2021, 96 yards

TOTAL OFFENSE

Total Offensive Yardage
Career: 17,006, John Matocha, 2019-23
Season: 5,363, Chad Friehauf, 2004 
Game: 600, Matt Brown vs. N.M. Highlands, 2012 (606 passing, -6 rushing)
           567, Justin Dvorak vs. S.D. Mines, 2015 (555 passing, 16 rushing)

Total Offensive Touchdowns
Career: 191, John Matocha, 2019-23 (162 passing, 28 rushing, 1 receiving) College football all-divisions record
Season: 61, Justin Dvorak, 2016 (53 passing, 8 rushing)
Game: 8, Justin Dvorak vs. S.D. Mines, 2015 (all passing)

SCORING

Points Scored

Career: 396, Michael Zeman, 2018-22
Season: 156, Brody Oliver, 2016
              156, Michael Zeman, 2021 and 2022
              141, Lloyd Madden, 1939
Game: 30, Dayven Johnston vs. Fort Hays State, 2001
            30, Brody Oliver vs. Adams State, 2018

Touchdowns
Career: 66, Michael Zeman, 2018-22 (55 rushing, 11 receiving)
Season: 26, Brody Oliver, 2016 (all receiving)
              26, Michael Zeman, 2021 and 2022 (both 21 rushing, 5 receiving)
              24, Cameron Mayberry, 2018 (23 rushing, 1 receiving)
              23, Lloyd Madden, 1939 (all rushing)
Game: 5, Lloyd Madden vs. Western Colorado, 1939 (4 rushing, 1 receiving)
            5, Dayven Johnston vs. Fort Hays State, 2001 (all receiving)
            5, Brody Oliver vs. Adams State, 2018 (all receiving)

Extra Points Made
Career: 207, Avery Llewellyn, 2012-15
Season: 93, Hunter Pearson, 2023
Game: 12, Scott Marshall vs. South Dakota Mines, 2018
            12, Matthew Eich at Adams State, 2022
            11, Hunter Pearson vs. New Mexico Highlands, 2023
            11, Austin Toussaint at Black Hills State, 2017
            10, Hunter Pearson vs. Adams State, 2023
            10, Hunter Pearson at Fort Lewis, 2023
            10, Matthew Eich at Fort Lewis, 2021
            10, Grayson Harris vs. NMHU, 2017
            10, Scott Marshall at Chadron State, 2019

Longest Field Goal
62 yards, Mike Flater vs. Western State, 1973

KICK RETURNS

Kickoffs Returned
Career: 81, Brian Sump, 1999-02
Season: 41, Justin Gallas, 2005

Kickoff Return Average
Career: 29.4, Brian Sump, 1999-02
Season: 37.1, Brian Sump, 2001

Kickoff Return Yardage
Career: 2,383, Brian Sump, 1999-00
Season: 1,256, Justin Gallas, 2005

Kickoffs Returned for Touchdowns
Career: 5, Brian Sump, 1999-00
Season: 4, Brian Sump, 2001 (Tied - NCAA Div. II Record)

Longest Kickoff Return for Touchdown
100 yards, Corey Huck vs. Mesa State, 2008
100 yards, Justin Gallas vs. Fort Lewis, 2005
100 yards, Jonny Chan vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 2002
100 yards, Brian Sump vs. Chadron State, 2001
100 yards, Brian Sump vs. South Dakota Tech, 2001

PUNT RETURNS

Punts Returned
Career: 77, Jimmy Ellis, 2012-15
Season: 36, Cody Renken, 2010

Punt Return Average
Career: 15.9, Mason Pierce, 2018-22
Season: 19.0, Mason Pierce, 2021

Punt Return Yardage
Career: 715, Jimmy Ellis, 2012-15
Season: 361, Mason Pierce, 2021

Punts Returned for Touchdowns
Career: 2, Tom Kastens (2007-08)
Season: 1, B. Sump (2002); T. Kastens (2007, 2008)

Longest Punt Return for Touchdown
53 yards, Tom Kastens (at FLC, 2007; vs. FHSU, 2008)

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE

Total All-Purpose Yards
Career: 5,701, Justin Gallas, 2005
Season: 2,624, Justin Gallas, 2005

All-Purpose Yards Average
Career: 161.4, Cody Renken, 2009-2012 (4,360 yards, 27 games)
Season: 238.5, Justin Gallas, 2005

PUNTING

Punts Attempted
Career: 235, Tim Baer, 1986-89
Season: 78, Barry Pritchard, 1975
Game: 12, Josh Hodsdon vs. Chadron State, 2000

Punting Yardage
Career: 10,407, Tim Baer, 1986-89
Season: 2,880, Tim Baer, 1988

Punting Average
Career: 46.4, Taylor Accardi, 2009-2012 (NCAA Division II & All-Divisions Record)
Season: 51.1, Taylor Accardi, 2012 (NCAA Division II Record on 30-punt minimum)
               48.5, Taylor Accardi, 2011 (NCAA Division II Record on 50-punt minimum)
Game: 60.0, Taylor Accardi vs. William Jewell, 2011

DEFENSE

Total Tackles
Career: 446, Daniel Leger, 2001-04
Season: 144, Kole Kadavy, 2014
Game: 21, Jared Heath vs. South Dakota, 9/17/2005

Solo Tackles
Career: 236, Daniel Leger, 2001-04
Season: 84, Kole Kadavy, 2014

Assisted Tackles
Career: 246, Jared Heath, 2002-05
Season: 79, Jared Heath, 2004

Quarterback Sacks
Career: 46.0, Marc Schiechl, 2007-10
Season:13.5, Marc Schiechl, 2007 and 2008
              13.5, Nolan Reeve, 2022
Game: 4.0, Marc Schiechl at NM Highlands, 2007

Tackles for Losses
Career: 70.5, Marc Schiechl, 2007-10
Season: 21.0, Marc Schiechl, 2008
Game: 4.5, Marc Schiechl at NM Highlands, 2007
            4.5 Kole Kadavy vs. S. D. Mines, 2012

Interceptions
Career: 15, Tolu Lasaki, 1998-2001
Season: 8, Grant Newton, 2002
Game: 3, Grant Newton vs. Adams State, 2002

Longest Interception Return
102 yards, Gary Boehler vs. Fort Hays State, 1991

Team Records

First Downs
Game: 42 vs. South Dakota Mines, 2013 (Tied NCAA Division II Record)
          41 at N.M. Highlands, 2012
Season: 387, 2023

Rushing Yards
Game: 521 vs. Fort Lewis, 1992
Season: 3,269, 2019

Passing Records
Yards in a game: 606 at N.M. Highlands, 2012
Yards in a season: 5,031, 2022
Completions in a game: 52 at N.M. Highlands, 2012
Completions in a season: 401, 2004
Attempts in a game: 80 at N.M. Highlands, 2012
Attempts in a season: 632, 2012
Passing TDs in game: 8 vs. S.D. Mines, 2015
Passing TDs in a season: 53, 2016 and 2022

Total Offense
Yards in a Game: 798 at Fort Lewis, 2023
                             749 at Black Hills State, 2013
                             727 vs. South Dakota Mines, 2013
                             708 vs. Western State, 2015
                             703 vs. South Dakota Mines, 2015
Yards in a Season: 7,630, 2023

Scoring Offense
Points in a Game: 103 vs. University of Colo., 1890
Points in a Season: 714, 2022
Points Per Game in a Season: 47.5, 2016

Scoring Defense
Shutouts in a Season: 6, 1898 (8 games)
Consecutive Shutouts: 5, 1898
Fewest Points Allowed in a Season: 4, 1898 (8 games)

Interceptions
Game: 4 (at Fort Lewis - 2004; vs. WOU - 2007; vs. UNK - 2008; at NMHU - 2010, vs. BHSU - 2017; vs. Bemidji St. - 2021)
Season: 22, 2004

Sacks
Game: 14, at Okla. Panhandle State, 2007
Season: 71, 2022

Longest Winning Streak
All Games: 14, 2003 (2 games) - 2004 (12 games); and 2023 (14 games)

Longest Losing Streak
All Games: 11, 1969 (5 games) - 1970 (6 games)

Most Wins In A Season
14, 2022

Consecutive Games Scoring
All Games: 186 games (Nov. 10, 2007 - current)
Last time shutout: Nov. 3, 2007 (18-0 at Mesa State)

COACHING RECORDS
1888-1896 No coaching record 33-6-2
1896-1897 Louis Mein Whitehouse 3-3-0
1897-1898 Conrad F. Goss 6-3-0
1898-1904 Thomas Beadle 21-14-2
1904-1908 A.C. "Shorty" Ellsworth 15-1-4
1908-1909 Clarence Russel 2-3
1909-1910 Joe "Big Joe" Curtis 3-3
1910-1912 Ted M. Stuart, Jr. 4-9
1912-1913 William Johnston and Erle Kistler 8-1
1913-1914 Erle Kristler and H.G. Buckingham 5-1
1914-1916 William J. Hanley 9-2
1916-1917 F.G. Carter 3-3
1917-1918 Poss Parsons 5-3
1918-1919 Irving Barron 4-0
1919-1921 Ralph Glaze 0-10-3
1921-1922 Elmer Capshaw 1-5
1922-1923 Elmer Capshaw and Tim Calahan 4-2-1
1923-1924 Tim Calahan 2-5
1924-1927 William Courtright 7-17-1
1927-1931 George Allen 7-20
1931-1933 George Allen and Elmer Wynne 2-12-1
1933-1934 Earl "Dutch" Clark 1-5
1934-1935 George Scott 2-12
1936 Albert White 2-6
1937-1947 John Mason 22-25-2
1947-1969 Fritz Brennecke 78-113-8
1969-1995 Marv Kay 84-157-6
1995-2000 Versie Wallace 11-41
2000-2014 Bob Stitt 108-62
2015-2021 Gregg Brandon 59-15
2022 Brandon Moore 13-3
2023-24 Pete Sterbick 22-4
All-Time 135 seasons 534-560-30