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The Nebraska Cornhuskers football statistical leaders are the individual statistical leaders of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . The Cornhuskers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the West Division of the Big Ten .
Although Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1956. Records before this are often incomplete and inconsistent, and are generally not included. These lists are dominated by recent players for several reasons, including: college football's progressively increasing season length, an NCAA statute forbidding freshmen from playing varsity football that was in place until 1972 , and the exclusion of bowl game stats from official records until 2002 .[ 2]
Passing
Yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
8,871
2013–16
2
Adrian Martinez
8,491[ 3]
2018–21
3
Taylor Martinez
7,258
2010–13
4
Zac Taylor
5,850
2005–06
5
David Humm
5,236
1972–74
6
Joe Ganz
5,125
2006–08
7
Jerry Tagge
4,704
1969–71
8
Eric Crouch
4,481
1998–01
9
Tommie Frazier
3,521
1992–95
10
Turner Gill
3,317
1980–83
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Ganz
3,568
2008
2
Zac Taylor
3,197
2006
3
Tanner Lee
3,143
2017
4
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
3,030
2015
5
Taylor Martinez
2,871
2012
6
Adrian Martinez
2,863[ 3]
2021
7
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
2,695
2014
8
Zac Taylor
2,653
2005
9
Adrian Martinez
2,617[ 3]
2018
10
Sam Keller
2,422
2007
Touchdowns
Rushing
Yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Mike Rozier
4,780
1981–83
2
Ameer Abdullah
4,588
2011–14
3
Ahman Green
3,880
1995–97
4
Eric Crouch
3,434
1998–2001
5
Roy Helu
3,404
2007–10
6
Rex Burkhead
3,329
2009–12
7
Calvin Jones
3,215
1991–93
8
Ken Clark
3,037
1987–89
9
Taylor Martinez
2,975
2010–13
10
I. M. Hipp
2,814
1977–79
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Mike Rozier
2,295
1983
2
Ahman Green
2,083
1997
3
Lawrence Phillips
1,826
1994
4
Mike Rozier
1,807
1982
5
Ameer Abdullah
1,690
2013
6
1,611
2014
7
Ken Clark
1,497
1988
8
Jammal Lord
1,412
2002
9
Rex Burkhead
1,357
2011
10
Bobby Reynolds
1,342
1950
Touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Stanley Morgan Jr.
2,747
2015–18
2
Kenny Bell
2,689
2011–14
3
JD Spielman
2,545
2017–19
4
Johnny Rodgers
2,497
1970–72
5
Nate Swift
2,476
2005–08
6
Jordan Westerkamp
2,474
2013–16
7
Terrence Nunn
1,762
2004–07
8
Todd Peterson
1,602
2005–08
9
Niles Paul
1,532
2007–10
10
Quincy Enunwa
1,526
2010–13
Touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing, rushing, and receiving yards.[ 5]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Adrian Martinez
10,792[ 3]
2018–21
2
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
10,690
2013–16
3
Taylor Martinez
10,233
2010–13
4
Eric Crouch
7,915
1998–2001
5
Zac Taylor
5,777
2005–06
6
Tommie Frazier
5,476
1992–95
7
Joe Ganz
5,466
2006–08
8
Jammal Lord
5,421
2000–03
9
Jerry Tagge
5,283
1969–71
10
David Humm
5,027
1972–74
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Taylor Martinez
3,890
2012
2
Joe Ganz
3,826
2008
3
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
3,430
2015
4
3,400
2014
5
Adrian Martinez
3,338[ 3]
2021
6
Adrian Martinez
3,246[ 3]
2018
7
Zac Taylor
3,165
2006
8
Tanner Lee
3,046
2017
9
Taylor Martinez
2,963
2011
10
Jammal Lord
2,774
2002
All-purpose yards
All-purpose yardage is the sum of rushing, receiving, kick return, and punt return yardage.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ameer Abdullah
7,186
2011–14
2
Johnny Rodgers
5,586
1970–72
3
Mike Rozier
5,445
1981–83
4
Ahman Green
4,280
1995–97
5
Marlon Lucky
4,214
2005–08
6
Rex Burkhead
3,953
2009–12
7
Roy Helu
3,905
2007–10
8
JD Spielman
3,694
2017–19
9
Cory Ross
3,559
2002–05
10
Eric Crouch
3,543
1998–2001
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Mike Rozier
2,486
1983
2
Ameer Abdullah
2,272
2014
3
Johnny Rodgers
2,011
1972
4
Ameer Abdullah
1,999
2013
5
Johnny Rodgers
1,983
1971
6
Ahman Green
1,982
1997
7
Lawrence Phillips
1,894
1994
8
Ameer Abdullah
1,884
2012
9
Mike Rozier
1,790
1982
10
Marlon Lucky
1,743
2007
Scoring
Points
Touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Career
Rank
Player
Tackles
Years
1
Barrett Ruud
432
2001–04
2
Jerry Murtaugh
342
1968–70
3
Mike Brown
312
1996–99
4
Luke Reimer
293
2019-23
5
Lavonte David
285
2010–11
6
Dedrick Young
284
2015–18
7
Lee Kunz
276
1976–78
8
Clete Pillen
273
1974–76
Nathan Gerry
2013–16
10
Steve Damkroger
269
1979–82
Sacks
Tackles for loss
Pass breakups
Special teams
Field goals made
Career
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
1
Alex Henery
68
2007–10
2
Drew Brown
59
2014–17
3
Kris Brown
57
1995–98
4
Josh Brown
43
1999–2002
5
Brett Maher
39
2009–12
6
Dale Klein
27
1984–86
7
Byron Bennett
24
1990–93
Jordan Congdon
2005–06
9
Billy Todd
22
1977–78
10
Paul Rogers
20
1968–70
Longest field goal
Field goal percentage
Career (min. two seasons)
Rank
Player
FG%
Years
1
Alex Henery
89.5%
2007–10
2
Jordan Congdon
80.0%
2005–06
3
Brett Maher
78.0%
2009–12
4
Drew Brown
77.6%
2014–17
5
Gregg Barrios
74.3%
1986–90
6
Kris Brown
74.0%
1995–98
7
Connor Culp
70.4%[ 7]
2020–
8
Josh Brown
69.4%
1999–2002
9
Dale Klein
65.9%
1984–86
10
Billy Todd
62.2%
1977–78
Punting
Career
Rank
Player
Avg
Years
1
Dan Hadenfeldt
44.54
1997–2000
2
Sam Koch
44.04
2002–05
3
Kyle Larson
43.67
2001–03
4
Brett Maher
43.15
2011–12
5
Sam Foltz
42.67
2013–15
6
Alex Henery
42.18
2007–10
7
Jesse Kosch
41.92
1994–97
8
Isaac Armstrong
41.84
2018–19
9
Mike Stigge
41.75
1989–92
10
Scott Livingston
41.04
1982–84
Punt returns
Kick returns
References
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