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The Western Michigan Broncos football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Western Michigan Broncos football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Broncos represent Western Michigan University in the NCAA 's Mid-American Conference .
Although Western Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include entries from before the 1950s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA did not allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Broncos have played in seven bowl games since this decision, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Similarly, Western Michigan has played in the MAC Championship Game three times, giving yet another game to players in those seasons.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Zach Terrell
12,100[ 3] [ 4]
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Tim Hiller
11,329
2005 2007 2008 2009
3
Tim Lester
11,299
1996 1997 1998 1999
4
Alex Carder
8,886
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
Brad Tayles
8,717
1989 1990 1991 1992
6
Jon Wassink
6,482[ 5]
2015 2017 2018 2019
7
Jay McDonagh
6,148
1993 1994 1995
8
Jeff Welsh
4,849
1997 1999 2000 2001
9
Ryan Cubit
4,699
2004 2005 2006
10
Chris Conklin
4,463
1982 1983 1985 1986
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Alex Carder
3,873
2011
2
Tim Hiller
3,725
2008
3
Tim Lester
3,639
1999
4
Zach Terrell
3,533
2016
5
Zach Terrell
3,526
2015
6
Zach Terrell
3,443
2014
7
Alex Carder
3,334
2010
8
Tim Lester
3,311
1998
9
Tim Hiller
3,249
2009
10
Jon Wassink
3,097[ 5]
2019
Passing touchdowns
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Alex Carder
7
2011
Toledo
2
Chad Munson
6
2003
William & Mary
Tyler Van Tubbergen
6
2011
Akron
4
11 times by 8 players
5
Most recent: Jon Wassink vs. Monmouth, 2019 [ 6]
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Jarvion Franklin
4,867
2014 2015 2016 2017
2
Robert Sanford
4,219
1997 1998 1999 2000
3
Jerome Persell
4,190
1976 1977 1978
4
LeVante Bellamy
3,720
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
5
Brandon West
3,671
2006 2007 2008 2009
6
Shawn Faulkner
3,341
1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Jim Vackaro
3,045
1992 1993 1994 1995
8
Bobby Howard
2,608
1977 1978 1979 1980
9
Mark Bonds
2,453
2004 2005 2006 2007
10
Larry Caper
2,449
1979 1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Shawn Faulkner
1,668
1983
2
Robert Sanford
1,571
2000
3
Jarvion Franklin
1,551
2014
4
Jerome Persell
1,505
1976
5
LeVante Bellamy
1,472
2019
6
Jarvion Franklin
1,353
2016
7
Jerome Persell
1,346
1978
8
Jerome Persell
1,339
1977
9
Jarvion Franklin
1,228
2017
LeVante Bellamy
1,228
2018
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Jarvion Franklin
281[ 7]
2016
Akron
2
Lovell Coleman
279
1958
Central Michigan
3
Sam Dunlap
247
1916
Ohio Northern
4
Jerome Persell
241
1976
Eastern Michigan
5
Jarvion Franklin
228
2017
Central Michigan
6
Jamauri Bogan
215
2015
Middle Tennessee (Bahamas Bowl )
7
LeVante Bellamy
213
2018
Ball State
8
Jarvion Franklin
211
2014
Idaho
Rushing touchdowns
Single season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Jarvion Franklin
24
2014
2
LeVante Bellamy
23
2019
3
Jerome Persell
19
1976
4
Robert Sanford
18
2000
5
Jamauri Bogan
16
2015
6
Jamauri Bogan
15
2018
7
Jerome Persell
14
1977
8
Roger Lawson
13
1970
Larry Cates
13
1971
Robert Davis
13
1988
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Corey Davis
5,285
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Jordan White
4,187
2007 2009 2010 2011
3
Steve Neal
3,599
1997 1998 1999 2000
4
Greg Jennings
3,539
2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Jamarko Simmons
3,019
2005 2006 2007 2008
6
Daniel Braverman
2,499
2013 2014 2015
7
Corey Alston
2,456
1997 1998 1999 2000
8
Juan Nunez
2,337
2007 2008 2009 2010
9
Kendrick Mosley
2,042
1999 2000 2001 2002
10
Allan Boyko
1,957
1987 1988 1989 1990
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jordan White
1,911
2011
2
Corey Davis
1,500
2016
3
Corey Davis
1,436
2015
4
Corey Davis
1,408
2014
5
Jordan White
1,378
2010
6
Daniel Braverman
1,371
2015
7
Jamarko Simmons
1,276
2008
8
Greg Jennings
1,259
2005
9
Steve Neal
1,121
1998
10
Steve Neal
1,113
1999
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 9]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Zach Terrell
12,720 [ 3]
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Tim Hiller
11,220
2005 2007 2008 2009
3
Tim Lester
11,081
1996 1997 1998 1999
4
Alex Carder
9,116
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
Brad Tayles
9,071
1989 1990 1991 1992
6
Jay McDonagh
6,915
1993 1994 1995
7
Jarvion Franklin
4,867
2014 2015 2016 2017
8
Jeff Welsh
4,805
1997 1999 2000 2001
9
Ryan Cubit
4,599
2004 2005 2006
10
Robert Sanford
4,221
1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Alex Carder
4,143
2011
2
Zach Terrell
3,782
2016
3
Tim Hiller
3,727
2008
4
Zach Terrell
3,707
2014
5
Zach Terrell
3,654
2015
6
Tim Lester
3,604
1999
7
Alex Carder
3,560
2010
8
Tim Lester
3,262
1998
9
Tim Hiller
3,148
2009
10
Tim Hiller
2,952
2007
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Single season
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
1
Dave Kribs
11
1939
2
Dave Kribs
9
1938
Bill Yambrick
9
1942
Floyd Stollsteimer
9
1951
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Bill Yambrick
4
1942
Wayne State
Sam Antonazzo
4
1968
Marshall
3
George Ihler
3
1962
Marshall
Dick Trudeau
3
1966
West Texas State
Dave Gapinski
3
1976
Ohio
Tony Carr
3
2002
Eastern Michigan
Tackles
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Willie Berrios
27
1987
Central Michigan
2
Greg Igaz
25
1970
Brigham Young
3
Van Dickerson
24
1977
Central Michigan
John Offerdahl
24
1984
Ball State
5
Asantay Brown
22
2017
Toledo
Sacks
Single game
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Ameer Ismail
6.0
2006
Ball State
Kicking
Field goals made
References
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