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The Nebraska Cornhuskers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Nebraska Cornhuskers 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 Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the NCAA 's 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 from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1890, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't 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]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
8,871
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Taylor Martinez
7,258
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Zac Taylor
5,850
2005 2006
4
Joe Ganz
5,125
2006 2007 2008
5
David Humm
5,035
1972 1973 1974
6
Jerry Tagge
4,704
1969 1970 1971
7
Eric Crouch
4,481
1998 1999 2000 2001
8
Tommie Frazier
3,521
1992 1993 1994 1995
9
Turner Gill
3,317
1980 1981 1982 1983
10
Vince Ferragamo
3,224
1975 1976
Single 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
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
2,695
2014
7
Zac Taylor
2,653
2005
8
Sam Keller
2,422
2007
9
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
2,180
2016
10
Zac Lee
2,143
2009
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Mike Rozier
4,780
1981 1982 1983
2
Ameer Abdullah
4,588
2011 2012 2013 2014
3
Ahman Green
3,880
1995 1996 1997
4
Eric Crouch
3,434
1998 1999 2000 2001
5
Roy Helu Jr.
3,404
2007 2008 2009 2010
6
Rex Burkhead
3,329
2009 2010 2011 2012
7
Calvin Jones
3,215
1991 1992 1993
8
Ken Clark
3,037
1987 1988 1989
9
Taylor Martinez
2,975
2010 2011 2012 2013
10
I.M. Hipp
2,814
1977 1978 1979
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Mike Rozier
2,148
1983
2
Ahman Green
1,877
1997
3
Lawrence Phillips
1,722
1994
4
Ameer Abdullah
1,690
2013
5
Mike Rozier
1,689
1982
6
Ameer Abdullah
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
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Kenny Bell
2,689
2011 2012 2013 2014
2
Johnny Rodgers
2,479
1970 1971 1972
3
Nate Swift
2,476
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Jordan Westerkamp
2,474
2013 2014 2015 2016
5
Stanley Morgan Jr
2,105
2015 2016 2017 2018
6
Terrence Nunn
1,762
2004 2005 2006 2007
7
Todd Peterson
1,602
2005 2006 2007 2008
8
Niles Paul
1,532
2007 2008 2009 2010
9
Quincy Enunwa
1,526
2010 2011 2012 2013
10
Matt Davison
1,456
1997 1998 1999 2000
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[3]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
10,690
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Taylor Martinez
10,233
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Eric Crouch
7,915
1998 1999 2000 2001
4
Zac Taylor
5,777
2005 2006
5
Tommie Frazier
5,476
1992 1993 1994 1995
6
Joe Ganz
5,466
2005 2006 2007 2008
7
Jammal Lord
5,421
2000 2001 2002 2003
8
Jerry Tagge
5,283
1969 1970 1971
9
Dave Humm
5,027
1972 1973 1974
10
Steve Taylor
4,940
1985 1986 1987 1988
Single 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
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
3,400
2014
5
Zac Taylor
3,165
2006
6
Tanner Lee
3,046
2017
7
Taylor Martinez
2,963
2011
8
Jammal Lord
2,774
2002
9
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.
2,692
2016
10
Eric Crouch
2,625
2001
All-Purpose yards
All-purpose yards is the sum of yardage gained from the line of scrimmage. It can include rushing, receiving, kick return and punt return yards. It does not include passing yardage.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ameer Abdullah
7,186
2011 2012 2013 2014
2
Johnny Rodgers
5,586
1970 1971 1972
3
Mike Rozier
5,445
1981 1982 1983
4
Ahman Green
4,280
1995 1996 1997
5
Marlon Lucky
4,214
2005 2006 2007 2008
6
Rex Burkhead
3,953
2009 2010 2011 2012
7
Roy Helu Jr.
3,905
2007 2008 2009 2010
8
Cory Ross
3,559
2002 2003 2004 2005
9
Eric Crouch
3,543
1998 1999 2000 2001
10
Calvin Jones
3,457
1991 1992 1993
Single 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
Total Points
Touchdowns
Note: In 1910 touchdowns were only worth 5 points each
Kicking Points
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
Pass Breakups
Special Teams
Field goals made
Longest Field Goal
Game
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Alex Henery
57
2008
Colorado
2
Chris Drennan
55
1989
Northern Illinois
2
Billy Todd
55
1977
Kansas
2
Paul Rogers
55
1969
Kansas
5
Brett Maher
54
2012
UCLA
5
Rich Sanger
54
1972
Texas A&M
7
Alex Henery
53
2010
Oklahoma
8
Brett Maher
52
2012
Iowa
8
Alex Henery
52
2010
Oklahoma State
8
Alex Henery
52
2009
Texas
8
Kevin Seibel
52
1980
Colorado
Field goal percentage
Single season field goal percentages for kickers with more than 10 attempts (data since 1962).[4] [5]
Punting
Single season
Rank
Player
Avg
Year
1
Sam Koch
46.51
2005
2
Kyle Larson
45.12
2003
3
Dan Hadenfeldt
44.98
1999
4
Bill Lafleur
44.94
1998
5
Jesse Kosch
44.70
1996
6
Brett Maher
44.51
2011
7
Sam Foltz
44.20
2015
8
Dan Hadenfeldt
43.79
2000
9
Grant Campbell
43.36
1981
10
Kyle Larson
43.23
2002
Longest Punt
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Mike Stigge
87
1992
Oklahoma State
2
Sam Koch
84
2005
Pittsburgh
3
Kyle Larson
80
2003
Texas
4
Alex Henery
76
2009
Virginia Tech
4
Sam Koch
76
2005
Wake Forest
6
Jesse Kosch
74
1995
Arizona State
7
Dan Hadenfeldt
73
1999
California
7
Darin Erstad
73
1994
Oklahoma
9
Kyle Larson
71
2003
Troy State
9
Kyle Larson
71
2002
Utah State
Punt Returns
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
DeJuan Groce
732
2002
2
Johnny Rodgers
618
1972
3
De'Mornay Pierson-El
596
2014
4
Johnny Rodgers
548
1971
5
DeJuan Groce
469
2001
6
Larry Wachholtz
452
1965
7
Niles Paul
407
2009
8
Johnny Rodgers
349
1970
9
Cortney Grixby
333
2005
10
Dana Brinson
330
1986
Longest Punt Return
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
Opponent
1
Eric Hagg
95
2010
Texas
2
Bobby Newcombe
94
2000
Missouri
3
Johnny Rodgers
92
1971
Oklahoma State
4
DeJuan Groce
89
2002
Missouri
5
Nate Swift
88
2008
Virginia Tech
6
Dave Butterfield
87
1976
Texas Christian
7
De'Mornay Pierson-El
86
2014
Fresno State
8
Pat Fischer
84
1960
Oklahoma State
9
DeJuan Groce
83
2002
Troy State
10
Irving Fryar
82
1982
Hawaii
10
Ron Clark
82
1949
Penn State
10
Don Bloom
82
1948
Kansas State
Kick Returns
References
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