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    RECEIVING RECORDS


    CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS

    1 David Williams
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1983 69 958 6
    1984 101 1,278 8
    1985 92 1,156 10
    Career 262 3,392 24

    2 Jason Dulick
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1993 28 387 2
    1994 52 550 6
    1995 36 453 3
    1996 53 614 4
    Career 169 2,004 15

    3 Brandon Lloyd
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1999 30 511 2
    2001 65 1,062 10
    2002 65 1,010 9
    Career 160 2,583 21

    4 John Wright, Sr.
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1965 47 755 4
    1966 60 831 4
    1967 52 698 4
    Career 159 2,284 12

    5 Walter Young
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1999 14 267 1
    2000 27 403 0
    2001 50 890 8
    2002 56 822 6
    Career 147 2,382 15

    6 Mike Martin
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1979 1 7 0
    1980 31 555 5
    1981 34 670 5
    1982 77 1,068 5
    Career 143 2,300 15

    7 Ty Douthard
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1993 43 406 2
    1994 33 364 2
    1995 27 253 1
    1996 25 227 1
    Career 128 1,250 6

    8 Arrelious Benn
    Year Rec Yds TD
    2007 54 676 2
    2008 67 1,055 3
    Career 121 1,731 5

    9 Tim Brewster
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1982 52 605 0
    1983 64 688 2
    Career 116 1,293 2

    10 Thomas Rooks
    Year Rec Yds TD
    1982 3 25 0
    1983 31 213 4
    1984 17 111 1
    1985 59 372 2
    Career 110 721 7


    CAREER RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams, 1983-85 262
    2 Jason Dulick, 1993-96 169
    3 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-02 160
    4 John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 159
    5 Walter Young, 1999-02 147
    6 Mike Martin, 1979-82 143
    7 Ty Douthard, 1993-96 128
    8 Arrelious Benn, 2007-present 121
    9 Tim Brewster, 1982-83 116
    10 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 110


    SEASON RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams, 1984 101
    2 David Williams, 1985 92
    3 Mike Martin, 1982 77
    4 David Williams, 1983 69
    5 Arrelious Benn, 2008 67
    6 Brandon Lloyd, 2001 65
    Brandon Lloyd, 2002 65
    7 Tim Brewster, 1983 64
    Kameno Bell, 1991 64
    9 John Wright, Sr., 1966 60
    Shawn Wax, 1990 60


    SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/85 16
    2 Keith Jones vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88 13
    3 Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82 12
    David Williams at Michigan, 10/27/84 12
    Kameno Bell vs. Ohio State, 10/12/91 12
    Brandon Lloyd vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 12
    Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 12
    8 Denver Strader vs. Iowa, 10/6/79 11
    Ty Douthard at Penn State, 11/13/93 11
    Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 11
    E.B. Halsey vs. Iowa, 10/1/2005 11


    CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams, 1983-85 24
    2 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-2002 21
    3 Walter Young, 1999-02 15
    Jason Dulick, 1993-96 15
    Mike Martin, 1980-82 15
    6 John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 12
    Oliver Williams, 1981-82 12
    Shawn Wax, 1988-90 12
    Greg Lewis, 1999-2002 12
    10 Garvin Roberson, 1971-73 10
    Mike Bellamy, 1988-89 10


    SEASON TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams, 1985 10
    Brandon Lloyd, 2001 10
    3 Brandon Lloyd, 2002 9
    4 Randy Grant, 1984 8
    David Williams, 1984 8
    Mike Bellamy, 1989 8
    Walter Young, 2001 8
    8 Walter Young, 2002 6
    Greg Lewis, 2000 6
    Greg Dentino, 1980 6
    Oliver Williams, 1981 6
    Oliver Williams, 1982 6
    David Williams, 1983 6
    Shawn Wax, 1990 6
    Elbert Turner, 1991 6
    Jason Dulick, 1994 6
    Ken Dilger, 1994 6


    SINGLE-GAME TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
    1 David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/1985 3
    Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/1989 3
    Shawn Wax vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 3
    Gus Palma vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 3
    Greg Lewis vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 3
    6 Multiple (last time by A.J. Jenkins vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008) 2


    CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE
    1 David Williams, 1983-85 3,392
    2 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-02 2,583
    3 Walter Young, 1998-02 2,382
    4 Mike Martin, 1979-82 2,300
    5 John Wright Sr., 1965-67 2,284
    6 Jason Dulick, 1993-96 2,004
    7 Arrelious Benn, 2007-present 1,731
    8 Shawn Wax, 1987-90 1,614
    9 Greg Lewis, 1999-2002 1,456
    10 Mike Bellamy, 1988-89 1,453


    SEASON RECEIVING YARDAGE
    1 David Williams, 1984 1,278
    2 David Williams, 1985 1,156
    3 Mike Martin, 1982 1,068
    4 Brandon Lloyd, 2001 1,062
    5 Arrelious Benn, 2008 1,055
    6 Brandon Lloyd, 2002 1,010
    7 David Williams, 1983 958
    8 Mike Bellamy, 1989 927
    9 Walter Young, 2001 890
    10 Shawn Wax, 1990 863


    SINGLE GAME RECEIVING YARDAGE
    (receptions/yards)
    1 David Williams vs. Northwestern, 9/1/1984 1 208
    2 Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/1980 8 191
    3 Rex Smith at Iowa, 11/8/1952 11 188
    David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/1983 11 188
    5 Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 12 181
    6 Brandon Lloyd at California, 9/1/2001 8 178
    Walter Young vs. Louisiana State, 1/1/2002 6 178
    8 Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/1982 12 177
    Will Judson vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 5 177
    10 Garvin Roberson vs. Indiana, 11/11/1972 6 174


    CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
    1 David Williams, 1983-85 16
    2 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-2002 12
    John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 12
    4 Mike Martin, 1980-82 8
    5 Walter Young, 1999-2002 7
    6 Mike Bellamy, 1988-89 6
    7 Arrelious Benn, 2007-present 5
    8 Aaron Moorehead, 1999-2002 4
    9 Shawn Wax, 1990 3
    Oliver Williams, 1981-82 3
    Rocky Ryan, 1952 3


    SEASON 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
    1 Brandon Lloyd, 2001 6
    David Williams, 1985 6
    David Williams, 1984 6
    4 Arrelious Benn, 2008 5
    Brandon Lloyd, 2002 5
    John Wright, Sr., 1966 5
    7 Walter Young, 2002 4
    Mike Bellamy, 1989 4
    David Williams, 1983 4
    Mike Martin, 1982 4
    John Wright, Sr., 1965 4


    TIGHT END CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
    Rec Yds TD
    1 Doug Dieken, 1968-70 89 1,246 7
    2 Tim Brewster, 1982-83 111 1,233 2
    3 Ken Dilger, 1991-94 89 1,073 9
    4 Anthony Williams, 1984-87 94 893 3
    5 Jeff Finke, 1988-90 67 780 4
    6 Joe Smalzer, 1974-75 47 766 7
    7 Cap Boso, 1983-85 80 756 5
    8 Matt Cushing, 1994-97 64 709 4
    9 Mike Sherrod, 1977-80 48 665 3
    10 Lee Boeke, 1977-80 57 656 9


    TIGHT END SEASON RECEIVING YARDS
    Rec Yds TD
    1 Tim Brewster, 1983 59 628 2
    2 Ken Dilger, 1994 48 607 6
    3 Tim Brewster, 1982 52 605 0
    4 Doug Dieken, 1970 39 537 4
    5 Joe Smalzer, 1974 29 525 4
    6 Doug Dieken, 1969 29 486 3
    7 Jerry Reese, 1986 37 468 3
    8 Anthony Williams, 1986 36 369 1
    9 Cap Boso, 1985 35 369 4
    10 Cap Boso, 1984 44 363 1


    TIGHT END SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS
    Rec Yds TD
    1 Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/1980 8 191 1
    2 Joe Smalzer at Minnesota, 11/16/1974 10 162 1
    3 Tim Brewster at Wisconsin, 10/23/1982 8 154 0
    4 Marty Friel vs. Northwestern, 11/20/1976 6 128 1
    5 Jerry Reese at Indiana, 11/15/1986 8 120 1
    6 Ken Dilger at Minnesota, 11/5/1994 6 114 0
    7 Doug Dieken at Iowa State, 10/4/1969 8 101 1
    8 Lee Boeke at Iowa, 10/11/1980 6 97 0
    9 Tim Brewster vs. Indiana, 11/12/1983 6 86 0
    10 Ken Dilger vs. Penn State, 11/12/1994 5 78 1


    YEARLY RECEIVING LEADERS
    (receptions/yards--includes Bowl games)
    1946 Bill Heiss 5 132
    Sam Zatkoff 5 60
    1947 Sam Zatkoff 13 147
    1948 Walt Kersulis 22 329
    1949 Ronnie Clark 11 105
    1950 Tony Klimek 13 200
    1951 Rex Smith 22 343
    1952 Rocky Ryan 45 714
    Rex Smith 45 642
    1953 Rocky Ryan 16 308
    1954 Dean Renn 17 246
    1955 Bob DesEnfants 12 206
    1956 Abe Woodson 12 257
    1957 Rich Kreitling 12 203
    1958 Rich Kreitling 23 688
    1959 John Counts 19 314
    1960 Ed O'Bradovich 21 233
    1961 Dick Newell 16 184
    Gary Hembrough 16 170
    1962 Jim Warren 18 230
    1963 Jim Warren 10 121
    Sam Price 10 98
    1964 Bob Trumpy 28 428
    1965 John Wright, Sr. 47 755
    1966 John Wright, Sr. 60 831
    1967 John Wright, Sr. 52 698
    1968 Doug Dieken 21 223
    1969 Doug Dieken 29 486
    1970 Doug Dieken 39 537
    1971 Garvin Roberson 28 372
    1972 Garvin Roberson 31 569
    1973 Garvin Roberson 25 416
    1974 Joe Smalzer 29 525
    1975 Jeff Chrystal 22 261
    1976 Frank Johnson 24 306
    1977 Tom Schooley 15 231
    1978 Jeff Barnes 22 270
    1979 Mike Holmes 25 127
    1980 Greg Dentino 40 512
    1981 Darrell Smith 43 495
    1982 Mike Martin 77 1,068
    1983 David Williams 69 958
    1984 David Williams 101 1,278
    1985 David Williams 92 1,156
    1986 Stephen Pierce 43 602
    1987 Darryl Usher 43 723
    1988 Keith Jones 48 388
    1989 Mike Bellamy 59 927
    1990 Shawn Wax 60 863
    1991 Kameno Bell 64 503
    1992 John Wright, Jr. 47 508
    1993 Ty Douthard 43 406
    1994 Jason Dulick 52 550
    1995 Jason Dulick 36 453
    1996 Jason Dulick 53 614
    1997 Robert Holcombe 35 277
    1998 Lenny Willis 26 301
    1999 Michael Dean 45 608
    2000 Greg Lewis 40 544
    2001 Brandon Lloyd 65 1,062
    2002 Brandon Lloyd 65 1,010
    2003 Kelvin Hayden 52 592
    2004 Kendrick Jones 47 687
    2005 Kyle Hudson 31 469
    2006 Kyle Hudson 30 403
    2007 Arrelious Benn 54 676
    2008 Arrelious Benn 65 1,055


    10+ PASS RECEPTIONS/GAME
    Rex Smith at Iowa, 11/8/52 11
    John Wright, Sr. vs. Stanford, 10/22/66 10
    Joe Smalzer at Minnesota, 11/16/74 10
    Wayne Strader vs. Iowa, 10/6/79 11
    Joe Curtis at Ohio State, 11/8/80 10
    Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82 12
    Richard Ryles at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 10
    Mike Martin at Iowa, 10/30/82 10
    David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/83 11
    David Williams vs. UCLA, 1/2/84 10
    David Williams vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84 11
    David Williams at Iowa, 9/29/84 11
    Cap Boso at Ohio State, 10/13/84 10
    David Williams at Michigan, 10/27/84 12
    David Williams vs. Minnesota, 11/3/84 11
    David Williams vs. Indiana, 11/10/84 10
    David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/85 16
    David Williams at Iowa, 11/9/85 10
    Keith Jones vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88 13
    Mike Bellamy vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89 10
    Shawn Wax vs. Iowa, 11/3/90 11
    Kameno Bell vs. Ohio State, 10/12/91 12
    Ty Douthard at Penn State, 11/13/93 11
    Brandon Lloyd at Michigan, 9/28/2001 10
    Brandon Lloyd vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 12
    Brandon Lloyd vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 10
    Walter Young vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2002 10
    Carey Davis vs. Missouri, 8/30/2003 10
    Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 11
    E.B. Halsey at Iowa, 10/1/2005 11
    Kyle Hudson vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005 10
    Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/4/2008 12


    100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
    110 Joe Vernasco vs. Iowa, 11/10/51
    119 Rocky Ryan vs. Iowa State, 9/27/52
    173 Rocky Ryan vs. Washington, 10/11/52
    133 Rocky Ryan vs. Purdue, 10/25/52
    190 Rex Smith at Iowa, 11/8/52
    136 Dean Renn vs. Northwestern, 11/20/54
    166 Rich Kreitling at Minnesota, 10/18/58
    157 Rich Kreitling at Michigan, 11/8/58
    106 Bob Trumpy at Northwestern, 10/3/64
    164 John Wright, Sr. vs. SMU, 9/25/65
    139 John Wright, Sr. vs. Purdue, 10/30/65
    119 John Wright, Sr. at Wisconsin, 11/13/65
    112 John Wright, Sr. at Northwestern, 11/20/65
    110 John Wright, Sr. vs. Missouri, 9/24/66
    114 John Wright, Sr. vs. Michigan State, 10/1/66
    116 John Wright, Sr. at Indiana, 10/15/66
    116 John Wright, Sr. vs. Stanford, 10/22/66
    139 John Wright, Sr. vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/66
    107 John Wright, Sr. vs. Notre Dame, 10/21/67
    112 John Wright, Sr. at Ohio State, 10/28/67
    144 John Wright, Sr. at Iowa, 11/25/67
    101 Doug Dieken at Iowa State, 10/4/69
    174 Garvin Roberson vs. Indiana, 11/11/72
    161 Garvin Roberson vs. Minnesota, 11/17/73
    100 Jeff Chrystal vs. Washington State, 9/28/74
    162 Joe Smalzer at Minnesota, 11/16/74
    111 Frank Johnson vs. Missouri, 9/20/75
    128 Marty Friel vs. Northwestern, 11/20/76
    111 Mike Martin vs. Purdue, 10/18/80
    110 Lee Boeke at Ohio State, 11/8/80
    105 Greg Dentino at Ohio State, 11/8/80
    147 Mike Martin at Ohio State, 11/8/80
    191 Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/80
    114 Oliver Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/3/81
    112 Mike Martin vs. Minnesota, 10/3/81
    156 Mike Martin at Purdue, 10/10/81
    142 Oliver Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/81
    134 John Lopez at Northwestern, 11/23/81
    124 Oliver Williams vs. Michigan State, 9/11/82
    129 Mike Martin at Minnesota, 10/2/82
    116 Mitchell Brookins vs. Purdue, 10/9/82
    132 Mike Martin vs. Purdue, 10/9/82
    177 Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82
    154 Tim Brewster at Wisconsin, 10/23/82
    127 Mike Martin vs. Alabama, 12/29/82
    111 David Williams vs. Stanford, 9/17/83
    131 Mitchell Brookins vs. Iowa, 10/1/83
    127 David Williams vs. Michigan, 10/29/83
    188 David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/83
    131 David Williams at Northwestern, 11/19/83
    208 David Williams vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84
    136 David Williams vs. Missouri, 9/8/84
    116 Randy Grant at Stanford, 9/15/84
    131 David Williams at Iowa, 9/29/84
    167 David Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84
    118 Randy Grant vs. Purdue, 10/20/84
    132 David Williams at Michigan, 10/27/84
    142 David Williams vs. Minnesota, 11/3/84
    114 Randy Grant vs. Indiana, 11/10/84
    112 David Williams vs. Southern Cal, 9/7/85
    119 David Williams at Nebraska, 9/21/85
    131 Stephen Pierce vs. Ohio State, 10/5/85
    164 David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/85
    129 David Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/26/85
    122 David Williams at Northwestern, 11/23/85
    109 David Williams vs. Army, 12/31/85
    120 Jerry Reese at Indiana, 11/15/86
    115 Darryl Usher at Purdue, 10/10/87
    101 Steven Williams at Arizona State, 9/10/88
    108 Mike Bellamy at Ohio State, 10/1/88
    108 Mike Bellamy at Wisconsin, 10/15/88
    119 Keith Jones vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88
    152 Mike Bellamy vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89
    109 Mike Bellamy at Michigan State, 10/21/89
    108 Mike Bellamy at Iowa, 11/4/89
    166 Mike Bellamy vs. Virginia, 1/1/90
    159 Shawn Wax at Ohio State, 10/6/90
    126 Shawn Wax vs. Purdue, 10/13/90
    136 Shawn Wax vs. Iowa, 11/3/90
    114 Gus Palma vs. East Carolina, 8/31/91
    157 Elbert Turner at Missouri, 9/14/91
    108 John Wright, Jr. at Missouri, 9/14/91
    118 Gus Palma vs. Houston, 9/21/91
    127 Elbert Turner at Purdue, 11/9/91
    116 Jason Dulick vs. Minnesota, 11/6/93
    116 Jasper Strong vs. Washington State, 9/1/94
    114 Ken Dilger at Minnesota, 11/5/94
    116 Larry Davis vs. Iowa, 9/26/98
    100 Lenny Willis vs. Iowa, 9/26/98
    129 Michael Dean vs. Michigan State, 9/25/99
    100 Michael Dean at Indiana, 10/2/99
    103 Brandon Lloyd at Iowa, 11/6/99
    100 Jameel Cook at Ohio State, 11/13/99
    107 Greg Lewis vs. Michigan, 9/23/2000
    125 Aaron Moorehead vs. Iowa, 10/14/2000
    127 Walter Young at Penn State, 10/21/2000
    103 Aaron Moorehead vs. Indiana, 11/4/2000
    178 Brandon Lloyd at California, 9/1/2001
    126 Brandon Lloyd vs. Northern Illinois, 9/8/2001
    168 Brandon Lloyd vs. Minnesota, 10/6/2001
    129 Brandon Lloyd vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001
    111 Aaron Moorehead vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001
    112 Brandon Lloyd at Purdue, 11/3/2001
    133 Walter Young at Ohio State, 11/17/2001
    140 Brandon Lloyd vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001
    123 Walter Young vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001
    178 Walter Young vs. Louisiana State, 1/1/2002
    137 Brandon Lloyd vs. Missouri, 8/31/2002
    130 Brandon Lloyd vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002
    153 Walter Young vs. San Jose State, 9/21/2002
    118 Aaron Moorehead vs. San Jose State, 9/21/2002
    156 Brandon Lloyd vs. Michigan, 9/28/2002
    139 Brandon Lloyd at Minnesota, 10/3/2002
    161 Brandon Lloyd vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002
    114 Walter Young at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002
    144 Walter Young vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2002
    158 Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003
    119 Eric McGoey at Iowa, 10/30/2003
    101 Kendrick Jones vs. Florida A&M, 9/4/2004
    110 Kendrick Jones vs. UCLA, 9/11/2004
    114 Kyle Hudson vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005
    131 Jeff Cumberland vs. Northwestern, 11/17/2007
    177 Will Judson vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008
    110 Arrelious Benn at Penn State, 9/27/2008
    122 Arrelious Benn at Michigan, 10/4/2008
    181 Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008
    130 Arrelious Benn vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008
    111 Arrelious Benn at Western Michigan, 11/8/2008


    (updated 5/09)

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