RECEIVING Receptions
Game: 17, Jon Harvey vs. Michigan, 1982 Season: 94, Richard Buchanan, 1989 Career: 210, D’Wayne Bates, 1995-98 Receptions per Game Season: 8.5, Richard Buchanan, 1989 Career: 5.7, D’Wayne Bates, 1995-98 Receptions by a Tight End Game: 17, Jon Harvey vs. Michigan, 1982 Season: 52, Jon Harvey, 1982 Career: 91, Jon Harvey, 1982-83 Receptions by a Running Back Game: 12, Ricky Edwards vs. Purdue, 1983 Season: 83, Ricky Edwards, 1983 Career: 149. Tyrell Sutton, 2005-08 Receptions by a Freshman Season: 49, D’Wayne Bates, 1995 Receptions by a Freshman Running Back Season: 44, Tyrell Sutton, 2005
Receiving Yardage
Game: 226, Todd Sheets vs Purdue, 1980; Jim Lash vs. Michigan State, 1972 Season: 1,245, D’Wayne Bates, 1998 Career: 3,370, D’Wayne Bates, 1995-98 Yards Gained by a Tight End Game: 208, Jon Harvey vs. Michigan, 1982 Season: 807, Jon Harvey, 1982 Career: 1,356, Jon Harvey, 1982-83 Yards Gained by a Freshman Season: 889, D’Wayne Bates, 1995
Yards Per Reception
Season: (minimum 25) 19.7, Joe Collier, 1952 Season: (minimum 40) 16.1, Sam Simmons, 2001 Career: (minimum 50) 17.9, Joe Collier, 1951-53
Year-by-Year RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Year Player 1946 Ken Wiltgen 1947 Frank Aschenbrenner 1948 Frank Aschenbrenner 1949 Burt Keddie 1950 Don Stonesifer 1951 John Hill 1952 Joe Collier 1953 Joe Collier 1954 Ziggie Niepokoj 1955 Jack Stillwell 1956 Bob McKeiver 1957 Bob McKeiver 1958 Ron Burton 1959 Elbert Kimbrough 1960 Elbert Kimbrough 1961 Chuck Logan 1962 Paul Flatley 1963 Gary Crum 1964 Cas Banaszek 1965 Cas Banaszek 1966 Roger Murphy 1967 Don Anderson 1968 Bruce Hubbard 1969 Bruce Hubbard 1970 Barry Pearson 1971 Barry Pearson 1972 Jim Lash 1973 Steve Craig 1974 Scott Yelvington 1975 Scott Yelvington 1976 Scott Yelvington 1977 Mark Bailey
Rec. 13 8 9 15 42 9 38 22 15 11 15 16 19 16 26 13 45 22 27 30 51 33 33 25 33 48 36 30 37 50 34 22
Yds. 285 58 90 214 560 149 748 354 157 242 171 120 392 235 373 130 632 417 316 332 777 376 551 384 552 674 667 479 417 686 649 347
Year Player 1978 Tim Hill 1979 Todd Sheets 1980 Todd Sheets 1981 Jim Browne 1982 Jon Harvey 1983 Ricky Edwards 1984 Casey Cummings 1985 Brian Nuffer 1986 Curtis Duncan 1987 George Jones 1988 Richard Buchanan 1989 Richard Buchanan 1990 Richard Buchanan 1991 Mark Benson 1992 Lee Gissendaner 1993 Lee Gissendaner 1994 Michael Senters 1995 D’Wayne Bates 1996 D’Wayne Bates 1997 Brian Musso 1998 D’Wayne Bates 1999 Teddy Johnson 2000 Teddy Johnson 2001 Sam Simmons 2002 Jon Schweighardt 2003 Roger Jordan 2004 Mark Philmore 2005 Shaun Herbert 2006 Shaun Herbert 2007 Eric Peterman 2008 Eric Peterman
Rec. Yds. 24 122 43 614 33 570 24 140 52 807 83 570 28 131 40 328 29 437 40 668 41 514 94 1,115 60 834 45 831 68 846 58 669 28 385 49 889 75 1,196 58 865 83 1,245 23 354 33 595 50 807 58 719 31 442 54 633 79 862 47 494 66 744 59 737
Touchdowns
Game: 3, Richard Buchanan vs. Duke, 1988; Jonathan Fields vs. TCU, 2004 Season: 12, D’Wayne Bates, 1996 Career: 26, D’Wayne Bates, 1995-98 By a Tight End Season: 6, Steve Craig, 1973 Career: 11, Steve Craig, 1970-73 By a Freshman Season: 6, Steve Craig, 1970
Single-GAME Bests Receiving Yards 1.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
226, Todd Sheets vs. Purdue, 1980 226, Jim Lash vs. Michigan State, 1972 208, Jon Harvey vs. Michigan, 1982 202, Jonathan Fields vs. TCU, 2004 189, Todd Jenkins vs. Purdue, 1982 183, Brian Musso vs. Duke, 1997 179, Kunle Patrick vs. Bowling Green, 2001 178, Roger Murphy vs. Indiana, 1966 175, Richard Buchanan vs. Duke, 1989 173, Curtis Duncan vs. Northern Illinois, 1985
Receptions 1. 2. 3. 4.
8.
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17, Jon Harvey vs. Michigan, 1982 15, Todd Jenkins vs. Purdue, 1982 14, Richard Buchanan vs. Minnesota,1989 13, Lee Gissendaner vs. Minnesota, 1993 13, Richard Buchanan vs. Duke, 1989 13, Sam Poulos vs. Illinois, 1979 13, Don Stonesifer vs. Minnesota,1950 12, Eric Peterman vs. Minnesota, 2007 12, Mark Philmore vs. TCU, 2004 12, Sam Simmons vs. Michigan, 2000 12, Ricky Edwards vs. Purdue, 1983
Career Receptions Leaders Year-by-Year Look at NU’s Top 10 1. D’Wayne Bates Year Receptions 1995......................... 49 1996......................... 75 1997.......................... .3 1998......................... 83 Total...................... 210
5. Ross Lane Year Receptions 2005.......................... 24 2006.......................... 30 2007.......................... 49 2008.......................... 60 Total........................ 163
8. Lee Gissendaner Year Receptions 1990.......................... 11 1991.......................... 19 1992.......................... 68 1993.......................... 58 Total........................ 156
2. Richard Buchanan Year Receptions 1987......................... ..2 1988......................... 41 1989......................... 94 1990......................... 60 Total...................... 197
5. Mark Philmore Year Receptions 2002.......................... 31 2003.......................... 23 2004.......................... 54 2005.......................... 55 Total........................ 163
9. Tyrell Sutton Year Receptions 2005..........................44 2006.......................... 40 2007.......................... 30 2008.......................... 35 Total........................ 149
3. Kunle Patrick Year Receptions 2000......................... 34 2001......................... 56 2002......................... 49 2003......................... 32 Total....................... 171
7. Eric Peterman Year Receptions 2005.......................... 12 2006.......................... 23 2007.......................... 66 2008.......................... 59 Total........................ 160
10. Jon Schweighardt Year Receptions 1999.......................... 11 2000.......................... 35 2001.......................... 43 2002.......................... 58 Total........................ 147
4. Shaun Herbert Year Receptions 2003......................... 10 2004......................... 32 2005......................... 79 2006......................... 47 Total....................... 168
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SINGLE-SEASON BESTS Receiving Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Player D’Wayne Bates D’Wayne Bates Richard Buchanan D’Wayne Bates Brian Musso Shaun Herbert Lee Gissendaner Richard Buchanan Mark Benson Sam Simmons Jon Harvey
Touchdowns
Player 1. D’Wayne Bates 2. D’Wayne Bates Richard Buchanan 4. Brian Musso Joe Collier 6. Ross Lane Sam Simmons Teddy Johnson Richard Buchanan 10. Mark Philmore Shaun Herbert Lee Gissendaner
Year 1998 1996 1989 1995 1997 2005 1993 1990 1991 2001 1982
Yards 1,245 1,196 1,115 889 865 862 846 834 831 807 807
Year 1996 1998 1989 1997 1952 2007 2001 2000 1990 2005 2005 1993
TD 12 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6