Punt Return Records
Southeastern Louisiana
PUNT RETURNS (CAREER)
Yearly PUNT RETURN Leaders (since 1949)
Punt Return Yards
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1,380 756 586 479 414 320 307 280 279 264
Punt Returns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10.
126 72 61 40 37 34 34 34 32 30
Steve Keller (126-1380) Hubert Polk (61-756) Arlen Blackwell (30-586) Anthony Vereen (72-479) David Patterson (40-414) Brandon Collins (34-320) Ray Brown (34-307) Johnny O’Neal (27-280) Don Marino (17-279) Ridley Boudreaux (10-264)
1968-71 1950-53 1949, 54-55 1976-80 1979-82 2010-11 1983-84 1965-66 1953-54 1950-51
Steve Keller (126-1380) Anthony Vereen (72-479) Hubert Polk (61-756) David Patterson (40-414) Bobby Hill (37-146) Choni Francis (34-173) Brandon Collins (34-320) Ray Brown (34-307) Richard Foley (32-236) Arlen Blackwell (30-586)
1968-71 1976-80 1950-53 1979-82 1971-74 2003-04 2010-11 1983-84 1980-81 1949, 54-55
Average Yards/Punt Return (min. 10 att.)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
26.40 19.53 16.41 15.54 14.60 12.39 11.38 10.95 10.53 10.37
Ridley Boudreaux (10-264) Arlen Blackwell (30-586) Don Marino (17-279) Larry Troxler (13-202) Willie Rhodes (10-146) Hubert Polk (61-756) Jamaal Jackson (16-182) Steve Keller (126-1380) Jerry Hollifield (17-179) Johnny O'Neal (27-280)
1950-51 1949, 54-55 1953-54 1953-54 1957-60 1950-53 2004-05 1968-71 1963-64 1965-66
PUNT RETURNS (SEASON) Punt Return Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
579 524 367 331 295 281 242 236 232 225
Punt Returns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9.
46 36 34 28 25 25 25 24 23 23 23
Steve Keller (46-579) Arlen Blackwell (25-524) Hubert Polk (28-367) Hubert Polk (23-331) Steve Keller (23-295) Steve Keller (23-281) Anthony Vereen (36-242) Terry Hodges (25-236) Brandon Collins (21-232) Steve Keller (34-225)
1969 1949 1950 1951 1968 1970 1978 1967 2011 1971
Steve Keller (46-579) Anthony Vereen (36-242) Steve Keller (34-225) Hubert Polk (28-367) Terry Hodges (25-236) Bobby Hill (25-75) Arlen Blackwell (25-524) Pat Mason (24-202) Steve Keller (23-295) Hubert Polk (23-331) Steve Keller (23-281)
1969 1978 1971 1950 1967 1973 1949 1974 1968 1951 1970
Average Yards/Punt Return (min. 10 att.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
20.96 15.40 14.39 13.58 13.11 12.83 12.59 12.22 11.38 11.05
Arlen Blackwell (25-524) Larry Troxler (10-154) Hubert Polk (23-331) Eric Jackson (12-163) Hubert Polk (28-367) Steve Keller (23-295) Steve Keller (46-579) Steve Keller (23-281) Jamaal Jackson (16-182) Brandon Collins (21-232)
Season 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Player No. Arlen Blackwell 25 Hubert Polk 28 Hubert Polk 23 Hubert Polk 10 Don Marino 13 Larry Troxler 10 Arlen Blackwell 4 Billy Honeycutt 9 Calvin Boudreaux 1 Bobby Dugas 1 Willie Rhodes 4 Wilbur Derrick 9 Joel Smith 6 Brent Roussell 4 Jerry Hollifield 12 Jerry Hollifield 5 Johnny O’Neal 9 Johnny O’Neal 18 Terry Hodges 25 Steve Keller 23 Steve Keller 46 Steve Keller 23 Steve Keller 34 Bobby Hill 12 Bobby Hill 25 Pat Mason 24 Mike Hornsby 1 AnthonyVereen 9
Yards Avg. Long TD 524 21.0 0 1 367 13.1 0 1 331 14.4 0 0 58 5.8 0 0 138 10.6 0 0 154 15.4 0 0 43 10.8 0 0 176 19.6 0 0 39 39.0 39 0 95 95.0 95 1 62 15.5 45 0 102 11.3 0 0 98 16.3 45 0 55 13.8 22 0 108 9.0 0 0 71 14.2 0 0 100 11.1 0 0 180 10.0 66 1 236 9.4 47 0 295 12.8 68 0 579 12.6 60 1 281 12.2 59 0 225 6.6 26 0 71 5.9 17 0 75 3.0 35 0 202 8.4 26 0 40 40.0 40 1 66 7.3 13 0
Longest Punt Return
95 86 75 68 67 66 65 64 60 60 60
Bobby Dugas vs. Florence State David Patterson vs. Illinois State Robert Alford at Lamar Steve Keller vs. Northwestern State Andre Cryer vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Johnny O’Neal vs. Louisiana College Don Marino vs. Louisiana College Anthony Vereen vs. Livingston Don Marino vs. Stetson Brandon Collins vs. Nicholls State Steve Keller at Youngstown State
Season 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
26.2, Robert Alford at Lamar 19.7, Jamaal Jackson vs.Alcorn State 18.5, Romaliz Mayo vs. Lambuth
Yards Avg. Long TD 137 6.8 64 1 242 6.7 17 0 89 8.9 33 0 178 8.5 22 0 80 7.3 32 0 146 9.7 23 0 207 10.9 53 0 100 6.7 49 0 69 7.7 29 0 82 4.3 14 0 91 6.1 24 0 182 11.4 45 0 29 4.8 8 0 163 13.6 54 0 96 8.7 25 0 39 5.6 15 0 88 6.8 30 0 232 11.0 60 0 99 14.1 75 1
TEAM PUNT RETURNS (SEASON)
Oct. 18, 1958 Sept. 27, 1980 Sept. 29, 2012 Nov. 23, 1968 Sept. 15, 2007 Oct. 15, 1966 Oct. 2, 1954 Oct. 15, 1977 Oct. 30, 1954 Nov. 17, 2011 Nov. 1, 1969
Punt Return Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
642 (33 returns) 615 (51) 571 (31) 444 (34) 406 (23)
1949 1969 1951 1950 1954
Punt Returns 1. 3. 4. 5.
Highest Average Gain Per Return (2 returns - since 2003)
1. 2. 3.
Player No. AnthonyVereen 20 AnthonyVereen 36 David Patterson 10 Richard Foley 21 David Patterson 11 David Patterson 15 Ray Brown 19 Ray Brown 15 Kervin Fontenette 9 Choni Francis 19 Choni Francis 15 Jamaal Jackson 16 Eric Jackson 6 Eric Jackson 12 Andre Cryer 11 Chris Wilson 7 Brandon Collins 13 Brandon Collins 21 Robert Alford 7
Sept. 29, 2012 (4-105) Sept. 10, 2005 (3-59) Sept. 4, 2003 (2-37)
51 (615 yards) 51 (402) 44 (336) 37 (321) 35 (295) 35 (250)
1969 1978 1971 1967 1983 1979
1949 1954 1951 2007 1950 1968 1969 1970 2005 2011
PUNT RETURNS (SINGLE-GAME) Most Punt Returns 1. 2.
10 5 5 5 5
Terry Hodges vs. SW Louisiana Oct. 14, 1967 Brandon Collins vs. Lamar Oct. 1, 2011 Andre Cryer at Stephen F.Austin Oct. 4, 2008 Andre Cryer vs.Texas A&M-Commerce Sept. 5, 2009 Choni Francis vs.Arkansas-Monticello Aug. 30, 2003 Steve Keller holds Southeastern and State of Louisiana career records for punt returns and punt return yardage. During his four-year career, Keller averaged nearly 11 yards per return and his 46 returns in 1969 are the second-most by an in-state player.
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