2011 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL HISTORY & RECORDS
PUNTING RECORDS GAME
GAME
CAREER
Punts: 36, Charlie Calhoun vs. Centenary (1939) Game (Since 1950): 12, Dennis Vance vs. Texas (1984) Punting Average: 57.0, Alex Reyes vs. Baylor (2004); 3 punts for 171 yards Longest Punt: 85, R.W. Moyers vs. West Texas State (1945)
Returns: 8, Wes Welker vs. New Mexico (2001) Yards: 166, Wes Welker vs. Texas A&M (2002) Yards by Class: Freshman: 106, Tracy Saul vs. Texas (1989) Sophomore: 102, Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986) Junior: 166, Wes Welker vs. Texas A&M (2002) Senior: 145, Leonard Harris vs. TCU (1983) Yards per Return: 47.0, Larry Alford vs. Texas (1968); 3-141 yards Touchdowns: 1, several times; most recently; Eric Morris at Nevada (2008) Longest Texas Tech Punt Return: 96, Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986)
Returns: 152, Wes Welker (2000-03) Yards: 1,761, Wes Welker (2000-03) Yards per Return: 12.0, Marc Dove (1969-71), 48 for 576 yards Touchdowns: 8, Wes Welker (2000-03)
LONGEST PUNTS 1. R.W. Moyers vs. West Texas State (1945) ......................... 85 2. David Kuykendall vs. Arkansas (1975) ............................... 79 3. Buddy Hill vs. Tulsa (1954) ................................................ 78 Ken Vinyard vs. Kansas (1966)........................................... 78 Johnny Odom vs. Boston College (1971) ............................ 78 Mark Bounds vs. Texas (1991)........................................... 78 7. Robert King vs. Rice (1992) ............................................... 77 Robert King vs. Texas A&M (1993).................................... 77 9. Johnny Odom vs. SMU (1970)............................................ 76 10. Johnny Odom vs. Texas (1970) .......................................... 75 Maury Buford vs. Texas A&M (1978) ................................ 75 Robert King vs. Wyoming (1992) ........................................ 75 SEASON Punts: 78, Maury Buford (1981) Punting Average: 46.8, Mark Bounds (1991); 53 punts for 2,481 yards SINGLE-SEASON AVERAGE LEADERS 1. Mark Bounds (1991); 53 punts for 2,481 yards .............. 46.8 2. Alex Reyes (2006); 43 punts for 1,943 yards.................. 45.2 3. Maury Buford (1981); 78 punts for 3,493 yards ............. 44.8 4. Maury Buford (1978); 71 punts for 3,131 yards ............. 44.1 5. Alex Reyes (2003); 28 punts for 1,203 yards.................. 43.0 6. Alex Reyes (2005); 49 punts for 2,099 yards.................. 42.8 7. Robert King (1993); 54 punts for 2,305 yards................. 42.7 8. Robert King (1992); 53 punts for 2,256 yards................. 42.6 9. Jamie Simmons (1988); 44 punts for 1,860 yards........... 42.4 10. Jonathan LaCour (2007); 33 punts for 1,391 yards......... 42.2 CAREER Punts: 293, Maury Buford (1978-81) Punting Average: 43.3, Alex Reyes (2006); 43 punts for 1,943 yards CAREER AVERAGE LEADERS 1. Alex Reyes (2003-06) ..................................................... 43.3 2. Maury Buford (1978-81) ................................................. 43.2 3. Robert King (1992-93) .................................................... 42.6 4. Jeremy Hernandez (1996-98) .......................................... 40.1 Jamie Simmons (1986-89) .............................................. 40.1 6. Brad Cade (1994-95) ...................................................... 39.8 Clinton Greathouse (2000-02) ......................................... 39.8 Eric Rosiles (1999-00)..................................................... 39.8 9. Jonathan LaCour (2007-2010) ........................................ 39.7 10. Dennis Vance (1982-84).................................................. 39.6
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 1. Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986)...................................... 96 2. Estil Carnes vs. New Mexico Normal (1931) ....................... 90 Danny Amendola at Kansas State (2004) ........................... 90 4. Wes Welker at Texas A&M (2002) ..................................... 88 5. Eric Morris at Nevada (2008) ............................................. 86 6. Wes Welker vs. Nebraska (2001)........................................ 85 7. Larry Alford vs. Texas (1968) ............................................ 84 Leonard Harris vs. TCU (1983) ........................................... 84 9. Elmer Wilson vs. West Texas State (1951) ......................... 80 John Norman vs. Baylor (1999) .......................................... 80 SEASON Returns: 57, Wes Welker (2002) Yards: 752, Wes Welker (2002) Yards by Class: Freshman: 419, Tyrone Thurman (1985) Sophomore: 444, Tyrone Thurman (1986) Junior: 752, Wes Welker (2002) Senior: 385, Wes Welker (2003) Yards per Return: 13.5, Tyrone Thurman (1985), 33 for 444 yards Touchdowns: 3, Wes Welker (2002)
CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2000-03) .................................................. 1,761 2. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) ........................................... 1,466 3. Danny Amendola (2004-07)........................................... 1,283 4. Tracy Saul (1989-92)....................................................... 902 5. Dane Johnson (1994-97).................................................. 876 6. Leonard Harris (1981-83) ................................................. 759 7. Larry Alford (1967-68) ..................................................... 750 8. Marc Dove (1969-71)....................................................... 576 9. John Norman (1997-00) ................................................... 513 10. Eric Morris (2005-08)....................................................... 486 CAREER RETURN LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2000-03) ..................................................... 152 2. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) .............................................. 126 3. Danny Amendola (2004-07).............................................. 116 4. Tracy Saul (1989-92)......................................................... 90 5. Dane Johnson (1994-97).................................................... 76 6. Larry Alford (1967-68) ....................................................... 70 7. Leonard Harris (1981-83) ................................................... 68 8. Mike Patterson (1976-77) .................................................. 55 9. John Norman (1997-99) ..................................................... 50 10. Eric Morris (2005-08)......................................................... 49
SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2002); 57 returns ........................................ 752 2. Tyrone Thurman (1986); 33 returns ................................. 444 3. Larry Alford (1968); 38 returns ........................................ 430 4. Tyrone Thurman (1985); 31 returns ................................. 419 5. Wes Welker (2003); 33 returns ........................................ 385 6. Danny Amendola (2006); 41 returns................................. 377 7. Marc Dove (1971); 33 returns .......................................... 374 8. Danny Amendola (2004); 29 returns................................. 371 9. Leonard Harris (1982); 33 returns .................................... 365 10. Wes Welker (2000); 28 returns ........................................ 353 SINGLE-SEASON RETURN LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2002) ............................................................ 57 2. Danny Amendola (2006)..................................................... 41 3. Larry Alford (1968) ............................................................ 38 4. Tyrone Thurman (1987) ..................................................... 35 5. Marc Dove (1971) .............................................................. 33 Leonard Harris (1982) ........................................................ 33 Tyrone Thurman (1986) ..................................................... 33 Wes Welker (2003) ............................................................ 33 9. Larry Alford (1967) ............................................................ 32 Danny Amendola (2005)..................................................... 32
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