AKRON ZIPS
INDIVIDUAL RUSHING
Yards Avg YPG 4,257 5.3 133.0 3,054 4.2 98.5 3,032 5.4 79.8 2,861 4.6 73.4 2,847 4.7 69.4 2,816 4.5 72.2 2,613 4.4 90.1 2,522 4.5 54.8 2,314 3.7 74.6 2,101 4.5 87.5 2,003 4.6 60.7 1,976 5.4 58.2 1,939 4.3 58.8
SINGLE SEASON RUSHING YARDS Rk. Player Year G Att Yds Avg YPG 1. Mike Clark 1986 11 245 1,786 7.3 162.4 2. James Black 1983 11 351 1,568 4.5 142.5 3. Dennis Kennedy 2008 12 239 1,321 5.5 110.1 4. Mike Clark 1985 11 301 1,299 4.3 118.1 5. Paul Winters 1979 11 318 1,298 4.1 118.0 6. Brett Biggs 2005 13 284 1,230 4.3 94.6 7. James Black 1982 9 306 1,188 3.9 132.0 8. Mike Clark 1984 10 258 1,172 4.5 117.2 9. Brandon Payne 2000 11 220 1,062 4.8 96.5 10. Jack Beidleman 1969 10 188 1,050 5.6 105.0 11. Dennis Brumfield 1981 10 273 1,041 3.8 104.1 12. Dennis Brumfield 1980 10 254 1,000 3.9 100.0 YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS Year Player 2010 Alex Allen 2009 Joe Tuzze 2008 Dennis Kennedy 2007 Bryan Williams 2006 Dennis Kennedy 2005 Brett Biggs 2004 Brett Biggs 2003 Bobby Hendry
Att 186 55 239 152 226 284 185 231
Yds 877 244 1,321 728 914 1,230 871 981
Avg 4.7 4.4 5.5 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2
TD 8 2 17 2 9 10 10 14
TOP SINGLE GAME RUSHING TOTALS Rk. Yards Player (Att) Opponent 1. 295 James Black (52) at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 2. 277 Dennis Kennedy (25) at Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 3. 255 Mike Clark (31) vs. Central Florida, 9-27-86 4. 246 James Black (40) vs. Youngstown State, 11-5-83 5. 243 Ron Tyson (42) at Northern Illinois, 10-29-66 6. 240 Bobby Hendry (26) vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 7. 229 Mike Clark (21) at Tennessee Tech, 11-1-86 8. 220 Mike Clark (34) at Youngstown State, 11-22-86 9. 216 Jack Beidleman (29) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10-18-69 10. 209 Mike Clark (36) at Cincinnati, 9-8-84 11. 208 Dennis Brumfield (40) vs. Morehead State, 10-17-81 12. 207 Brandon Payne (31) vs. Connecticut, 10-21-00 13. 205 James Black (36) vs. Austin Peay, 11-20-82 14. 201 Yasin Reeder (23) at Eastern Michigan, 11-9-96 15. 200 Ty Cogswell (27) at Heidelberg, 9-21-57 200 Paul Winters (48) at Eastern Illinois, 11-17-79 17. 199 Mike Clark (19) vs. Morehead State, 10-25-86
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RECORDS
Att 804 731 561 626 603 629 594 556 625 469 436 366 453
TD 8 10 13 13 13 9 8 1 2 3 7 7 7 8 3 1 8 13 4 9 6 7 5 2 3 4 4 4 7 6 7 3 5 11 10 4 11 3 7 14 7 13 1 1 12 9 4 6 5
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G 32 31 38 39 41 39 29 46 31 24 33 34 33
Avg 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.1 5.4 6.6 4.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 4.2 5.4 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.3 7.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.8 5.0 5.8 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 4.3 3.6 4.2 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.9 5.0 10.2 4.1
STUDENT-ATHLETES
CAREER RUSHING YARDS Rk. Player Years 1. Mike Clark 1984-86 2. James Black 1980-83 3. Jack Beidleman 1967-70 4. Brandon Payne 1999-2002 5. Bobby Hendry 2000-03 6. Billy Mills 1973-76 7. Paul Winters 1976-79 8. Dennis Kennedy 2005-08 9. Dennis Brumfield 1979-81 10. Brett Biggs 2004-05 11. Tom Wilhelm 1972-75 12. Greg Lomax 1995-98 13. George Deo 1960-63
Yds 1,021 819 1,062 845 861 835 781 463 588 371 754 769 684 763 609 689 1,786 1,299 1,172 1,568 1,188 1,041 1,000 1,298 806 535 659 830 680 665 541 803 758 1,050 799 494 926 484 405 766 660 857 281 392 650 802 290 792 414
STAFF
HIGHEST GAIN PER RUSH Game (Min. 10 rushes) 17.7 by DeShawn Brown (10 for 177) at Ohio, 10-30-93 (Min. 20 rushes) 11.1 by Dennis Kennedy (25 for 277) at E. Michigan, 10-18-08 (Min. 30 rushes) 8.2 by Mike Clark (31 for 255) vs. Central Florida, 9-27-86 Season (Min. 75 rushes) 10.2 by Ben Kimbrough (78 for 792) 1955 (Min. 175 rushes) 7.3 by Mike Clark (245 for 1,786) 1986 Career (Min. 125 rushes) 7.9 by Ben Kimbrough (136 for 1,082) 1955-56 (Min. 300 rushes) 5.41 by Jack Beidleman (561 for 3,032) 1967-70 5.40 by Greg Lomax (366 for 1,976) 1995-98
YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS (cont.) Year Player Att 2002 Bobby Hendry 208 2001 Bobby Hendry 160 2000 Brandon Payne 220 1999 Brandon Payne 208 1998 Greg Lomax 161 1997 Greg Lomax 127 1996 Yasin Reeder 168 1995 Terrel Dixon 143 1994 DeShawn Brown 152 1993 Symeon Floyd 82 1992 Marcel Weems 181 1991 Tyrone Nelson 142 1990 Marcus Reliford 177 1989 Doug Lewis 171 1988 Doug Lewis 119 1987 Derek Alston 160 1986 Mike Clark 245 1985 Mike Clark 301 1984 Mike Clark 258 1983 James Black 351 1982 James Black 306 1981 Dennis Brumfield 273 1980 Dennis Brumfield 254 1979 Paul Winters 318 1978 Paul Winters 177 1977 Mark Hovanec 137 1976 Billy Mills 161 1975 Billy Mills 219 1974 Tom Wilhelm 135 1973 Billy Mills 115 1972 Calvin Pierce 135 1971 Calvin Pierce 185 1970 Jack Beidleman 162 1969 Jack Beidleman 188 1968 Jack Beidleman 139 1967 Tony Moro 89 1966 Ron Tyson 215 1965 Ron Tyson 136 1964 Pete Toto 96 1963 John Lahoski 159 1962 George Deo 140 1961 George Deo 106 1960 Frank Lomax 78 1959 Gino Calcei 100 1958 Art Bailey 157 1957 Art Bailey 165 1956 Ben Kimbrough 58 1955 Ben Kimbrough 78 1954 Buster Rizzo 101
AKRON FOOTBALL
YARDS GAINED IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES (cont.) 3 Games 682 by James Black 1983 141 at Tenn. Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay 4 Games 756 by James Black 1983 74 vs. Murray State, 141 at Tennessee Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay 5 Games 941 by James Black 1983 185 at Morehead State, 74 vs. Murray State,141 at Tennessee Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay