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Antonio Brown is the Chippewas' career leader in receptions, and his three seasons at Central Michigan are the three highest single seasons on the receptions list. He also holds the single-game record in receptions.
The Central Michigan Chippewas football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Chippewas represent Central Michigan University in the NCAA 's Mid-American Conference .
Although Central Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1896,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1951. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1951, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Chippewas have played in eight bowl games since this decision, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Similarly, Central Michigan has played in the MAC Championship Game three times (2006 , 2007 , and 2009 ), giving yet another game to players in those seasons.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Dan LeFevour
12,905
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
Cooper Rush
12,894[ 3]
2013 2014 2015 2016
3
Ryan Radcliff
9,917
2009 2010 2011 2012
4
Jeff Bender
6,528
1988 1989 1990 1991
5
Pete Shepherd
5,754
1997 1998 1999 2000
6
Daniel Richardson
5,391[ 4]
2019 2020 2021 2022
7
Derrick Vickers
5,358
2000 2001 2002 2003
8
Kent Smith
5,179
2002 2004 2005
9
Joe Youngblood
4,718
1990 1991 1992 1993
10
Chad Darnell
4,705
1994 1995 1996
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Cooper Rush
3,848
2015
2
Dan LeFevour
3,652
2007
3
Cooper Rush
3,540[ 3]
2016
4
Dan LeFevour
3,438
2009
5
Ryan Radcliff
3,358
2010
6
Ryan Radcliff
3,286
2011
7
Shane Morris
3,237
2017
8
Ryan Radcliff
3,158
2012
9
Cooper Rush
3,157
2014
10
Dan LeFevour
3,031
2006
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Curtis Adams
4,162
1981 1982 1983 1984
2
Walt Hodges
3,886
1973 1974 1975 1976
3
Jesse Lakes
3,702
1969 1970 1971
4
Brian Pruitt
3,693
1992 1993 1994
5
Eric Flowers
3,122
1996 1997 1998 1999
6
Lew Nichols III
3,061[ 11]
2019 2020 2021 2022
7
Walt Beach
2,968
1956 1957 1958 1959
8
Dan LeFevour
2,948
2006 2007 2008 2009
9
Willie Todd
2,928
1978 1979 1980 1981
10
Ontario Sneed
2,863
2005 2006 2007 2008
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Brian Pruitt
1,890
1994
2
Lew Nichols III
1,848[ 11]
2021
3
Silas Massey
1,544
1996
4
Chuck Markey
1,513
1972
5
Zurlon Tipton
1,492
2012
6
Walt Hodges
1,463
1974
7
Billy Smith
1,440
1991
8
Curtis Adams
1,431
1983
9
Robbie Mixon
1,363
2002
10
Eric Flowers
1,302
1998
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Titus Davis
3,700
2011 2012 2013 2014
2
Bryan Anderson
3,648
2006 2007 2008 2009
3
Reggie Allen
3,242
1995 1996 1997 1998
4
Antonio Brown
3,199
2007 2008 2009
5
Bryan Schorman
2,968
1995 1996 1997 1998
6
Cody Wilson
2,729
2009 2010 2011 2012
7
Corey Willis
2,390
2014 2015 2016 2017
8
Damien Linson
2,279
2003 2004 2005 2006
9
Kalil Pimpleton
2,131[ 15]
2019 2020 2021
10
Ken Ealy
2,064
1988 1989 1990 1991
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 23]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Dan LeFevour
15,853
2006 2007 2008 2009
2
Cooper Rush
12,786 [ 3]
2013 2014 2015 2016
3
Ryan Radcliff
9,747
2009 2010 2011 2012
4
Jeff Bender
6,518
1988 1989 1990 1991
5
Kent Smith
6,079
2002 2004 2005
6
Pete Shepherd
5,747
1997 1998 1999 2000
7
Derrick Vickers
5,747
2000 2001 2002 2003
8
Daniel Richardson
5,287 [ 4]
2019 2020 2021 2022
9
Chad Darnell
4,925
1994 1995 1996
10
Joe Youngblood
4,585
1990 1991 1992 1993
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Dan LeFevour
4,774
2007
2
Dan LeFevour
4,151
2009
3
Cooper Rush
3,896
2015
4
Dan LeFevour
3,552
2006
5
Cooper Rush
3,519
2016
6
Dan LeFevour
3,376
2008
7
Shane Morris
3,330
2017
8
Ryan Radcliff
3,259
2010
9
Kent Smith
3,242
2005
10
Ryan Radcliff
3,217
2011
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 24]
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
Opponent
1
Steve Bograkos
3
1972
Indiana State
Josh Gordy
3
2007
Army
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Years
Opponent
1
Brian Leigeb
26
2000
Northern Illinois
2
Ray Bentley
23
1980
Bowling Green
Cory Gildersleeve
23
1995
Eastern Michigan
Rodrico Epps
23
2000
Ball State
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Kevin Nicholl
20
1989
2
Andrew Aguila
17
2009
Marshall Meeder
17[ 27]
2021
4
Kevin Nicholl
16
1987
Andrew Aguila
16
2008
Brian Eavey
16
2015
7
Rade Savich
15
1978
Chuck Selinger
15
1991
David Harman
15
2012
10
Rade Savich
14
1976
Brad Blasy
14
1995
Mike Gruzwalski
14
2002
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
Opponent
1
Andrew Aguila
5
2009
Troy
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^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
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