The Nebraska Cornhuskers football statistical leaders are the individual statistical leaders of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . The Cornhuskers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the West Division of the Big Ten ..
Although Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1956. Records before this are often incomplete and inconsistent, and are generally not included. These lists are dominated by recent players for several reasons, including: college football's progressively increasing season length, an NCAA statute forbidding freshmen from playing varsity football that was in place until 1972 , and the exclusion of bowl game stats from official records until 2002 .[2]
Passing [ ]
Yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
8,871
2013–16
2
Adrian Martinez
8,491[3]
2018–
3
Taylor Martinez
7,258
2010–13
4
Zac Taylor
5,850
2005–06
5
David Humm
5,236
1972–74
6
Joe Ganz
5,125
2006–08
7
Jerry Tagge
4,704
1969–71
8
Eric Crouch
4,481
1998–01
9
Tommie Frazier
3,521
1992–95
10
Turner Gill
3,317
1980–83
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Joe Ganz
3,568
2008
2
Zac Taylor
3,197
2006
3
Tanner Lee
3,143
2017
4
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
3,030
2015
5
Taylor Martinez
2,871
2012
6
Adrian Martinez
2,863[3]
2021
7
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
2,695
2014
8
Zac Taylor
2,653
2005
9
Adrian Martinez
2,617[3]
2018
10
Sam Keller
2,422
2007
Touchdowns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
67
2013–16
2
Taylor Martinez
56
2010–13
3
Zac Taylor
45
2005–06
4
Adrian Martinez
45[3]
2018-
5
Joe Ganz
44
2006–08
6
Tommie Frazier
43
1992–95
7
David Humm
41
1972–74
8
Turner Gill
34
1980–83
9
Jerry Tagge
32
1969–71
Vince Ferragamo
1975–76
Season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Zac Taylor
26
2006
2
Joe Ganz
25
2008
3
Taylor Martinez
23
2012
Tanner Lee
2017
5
Vince Ferragamo
22
1976
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
2014
2015
8
Zac Lee
19
2005
Gerry Gdowski
1989
10
David Humm
18
1972
Rushing [ ]
Yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Mike Rozier
4,780
1981–83
2
Ameer Abdullah
4,588
2011–14
3
Ahman Green
3,880
1995–97
4
Eric Crouch
3,434
1998–2001
5
Roy Helu
3,404
2007–10
6
Rex Burkhead
3,329
2009–12
7
Calvin Jones
3,215
1991–93
8
Ken Clark
3,037
1987–89
9
Taylor Martinez
2,975
2010–13
10
I. M. Hipp
2,814
1977–79
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Mike Rozier
2,295
1983
2
Ahman Green
2,083
1997
3
Lawrence Phillips
1,826
1994
4
Mike Rozier
1,807
1982
5
Ameer Abdullah
1,690
2013
6
1,611
2014
7
Ken Clark
1,497
1988
8
Jammal Lord
1,412
2002
9
Rex Burkhead
1,357
2011
10
Bobby Reynolds
1,342
1950
Touchdowns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Eric Crouch
59
1998–2001
2
Mike Rozier
49
1981–83
3
Ahman Green
42
1995–97
4
Calvin Jones
40
1991–93
5
Ameer Abdullah
39
2011–14
6
Tommie Frazier
36
1992–95
7
Adrian Martinez
35[3]
2018-
8
Keith Jones
32
1984–97
Steve Taylor
1985–88
10
Taylor Martinez
31
2010–13
Season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Mike Rozier
29
1983
2
Ahman Green
22
1997
3
Eric Crouch
20
2000
4
Bobby Reynolds
19
1950
Scott Frost
1997
Ameer Abdullah
2014
7
Eric Crouch
18
2001
8
Jeff Kinney
16
1971
Lawrence Phillips
1994
Eric Crouch
1999
Receiving [ ]
Receptions [ ]
Yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Stanley Morgan Jr.
2,747
2015–18
2
Kenny Bell
2,689
2011–14
3
JD Spielman
2,545
2017–19
4
Johnny Rodgers
2,497
1970–72
5
Nate Swift
2,476
2005–08
6
Jordan Westerkamp
2,474
2013–16
7
Terrence Nunn
1,762
2004–07
8
Todd Peterson
1,602
2005–08
9
Niles Paul
1,532
2007–10
10
Quincy Enunwa
1,526
2010–13
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Stanley Morgan Jr.
1,004
2018
2
986
2017
3
Johnny Rodgers
942
1972
4
Nate Swift
941
2008
5
Jordan Westerkamp
918
2015
6
Samori Toure
898
2021
7
JD Spielman
897
2019
8
Johnny Rodgers
872
1971
9
Kenny Bell
863
2012
10
JD Speilman
830
2017
Touchdowns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Johnny Rodgers
25
1970–72
2
Nate Swift
22
2005–08
3
Stanley Morgan Jr.
22
2015–18
4
Kenny Bell
21
2011–14
5
Jordan Westerkamp
18
2013–16
6
Maurice Purify
16
2006–07
7
Jon Bostick
15
1989–91
Quincy Enunwa
2010–13
JD Spielman
2017–19
10
2 tied
14
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing, rushing, and receiving yards.[4]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Adrian Martinez
10,792[3]
2018–
2
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
10,690
2013–16
3
Taylor Martinez
10,233
2010–13
4
Eric Crouch
7,915
1998–2001
5
Zac Taylor
5,777
2005–06
6
Tommie Frazier
5,476
1992–95
7
Joe Ganz
5,466
2006–08
8
Jammal Lord
5,421
2000–03
9
Jerry Tagge
5,283
1969–71
10
David Humm
5,027
1972–74
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Taylor Martinez
3,890
2012
2
Joe Ganz
3,826
2008
3
Tommy Armstrong Jr.
3,430
2015
4
3,400
2014
5
Adrian Martinez
3,338[3]
2021
6
Adrian Martinez
3,246[3]
2018
7
Zac Taylor
3,165
2006
8
Tanner Lee
3,046
2017
9
Taylor Martinez
2,963
2011
10
Jammal Lord
2,774
2002
All-purpose yards [ ]
All-purpose yardage is the sum of rushing, receiving, kick return, and punt return yardage.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ameer Abdullah
7,186
2011–14
2
Johnny Rodgers
5,586
1970–72
3
Mike Rozier
5,445
1981–83
4
Ahman Green
4,280
1995–97
5
Marlon Lucky
4,214
2005–08
6
Rex Burkhead
3,953
2009–12
7
Roy Helu
3,905
2007–10
8
JD Spielman
3,694
2017–19
9
Cory Ross
3,559
2002–05
10
Eric Crouch
3,543
1998–2001
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Mike Rozier
2,486
1983
2
Ameer Abdullah
2,272
2014
3
Johnny Rodgers
2,011
1972
4
Ameer Abdullah
1,999
2013
5
Johnny Rodgers
1,983
1971
6
Ahman Green
1,982
1997
7
Lawrence Phillips
1,894
1994
8
Ameer Abdullah
1,884
2012
9
Mike Rozier
1,790
1982
10
Marlon Lucky
1,743
2007
Scoring [ ]
Points [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Points
Years
1
Alex Henery
397
2007–10
2
Kris Brown
388
1995–98
3
Eric Crouch
368
1998–2001
4
Drew Brown
355
2014–17
5
Josh Brown
315
1999–2002
6
Mike Rozier
312
1981–83
7
Ameer Abdullah
288
2011–14
8
Ahman Green
270
1995–97
9
Johnny Rodgers
264
1970–72
10
Calvin Jones
252
1991–93
Season
Rank
Player
Points
Year
1
Mike Rozier
174
1983
2
Bobby Reynolds
157
1950
3
Ahman Green
132
1997
Ameer Abdullah
2014
5
Eric Crouch
120
2000
6
Brett Maher
119
2012
7
Kris Brown
116
1997
Eric Crouch
2001
9
Scott Frost
114
1997
10
2 tied
110
Touchdowns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Eric Crouch
61
1998–2001
2
Mike Rozier
52
1981–83
3
Ameer Abdullah
48
2011–14
4
Ahman Green
45
1995–97
5
Johnny Rodgers
44
1970–72
6
Calvin Jones
42
1991–93
7
Tommie Frazier
36
1992–95
8
Rex Burkhead
35
2009–12
9
Adrian Martinez
34
2018-
10
Keith Jones
33
1984–87
Season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Mike Rozier
29
1983
2
Bobby Reynolds
22
1950
Ahman Green
1997
Ameer Abdullah
2014
5
Eric Crouch
20
2000
6
Scott Frost
19
1997
Eric Crouch
2001
8
5 tied
17
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
1
Dana Stephenson
14
1967–69
2
Josh Bullocks
13
2002–04
Nathan Gerry
2013–16
4
Bret Clark
12
1982–84
5
Tom Novak
11
1946–49
Larry Wachholtz
1964–66
Tyrone Byrd
1989–92
Ralph Brown
1996–99
Fabian Washington
2002–04
10
2 tied
10
Season
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
1
Josh Bullocks
10
2003
2
Larry Wachholtz
7
1966
Dana Stephenson
1969
Bill Kosch
1970
5
Dave Mason
6
1971
Kenny Wilhite
1991
Matt O'Hanlon
2009
8
16 tied
5
Game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Dana Stephenson
3
1969
Colorado
Joe Blahak
1970
Kansas State
Ric Lindquist
1979
Kansas State
Matt O'Hanlon
2009
Oklahoma
Tackles [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Tackles
Years
1
Barrett Ruud
432
2001–04
2
Jerry Murtaugh
342
1968–70
3
Mike Brown
287
1996–99
4
Lavonte David
285
2010–11
5
Dedrick Young
284
2015–18
6
Lee Kunz
276
1976–78
7
Clete Pillen
273
1974–76
Nathan Gerry
2013–16
9
Steve Damkroger
269
1979–82
10
Ed Stewart
257
1991–94
Season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Lavonte David
152
2010
2
Barrett Ruud
149
2003
3
143
2004
4
Lee Kunz
141
1977
5
Lavonte David
133
2011
6
Jerry Murtaugh
132
1970
7
Clete Pillen
129
1976
8
Demorrio Williams
128
2003
9
Clete Pillen
125
1975
Mike Knox
1983
Game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Clete Pillen
30
1976
Oklahoma State
2
27
1975
Oklahoma
3
Jerry Murtaugh
25
1970
USC
4
Lee Kunz
23
1977
Oklahoma
5
Rich Glover
22
1971
Oklahoma
6
Ken Geddes
20
1968
Missouri
7
8 tied
19
Sacks [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Sacks
Years
1
Trev Alberts
29.5
1991–93
2
Grant Wistrom
26.5
1994–97
3
Jim Skow
26.0
1983–85
4
Danny Noonan
24.0
1984–86
Ndamukong Suh
2005–09
6
Broderick Thomas
22.5
1985–88
7
Adam Carriker
20.5
2003–06
8
Jared Crick
20.0
2008–11
9
Randy Gregory
17.5
2013-2014
10
Barry Turner
17.0
2005–09
Season
Rank
Player
Sacks
Year
1
Jim Skow
15.0
1985
Trev Alberts
1993
3
Danny Noonan
12.0
1986
Ndamukong Suh
2009
5
Danny Noonan
11.0
1985
Broderick Thomas
1986
Kenny Walker
1990
Demorrio Williams
2003
9
Randy Gregory
10.5
2013
10
5 tied
10.0
Tackles for loss [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TFL
Years
1
Grant Wistrom
58.5
1994–97
2
Ndamukong Suh
57
2005–09
3
Barrett Ruud
50
2001–04
4
Trev Alberts
45
1990–93
5
Jim Skow
44
1982–85
6
Willie Harper
41
1970–72
Adam Carriker
2003–06
8
Broderick Thomas
39
1985–88
9
Mike Rucker
38
1995–98
Jay Moore
2003–06
Season
Rank
Player
TFL
Year
1
Jim Skow
25
1985
2
Ndamukong Suh
24
2009
3
Corey McKeon
22
2005
4
Derrie Nelson
21
1980
Kenny Walker
1990
Trev Alberts
1993
Demorrio Williams
2003
8
Grant Wistrom
20
1996
9
Ndamukong Suh
19
2008
Randy Gregory
2013
Game
Rank
Player
TFL
Year
Opponent
1
Jim Skow
7
1985
Missouri
Jared Crick
2009
Baylor
Ndamukong Suh
Texas
Pass breakups [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
PBU
Years
1
Ralph Brown
50
1996–1999
2
Keyuo Craver
41
1998–2001
DeJuan Groce
1999–2002
4
Erwin Swiney
38
1997–2001
Fabian Washington
2002–04
6
Cortney Grixby
32
2004–2007
7
Prince Amukamara
27
2007–2010
Dicaprio Bootle
2017-2020
9
Cam Taylor-Britt
23
2018-2021
10
Daniel Bullocks
22
2002–2005
Stanley Jean-Baptiste
2011–2013
Lamar Jackson
2016–2019
Special teams [ ]
Field goals made [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
1
Alex Henery
68
2007–10
2
Drew Brown
59
2014–17
3
Kris Brown
57
1995–98
4
Josh Brown
43
1999–2002
5
Brett Maher
39
2009–12
6
Dale Klein
27
1984–86
7
Byron Bennett
24
1990–93
Jordan Congdon
2005–06
9
Billy Todd
22
1977–78
10
Paul Rogers
20
1968–70
Season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Alex Henery
24
2009
2
Drew Brown
21
2015
3
Brett Maher
20
2012
4
Jordan Congdon
19
2005
Brett Maher
2011
6
Kris Brown
18
1997
Alex Henery
2008
2010
9
7 tied
14
Longest field goal [ ]
Field goal percentage [ ]
Career (min. two seasons)
Rank
Player
FG%
Years
1
Alex Henery
89.5%
2007–10
2
Jordan Congdon
80.0%
2005–06
3
Brett Maher
78.0%
2009–12
4
Drew Brown
77.6%
2014–17
5
Gregg Barrios
74.3%
1986–90
6
Kris Brown
74.0%
1995–98
7
Connor Culp
70.4%[5]
2020–
8
Josh Brown
69.4%
1999–2002
9
Dale Klein
65.9%
1984–86
10
Billy Todd
62.2%
1977–78
Season (min. 10 attempts)[6] [7]
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Alex Henery
94.7%
2010
2
Pat Smith
92.3%
2013
3
Connor Culp
86.7%[5]
2020
4
Kris Brown
85.7%
1997
Alex Henery
2008
2009
Drew Brown
2016
2017
9
Jordan Congdon
82.6%
2005
Brett Maher
2011
Punting [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Avg
Years
1
Dan Hadenfeldt
44.54
1997–2000
2
Sam Koch
44.04
2002–05
3
Kyle Larson
43.67
2001–03
4
Brett Maher
43.15
2011–12
5
Sam Foltz
42.67
2013–15
6
Alex Henery
42.18
2007–10
7
Jesse Kosch
41.92
1994–97
8
Isaac Armstrong
41.84
2018–19
9
Mike Stigge
41.75
1989–92
10
Scott Livingston
41.04
1982–84
Season
Rank
Player
Avg
Year
1
Sam Koch
46.51
2005
2
Kyle Larson
45.12
2003
3
Dan Hadenfeldt
44.98
1999
4
Bill Lafleur
44.94
1998
5
Jesse Kosch
44.70
1996
6
Brett Maher
44.51
2011
7
Sam Foltz
44.20
2015
8
Dan Hadenfeldt
43.79
2000
9
Grant Campbell
43.36
1981
Isaac Armstrong
2018
Punt returns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Johnny Rodgers
1,515
1970–72
2
DeJuan Groce
1,218
1999–2002
3
De'Mornay Pierson-El
904
2014–17
4
Bobby Newcombe
829
1997–2000
5
Tyrone Hughes
817
1989–92
6
Larry Wachholtz
788
1964–66
7
Dana Brinson
767
1985–88
8
Irving Fryar
708
1981–83
9
Jeff Smith
665
1981–84
10
Joe Walker
653
1997–2000
Kick returns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Josh Davis
2,265
2000–03
2
Niles Paul
1,887
2007–10
3
Ameer Abdullah
1,592
2011–14
4
Tyrone Hughes
1,443
1989–92
5
Kenny Bell
1,277
2011–14
6
Joe Walker
1,159
1997–2000
7
Dana Brinson
1,154
1985–88
8
Cortney Grixby
1,094
2004–07
9
Johnny Rodgers
847
1970–72
10
JD Spielman
838
2017–19
Season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Cortney Grixby
1,094
2007
2
Josh Davis
994
2002
3
Niles Paul
969
2008
4
Ameer Abdullah
763
2011
5
Josh Davis
675
2001
6
JD Spielman
669
2017
7
Kenny Bell
609
2013
8
Josh Davis
596
2003
9
Tyrone Hughes
523
1990
10
Dana Brinson
510
1988
References [ ]
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