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The Northern Illinois Huskies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
Northern Illinois Huskies 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 Huskies represent
Northern Illinois University in the
NCAA 's
Mid-American Conference .
Although Northern Illinois began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,
[1] the school's official record book does not generally include statistics from earlier than the 1950s, as records before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, 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 Huskies have played in 12 bowl games since then, giving recent players an extra chance to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Huskies have played in the
MAC Championship Game seven times since 2005, meaning many recent seasons included 14 games.
The Huskies' 11 highest seasons in total offensive yardage have come since 2000,
[1] with the seven highest seasons being 2010 through 2016.
These lists are updated through the end of the
2019 season .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Chandler Harnish
8,944
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
George Bork
6,782
1960
1961
1962
1963
3
Chris Finlen
6,551
1997
1999
2000
2001
4
Jordan Lynch
6,209
2010
2011
2012
2013
5
Josh Haldi
6,015
2001
2002
2003
2004
6
Rocky Lombardi
5,516
[3]
2021
2022
2023
7
Phil Horvath
4,887
2004
2005
2006
8
Drew Hare
4,862
2013
2014
2015
2016
9
Marcus Childers
4,323
2017
2018
2019
10
Marshall Taylor
4,167
1985
1986
1987
1988
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Chandler Harnish
3,216
2011
2
Jordan Lynch
3,138
2012
3
George Bork
3,077
1963
4
Jordan Lynch
2,892
2013
5
Rocky Lombardi
2,597
[3]
2021
6
Josh Haldi
2,544
2003
7
Chandler Harnish
2,530
2010
8
George Bork
2,506
1962
9
Drew Hare
2,322
2014
10
Rocky Lombardi
2,274
[3]
2023
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Garrett Wolfe
5,164
2004
2005
2006
2
Michael Turner
4,941
2000
2001
2002
2003
3
Jordan Lynch
4,343
2010
2011
2012
2013
4
Mark Kellar
3,745
1971
1972
1973
5
Allen Ross
3,500
1977
1978
1979
1980
6
Adam Dach
3,438
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
7
LeShon Johnson
3,314
1992
1993
8
Charles Talley
3,155
1993
1994
1995
1996
9
Chandler Harnish
2,983
2008
2009
2010
2011
10
Chad Spann
2,916
2007
2008
2009
2010
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
LeShon Johnson
1,976
1993
2
Garrett Wolfe
1,928
2006
3
Jordan Lynch
1,920
2013
4
Michael Turner
1,915
2002
5
Jordan Lynch
1,815
2012
6
Mark Kellar
1,719
1973
7
Garrett Wolfe
1,656
2004
8
Michael Turner
1,648
2003
9
Garrett Wolfe
1,580
2005
10
Charles Talley
1,540
1995
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Justin McCareins
2,991
1997
1998
1999
2000
2
Martel Moore
2,544
2009
2010
2011
2012
3
Sam Hurd
2,322
2002
2003
2004
2005
4
Da'Ron Brown
2,295
2011
2012
2013
2014
5
Kenny Golladay
2,285
2015
2016
6
Hugh Rohrschneider
2,224
1960
1961
1962
1963
7
P. J. Fleck
2,162
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
8
Cole Tucker
2,030
[14]
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
Dan Sheldon
1,986
2001
2002
2003
2004
10
Gary Stearns
1,958
1960
1961
1962
1963
Dave Petzke
1,958
1977
1978
Receiving touchdowns
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Fran Cahill
4
1951
Illinois State
Hugh Rohrschneider
4
1963
UW-Whitewater
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[20]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Chandler Harnish
11,927
2008
2009
2010
2011
2
Jordan Lynch
10,552
2010
2011
2012
2013
3
Chris Finlen
6,778
1997
1999
2000
2001
4
George Bork
6,402
1960
1961
1962
1963
5
Marshall Taylor
6,138
1985
1986
1987
1988
6
Rocky Lombardi
6,118
[3]
2021
2022
2023
7
Drew Hare
6,063
2013
2014
2015
2016
8
Josh Haldi
5,949
2001
2002
2003
2004
9
Marcus Childers
5,693
2017
2018
2019
10
Garrett Wolfe
5,214
2004
2005
2006
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Jordan Lynch
4,953
2012
2
Jordan Lynch
4,812
2013
3
Chandler Harnish
4,595
2011
4
Chandler Harnish
3,366
2010
5
Drew Hare
3,222
2014
6
Rocky Lombardi
3,069
[3]
2021
7
George Bork
2,945
1963
8
Marcus Shilders
2,706
2018
9
Josh Haldi
2,479
2003
10
Rocky Lombardi
2,403
[3]
2023
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Dan Mojica
4
1951
Illinois State
Dan Meyer
4
1966
Hillsdale
Tackles
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Steve Henriksen
191
1991
2
Larry Clark
189
1972
3
Frank Lewandoski
179
1977
4
Frank Lewandoski
173
1979
5
Ron Delisi
171
1988
6
Tim Griffin
155
1985
7
Steve Henriksen
153
1990
8
Mike Terna
151
1980
9
Larry Alleyne
144
1981
10
Tony Smith
142
1992
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Frank Lewandoski
33
1978
Western Michigan
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
John Richardson
22
[24]
2021
2
Steve Azar
21
2003
3
Steve Azar
20
2001
Chris Nendick
20
2006
Mathew Sims
20
2011
6
Mike Salerno
19
2009
7
John Ivanic
18
1987
Steve Azar
18
2002
Mike Salerno
18
2008
John Richardson
18
[24]
2022
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Vince Scott
5
1982
Ohio
Chris Nendick
5
2006
Temple
John Richardson
5
[25]
2021
Toledo
Field goal percentage
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Steve Azar
93.3%
2000
2
Kent Baker
85.7%
1999
3
Vince Scott
85.0%
1983
4
John Richardson
81.5%
[24]
2021
5
Steve Azar
80.8%
2003
6
John Ivanic
78.9%
1988
Mathew Sims
78.9%
2012
8
John Richardson
78.3%
[24]
2022
9
Christian Hagan
77.8%
2015
John Richardson
77.8%
[24]
2019
John Richardson
77.8%
[24]
2020
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