Josh Cribbs is Kent State's career leader in total offensive yards, appearing second on the passing yards list and fourth on the rushing yards list.The Kent State Golden Flashes football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kent State Golden Flashes football program in various categories,[ 1] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Golden Flashes represent Kent State University in the NCAA 's Mid-American Conference .
Although Kent State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1920,[ 1]
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, 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] 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl after the 2012 season , and the 2019 Frisco Bowl .The 2012 team was also the only Kent State team to date to appear in the MAC Championship Game , providing yet another game for players to accumulate statistics. These lists are updated through the end of the 2019 season .
Passing
Passing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Spencer Keith 8,062 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Dustin Crum 7,449[ 3] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3 Josh Cribbs 7,169 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Jose Davis 6,722 1997 1998 1999 5 Greg Kokal 5,587 1972 1973 1974 1975 6 Colin Reardon 5,324 2013 2014 2015 7 Julian Edelman 4,997 2006 2007 2008 8 Todd Goebbel 3,747 1995 1996 1997 9 Kevin Shuman 3,483 1991 1992 1993 10 Joe Dalpra 2,991 1988 1989 1990 1991
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Dustin Crum 3,238[ 3] 2021 2 Jose Davis 2,707 1997 3 Dustin Crum 2,622[ 3] 2019 4 Colin Reardon 2,466 2014 5 Josh Cribbs 2,424 2003 6 Todd Goebbel 2,419 1996 7 Woody Barrett 2,339 2018 8 Josh Cribbs 2,215 2004 9 Spencer Keith 2,147 2009 10 Collin Schlee 2,109[ 4] 2022
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Astron Whatley 3,989 1994 1995 1996 1997 2 Eric Wilkerson 3,830 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Eugene Jarvis 3,721 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 4 Josh Cribbs 3,670 2001 2002 2003 2004 5 Trayion Durham 3,140 2011 2012 2013 2015 6 Marquez Cooper 2,818[ 12] 2020 2021 2022 7 Larry Poole 2,668 1972 1973 1974 8 Don Nottingham 2,515 1972 1973 1974 9 Julian Edelman 2,483 2006 2007 2008 10 Dri Archer 2,342 2009 2010 2012 2013
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Eugene Jarvis 1,669 2007 2 Dri Archer 1,482 2012 3 Julian Edelman 1,370 2008 4 Trayion Durham 1,346 2012 5 Marquez Cooper 1,331[ 12] 2022 6 Eric Wilkerson 1,325 1988 7 Don Fitzgerald 1,245 1966 8 Eric Wilkerson 1,221 1987 9 Marquez Cooper 1,205[ 12] 2021 10 Astron Whatley 1,132 1996
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Astron Whatley 373 1997 Eastern Michigan 2 Don Nottingham 275 1970 Dayton 3 Charles Chatman 257 1997 Central Michigan 4 Phil Witherspoon 242 1969 Louisville 5 Dri Archer 241 2012 Bowling Green 6 Marquez Cooper 240[ 6] 2022 Ohio 7 Eugene Jarvis 230 2007 Ohio 8 Lou Mariano 226 1954 Western Reserve 9 Nick Holley 224 2016 Buffalo 10 Josh Cribbs 223 2005 Ohio
Rushing touchdowns Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Carmen Falcone 4 1938 Buffalo Art Best 4 1976 Northern Illinois Astron Whatley 4 1994 Akron Josh Cribbs 4 2003 Ohio David Alston 4 2004 Buffalo Eugene Jarvis 4 2008 Miami (Ohio) Nick Holley 4 2016 Buffalo
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Eugene Baker 3,513 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Tyshon Goode 2,272 2009 2010 2011 2013 3 Dante Cephas 2,139[ 13] 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 Najah Pruden 2,131 2003 2004 2005 2006 5 Darrell Dowery Jr. 1,931 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Isaiah McKoy 1,748[ 14] 2018 2019 2020 7 Jurron Kelly 1,703 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Todd Feldman 1,663 1981 1982 1983 1984 9 Kim Featsent 1,662 1974 1975 1976 1977 10 Chris Humphrey 1,567 2011 2012 2013 2014
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 22]
Total offense yards Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Josh Cribbs 10,839 2001 2002 2003 2004 2 Dustin Crum 9,520 [ 3] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3 Spencer Keith 8,409 2009 2010 2011 2012 4 Jose Davis 7,576 1997 1998 1999 5 Julian Edelman 7,480 2006 2007 2008 6 Greg Kokal 6,238 1972 1973 1974 1975 7 Astron Whatley 4,061 1994 1995 1996 1997 8 Todd Goebbel 3,993 1995 1996 1997 9 Eric Wilkerson 3,864 1985 1986 1987 1988 10 Kevin Shuman 3,796 1991 1992 1993
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Dustin Crum 3,941 [ 3] 2021 2 Dustin Crum 3,329 [ 3] 2019 3 Julian Edelman 3,190 2008 4 Josh Cribbs 3,125 2003 5 Josh Cribbs 3,108 2004 6 Jose Davis 2,883 1997 7 Colin Reardon 2,614 2014 8 Collin Schlee 2,601 [ 4] 2022 9 Josh Cribbs 2,535 2001 10 Julian Edelman 2,517 2006
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 26]
Defense
Interceptions Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Charles Kilbourne 5 1930 Capital 2 Lou Harris 3 1965 Louisville Cedric Brown 3 1975 Toledo Jamie Howell 3 1988 WMU Andy Logan 3 1988 Bowling Green Brian Lainhart 3 2008 Akron Montre Miller 3[ 27] 2021 VMI
Tackles Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Jack Lambert 29 1972 Toledo 2 Bob Wallace 28 1978 Air Force 3 Jack Lazor 27 1977 Miami (Ohio) 4 Russ Hedderly 25 1981 Miami (Ohio) 5 Jim Corrigall 24 1969 Western Michigan Russ Hedderly 24 1981 Central Michigan Roger Terry 24 1996 Ohio 8 Jack Lazor 23 1975 Miami (Ohio)
Sacks Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 James Harrison 5.0 2001 Miami (Ohio) 2 Bob Wallace 4.0 1977 Ohio 3 Gerald Washington 3.5 1994 Ohio Roosevelt Nix 3.5 2010 Akron
Kicking
Field goals made Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Matthew Trickett 5[ 24] 2019 Utah StateFrisco Bowl ) 2 Gordon Ober 4 1970 Western Michigan Nate Reed 4 2007 Ohio Matthew Trickett 4 2018 Ohio Matthew Trickett 4[ 32] 2019 Kennesaw State Matthew Trickett 4 2019 Akron
Field goal percentage Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Andrew Glass 88.2% [ 30] 2023 2 Matthew Trickett 85.3% [ 31] 2019 3 Matthew Trickett 82.4% 2018 4 Dave Pavich 81.3% 1999 5 Freddy Cortez 76.5% 2011 6 Freddy Cortez 76.0% 2012 7 Nate Reed 75.0% 2007 Andrew Glass 75.0% [ 30] 2021
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