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Akron record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Akron’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Retired numbers

  • Chris Angeloff1974–⁠1975, retired 1975

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 11,049Charlie Frye 2001–⁠04
  2. 6,864Thomas Woodson 2014–⁠17
  3. 6,699James Washington 1997–⁠00
  4. 6,117Luke Getsy 2005–⁠06
  5. 5,585Kato Nelson 2017–⁠21

Season

  1. 3,549Charlie Frye 2003
  2. 3,455Luke Getsy 2005
  3. 3,387Dalton Williams 2012
  4. 2,824Charlie Frye 2002
  5. 2,748Chris Jacquemain 2008

Game

  1. 455Luke Getsy 2005 vs. Memphis
  2. 446Dalton Williams 2012 vs. Miami (Ohio)
  3. 446Dalton Williams 2012 vs. Morgan State
  4. 436Charlie Frye 2004 vs. Miami (Ohio)
  5. 424Ben Finley 2025 vs. Kent State

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 64Charlie Frye 2001–⁠04
  2. 53Thomas Woodson 2014–⁠17
  3. 41Luke Getsy 2005–⁠06
  4. 38James Washington 1997–⁠00
  5. 37Kato Nelson 2017–⁠21

Game

  1. 6Thomas Woodson 2016 vs. VMI
  2. 5Luke Getsy 2005 vs. Northern Illinois
  3. 5Dalton Williams 2012 vs. Morgan State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,257Mike Clark 1984–⁠86
  2. 3,403Jawon Chisholm 2011–⁠14
  3. 3,054James R. Black 1980–⁠83
  4. 3,032Jack Beidleman 1967–⁠70
  5. 2,861Brandon Payne 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 1,786Mike Clark 1986
  2. 1,568James R. Black 1983
  3. 1,321Dennis Kennedy 2008
  4. 1,299Mike Clark 1985
  5. 1,298Paul Winters 1979

Game

  1. 295James R. Black 1983 vs. Austin Peay
  2. 277Dennis Kennedy 2008 vs. Eastern Michigan
  3. 255Mike Clark 1986 vs. UCF
  4. 246James R. Black 1983 vs. Youngstown State
  5. 243Ron Tyson 1966 vs. Northern Illinois

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 39Brandon Payne 1999–⁠02
  2. 32Bobby Hendry 2000–⁠03
  3. 27Dennis Kennedy 2005–⁠08
  4. 26Jawon Chisholm 2011–⁠14
  5. 23Greg Lomax 1995–⁠98

Season

  1. 17Dennis Kennedy 2008

Game

  1. 5Terry Cameron 1978 vs. Northern Iowa
  2. 5Bobby Hendry 2001 vs. Eastern Michigan

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 184Jabari Arthur 2004–⁠07
  2. 149Matt Cherry 2000–⁠03
  3. 141Domenik Hixon 2002–⁠05
  4. 138Lavel Bailey 1997–⁠00
  5. 131Jake Schifino 1998–⁠01

Game

  1. 15Jabari Arthur 2007 vs. Western Michigan
  2. 14Marcel Williams 2025 vs. Kent State
  3. 13Jim Lupori 1960 vs. Muskingum
  4. 13Willie Davis 1984 vs. Kent State
  5. 13Domenik Hixon 2004 vs. Marshall

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,653Jabari Arthur 2004–⁠07
  2. 2,577Lavel Bailey 1997–⁠00
  3. 2,531Dan Ruff 1967–⁠70
  4. 2,092Domenik Hixon 2002–⁠05
  5. 1,997Matt Cherry 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 1,210Domenik Hixon 2005
  2. 1,171Jabari Arthur 2007
  3. 1,041Dan Ruff 1968
  4. 1,018Jerome Lane 2016
  5. 941Lavel Bailey 1999

Game

  1. 223Jabari Arthur 2007 vs. Western Michigan
  2. 217Dustin Burkhart 2019 vs. UAB
  3. 206Marcel Williams 2025 vs. Kent State
  4. 201Lavel Bailey 1998 vs. Marshall
  5. 199Alex Adams 2022 vs. Kent State

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 27Dan Ruff 1967–⁠70
  2. 21Lavel Bailey 1997–⁠00
  3. 17Jabari Arthur 2004–⁠07
  4. 15Mac Thomas 1970–⁠73
  5. 14Domenik Hixon 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 11Dan Ruff 1968
  2. 10Dan Ruff 1969
  3. 10David Harvey 2006
  4. 10Jabari Arthur 2007
  5. 10JoJo Natson 2016

Game

  1. 4Dan Ruff 1969 vs. Ball State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,478Charlie Frye 2001–⁠04
  2. 7,595Thomas Woodson 2014–⁠17
  3. 7,024James Washington 1997–⁠00
  4. 6,280Kato Nelson 2017–⁠21
  5. 5,946Luke Getsy 2005–⁠06

Season

  1. 3,837Charlie Frye 2003
  2. 3,426Luke Getsy 2005
  3. 3,262Dalton Williams 2012
  4. 2,949Charlie Frye 2002
  5. 2,919D.J. Irons 2022

Game

  1. 460Charlie Frye 2003 vs. Central Michigan
  2. 446Dalton Williams 2012 vs. Morgan State
  3. 446Dalton Williams 2012 vs. Miami (Ohio)
  4. 441D.J. Irons 2022 vs. Ohio
  5. 438Luke Getsy 2005 vs. Memphis

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 83Charlie Frye 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 29Charlie Frye 2003

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 18Gary Tyler 1985–⁠87
  2. 15Dwight Smith 1997–⁠00
  3. 15Reggie Corner 2004–⁠07
  4. 13+Dick Miller 1937–⁠38
  5. 13Roosevelt Jewells 1979–⁠81

Season

  1. 13Dick Miller 1937
  2. 10Dwight Smith 2000
  3. 8Curtis Howard 1977
  4. 8Roosevelt Jewells 1981
  5. 8Brett Jackson 1990

Game

  1. 6Dick Miller 1937 vs. Balwin-Wallace

Tackles

Career

  1. 715Steve Cockerham 1974–⁠77
  2. 710Brad Reese 1978–⁠81

Season

  1. 221Brad Reese 1980
  2. 214Brad Reese 1979
  3. 201Phil Dunn 1992
  4. 193Steve Cockerham 1975

Game

  1. 35Brad Reese 1980 vs. Western Kentucky

Sacks

Career

  1. 21.0Jason Taylor 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 12.0Jatavis Brown 2015
  2. 10.0Ken Williams 1993
  3. 10.0Jason Taylor 1996

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 51Bob Dombroski 1986–⁠89
  2. 47Zac Derr 1998–⁠01
  3. 46Robert Stein 2012–⁠15
  4. 45Daron Alcorn 1989–⁠92
  5. 42Igor Iveljic 2007–⁠10

Season

  1. 19Russ Klaus 1985
  2. 18Daron Alcorn 1992
  3. 18Igor Iveljic 2008
  4. 17Dennis Heckman 1983
  5. 16Andy Graham 1979

Game

  1. 5Andy Graham 1979 vs. Eastern Illinois
  2. 5Russ Klaus 1985 vs. Bowling Green
  3. 5Daron Alcorn 1992 vs. Temple

Season by season

125 seasons; 24 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Joe Moorhead5–⁠74–⁠4, T–6th
2024Joe Moorhead4–⁠83–⁠5, 8th
2023Joe Moorhead2–⁠101–⁠7, 5th (East)
2022Joe Moorhead2–⁠101–⁠7, 6th (East)
2021Tom Arth2–⁠101–⁠7, 6th (East)
2020Tom Arth1–⁠51–⁠5, 5th (East)
2019Tom Arth0–⁠120–⁠8, 6th (East)
2018Terry Bowden4–⁠82–⁠6, T–4th (East)
2017Terry Bowden7–⁠76–⁠2, 1st (East), division championsBoca Raton Bowl L
2016Terry Bowden5–⁠73–⁠5, T–3rd (East)
2015Terry Bowden8–⁠55–⁠3, T–2nd (East)Famous Idaho Potato Bowl W
2014Terry Bowden5–⁠73–⁠5, T–4th (East)
2013Terry Bowden5–⁠74–⁠4, 4th (East)
2012Terry Bowden1–⁠110–⁠8, 7th (East)
2011Rob Ianello1–⁠110–⁠8, 7th (East)
2010Rob Ianello1–⁠111–⁠7, 6th (East)
2009J. D. Brookhart3–⁠92–⁠6, 5th (East)
2008J. D. Brookhart5–⁠73–⁠5, T–4th (East)
2007J. D. Brookhart4–⁠83–⁠5, 6th (East)
2006J. D. Brookhart5–⁠73–⁠5, T–3rd (East)
2005J. D. Brookhart7–⁠65–⁠3, T–1st (East), conference championsMotor City Bowl L
2004J. D. Brookhart6–⁠56–⁠2, 2nd (East)
2003Lee Owens7–⁠55–⁠3, 3rd (East)
2002Lee Owens4–⁠83–⁠5, 5th (East)
2001Lee Owens4–⁠74–⁠4, T–4th (East)
2000Lee Owens6–⁠55–⁠3, T–1st (East), division champions
1999Lee Owens7–⁠45–⁠3, T–3rd (East)
1998Lee Owens4–⁠72–⁠6, 5th (East)
1997Lee Owens2–⁠92–⁠6, 6th (East)
1996Lee Owens4–⁠73–⁠5, T–7th
1995Lee Owens2–⁠92–⁠6, T–7th
1994Gerry Faust1–⁠101–⁠8, 9th
1993Gerry Faust5–⁠64–⁠4, 5th
1992Gerry Faust7–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3, T–3rd
1991Gerry Faust5–⁠6
1990Gerry Faust3–⁠7–⁠1
1989Gerry Faust5–⁠6 (ours 6–⁠4–⁠1)
1988Gerry Faust5–⁠6
1987Gerry Faust4–⁠7
1986Gerry Faust7–⁠6 (ours 1–⁠1)4–⁠3, T–3rd
1985Jim Dennison8–⁠4 (ours 2–⁠1)5–⁠2, T–2ndI-AA First Round L
1984Jim Dennison4–⁠7 (ours 0–⁠2)2–⁠5, 6th
1983Jim Dennison8–⁠3 (ours 2–⁠0)5–⁠2, T–2nd
1982Jim Dennison6–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)5–⁠2, 2nd
1981Jim Dennison5–⁠5 (ours 1–⁠1)4–⁠4, T–4th
1980Jim Dennison3–⁠7–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠2)2–⁠4–⁠1, 5th
1979Jim Dennison6–⁠5 (ours 2–⁠2)3–⁠2
1978Jim Dennison6–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠2)4–⁠1
1977Jim Dennison6–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠2)
1976Jim Dennison10–⁠3 (ours 4–⁠2)
1975Jim Dennison7–⁠4
1974Jim Dennison5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠3)
1973Jim Dennison6–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠3)
1972Gordon Larson3–⁠4–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠0–⁠1)
1971Gordon Larson8–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)
1970Gordon Larson7–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1969Gordon Larson9–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1968Gordon Larson7–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)Grantland Rice Bowl L
1967Gordon Larson4–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
1966Gordon Larson6–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1965Gordon Larson5–⁠3–⁠14–⁠1
1964Gordon Larson6–⁠34–⁠3
1963Gordon Larson6–⁠35–⁠2
1962Gordon Larson7–⁠27–⁠1
1961Gordon Larson6–⁠26–⁠1
1960Joe McMullen1–⁠81–⁠6
1959Joe McMullen4–⁠54–⁠3
1958Joe McMullen6–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2
1957Joe McMullen7–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
1956Joe McMullen3–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
1955Joe McMullen6–⁠26–⁠2
1954Joe McMullen3–⁠53–⁠4
1953Red Cochrane6–⁠34–⁠2
1952Red Cochrane2–⁠6–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1
1951William Houghton1–⁠81–⁠3
1950William Houghton2–⁠71–⁠3
1949William Houghton2–⁠6–⁠10–⁠3–⁠1
1948William Houghton2–⁠61–⁠4
1947Paul Baldacci2–⁠7
1946Paul Baldacci5–⁠4
1942Otis Douglas0–⁠7–⁠2
1941Otis Douglas5–⁠3–⁠1
1940Thomas Dowler2–⁠5–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1939Thomas Dowler5–⁠4
1938James Aiken6–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1937James Aiken7–⁠2
1936James Aiken6–⁠2–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
1935Red Blair6–⁠36–⁠3
1934Red Blair3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4
1933Red Blair5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
1932Red Blair2–⁠4–⁠31–⁠4–⁠2
1931Red Blair1–⁠70–⁠7
1930Red Blair7–⁠15–⁠1
1929Red Blair9–⁠17–⁠1
1928Red Blair5–⁠33–⁠4
1927Red Blair5–⁠34–⁠3
1926George Babcock5–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
1925James Coleman1–⁠71–⁠6
1924James Coleman5–⁠33–⁠2
1923Fred Sefton4–⁠3–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1
1922Fred Sefton5–⁠35–⁠3
1921Fred Sefton5–⁠34–⁠3
1920Fred Sefton4–⁠42–⁠4
1919Fred Sefton6–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
1918Fred Sefton2–⁠2–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1
1917Fred Sefton5–⁠33–⁠1
1916Fred Sefton2–⁠72–⁠4
1915Fred Sefton1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠6
1914Frank Haggerty4–⁠4–⁠1
1913Frank Haggerty3–⁠4 (ours 1–⁠0)
1912Frank Haggerty5–⁠2–⁠1
1911Frank Haggerty3–⁠4–⁠1
1910Frank Haggerty7–⁠2
1909Clarence Weed4–⁠4
1908Dr. Dwight Bradley3–⁠4
1903Rev. Alfred Place0–⁠2
1902Forest Firestone2–⁠5
1900No coach2–⁠3–⁠1
1899Archie Eves2–⁠1
1896Harry Wilson0–⁠1
1895No coach3–⁠2
1894John Heisman1–⁠0
1893John Heisman5–⁠2
1892Butchel College3–⁠4
1891No coach1–⁠3

From Wikipedia’s record book and season list for the program (CC BY-SA), which cite the school’s media guide. Browse every program’s in the data.