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Bowling Green record book

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

Retired numbers

  • Paul Miles1970–⁠1973

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 10,280Brian McClure 1982–⁠85
  2. 10,117Tyler Sheehan 2006–⁠09
  3. 8,845Matt Johnson 2012–⁠15
  4. 8,012Matt Schilz 2010–⁠13
  5. 7,503Josh Harris 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 4,946Matt Johnson 2015
  2. 4,051Tyler Sheehan 2009
  3. 4,002Omar Jacobs 2004
  4. 3,813Josh Harris 2003
  5. 3,467Matt Johnson 2013

Game

  1. 505Tyler Sheehan 2009 vs. Kent State
  2. 491Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Maryland
  3. 479Brian McClure 1985 vs. Ohio
  4. 458Omar Jacobs 2005 vs. Wisconsin
  5. 450Matt Johnson 2015 vs. UMass

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 73Matt Johnson 2012–⁠15
  2. 71Omar Jacobs 2003–⁠05
  3. 70Tyler Sheehan 2006–⁠09
  4. 63Brian McClure 1982–⁠85
  5. 55Josh Harris 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 46Matt Johnson 2015
  2. 41Omar Jacobs 2004
  3. 28Matt Schilz 2011
  4. 27Josh Harris 2003
  5. 27Jarret Doege 2018

Game

  1. 6Ryan Henry 1994 vs. Ball State
  2. 6Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Maryland
  3. 5Omar Jacobs 2004 vs. Memphis
  4. 5Omar Jacobs 2004 vs. Marshall
  5. 5Omar Jacobs 2005 vs. Wisconsin

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 3,852Travis Greene 2012–⁠15
  2. 3,423Dave Preston 1973–⁠76
  3. 3,239Paul Miles 1971–⁠73
  4. 3,116P.J. Pope 2002–⁠05
  5. 2,833Fred Coppet 2013–⁠16

Season

  1. 1,594Travis Greene 2013
  2. 1,444Fred Durig 1951
  3. 1,414Dave Preston 1974
  4. 1,299Travis Greene 2015
  5. 1,185Paul Miles 1971

Game

  1. 225Darryl Story 1983 vs. Ball State
  2. 220Steve Holmes 1998 vs. Kent State
  3. 217Paul Miles 1972 vs. Marshall
  4. 212Bryant Jones 1981 vs. Kent State
  5. 206Fred Durig 1951 vs. Bradley

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 43Josh Harris 2000–⁠03
  2. 39Dave Preston 1973–⁠76
  3. 38Travis Greene 2012–⁠15
  4. 33Bernard White 1984–⁠85
  5. 33P.J. Pope 2002–⁠05

Season

  1. 20Josh Harris 2002
  2. 19Dave Preston 1974
  3. 18Bernard White 1985
  4. 15Bernard White 1984
  5. 15P.J. Pope 2004

Game

  1. 5Dave Preston 1974 vs. Dayton
  2. 4Chuck Radich 1966 vs. Temple
  3. 4Fred Matthews 1968 vs. Marshall
  4. 4Julius Livas 1970 vs. Kent State
  5. 4Paul Miles 1972 vs. Marshall

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 297Freddie Barnes 2006–⁠09
  2. 232Charles Sharon 2002–⁠05
  3. 215Cole Magner 2001–⁠04
  4. 215Scotty Miller 2015–⁠18
  5. 211Robert Redd 1998–⁠02

Season

  1. 155Freddie Barnes 2009
  2. 117Harold Fannin Jr. 2024
  3. 99Cole Magner 2003
  4. 96Kamar Jorden 2010
  5. 94Gehrig Dieter 2015

Game

  1. 22Freddie Barnes 2009 vs. Kent State
  2. 17Freddie Barnes 2009 vs. Idaho
  3. 17Freddie Barnes 2009 vs. Marshall
  4. 17Harold Fannin Jr. 2024 vs. Arkansas State
  5. 16Roger Lewis 2014 vs. Indiana

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,450Charles Sharon 2002–⁠05
  2. 3,290Freddie Barnes 2006–⁠09
  3. 2,867Scotty Miller 2015–⁠18
  4. 2,726Robert Redd 1998–⁠02
  5. 2,704Ronnie Moore 2013–⁠16

Season

  1. 1,770Freddie Barnes 2009
  2. 1,555Harold Fannin Jr. 2024
  3. 1,544Roger Lewis 2015
  4. 1,148Scotty Miller 2018
  5. 1,138Cole Magner 2003

Game

  1. 278Freddie Barnes 2009 vs. Kent State
  2. 261Roger Lewis 2015 vs. Memphis
  3. 246Odieu Hiliare 2022 vs. Toledo
  4. 219Freddie Barnes 2009 vs. Idaho
  5. 215Robert Redd 2001 vs. Marshall

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 34Charles Sharon 2002–⁠05
  2. 30Freddie Barnes 2006–⁠09
  3. 27Ronnie Redd 1991–⁠94
  4. 26Robert Redd 1998–⁠02
  5. 24Steve Sanders 2002–⁠05

Game

  1. 4Jeff Groth 1978 vs. Grand Valley State
  2. 4Eugene Cooper 2011 vs. Morgan State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 10,465Tyler Sheehan 2006–⁠09
  2. 9,976Josh Harris 2000–⁠03
  3. 9,774Brian McClure 1982–⁠85
  4. 9,224Matt Johnson 2012–⁠15
  5. 7,794Matt Schilz 2010–⁠13

Season

  1. 5,105Matt Johnson 2015
  2. 4,643Josh Harris 2003
  3. 4,302Omar Jacobs 2004
  4. 4,043Tyler Sheehan 2009
  5. 3,705Matt Johnson 2013

Game

  1. 527Josh Harris 2003 vs. Northern Illinois
  2. 498Josh Harris 2001 vs. Northwestern
  3. 492Tyler Sheehan 2009 vs. Kent State
  4. 486Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Maryland
  5. 484Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Memphis

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 98Josh Harris 2000–⁠03
  2. 84Tyler Sheehan 2006–⁠09
  3. 82Matt Johnson 2012–⁠15
  4. 78Omar Jacobs 2003–⁠05
  5. 67Brian McClure 1982–⁠85

Season

  1. 50Matt Johnson 2015
  2. 45Omar Jacobs 2004
  3. 40Josh Harris 2003
  4. 39Josh Harris 2002
  5. 31Tyler Sheehan 2009

Game

  1. 6Ryan Henry 1994 vs. Ball State
  2. 6Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Kent State
  3. 6Matt Johnson 2015 vs. Maryland
  4. 6Matt McDonald 2022 vs. Eastern Kentucky

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 27Martin Bayless 1980–⁠83
  2. 18Janssen Patton 2000–⁠03
  3. 14Dave Bielinski 1989–⁠92
  4. 13Jac Tomasello 1978–⁠82

Season

  1. 12Max Minnich 1948
  2. 10Martin Bayless 1983
  3. 7Martin Bayless 1981
  4. 7Tony McCorvey 1988
  5. 7Joe Bair 1992

Game

  1. 3Jack Harbaugh 1959 vs. Delaware
  2. 3Arch Tunnell 1960 vs. Cal Poly
  3. 3Shawn Simms 1981 vs. Toledo
  4. 3Jac Tomasello 1981 vs. Kent State
  5. 3Martin Bayless 1983 vs. Ball State

Tackles

Career

  1. 478Vince Palko 1991–⁠94
  2. 462Kevin O’Neill 1994–⁠97
  3. 455Troy Dawson 1982–⁠85
  4. 439John Villapiano 1971–⁠73
  5. 399Kyle Kramer 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 163Richard Duetemeyer 1971
  2. 160John Villapiano 1971
  3. 160John Villapiano 1972
  4. 160Mike Callesen 1977
  5. 157Troy Dawson 1984

Sacks

Career

  1. 31.0Kevin O’Brien 1989–⁠92
  2. 28.0Chris Jones 2009–⁠12
  3. 27.5Karl Brooks 2018–⁠22
  4. 26.0Diyral Briggs 2005–⁠08
  5. 22.0Devon Parks 2003–⁠06

Season

  1. 19.0Kevin O’Brien 1992
  2. 12.5Chris Jones 2012
  3. 10.0Karl Brooks 2022
  4. 9.5Diyral Briggs 2008
  5. 9.5Cashius Howell 2023

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 56Tyler Tate 2012–⁠15
  2. 45Shaun Suisham 2001–⁠04
  3. 44Brian Leaver 1991–⁠94
  4. 44Gehad Youssef 1981–⁠84
  5. 43Jason Zeller 1986–⁠89

Season

  1. 23Tyler Tate 2014
  2. 21Brian Leaver 1994
  3. 19Nate Needham 2021
  4. 19Jackson Kleather 2025
  5. 18Tyler Tate 2013

Game

  1. 5Brian Leaver 1994 vs. Kent State

Season by season

107 seasons; 10 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Eddie George4–⁠82–⁠6, T–11th
2024Scot Loeffler7–⁠66–⁠2, T–3rd68 Ventures L
2023Scot Loeffler7–⁠65–⁠3, 3rd (East)Quick Lane L
2022Scot Loeffler6–⁠75–⁠3, T–2nd (East)Quick Lane L
2021Scot Loeffler4–⁠82–⁠6, T–4th (East)
2020Scot Loeffler0–⁠50–⁠5, 6th (East)
2019Scot Loeffler3–⁠92–⁠6, 5th (East)
2018Mike Jinks / Carl Pelini3–⁠92–⁠6, T–4th (East)
2017Mike Jinks2–⁠102–⁠6, 5th (East)
2016Mike Jinks4–⁠83–⁠5, T–3rd (East)
2015Dino Babers / Brian Ward10–⁠3 (ours 10–⁠4)7–⁠1, 1st (East), conference championsGoDaddy L
2014Dino Babers8–⁠65–⁠3, 1st (East), division championsCamellia W
2013Dave Clawson / Adam Scheier10–⁠3 (ours 10–⁠4)7–⁠1, 1st (East), conference championsLittle Caesars L
2012Dave Clawson8–⁠56–⁠2, 2nd (East)Military L
2011Dave Clawson5–⁠73–⁠5, T–4th (East)
2010Dave Clawson2–⁠101–⁠7, T–5th (East)
2009Dave Clawson7–⁠66–⁠2, 3rd (East)Humanitarian L
2008Gregg Brandon6–⁠64–⁠4, T–2nd (East)
2007Gregg Brandon8–⁠56–⁠2, T–1st (East), division championsGMAC L
2006Gregg Brandon4–⁠83–⁠5, 4th (East)
2005Gregg Brandon6–⁠55–⁠3, 2nd (East)
2004Gregg Brandon9–⁠36–⁠2, 3rd (West)GMAC W
2003Gregg Brandon11–⁠37–⁠2, 1st (West), division championsMotor City W23
2002Urban Meyer9–⁠36–⁠2, 3rd (West)
2001Urban Meyer8–⁠35–⁠3, T–3rd (East)
2000Gary Blackney2–⁠92–⁠6, T–5th (East)
1999Gary Blackney5–⁠63–⁠5, 5th (East)
1998Gary Blackney5–⁠65–⁠3, T–3rd (East)
1997Gary Blackney3–⁠83–⁠5, T–4th (East)
1996Gary Blackney4–⁠74–⁠4, 5th
1995Gary Blackney5–⁠63–⁠5, 6th
1994Gary Blackney9–⁠27–⁠1, 2nd
1993Gary Blackney6–⁠3–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2, 3rd
1992Gary Blackney10–⁠28–⁠0, 1st, conference championsLas Vegas W
1991Gary Blackney11–⁠18–⁠0, 1st, conference championsCalifornia W
1990Moe Ankney3–⁠5–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2, 6th
1989Moe Ankney5–⁠65–⁠3, 5th
1988Moe Ankney2–⁠8–⁠11–⁠6–⁠1, 8th
1987Moe Ankney5–⁠65–⁠3, T–2nd
1986Moe Ankney5–⁠65–⁠3, T–2nd
1985Denny Stolz11–⁠19–⁠0, 1st, conference championsCalifornia L
1984Denny Stolz8–⁠37–⁠2, 2nd
1983Denny Stolz8–⁠37–⁠2, T–2nd
1982Denny Stolz7–⁠57–⁠2, 1st, conference championsCalifornia L
1981Denny Stolz5–⁠5–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1, 4th
1980Denny Stolz4–⁠74–⁠4, 7th
1979Denny Stolz4–⁠73–⁠5, 8th
1978Denny Stolz4–⁠73–⁠5, T–5th
1977Denny Stolz5–⁠74–⁠3, T–5th
1976Don Nehlen6–⁠54–⁠3, T–5th
1975Don Nehlen8–⁠34–⁠2, T–3rd
1974Don Nehlen6–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3, T–4th
1973Don Nehlen7–⁠32–⁠3, T–3rd
1972Don Nehlen6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1971Don Nehlen6–⁠44–⁠1, 2nd
1970Don Nehlen2–⁠6–⁠11–⁠3, T–5th
1969Don Nehlen6–⁠44–⁠2, 2nd
1968Don Nehlen6–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, T–3rd
1967Bob Gibson6–⁠42–⁠4, T–5th
1966Bob Gibson6–⁠34–⁠2, 3rd
1965Bob Gibson7–⁠25–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1964Doyt Perry9–⁠15–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1963Doyt Perry8–⁠24–⁠2, 3rd
1962Doyt Perry7–⁠1–⁠15–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1961Doyt Perry8–⁠2 (ours 2–⁠0)5–⁠1, 1st, conference championsMercy Bowl L
1960Doyt Perry8–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)5–⁠1, 2nd6
1959Doyt Perry9–⁠0 (ours 1–⁠0)6–⁠0, 1st, national champions
1958Doyt Perry7–⁠2 (ours 2–⁠0)4–⁠2, 3rd
1957Doyt Perry6–⁠1–⁠23–⁠1–⁠2, 2nd
1956Doyt Perry8–⁠0–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)5–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1955Doyt Perry7–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1954Robert Whittaker2–⁠70–⁠6, 8th
1953Robert Whittaker1–⁠80–⁠4, 7th
1952Robert Whittaker7–⁠22–⁠2, T–4th
1951Robert Whittaker4–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1950Robert Whittaker3–⁠4–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠0)
1949Robert Whittaker4–⁠5
1948Robert Whittaker8–⁠0–⁠1
1947Robert Whittaker5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠1)
1946Robert Whittaker5–⁠3
1945Robert Whittaker4–⁠3
1944Robert Whittaker5–⁠3
1943Robert Whittaker5–⁠3–⁠1
1942Robert Whittaker6–⁠2–⁠1
1941Robert Whittaker7–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0–⁠1, 4th
1940Harry Ockerman3–⁠4–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–9th
1939Harry Ockerman6–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, 7th
1938Harry Ockerman3–⁠2–⁠32–⁠2–⁠2, T–10th
1937Harry Ockerman3–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 12th
1936Harry Ockerman4–⁠2–⁠32–⁠1–⁠3, T–10th
1935Harry Ockerman1–⁠60–⁠6, T–19th
1934Warren Steller2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠2, T–12th
1933Warren Steller2–⁠3–⁠21–⁠3–⁠2, 16th
1932Warren Steller3–⁠3–⁠1
1931Warren Steller3–⁠1–⁠40–⁠1–⁠2, 3rd
1930Warren Steller6–⁠0–⁠22–⁠0–⁠2, 2nd
1929Warren Steller4–⁠2–⁠13–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1928Warren Steller5–⁠0–⁠23–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1927Warren Steller5–⁠1–⁠12–⁠1, 2nd
1926Warren Steller4–⁠3–⁠12–⁠1, 2nd
1925Warren Steller3–⁠1–⁠32–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1924Warren Steller3–⁠42–⁠2
1923Ray B. McCandless3–⁠52–⁠2
1922Allen Snyder4–⁠2–⁠12–⁠0–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1921Earl Krieger3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1920Walter Jean1–⁠4
1919John Stitt0–⁠3

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