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East Carolina record book

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

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

Retired numbers

  • Robert Farris1965–⁠1967
  • Norman Swindell1963–⁠1965
  • James Speight1955–⁠1959
  • Roger Thrift1949–⁠1950

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 13,927Holton Ahlers 2018–⁠22
  2. 11,991Shane Carden 2012–⁠14
  3. 9,029David Garrard 1998–⁠01
  4. 8,173James Pinkney 2003–⁠06
  5. 7,198Marcus Crandell 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 4,736Shane Carden 2014
  2. 4,129Shane Carden 2013
  3. 3,967Dominique Davis 2010
  4. 3,708Holton Ahlers 2022
  5. 3,387Holton Ahlers 2019

Game

  1. 535Holton Ahlers 2019 vs. Cincinnati
  2. 498Holton Ahlers 2019 vs. SMU
  3. 480Shane Carden 2013 vs. Tulane
  4. 465Blake Kemp 2015 vs. UCF
  5. 465Holton Ahlers 2022 vs. South Florida

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 97Holton Ahlers 2018–⁠22
  2. 86Shane Carden 2012–⁠14
  3. 62Dominique Davis 2010–⁠11
  4. 60David Garrard 1998–⁠01
  5. 58Marcus Crandell 1993–⁠96

Game

  1. 6Holton Ahlers 2019 vs. SMU
  2. 6Holton Ahlers 2022 vs. South Florida
  3. 5Dominique Davis 2010 vs. Tulsa
  4. 5Dominique Davis 2010 vs. Navy
  5. 5Dominique Davis 2010 vs. UAB

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 3,745Junior Smith 1991–⁠94
  2. 3,092Rahjai Harris 2020–⁠24
  3. 3,089Leonard Henry 1998–⁠01
  4. 3,027Keaton Mitchell 2020–⁠22
  5. 2,982Chris Johnson 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 1,745Scott Harley 1996
  2. 1,452Keaton (Deuce) Mitchell 2022
  3. 1,432Leonard Henry 2001
  4. 1,423Chris Johnson 2007
  5. 1,352Junior Smith 1993

Game

  1. 351Scott Harley 1996 vs. NC State
  2. 301Chris Johnson 2007 vs. Memphis
  3. 291Scott Harley 1996 vs. South Carolina
  4. 282Junior Smith 1993 vs. Tulsa
  5. 245Billy Wightman 1969 vs. Davidson

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 37Carlester Crumpler Sr. 1971–⁠73
  2. 32Chris Johnson 2004–⁠07
  3. 27Junior Smith 1991–⁠94
  4. 29Leonard Henry 1998–⁠01
  5. 29Rahjai Harris 2020–⁠24

Season

  1. 17Dave Alexander 1965
  2. 17Carlester Crumpler Sr. 1972
  3. 17Chris Johnson 2007
  4. 16Leonard Henry 2001
  5. 15Butch Colson 1967

Game

  1. 6Scott Harley 1996 vs. Ohio

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 399Zay Jones 2013–⁠16
  2. 387Justin Hardy 2011–⁠14
  3. 268Dwayne Harris 2007–⁠10
  4. 201Tyler Snead 2018–⁠21
  5. 189Trevon Brown 2014–⁠18

Season

  1. 158Zay Jones 2016
  2. 121Justin Hardy 2014
  3. 114Justin Hardy 2013
  4. 101Dwayne Harris 2010
  5. 98Zay Jones 2015

Game

  1. 22Zay Jones 2016 vs. South Carolina
  2. 19Zay Jones 2016 vs. Connecticut
  3. 19Tyler Snead 2019 vs. SMU
  4. 18Zay Jones 2016 vs. South Florida
  5. 17Justin Hardy 2013 vs. Tulane

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 4,541Justin Hardy 2011–⁠14
  2. 4,279Zay Jones 2013–⁠16
  3. 3,001Dwayne Harris 2007–⁠10
  4. 2,952Trevon Brown 2014–⁠18
  5. 2,849C.J. Johnson 2019–⁠22

Season

  1. 1,746Zay Jones 2016
  2. 1,494Justin Hardy 2013
  3. 1,284Justin Hardy 2013
  4. 1,123Dwayne Harris 2010
  5. 1,123Trevon Brown 2018

Game

  1. 283C.J. Johnson 2019 vs. Cincinnati
  2. 270Trevon Brown 2017 vs. Cincinnati
  3. 240Tyler Snead 2019 vs. SMU
  4. 230Justin Hardy 2013 vs. Tulane
  5. 224Cam Worthy 2014 vs. Virginia Tech

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 35Justin Hardy 2011–⁠14
  2. 24Trevon Brown 2014–⁠18
  3. 23Zay Jones 2013–⁠16
  4. 22Lance Lewis 2010–⁠11
  5. 21Larry Shannon 1994–⁠97

Season

  1. 14Lance Lewis 2010

Game

  1. 4Walter Wilson 1989 vs. Pittsburgh
  2. 4C.J. Johnson 2022 vs. South Florida

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 15,373Holton Ahlers 2018–⁠22
  2. 12,244Shane Carden 2011–⁠14
  3. 10,238David Garrard 1998–⁠01
  4. 8,563James Pinkney 2003–⁠06
  5. 7,641Marcus Crandell 1993–⁠96

Season

  1. 4,812Shane Carden 2014
  2. 4,242Shane Carden 2013
  3. 4,108Dominique Davis 2010
  4. 3,890Holton Ahlers 2022
  5. 3,746Holton Ahlers 2019

Game

  1. 556Holton Ahlers 2019 vs. Cincinnati
  2. 523Holton Ahlers 2019 vs. SMU
  3. 506Holton Ahlers 2018 vs. Memphis
  4. 477Shane Carden 2014 vs. UConn
  5. 474Holton Ahlers 2022 vs. South Florida

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 122Holton Ahlers 2018–⁠22
  2. 110Shane Carden 2011–⁠14
  3. 81David Garrard 1998–⁠01
  4. 76Dominique Davis 2010–⁠11
  5. 65Marcus Crandell 1993–⁠96

Game

  1. 7Shane Carden 2013 vs. Tulsa

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 22Jim Bolding 1973–⁠76

Season

  1. 10Jim Bolding 1975

Game

  1. 310 times 1991 vs. Most recent:Greg Grandison, vs. UCF

Tackles

Career

  1. 493Harold Randolph 1974–⁠77

Season

  1. 184Jeffrey Warren 1980

Game

  1. 24Pernell Griffin 2001 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 24Chris Moore 2003 vs. Cincinnati

Sacks

Career

  1. 39.0Roderick Coleman 1995–⁠98

Season

  1. 15.0Roderick Coleman 1997

Game

  1. 4.0Roderick Coleman 1997 vs. Wake Forest
  2. 4.0Montese Overton 2015 vs. SMU

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 74Jake Verity 2016–⁠20
  2. 59Ben Hartman 2006–⁠09
  3. 53Jeff Heath 1982–⁠85
  4. 52Kevin Miller 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 24Jake Verity 2019
  2. 21Ben Hartman 2008

Game

  1. 5Andrew Conrad 2023 vs. Florida Atlantic
  2. 411 times 2019 vs. Most recent:Jake Verity, vs. William & Mary

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 80.0%Michael Barbour 2010–⁠11

Season

  1. 90.5%Jake Verity 2019

Season by season

94 seasons; 10 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025—9–⁠44Won Military Bowl vs Pittsburgh 23–⁠17
2024—8–⁠55Won Military Bowl vs NC State 26–⁠21
2023—2–⁠1014
2022—8–⁠56Won Birmingham Bowl vs Coastal Carolina 53–⁠29
2021—7–⁠54Cancelled Military Bowl vs. Boston College
2020—3–⁠69
2019—4–⁠85
2018—3–⁠95
2017—3–⁠94
2016—3–⁠96
2015—5–⁠75
2014—8–⁠54Lost Birmingham Bowl vs Florida 28–⁠20
2013—10–⁠32Won Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl vs Ohio 37–⁠20
2012—8–⁠52Lost New Orleans Bowl vs Louisiana–Lafayette 49–⁠34
2011—5–⁠73
2010—6–⁠72Lost Military Bowl vs Maryland 20–⁠51
2009—9–⁠51Won C-USA Championship vs. Houston 38–⁠32<br /> Lost Liberty Bowl vs Arkansas 17–⁠20
2008—9–⁠51Won C-USA Championship vs. Tulsa 27–⁠24<br /> Lost Liberty Bowl vs Kentucky 19–⁠25
2007—8–⁠52Won Hawai’i Bowl vs. Boise State 41–⁠38
2006—7–⁠62Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. South Florida 24–⁠7
2005—5–⁠64
2004—2–⁠910
2003—1–⁠1110
2002—4–⁠87
2001—6–⁠63Lost GMAC Bowl vs. Marshall 64–⁠61
2000—8–⁠43Won Galleryfurniture.com Bowl vs. Texas Tech 40–⁠27
1999—9–⁠32Lost Mobile Alabama Bowl vs. Texas Christian 28–⁠14
1998—6–⁠54
1997—5–⁠63
1996—8–⁠3—
1995239–⁠3—Won Liberty Bowl vs. Stanford 19–⁠13
1994—7–⁠5—Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Illinois 30–⁠0
1993—2–⁠9—
1992—5–⁠6—
1991911–⁠1—Won Peach Bowl vs. NC State 37–⁠349
1990—5–⁠6—
1989—6–⁠5 (ours 5–⁠5–⁠1)—
1988—3–⁠8—
1987—5–⁠6—
1986—3–⁠8 (ours 2–⁠9)—
1985—2–⁠9—
1984—2–⁠9—
1983—8–⁠3—20
1982—7–⁠4—
1981—5–⁠6—
1980—4–⁠7—
1979—7–⁠3–⁠1—
1978—9–⁠3—Won Independence Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech 35–⁠13
1977—8–⁠3—
1976—9–⁠21
1975—8–⁠32
1974—7–⁠43
1973—9–⁠21
1972—9–⁠21
1971—4–⁠64
1970—3–⁠84
1969—2–⁠75
1968—4–⁠63
1967—8–⁠22
1966—4–⁠5–⁠11
1965—9–⁠13Won Tangerine Bowl vs. Maine 31–⁠0
1964—9–⁠1 (ours 3–⁠1)—Won Tangerine Bowl vs. Massachusetts 14–⁠13
1963—9–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠1)—Won Eastern Bowl vs. Northeastern 27–⁠6
1962—5–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠1)—
1961—5–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)—
1960—7–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠0)—
1959—5–⁠6—
1958—6–⁠4—
1957—1–⁠8 (ours 0–⁠2)—
1956—2–⁠7–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠2)—
1955—4–⁠5—
1954—5–⁠4–⁠1—
1953—8–⁠2—Lost Elks Bowl vs. Morris Harvey 12–⁠0
1952—6–⁠3–⁠2—Lost Lions Bowl vs. Clarion 13–⁠6
1951—4–⁠6 (ours 0–⁠1)—
1950—7–⁠3—
1949N/A4–⁠5–⁠1—
1948N/A0–⁠9—
1947N/A3–⁠6—
1946N/A5–⁠3–⁠1—
1945East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II1,942–⁠1,942–⁠1,942East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War IIEast Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II
1944East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II1,942–⁠1,942–⁠1,942East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War IIEast Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II
1943East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II1,942–⁠1,942–⁠1,942East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War IIEast Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II
1942East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II1,942–⁠1,942–⁠1,942East Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War IIEast Carolina did not play football during the 1942–⁠1945 seasons because of World War II
1941N/A7–⁠0—
1940N/A5–⁠3—
1939N/A0–⁠8—
1938N/A1–⁠6–⁠1—
1937N/A2–⁠5—
1936N/A3–⁠2—
1935N/A3–⁠3—
1934N/A1–⁠4–⁠1—
1933N/A1–⁠5—
1932N/A0–⁠5—

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.