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Northern Illinois record book

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 8,944Chandler Harnish 2008–⁠11
  2. 6,782George Bork 1960–⁠63
  3. 6,551Chris Finlen 1997–⁠01
  4. 6,209Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  5. 6,015Josh Haldi 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 3,216Chandler Harnish 2011
  2. 3,138Jordan Lynch 2012
  3. 3,077George Bork 1963
  4. 2,892Jordan Lynch 2013
  5. 2,597Rocky Lombardi 2021

Game

  1. 532Rocky Lombardi 2021 vs. Kent State
  2. 486Phil Horvath 2005 vs. Akron
  3. 445George Bork 1963 vs. Illinois State
  4. 435George Bork 1962 vs. Illinois State
  5. 416George Bork 1963 vs. UW-Whitewater

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 68Chandler Harnish 2008–⁠11
  2. 60George Bork 1960–⁠63
  3. 55Josh Haldi 2001–⁠04
  4. 51Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  5. 42Chris Finlen 1997–⁠01

Season

  1. 32George Bork 1963
  2. 28Chandler Harnish 2011
  3. 25Josh Haldi 2003
  4. 25Jordan Lynch 2012
  5. 24Jordan Lynch 2013

Game

  1. 7George Bork 1963 vs. UW-Whitewater
  2. 6Bob Heimerdinger 1951 vs. Illinois State
  3. 6Josh Haldi 2004 vs. Western Michigan
  4. 6Phil Horvath 2005 vs. Akron
  5. 6Chandler Harnish 2011 vs. Toledo

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 5,164Garrett Wolfe 2004–⁠06
  2. 4,941Michael Turner 2000–⁠03
  3. 4,343Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  4. 3,745Mark Kellar 1971–⁠73
  5. 3,500Allen Ross 1977–⁠80

Season

  1. 1,976LeShon Johnson 1993
  2. 1,928Garrett Wolfe 2006
  3. 1,920Jordan Lynch 2013
  4. 1,915Michael Turner 2002
  5. 1,815Jordan Lynch 2012

Game

  1. 353Garrett Wolfe 2006 vs. Ball State
  2. 325Garrett Wolfe 2004 vs. Eastern Michigan
  3. 322LeShon Johnson 1993 vs. Southern Illinois
  4. 321Jordan Lynch 2013 vs. Western Michigan
  5. 316Jordan Lynch 2013 vs. Central Michigan

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 52Garrett Wolfe 2004–⁠06
  2. 49Chad Spann 2007–⁠10
  3. 48Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  4. 43Michael Turner 2000–⁠03
  5. 38Stacey Robinson 1988–⁠90

Season

  1. 23Jordan Lynch 2013
  2. 22Chad Spann 2010
  3. 19Stacey Robinson 1989
  4. 19Stacey Robinson 1990
  5. 19Michael Turner 2002

Game

  1. 7Bill Anderson 1912 vs. Wheaton
  2. 5Navarre Edwards 1909 vs. Dixon
  3. 5Steve Goehl 1971 vs. Long Beach State
  4. 5Stacey Robinson 1989 vs. Cincinnati
  5. 5Stacey Robinson 1990 vs. Fresno State

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 204Justin McCareins 1997–⁠00
  2. 183Hugh Rohrschneider 1960–⁠63
  3. 179P.J. Fleck 1999–⁠02
  4. 178Martel Moore 2009–⁠12
  5. 172Tommylee Lewis 2011–⁠15

Season

  1. 91Dave Petzke 1978
  2. 87Kenny Golladay 2016
  3. 86Tommylee Lewis 2013
  4. 77P.J. Fleck 2003
  5. 76Hugh Rohrschneider 1962

Game

  1. 17Gary Stearns 1963 vs. Central Michigan
  2. 14P.J. Fleck 2003 vs. Ohio
  3. 14Sam Hurd 2005 vs. Akron
  4. 14Kenny Golladay 2016 vs. Toledo
  5. 14Trayvon Rudolph 2021 vs. Kent State

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 2,991Justin McCareins 1997–⁠00
  2. 2,544Martel Moore 2009–⁠12
  3. 2,322Sam Hurd 2002–⁠05
  4. 2,295Da’Ron Brown 2011–⁠14
  5. 2,285Kenny Golladay 2015–⁠16

Season

  1. 1,215Dave Petzke 1978
  2. 1,168Justin McCareins 2000
  3. 1,156Kenny Golladay 2016
  4. 1,129Kenny Golladay 2015
  5. 1,083Martel Moore 2012

Game

  1. 309Trayvon Rudolph 2021 vs. Kent State
  2. 266Sam Hurd 2005 vs. Central Michigan
  3. 234P.J. Fleck 2003 vs. Ohio
  4. 224Martel Moore 2011 vs. Arkansas State
  5. 223Sam Hurd 2005 vs. Miami (Ohio)

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 29Justin McCareins 1997–⁠00
  2. 24Martel Moore 2009–⁠12
  3. 22John Spilis 1966–⁠69
  4. 21Sam Hurd 2002–⁠05
  5. 19Al Eck 1958–⁠60

Season

  1. 14Hugh Rohrschneider 1963
  2. 13Sam Hurd 2005
  3. 13Martel Moore 2012
  4. 11Fran Cahill 1951
  5. 11Al Eck 1959

Game

  1. 4Fran Cahill 1951 vs. Illinois State
  2. 4Hugh Rohrschneider 1963 vs. UW-Whitewater

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,927Chandler Harnish 2008–⁠11
  2. 10,552Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  3. 6,778Chris Finlen 1997–⁠01
  4. 6,402George Bork 1960–⁠63
  5. 6,138Marshall Taylor 1985–⁠88

Season

  1. 4,953Jordan Lynch 2012
  2. 4,812Jordan Lynch 2013
  3. 4,595Chandler Harnish 2011
  4. 3,366Chandler Harnish 2010
  5. 3,222Drew Hare 2014

Game

  1. 569Jordan Lynch 2012 vs. Toledo
  2. 554Rocky Lombardi 2021 vs. Kent State
  3. 519Chandler Harnish 2011 vs. Ball State
  4. 477Phil Horvath 2005 vs. Akron
  5. 471Jordan Lynch 2013 vs. Central Michigan

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 99Jordan Lynch 2010–⁠13
  2. 92Chandler Harnish 2008–⁠11
  3. 65George Bork 1960–⁠63
  4. 61Josh Haldi 2001–⁠04
  5. 53Marcus Childers 2017–⁠19

Season

  1. 47Jordan Lynch 2013
  2. 44Jordan Lynch 2012
  3. 39Chandler Harnish 2011
  4. 33George Bork 1963
  5. 28Josh Haldi 2003

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 16Dan Meyer 1964–⁠66
  2. 15Al Eck 1958–⁠60
  3. 15Vince Thompson 1999–⁠02
  4. 14Chris Blake 1971–⁠73
  5. 14Randee Drew 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 10Al Jones 1951
  2. 9Shawun Lurry 2015
  3. 8Dan Meyer 1965
  4. 7Al Eck 1960
  5. 7Randee Drew 2002

Game

  1. 4Dan Mojica 1951 vs. Illinois State
  2. 4Dan Meyer 1966 vs. Hillsdale

Tackles

Career

  1. 616Frank Lewandoski 1976–⁠79
  2. 471Tim Griffin 1982–⁠85
  3. 446Larry Clark 1970–⁠72
  4. 437Ron Delisi 1986–⁠89
  5. 434Larry Williams 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 191Steve Henriksen 1991
  2. 189Larry Clark 1972
  3. 179Frank Lewandoski 1977
  4. 173Frank Lewandoski 1979
  5. 171Ron Delisi 1988

Game

  1. 33Frank Lewandoski 1978 vs. Western Michigan

Sacks

Career

  1. 31.5Larry English 2005–⁠08
  2. 31.0Cary Caliendo 1987–⁠90
  3. 30.0Sutton Smith 2016–⁠18
  4. 24.0Sean Progar-Jackson 2009–⁠12
  5. 23.0Scott Kellar 1982–⁠84

Season

  1. 15.0Sutton Smith 2018
  2. 14.0Sutton Smith 2017
  3. 12.0Scott Kellar 1984
  4. 12.0Larry English 2006
  5. 10.5Larry English 2007

Game

  1. 5.0Larry English 2007 vs. Idaho

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 73Steve Azar 2000–⁠03
  2. 61John Richardson 2019–⁠22
  3. 57Chris Nendick 2004–⁠07
  4. 54Mathew Sims 2010–⁠13
  5. 46John Ivanic 1987–⁠90

Season

  1. 22John Richardson 2021
  2. 21Steve Azar 2003
  3. 20Steve Azar 2001
  4. 20Chris Nendick 2006
  5. 20Mathew Sims 2011

Game

  1. 5Vince Scott 1982 vs. Ohio
  2. 5Chris Nendick 2006 vs. Temple
  3. 5John Richardson 2021 vs. Toledo

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 79.3%Steve Azar 2000–⁠03
  2. 79.2%John Richardson 2019–⁠22
  3. 78.6%Andrew Glass 2025
  4. 75.9%Vince Scott 1980–⁠83
  5. 75.5%Mike Salerno 2008–⁠09

Season

  1. 93.3%Steve Azar 2000
  2. 85.7%Kent Baker 1999
  3. 85.0%Vince Scott 1983
  4. 81.5%John Richardson 2021
  5. 80.8%Steve Azar 2003

Season by season

125 seasons; 3 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2026Rob Harley0–⁠0 (ours 0–⁠6)0–⁠0
2025Thomas Hammock3–⁠92–⁠6, T–11th
2024Thomas Hammock8–⁠54–⁠4, T–6thFamous Idaho Potato W
2023Thomas Hammock7–⁠65–⁠3, 2nd (West)Camellia W
2022Thomas Hammock3–⁠92–⁠6, 6th (West)
2021Thomas Hammock9–⁠56–⁠2, T–1st (West), conference championsCure L
2020Thomas Hammock0–⁠60–⁠6, 6th (West)
2019Thomas Hammock5–⁠74–⁠4, T–3rd (West)
2018Rod Carey8–⁠66–⁠2, 1st (West), conference championsBoca Raton L
2017Rod Carey8–⁠56–⁠2, T–2nd (West)Quick Lane L
2016Rod Carey5–⁠75–⁠3, 3rd (West)
2015Rod Carey8–⁠66–⁠2, T–1st (West), division championsPoinsettia L
2014Rod Carey11–⁠37–⁠1, T–1st (West), conference championsBoca Raton L
2013Rod Carey12–⁠28–⁠0, 1st (West), division championsPoinsettia L
2012Dave Doeren / Rod Carey12–⁠28–⁠0, 1st (West), conference championsOrange L22
2011Dave Doeren11–⁠37–⁠1, T–1st (West), conference championsGoDaddy W
2010Jerry Kill / Tom Matukewicz11–⁠38–⁠0, 1st (West)Humanitarian W
2009Jerry Kill7–⁠65–⁠3, 2nd (West)International L
2008Jerry Kill6–⁠75–⁠3, 4th (West)Independence L
2007Joe Novak2–⁠101–⁠6, 6th (West)
2006Joe Novak7–⁠65–⁠3, T–3rd (West)Poinsettia L
2005Joe Novak7–⁠56–⁠2, T–1st (West), division champions
2004Joe Novak9–⁠37–⁠1, T–1st (West), division championsSilicon Valley W
2003Joe Novak10–⁠26–⁠2, T–2nd (West)
2002Joe Novak8–⁠47–⁠1, T–1st (West), division champions
2001Joe Novak6–⁠54–⁠3, T–2nd (West)
2000Joe Novak6–⁠54–⁠3, T–3rd (West)
1999Joe Novak5–⁠65–⁠3, T–2nd (West)
1998Joe Novak2–⁠92–⁠6, 5th (West)
1997Joe Novak0–⁠110–⁠8, 6th (West)
1996Joe Novak1–⁠10
1995Charlie Sadler3–⁠83–⁠3, T–4th
1994Charlie Sadler4–⁠73–⁠3, T–5th
1993Charlie Sadler4–⁠73–⁠3, 5th
1992Charlie Sadler5–⁠6
1991Charlie Sadler2–⁠9
1990Jerry Pettibone6–⁠5
1989Jerry Pettibone9–⁠2
1988Jerry Pettibone7–⁠4
1987Jerry Pettibone5–⁠5–⁠1
1986Jerry Pettibone2–⁠9
1985Jerry Pettibone4–⁠74–⁠4, 5th
1984Lee Corso4–⁠6–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1, 5th
1983Bill Mallory10–⁠28–⁠1, 1st, conference championsCalifornia W
1982Bill Mallory5–⁠55–⁠4, T–5th
1981Bill Mallory3–⁠82–⁠7, 9th
1980Bill Mallory7–⁠44–⁠3, T–3rd
1979Pat Culpepper5–⁠5–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, T–4th
1978Pat Culpepper5–⁠62–⁠4, 7th
1977Pat Culpepper3–⁠82–⁠5, 8th
1976Pat Culpepper1–⁠100–⁠6, 10th
1975Jerry Ippoliti3–⁠82–⁠3, 7th
1974Jerry Ippoliti4–⁠7
1973Jerry Ippoliti6–⁠5
1972Jerry Ippoliti7–⁠4
1971Jerry Ippoliti5–⁠5–⁠1
1970Doc Urich3–⁠7
1969Doc Urich3–⁠7
1968Howard Fletcher2–⁠8
1967Howard Fletcher5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠4)
1966Howard Fletcher8–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1965Howard Fletcher9–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference championsMineral Water L6
1964Howard Fletcher7–⁠23–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1963Howard Fletcher10–⁠04–⁠0, 1st, national championsMineral Water W1
1962Howard Fletcher8–⁠23–⁠1, 2ndMineral Water L
1961Howard Fletcher4–⁠4–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, T–4th
1960Howard Fletcher7–⁠24–⁠2, 3rd
1959Howard Fletcher7–⁠24–⁠2, 2nd
1958Howard Fletcher4–⁠52–⁠4, T–5th
1957Howard Fletcher2–⁠71–⁠5, 6th
1956Howard Fletcher1–⁠80–⁠6, 7th
1955Bob Kahler0–⁠8–⁠10–⁠5–⁠1, T–6th
1954Chick Evans2–⁠71–⁠5, T–6th
1953Chick Evans1–⁠81–⁠5, 6th
1952Chick Evans3–⁠62–⁠4, T–4th
1951Chick Evans9–⁠06–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1950Chick Evans3–⁠62–⁠4, 5th
1949Chick Evans7–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 2nd
1948Chick Evans6–⁠42–⁠2, 3rd
1947Chick Evans4–⁠3–⁠32–⁠1–⁠1, 2ndHoosier L
1946Chick Evans9–⁠24–⁠0, 1st, conference championsTurkey L
1945Chick Evans4–⁠32–⁠2, 3rd
1944Chick Evans7–⁠03–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1943Chick Evans4–⁠1–⁠11–⁠0
1942Chick Evans4–⁠2–⁠22–⁠0–⁠2, 2nd
1941Chick Evans7–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1940Chick Evans6–⁠32–⁠2, 4th
1939Chick Evans5–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1, 3rd
1938Chick Evans6–⁠1–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1937Chick Evans3–⁠2–⁠33–⁠2–⁠1, T–9th
1936Chick Evans4–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, T–7th
1935Chick Evans7–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1, T–3rd
1934Chick Evans5–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2, 5th
1933Chick Evans5–⁠44–⁠3, 13th
1932Chick Evans4–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–10th
1931Chick Evans5–⁠34–⁠2, T–6th
1930Chick Evans6–⁠2–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, T–5th
1929Chick Evans6–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1, T–6th
1928Roland Cowell0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1, T–19th
1927Roland Cowell1–⁠4–⁠1
1926Roland Cowell5–⁠1–⁠1
1925William Muir6–⁠1
1924William Muir4–⁠41–⁠3, 19th
1923William Muir1–⁠4–⁠30–⁠2–⁠3, T–20th
1922Paul Harrison5–⁠4–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1
1921Paul Harrison3–⁠5
1920Paul Harrison3–⁠5
1916William Wirtz6–⁠1–⁠1
1915William Wirtz2–⁠5–⁠1
1914William Wirtz7–⁠0–⁠1
1913William Wirtz3–⁠3–⁠3
1912William Wirtz3–⁠5
1911William Wirtz8–⁠1–⁠2
1910William Wirtz4–⁠2–⁠1
1909Nelson A. Kellogg2–⁠6
1908Nelson A. Kellogg1–⁠5–⁠1
1907Nelson A. Kellogg1–⁠4–⁠1
1906Nelson A. Kellogg4–⁠2–⁠1
1905Harry Sauthoff3–⁠1–⁠1
1904Dixie Fleager5–⁠0
1903John A. H. Keith3–⁠3
1902John A. H. Keith5–⁠1–⁠1
1901John A. H. Keith6–⁠1
1900John A. H. Keith2–⁠2–⁠2
1899John A. H. Keith1–⁠0–⁠2

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.