Air Force Falcons football statistical leaders

The Air Force Falcons football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Air Force Falcons football program in various categories,^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Falcons represent the United States Air Force Academy in the NCAA's Mountain West Conference.

Although Air Force began competing in intercollegiate football in 1955,^[1] these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1955, 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, allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002..^[2] The Falcons have played in 9 bowl games since this decision, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

The values on these list are often smaller than the values seen on other programs' lists for several reasons:

• Air Force has only played since 1955, making it a relatively new college football program.
• The Air Force Academy is a four-year undergraduate program, so it does not redshirt players.^[3] This means that for a player to play for four years, he must be good enough to see the field as a true freshman. Relatively few players are prepared to do this, which depresses career records.
• Air Force has run a triple option offense since the arrival of head coach Ken Hatfield in 1978. This offense emphasizes running over passing. Most passing records were established in the 24-year period before this time.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Shaun Carney 5,391 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Dave Ziebart 4,789 1976 1977 1978 1979 3 Tim Jefferson 4,599 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Rich Haynie 4,283 1971 1972 1973 5 Rich Mayo 3,399 1957 1958 1959 1960 6 Gary Baxter 3,362 1967 1968 1969 7 Beau Morgan 3,248 1994 1995 1996 8 Marty Louthan 3,137 1980 1981 1982 1983 9 Bob Parker 2,996 1969 1970 10 Dee Dowis 2,870 1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Bob Parker 2,789 1970 2 Gary Baxter 1,783 1969 3 Mike Thiessen 1,687 2000 4 Tim Jefferson 1,637 2011 5 Karson Roberts 1,595 2015 6 Kale Pearson 1,590 2014 7 Rich Haynie 1,570 1972 8 Dave Ziebart 1,562 1977 9 Shaun Carney 1,491 2007 10 Tim Jefferson 1,459 2010

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Bob Parker 391 1970 Wyoming 2 Gary Baxter 388 1969 Wyoming 3 Bob Parker 375 1970 Colorado State 4 Dave Ziebart 339 1976 Wyoming 5 Rob Shaw 314 1976 Pacific 6 Dave Ziebart 311 1977 Baylor 7 Dee Dowis 306 1989 Notre Dame 8 Bob Parker 301 1970 Oregon

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Shaun Carney 39 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Tim Jefferson 34 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Rich Haynie 34 1971 1972 1973 4 Dave Ziebart 27 1976 1977 1978 1979 5 Beau Morgan 25 1994 1995 1996 6 Bob Parker 25 1969 1970 7 Rich Mayo 24 1957 1958 1959 1960 8 Gary Baxter 21 1967 1968 1969 9 Mike Thiessen 18 1998 1999 2000 10 Dee Dowis 18 1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Bob Parker 21 1970 2 Rich Haynie 17 1972 3 Tim Jefferson 14 2011 Kale Pearson 14 2014 5 Gary Baxter 13 1969 Mike Thiessen 13 2000 7 Beau Morgan 12 1995 Shaun Carney 12 2006 9 Rich Mayo 11 1958 Shaun Carney 11 2004 Karson Roberts 11 2015

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Adam Fitch 5 2005 BYU 2 Paul Stein 4 1965 Arizona Rich Haynie 4 1972 Arizona State Mike Thiessen 4 2000 BYU Shaun Carney 4 2006 UNLV

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Dee Dowis 3,612 1986 1987 1988 1989 2 Asher Clark 3,594 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Beau Morgan 3,379 1994 1995 1996 4 John Kershner 2,726 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Chad Hall 2,606 2005 2006 2007 6 Shaun Carney 2,561 2004 2005 2006 2007 7 Andy Smith 2,409 1986 1987 1988 8 Chance Harridge 2,324 2001 2002 2003 9 Brian Bream 2,284 1969 1970 1971 Pat Evans 2,284 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Beau Morgan 1,494 1996 2 Chad Hall 1,478 2007 3 Dee Dowis 1,315 1987 4 Dee Dowis 1,286 1989 5 Beau Morgan 1,285 1995 6 Brian Bream 1,276 1970 7 Cody Getz 1,248 2012 8 Chance Harridge 1,229 2002 9 Keith Boyea 1,216 2001 10 Rob Perez 1,157 1991

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Chad Hall 275 2007 Army 2 Anthony LaCoste 263[4] 2013 Army 3 Chad Hall 256 2007 Colorado St 4 Dee Dowis 249 1989 San Diego State 5 Beau Morgan 243 1996 Colorado State 6 Dee Dowis 241 1987 Utah 7 Jacobi Owens 233[5] 2014 Nicholls State 8 Cody Getz 222[6] 2012 Colorado State 9 Cody Getz 218[7] 2012 Idaho State 10 Beau Morgan 217 1996 Fresno State

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Beau Morgan 42 1994 1995 1996 2 Dee Dowis 41 1986 1987 1988 1989 3 Greg Johnson 35 1986 1987 1988 1989 4 Chance Harridge 35 2001 2002 2003 5 Tim Jefferson 33 2008 2009 2010 2011 6 Shaun Carney 31 2004 2005 2006 2007 7 Marty Louthan 30 1980 1981 1982 1983 8 Brian Bream 24 1969 1970 1971 Asher Clark 24 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 Bart Weiss 22 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Chance Harridge 22 2002 2 Brian Bream 19 1970 Beau Morgan 19 1995 4 Dee Dowis 18 1989 Beau Morgan 18 1996 Keith Boyea 18 2001 7 Marty Louthan 16 1983 Greg Johnson 16 1988 Greg Johnson 16 1989

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Dee Dowis 6 1989 San Diego State 2 Marty Louthan 5 1983 Navy

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Ernie Jennings 148 1968 1969 1970 2 Mike Kirby 106 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Charlie Longnecker 100 1967 1968 1969 4 Matt Farmer 92 1997 1998 1999 5 Ryan Fleming 88 1999 2000 2001 6 Paul Williams 81 1975 1976 1977 7 Chad Hall 77 2005 2006 2007 8 Bob Brickey 73 1957 1958 1959 1960 9 Steve Hoog 71 1975 1976 1977 1978 10 Mike Bolen 70 1968 1969 1970 Frank Murphy 70 1971 1972 1973

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Ernie Jennings 74 1970 2 Cormac Carney 57 1978 3 Mike Bolen 53 1970 4 Ryan Fleming 52 2000 5 Ernie Jennings 51 1969 6 Chad Hall 50 2007 7 Jason Brown 49 2005 8 Andy Bark 47 1980 9 Charlie Longnecker 45 1968 Paul Williams 45 1976

Single game Rank Player Rec Years Opponent 1 Ernie Jennings 15 1969 Wyoming 2 Mike Bolen 14 1970 Colorado 3 Ernie Jennings 13 1970 Stanford 4 Charles Longnecker 11 1970 Stanford Cormac Carney 11 1978 Georgia Tech 6 Bob Brickey 10 1959 Trinity Bob Farr 10 1974 BYU Mike Fortson 10 1979 Navy Ryan Fleming 10 2000 New Mexico Alec Messerall 10 2004 Navy

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ernie Jennings 2,392 1968 1969 1970 2 Mike Kirby 1,909 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Jalen Robinette 1,738 2013 2014 2015 4 Ryan Fleming 1,515 1999 2000 2001 5 Matt Farmer 1,504 1997 1998 1999 6 Garrett Brown 1,334 2012 2013 2014 2015 7 Charlie Longnecker 1,312 1967 1968 1969 8 Steve Hoog 1,199 1975 1976 1977 1978 9 Frank Murphy 1,150 1971 1972 1973 Paul Williams 1,150 1975 1976 1977

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ernie Jennings 1,289 1970 2 Ryan Fleming 930 2000 3 Jason Brown 874 2005 4 Cormac Carney 870 1978 5 Ken Carpenter 869 1985 6 Mike Kirby 862 1983 7 Jalen Robinette 806 2014 8 Andy Bark 794 1980 9 Ernie Jennings 729 1969 10 Mike Bolen 706 1970

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Ernie Jennings 235 1970 Wyoming 2 Cormac Carney 220 1978 Georgia Tech 3 Jalen Robinette 210 2015 Utah State 4 Frank Murphy 198 1972 Arizona State 5 Jason Brown 184 2005 Utah 6 Mike Kirby 179 1983 BYU 7 Ernie Jennings 175 1969 Utah State 8 Ernie Jennings 174 1970 Stanford 9 Ryan Fleming 163 2000 Notre Dame 10 Charles Longnecker 159 1968 Arizona

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Ernie Jennings 28 1968 1969 1970 2 Frank Murphy 13 1971 1972 1973 3 Jalen Robinette 12 2013 2014 2015 4 Zack Kauth 9 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Bob Farr 9 1972 1973 1974 6 Jake Campbell 9 1993 1994 1995 7 Charlie Longnecker 8 1967 1968 1969 8 Cormac Carney 8 1978 9 Jonathan Warzeka 8 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Ernie Jennings 17 1970 2 Ernie Jennings 9 1969 3 Cormac Carney 8 1978 4 Frank Murphy 7 1972 5 Garrett Brown 6 2014

Single game Rank Player TDs Years Opponent 1 Ernie Jennings 5 1969 Utah State 2 Bill Manning 3 1965 Arizona Ernie Jennings 3 1970 Idaho Ernie Jennings 3 1970 Boston College Ernie Jennings 3 1970 Stanford Frank Murphy 3 1972 Arizona State Steve Hoog 3 1977 Vanderbilt Zack Kauth 3 2011 Colorado State Tim McVey 3[8] 2015 New Mexico

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[9]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Shaun Carney 7,952 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Beau Morgan 6,627 1994 1995 1996 3 Tim Jefferson 6,587 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Dee Dowis 6,482 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Dave Ziebart 5,511 1976 1977 1978 1979 6 Marty Louthan 4,997 1980 1981 1982 1983 7 Rich Haynie 4,740 1971 1972 1973 8 Chance Harridge 4,500 2001 2002 2003 9 Mike Thiessen 3,820 1998 1999 2000 10 Rich Mayo 3,816 1957 1958 1959 1960

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Bob Parker 2,783 1970 2 Beau Morgan 2,704 1996 3 Dee Dowis 2,571 1989 4 Bart Weiss 2,481 1985 5 Keith Boyea 2,469 2001 6 Beau Morgan 2,450 1995 7 Mike Thiessen 2,400 2000 8 Karson Roberts 2,338 2015 9 Chance Harridge 2,291 2002 10 Kale Pearson 2,277 2014

Single game Rank Player Yards Years Opponent 1 Bob Parker 380 1970 Colorado State 2 Dee Dowis 377 1988 Northwestern 3 Dave Ziebart 375 1976 Wyoming 4 Keith Boyea 364 2001 Wyoming 5 Cale Bonds 361 1998 Navy 6 Bob Parker 353 1970 Wyoming 7 Dee Dowis 345 1989 Notre Dame Karson Roberts 345[10] 2015 Boise State 9 Rob Shaw 343 1972 Pacific 10 Beau Morgan 341 1996 Wyoming

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Shaun Carney 70 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Beau Morgan 67 1994 1995 1996 Tim Jefferson 67 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Dee Dowis 59 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Chance Harridge 51 2001 2002 2003 6 Marty Louthan 43 1980 1981 1982 1983 7 Rich Haynie 42 1971 1972 1973 8 Mike Thiessen 36 1998 1999 2000 9 Greg Johnson 35 1986 1987 1988 1989 10 Gary Baxter 34 1967 1968 1969

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Chance Harridge 32 2002 2 Beau Morgan 31 1995 3 Beau Morgan 26 1996 4 Dee Dowis 25 1989 Tim Jefferson 25 2010 Tim Jefferson 25 2011 7 Keith Boyea 24 2001 8 Bob Parker 23 1970

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Tom Rotello 17 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Carlton McDonald 16 1989 1990 1991 1992 3 Dwan Wilson 15 1982 1983 1984 1985 4 Anthony Wright 12 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Kelvin King 11 1993 1994 1995 Weston Steelhammer 11 2013 2014 2015 7 Scott Thomas 10 1982 1983 1984 1985 Brian Watkins 10 1991 1992 1993 1994 Jon Davis 10 2008 2009 2010 2011

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Tom Rotello 8 1985 Carlton McDonald 8 1992 3 Jim Smith 7 1970 Anthony Wright 7 2009

Single game Rank Player Ints Years Opponent 1 Cyd Maattala 3 1968 Colorado State 2 Jim Miller 3 1975 Notre Dame 3 Anthony Wright 3 2009 Houston 4 Weston Steelhammer 3[11] 2014 Boise State

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Terry Maki 475 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Tom Foertsch 469 1976 1977 1978 3 Mike France 381 1979 1980 1981 4 Jack Kucera 366 1975 1976 1977 5 Brian Hill 363 1988 1989 1990 6 Chris Gizzi 342 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Johnny Jackson 340 1978 1979 1980 1981 8 Ryan Williams 338 1977 1978 1979 9 Ray Wild 337 1972 1973 1974 10 Drew Fowler 319 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Terry Maki 195 1986 2 Tom Foertsch 184 1977 3 Chris Gizzi 179 1997 4 Jack Kucera 170 1976 5 Jack Kucera 166 1977 6 Tom Foertsch 163 1976 7 Mike France 157 1980 8 Brian Hill 146 1988 9 Willie Mayfield 145 1970 10 Shawn Smith 144 1982

Single game Rank Player Tackles Years Opponent 1 Terry Maki 30 1985 Notre Dame 2 Jack Kucera 26 1977 Boston College 3 Tom Foertsch 25 1977 Notre Dame Terry Maki 25 1986 Wyoming 5 Jack Kucera 24 1977 Arizona State

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Chad Hennings 34.0 1986 1987 2 Vergil Simpson 23.0 1990 1991 1992 3 Johnny Harrison 20.0 1992 1993 1994 4 Alex Hansen 15.0 2013 2014 2015 5 Shawn Thomas 13.5 1997 1998 1999 6 Steve Fernandez 13.0 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Randle Gladney 12.0 1988 1989 8 Brian McCray 12.0 1993 1994 1995 9 Corey Nelson 11.5 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Chad Hennings 24.0 1987 2 Vergil Simpson 13.0 1991 3 Johnny Harrison 12.0 1994 4 John Steed 11.0 1986 5 Chad Hennings 10.0 1986 Steve Spewock 10.0 1986 Randle Gladney 10.0 1989 8 Erik Davis 9.0 1984 Jake Paulson 9.0 2008

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Dave Lawson 51 1972 1973 1974 1975 2 Ryan Harrison 43 2007 2008 3 Sean Pavlich 42 1980 1981 1982 1983 4 Joe Wood 39 1989 1990 1991 5 Will Conant 30 2013 2014 6 Joey Ashcroft 29 2001 2002 2003 7 Erik Soderberg 27 2009 2010 2011 8 Dennis Leuthauser 27 1967 1968 1969 9 David Adams 26 1998 1999 2000 10 Jim Sturch 25 1978 1979

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Ryan Harrison 24 2008 2 Erik Soderberg 22 2009 3 Dave Lawson 19 1974 David Adams 19 2000 Ryan Harrison 19 2007 Will Conant 19 2014 7 Joe Wood 17 1991 8 Jim Sturch 16 1978 Joey Ashcroft 16 2002 10 Sean Pavlich 15 1982 Parker Herrington 15 2011

Single game Rank Player FGs Years Opponent 1 Dennis Leuthauser 4 1969 SMU Dave Lawson 4 1974 Navy Dave Lawson 4 1975 Army Jim Sturch 4 1978 Boston College Sean Pavlich 4 1980 Wyoming Joe Wood 4 1991 Army David Adams 4 2000 Army Joey Ashcroft 4 2002 Army Erik Soderberg 4 2009 San Diego State

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Luke Strebel 90.9% 2015 2016 2 Will Conant 88.2% 2013 2014 3 Jackson Whiting 82.6% 1998 1999 4 Joe Wood 79.6% 1989 1990 1991 5 Ryan Harrison 76.8% 2007 2008 6 David Adams 76.5% 1998 1999 2000 7 Carlos Mateos 75.0% 1982 1983 1984 8 Joey Ashcroft 74.4% 2001 2002 2003 9 Sean Pavlich 72.4% 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Chris Blasy 71.4% 1987 1988

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Jackson Whiting 100.0% 1999 2 Luke Strebel 90.9% 2015 3 Will Conant 90.5% 2014 4 Joey Ashcroft 88.9% 2002 5 Joe Wood 85.7% 1990 6 Sean Pavlich 83.3% 1982 Parker Herrington 83.3% 2011 8 Ryan Harrison 82.8% 2008 9 David Adams 79.2% 2000 10 Sean Pavlich 78.6% 1983

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