Temple Owls football statistical leaders

The Temple Owls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Temple Owls 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 Owls represent Temple University in the NCAA's American Athletic Conference.

Although Temple began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,^[1] the school's official record book only includes records from after Temple became a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1971. Even so, these lists tend to be dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since the 1970s, 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 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.^[2] The Owls have played in three bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

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

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Henry Burris 7,495 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Phillip Walker 7,374 2013 2014 2015 3 Mike McGann 5,967 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Lee Saltz 5,371 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Adam DiMichele 5,024 2006 2007 2008 6 Devin Scott 3,947 1998 1999 2000 2001 7 Doug Shobert 3,913 1970 1971 1972 8 Brian Broomell 3,902 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Tim Riordan 3,679 1981 1982 1983 10 Matt Baker 3,651 1987 1988 1989 1990

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Phillip Walker 2,972 2015 2 Henry Burris 2,716 1994 3 Phillip Walker 2,317 2014 4 Walter Washington 2,207 2004 5 Brian Broomell 2,103 1979 6 Henry Burris 2,084 1996 Phillip Walker 2,084 2013 8 Henry Burris 2,004 1995 9 Mike McGann 1,994 2002 10 Steve Joachim 1,950 1974

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Henry Burris 445 1996 Pittsburgh 2 Henry Burris 392 1994 Syracuse 3 Phillip Walker 391[3] 2015 Massachusetts 4 Phillip Walker 382[4] 2013 UCF 5 Adam DiMichele 370 2008 Eastern Michigan 6 Mike Gerardi 368 2010 Kent State 7 Mike McGann 340 2002 Syracuse Adam DiMichele 340 2008 Navy 9 Mike McGann 338 2003 Cincinnati 10 Henry Burris 336 1994 Pittsburgh Devin Scott 336 2000 Maryland

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Phillip Walker 52 2013 2014 2015 2 Henry Burris 49 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Adam DiMichele 40 2006 2007 2008 4 Brian Broomell 35 1976 1977 1978 1979 5 Steve Joachim 31 1973 1974 6 Lee Saltz 29 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Doug Shobert 26 1970 1971 1972 8 Mike McGann 25 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 9 Matt Baker 24 1987 1988 1989 1990 10 Devin Scott 23 1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Brian Broomell 22 1979 2 Henry Burris 21 1994 3 Steve Joachim 20 1974 Phillip Walker 20 2013 5 Phillip Walker 19 2015 6 Adam DiMichele 18 2008 7 Tim Riordan 13 1982 Lee Saltz 13 1985 Mike McGann 13 2002 Phillip Walker 13 2014

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Adam DiMichele 6 2008 Eastern Michigan

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Paul Palmer 4,895 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Bernard Pierce 3,570 2009 2010 2011 3 Tanardo Sharps 3,260 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Matt Brown 2,647 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Anthony Anderson 2,610 1975 1976 1977 1978 6 Todd McNair 2,383 1985 1986 1987 1988 7 Henry Hynoski 2,218 1972 1973 1974 8 Mark Bright 1,943 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Harold Harmon 1,730 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 Jahad Thomas 1,646 2013 2014 2015

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Paul Palmer 1,866 1986 2 Paul Palmer 1,516 1985 3 Bernard Pierce 1,481 2011 4 Bernard Pierce 1,361 2009 5 Tanardo Sharps 1,267 2002 6 Jahad Thomas 1,262 2015 7 Zachary Dixon 1,153 1978 8 Todd McNair 1,058 1987 9 Montel Harris 1,054 2012 10 Tanardo Sharps 1,038 2000

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Montel Harris 351[5] 2012 Army 2 Paul Palmer 349 1986 East Carolina 3 Paul Palmer 281 1985 William & Mary 4 Bernard Pierce 267 2009 Navy 5 Zachary Dixon 241 1978 Cincinnati 6 Paul Palmer 239 1986 Virginia Tech 7 Matt Brown 226 2010 Army 8 Tanardo Sharps 223 2002 Connecticut 9 Anthony Anderson 217 1997 Drake 10 Tanardo Sharps 215 2002 Rutgers

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Bernard Pierce 53 2009 2010 2011 2 Paul Palmer 39 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Anthony Anderson 22 1975 1976 1977 1978 Matt Brown 22 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Walter Washington 21 2003 2004 6 Tanardo Sharps 20 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Steve Joachim 18 1973 1974 8 Mark Bright 17 1976 1977 1978 1979 Jahad Thomas 17 2013 2014 2015 10 Henry Hynoski 16 1972 1973 1974 Todd McNair 16 1985 1986 1987 1988

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Bernard Pierce 27 2011 2 Jahad Thomas 17 2015 3 Bernard Pierce 16 2009 4 Paul Palmer 15 1986 Walter Washington 15 2004 6 Montel Harris 12 2012 7 Tanardo Sharps 10 2000 8 Jim Brown 9 1981 Paul Palmer 9 1984 Paul Palmer 9 1985

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Montel Harris 7[5] 2012 Army

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Zamir Cobb 165 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Bruce Francis 138 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Sean Dillard 130 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Gerald Lucear 126 1977 1978 1979 1980 5 Rich Drayton 122 1987 1988 1989 1990 6 Jalen Fitzpatrick 121 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 Clint Graves 120 1970 1971 1972 8 Robby Anderson 114 2011 2012 2013 2015 9 Willie Marshall 111 1983 1984 1985 1986 10 Van Johnson 106 1992 1994 1995 1996

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Zamir Cobb 74 2003 2 Robby Anderson 70 2015 3 Clint Graves 63 1972 4 Jalen Fitzpatrick 53 2014 5 Carlos Johnson 51 1999 Sean Dillard 51 2001 7 Van Johnson 50 1996 8 Rich Drayton 48 1990

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Clint Graves 15 1972 Rhode Island 2 Robby Anderson 12[6] 2015 Houston 3 Clint Graves 11 1972 West Virginia Wiley Pitts 11 1978 William & Mary Van Johnson 11 1996 Washington State Sean Dillard 11 2000 Pittsburgh Michael Campbell 11 2010 Ohio

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Willie Marshall 2,272 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Bruce Francis 2,035 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Gerald Lucear 1,882 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 4 Van Johnson 1,869 1992 1994 1995 1996 5 Zamir Cobb 1,856 2000 2001 2002 2003 6 Troy Kersey 1,780 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Robby Anderson 1,730 2011 2012 2013 2015 8 Rich Drayton 1,693 1987 1988 1989 1990 9 Sean Dillard 1,632 1999 2000 2001 2002 10 Steve Watson 1,629 1975 1976 1977 1978

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Gerald Lucear 964 1979 2 Robby Anderson 939 2015 3 Van Johnson 902 1996 4 Willie Marshall 893 1985 5 Zamir Cobb 866 2003 6 Robby Anderson 791 2013 7 Sean Dillard 747 2001 8 Bruce Francis 731 2007 9 Jalen Fitzpatrick 730 2014 10 Michael Campbell 724 2010

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Robby Anderson 239[7] 2013 SMU 2 Van Johnson 214 1996 Pittsburgh 3 Jason Harper 209 2008 Eastern Michigan 4 Travis Shelton 204 2006 Northern Illinois 5 Rich Drayton 184 1988 Rutgers Robby Anderson 184[4] 2013 UCF 7 Willie Marshall 183 1985 Pittsburgh 8 Troy Kersey 178 1996 Eastern Michigan 9 Gerald Lucear 175 1979 Villanova 10 Willie Marshall 160 1985 Syracuse

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Bruce Francis 23 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Gerald Lucear 18 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 3 Willie Marshall 16 1983 1984 1985 1986 Robby Anderson 16 2011 2012 2013 2015 5 Van Johnson 15 1992 1994 1995 1996 6 Zamir Cobb 14 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Clint Graves 11 1970 1971 1972 Pete Righi 11 1973 1974 1975 Keith Gloster 11 1984 1985 1986 1987 Jalen Fitzpatrick 11 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Gerald Lucear 13 1979 2 Bruce Francis 13 2008 3 Willie Marshall 9 1985 Robby Anderson 9 2013 5 Van Johnson 8 1996 6 Robby Anderson 7 2015 7 Zamir Cobb 6 2002 Bruce Francis 6 2007 Michael Campbell 6 2010 Jalen Fitzpatrick 6 2014

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bruce Francis 4 1998 Eastern Michigan

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[8]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Phillip Walker 8,237 2013 2014 2015 2 Henry Burris 7,470 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Mike McGann 6,045 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 Lee Saltz 5,407 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Adam DiMichele 5,041 2006 2007 2008 6 Paul Palmer 5,028 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Walter Washington 4,940 2003 2004 8 Brian Broomell 4,559 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Matt Baker 3,987 1987 1988 1989 1990 10 Devin Scott 3,928 1998 1999 2000 2001

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Phillip Walker 3,179 2015 2 Walter Washington 3,096 2004 3 Phillip Walker 2,641 2014 4 Henry Burris 2,577 1994 5 Phillip Walker 2,416 2013 6 Brian Broomell 2,352 1979 7 Steve Joachim 2,227 1974 8 Mike McGann 2,194 2002 9 Henry Burris 2,044 1995 10 Adam DiMichele 2,002 2008

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Henry Burris 502 1996 Pittsburgh

Total touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Phillip Walker 61 2013 2014 2015 2 Henry Burris 57 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Bernard Pierce 53 2009 2010 2011 4 Steve Joachim 49 1973 1974 5 Adam DiMichele 45 2006 2007 2008 6 Brian Broomell 44 1976 1977 1978 1979 7 Paul Palmer 41 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Walter Washington 39 2003 2004 9 Lee Saltz 35 1983 1984 1985 1986 10 Mike McGann 30 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Steve Joachim 29 1974 2 Bernard Pierce 27 2011 3 Brian Broomell 26 1979 4 Walter Washington 25 2004 5 Henry Burris 24 1994 6 Phillip Walker 23 2013 7 Adam DiMichele 21 2008 Phillip Walker 21 2015

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Adam DiMichele 7 2008 Eastern Michigan

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Anthony Young 20 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 Mark McCants 15 1977 1978 1979 1980 3 Bob Salla 13 1975 1976 1977 Kevin Ross 13 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Bob Mizia 11 1973 1974 1975 Sam Shaffer 11 1978 1979 1980 1981 7 Terrance Leftwich 10 1999 2000 2001 2002 8 Chonn Lacey 9 1998 1999 2000 2001 Dominique Harris 9 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jaiquawn Jarrett 9 2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Sam Shaffer 9 1981 2 Bob Mizia 6 1974 Mark McCants 6 1980 Anthony Young 6 1982 Kevin Harvey 6 1999

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Mark McCants 3 1980 Akron

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 Tyler Matakevich 493 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Steve Conjar 492 1978 1979 1980 1981 3 Lance Johnstone 429 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Alshermond Singleton 390 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 Taylor Suman 389 1998 1999 2000 2001 6 Joe Klecko 373 1973 1974 1975 1976 7 LeVar Talley 348 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 Mike Curcio 332 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Rian Wallace 325 2002 2003 2004 10 Loranzo Square 315 1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Steve Conjar 174 1980 2 Steve Conjar 163 1979 3 Mike Curcio 154 1979 4 Lance Johnstone 153 1995 5 Alshermond Singleton 151 1995 6 Rian Wallace 148 2003 7 Tyler Matakevich 138 2015 8 Tyler Matakevich 137 2013 9 Mike Curcio 136 1978 Loranzo Square 136 1988

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Tyler Matakevich 24 2013 Idaho

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Guy Peters 32.0 1979 1980 1981 1982 2 Dan Klecko 26.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 3 Adrian Robinson 24.0 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Jeffrey Ward 17.5 1983 1984 1985 1986 5 Muhammad Wilkerson 17.5 2008 2009 2010 6 Junior Galette 17.0 2006 2007 2008 7 Vinnie Mini 16.0 1980 1981 1982 8 Tim Hanley 16.0 1982 1983 1984 9 Lance Johnstone 15.0 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 James Harris 14.0 1988 1989 1990 1991

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Adrian Robinson 13.0 2009 2 Colin McCarty 11.0 1980 3 Guy Peters 10.0 1979 Guy Peters 10.0 1981 Dan Klecko 10.0 2002 6 Muhammad Wilkerson 9.5 2010 7 James Harris 9.0 1991 Lance Johnstone 9.0 1992 Michael Tripp 9.0 1997

Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Decara Burgess 4.0 1997 Pittsburgh Dan Klecko 4.0 2002 Connecticut

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Brandon McManus 60 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Bill Wright 46 1985 1986 1987 1988 3 Cap Poklemba 36 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Austin Jones 36 2014 2015 5 Don Bitterlich 35 1973 1974 1975 6 Nick Mike-Mayer 33 1970 1971 1972 7 Bob Wright 28 1988 1989 1990 8 Bob Clauser 25 1978 1980 1981 1982 9 Jake Brownell 23 2006 2007 2008 2009 10 Jim Cooper 20 1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Austin Jones 23 2015 2 Don Bitterlich 21 1975 3 Bob Wright 19 1990 4 Brandon McManus 17 2009 5 Bill Wright 16 1986 Bill Wright 16 1987 Brandon McManus 16 2011 8 Cap Poklemba 14 2002 Brandon McManus 14 2012

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Bob Clauser 5 1982 Delaware Bob Wright 5 1990 Boston College Cap Poklemba 5 2002 Pittsburgh 4 Jake Brownell 4 2007 Kent State Brandon McManus 4 2010 Villanova

Field goal percentage

Career Rk Player FG% Years 1 Bob Wright 73.7% 1988 1989 1990 2 Brandon McManus 72.3% 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Cap Poklemba 72.0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Austin Jones 65.5% 2014 2015 5 Don Bitterlich 61.4% 1973 1974 1975 6 Bob Clauser 61.0% 1978 1980 1981 1982

Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Brandon McManus 82.4% 2012 2 Austin Jones 82.1% 2015 3 Bob Wright 76.0% 1990 4 Bob Clauser 75.0% 1982 5 Bill Wright 72.7% 1986 Brandon McManus 72.7% 2011 7 Brandon McManus 70.8% 2009 8 Cap Poklemba 70.0% 2002

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