# Northwestern Wildcats football statistical leaders

The Northwestern Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Northwestern Wildcats football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent Northwestern University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.
Although Northwestern began competing in intercollegiate football in 1876 (148 years ago) (1876), records from before the 1950s are often incomplete and inconsistent, so players from then may not make it onto these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
* Since the 1950s, 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. The Wildcats have played in 10 bowl games since the decision, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2017 season.

## Passing
### Passing yards

Career :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
| 1 | Clayton Thorson | 10,731 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
| 2 | Brett Basanez | 10,580 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 3 | Len Williams | 7,487 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 4 | C. J. Bachér | 7,319 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 5 | Trevor Siemian | 5,931 | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 6 | Zak Kustok | 5,822 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 7 | Mike Greenfield | 5,803 | 1984 1985 1986 1987 |
| 8 | Sandy Schwab | 5,679 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 |
| 9 | Steve Schnur | 5,612 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
| 10 | Dan Persa | 5,181 | 2009 2010 2011 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
| 1 | C. J. Bachér | 3,656 | 2007 |
| 2 | Brett Basanez | 3,622 | 2005 |
| 3 | Mike Kafka | 3,430 | 2009 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | 3,183 | 2018 |
| 5 | Clayton Thorson | 3,182 | 2016 |
| 6 | Clayton Thorson | 2,844 | 2017 |
| 7 | Brett Basanez | 2,838 | 2004 |
| 8 | Sandy Schwab | 2,735 | 1982 |
| 9 | Zak Kustok | 2,692 | 2001 |
| 10 | Steve Schnur | 2,632 | 1996 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Mike Kafka | 532 | 2009 | Auburn (Outback Bowl) |
| 2 | C. J. Bachér | 520 | 2007 | Michigan State |
| 3 | Brett Basanez | 513 | 2004 | TCU |
| 4 | C. J. Bachér | 470 | 2007 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Brett Basanez | 463 | 2005 | Purdue |
| 6 | Clayton Thorson | 455 | 2018 | Nebraska |
| 7 | Mike Greenfield | 446 | 1985 | Northern Illinois |
| 8 | Sandy Schwab | 436 | 1982 | Michigan |
| 9 | Ryan Hilinski | 435 | 2022 | Duke |
| 10 | Zak Kustok | 421 | 2001 | Bowling Green |

### Passing touchdowns

Career :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Years |
| 1 | Clayton Thorson | 61 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
| 2 | Len Williams | 44 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| | Brett Basanez | 44 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 4 | C. J. Bachér | 43 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 5 | Zak Kustok | 42 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 6 | Dan Persa | 34 | 2009 2010 2011 |
| 7 | Steve Schnur | 32 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
| 8 | Mitch Anderson | 28 | 1972 1973 1974 |
| 9 | Trevor Siemian | 27 | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 10 | Maurie Daigneau | 23 | 1969 1970 1971 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year |
| 1 | Clayton Thorson | 22 | 2016 |
| 2 | Brett Basanez | 21 | 2005 |
| 3 | Zak Kustok | 20 | 2001 |
| 4 | Zak Kustok | 19 | 2000 |
| | C. J. Bachér | 19 | 2007 |
| | C. J. Bachér | 19 | 2008 |
| 7 | Steve Schnur | 17 | 1996 |
| | Dan Persa | 17 | 2011 |
| | Clayton Thorson | 17 | 2018 |
| 10 | Mike Kafka | 16 | 2009 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Mitch Anderson | 5 | 1973 | Minnesota |
| | C. J. Bachér | 5 | 2007 | Michigan State |

## Rushing
### Rushing yards

Career :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
| 1 | Justin Jackson | 5,440 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
| 2 | Damien Anderson | 4,485 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| 3 | Tyrell Sutton | 3,886 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 4 | Darnell Autry | 3,793 | 1994 1995 1996 |
| 5 | Bob Christian | 2,643 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 6 | Jason Wright | 2,625 | 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
| 7 | Noah Herron | 2,524 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
| 8 | Greg Boykin | 2,465 | 1972 1973 1975 1976 |
| 9 | Evan Hull | 2,417 | 2019 2020 2021 2022 |
| 10 | Kain Colter | 2,180 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
| 1 | Damien Anderson | 2,063 | 2000 |
| 2 | Darnell Autry | 1,785 | 1995 |
| 3 | Justin Jackson | 1,524 | 2016 |
| 4 | Tyrell Sutton | 1,474 | 2005 |
| 5 | Darnell Autry | 1,452 | 1996 |
| 6 | Justin Jackson | 1,418 | 2015 |
| 7 | Jason Wright | 1,388 | 2003 |
| 8 | Noah Herron | 1,381 | 2004 |
| 9 | Venric Mark | 1,366 | 2012 |
| 10 | Justin Jackson | 1,311 | 2017 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Mike Adamle | 316 | 1969 | Wisconsin |
| 2 | Byron Sanders | 295 | 1987 | Minnesota |
| 3 | Damien Anderson | 292 | 2000 | Indiana |
| 4 | Damien Anderson | 268 | 2000 | Michigan |
| 5 | Jason Wright | 251 | 2003 | Illinois |
| 6 | Tyrell Sutton | 244 | 2005 | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Darnell Autry | 240 | 1996 | Iowa |
| 8 | Jason Wright | 237 | 2003 | Bowling Green (Motor City Bowl) |
| 9 | Damien Anderson | 230 | 2000 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Darnell Autry | 226 | 1995 | Purdue |

### Rushing touchdowns

Career :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Years |
| 1 | Justin Jackson | 41 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
| 2 | Damien Anderson | 38 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| 3 | Darnell Autry | 35 | 1994 1995 1996 |
| 4 | Jason Wright | 32 | 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
| 5 | Tyrell Sutton | 31 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 6 | Kain Colter | 28 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| 7 | Clayton Thorson | 27 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
| 8 | Noah Herron | 26 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
| 9 | Zak Kustok | 22 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 10 | Ron Burton | 21 | 1957 1958 1959 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year |
| 1 | Damien Anderson | 23 | 2000 |
| 2 | Jason Wright | 20 | 2003 |
| 3 | Darnell Autry | 17 | 1995 |
| | Darnell Autry | 17 | 1996 |
| 5 | Tyrell Sutton | 16 | 2005 |
| 6 | Justin Jackson | 15 | 2016 |
| 7 | Noah Herron | 14 | 2004 |
| 8 | Ron Burton | 12 | 1958 |
| | Jason Wright | 12 | 2002 |
| | Venric Mark | 12 | 2012 |
| | Kain Colter | 12 | 2012 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Mike Adamle | 4 | 1970 | Minnesota |
| | Darnell Autry | 4 | 1996 | Iowa |
| | Damien Anderson | 4 | 2000 | Illinois |
| | Damien Anderson | 4 | 2000 | Indiana |
| | Damien Anderson | 4 | 2001 | Duke |
| | Jason Wright | 4 | 2002 | Indiana |
| | Jason Wright | 4 | 2003 | Kansas |
| | Jason Wright | 4 | 2003 | Indiana |
| | Jason Wright | 4 | 2003 | Illinois |
| | Tyrell Sutton | 4 | 2005 | Northern Illinois |
| | Kain Colter | 4 | 2012 | Indiana |

## Receiving
### Receptions

Career :
| Rank | Player | Rec | Years |
| 1 | D'Wayne Bates | 210 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 2 | Richard Buchanan | 197 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ebert | 173 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 4 | Kunle Patrick | 171 | 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
| 5 | Shaun Herbert | 168 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
| 6 | Ross Lane | 163 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 7 | Mark Philmore | 163 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 8 | Eric Peterman | 160 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 9 | Lee Gissendaner | 156 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 10 | Tyrell Sutton | 154 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Rec | Year |
| 1 | Richard Buchanan | 94 | 1989 |
| 2 | Zeke Markshausen | 91 | 2009 |
| 3 | Austin Carr | 90 | 2016 |
| 4 | Ricky Edwards | 83 | 1983 |
| | D'Wayne Bates | 83 | 1998 |
| 6 | Shaun Herbert | 79 | 2005 |
| 7 | D'Wayne Bates | 75 | 1996 |
| | Jeremy Ebert | 75 | 2011 |
| 9 | Lee Gissendaner | 68 | 1992 |
| 10 | Eric Peterman | 66 | 2007 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Rec | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Jon Harvey | 17 | 1982 | Michigan |
| 2 | Zeke Markshausen | 16 | 2009 | Michigan State |
| 3 | Todd Jenkins | 15 | 1982 | Purdue |
| 4 | Richard Buchanan | 14 | 1989 | Minnesota |
| | Evan Hull | 14 | 2022 | Duke |
| 6 | Don Stonesifer | 13 | 1950 | Minnesota |
| | Sam Poulos | 13 | 1979 | Illinois |
| | Richard Buchanan | 13 | 1989 | Duke |
| | Lee Gissendaner | 13 | 1993 | Minnesota |
| | Jeremy Ebert | 13 | 2011 | Iowa |
| | Christian Jones | 13 | 2013 | Illinois |
| | Austin Carr | 13 | 2016 | Wisconsin |

### Receiving yards

Career :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
| 1 | D'Wayne Bates | 3,370 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 2 | Richard Buchanan | 2,474 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ebert | 2,400 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 4 | Ross Lane | 2,068 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 5 | Eric Peterman | 2,011 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 6 | Shaun Herbert | 1,926 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
| 7 | Lee Gissendaner | 1,878 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 8 | Kunle Patrick | 1,873 | 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
| 9 | Bryce Kirtz | 1,781 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
| 10 | Mark Philmore | 1,768 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
| 1 | Austin Carr | 1,247 | 2016 |
| 2 | D'Wayne Bates | 1,245 | 1998 |
| 3 | D'Wayne Bates | 1,196 | 1996 |
| 4 | Richard Buchanan | 1,115 | 1989 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ebert | 953 | 2010 |
| 6 | Andrew Brewer | 925 | 2009 |
| 7 | D'Wayne Bates | 889 | 1995 |
| 8 | Brian Musso | 865 | 1997 |
| 9 | Shaun Herbert | 862 | 2005 |
| 10 | Zeke Markshausen | 858 | 2009 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Jim Lash | 226 | 1972 | Michigan State |
| | Todd Sheets | 226 | 1980 | Purdue |
| 3 | Bryce Kirtz | 215 | 2023 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Evan Hull | 213 | 2022 | Duke |
| 5 | Jon Harvey | 208 | 1982 | Michigan |
| | Jeremy Ebert | 208 | 2011 | Rice |
| 7 | Jonathan Fields | 202 | 2004 | TCU |
| 8 | Todd Jenkins | 189 | 1982 | Purdue |
| 9 | Tony Jones | 185 | 2013 | Syracuse |
| 10 | Brian Musso | 183 | 1997 | Duke |

### Receiving touchdowns

Career :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Years |
| 1 | D'Wayne Bates | 26 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 2 | Richard Buchanan | 22 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ebert | 21 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 4 | Sam Simmons | 14 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| | Steve Bogan | 14 | 1978 1979 1981 |
| | Drake Dunsmore | 14 | 2007 2009 2010 2011 |
| | Austin Carr | 14 | 2015 2016 |
| 8 | Joe Collier | 13 | 1951 1952 1953 |
| | Lee Gissendaner | 13 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| | Ross Lane | 13 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year |
| 1 | D'Wayne Bates | 12 | 1996 |
| | Austin Carr | 12 | 2016 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ebert | 11 | 2011 |
| 4 | Richard Buchanan | 9 | 1989 |
| | D'Wayne Bates | 9 | 1998 |
| | Andrew Brewer | 9 | 2009 |
| 7 | Joe Collier | 8 | 1952 |
| | Brian Musso | 8 | 1997 |
| | Jeremy Ebert | 8 | 2010 |
| 10 | Richard Buchanan | 7 | 1990 |
| | Teddy Johnson | 7 | 2000 |
| | Sam Simmons | 7 | 2001 |
| | Ross Lane | 7 | 2007 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Drake Dunsmore | 4 | 2011 | Indiana |

## Total offense

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

### Total offense yards

Career :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
| 1 | Brett Basanez | 11,576 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 2 | Clayton Thorson | 11,139 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
| 3 | Len Williams | 8,029 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 4 | C. J. Bachér | 7,571 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 5 | Zak Kustok | 7,116 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 6 | Mike Greenfield | 6,707 | 1984 1985 1986 1987 |
| 7 | Trevor Siemian | 5,908 | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 8 | Dan Persa | 5,897 | 2009 2010 2011 |
| 9 | Steve Schnur | 5,542 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
| 10 | Justin Jackson | 5,464 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
| 1 | Brett Basanez | 4,045 | 2005 |
| 2 | Mike Kafka | 3,725 | 2009 |
| 3 | C. J. Bachér | 3,687 | 2007 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | 3,280 | 2016 |
| 5 | Zak Kustok | 3,272 | 2001 |
| 6 | Dan Persa | 3,100 | 2010 |
| 7 | Clayton Thorson | 3,073 | 2018 |
| 8 | Brett Basanez | 3,096 | 2004 |
| 9 | Zak Kustok | 2,894 | 2000 |
| 10 | Clayton Thorson | 2,867 | 2017 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Yards | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Mike Kafka | 566 | 2009 | Auburn (Outback Bowl) |
| 2 | Brett Basanez | 548 | 2004 | TCU |
| 3 | Zak Kustok | 532 | 2001 | Bowling Green |
| 4 | C. J. Bachér | 525 | 2007 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Brett Basanez | 506 | 2005 | Purdue |
| 6 | C. J. Bachér | 491 | 2007 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Brett Basanez | 448 | 2005 | UCLA (Sun Bowl) |
| | Clayton Thorson | 448 | 2018 | Nebraska |
| 9 | Mike Greenfield | 446 | 1985 | Northern Illinois |
| 10 | Trevor Siemian | 433 | 2013 | Illinois |

### Total touchdowns

Career :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Years |
| 1 | Clayton Thorson | 88 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
| 2 | Zak Kustok | 64 | 1999 2000 2001 |
| 3 | Brett Basanez | 62 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 4 | Len Williams | 55 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 5 | C. J. Bachér | 51 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 6 | Kain Colter | 46 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| 7 | Dan Persa | 44 | 2009 2010 2011 |
| 8 | Justin Jackson | 42 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
| 9 | Steve Schnur | 38 | 1993 1994 1995 1996 |
| | Damien Anderson | 38 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | TDs | Year |
| 1 | Zak Kustok | 31 | 2001 |
| 2 | Zak Kustok | 28 | 2000 |
| 3 | Brett Basanez | 28 | 2005 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | 27 | 2016 |
| 5 | Clayton Thorson | 26 | 2018 |
| 6 | Mike Kafka | 24 | 2009 |
| | Dan Persa | 24 | 2010 |
| 8 | Damien Anderson | 23 | 2000 |
| | C. J. Bachér | 23 | 2007 |
| | Clayton Thorson | 23 | 2017 |

## Defense
### Interceptions

Career :
| Rank | Player | Ints | Years |
| 1 | Brett Whitley | 15 | 1984 1985 1986 1987 |
| 2 | Tom Worthington | 14 | 1946 1947 1948 1949 |
| 3 | Malcolm Hunter | 11 | 1974 1975 1976 1977 |
| | Brian Peters | 11 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 5 | Eric Hutchinson | 10 | 1969 1970 1971 |
| | Harold Blackmon | 10 | 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
| | Ibraheim Campbell | 10 | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 8 | Willie Lindsey | 9 | 1989 1990 1991 1992 |
| | Sherrick McManis | 9 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| | Brandon Joseph | 9 | 2019 2020 2021 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Ints | Year |
| 1 | Brett Whitley | 7 | 1987 |
| | Willie Lindsey | 7 | 1991 |
| 3 | Tom Worthington | 6 | 1947 |
| | Eric Hutchinson | 6 | 1970 |
| | Brandon Joseph | 6 | 2020 |

### Tackles

Career :
| Rank | Player | Tackles | Years |
| 1 | Tim McGarigle | 545 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| 2 | Chuck Kern | 503 | 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
| 3 | Barry Gardner | 468 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 4 | Ed Sutter | 429 | 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
| 5 | William Bennett | 418 | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
| 6 | Paddy Fisher | 401 | 2017 2018 2019 2020 |
| 7 | Kevin Bentley | 390 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| 8 | Chris Bergin | 354 | 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
| 9 | Paul Maly | 343 | 1973 1975 1976 1977 |
| 10 | Eric Collier | 342 | 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Tackles | Year |
| 1 | Chuck Kern | 227 | 1979 |
| 2 | Chuck Kern | 218 | 1978 |
| 3 | John Voorhees | 192 | 1971 |
| 4 | Barry Gardner | 175 | 1998 |
| 5 | Barry Gardner | 174 | 1997 |
| 6 | Ed Sutter | 161 | 1990 |
| 7 | Tim McGarigle | 156 | 2005 |
| 8 | Tim McGarigle | 151 | 2004 |
| 9 | Kevin Bentley | 148 | 1999 |
| 10 | Kevin Bentley | 147 | 2001 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Tackles | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Chuck Kern | 31 | 1979 | Purdue |

### Sacks

Career :
| Rank | Player | Sacks | Years |
| 1 | Joe Gaziano | 30.0 | 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
| 2 | Casey Dailey | 28.0 | 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
| 3 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | 23.5 | 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
| 4 | Steve Shine | 21.0 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 5 | Corey Wootton | 19.5 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| 6 | Vince Browne | 19.0 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| 7 | Dwayne Missouri | 17.0 | 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
| 8 | Tyler Scott | 16.0 | 2010 2011 2012 |
| 9 | Deonte Gibson | 15.0 | 2012 2013 2014 2015 |
| 10 | Aidan Hubbard | 13.0 | 2022 2023 2024 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | Sacks | Year |
| 1 | Casey Dailey | 12.0 | 1997 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | Sacks | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | 4.0 | 2016 | Iowa |

## Kicking
### Field goals made

Career :
| Rank | Player | FGs | Years |
| 1 | Brian Gowins | 58 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
| 2 | Jeff Budzien | 48 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| 3 | John Duvic | 46 | 1983 1984 1985 1986 |
| 4 | Charlie Kuhbander | 43 | 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
| 5 | Jack Mitchell | 40 | 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
| 6 | Ira Adler | 39 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| | Sam Valenzisi | 39 | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
| 8 | Stefan Demos | 34 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
| 9 | Amado Villarreal | 33 | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 10 | Tim Long | 25 | 1998 1999 2000 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | FGs | Year |
| 1 | Jeff Budzien | 23 | 2013 |
| 2 | Brian Gowins | 20 | 1997 |
| | Amado Villarreal | 20 | 2008 |
| 4 | Jeff Budzien | 19 | 2012 |
| | John Duvic | 19 | 1986 |
| 6 | Stefan Demos | 18 | 2009 |
| | Jack Mitchell | 18 | 2015 |
| 8 | Brian Gowins | 17 | 1998 |
| 9 | Brian Gowins | 16 | 1996 |
| | Stefan Demos | 16 | 2010 |
Single game :
| Rank | Player | FGs | Year | Opponent |
| 1 | Jeff Howells | 5 | 2005 | Penn State |
| | Jeff Budzien | 5 | 2012 | Boston College |
| 3 | Sam Valenzisi | 4 | 1993 | Minnesota |
| | Sam Valenzisi | 4 | 1995 | Michigan |
| | Brian Gowins | 4 | 1998 | Hawaii |
| | Tim Long | 4 | 2000 | Michigan |
| | Stefan Demos | 4 | 2009 | Purdue |
| | Stefan Demos | 4 | 2009 | Wisconsin |
| | Jeff Budzien | 4 | 2013 | Michigan |
| | Jack Mitchell | 4 | 2014 | Notre Dame |
| | Jack Olsen | 4 | 2023 | Maryland |

### Field goal percentage

Career :
| Rank | Player | FG% | Years |
| 1 | Jeff Budzien | 87.3% | 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| 2 | Amado Villarreal | 75.0% | 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| 3 | Sam Valenzisi | 73.6% | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
| 4 | Ira Adler | 72.2% | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 5 | Tim Long | 71.4% | 1998 1999 2000 |
| | Luke Akers | 71.4% | 2024 |
Single season :
| Rank | Player | FG% | Year |
| 1 | Jeff Budzien | 95.0% | 2012 |
| 2 | Sam Valenzisi | 93.8% | 1995 |
| 3 | Jeff Budzien | 92.0% | 2013 |
| 4 | John Duvic | 82.6% | 1986 |
| 5 | Charlie Kuhbander | 81.3% | 2017 |
| 6 | Amado Villarreal | 80.0% | 2008 |