Total Offense
Season: 1976--11 games 5,108
Game: 1988 vs Northwood Institute 673
Yards Rushing
Season: 1976--11 games 2,510
Game: 1959 vs UW-Milwaukee 477
Yards Passing
Season: 1984--10 games 2,961
Game: 1994 vs Ashland 459
Passing
Season
Most attempts: 2003--11 games 486
Most completions: 2003--11 games 273
Most touchdowns: 1984--10 games 25
Game
Most attempts: 1994 vs Ashland 70
Most completions: 1979 vs Drake and 1990 vs Ferris State 33
Most touchdowns: 1984 vs Michigan Tech 6
Interceptions
Most in one season: 1981 & 1987 23
Most in one game: 6, 1978 vs UW-Whitewater 2003 vs. Ferris State
Consecutive
Victories:1975-76 18
Games without loss: 1975-76 18
Defeats: 1973-74 11
Shutouts by NMU: 1948-49, 1958 4
Shutouts by opponents: 1922-23, 1923-24, 1932-33 5
Games in which NMU kicked field goals: 1971 7
Games in which NMU scored: 1974-1984 111
Miscellaneous
Greatest winning margin: 75, 1978 vs Nebraska-Omaha
Greatest losing margin 78, 1989 vs Central State-Ohio
Most shutouts by NMU, one season: 4, 1929, 1949, 1958, 1960, 1971
Most shutouts suffered, one season: 5, 1923, 1933
Most wins, one season: 10, 1975, 1976, 1981
Most losses, one season: 10, 1974
Undefeated seasons since 1916: 4, 1929: 4-0-2, 1958: 7-0-1, 1967: 9-0-1
(Does not include playoff loss), 1981: 10-0-0 (Does not include playoff loss)
Winless seasons since 1916: 4, 190: 0-3-0, 1933: 0-6-0, 1955: 0-7-0, 1974: 0-10-0
Most first downs, one game: 35, 1988 vs Northwood Institute
Most first downs rushing, one game: 22, 1968 vs Quantico and 1988 vs Northwood Institute
Most first downs passing, one game 17, 1982 vs Ferris State
Most opponent first downs, one game: 38, 1986 vs Texas El Paso
Most opponent first downs rushing, one game: 24, 1989 vs Central State of Ohio
Most opponent first downs passing, one game: 25, 1986 vs Texas El Paso
Total offense by opponent: 683, 1986 vs Texas El Paso
Yards rushing by opponent 437, 1955 vs Central Michigan
Attendance
Largest home crowd: 15,844, Oct. 23, 1976 vs Central Michigan
Largest road crowd: 40.166, Sept. 17, 1966 vs Akron
Largest single season at home: 48,077, 1976, 5 games
Total Offense
Career: Tom Bertoldi (1980-81-82-83) *6,807
Season: Kyle Swenor (2003) 3,107
Game: Matt LaTour 459, 1994 vs Ashland, all passing
Yards Rushing
Career: Steve Avery (1985-86-87-88) *3,686
Season: Nelson Edmonds (1991) 1,469
Game: Nelson Edmonds 291 (1991 vs Wayne State, 62 carries)
Passing
Career
Most Attempts: Tom Bertoldi (1980-81-82-83) 987
Most Completions: Kyle Swenor (2001-04) 557
Most Touchdowns: Tom Bertoldi 45
Matt Hoard (1993-94-95-96) 45
Season
Most Attempts: Kyle Swenor (2002) 462
Most Completions: Kyle Swenor (2002) 269
Most Touchdowns: Matt Hoard (1996) 22
Game
Most Attempts: Matt LaTour 70, 1994 vs Ashland
Most Completions: Kyle Swenor 35, 2003 vs. MTU
Most Touchdowns: Keith Nelsen 6, 1984 vs Michigan Tech
Pass Receiving
Career
Most Receptions: Vincent Mayfield (2002-03-04-05) 238
Most Yards: Jeremy Wilkinson (95-96-97-99) 3,367
Most Touchdowns: Jeremy Wilkinson (95-96-97-99) 35
Season
Most Receptions: Vincent Mayfield (2003) 85
Most Yards: Scott Sible (1979) 1,219
Most Touchdowns: Jeremy Wilkinson (1986) 12
Game
Most Receptions: Vincent Mayfield 15, 2003 vs MTU
Most Yards: Vincent Mayfield 255, 2005 vs Gannon
Most Touchdowns: Bob Stefanski, Joel Yaggie, D.J. Rein, Jeremy Wilkinson 3
-Stefanski 1983 vs Michigan Tech, Saginaw Valley & Northern Iowa
-Yaggie 1986 vs Texas El Paso
-Rein 1989 vs UW-Stout
-Wilkinson 1997 vs St. Francis
Pass Interceptions
Career
Most Interceptions: Bob Kroll (1969-70-71) 20
Most Yards Returned: Jim Danilko (1968-69) 330
Season
Most Interceptions: Bob Kroll (1971) 13
Most Yards Returned: Jim Danilko (1969) +296
Game
Most Interceptions: Many 3
Most Recent, 1981, Mercer Bryson vs Northern Iowa
Most Yards Returned: Morgan Gingrass +160, 1938 vs UW-Oshkosh
Punt Returns
Career
Most Returns: Brian Pinks (1994-95-96-97) 105
Most Yards Returned: Brian Pinks 1,228+
Season
Most Returns: Brian Pinks (1996) 32
Phil DePerro (1967), Steve Hermsen (1981)
Most Yards Returned: Brian Pinks (1997) 533
Game
Most Returns: Phil DePerro (1967) 7
Most Yards Returned: Phil DePerro (1967) 137
Kickoff Returns
Career
Most Returns: Andy Andrade (1971-72-73) 58
Most Yards Returned: Jerry Woods (1985-86-87-88) 1,475
Season
Most Returns: Phil DePerro (1967) 32
Most Yards Returned: Andy Andrade (1972) 695
Game
Most Returns: Chad Sievert (1993) 6
Most Yards Returned: Loren Primm (1974) 161
Longest
Touchdown run from scrimmage: 95 yards, 1981, George Works vs Northern Iowa
Touchdown pass: 92 yards, 1981, Tom Bertoldi to Greg McClain vs Wichita State
Kick-off return: 98 yards, 2004, Vincent Mayfield at Northwood, 2004, Dion Brown at Mercyhurst
Pass interception return: 103 yards, 2000, Jason Bluck, vs. Hillsdale
Lateral Interception return: 92 yards, 1954, Harvey Fletcher vs Lakeland
Field Goal: 55 yards, 1986, Greg Guthrie vs Northeast Missouri
Punt: 89 yards, 2001, Ryan Wettstein vs. Findlay
Punt Return: 89 yards, 1997, Brian Pinks vs. Michigan Tech
*Career totals which are affected by NCAA-II post season games:
Steve Avery, 3842 career yards rushing
George Works, 378 career points
George Works, 63 career touchdowns
Scott Sible, 193 career pass receptions
Scott Sible, 3,444 career pass receiving yards
Dan Harves, 98 career point after touchdowns
Steve Mariucci, 7,523 career yards in total offense
Steve Mariucci, 47 career touchdown passes
*Single game records surpassed in a post-season game:
Tom Bertoldi, 443 yards passing vs Elizabeth City, 1981
Mario Ferretti, 4 field goals vs Elizabeth City, 1981
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