Heisman trophy winner and three-time All-American Glenn Davis not only appears on Army's all-time rushing lists, but also threw for 12 touchdowns, caught 6 touchdowns, and holds Army's career record with 14 interceptions. The Army Black Knights football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Army Black Knights 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. As of the upcoming 2024 season, the Black Knights represent the United States Military Academy (often informally known as "West Point") as a single-sport member of the NCAA Division I FBS American Athletic Conference (The American).
Although Army began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1944. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1944, 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 Black Knights have played in six bowl games since then, allowing the players to accumulate statistics for an extra game in those seasons. The American has held a conference championship game since 2015, giving Army the potential for an extra game should it qualify in a given season. However, values on these lists are often smaller than the values seen on other programs' lists for several reasons:
Like the other service academies (with the Air Force and Naval Academies also playing FBS football), West Point is a four-year undergraduate program that normally does not redshirt players. 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. In the modern era, the Black Knights have traditionally run an option offense that emphasizes running, including by the quarterbacks. However, Army ran a pro-style offense in the 1970s and the early 2000s,[ 3] and passing and receiving records tend to belong to players from those eras. These lists are updated through Army's game against Rice on August 30, 2019 .
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Zac Dahman 6,904 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 Leamon Hall 5,502 1974 1975 1976 1977 3 Kingsley Fink 3,079 1971 1972 1973 4 Pete Vann 2,937 1951 1952 1953 1954 5 Steve Lindell 2,921 1966 1967 1968 6 Carson Williams 2,738 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 Trent Steelman 2,723 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Jerryl Bennett 2,490 1978 1979 1980 1981 9 Chad Jenkins 2,458 1999 2000 2001 10 Joe Caldwell 2,440 1958 1959
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Zac Dahman 2,234 2003 2 Leamon Hall 2,174 1976 3 Leamon Hall 1,944 1977 4 Zac Dahman 1,864 2005 5 Chad Jenkins 1,773 2001 6 Carson Williams 1,770 2007 7 Zac Dahman 1,767 2004 8 Earle Mulrane 1,419 1978 9 Joe Caldwell 1,343 1959 10 Kingsley Fink 1,141 1973
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Mike Mayweather 4,299 1987 1988 1989 1990 2 Carlton Jones 3,536 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 Trent Steelman 3,320 2009 2010 2011 2012 4 Larry Dixon 3,214[ 7] 2011 2012 2013 2014 5 Ahmad Bradshaw 3,038[ 8] 2015 2016 2017 6 Glenn Davis 2,959 1943 1944 1945 1946 7 Raymond Maples 2,878[ 9] 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 [ 10] 8 Gerald Walker 2,700 1979 1980 1981 1982 9 Darnell Woolfolk 2,368 2015 2016 2017 2018 10 Charlie Jarvis 2,334 1966 1967 1968
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ahmad Bradshaw 1,746[ 8] 2017 2 Collin Mooney 1,339 2008 3 Mike Mayweather 1,338 1990 4 Carlton Jones 1,269 2004 5 Trent Steelman 1,248 2012 6 Raymond Maples 1,215 2012 7 Mike Mayweather 1,177 1989 8 Michael Wallace 1,157 2000 9 Doug Black 1,148 1984 10 Larry Dixon 1,118 2014
Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Aaron Alexander 64 2003 2 Jeremy Trimble 62 2007 3 Joe Albano 54 1970 4 Jeremy Trimble 52 2006 5 Clennie Brundidge 51 1977 6 Clennie Brundidge 47 1976 Mike Fahnestock 47 1980 8 Clennie Brundidge 44 1978 9 Bill Carpenter 43 1959 10 Clint Dodson 42 2001 Jeremy Trimble 42 2005
Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Joe Albano 13 1970 Syracuse 2 Aaron Alexander 12[ 6] 2003 Tulane 3 Jim Merriken 11 1977 Notre Dame Jeremy Trimble 11[ 24] 2007 Central Michigan Jeremy Trimble 11[ 5] 2007 Tulsa 6 Joe Albano 10 1970 Baylor Joe Albano 10 1970 Penn State Clennie Brundidge 10 1976 Lafayette Jim Merriken 10 1977 Boston College Mike Fahnestock 10 1980 Holy Cross
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Mike Fahnestock 937 1980 2 Jeremy Trimble 912 2007 3 Aaron Alexander 861 2003 4 Clennie Brundidge 842 1977 5 Clennie Brundidge 726 1978 6 Joe Albano 669 1970 7 Clennie Brundidge 657 1976 8 Bill Carpenter 591 1959 9 Terry Young 539 1966 10 Jeremy Trimble 535 2005
Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Mike Fahnestock 186 1980 Lehigh 2 Jeremy Trimble 169[ 24] 2007 Central Michigan 3 Clennie Brundidge 167 1977 Pittsburgh Jeremy Trimble 167[ 5] 2007 Tulsa 5 Joe Albano 166 1970 Syracuse 6 Barry Armstrong 164 1973 Tennessee 7 Scott Spellmon 157 1983 Lehigh 8 Gary Steele 156 1968 Penn State 9 William White 150[ 26] 2003 Houston 10 Mike Fahnestock 149 1980 Holy Cross
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Jim Cain 3 1949 Fordham Dick Stephenson 3 1956 Colgate Mike Fahnestock 3 1977 Mass Myreon Williams 3 1990 Lafayette
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 27]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Zac Dahman 6,498 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 Trent Steelman 6,043 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Leamon Hall 5,524 1974 1975 1976 1977 4 Ahmad Bradshaw 4,458 [ 8] 2015 2016 2017 5 Mike Mayweather 4,299 1987 1988 1989 1990 6 Glenn Davis 4,131 1943 1944 1945 7 Ronnie McAda 4,036 1994 1995 1996 8 Tory Crawford 3,949 1984 1985 1986 9 Steve Lindell 3,672 1966 1967 1968 10 Carlton Jones 3,591 2002 2003 2004 2005
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 2,143 [ 18] 2018 2 Leamon Hall 2,121 1976 3 Zac Dahman 2,054 2003 4 Ahmad Bradshaw 2,031 2017 5 Chad Jenkins 1,949 2001 6 Leamon Hall 1,923 1977 7 Trent Steelman 1,915 2012 8 Tory Crawford 1,894 1986 9 Bryson Daily 1,814 [ 28] 2023 10 Zac Dahman 1,739 2004
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 31]
Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1[ 32] Dave Duncavage 165 1974 2 Troy Lingley 161 1988 3 Mike McElrath 157 1992 4 Mike Williams 156 1982 5 Ryan Kent 146 2003 6 Mark Berry 140 1976 7 Kevin Czarnecki 131 1992 8 John Hilliard 129 1977 9 Brian Zickefoose 128 2000 10 Nate Hunterton 123 1999 John Hilliard 123 1978
Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Joseph Parker 18 1996 Alex Carlton 18 2009 3 Craig Stopa 15 1984 Keith Walker 15 1988 Alex Carlton 15 2010 6 Arden Jensen 14 1970 7 Eric Olsen 13 1998 8 Craig Stopa 12 1982 Craig Stopa 12 1983 Patmon Malcom 12 1990 Quinn Maretzki 12[ 36] 2023
Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Craig Stopa 5 1984 Air Force
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Craig Stopa 88.2% 1984 2 Patmon Malcom 85.7% 1990 Joseph Parker 85.7% 1996 Quinn Maretzki 85.7% [ 36] 2023 5 Keith Walker 83.3% 1987 Keith Walker 83.3% 1988 7 Mike Castelli 80.0% 1976 Keith Havenstrite 80.0% 1989 Kurt Heiss 80.0% 1994 Eric Olsen 80.0% 1997 Quinn Maretzki 80.0% [ 36] 2022
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