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Amherst College Football Record Book

RUSHING

  • Single-game yardage: 285, Josh Mason vs. Tufts (1994)
  • Single-season yardage: 1,220, Josh Mason (1994)
  • Career yardage: 3,817, Fletcher Ladd (2001-04)
  • Single-season touchdowns: 12, Eric Bunker (2011)
  • Career touchdowns: 36, Bill Foye (1965-68)
  • Long run from scrimmage: 95 yards, Fletcher Ladd vs. Bowdoin (2004)

PASSING 

  • Single-game yardage: 393, Paul Foye vs. Wesleyan (1986)
  • Single-season yardage: 2,156, Paul Foye (1986)
  • Career yardage: 5,367, Alex Vetras (2008-10)
  • Single-game touchdowns: 5, Rich Willard vs. Williams (1997)
  • Single-season touchdowns: 16, Rick Murphy (1972), Mike Newman (1977), Paul Foye (1982), Rich Willard (1997) & Alex Vetras (2010)
  • Career touchdowns: 43, Alex Vetras (2008-10)
  • Single-game attempts: 54, Alex Vetras vs. Middlebury (2009)
  • Single-season attempts: 308, Alex Vetras (2010)
  • Career attempts: 894, Alex Vetras (2008-10)
  • Single-game completions: 39, Alex Vetras vs. Wesleyan (2010)
  • Long completion: 97 yards, Alex Berluti to Jackson McGonagle vs. Bowdoin (2014)

RECEIVING 

  • Single-game receptions: 15, Jim Richardson vs. Bowdoin (1951)
  • Single-game yardage: 224, Derrell Wright vs. Trinity (1998)
  • Single-season yardage: 1,025, John Tucci (1986)
  • Career yardage: 2,336, Freddie Scott (1971-73)
  • Long reception: 97 yards, Jackson McGonagle from Alex Berluti vs. Bowdoin (2014)
  • Single-season receptions: 70, John Tucci (1986)
  • Career receptions: 143, Freddie Scott (1971-73)
  • Single-season touchdowns: 12, Freddie Scott (1972)
  • Career touchdowns: 27, Freddie Scott (1971-73)

DEFENSE 

  • Single-game tackles: 23, Jordan Hayslip (1992)
  • Single-season tackles: 117, Jordan Hayslip (1992)
  • Single-game assists: 16, Nathan Smith vs. Williams (1991)
  • Single-season sacks: 11.0, Kevin Ferber (2011)
  • Career sacks: 29.5, Pat McGee (1998-01)
  • Single-game interceptions: 4, Tim Stanton vs. Trinity (1977); Rob Walsh vs. Bowdoin (2004)
  • Single-season interceptions: 7, Brian Daoust (2000); Jeremy Carroll (2002); John McCarthy (1985)
  • Career Interceptions: 17, Brian Daoust (1997-00)
  • Long Interception Returns: 100 yards, Rick Peck vs. AIC (1963), ^ 97 yards, Tom Gorman vs. Coast Guard (1955)

SPECIAL TEAMS 

  • Single-game field goals: 4, Phillip Nwosu vs. Wesleyan (2014)
  • Single-season field goals: 10, Matt Rawson (2011)
  • Career field goals: 27, Matt Rawson (2008-11)
     
  • Career scoring (kicker): 160, Matt Rawson (2008-11)
  • Consecutive games scoring (kicker): 32, David Bodner (2001-04)
     
  • Single-game PATs: 10, Matt Rawson vs. Tufts (2010)
  • Single-season PATs: 34, Matt Rawson (2010)
  • Career PATs: 82, David Bodner (2001-04)
     
  • Single-game punts: 11, Liam Fleming vs. Middlebury (1998) & Geoff Bough vs. Middlebury (2001)
  • Long punt: 78 yards, Jackson McGonagle vs. Colby (2015)
  • Long field goal: 53 yards, Mike Healy vs. Bates (1977)
  • Long kickoff returns: 89 yards, Derrell Hendrix vs. Williams (1974), ^ 82 yards, Chris Miller vs. Tufts (1993)
  • Long punt return: 92 yards, Jan Ostendarp vs. Williams (1981)

TEAM RECORDS 

  • Single-game rushing yards: 426 vs. Union (1954)
  • Single-season rushing yards: 1,944 (1994)
  • Single-season passing yards: 2,191 (1986)
  • Single-season total offense: 426 yds./gm. (1986)
  • Single-game scoring: 79 points vs. Norwich (1937)
  • Single-game points allowed: 102 vs. Harvard (1888)
  • Single-season scoring average: 35.8 points/gm. (2010)
  • Fewest points per game scored - season: 1.38 (1909)
  • Most points per game allowed - season: 36.13 (1992)
  • Fewest points per game allowed - season: 2.71 (1938)
  • Largest Amherst victory margin: 73 points vs. Norwich (1937)
  • Highest combined score: 119 points vs. Tufts (W 70-49, 2010)
  • Highest scoring tie: 30-30 vs. Bates (1983)
  • Winning streak: 21 wins (10/26/13 - 10/8/16)
  • Consecutive winning seasons: 11 (1956-66)
  • 100-yard rushers (game): Three vs. Bates (1994): Josh Mason (146), Dan Milazzo (119) & Dan Orlando (101)
  • Overtime Games: (1998) 34-28 win at Wesleyan; (2001) 23-20 loss at Williams; (2002) 27-24 win vs. Tufts; (2004) 34-28 win at Bowdoin; (2014) 33-30 win at Wesleyan; (2017) 31-24 loss at Williams; (2019) 34-31 loss vs. Middlebury; (2019) 31-28 loss vs. Wesleyan; (2021) 16-14 win at Wesleyan; (2022) 13-7 loss vs Wesleyan

ALL-TIME NESCAC RECORD 

  • Bates: 29-5-2 (1st Mtg.) 1901
  • Bowdoin: 81-18-2 (1st Mtg.) 1896
  • Colby: 38-7-1 (1st Mtg.) 1903
  • Hamilton: 31-3-0 (1st Mtg.) 1920
  • Middlebury: 26-22-0 (1st Mtg.) 1908
  • Trinity: 60-49-9 (1st Mtg.) 1886
  • Tufts: 60-28-4 (1st Mtg.) 1877
  • Wesleyan: 73-46-9 (1st Mtg.) 1882
  • Williams: 57-75-5 (1st Mtg.) 1884

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORD

  • Professors: 162-169-31 - 44 yrs. (1877-1882 & 1884-1921) #
  • D.O. McLaughry: 15-15-2 - 4 yrs. (1922-25) *
  • H.F. White: 16-5-2 - 3 yrs. (1926-28)
  • A.G. Wheeler: 11-9-3 - 3 yrs. (1929-31)
  • L.P. Jordan: 59-24-4 - 11 yrs. (1932-42)
  • World War II: DNP - 2 yrs. (1943-44)
  • No Coach: 1-3-1 - 1 yr. (1945)
  • L.P. Jordan: 20-11 - 4 yrs. (1946-49)
  • J.J. McLaughry: 45-22-4 - 9 yrs. (1950-58)
  • J.E. Ostendarp: 168-91-5 - 33 yrs. (1959-91)
  • John McKechnie : 0-8 - 1 yr. (1992)
  • Jack Siedlecki: 20-11-1 - 4 yrs. (1993-96)
  • E.J. Mills: 151-63 - 26 yrs. (1997-Present)

* - DeOrmand "Tuss" McLaughry was Amherst's first full-time professional coach 
# - From 1877 to 1921, there were no full-time coaches; graduates and professors split time as the coaches
^ - Previous record until recent research proved otherwise