The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 221 RECORD BOOK Rushing Touchdowns GAME 1. Ron Johnson ............................................................................... 5 Wisconsin, Nov. 16, 1968 2. Fritz Seyferth .............................................................................. 4 Minnesota, Oct. 24, 1970 Ed Shuttlesworth ...................................................................... 4 Minnesota, Oct. 28, 1972 Rob Lytle ...................................................................................... 4 Indiana, Oct. 25, 1975 Chris Howard .............................................................................. 4 UCLA, Sept. 28, 1996 Anthony Thomas ...................................................................... 4 at Hawaii, Nov. 28, 1998 SEASON 1. Ron Johnson 19 1968 2. Anthony Thomas 18 2000 Chris Perry 18 2003 4. Anthony Thomas 17 1999 5. Denard Robinson 16 2011 6. Anthony Thomas 15 1998 7. Tom Harmon 14 1940 Rob Lytle 14 1976 Jamie Morris 14 1987 Chris Perry 14 2002 Mike Hart 14 2006 Mike Hart 14 2007 Denard Robinson 14 2010 CAREER 1. Anthony Thomas 55 1997-00 2. Tyrone Wheatley 47 1991-94 3. Denard Robinson 42 2009-12 4. Mike Hart 41 2004-07 5. Chris Perry 39 2000-03 6. Rick Leach 34 1975-78 7. Steve Smith 31 1980-83 8. Billy Taylor 30 1969-71 Tom Harmon 30 1938-40 10. Butch Woolfolk 29 1978-81 Average Gain Per Rush GAME (MIN. 5 CARRIES) 1. Leroy Hoard ........................................................................18.28 Indiana, Oct. 22, 1988 2. Tom Harmon ......................................................................18.14 at Chicago, Oct. 21, 1939 3. Rob Lytle ..............................................................................18.00 Michigan State, Oct. 9, 1976 4. Tony Boles ...........................................................................17.90 at Wisconsin, Oct. 1, 1988 5. Russell Davis .......................................................................16.57 Stanford, Sept. 18, 1976 GAME (MIN. 10 CARRIES) 1. Rob Lytle ..............................................................................18.00 Michigan State, Oct. 9, 1976 2. Tony Boles ...........................................................................17.90 at Wisconsin, Oct. 1, 1988 3. Tyrone Wheatley ...............................................................15.70 vs. Washington, Jan. 1, 1993 4. Billy Taylor ...........................................................................15.60 Indiana, Oct. 30, 1971 5. Anthony Thomas ..............................................................14.08 at Hawaii, Nov. 28, 1998 GAME (MIN. 15 CARRIES) 1. Tyrone Wheatley ...............................................................15.70 vs. Washington, Jan. 1, 1993 2. Tyrone Wheatley ...............................................................11.79 Iowa, Oct. 3, 1992 3. Denard Robinson ..............................................................11.42 at Indiana, Oct. 2, 2010 4. Ron Johnson .......................................................................11.19 Wisconsin, Nov. 16, 1968 5. Bob Nussbaumer ..............................................................11.00 Purdue, Oct. 28, 1944 GAME (MIN. 20 CARRIES) 1. Ron Johnson .......................................................................11.19 Wisconsin, Nov. 16, 1968 2. Ted Kress ..............................................................................10.90 at Northwestern, Oct. 18, 1952 3. Billy Taylor ...........................................................................10.71 at Iowa, Nov. 15, 1969 4. Chris Perry ...........................................................................10.55 Central Michigan, Aug. 30, 2003 5. Ron Johnson .......................................................................10.38 Navy, Oct. 7, 1967 6. Jamie Morris .......................................................................10.17 vs. Alabama, Jan. 2, 1988 SEASON (MIN. 75 CARRIES) 1. Tyrone Wheatley 7.34 1992 2. Denard Robinson 7.15 2012 3. Bill Daley 6.81 1943 4. Tom Harmon 6.80 1939 5. Rob Lytle 6.65 1976 6. Denard Robinson 6.64 2010 7. Steve Smith 6.48 1983 8. Bob Nussbaumer 6.44 1944 9. Tony Boles 6.40 1989 10. Jack Weisenburger 6.39 1947 CAREER (MIN. 200 CARRIES) 1. Jon Vaughn 6.29 1989-90 2. Denard Robinson 6.22 2009-12 3. Tyrone Wheatley 6.07 1991-94 4. Rob Lytle 5.96 1973-76 5. T. Biakabutuka 5.95 1993-95 6. Bob Nussbaumer 5.75 1943-45 7. Tony Boles 5.70 1987-89 8. Leroy Hoard 5.43 1987-89 9. Jamie Morris 5.43 1984-87 10. Gordon Bell 5.42 1973-75 Average Yards Per Game SEASON (MIN. 6 GAMES) 1. Anthony Thomas 144.4 2000 2. Jamie Morris 141.9 1987 3. T. Biakabutuka 139.8 1995 4. Ron Johnson 139.1 1968 5. Bill Daley 136.2 1943 6. Mike Hart 136.1 2007 7. Denard Robinson 130.9 2010 8. Chris Perry 128.8 2003 9. Tony Boles 128.0 1988 10. Tyrone Wheatley 123.4 1992 CAREER (MIN. 15 GAMES) 1. Mike Hart 117.2 2004-07 2. Billy Taylor 102.4 1969-71 3. Tyrone Wheatley 97.2 1991-94 4. T. Biakabutuka 93.7 1993-95 5. Anthony Thomas 93.2 1997-00 6. Rob Lytle 92.1 1973-76 7. Butch Woolfolk 91.9 1978-81 8. Denard Robinson 91.7 2009-12 9. Jamie Morris 91.5 1984-87 10. Ron Johnson 90.3 1966-68 Most Games, 100+ Yards SEASON 1. Jamie Morris 10 1987 2. Anthony Thomas 9 2000 Mike Hart 9 2006 Mike Hart 9 2007 Denard Robinson 9 2010 5. Gordon Bell 8 1975 Rob Lytle 8 1976 T. Biakabutuka 8 1995 Chris Perry 8 2003 9. Butch Woolfolk 7 1981 Lawrence Ricks 7 1982 Tony Boles 7 1988 Tyrone Wheatley 7 1992 Tyrone Wheatley 7 1993 Anthony Thomas 7 1999 CAREER 1. Mike Hart 28 2004-07 2. Anthony Thomas 22 1997-00 3. Tyrone Wheatley 20 1991-94 Denard Robinson 20 2009-12 5. Jamie Morris 18 1984-87 6. Butch Woolfolk 16 1979-82 7. Rob Lytle 15 1973-76 8. Billy Taylor 13 1969-71 Gordon Bell 13 1973-75 T. Biakabutuka 13 1993-95 Ron Johnson still holds Michigan's all-time re- cords for rushing touchdowns in a single game (5) and in a single season (19), with both marks set in 1968. PHOTO COURTESY BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY 211-236.Record Book.indd 221 6/19/14 2:01 PM