The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 229 RECORD BOOK PUNTING Most Punts GAME 1. Chuck Ortmann .......................................................................24 at Ohio State, Nov. 25, 1950 2. Tom Harmon ............................................................................12 Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, 1940 Zoltan Mesko ...........................................................................12 Ohio State, Nov. 17, 2007 4. Bill Billings .................................................................................11 Michigan State, Sept. 29, 1951 Stan Kemp .................................................................................11 at Michigan State, Oct. 8, 1966 Jason Vinson .............................................................................11 Ohio State, Nov. 22, 1997 SEASON 1. Zoltan Mesko 80 2008 2. Hayden Epstein 71 2001 3. Zoltan Mesko 70 2007 4. Adam Finley 69 2002 5. Bill Billings 66 1951 Mark Werner 66 1968 7. Adam Finley 64 2004 8. Monte Robbins 62 1984 9. Matt Wile 61 2013 10. Barry Dotzauer 60 1971 CAREER 1. Zoltan Mesko 252 2006-09 2. Don Bracken 203 1980-83 3. Monte Robbins 200 1984-87 4. Adam Finley 190 2001-04 5. John Anderson 180 1974-77 6. Barry Dotzauer 167 1971-73 Hayden Epstein 167 1998-01 9. Stan Kemp 146 1964-66 9. Chris Stapleton 132 1989-93 10. Mark Werner 120 1968-69 Most Yards Punting GAME 1. Chuck Ortmann .................................................................... 7 2 3 at Ohio State, Nov. 25, 1950 2. Zoltan Mesko ........................................................................ 551 Ohio State, Nov. 17, 2007 3. Tom Harmon ......................................................................... 4 4 2 Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, 1940 4. Stan Kemp .............................................................................. 4 4 0 at Michigan State, Oct. 8, 1966 5. Paul Staroba .......................................................................... 4 0 1 Arizona, Sept. 19, 1970 SEASON 1. Zoltan Mesko 3,436 2008 2. Adam Finley 2,909 2002 3. Zoltan Mesko 2,876 2007 4. Hayden Epstein 2,760 2001 5. Adam Finley 2,751 2004 6. Monte Robbins 2,705 1984 7. Matt Wile 2,476 2013 8. Mark Werner 2,438 1968 9. Barry Dotzauer 2,416 1971 10. Don Bracken 2,389 1980 CAREER 1. Zoltan Mesko 10,703 2006-09 2. Monte Robbins 8,562 1984-87 3. Don Bracken 8,273 1980-83 4. Adam Finley 7,953 2001-04 5. John Anderson 7,108 1974-77 6. Hayden Epstein 6,657 1998-01 7. Barry Dotzauer 6,554 1971-73 8. Stan Kemp 5,467 1964-66 9. Chris Stapleton 5,322 1989-93 10. Mark Werner 4,553 1968-69 Highest Average Yards Per Punt GAME (MIN. 3 PUNTS) 1. Don Bracken ......................................................................... 56.3 Northwestern, Oct. 24, 1981 2. Zoltan Mesko ....................................................................... 53.8 at Iowa, Oct. 10, 2009 3. Darrell Harper ...................................................................... 53.3 Oregon State, Oct. 10, 1959 4. Monte Robbins .................................................................... 52.3 at Michigan State, Oct. 10, 1987 5. Monte Robbins .................................................................... 52.0 Washington, Sept. 15, 1984 SEASON (MIN. 30 PUNTS) 1. Will Hagerup 45.03 2012 2. Zoltan Mesko 44.46 2009 3. Will Hagerup 43.64 2010 4. Monte Robbins 43.63 1984 5. Monte Robbins 43.62 1986 6. Monte Robbins 43.51 1987 7. Don Bracken 43.34 1981 8. Adam Finley 43.00 2004 9. Zoltan Mesko 42.95 2008 10. Don Bracken 42.67 1980 CAREER (MIN. 75 PUNTS) 1. Monte Robbins 42.8 1984-87 2. Zoltan Mesko 42.5 2006-09 3. Adam Finley 41.9 2001-04 4. Will Hagerup 41.8 2010- 5. Don Bracken 40.8 1980-83 6. Chris Stapleton 40.3 1989-93 7. Matt Wile 40.2 2011- 8. Hayden Epstein 39.9 1998-01 9. John Anderson 39.5 1974-77 10. Barry Dotzauer 39.2 1971-73 FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals Scored GAME 1. Mike Gillette ............................................................................... 5 Minnesota, Nov. 5, 1988 J.D. Carlson .................................................................................. 5 Illinois, Nov. 10, 1990 K.C. Lopata .................................................................................. 5 at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008 4. J.D. Carlson .................................................................................. 4 at UCLA, Sept. 23, 1989 Bob Bergeron ............................................................................. 4 Illinois, Oct. 27, 1984 Bob Wood .................................................................................... 4 Stanford, Sept. 20, 1975 Remy Hamilton .......................................................................... 4 at Notre Dame, Sept. 10, 1994 Remy Hamilton .......................................................................... 4 Michigan State, Oct. 8, 1994 Remy Hamilton .......................................................................... 4 at Illinois, Oct. 22, 1994 Jeff Del Verne ............................................................................. 4 Notre Dame, Sept. 4, 1999 Garrett Rivas ............................................................................... 4 at Notre Dame, Sept. 11, 2004 Brendan Gibbons ...................................................................... 4 at Penn State, Oct. 12, 2013 SEASON 1. Remy Hamilton 25 1994 2. Remy Hamilton 19 1995 Garrett Rivas 19 2004 Garrett Rivas 19 2005 5. Remy Hamilton 18 1996 Mike Gillette 18 1988 7. Jay Feely 17 1998 Garrett Rivas 17 2006 9. Mike Gillette 16 1985 J.D. Carlson 16 1990 Brendan Gibbons 16 2012 CAREER 1. Garrett Rivas 64 2003-06 2. Remy Hamilton 63 1993-96 3. Mike Gillette 57 1985-88 4. Brendan Gibbons 45 2010-13 5. J.D. Carlson 39 1989-91 6. Ali Haji-Sheikh 31 1979-82 7. Bob Bergeron 29 1981-84 8. Hayden Epstein 26 1998-01 9. Mike Lantry 21 1972-74 K.C. Lopata 21 2007-08 Most Field Goals Attempted GAME 1. Brendan Gibbons ...................................................................... 7 at Penn State, Oct. 12, 2013 2. Tim Killian .................................................................................... 5 Ohio State, Nov. 22, 1969 Bob Wood .................................................................................... 5 Stanford, Sept. 20, 1975 Bob Bergeron ............................................................................. 5 Illinois, Oct. 27, 1984 Mike Gillette ............................................................................... 5 Miami (Fla.), Sept. 17, 1988 Mike Gillette ............................................................................... 5 Minnesota, Nov. 5, 1988 J.D. Carlson .................................................................................. 5 Illinois, Nov. 10, 1990 Remy Hamilton .......................................................................... 5 at Notre Dame, Sept. 10, 1994 Remy Hamilton .......................................................................... 5 Monte Robbins, who played from 1984-87, owns the U-M career record for most yards per punt, with a 42.8-yard average, as well as three of the top-six single-season marks. PHOTO COURTESY BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY 211-236.Record Book.indd 229 6/19/14 2:02 PM