The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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232 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW RECORD BOOK Highest Average Yards Per Return GAME (MIN. 3 RETURNS) 1. Tom Harmon ........................................................................ 46.0 at California, Sept. 28, 1940 2. Desmond Howard .............................................................. 45.0 Michigan State, Oct. 13, 1990 3. Dave Raimey......................................................................... 41.3 Ohio State, Nov. 25, 1961 4. Thom Darden ....................................................................... 40.3 UCLA, Sept. 25, 1971 5. Terry Barr ............................................................................... 37.7 Army, Oct. 8, 1955 Anthony Carter .................................................................... 37.7 at Notre Dame, Sept. 18, 1982 SEASON (MIN. 15 RETURNS) 1. Seth Smith 26.00 1994 2. Desmond Howard 24.30 1990 3. Dennis Norfleet 23.78 2012 4. Dennis Norfleet 21.79 2013 5. Jamie Morris 21.33 1986 6. Martavious Odoms 21.21 2011 7. Desmond Howard 21.03 1991 8. Gene Derricotte 20.88 1947 9. Jim Pace 20.13 1956 10. Mercury Hayes 20.00 1994 CAREER (MIN. 40 RETURNS) 1. Dennis Norfleet 22.71 2012- 2. Desmond Howard 22.43 1989-91 3. Jamie Morris 20.23 1984-87 4. Martavious Odoms 19.27 2008-11 5. Anthony Carter 17.43 1979-82 6. Tom Harmon 17.42 1938-40 7. George Hoey 17.33 1967-68 8. Ron Johnson 17.27 1966-68 Steve Breaston 17.27 2003-06 10. Derrick Alexander 16.88 1989-93 KICKOFF RETURNS Most Returns GAME 1. Todd Howard.............................................................................. 8 vs. Tennessee, Jan. 1, 2002 Dennis Norfleet ........................................................ 8 vs. Alabama, Sept. 1, 2012 3. Martavious Odoms .................................................................. 7 vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008 Darryl Stonum ........................................................................... 7 vs. Indiana, Sept. 26, 2009 Martavious Odoms .................................................................. 7 vs. Mississippi State, Jan. 1, 2001 6. Jeremy LeSueur ......................................................................... 6 vs. Iowa, Oct. 26, 2002 Steve Breaston ........................................................................... 6 vs. Texas, Jan. 1, 2005 Darryl Stonum ........................................................................... 6 at Wisconsin, Nov. 14, 2009 Drew Dileo .................................................................................. 6 at Ohio State, Nov. 27, 2010 Dennis Norfleet ........................................................ 6 Indiana, Oct. 19, 2013 SEASON 1. Dennis Norfleet 40 2013 2. Darryl Stonum 39 2009 3. Dennis Norfleet 35 2012 4. Steve Breaston 28 2004 5. Ron Johnson 26 1967 Jeremy LeSueur 26 2002 7. Steve Breaston 23 2005 8. Todd Howard 22 2001 9. Steve Breaston 21 2006 10. Boubacar Cissoko 20 2008 Martavious Odoms 20 2008 CAREER 1. Steve Breaston 81 2003-06 2. Dennis Norfleet 75 2012- 3. Anthony Carter 63 1979-82 4. Darryl Stonum 62 2008-10 5. Martavious Odoms 54 2008-11 6. Mercury Hayes 53 1992-95 7. Jamie Morris 52 1984-87 8. Desmond Howard 45 1989-91 9. Ron Johnson 40 1966-68 10. Jeremy LeSueur 35 2000-03 Most Return Yards GAME 1. Steve Breaston ...................................................................... 221 vs. Texas , Jan. 1, 2005 2. Darryl Stonum ...................................................................... 218 vs. Indiana, Sept. 26, 2009 3. Steve Breaston ...................................................................... 186 Minnesota, Oct. 8, 2005 4. Martavious Odoms ............................................................. 183 vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008 5. Dennis Norfleet .................................................... 177 vs. Alabama, Sept. 1, 2012 6. Martavious Odoms ............................................................. 163 vs. Mississippi State, Jan. 1, 2011 7. Darryl Stonum ...................................................................... 158 vs. Purdue, Nov. 7, 2009 8. Steve Breaston ...................................................................... 146 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 28, 2005 9. Grant Mason .......................................................................... 136 at Indiana, Oct. 2, 2004 10. Desmond Howard ............................................................... 135 Michigan State, Oct. 13, 1990 SEASON 1. Darryl Stonum 1,001 2009 2. Dennis Norfleet 938 2013 3. Dennis Norfleet 827 2012 4. Steve Breaston 689 2004 5. Steve Breaston 646 2005 6. Jeremy LeSueur 583 2002 7. Desmond Howard 504 1990 8. Ron Johnson 498 1967 9. Seth Smith 472 1994 10. Todd Howard 469 2001 CAREER 1. Steve Breaston 1,993 2003-06 2. Dennis Norfleet 1,765 2012- 3. Anthony Carter 1,606 1979-82 4. Darryl Stonum 1,538 2008-10 5. Desmond Howard 1,211 1989-91 6. Martavious Odoms 1,174 2008-11 7. Jamie Morris 1,052 1984-87 8. Mercury Hayes 999 1992-95 9. Jeremy LeSueur 772 2000-03 10. Anthony Thomas 720 1997-99 Highest Average Yards Per Kickoff Return GAME (MIN. 2 RETURNS) 1. Gil Chapman ......................................................................... 62.5 at Illinois, Oct. 21, 1972 Seth Smith ............................................................................. 62.5 Wisconsin, Oct. 29, 1994 3. Tony Boles ............................................................................. 52.5 Purdue, Nov. 4, 1989 4. Anthony Carter .................................................................... 49.0 at Notre Dame, Sept. 20, 1980 5. Grant Mason ......................................................................... 45.3 at Indiana, Oct. 2, 2004 SEASON (MIN. 10 RETURNS) 1. Dave Raimey 30.8 1961 2. Desmond Howard 29.6 1990 3. Anthony Carter 28.5 1980 4. Tony Boles 28.2 1989 5. Steve Breaston 28.1 2005 6. Derrick Alexander 27.8 1990 7. Desmond Howard 27.5 1991 8. Anthony Carter 27.1 1981 9. Seth Smith 26.0 1994 10. Anthony Carter 25.7 1982 Darryl Stonum 25.7 2009 CAREER (MIN. 20 RETURNS) 1. Desmond Howard 26.9 1989-91 2. Anthony Carter 26.3 1979-82 3. Tony Boles 25.6 1987-89 4. Darryl Stonum 24.8 2008-10 5. Gil Chapman 24.7 1972-74 6. Steve Breaston 24.6 2003-06 7. Dave Raimey 24.1 1960-62 8. Dennis Norfleet 23.5 2012- 9. Derrick Alexander 23.4 1989-93 10. Anthony Thomas 23.2 1997-00 Kickoff Returns For Touchdown (Since 1960) Yards Player Opponent Date 100 Seth Smith Wisconsin Oct. 29, 1994 99 Tyrone Wheatley Houston Sept. 26, 1992 99 Dennis Fitzgerald at Michigan State Oct. 1, 1960 95 Desmond Howard Michigan State Oct. 13, 1990 95 Steve Breaston Minnesota Oct. 8, 2005 94 Darryl Stonum Notre Dame Sept. 12, 2009 93 Desmond Howard at Boston College Sept. 7, 1991 90 Dave Raimey Ohio State Nov. 25, 1961 85 Tony Boles Purdue Nov. 4, 1989 73 Gil Chapman at Illinois Oct. 21, 1972 After two seasons, Dennis Norfleet is al- ready second in the U-M record book with 75 kickoff returns in his career, just six behind Steve Breaston's school-record total of 81. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN 211-236.Record Book.indd 232 6/19/14 2:03 PM