Boston College Eagles football statistical leaders

The Boston College Eagles football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Boston College Eagles 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. The Eagles represent Boston College in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.

Although Boston College began competing in intercollegiate football in 1893,[1] the school's official record book does not generally lists records from before the 1950s, as records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since the 1950s, 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 Eagles have played in 12 bowl games since this decision, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Doug Flutie 10,579 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 Glenn Foley 10,039 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 Matt Ryan 9,313 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Chase Rettig 8,263 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Brian St. Pierre 5,837 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Shawn Halloran 5,252 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Phil Jurkovec 5,183[3] 2020 2021 2022 8 Anthony Brown 4,738[4] 2017 2018 2019 9 Frank Harris 4,555 1968 1969 1970 10 Matt Hasselbeck 4,548 1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Matt Ryan 4,507 2007 2 Doug Flutie 3,454 1984 3 Glenn Foley 3,397 1993 4 Chase Rettig 3,065 2012 5 Brian St. Pierre 2,983 2002 6 Matt Ryan 2,942 2006 7 Shawn Halloran 2,935 1985 8 Doug Flutie 2,749 1982 9 Doug Flutie 2,724 1983 10 Paul Peterson 2,594 2004

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Doug Flutie 520 1982 Penn State Dennis Grosel 520[5] 2020 Virginia 3 Doug Flutie 472 1984 Miami 4 Shawn Halloran 453 1985 Syracuse 5 Glenn Foley 448 1993 Virginia Tech 6 Doug Flutie 447 1984 Penn State 7 Chase Rettig 441[6] 2012 Miami 8 Matt Ryan 435 2007 Georgia Tech 9 Chris Crane 428 2008 NC State 10 Glenn Foley 423 1993 Syracuse

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Glenn Foley 72 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 Doug Flutie 67 1981 1982 1983 1984 3 Matt Ryan 56 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Chase Rettig 52 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Brian St. Pierre 48 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Frank Harris 44 1968 1969 1970 7 Anthony Brown 40[4] 2017 2018 2019 8 Phil Jurkovec 35[3] 2020 2021 2022 9 Shawn Halloran 30 1983 1984 1985 1986 10 Tim Hasselbeck 29 1997 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Matt Ryan 31 2007 2 Doug Flutie 27 1984 3 Glenn Foley 25 1993 Brian St. Pierre 25 2001 5 Glenn Foley 21 1991 6 Anthony Brown 20[4] 2018 7 Frank Harris 19 1969 8 Brian St. Pierre 18 2002 Paul Peterson 18 2004

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Doug Flutie 6 1984 North Carolina

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 A. J. Dillon 4,382 2017 2018 2019 2 Andre Williams 3,739 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Montel Harris 3,735 2008 2009 2010 2011 4 Derrick Knight 3,725 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 Mike Cloud 3,597 1995 1996 1997 1998 6 Troy Stradford 3,504 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 William Green 2,974 1999 2000 2001 8 Andre Callender 2,971 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Mike Esposito 2,759 1972 1973 1974 10 L. V. Whitworth 2,576 2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Andre Williams 2,177 2013 2 Mike Cloud 1,726 1998 3 Derrick Knight 1,721 2003 4 A. J. Dillon 1,685 2019 5 A. J. Dillon 1,589 2017 6 William Green 1,559 2001 7 Montel Harris 1,457 2009 8 Derrick Knight 1,432 2002 9 Chuckie Dukes 1,387 1992 10 Mike Esposito 1,289 1973

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Andre Williams 339[7] 2013 NC State 2 Andre Williams 295[8] 2013 New Mexico State 3 A. J. Dillon 272 2017 Louisville 4 Montel Harris 264 2009 NC State 5 Andre Williams 263[9] 2013 Maryland Andre Williams 263[10] 2013 Army 7 Phil Bennett 253 1972 Temple 8 Rolandan Finch 243[11] 2011 Maryland 9 A. J. Dillon 242[12] 2019 Syracuse 10 Troy Stradford 240 1986 Army

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 A. J. Dillon 38 2017 2018 2019 2 Keith Barnette 34 1973 1974 1975 3 William Green 33 1999 2000 2001 4 Andre Williams 28 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Troy Stradford 27 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Darnell Campbell 27 1991 1992 1993 Montel Harris 27 2008 2009 2010 2011 8 Mike Cloud 25 1995 1996 1997 1998 Derrick Knight 25 2000 2001 2002 2003 10 Mike Esposito 24 1972 1973 1974

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Keith Barnette 22 1974 2 Darnell Campbell 19 1993 3 Andre Williams 18 2013 4 Mike Esposito 15 1973 William Green 15 2001 6 Mike Cloud 14 1998 William Green 14 2000 Montel Harris 14 2009 A. J. Dillon 14 2017 A. J. Dillon 14 2019

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Montel Harris 5 2009 NC State Andre Williams 5[10] 2013 Army 3 Chuck Darling 4 1924 Marquette Ceslaus Antos 4 1928 Manhattan Al Cannava 4 1949 Holy Cross Ed Petela 4 1949 Holy Cross Tom Magnarelli 4 1954 Holy Cross Dave Bennett 4 1968 Buffalo Phil Bennett 4 1973 Massachusetts Keith Barnette 4 1974 West Virginia Glen Capriola 4 1975 Army Darnell Campbell 4 1993 Temple Thomas Castellanos 4[13] 2023 Army

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Zay Flowers 200[14] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 Alex Amidon 191 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Pete Mitchell 190 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Rich Gunnell 181 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 Mark Chmura 164 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Brandon Robinson 141 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Tom Waddle 139 1985 1986 1987 1988 8 Andre Callender 138 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Grant Adams 137 2001 2002 2003 2004 10 Darren Flutie 134 1984 1985 1986 1987

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Alex Amidon 78 2012 Zay Flowers 78[14] 2022 3 Alex Amidon 77 2013 4 Andre Callender 76 2007 5 Tom Waddle 70 1988 6 Brian Brennan 66 1983 Pete Mitchell 66 1993 8 Gerard Phelan 64 1984 Rich Gunnell 64 2007 10 Rich Gunnell 60 2009

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Tom Waddle 13 1988 TCU Pete Mitchell 13 1993 Notre Dame Andre Callender 13 2007 Virginia Tech Alex Amidon 13[15] 2013 Villanova 5 Luke Urban 12 1919 Rutgers Brian Brennan 12 1983 Penn State Grant Adams 12 2004 Pittsburgh

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Zay Flowers 3,056[14] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 Alex Amidon 2,800 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Rich Gunnell 2,459 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Pete Mitchell 2,388 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Kelvin Martin 2,337 1983 1984 1985 1986 6 Brian Brennan 2,180 1980 1981 1982 1983 7 Mark Chmura 2,046 1988 1989 1990 1991 8 Grant Adams 2,036 2001 2002 2003 2004 9 Brandon Robinson 2,023 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Darren Flutie 2,000 1984 1985 1986 1987

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Alex Amidon 1,215 2012 2 Brian Brennan 1,149 1983 3 Zay Flowers 1,077[14] 2022 4 Alex Amidon 1,032 2013 5 Kelvin Martin 958 1985 6 Rich Gunnell 931 2007 7 Tom Waddle 902 1988 8 Zay Flowers 892[14] 2020 9 Rich Gunnell 880 2009 10 Art Graham 823 1962

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Scott Nizolek 229 1982 Penn State 2 Gerard Phelan 226 1984 Miami 3 Alex Amidon 193[16] 2012 Clemson 4 Brian Brennan 185 1983 Temple 5 Dedrick Dewalt 183 2000 Pittsburgh 6 Zay Flowers 180[5] 2020 Virginia 7 Rich Gunnell 179 2009 Notre Dame 8 Tom Waddle 174 1987 Rutgers 9 Brian Brennan 173 1983 Penn State 10 Kelvin Martin 172 1985 Pittsburgh

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Zay Flowers 29[14] 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 Kelvin Martin 28 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Pete Mitchell 20 1991 1992 1993 1994 Dedrick Dewalt 20 1998 1999 2000 2001 5 Rich Gunnell 18 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 Jamal Burke 16 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Alex Amidon 15 2010 2011 2012 2013 8 Brian Brennan 14 1980 1981 1982 1983 Darren Flutie 14 1984 1985 1986 1987 Grant Adams 14 2001 2002 2003 2004

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Zay Flowers 12[14] 2022 2 Kelvin Martin 10 1984 3 Kelvin Martin 9 1985 Zay Flowers 9[14] 2020 5 John Bonistalli 8 1969 Mel Briggs 8 1972 Brian Brennan 8 1983 Kelvin Martin 8 1986 Dedrick Dewalt 8 2000 Jamal Burke 8 2001

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Jim Whalen 3 1962 Boston University John Bonistalli 3 1969 VMI George Gill 3 1970 Holy Cross Peter Laboy 3 1977 Army Kelvin Martin 3 1986 Holy Cross Zay Flowers 3[17] 2020 Pittsburgh

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[18]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Doug Flutie 11,318 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 Glenn Foley 9,719 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 Matt Ryan 9,371 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Chase Rettig 8,038 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Brian St. Pierre 6,151 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Phil Jurkovec 5,612[3] 2020 2021 2022 7 Shawn Halloran 5,065 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Frank Harris 4,529 1968 1969 1970 9 Matt Hasselbeck 4,366 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Tim Hasselbeck 4,233 1998 1999 2000

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Matt Ryan 4,509 2007 2 Doug Flutie 3,603 1984 3 Thomas Castellanos 3,361[19] 2023 4 Glenn Foley 3,353 1993 5 Brian St. Pierre 3,109 2002 6 Doug Flutie 3,019 1982 7 Doug Flutie 2,965 1983 8 Chase Rettig 2,926 2012 9 Matt Ryan 2,907 2006 10 Shawn Halloran 2,828 1985

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Doug Flutie 517 1984 Miami 2 Doug Flutie 507 1982 Penn State 3 Dennis Grosel 493[5] 2020 Virginia 4 Chris Crane 470 2008 NC State 5 Doug Flutie 464 1983 West Virginia 6 Shawn Halloran 447 1985 Syracuse 7 Matt Ryan 445 2007 Florida State 8 Glenn Foley 445 1993 Virginia Tech 9 Chase Rettig 439[6] 2012 Miami 10 Matt Ryan 438 2007 Georgia Tech

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[20]

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Doug Flutie 74 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 Glenn Foley 72 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 Matt Ryan 67 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Chase Rettig 54 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Brian St. Pierre 50 1999 2000 2001 2002 6 Frank Harris 48 1968 1969 1970

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Matt Ryan 33 2007

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Tony Thurman 25 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 John Salmon 17 1966 1967 1968 3 DeJuan Tribble 15 2004 2005 2006 2007

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Tony Thurman 12 1984 2 Ed Clasby 8 1948 John Salmon 8 1968 4 DeJuan Tribble 7 2006 Hamp Cheevers 7 2018

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Harry Downes 3 1929 Boston University Bob Flanagan 3 1951 Georgia Hank Blaha 3 1963 Buffalo Jim King 3 1968 VMI Gary Dancewicz 3 1969 Tulane Ned Guillet 3 1973 Villanova Kelly Elias 3 1976 West Virginia Jim Budness 3 1979 Army Tony Thurman 3 1982 Holy Cross Tony Thurman 3 1984 Alabama Jason Pohopek 3 1990 Navy T. J. Stancil 3 2003 Colorado State DeJuan Tribble 3 2006 Miami DeJuan Tribble 3 2007 Wake Forest Jamie Silva 3. 2007 Bowling Green

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 Luke Kuechly 532 2009 2010 2011 2 Stephen Boyd 524 1991 1992 1993 1994 3 Matt Kelley 432 1987 1988 1989 1990 4 Ed Duran 429 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Tom McManus 427 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Josh Ott 381 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Bill Romanowski 365 1985 1986 1987 8 Kevin Pierre-Louis 360 2010 2011 2012 2013 9 Kevin Pearson 360 1987 1988 1989 1990 10 Pedro Cirino 332 1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Luke Kuechly 191 2011 2 Luke Kuechly 183 2010 3 Tom McManus 165 1991 4 Stephen Boyd 161 1993 5 Tom McManus 159 1992 6 Luke Kuechly 158 2009 7 Bill Romanowski 156 1987 8 Mike Saylor 151 1988 9 Nick Clancy 145 2012 10 Ed Duran 143 1988

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Tom McManus 25 1991 Rutgers Stephen Boyd 25 1994 Virginia Tech Frank Chamberlin 25 1999 Syracuse 4 Nick Clancy 24 2012 Northwestern 5 Stephen Boyd 23 1993 Virginia Tech Luke Kuechly 23 2011 Duke 7 Tom McManus 22 1992 Syracuse Stephen Boyd 22 1993 Syracuse 9 Tom McManus 21 1992 Rutgers Luke Kuechly 21 2010 Duke

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Mathias Kiwanuka 37.5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 Donovan Ezeiruaku 28.0 2021 2022 2023 2024 3 Mike Mamula 24.0 1992 1993 1994 4 Chris Hovan 20.5 1996 1997 1998 1999 5 Harold Landry 19.5[21] 2014 2015 2016 6 Erik Storz 19.0 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Sean Guthrie 18.5 1998 1999 2000 2001 8 Jason Pohopek 17.0 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Stephen Boyd 17.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 10 Mike Willetts 15.0 1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Donovan Ezeiruaku 16.5[22] 2024 2 Harold Landry 15.0[21] 2016 3 Mike Mamula 13.0 1994 Erik Storz 13.0 1997 5 Mathias Kiwanuka 11.5 2003 Mathias Kiwanuka 11.5 2004 7 Mike Mamula 11.0 1993 Chris Hovan 11.0 1999 9 Eric Lindstrom 9.5 1986 Mathias Kiwanuka 9.5 2005 Kasim Edebali 9.5 2013

Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Mike Mamula 3.5 1994 Temple Mathias Kiwanuka 3.5 2005 NC State Donovan Ezeiruaku 3.5[23] 2024 Pittsburgh 4 Joe Glandorf 3.0 1974 Syracuse Mike Mamula 3.0 1994 Syracuse Mathias Kiwanuka 3.0 2003 Notre Dame Mathias Kiwanuka 3.0 2005 Ball State B. J. Raji 3.0 2008 NC State Harold Landry 3.0[21] 2016 Wagner Donovan Ezeiruaku 3.0[24] 2024 Western Kentucky

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Nate Freese 70 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 Brian Lowe 57 1986 1987 1988 1989 3 Steve Aponavicius 47 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Sandro Sciortino 46 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 John Matich 46 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 John Cooper 33 1979 1980 1981

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Sandro Sciortino 23 2002 2 Nate Freese 20 2013 3 Nate Freese 22 2010 4 Brian Lowe 17 1986 5 John Cooper 16 1980 John Matich 16 1996 Aaron Boumerhi 16[25] 2020 8 Brian Lowe 15 1989

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Brian Lowe 4 1986 Army Brian Lowe 4 1986 West Virginia Brian Lowe 4 1989 Georgia Tech Steve Aponavicius 4 2009 Maryland Nate Freese 4 2010 Kent State Nate Freese 4 2010 Florida State Nate Freese 4 2011 Wake Forest

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