Marshall University Athletics
BOGACZYK: 2014 Herd Revised the Records
1/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Compiled by JACK BOGACZYK
HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A look at the school records (and others) set or tied by the 2014 Marshall football team, which won the Conference USA championship and inaugural Boca Raton Bowl (W or L reflects Marshall result in game):
TEAM
Season
Total offense
Yards – 7,829 (14 games); old record, 7,287 (15 games, 1996)
Yards per game – 559.2 (14 games); old record, 534.3 (12 games, 2012)
Scoring
Points per game – 45.6 (14 games); old record, 43.9 (15 games, 1996)
PAT kicks made – 83 (Justin Haig 82-of-82, Nick Smith 1-of-1), 2014; old record, 82 (1996, 82-82 by Tim Openlander)
Rushing
Yards – 3,807 (14 games); old record, 3,395 (15 games, 1996)
Yards per rush – 6.8 (14 games), also Conference USA record; old record, 5.8 (15 games, 1996)
Penalties
Yards – 1,124 (14 games); old record, 1,065 (1987, 15 games)
Miscellaneous
Wins – 13 (Marshall major-college record, 1953-81; 1997-2014); ties 13-0 team of 1999; ties C-USA record of 13-1 Houston (2011)
Game
Total offense
Yards, combined – 1,446, Western Kentucky (738) at Marshall (708), Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record 1,249 (Akron (523) at Marshall (726) in 2001 (W, 50-33)
Opponent yards – 738, Western Kentucky (86 plays), Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 682, Tulsa (86 plays) in 2011 (L, 59-17)
Scoring
Points in C-USA game – 66 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT), also Conference USA record; old record, 63 at Southern Miss (2013)
Field goals – 4 vs. Louisiana Tech (Conference USA Championship), Dec. 6, 2014; ties record of 4 on three occasions
Most points in loss – 66 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT), also Marshall record in C-USA game; old record, 59, at East Carolina (L, 65-59, 2OT, in 2012)
Most points, teams combined – 133 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 125, vs. East Carolina, 2001 GMAC Bowl (W, 64-61, 2OT)
Rushing
Yards per attempt (minimum 20 carries) – 11.3, Devon Johnson (24-for-272) vs. Florida Atlantic, Oct. 25, 2014; old record 10.2, by Jack Mahone at Kent State (1963)
Passing
Touchdowns – 7 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 6 on five occasions
Combined pass yards – 933, Western Kentucky at Marshall, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT), WKU 516, Marshall 417; old record 910, Marshall (474) vs. Northeast Louisiana (436) in 1987 NCAA Division I-AA championship game (L, 43-42)
Most combined touchdown passes – 15, Western Kentucky (8) at Marshall (7), Nov. 28, 2014; old record 10, Marshall (3) at Houston (7) in 2011 (L, 63-28); also Conference USA record and NCAA record (old NCAA record 14, Houston 11 vs. Eastern Washington 3, Nov. 17, 1990)
Receiving
Touchdowns – 7 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 6 on five occasions
Penalties
Penalties -- 20 at Akron, Sept. 20, 2014 (188 yards); ties record, 20 vs. Wittenberg, 1931
Yards – 188 at Akron, Sept. 20, 2014 (20 penalties); old record, 180 vs. Morehead State (1969)
Combined penalties – 30, Marshall (20-188) at Akron (10-94), Sept. 20, 2014; old record 28, Ohio (16-147) at Marshall (12-100), in 1988
Combined yards – 282, Marshall (20-188) at Akron (10-94), Sept. 20, 2014; old record, 266 East Carolina (11-156) at Marshall (10-110), in 1969
First downs
Total first downs – 37 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT), ties record vs. Western Carolina (2012), vs. Houston (2012)
Most combined first downs – 74, Western Kentucky at Marshall (37 by each team), Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 67 (Marshall 36, East Carolina 31), 2012 (L, 65-59, 2OT)
INDIVIDUAL
Career
Total offense
Plays – 2,145, Rakeem Cato, 2014 (1,838 pass, 307 rush); old record, 1,855 by Chad Pennington (1995-99; 1,619 pass, 236 rush)
Yards – 14,918, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 13,048 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Touchdown responsibility – 146, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 119 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Scoring
PAT kicks – 220, Justin Haig (2011-14); old record, 211 by Tim Openlander (1994-96)
PAT attempts – 223, Justin Haig (2011-14); old record, 216 by Tim Openlander (1994-96)
Kick points – 346, Justin Haig (2011-14); old record, 336 by Tim Openlander (1994-96)
Passing
Attempts – 1,838, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 1,619 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Completions – 1,153, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 1,026 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Yards – 14,079, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 13,143 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Touchdowns – 131, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14; old record, 115 by Chad Pennington (1995-99)
Consecutive games with a touchdown pass – 46, Rakeem Cato, 2011-14 (also NCAA FBS record and ties all-divisions record, Mike Reilly, Division II Central Washington, 2005-08)
Receiving
Receptions – 322, Tommy Shuler (2011-14), also Conference USA record; old record, 306 by Josh Davis (2001-04)
Miscellaneous
Starts – 53, C Chris Jasperse, 2014 (Marshall major-college record, 1953-81; 1997-2014); school record 56 came during Division i-AA era, by OT Chris Deaton (1990-93) and G/C Aaron Ferguson (1993-96)
Season
Scoring
PAT kicks – 82, Justin Haig, 2014; ties record, 82 by Tim Openlander (1996)
PAT attempts – 82, Justin Haig, 2014; ties record, 82 by Tim Openlander (1996)
Kick points – 133, Justin Haig, 2014; old record, 130 by Tim Openlander (1996)
Rushing
100-yard games – 10, Devon Johnson (in 14 games); ties record set by Chris Parker in three seasons, 1993, ’94, ’95
Passing
Touchdowns – 40, Rakeem Cato, 2014; old record, 39 by Chad Pennington (1997) and Rakeem Cato (2013)
Kick returns
Yards – 931, Deandre Reaves, 2014; old record, 924 by Deandre Reaves (2013)
Game
Scoring
Field goals – 4, Justin Haig vs. Louisiana Tech (Conference USA Championship), Dec. 6, 2014; ties record by David Merrick (vs. East Tennessee State, 1993), Tim Openlander (vs. The Citadel, 1995), Billy Malashevich (vs. Miami, Ohio, 1999)
Rushing
Yards – 272, Devon Johnson vs. Florida Atlantic, Oct. 25, 2014; old record 262 by Ron Darby vs. Western Carolina, 1988
Yards per attempt (minimum 20 carries) – 11.3, Devon Johnson (24-for-272) vs. Florida Atlantic, Oct. 25, 2014; old record 10.2, by Jack Mahone at Kent State (1963)
Passing
Touchdowns – 7, Rakeem Cato vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 6 by Chad Pennington at Ball State (1997), Byron Leftwich vs. Ohio (2001)
Opponent touchdowns – 8, Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky, Nov. 28, 2014 (L, 67-66, OT); old record, 6 by Case Keenum, at Houston (2011) (L, 63-28)
Kick returns
Highest average per return – 93.0, Deandre Reaves (1-for-93, TD), vs. Northern Illinois in Boca Raton Bowl, Dec. 23, 2014 (W, 52-23)
