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STAFF
HOKIES
HISTORY
PROS
MEDIA
REVIEW
BEAMER
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Year Player
No.
Yds.
TDs
1952 Don Booth
18
413
0
1953 Howie Wright
6
125
0
1954 Billy Anderson
5
96
0
1955 Dickie Beard
5
115
0
1956 Bobby Wolfenden
5
173
0
1957 Frank Eastman
5
60
0
1958 Jay Whitesell
5
192
1
1959 Alger Pugh
12
305
0
1960 Terry Strock
6
208
1
1961 Warren Price
13
273
0
1962 Sonny Utz
11
242
0
1963 Tommy Walker
7
259
1
1964 Tommy Francisco
15
301
0
1965 Dickie Longerbeam 12
404
1
1966 Tommy Francisco
9
145
0
1967 Dickie Longerbeam 14
317
0
1968 Ron Davidson
6
105
0
1969 Rich Matijevich
7
192
1
1970 Rich Matijevich
25
501
0
1971 Jimmy Quinn
14
324
0
1972 Don Testerman
11
294
0
1973 Billy Hardee
33
758
1
1974 Morris Blueford
15
305
0
1975 Roscoe Coles
14
312
0
1976 Ellis Savage
17
311
0
1977 Kenny Lewis
24
540
0
1978 Larry Fallen
23
526
1
1979 Billy Hite
8
156
0
1980 Sidney Snell
11
264
0
1981 Bob Thomas
9
172
0
1982 Bob Thomas
22
487
0
1983 Eddie Hunter
7
162
0
1984 Bob Thomas
14
278
0
1985 Eddie Hunter
12
265
0
1986 Eddie Hunter
19
462
1
1987 Jon Jeffries
22
561
1
1988 Jon Jeffries
15
311
0
1989 Marcus Mickel
25
546
1
1990 Marcus Mickel
15
285
0
1991 Jon Jeffries
16
273
0
1992 Tony Kennedy
16
386
1
1993 Dwayne Thomas
14
305
0
1994 Bryan Still
19
493
0
1995 Dwayne Thomas
13
238
0
1996 Shawn Scales
12
312
0
1997 Ike Charlton
18
373
0
1998 Shyrone Stith
14
282
0
1999 Shyrone Stith
15
387
0
2000 André Kendrick
22
447
0
2001 Richard Johnson
12
267
0
2002 Richard Johnson
23
485
0
2003 Mike Imoh
18
549
1
2004 Eddie Royal
12
346
0
2005 Eddie Royal
14
293
0
2006 Eddie Royal
19
431
0
2007 Eddie Royal
14
316
0
2008 Dyrell Roberts
22
545
0
2009 Dyrell Roberts
18
574
1
2010 David Wilson
22
584
2
2011 David Wilson
22
415
0
2012 Demitri Knowles
21
595
1
2013 Demitri Knowles
22
480
0
2014 Demitri Knowles
15
270
0
2015 Der’Woun Greene
16
438
0
2016 Greg Stroman
22
460
0
Name
Yrs. Played No.
Yds.
TDs Avg.
Dyrell Roberts
2008-12 61 1577 1 25.9
Jon Jeffries
1987-91 67 1447 1 21.6
Eddie Royal
2004-07 59 1376 0 23.3
Demitri Knowles
2012-15 58 1345 1 23.2
David Wilson
2009-11 61 1324 2 21.7
Bob Thomas
1981-84 51 1088 0 21.3
Marcus Mickel
1988-91 47 963 1 20.5
Eddie Hunter
1983-86 38 889 1 23.4
Mike Imoh
2002-05 34 864 1 25.4
Dickie Longerbeam 1965-68 34 842 1 24.8
Billy Hardee
1973-75 37 833 1 22.5
Tommy Francisco 1964-66 34 789 1 23.2
Rich Matijevich
1969-71 36 780 1 21.7
Richard Johnson 2001-04 35 752 0 21.5
Sonny Utz
1962-64 33 741 0 22.5
Larry Fallen
1976-78 32 689 1 21.5
I ND I V I DUAL RECORDS
MOST RETURNS
Game
9 James Barber vs. Tulsa....................1971
Billy Hardee vs. Alabama................1973
Season 33 Billy Hardee........................................1973
Career
67 Jon Jeffries................................... 1987-91
MOST YARDAGE ON RETURNS
Game 214 Marcus Mickel vs. Clemson...........1989
Season 758 Billy Hardee........................................1973
Career 1577 Dyrell Roberts............................. 2008-12
MOST TDS ON RETURNS
Season
2 David Wilson......................................2010
Career
2 Terry Strock................................. 1959-61
David Wilson............................... 2009-11
BEST RETURN AVERAGE
Season 34.3 Tommy Francisco..............................1965
(10 or more returns)
Career* 25.4 Mike Imoh.....................................2002-05
*Min. 30 returns
TEAM RECORDS
MOST RETURNS
Game
12 vs. Alabama........................................1973
Season 67 ..............................................................1950
MOST YARDAGE ON RETURNS
Game 245 vs. South Carolina............................1973
Season 1431 ..............................................................1973
MOST TDS ON RETURNS
Season
2 ...............................................1965 & 2010
BEST RETURN AVERAGE
Season 27.4 ..............................................................1965
YEAR-BY-YEAR KICKOFF
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