Virginia Tech Football Records
Kick Returns
Team Records
Individual Records
Most Returns
Game:
9
James Barber at Tulsa - 1971
9 Billy Hardee at Alabama - 1973
Season: 33 Billy Hardee - 1973
Career: 67 Jon Jeffries - 1987-1991
Most Yardage On Returns
Game:
214
Marcus Mickel vs. Clemson - 1989
Season: 758 Billy Hardee - 1973
Career: 1577 Dyrell Roberts - 2008-2012
Most Touchdowns On Returns
Season:
2
David Wilson - 2010
Career: 2 David Wilson - 2009-2011
Career: 2 Terry Strock - 1959-1961
Best Return Average
Season:
34.3
Tommy Francisco - 1965
(10 or more returns)
Career: 26.4 Terius Wheatley - 2017-2018
Career Kickoff Return Leaders
Name | Years Played | No. | Yds. | TDs | Avg |
Dyrell Roberts | 2008-2012 | 61 | 1,577 | 1 | 25.9 |
Jon Jeffries | 1987-1991 | 67 | 1,447 | 1 | 21.6 |
Eddie Royal | 2004-2007 | 59 | 1,386 | 0 | 23.5 |
Demitri Knowles | 2011-2015 | 58 | 1,345 | 1 | 23.2 |
David Wilson | 2009-2011 | 61 | 1,324 | 2 | 21.7 |
Bob Thomas | 1981-1984 | 51 | 1,088 | 0 | 21.3 |
Marcus Mickel | 1988-1991 | 52 | 1,035 | 1 | 19.9 |
Eddie Hunter | 1983-1986 | 38 | 889 | 1 | 23.4 |
Mike Imoh | 2002-2005 | 34 | 864 | 1 | 25.4 |
Dickie Longerbeam | 1965-1968 | 34 | 842 | 1 | 24.8 |
Billy Hardee | 1973-1975 | 37 | 833 | 1 | 22.5 |
Tommy Francisco | 1964-1966 | 34 | 789 | 1 | 23.2 |
Rich Matijevich | 1969-1971 | 36 | 780 | 1 | 21.7 |
Richard Johnson | 2001-2004 | 35 | 752 | 0 | 21.5 |
Sonny Utz | 1962-1964 | 33 | 741 | 0 | 22.5 |
Year-By-Year Kickoff Return Leaders
Year | Name | No. | Yards | Touchdowns |
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 | Sunny 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 | 14 | 244 | 0 |
1996 | Shawn Scales | 13 | 320 | 0 |
1997 | Ike Charlton | 17 | 352 | 0 |
1998 | Shyrone Stith | 14 | 282 | 0 |
1999 | Shyrone Stith | 15 | 387 | 0 |
2000 | Andre 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 |
2017 | Travon McMillian | 9 | 240 | 0 |
2018 | Terius Wheatley | 14 | 370 | 0 |