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UConn Record Book

Award Winners

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RET of the Year: Deshon Foxx, 2014
RET of the Year: Arkeel Newsome, 2015
Chuck Bednarik Award: Graham Stewart, 2015
Chuck Bednarik Award: Junior Joseph, 2016
RET of the Year: Arkeel Newsome, 2016
Jim Thorpe Award: Jamar Summers, 2016
Doak Walker Award: Josh Marriner, 2017
Bronko Nagurski Award: Cam Stapleton, 2017
Lombardi Award: Cam Stapleton, 2017
RET ("The Jet Rodgers") Award: Arkeel Newsome, 2017
Chuck Bednarik Award: James Atkins, 2018
Bronko Nagurski Award: James Atkins, 2018
Lombardi Award: James Atkins, 2018
Butkus Award: Marcus Bradford, 2018
RET ("The Jet Rodgers"): Jeff McNeal, 2018
Lombardi Award: Gene Jackson, 2019
Nagurski Award: Gene Jackson, 2019
Butkus Award: John Cox, 2019
Bednarik Award: John Cox, 2019
Bednarik Award: Shavlion Wade, 2020
Thorpe Award: Shavlion Wade, 2020
Lombardi Award: Altarri Gardner, 2020, 2021
Nagurski Award: Altarri Gardner, 2021
Butkus Award: Mike Hill, 2022
Jet Rodgers Award: Marcus Rodgers, 2022

Bowl Games

2004 Motor City Bowl: UConn 39, Toledo 10
2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl: Wake Forest 24, UConn 10
2008 International Bowl: UConn 38, Buffalo 20
2009 papajohns.com Bowl: UConn 20, South Carolina 7
2010 Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma 48, UConn 20

-- SINCE BEGINNING OF DYNASTY

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2015 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl (New Year's 2016): UConn, 34, Penn St., 31
2016 Rose Bowl pres. by Northwestern Mutual (New Year's 2017): LSU 41, UConn 30
2017 Allstate Sugar Bowl: (CFP Semifinals; New Year's 2018) UConn 10, Oregon 3
2017 CFP National Championship: (CFP Finals, Jan. 12, 2018) UConn 30, Florida 14
2018 TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Ohio State 59, UConn 56* (3OT)
2019 Buffalo Wild Wings Cactus Bowl: UConn 49, Michigan State 45
2020 Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal, Jan. 1, 2021): UConn 41, Nebraska 13
2020 CFP National Championship (CFP Finals, Jan. 11, 2021): Oregon 46, UConn 29
2021 Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal, Jan. 1, 2022): UConn 49, Oregon 37
2021 CFP National Championship (CFP Finals, Jan. 10, 2022): UConn 28, Nebraska 21
2022 Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 2023): UConn 49, Tennessee 35

All-Americans (First and Second Team Only; Includes FCS)

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John Contoulis, OT, 1962
Vin Clements, RB, 1970
Rich Foye, C, 1973
Reggie Eccleston, WR, 1980
Domingos Carlos, K, 1981
John Dorsey, LB, 1983
Glenn Antrum, WR, 1988
Troy Ashley, LB, 1989
Mark Didio, WR, 1991
TaVarr Closs, OT, 1996-97
Carl Bond, WR, 1997
Donald Brown, RB, 2008
Jordan Todman, RB, 2010
Deshon Foxx, RS/ST, 2014
Graham Stewart, LB, 2015
Arkeel Newsome, RS/ST, 2015, 2016
Cameron Stapleton, DE, 2016, 2017
Junior Joseph, LB, 2016, 2017
Jamar Summers, CB, 2016, 2017
Josh Marriner, RB, 2016 (2nd team), 2017
Jhavon Williams, CB, 2016 (2nd team)
Jordan Floyd, FS, 2016 (2nd team)
Quintin Harrell, LB, 2017 (2nd team)
James Atkins, DE, 2018
Marcus Bradford, LB, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ross Sinclair, FS, 2018
Derek Robinson, SS, 2018, 2019 (2nd team)
Jeff McNeal, RET, 2018
Sam Rourke, DE, 2018 (2nd Team)
Travis Lumpkin, CB, 2018 (2nd Team)
John Cox, LB, 2019, 2020 (2nd team)
Sammie Leonard, LB, 2019
Jake Crowder, CB, 2019
T.J. Newell, DT, 2019 (2nd team)
Luke Williamson, RB, 2020
Ryan Smelley, C, 2020
Altarri Gardner, DE, 2020, 2021
James Mandrell, DE, 2020
Shavlion Wade, CB, 2020, 2021
Anthony Ricciardi, K, 2021 (2nd team)
Mike Hill, LB, 2022
Marcus Rodgers, RET, 2022
Kent Newton, CB, 2022

Dan Orlovsky holds most of UConn's Passing Records.


Total Offense
1. 10421, Dan Orlovsky, 2001-04
2. 9521, Bryant Shirreffs, 2014-17
3. 9269, Matt DeGennaro, 1987-90
4. 8829, Shane Stafford, 1995-98
5. 8300+, Isaac Jackson, 2018-21

Total TD’s
1. 65, Luke Williamson, 2019-21
2. 57, Josh Marriner, 2014-17
T-3. 35, Donald Brown, 2006-08
T-3. 35, Wilbur Gilliard, 1992-95
5. 34, Terry Caulley, 2002-06

Carries
1. 1036, Luke Williamson, 2019-21
2. 817, Josh Marriner, 2014-17
3. 698, Donald Brown, 2006-08
4. 677, Lyle McCombs, 2011-13
5. 616, Jordan Todman, 2008-10

Rush Yards
1. 4800, Luke Williamson, 2019-21
2. 3800, Donald Brown, 2006-08
3. 3763, Josh Marriner, 2014-17
4. 3187, Terry Caulley, 2002-06
5. 3179, Jordan Todman, 2008-10

Rush TD’s
1. 62, Luke Williamson, 2019-21
2. 55, Josh Marriner, 2014-17
3. 40, Ron Johnson, 2015-18
4. 34, Wilbur Gilliard, 1992-95
5. 33, Donald Brown, 2006-08

Pass Attempts
1. 1567, Dan Orlovsky, 2001-04
2. 1319, Matt DeGennaro, 1987-90
3. 1026, Shane Stafford, 1995-98
4. 893, Bryant Shirreffs, 2014-17
5. 845, Isaac Jackson, 2018-21

Pass Completions
1. 916, Dan Orlovsky, 2001-04
2. 803, Matt DeGennaro, 1987-90
3. 572, Bryant Shirreffs, 2014-17
4. 563, Shane Stafford, 1995-98
5. 545, Isaac Jackson, 2018-21

Pass Yards
1. 10706, Dan Orlovsky, 2001-04
2. 9288, Matt DeGennaro, 1987-90
3. 8975, Shane Stafford, 1995-98
4. 8813, Bryant Shirreffs, 2014-17
5. 8197, Isaac Jackson, 2018-21

Pass TD’s
1. 84, Dan Orlovsky, 2001-04
T-2. 73, Shane Stafford, 1995-98
T-2. 73, Matt DeGennaro, 1987-90
4. 64, Isaac Jackson, 2018-21
5. 55, Bryant Shirreffs, 2014-17

Pass Receptions
1. 239, Mark Didio, 1988-91
2. 200, Alex Davis, 1989-92
3. 186, Glenn Antrum, 1985-88
4. 175, Geremy Davis, 2011-14
5. 173, John Fitzsimmons, 1996-00

Receiving Yards
1. 3535, Mark Didio, 1988-91
2. 3088, Geremy Davis, 2011-14
3. 2899, Thomas Lucas, 2014-17
4. 2882, Rashad Harris, 2017-20
5. 2841, John Fitzsimmons, 1996-00

Receiving TD’s
1. 25, Rashad Harris, 2017-20
2. 24, Alex Davis, 1989-92
3. 23, John Fitzsimmons, 1996-00
4. 22, Carl Bond, 1995-98
5. 21, Mark Didio, 1988-91

Punting (Average)
1. 45.5, Tyler McCray, 2017-20
2. 43.4, Justin Wain, 2014-16
3. 41.1, Desi Cullen, 2006-09
4. 40.7, Cole Wagner, 2010-2013
5. 40.2, Adam Coles, 2000-03

Tackles
1. 495, John Dorsey, 1980-83
2. 449, Lawrence Wilson, 2007-10
3. 428, Troy Ashley, 1986-89
4. 412, Maurice Lloyd, 2001-04
5. 394, Mike Jansen, 1985-87


Lawrence Wilson is second on UConn's all-time tackles list.

Sacks
1. 39, Cameron Stapleton, 2014-17
2. 32, Altarri Gardner, 2018-21
3. 30.5, Trevardo Williams, 2009-12
T-4. 27, Mark Michaels, 1982-85
T-4. 27, James Mandrell, 2019-22

TFL’s
1. 78, Sam Rourke, 2017-20
2. 75, John Cox, 2018-21
3. 54, Sammie Leonard, 2017-20
T-4. 49, Uyi Osunde, 1999-03
T-4. 49, Cam Stapleton, 2014-17

INT’s
1. 23, Shavlion Wade, 2019-21
1. 20, Jamar Summers, 2014-17
2. 18, Matt Latham, 1982-84
T-3. 17, Darrell Wilson, 1976, 78-80
T-3. 17, Lenny King, 1955-57

SEASON RECORDS



Donald Brown's 2000 rush yards in 2008 vaulted him into the record books.

Total Offense
1. 4051, Isaac Jackson, 2021
2. 3578, Bryant Shirreffs, 2015
3. 3444, Dan Orlovsky, 2003
4. 3313, Dan Orlovsky, 2004
5. 3057, Bryant Shirreffs, 2017

Total TD’s
1. 29, Luke Williamson, 2020
2. 24, Josh Marriner, 2017
3. 23, Luke Williamson, 2021
3. 22, Walt Trojanowski, 1945
4. 18, Donald Brown, 2008

Carries
1. 423, Josh Marriner, 2017
2. 407, Luke Williamson, 2021
3. 368, Luke Williamson, 2020
4. 367, Donald Brown, 2008
5. 334, Jordan Todman, 2010

Rush Yards
1. 2083, Donald Brown, 2008
2. 2032, Josh Marriner, 2017
3. 1921, Luke Williamson, 2021
4. 1914, Luke Williamson, 2020
5. 1695, Jordan Todman, 2010

Rush TD’s
1. 27, Luke Williamson, 2020
2. 24, Josh Marriner, 2017
T-3. 22, Walt Trojanowski, 1945
T-3. 22, Luke Williamson, 2021
5. 18, Donald Brown, 2008


Walt Trojanowski

Pass Attempts
1. 475, Dan Orlovsky, 2003
2. 457, Dan Orlovsky, 2004
3. 404, Isaac Jackson, 2021
4. 387, Matt DeGennaro, 1988
5. 376, Cornelius Benton, 1991

Completions
1. 288, Dan Orlovsky, 2004
2. 279, Dan Orlovsky, 2003
3. 268, Isaac Jackson, 2021
4. 244, Jordan Brown, 2022
5. 238, Matt DeGennaro, 1988

Pass Yards
1. 3998, Isaac Jackson, 2021
2. 3485, Dan Orlovsky, 2003
3. 3466, Jordan Brown, 2022
4. 3354, Dan Orlovsky, 2004
5. 3332, Bryant Shirreffs, 2015

Pass TD’s
1. 35, Isaac Jackson, 2021
2. 33, Dan Orlovsky, 2003
3. 31, Jordan Brown, 2022
T-4. 23, Shane Stafford, 1997
T-4. 23, Dan Orlovsky, 2004

Receptions
1. 88, Mark Didio, 1991
2. 78, Mark Didio, 1990
3. 77, Glenn Antrum, 1988
4. 72, Alex Davis, 1991
5. 71, Geremy Davis, 2013

Rec. Yards
1. 1354, Mark Didio, 1991
2. 1317, Geremy Davis, 2014
3. 1302, Lonte' Speier, 2021
4. 1231, Rashad Harris, 2020
5. 1178, Carl Bond, 1997

Rec. TD’s
1. 12, Rashad Harris, 2019
T-2. 11, Rashad Harris, 2020
T-2. 11, Carl Bond, 1998
4. 10, Mark Didio, 1990
5. 9, 5 tied

Punting Average
1. 47.5, Tyler McCray, 2019
2. 47.1, Tyler McCray, 2020
3. 45.4, Justin Wain, 2016
4. 44.5, Tyler McCray, 2018
5. 43.3, Justin Wain, 2015

Points
1. 174, Luke Williamson, 2020
2. 144, Josh Marriner, 2017
3. 133, Anthony Ricciardi, 2021
4. 132, Walt Trojanowski, 1945
5. 111, Dave Teggart, 2010

Tackles
1. 184, John Dorsey, 1983
T-2. 154, John Dorsey, 1982
T-2. 154, Don Thompson, 1974
4. 149, Vernon Hargreaves, 1982
5. 144, John Dorsey, 1981

Sacks
T-1. 20, James Atkins, 2018
T-1. 20, Gene Jackson, 2019
3. 18, Altarri Gardner, 2021
4. 17, Cameron Stapleton, 2017
T-5. 13, 3 tied

TFL’s
1. 32, James Atkins, 2018
2. 30, John Cox, 2019
3. 27, Gene Jackson, 2019
4. 24.5, Uyi Osunde, 2003
T-5. 24, Sammie Leonard, 2019
T-5. 24, John Cox, 2021

INT’s
1. 11, Jamar Summers, 2017
T-2. 10, Lenny King, 1955
T-2. 10, Shavlion Wade, 2020
4. 9, Shavlion Wade, 2021
T-5. 8, 5 tied

GAME RECORDS

Total Offense
1. 502, Tanner Dean-Lowry vs. Indiana, 2020
2. 497, Isaac Jackson vs. Houston, 2020
3. 471, Tanner Dean-Lowry vs. Texas Tech, 2019
4. 466, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis, 2013
5. 450, Bryant Shirreffs vs. Tulsa, 2015

Carries
1. 44, Russ Clarke vs. Vermont, 1974
2. 43, Donald Brown vs. Pittsburgh, 2006
3. 38, Luke Williamson vs. Syracuse, 2021
T-4. 37, Jordan Todman vs. Vanderbilt, 2010
T-4. 37, Jordan Todman vs. Pittsburgh, 2010
T-4. 37, Kevin Wesley vs. Boston University, 1989
T-4. 37, Josh Marriner vs. Temple, 2017


Jordan Todman led the way during UConn's magical 2010 season.

Yards
1. 277, Nick Giaquinto vs. Holy Cross, 1976
2. 273, Vinny Clements vs. Rhode Island, 1969
3. 272, Kevin Wesley vs. Massachusetts, 1989
4. 261, Donald Brown vs. Buffalo, 2009 (International Bowl)
5. 256, Tory Taylor vs. Boston University, 1995

Passing Attempts
1. 57, Rick Robustelli vs. Holy Cross, 1970
2. 55, Dan Orlovsky vs. Boston College, 2003
T-3. 54, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis, 2013
T-3. 54, Ryan Tracey vs. Louisville, 2000
5. 53, Matt DeGennaro vs. Northeastern, 1988

Completions
1. 39, Dan Orlovsky vs. Syracuse, 2004
2. 36, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis, 2013
T-3. 33, Matt DeGennaro vs. Northeastern, 1988
T-3. 33, Brian Hoffmann vs. James Madison, 1999
5. 32, Matt DeGennaro vs. Delaware, 1990

Yards
1. 481, Isaac Jackson vs. Houston, 2020
2. 470, Bryant Shirreffs vs. Tulsa, 2015
3. 461, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis, 2013
4. 459, Tanner Dean-Lowry vs. Indiana, 2020
5. 445, Dan Orlovsky vs. Syracuse, 2004

TD’s
1. Dan Orlovsky 5, done 3 times
1. Isaac Jackson, 5, vs. Houston, 2020
1. Jordan Brown, 5, done 3 times

Receptions
1. 15, Geremy Davis vs. Memphis, 2013
2. 14, Keith Hugger vs. Delaware, 1981
3. 13, 4 tied

Rec. Yards
1. 236, Keith Hugger vs. Delaware, 1981
T-2. 229, Mark Didio vs. Boston University, 1991
T-2. 229, Reggie Eccleston vs. Rhode Island, 1980
4. 222, Dak Newton vs. Villanova, 1996
T-5. 207, Geremy Davis vs. Memphis, 2013
T-5. 207, Geremy Davis vs. Tulsa, 2014

Rec. TD’s
1. 4, Reggie Eccleston vs. Rhode Island, 1980

Total TD’s
1. 6, Walt Trojanowski vs. Worcester Tech, 1945
T-2. 5, Wilbur Gilliard vs. James Madison, 1993
T-2. 5, Ashanti Swift vs. Louisville, 2022
3. 4, Several tied

Tackles
T-1. 24, Troy Ashley vs. Massachusetts, 1989
T-1. 24, John Dorsey vs. Rhode Island, 1981
T-1. 24, Jeff Thomas vs. Massachusetts, 1980
4. 23, John Dorsey vs. Rutgers, 1983
5. 22, John Dorsey vs. Colgate, 1982

Sacks:
1. 6, Gene Jackson vs. Illinois, 2019

INT’s
1. 4, Jamar Summers vs. Houston, 2016
2. 3, 6 tied

LONGEST PLAYS

Longest Field Goal
56, Jim McManus vs. New Hampshire, 1998

Run from Scrimmage
99, Gerry White vs. Rhode Island, 1960

INT Return
100, Dahna Deleston vs. Buffalo, 2009 International Bowl
100, Dave Korponai vs. Rhode Island, 1962
98, Shavlion Wade vs. Michigan, 2020

Punt
89, Jim Carriere vs. Maine, 1987

Punt Return
96, John Thompson vs. Worcester Tech, 1936

Kick Return
103, Jeff McNeal vs. Kansas, 2018

Fumble Recovery
100, Paul Carney vs. Massachusetts, 1935

Pass Play
95, Shane Stafford to Dak Newton vs. Villanova, 1996




Josh Marriner's 2000 yard season and Heisman candidacy in 2017 made a case for him to be the best running back in school history.