University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Football Record Book
June 21, 1999 | Football
June 14, 1999
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 8 by Marcus Wall vs. Clemson, 1994 (184 yards) Season: 31 by Marcus Wall, 1993 (734 yards) Career: 97 by Eric Blount, 1988-1991 (2313 yards)MOST YARDS ON KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 184 by Marcus Wall vs. Clemson, 1994 (eight returns) Season: 743 by Marcus Wall, 1994 (27 returns) Career: 2313 by Eric Blount, 1988-1991 (97 returns)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER RETURN Game: (Min. 3) 45.7 by Johnny Pecora vs. Richmond, 1941 (3 for 137) Season: (Min. 12) 28.4 by James Betterson, 1974 (18 for 512) (Min. 20) 27.5 by Marcus Wall, 1994 (27 for 743) Career: (Min. 30) 26.6 by Charlie Justice, 1946-49 (31 for 826)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ON KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 1 by many players; Last, by Kory Bailey vs. Georgia Tech, 1998 (95 yards) Season: 1 by many players Career: 2 by Marcus Wall (87 yards at Duke, 1994; 96 yards at Georgia Tech, 1995)
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 100 yards by Tyrell Godwin vs. Stanford, 1998
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN IN KENAN STADIUM 97 yards by Don McCauley vs. Wake Forest, 1969
Single-Game Kickoff Return Team Highs Most Kickoff Returns: 9 vs. Georgia Tech, 1932; vs. Florida, 1969; vs. Boston College, 1984; vs. Virginia, 1989 Most Yards on Kickoff Returns: 212 vs. Stanford, 1998 Highest Average Gain Per Return (Min. 3 returns): 45.0 vs. Wake Forest, 1976 (3 for 135) Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns: 1 on many occasions; last time vs. Georgia Tech, 1998 Most Kickoff Returns: 65 in 1988
Single-SEASON Kickoff Return Team Highs Most Kickoff Returns Per Game: 5.9 in 1988 (65 in 11) Fewest Kickoff Returns Per Game: 0.4 in 1938 (4 in 10) Most Kickoff Return Yards: 1234 in 1988 Most Kickoff Return Yards Per Game: 112.2 in 1988 (1234 in 11) Highest Average Gain Per Return (Min. 15 Returns): 25.2 in 1931 (17 for 428) Most Touchdowns on Kickoff Returns: 2 in 1998
MOST PUNT RETURNS Game: 9 by Don Jackson vs. Duke, 1934 and vs. Virginia, 1935 Season: 44 by Don Jackson, 1935 (363 yards) Career: 90 by Greg Poole, 1979-82 (916 yards)
MOST YARDS ON PUNT RETURNS Game: 166 by Bud Carson vs. N.C. State, 1951 (8 returns) Season: 418 by Walter Black, 1983 (40 returns) Career: 966 by Charlie Justice, 1946-49 (68 returns)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER RETURN Game: (Min. 3) 41.7 by Charlie Justice vs. Georgia, 1948 (3 for 125) (Min. 6) 20.8 by Bud Carson vs. N.C. State, 1951 (8 for 166) Season: (Min. 15) 17.5 by Charlie Justice, 1948 (19 for 332) (Min. 30) 12.7 by Eric Blount, 1991 (31 for 394) Career: (Min. 40) 14.2 by Charlie Justice, 1946-49 (68 for 966)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS ON PUNT RETURNS Game: 2 by Andre Purvis vs. Tulane, 1993 (recovered blocked punts) Season: 2 by Johnny Branch, 1930; by Charlie Justice, 1948; by Norris Davis, 1987; by Andre Purvis, 1993 Career: 4 by Johnny Branch, 1929-31; by Charlie Justice, 1946-49
LONGEST PUNT RETURN 96 yards by Johnny Branch vs. Maryland, 1930 (Kenan Stadium)
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Punt Returns 1. Don Jackson, 1935 44 2. Greg Poole, 1980 41 3. Walter Black, 1983 40 4. Don Jackson, 1934 38 5. Crowell Little, 1936 37 6. Eric Blount, 1991 31 7. Charles Woollen, 1932 30 Randall Felton, 1992 30 9. Greg Poole, 1981 29 10.Randall Felton, 1990 28
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Yards 1. Walter Black, 1983 418 2. Eric Blount, 1991 394 3. Don Jackson, 1935 363 4. Crowell Little, 1936 355 5. Greg Poole, 1980 351 6. Greg Poole, 1981 349 7. Charlie Justice, 1948 332 8. Bud Carson, 1951 318 9. Don Jackson, 1934 304 10.George Stirnweiss, 1939 303
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Average (min. 15 returns) No. Avg 1. Charlie Justice, 1948 19 17.5 2. Hugh Cox, 1941 19 14.4 3. George Stirnweiss, 1939 22 13.8 4. Bud Carson, 1951 25 12.7 5. Eric Blount, 1991 31 12.7 6. Charlie Justice, 1946 18 12.7 7. Greg Poole, 1981 29 12.0 8. Phil Lamm, 1972 19 11.8 9. Charlie Justice, 1947 24 11.8 10.David Riggs, 1966 21 11.2
Single-Game Team Highs Most Punt Returns: 13 vs. N.C. State, 1932 Most Yards on Punt Returns: 225 vs. VMI, 1935 Highest Average Gain Per Return (Min. 5 returns): 30.2 vs. Georgia, 1948 (5 for 151) Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns: 2 vs. Wake Forest, 1933; vs. VMI, 1935; vs. Tulane, 1993
Single-Season Team Highs Most Punt Returns: 70 in 1932 Most Punt Returns Per Game: 7.7 in 1935 (69 in 9) Fewest Punt Returns Per Game: 1.1 in 1962 (11 in 10) Most Punt Return Yards: 718 in 1935 Most Punt Return Yards Per Game: 79.8 in 1935 (718 in 9) Highest Average Gain Per Punt Return (Min. 15 Returns): 23.7 in 1955 (16 for 379) Most Touchdowns on Punt Returns: 3 in 1930
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATISTICS
FIRST DOWNS, SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Most First Downs: 36 vs. Pittsburgh, 1974 Most First Downs Rushing: 27 vs. William & Mary, 1971 Most First Downs Passing: 19 vs. Maryland, 1996 Most First Downs by Penalty: 6 vs. Maryland, 1980 Most First Downs in a Loss: 27 vs. Wake Forest, 1988 (24-42); vs. Maryland, 1988 (38-41) Fewest First Downs: 1 vs. Duke, 1932; vs. Wake Forest, 1944 Fewest First Downs in a Win: 8 vs. Virginia, 1949 (14-7)
FIRST DOWNS, SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS Most First Downs: 276 in 1993 Most First Downs Per Game: 24.4 in 1983 (268 in 11) Most First Downs Rushing: 173 in 1970 Most First Downs Passing: 127 in 1996 Most First Downs by Penalty: 21 in 1987
PENALTIES, SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Most Penalties Against: 16 vs. Virginia, 1975 Most Yards Penalized: 150 vs. Duke, 1947 Fewest Penalties: 0 vs. Georgia, 1931; vs. Virginia, 1934; vs. Maryland, 1935; vs. Fordham, 1940; vs. Wake Forest, 1941; vs. Wake Forest, 1944; vs. Clemson, 1960; vs. Wake Forest, 1968; vs. Wake Forest, 1969
PENALTIES, SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS Most Penalties: 89 in 1982 Most Yards Penalized: 722 in 1978 Fewest Penaties: 32 in 1966 Fewest Yards Penalized: 237 in 1944
