Ball State Cardinals football statistical leaders

Keith Wenning is Kent State's career leader in passing yardage.

The Ball State Cardinals football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Ball State Cardinals football program in various categories,^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Cardinals represent Ball State University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.

Although Ball State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1924,^[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1960s. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

Since 1960s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.^[2] The Cardinals have played in four bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Keith Wenning	11,402	2010 2011 2012 2013
2	Nate Davis	9,233	2006 2007 2008
3	Mike Neu	6,271	1990 1991 1992 1993
4	Talmadge Hill	5,902	2000 2001 2002 2003
5	Riley Neal	4,817^[3]	2015 2016
6	David Riley	4,730	1986 1987 1988 1989
7	Wade Kosakowski	4,550	1985 1986 1987
8	Joey Lynch	4,292	2003 2004 2005 2006
9	Brent Baldwin	4,256	1993 1994 1995 1996
10	Willard Rice	3,710	1968 1969 1970 1971

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Keith Wenning	4,148	2013
2	Nate Davis	3,667	2007
3	Nate Davis	3,591	2008
4	Keith Wenning	3,095	2012
5	Keith Wenning	2,786	2011
6	Riley Neal	2,541^[3]	2016
7	Neil Britt	2,377	1983
8	Riley Neal	2,276	2015
9	Mike Neu	2,148	1993
10	Joey Lynch	1,982	2005

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Mike Neu	469	1993	Toledo
2	Keith Wenning	445^[4]	2012	Kent State
	Keith Wenning	445^[5]	2013	Miami (Ohio)
4	Neil Britt	437	1983	Bowling Green
5	Keith Wenning	434^[6]	2012	Northern Illinois
6	Nate Davis	422	2007	Nebraska
7	Joey Lynch	397	2004	Central Michigan
8	Riley Neal	393^[7]	2015	Northern Illinois
	Riley Neal	393^[8]	2016	Eastern Michigan
10	Robert Adams	359	1984	Northern Illinois

Passing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Keith Wenning	92	2010 2011 2012 2013
2	Nate Davis	74	2006 2007 2008
3	Talmadge Hill	44	2000 2001 2002 2003
4	Mike Neu	43	1990 1991 1992 1993
5	Joey Lynch	37	2003 2004 2005 2006
6	Dave Wilson	36	1976 1977 1978 1979
7	Brent Baldwin	35	1993 1994 1995 1996
8	Riley Neal	29^[3]	2015 2016
9	Willard Rice	25	1968 1969 1970
	David Riley	25	1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Keith Wenning	35	2013
2	Nate Davis	30	2007
3	Nate Davis	26	2008
4	Keith Wenning	24	2012
5	Keith Wenning	19	2011
6	Joey Lynch	18	2005
	Nate Davis	18	2006
8	Dave Wilson	17	1977
	Mike Neu	17	1993
10	Brent Baldwin	16	1994
	Riley Neal	16	2015

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Keith Wenning	6^[5]	2013	Miami (Ohio)
2	Rick Scott	5	1974	Richmond
	Mike Neu	5	1990	Indiana State
	Andy Roesch	5	2002	Central Michigan
	Andy Roesch	5	2002	Eastern Michigan
	Keith Wenning	5^[4]	2012	Kent State
	Keith Wenning	5^[9]	2013	Akron

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Jahwan Edwards	4,558	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Marcus Merriweather	4,002	1999 2000 2001 2002
3	MiQuale Lewis	3,748	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
4	Bernie Parmalee	3,483	1987 1988 1989 1990
5	LeAndre Moore	3,080	1995 1996 1997 1998
6	Michael Blair	3,051	1993 1994 1995 1996
7	Corey Croom	2,725	1989 1990 1991 1992
8	Amos Van Pelt	2,209	1966 1967 1968
9	Tony Nibbs	2,098	1992 1993 1994
10	Terry Lymon	2,013	1980 1981 1982 1983

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	MiQuale Lewis	1,736	2008
2	Marcus Merriweather	1,618	2002
3	Jahwan Edwards	1,410	2012
4	James Gilbert	1,332^[10]	2016
5	Jahwan Edwards	1,252	2014
6	Marcus Merriweather	1,244	2001
7	Tony Nibbs	1,210	1994
8	Corey Croom	1,157	1992
9	Dave Blake	1,125	1974
10	Jahwan Edwards	1,110	2013

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	MiQuale Lewis	301	2009	Eastern Michigan
2	James Gilbert	264^[11]	2016	Buffalo
3	Earl Taylor	260	1976	Eastern Michigan
4	Marcus Merriweather	257	2000	Central Michigan
5	Corey Croom	242	1992	Miami (Ohio)
6	Amos Van Pelt	228	1966	St. Joseph’s
7	Marcus Merriweather	227	2002	Buffalo
8	Marcus Merriweather	217	2002	Western Michigan
9	Bernie Parmalee	211	1987	Ohio
10	Bernie Parmalee	208	1987	Indiana State

Rushing touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Jahwan Edwards	51	2011 2012 2013 2014
2	Marcus Merriweather	34	1999 2000 2001 2002
3	Michael Blair	31	1993 1994 1995 1996
	MiQuale Lewis	31	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5	Mark Bornholdt	30	1978 1979 1980 1981
6	Bernie Parmalee	26	1987 1988 1989 1990
7	Amos Van Pelt	23	1966 1967 1968
8	Fred Kehoe	22	1947 1948 1949
9	Art Yaroch	21	1973 1974 1975 1976
10	James Gilbert	20^[10]	2015 2016

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	MiQuale Lewis	22	2008
2	Mark Bornholdt	19	1979
3	Jahwan Edwards	14	2012
	Jahwan Edwards	14	2013
5	Bernie Parmalee	13	1987
6	Marcus Merriweather	12	2001
	Marcus Merriweather	12	2002
	Jahwan Edwards	12	2014
	James Gilbert	12^[10]	2016
10	Art Yaroch	11	1976
	Michael Blair	11	1994
	Jahwan Edwards	11	2011

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Michael Blair	4	1994	Akron
	MiQuale Lewis	4	2008	Indiana

Receiving

Receptions

Career
Rk	Player	Rec	Years
1	KeVonn Mabon	244^[12]	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2	Dante Ridgeway	238	2002 2003 2004
3	Willie Snead	223	2011 2012 2013
4	Briggs Orsbon	213	2008 2009 2010 2011
5	Jordan Williams	200	2012 2013 2014 2015
6	Dante Love	199	2005 2006 2007 2008
7	Jamill Smith	177	2010 2011 2012 2013
8	Darius Hill	158	2005 2006 2007 2008
9	Deon Chester	146	1984 1985 1986 1987
10	Brian Oliver	138	1991 1992 1993 1994

Single season
Rk	Player	Rec	Year
1	Willie Snead	106	2013
2	Dante Ridgeway	105	2004
3	Dante Love	100	2007
4	Dante Ridgeway	89	2003
	Willie Snead	89	2012
6	KeVonn Mabon	85^[12]	2016
7	Jordan Williams	72	2013
	Jordan Williams	72	2015
9	KeVonn Mabon	70	2015
10	Jamill Smith	69	2012

Single game
Rk	Player	Rec	Year	Opponent
1	Kevin Canfield	15	1972	Western Michigan
2	Dante Ridgeway	14	2004	Akron
	Dante Love	14	2007	Indiana
	Jamill Smith	14^[6]	2012	Northern Illinois
	Willie Snead	14^[4]	2012	Kent State
6	Adrian Reese	13	1999	Eastern Michigan
	Dante Ridgeway	13	2004	Eastern Michigan
	Dante Love	13	2007	Rutgers
	Briggs Orsbon	13	2008	Buffalo

Receiving yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Dante Ridgeway	3,030	2002 2003 2004
2	Willie Snead	2,991	2011 2012 2013
3	KeVonn Mabon	2,862^[12]	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
4	Dante Love	2,778	2005 2006 2007 2008
5	Jordan Williams	2,723	2012 2013 2014 2015
6	Darius Hill	2,473	2005 2006 2007 2008
7	Deon Chester	2,256	1984 1985 1986 1987
8	Briggs Orsbon	2,218	2008 2009 2010 2011
9	Brian Oliver	2,111	1991 1992 1993 1994
10	Jamill Smith	2,034	2010 2011 2012 2013

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Willie Snead	1,516	2013
2	Dante Ridgeway	1,399	2004
3	Dante Love	1,398	2007
4	Willie Snead	1,148	2012
5	Dante Ridgeway	1,075	2003
6	Dave Naumcheff	1,065	1983
7	Jordan Williams	1,050	2013
8	Brian Oliver	1,010	1993
9	KeVonn Mabon	976^[12]	2016
10	Darius Hill	926	2007

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Brian Oliver	297	1993	Toledo
2	Dave Naumcheff	237	1983	Bowling Green
3	Vic Comparetto	219	1971	Indiana State
4	Dante Ridgeway	217	2004	Western Michigan
5	Willie Snead	216^[4]	2012	Kent State
6	Dante Ridgeway	215	2004	Central Michigan
7	Dante Love	214	2007	Nebraska
8	Juan Gorman	200	1994	Purdue
9	Kevin Canfield	198	1972	Western Michigan
10	Dante Ridgeway	185	2004	Eastern Michigan

Receiving touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Darius Hill	31	2005 2006 2007 2008
2	Willie Snead	26	2011 2012 2013
3	Brian Oliver	24	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Jordan Williams	24	2012 2013 2014 2015
5	Dante Ridgeway	22	2002 2003 2004
6	Dante Love	20	2005 2006 2007 2008
7	Jamill Smith	17	2010 2011 2012 2013
8	Mike Andress	15	1974 1975 1976 1977
9	Adrian Reese	14	1996 1997 1998 1999

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Willie Snead	15	2013
2	Darius Hill	11	2007
3	Brian Oliver	10	1993
	Dante Ridgeway	10	2003
	Darius Hill	10	2006
	Dante Love	10	2007
	Jordan Williams	10	2013
8	Willie Snead	9	2012

Single game
Rk	Player	TDs	Year	Opponent
1	Larry Hamell	4	1963	Valparaiso
	Rick Morrison	4	1977	Eastern Michigan
3	Vic Comparetto	3	1971	Indiana State
	Juan Gorman	3	1994	Purdue
	Dante Ridgeway	3	2004	Western Michigan
	Jack Tomlinson	3^[13]	2010	Akron
	Jamill Smith	3^[5]	2013	Miami (Ohio)

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[14]

Total offense yards

Career
Rk	Player	Yards	Years
1	Keith Wenning	11,730	2010 2011 2012 2013
2	Nate Davis	9,732	2006 2007 2008
3	Talmadge Hill	6,484	2000 2001 2002 2003
4	Mike Neu	5,852	1990 1991 1992 1993
5	Riley Neal	5,756^[3]	2015 2016
6	David Riley	5,093	1986 1987 1988 1989
7	Brent Baldwin	4,643	1993 1994 1995 1996
8	Jahwan Edwards	4,558	2011 2012 2013 2014
9	Willard Rice	4,403	1968 1969 1970 1971
10	Wade Kosakowski	4,361	1985 1986 1987

Single season
Rk	Player	Yards	Year
1	Keith Wenning	4,192	2013
2	Nate Davis	3,903	2008
3	Nate Davis	3,902	2007
4	Keith Wenning	3,200	2012
5	Riley Neal	3,081^[3]	2016
6	Keith Wenning	2,968	2011
7	Riley Neal	2,675	2015
8	Neil Britt	2,322	1983
9	Mike Neu	2,109	1993
10	Talmadge Hill	2,032	2001

Single game
Rk	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Nate Davis	479	2007	Nebraska
2	Keith Wenning	459^[4]	2012	Kent State
3	Mike Neu	450	1993	Toledo
4	Keith Wenning	445^[5]	2013	Miami (Ohio)
5	Keith Wenning	438^[6]	2012	Northern Illinois
	Riley Neal	438^[8]	2016	Eastern Michigan
7	Riley Neal	411^[7]	2015	Northern Illinois
8	Neil Britt	397	1983	Bowling Green
9	Nate Davis	387	2008	Buffalo
10	Joey Lynch	362	2004	Central Michigan

Total touchdowns

Career
Rk	Player	TDs	Years
1	Keith Wenning	105	2010 2011 2012 2013
2	Nate Davis	84	2006 2007 2008
3	Jahwan Edwards	51	2011 2012 2013 2014
4	Dave Wilson	48	1976 1977 1978 1979
	Talmadge Hill	48	2000 2001 2002 2003

Single season
Rk	Player	TDs	Year
1	Keith Wenning	40	2013
2	Nate Davis	35	2007
3	Nate Davis	31	2008
4	Keith Wenning	27	2012
5	Dave Wilson	26	1977
6	MiQuale Lewis	22	2008
	Keith Wenning	22	2011
8	Riley Neal	21^[3]	2016

Defense

Interceptions

Career
Rk	Player	Ints	Years
1	Sean Baker	18	2008 2009 2010 2011
2	Shafer Suggs	14	1972 1973 1974 1975
	Mike Lecklider	14	1974 1975 1976
4	Terry Schmidt	13	1971 1972 1973
	Greg Garnica	13	1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season
Rk	Player	Ints	Year
1	Craig Newberg	13	1981
	Kelly George	13	1982
3	Bryant Branigan	11	1992
	Keith McKenzie	11	1995
5	Wilber McDonald	10	1997

Single game
Rk	Player	Ints	Year	Opponent
1	Bob Burkhardt	3	1966	Indiana (Pa.)
	Doc Heath	3	1966	Valparaiso
	Mike Lecklider	3	1975	Richmond
	Greg Garnica	3	1989	Miami (Ohio)
	Sean Baker	3	2008	Akron

Tackles

Career
Rk	Player	Tackles	Years
1	Greg Garnica	689	1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year
1	Kevin Johnson	204	1993
2	Kevin Johnson	196	1994
3	Greg Garnica	188	1987
4	Greg Garnica	185	1986
5	Mark Parris	178	1992
6	Brad Saar	169	1985
7	Mark Parris	167	1991
8	Greg Garnica	161	1989

Single game
Rk	Player	Tackles	Year	Opponent
1	Kevin Johnson	29	1993	Ohio
	Kevin Johnson	29	1993	Akron
	Kevin Johnson	29	1994	Eastern Michigan
4	Greg Garnica	25	1986	Eastern Michigan
	Kevin Johnson	25	1994	Miami (Ohio)

Sacks

Career
Rk	Player	Sacks	Years
1	Keith McKenzie	25.0	1992 1993 1994 1995
2	Kelly George	24.0	1979 1980 1981 1982

Single season
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year
1	Anthony Winbush	8.5	2016
2	Nickey Baker	8.0	1965
	Shafer Suggs	8.0	1974

Single game
Rk	Player	Sacks	Year	Opponent
1	Toby Beegle	5.0	1990	Central Michigan

Kicking

Field goals made

Career
Rk	Player	FGs	Years
1	John Diettrich	63	1983 1984 1985 1986
2	Kenny Stucker	62	1988 1989 1990 1991
3	Ian McGarvey	55	2007 2008 2009 2010
4	Brian Jackson	49	2003 2004 2005 2006
5	Scott Secor	44	2011 2012 2013 2014
6	Steven Schott	41	2009 2010 2011 2012
7	Brent Lockliear	38	1994 1995 1996 1997
8	Morgan Hagee	31^[15]	2015 2016
9	Mike Langford	21	2000 2001 2002 2003

Single season
Rk	Player	FGs	Year
1	John Diettrich	25	1985
	Steven Schott	25	2012
	Scott Secor	25	2014
4	Kenny Stucker	19	1989
	Scott Secor	19	2013
6	Kenny Stucker	18	1988
	Ian McGarvey	18	2009
8	John Diettrich	17	1986
	Brian Jackson	17	2006

Single game
Rk	Player	FGs	Year	Opponent
1	John Diettrich	5	1985	Indiana State
	Scott Secor	5	2014	Akron

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Ball State Cardinals football

Venues	Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mid-American Conference football statistical leaders

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