Recently I posted a list of the top career passing yardage leaders (LINK).
Today's topic is all-time single-game receptions leaders:
- 15 - Marqise Walker (2001 vs. Washington)
- 15 - Marquise Walker (2001 vs. Ohio State)
- 14 - Jeremy Gallon (2014 vs. Indiana)
- 13 - Braylon Edwards (2003 vs. Oregon)
- 12 - Brad Myers (1958 vs. Ohio State)
- 12 - Tai Streets (1996 vs. Northwestern)
- 11 - Jack Clancy (1966 vs. Illinois)
- 11 - Chris Perry (2003 vs. Minnesota)
- 11 - Braylon Edwards (2004 vs. Michigan State)
- 11 - Braylon Edwards (2004 vs. Ohio State)
- 10 - Jack Clancy (1966 vs. Oregon State)
- 10 - Jack Clancy (1966 vs. Minnesota)
- 10 - John Gabler (1967 vs. Indiana)
- 10 - Jim Mandich (1969 vs. Purdue)
- 10 - David Terrell (1999 vs. Michigan State)
- 10 - David Terrell (1999 vs. Alabama)
- 10 - Braylon Edwards (2002 vs. Ohio State)
- 10 - Braylon Edwards (2003 vs. USC)
- 10 - Braylon Edwards (2004 vs. Minnesota)
- 10 - Braylon Edwards (2004 vs. Texas)
- 10 - Jason Avant (2005 vs. Michigan State)
- 10 - Mario Manningham (2007 vs. Northwestern)
- 10 - Roy Roundtree (2009 vs. Purdue)
- 10 - Jeremy Gallon (2013 vs. Northwestern)
- 10 - Jehu Chesson (2015 vs. Indiana)
This was originally posted on June 7, 2019.
I didn't think they passed the ball in the 50s and 60s! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe "1958 Brad Myers" entry at #5 intrigued me, so I looked it up. Michigan was not good that year: 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie record that year. They lost to Ohio State by a score of 20 - 14. That's the game Brad Myers had 12 receptions.
DeleteThe quarterback that year was Bob Ptacek. He had 115 attempts and 65 completions (56.5%), for 760 yards, 3 TDs, and 9 INT.
Brad Myers was the "left halfback," and he had 17 receptions on the year, with 12 of them coming in that OSU game. He was 6'0" and 196 pounds and was from Evanston, Ill.
Iowa was the Big Ten powerhouse that year, going 8-1-1. Michigan State started the year ranked #2, but finished up with a 3-5-1 record, which was better than Michigan's 2-6-1 record. Michigan's one tie was against Michigan State.
Apparently, Michigan's loss to Ohio State, in which Brad Myers snagged those 12 receptions, was a barn-burner of a game. OSU prevailed 20-14, but the archived news article I read said it was a "thrilling" game that game down to the wire. The QB Ptacek, whose season passing statistics weren't great, was on fire for that game. OSU was not prepared for a passing attack like that from UM, but they held on to win the game.
That was Bennie Oosterbaan's last game coaching for Michigan.
This is what I love about these posts! Looking through all these old records, I come across names and stats and find context I never knew. I'm glad you did, too.
DeleteI came across a really nice write-up of the game from the Cleveland Plain Dealer that was, I'm guessing, taken from archives and reproduced in electronic format:
Deletehttps://www.cleveland.com/osu-michigan/2012/02/osu-michigan_1958_buckeyes_win.html
An excerpt:
"Ptacek, the former Holy Name High star, connected 24 passes for 241 yards, and a new Big Ten record in the statistics kept since 1939. The old conference record was 22, set by Tommy O'Connell of Illinois in 1952 and tied last week by Randy Duncan of Iowa in the Hawkeyes' 38-28 loss to Ohio State.
Prahst caught six aerials for 85 yards. Myers picked off 12 throws for 115 yards."
Strange that not even DPJ and Nico are on the list.
ReplyDeleteJim Harbaugh offenses don't feed a #1 receiver. They never have. That's why I was "down" on DPJ when he came into college; not because he lacked talent, but because he committed to a team that doesn't emphasize a WR's ability to catch and run.
DeleteMakes it harder to recruit that elite WR. We lucked out with 2017 class, and didn't reward any of them
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