UVa Records: Kickoff Returns
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All-Time Kickoff Return Records
Most Kickoffs Returned
Career 74 Joe Sroba 1974-76
Season 34 Chris Warren 1986
Game 8 Joe Sroba vs. East Carolina 1975
Joe Sroba vs. Maryland 1975
Darrell Wynn vs. South Carolina 1987
Kickoff Return Yardage
Career 1645 Joe Sroba 1974-76
Season 768 Chris Warren 1986
Game 172 Marquis Weeks vs. North Carolina 2002
Longest Kickoff Returns
100 Tavon Mason Georgia Tech 2001
100 Marquis Weeks North Carolina 2002
100 Marquis Weeks North Carolina 2004
99 Henry Massie North Carolina 1963
96 Jerrod Washington Georgia Tech 1992
95 Jim Ashwell Washington & Lee 1951
93+ Alvin Pearman North Carolina 2004
91+ Malcolm Pittman Maryland 1983
90 John Pincavage South Carolina 1965
90 Frank Quayle South Carolina 1967
90 Jerrod Washington Virginia Tech 1991
87 Bill Dudley Tennessee 1940
87 Raynard Horne VMI 2010
85+ Sean McCall Maryland 1978
82 Henry Strempek Richmond 1952
82 Joe Rowe Central Michigan 1996
80+ Bill Dudley VMI 1939
78+ Tom Krebs South Carolina 1963
76+ Tyree Foreman Maryland 1999
74+ Sonny Randle Virginia Tech 1958
70 Terence Fells-Danzer Eastern Michigan 2010
68+ Frank Quayle Tulane 1966
68+ Marquis Weeks Pittsburgh 2003
68+ Michael Johnson Duke 2005
67+ Andrew Pearman Wyoming 2007
65+ Larry Holmes Georgia Tech 1993
64+ Mike Bennett Virginia Tech 1973
+Non-scoring play
Annual Kickoff Return Leaders
Year Player No. Yds. Avg. TD
1940 Bill Dudley 14 356 25.4 1
1941 Eddie Bryant 6 99 16.5 0
1942 Eddie Bryant 3 76 25.3 0
1944 Dick Davis 2 46 23.0 0
1946 Ray Brown 5 115 23.0 0
1947 Bruce Bailey 8 143 17.9 0
1948 Joe McCary 8 169 21.1 0
1949 John Papit 17 397 23.4 0
1950 Gerry Furst 7 114 16.3 0
1951 Jim Ashwell 3 125 41.7 1
1952 Eddie Knowles 4 106 26.5 0
1953 Henry Strempek 10 240 24.0 1
1954 Henry Strempek 6 114 19.0 0
1955 Jim Bakhtiar 8 151 18.9 0
1956 Jim Bakhtiar 6 113 18.8 0
1957 Carl Moser 10 248 24.8 0
1958 Sonny Randle (led nation) 21 506 24.1 0
1959 Tom Gravins (led ACC) 17 346 20.4 0
1960 Ted Rzempoluch 11 221 20.1 0
1961 Bobby Freeman 9 162 18.0 0
1962 Bobby Freeman 7 155 22.1 0
1963 Henry Massie 5 184 36.8 1
1964 Roger Davis (led ACC) 21 461 22.0 0
1965 John Pincavage 14 344 24.6 1
1966 Frank Quayle 18 439 24.4 0
1967 Frank Quayle 17 422 24.8 1
1968 Frank Quayle 12 230 19.2 0
1969 Chuck Mooser 18 368 20.4 0
1970 Jim Lacey 16 360 22.5 0
1971 Gerard Mullins 17 405 23.8 0
1972 Kent Merritt 10 227 22.7 0
1973 Gerard Mullins 12 276 23.0 0
1974 Joe Sroba 18 440 24.4 0
1975 Joe Sroba 31 647 20.9 0
1976 Joe Sroba 25 558 22.3 0
1977 Tom Vigorito 23 504 21.9 0
1978 Sean McCall (led ACC) 19 511 26.9 0
1979 Sean McCall 17 350 20.6 0
1980 Dave Hall 14 285 20.4 0
1981 Greg Taylor 6 164 27.3 0
1982 Malcolm Pittman 30 617 20.6 0
1983 Malcolm Pittman 20 486 24.3 0
1984 Barry Word 18 351 19.5 0
1985 Malcolm Pittman 20 440 22.0 0
1986 Chris Warren 34 768 22.6 0
1987 Darrell Wynn 12 215 17.9 0
1988 Tim Finkelston 14 324 23.1 0
1989 Terry Kirby 13 257 19.8 0
1990 Larry Holmes 16 328 20.5 0
1991 Jerrod Washington 13 339 26.1 1
1992 Jerrod Washington 23 464 20.2 1
1993 Jerrod Washington 14 253 18.1 0
1994 Demetrius “Pete” Allen 11 207 18.8 0
1995 Demetrius “Pete” Allen 29 608 21.0 0
1996 Terrence Wilkins 14 290 20.7 0
1997 Terrence Wilkins 21 441 21.0 0
1998 Antwoine Womack 12 236 19.7 0
1999 Tavon Mason 9 176 19.6 0
2000 Tavon Mason 16 346 21.6 0
2001 Tavon Mason 19 482 25.4 1
2002 Wali Lundy 17 409 24.1 0
2003 Tony Franklin 13 336 25.8 0
2004 Marquis Weeks 11 354 32.2 1
2005 Cedric Peerman 21 542 25.8 0
2006 Cedric Peerman 19 519 27.3 0
2007 Andrew Pearman 29 608 21.0 0
2008 Chase Minnifield 21 490 23.3 0
2009 Chase Minnifield 22 513 23.3 0
2010 Raynard Horne 23 573 24.9 1
2011 Darius Jennings* 30 599 20.0 0
*indicates active player
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