ACC INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE
OF FIELD GOALS MADE
Season (Min. 10):
1.000 by Marc Primanti, N.C. State, 1996 (20
of 20)
Season (Min. 15):
1.000 by Marc Primanti, N.C. State, 1996 (20
of 20)
Career (Min 30):
.912 by Marc Primanti, N.C. State, 1995-96
(31 of 34)
Career (Min 45):
.795 by Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State,
1997-98 (66 of 83)
CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MADE
Season & Career:
27 by Marc Primanti, N.C. State, 1995-96 (last
seven of 1995, 20-for-20 in 1996)
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES
WITH FIELD GOALS MADE
Career:
18 by Brooks Barwick, North Carolina, 198183
LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE
PUNTING
Brian Schmitz
North Carolina
Career:
12,000 by Brian Morton, Duke, 1997-2000
(282 punts, 42.6 average)
Longest Punt:
88 yards by John Fritsch, Maryland vs. Miami, Oct. 12, 1956
PUNT RETURNS
North Carolina's Brian Schmitz led the ACC
in punting in his junior and senior seasons
(1998-99) ... averaged 46.3 yards per punt
over his junior and senior seasons (149
punts for 6,895 yards) ... first-team AllAmerica by The Sporting News in 1999.
Year
1996
1997
1998
1999
Total
Career Totals
W/L
G No Yds
10-2
2
2
60
11-1 11
57 2278
7-5 11
75 3357
3-8 11
74 3538
31-16 35 208 9233
Avg
30.0
40.0
44.8
47.8
44.4
MOST PUNTS
Yards:
57 yards by Vince Fusco, Duke vs. Clemson, Game:
14 by Billy Maxwell, Virginia vs. South CaroOct. 16, 1976; Obed Ariri, Clemson vs. Wake
lina, Sept. 9, 1972
Forest, Oct. 29, 1977; Chris Gardocki, Clemson,
Season:
Sept. 22, 1990
90 by Dan DeArmas, Maryland, 1991 (3,615
yards, 40.2 avg.)
50-YARD FIELD GOALS
Career:
282 by Brian Morton, Duke, 1997-2000
Game:
(12,000 yards, 42.6 average)
2 by Sims Lenhardt, Duke vs. Vanderbilt,
Oct. 31 (53, 54 yards)
HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PUNT
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTS SCORED
Game (Min. 4):
54.75 by Dick Lackey, North Carolina vs. S.
Game:
Carolina, Nov. 7, 1953 (4 for 219 yards)
1 by Lamar Grant, Duke vs. Maryland, Oct.
26, 1996 (returned intercepted pass 100 Season:
47.8 by Brian Schmitz, North Carolina, 1996yards); Joe Crocker, Virginia vs. NC State, Nov.
99 (74 for 3,538 yards)
25, 1994 (intercepted pass five yards deep
in end zone); Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech vs. Career (Min 150):
44.4 by Brian Schmitz, North Carolina, 1996Duke, Oct. 28, 1989 (returned intercepted
99 (208 for 9,233 yards)
pass 99 yards)
Career (Min 200):
Season:
44.4 by Brian Schmitz, North Carolina, 19961 by Lamar Grant, Duke, 1996; Joe Crocker,
99 (208 for 9,233 yards)
Virginia, 1994; Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech,
1989
MOST YARDS ON PUNTS
LONGEST RETURN OF A
Game:
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT
601 by Chuck Ramsey, Wake Forest vs. Maryland, Oct. 20, 1973 (13 punts)
100 yards by Lamar Grant, Duke vs. Maryland,
1996; Joe Crocker, Virginia vs. N.C. State, Nov. Season:
3,896 by Chuck Ramsey, Wake Forest, 1973
25, 1994 (Crocker intercepted pass five yards
(87 punts, 44.8 avg.)
deep in end zone; Grant 100 yard return)
Ledel George
NC State
NC State's versatile Ledel George finished
his career as the ACC's all-time leading punt
returner despite never leading the league
during the regular season ... one of only
two players with 1,000 yards or more in
punt returns, George totaled 2,950 yards
in all-purpose yardage for the Wolfpack.
Career Totals
Year
W/L
G No. Yds Avg
1990
7-5 11
39 428 11.0
1991
9-3 11
40 328
8.2
1992
9-3-1 12
21 238 11.3
1993
7-5 11
25 197
7.9
Total 32-18-1 45 125 1191 9.5
MOST PUNT RETURNS
Game:
8 by Larry Marshall, Maryland vs. Villanova,
Sept. 11, 1971 (141 yards); Bill Hannenberg,
Duke vs. North Carolina, Nov. 9, 1972 (113
yards).
Season:
48 by Willie Clay, Georgia Tech, 1991 (431
yards, 9.0 avg.)
Career:
125 by Ledel George, N.C. State 1990-93 (1,191
yards, 9.5 avg.)
MOST YARDS ON PUNT RETURNS
Game:
167 by Don Kelley, Clemson vs. Maryland,
Oct. 31, 1970 (4 returns)
Season:
488 by Corey Sawyer, Florida State, 1992 (33
returns, 14.8 avg.)
ACC INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Punt Returns:
KICKOFF RETURNS
Career:
1,191 by Ledel George, N.C. State 1990-93
(125 returns, 9.5 avg.)
Eric Blount
North Carolina
HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
Game:
(Min. 3) 41.8 by Don Kelley, Clemson vs.
Maryland, Oct. 31, 1970 (4 for 167)
Season:
(Min. 10) 22.0 by Bobby Bryant, South Carolina, 1966 (11 for 242, 2 TDs)
Career:
(Min. 30) 17.1 by Bobby Bryant, South Carolina, 1964-66 (31 for 531)
PUNT RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Game:
2 by Andre Purvis, North Carolina vs. Tulane,
Nov. 13, 1993 (fell on two blocked punts in
end zone).
Season:
2 by Tom Brown, Maryland, 1961; Jay
Wilkerson, Duke, 1961; Bobby Bryant, South
Carolina, 1966; Fred Coombs, N.C. State, 1967;
Don Kelley, Clemson, 1970; Bob Smith, Maryland, 1973; Pat Chester, Virginia, 1979;
Donnell Woolford, Clemson, 1987; Andre
Purvis, North Carolina 1993; Dee Feaster,
Florida State, 1996; Torry Holt, NC State, 1998;
Charlie Rogers, Georgia Tech, 1998; Bosley
Allen, North Carolina, 2000
North Carolina's Eric Blount is one of only
two players in ACC history to surpass the
2,000 yard plateau in kickoff returns ... led
the ACC with a 27.2 average in his senior
season in 1991 ... also ranks 15th on the
league's all-purpose yardage list with 4,391
yards and 13th on the league's all-time punt
return chart with 80 returns for 720 yards
... rushed for 814 yards in his career.
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
Total
Career Totals
W/L
G No. Yds Avg
1-10 11
23 476 20.7
1-10 11
24 554 23.1
6-4-1 11
25 604 24.2
7-4 11
25 679 27.2
15-28-1 44
97 2313 23.8
HIGHEST RETURN AVERAGE
Season:
(Min. 10) 35.3 by George Marinkov, N.C. State,
1954 (13 for 459 yards)
(Min. 20) 29.3 by Dick Harris, SouthCarolina,
1970 (30 for 880 yards)
Career:
(Min. 30) 28.1 by Dickie Harris, South Carolina, 1969-70 (48 for 1,347 yards)
(Min. 50) 25.5 by Ralph Stringer, N.C. State,
1973-77 (78 for 1,988 yards)
KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Season:
2 by Dick Christy, N.C. State, 1957; King
Dixon, South Carolina, 1957; Dennis Conde,
Maryland, 1960; Randy Jones, Duke, 1990;
Doug Thomas, Clemson, 1990; Tamarick
Vanover, Florida State, 1992.
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
Longest Kickoff Return for TD:
100 yards by Ken Ambrusko, Maryland vs.
Navy, Nov. 7, 1964; Greg Boone, Duke vs. Tennessee, Sept. 4, 1982; Leroy Gallman, Duke
vs. Tennessee, Oct. 2, 1993; Tyrell Godwin,
North Carolina vs. Stanford, Sept. 19, 1998;
Dez White, Georgia Tech vs. Maryland, Pct.
31, 1998
Longest Non-Scoring Kickoff Return:
98 yards by Anthony Williams, Wake Forest
vs. Maryland, Oct. 13, 1990
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS
INTERCEPTIONS
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
Game:
8 by Joe Sroba, Virginia vs. East Carolina,
Longest Punt Return for TD:
Nov. 8, 1975 (171 yards); Joe Sroba, Virginia
98 yards by Bobby Bryant, South Carolina
vs. Maryland, Nov. 22, 1975 (164 yards);
vs. N.C. State, Oct. 8, 1966.
Darrell Wynn, Virginia vs. South Carolina, Oct.
Longest Non-Scoring Punt Return:
17, 1987 (131 yards); Marcus Wall, North Caro84 by Carroll McClain, South Carolina vs.
lina vs. Clemson, Nov. 5, 1995 (184 yards).
Clemson, Oct. 20, 1955.
Season:
45 by Tijan Redmon, Duke, 1995 (1,065 yards,
23.7 average) NCAA Record
ACC ARCHIVES
Career:
97 by Eric Blount, North Carolina, 1988-91
In 1994, Virginia junior defensive Joe
(2,313 yards, 23.8 avg.)
Crocker tied both the ACC and NCAA
single season records by scoring a
touchdowns via interception, punt
and kickoff returns ... Crocker reMOST YARDS ON KICKOFF RETURNS
turned a pass interception 38 yards
for a score, had a 46-yard return from Game:
an onside kick for a TD and recovered
231 by LeRoy Gallman, Duke vs. N.C. State,
a blocked punt in the end zone ... tied
Nov. 14, 1992 (5 returns)
former South Carolina standout Dick Season:
1,065 by Tijan Redmon, Duke, 1995 (45 reHarris who also tallied TDs via all
turns, 23.7 average) NCAA Record
three runbacks in 1970, the GameCareer:
cocks last season in the ACC.
2,313 by Eric Blount, North Carolina, 198891 (97 returns, 23.8 avg.)
Dre’ Bly
North Carolina
The first player in ACC to be named firstteam All-America in three seasons North
Carolina's Dre Bly set the ACC career
interception mark of 20 in only three
seasons ... had 11 interceptions in 1996 and
became the first freshman in ACC history
to earn consensus first-team All-America
honors.
Year
1996
1997
1998
Total
Career Totals
W/L
G No. Yds
10-2 11
11 141
11-1 11
5
55
7-5 11
4
2
28-8 33
20 198
TD
1
1
0
2
ACC INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED
Game:
4 by Pat Watson, South Carolina vs. Virginia,
Nov. 9, 1968; Lendell Jones, Maryland vs.
Duke, Oct. 23, 1982; A.J. Greene, Wake Forest
vs. Georgia Tech, Nov. 21, 1987; Mario
Edwards, Florida State vs. Wake Forest, Nov.
14, 1998.
Season:
11 by Dre' Bly, North Carolina, 1996 (141 yards
on returns, one TD)
Career:
20 by Dre' Bly, North Carolina, 1996-98.
MOST YARDS ON INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Game:
128 by Dennis Tabron, Duke vs. Clemson,
Oct. 18, 1980 (3 interceptions, 1 TD)
Season:
200 by Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech, 1989 (6
interceptions, 2 TD); Tay Cody, Florida State,
2000 (6 interceptions, 1 TD)
Career:
296 by Pat Chester, Virginia, 1978-82 (16 interceptions)
MOST TDs SCORED ON INTERCEPTIONS
Season:
2 by Randy Neal, Virginia, 1994 (3 for 117
yards); Derrick Brooks, Florida St., 1993 (2 for
81); Randy Neal, Virginia, 1992 (2 for 67); by
Arrington Nunn, Clemson, 1990 (2 for 81 );
Wyatt Smith, Duke, 1989 (6 for 110 ); Ken
Swilling, Ga Tech, 1989 (6 for 200 ); A.J.
Greene, W. Forest, 1987 (7 for 128 ); Ernie
Jackson, Duke, 1971 (4 for 84 ).
Career:
4 by Randy Neal, Virginia, 1991-94 (7 interceptions for 193 yards)
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
Longest Interception Return for TD:
100 (103 actual) by Dickie Lewis, Maryland
vs. N.C. State, Nov. 22, 1956; Tom Brown,
Maryland vs. Virginia, Nov. 24, 1962; 100 (102
actual) Don Kelley, Clemson vs. Duke, Oct.
24, 1970; Reggie Love, North Carolina vs.
Tulane, Sept. 17, 1995.
Longest Non-Scoring Interception Return:
89 by Kevin Benson, Maryland vs. Virginia,
Nov. 10, 1973.
QUARTERBACK SACKS
Game:
7 by Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech vs. N.C. State,
Sept. 14, 1985 (53 yards in losses)
Season:
19 by Peter Boulware, Florida State, 1996
(101 yards in losses)
JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY
BRIAN PICCOLO AWARD
The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is awarded
annually by William & Hugh Jacobs of
Clinton, S.C., to the player voted the
outstanding blocker in the ACC in a poll of
the head football coaches. The trophy is
given in the memory of William P. Jacobs,
who served as President of Presbyterian
College from 1935 to 1945.
One of Wake Forest's most famed athletes,
Brian Piccolo was an All-America selection
in 1964 after leading the nation in rushing
and scoring. Piccolo played professionally
for the Chicago Bears for four seasons before
his career came to an end after he was
stricken by cancer in 1970. The Brian Piccolo
Award was established in 1972 by the
league's head football coaches to honor the
ACC's most courageous football player.
1953 ......... Bill Wohrman, South Carolina
1954 ......... Bill Wohrman, South Carolina
1955 ................ Bob Pellegrini, Maryland
1956 ...................... Hal McElhaney, Duke
1957 ...................... Hal McElhaney, Duke
1958 ....... John Saunders, South Carolina
1959 ....................... Doug Cline, Clemson
1960 ............ Dwight Bumgardner, Duke
1961 ........................... Art Gregory, Duke
Jim LeCompte, North Carolina
1962 ........................... Art Gregory, Duke
1963 ........................ Chuck Walker, Duke
1964 ........... Eddie Kesler, North Carolina
1965 ....................... John McNabb, Duke
1966 ..................... Wayne Mass, Clemson
1967 ............... Harry Olszewski, Clemson
1968 ....................... Greg Shelly, Virginia
1969 ............... Ralph Sonntag, Maryland
1970 ....................... Dan Ryczek, Virginia
1971 ........... Geof Hamlin, North Carolina
1972 ............ Ron Rusnak, North Carolina
1973 ........................ Bill Yoest, N.C. State
1974 ................ Ken Huff, North Carolina
1975 ............................ Billy Bryan, Duke
1976 ............................ Billy Bryan, Duke
1977 ......................... Joe Bostic, Clemson
1978 ..................... Jim Ritcher, N.C. State
1979 ..................... Jim Ritcher, N.C. State
1980 ............ Ron Wooten, North Carolina
1981 ...................... Lee Nanney, Clemson
1982 .................. Dave Pacella, Maryland
1983 ........................ James Farr, Clemson
1984 ............... Jim Dombrowski, Virginia
1985 ............... Jim Dombrowski, Virginia
1986 ................... Paul Kiser, Wake Forest
1987 .................... John Phillips, Clemson
1988 ............ Jeff Garnica, North Carolina
1989 .............................. Chris Port, Duke
1990 ...................... Ray Roberts, Virginia
1991 ...................... Ray Roberts, Virginia
1992 .............. Ben Coleman, Wake Forest
1993 ....................... Mark Dixon, Virginia
1994 ................. Clay Shiver, Florida State
1995 ................. Clay Shiver, Florida State
1996 ................................. none selected
1997 ................ Tra Thomas, Florida State
1998 ................ Craig Page, Georgia Tech
1999 ..................... John St. Clair, Virginia
2000 ........... Tarlos Thomas, Florida State
1970 ............ Paul Miller, North Carolina
1971 .......... Jim Webster, North Carolina
1972 ..................... Mark Johnson, Duke
1973 ..................... Al Neville, Maryland
1974 ............ David Visaggio, Maryland
1975 .................. Scott Gardner, Virginia
1976 ........................... Jeff Green, Duke
1977 .............. Ralph Stringer, N.C. State
1978 ......................... Rex Varn, Clemson
1979 ................................. not available
1980 ........................ Jack Cain, Clemson
1981 ..................... Aaron Stewart, Duke
1982 ......... Kenny Duckett, Wake Forest
1983 ....... John Piedmonte, Wake Forest
1984 ............ J.D. Maarleveld, Maryland
1985 ...... Danny Burmeister, N. Carolina
1986 .................. Ray Williams, Clemson
1987 ................................... no recipient
1988 .............. Jerry Mays, Georgia Tech
1989 ........ Michael Anderson, Maryland
1990 .......................... Marc Mays, Duke
1991 .................... Scott Adell, N.C. State
1992 .......... Dan Footman, Florida State
Randy Cuthbert, Duke
1993 .................... Scott Youmans, Duke
1994 ................. Chris Harrison, Virginia
1995 ................ Warren Forney, Clemson
1996 ............... John Lewis, Wake Forest
1997 ............. Sam Cowart, Florida State
1998 ........ Anthony Poindexter, Virginia
Corey Simon, Florida State
1999 ........... Chris Weinke, Florida State
2000 ................. Ed Eilder, Georgia Tech