Punt Return

ANNUAL PUNT RETURN LEADERS

YEAR PLAYER NO. YDS AVG TDS 1969 Harvey Walker 13 126 9.7 1 1970 Harvey Walker 15 149 9.9 0 1971 Eddy Sveum 9 100 11.1 0 1972 MISSING – – – –1973 Eagle Moss 9 77 8.6 0 1974 Eagle Moss 14 48 3.4 0 1975 Wayne Tolleson 6 33 5.5 0 1976 Wayne Tolleson 11 108 9.8 0 1977 Wayne Tolleson 6 32 5.3 0 1978 Fred Meadows 8 46 5.8 0 1979 Jeff Dean 38 223 5.9 0 1980 Jeff Dean 17 96 5.6 0 1981 Jeff Dean 9 12 1.3 0 1982 Kristy Kiser 12 75 6.3 0 1983 Kristy Kiser 22 162 7.4 0 1984 Vincent Nowell 20 90 4.5 0 1985 Cam Sanders 28 161 5.8 0 1986 Lee Shaw 22 98 4.5 0 1987 Lee Shaw 12 59 4.9 0 1988 Don Thomas 21 86 4.1 0 1989 Don Thomas 20 170 8.5 0 1990 Willie Williams 8 86 10.8 0 1991 Kerry Hayes 19 222 11.7 0 1992 Kerry Hayes 16 231 14.4 0 1993 Kerry Hayes 11 223 20.3 0 1994 Kerry Hayes 12 299 24.9 1 1995 Reggie Chavis 27 217 8.0 0 1996 Jerome Lardy 28 223 8.0 1 1997 Lamont Williams 27 212 7.9 1 1998 Lamont Williams 33 226 6.8 0 1999 Michael Banks 5 109 21.8 1 2000 Michael Banks 19 179 9.4 0 2001 Randy Thompson 16 54 3.4 0 2002 Michael Banks 21 163 7.8 0 2003 Michael Reeder 17 97 5.7 0 2004 Francis Brown 29 272 9.4 1 2005 Francis Brown 27 216 8.0 0 2006 J.C. Brown 22 87 3.9 0 2007 Carlton Bailey 13 103 7.9 0 2008 Adam Hearns 13 36 2.8 0 2009 George Richardson 6 32 5.3 0 2010 Marquel Pittman 9 55 6.1 0 2011 Deja Alexander 7 41 5.9 0 2012 Deja Alexander 9 56 6.2 0 2013 Garrett Brown 8 60 7.5 0 2014 C.J. Goodman 10 110 11.0 0 2015 C.J. Goodman 8 71 8.9 0 2016 Connell Young 2 5 2.5 0 2017 Terryon Robinson 10 52 5.2 0 2018 Daquan Patten 14 124 8.9 0 2019 Daquan Patten 7 84 12.0 0 20-21 Daquan Patten 4 31 7.8 0 2021 Daquan Patten 15 164 10.9 1 2022

INDIVIDUAL PUNT RETURNS

Most Punt Returns

GAME.................. 8.......................... Jeff Dean vs. Marshall, 1979 SEASON ............ 38.............................................. Jeff Dean, 1979 CAREER............. 70..................................... Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Punt Return Yards

GAME...............145....................Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965 SEASON ..........299.......................................... Kerry Hayes, 1994 CAREER........... 975..................................... Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Yards Per Punt Return

GAME.............36.3........................... Kerry Hayes vs. ETSU, 1992 .......................36.3....................Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965 SEASON ......... 22.7.........................................Ellis Johnson, 1964 CAREER...........14.3...................................Ellis Johnson, 1964-66

Most Punt Returns For Touchdowns

GAME...................1......................................Shared by 12 players .........................last..........................Daquan Patten at VMI, 2021 SEASON .............. 2........................................ Ellis Johnson, 1965 CAREER............... 4...................................Ellis Johnson, 1964-66 SoCon ............ 2..................................... Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Longest Return

SCORING..........102....................Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965

(Note: Ball was fumbled on the 7-yard line, recovered two-yards deep and returned 102 yards for a TD)

LONG PUNT RETURNS

YDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 102 Ellis Johnson Mars Hill TD 10/16/65 95 Kerry Hayes Chattanooga 10/19/91 83 Francis Brown Gardner-Webb 9/25/04 83 Kerry Hayes ETSU 11/14/92 78 Daquan Patten at VMI 11/20/21 78 Eagle Moss Tenn. Tech 9/16/72 65 Harvey Walker App State TD 9/27/69 59 Willie Williams Mars Hill 9/29/90 57 Kerry Hayes Lenoir-Rhyne 9/1/94 55 Michael Banks Samford 11/5/99 52 Jerome Lardy Wofford 9/14/96 49 Terry Moore Lenoir-Rhyne 11/6/76

SEASON PUNT RETURNS

NAME YEAR RET YDS

1. Jeff Dean 1979 38 223 2. Lamont Williams 1998 33 226 3. Francis Brown 2004 29 272 4. Jerome Lardy 1996 28 223 Cam Sanders 1985 28 161 6. Francis Brown 2005 27 216 Lamont Williams 1997 27 212 Reggie Chavis 1995 27 217 9. J.C. Brown 2006 22 87 Kristy Kiser 1983 22 162 Lee Shaw 1986 22 98 12. Michael Banks 2002 21 163 Don Thomas 1988 21 86 14. Don Thomas 1989 20 170 Vince Nowell 1984 20 90

CAREER PUNT RETURNS

NAME YEARS RET YDS

1. Jeff Dean 1978-81 69 404 2. Lamont Williams 1997-98 68 470 3. Kerry Hayes 1991-94 58 975 4. Francis Brown 2003-05 56 493 5. Michael Banks 1999-02 51 474 6. Don Thomas 1988-89 44 265 7. Harvey Walker 1969-70; 75-76 40 306 8. Lee Shaw 1986-88 35 158 9. Kristy Kiser 1982-83 34 237 10. Eagle Moss 1971-74 32* 139 11. Jerome Lardy 1995-96 29 228 12. J.C. Brown 2004-06 28 117 Vincent Nowell 1984-87 28 147 14. Daquan Patten 2018-21 25 239 15. Deja Alexander 2010-12 24 157

* missing 1972 statistics