The East Carolina Pirates football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the East Carolina Pirates football program in various categories,[ 1] [ 2] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Pirates represent East Carolina University in the NCAA Division I FBS American Athletic Conference .
East Carolina began competing in intercollegiate football in 1932.[ 2]
Since 1932, 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.[ 3] The recent decade has seen two players set NCAA records: Justin Hardy , who caught 387 passes, more than anyone in all of college football ever had, until fellow Pirate Zay Jones broke the record in 2016.[ 4]
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA declared that the 2020 season would not be counted against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four. The most recent East Carolina record books do not list a top 10 in all statistics, sometimes only listing a leader. These lists are updated through the end of the 2022 regular season.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Holton Ahlers 13,927[ 5]
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2
Shane Carden 11,991
2012 2013 2014
3
David Garrard 9,029
1998 1999 2000 2001
4
James Pinkney
8,173
2003 2004 2005 2006
5
Marcus Crandell 7,198
1993 1994 1995 1996
6
Dominique Davis 7,192
2010 2011
7
Patrick Pinkney
6,980
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
8
Jeff Blake 5,133
1988 1989 1990 1991
9
Travis Hunter
3,928
1986 1987 1988 1989
10
Dan Gonzalez
3,868
1994 1995 1996 1997
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Shane Carden 4,736
2014
2
Shane Carden 4,129
2013
3
Dominique Davis 3,967
2010
4
Holton Ahlers 3,708[ 5]
2022
5
Holton Ahlers 3,387
2019
6
Dominique Davis 3,225
2011
7
Holton Ahlers 3,126
2021
8
Shane Carden 3,116
2012
9
Jeff Blake 3,073
1991
10
Patrick Pinkney
2,947
2009
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Junior Smith 3,745
1991 1992 1993 1994
2
Leonard Henry 3,089
1998 1999 2000 2001
3
Keaton Mitchell 3,027[ 8]
2020 2021 2022
4
Chris Johnson 2,982
2004 2005 2006 2007
5
Carlester Crumpler Sr.
2,889
1971 1972 1973
6
Tony Baker 2,825
1982 1983 1984 1985
7
Theodore Sutton
2,730
1977 1978 1979 1980
8
Butch Colson
2,512
1967 1968 1969
9
Scott Harley
2,465
1995 1996 1997
10
Vintavious Cooper
2,242
2012 2013
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Scott Harley
1,745
1996
2
Keaton (Deuce) Mitchell
1,452[ 8]
2022
3
Leonard Henry 1,432
2001
4
Chris Johnson 1,423
2007
5
Junior Smith 1,352
1993
6
Carlester Crumpler Sr.
1,309
1972
7
Junior Smith 1,204
1993
8
Vintavious Cooper
1,193
2013
9
Dominique Lindsay
1,180
2009
10
Butch Colson
1,135
1967
Single season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Dave Alexander
17
1965
Carlester Crumpler Sr.
17
1972
Chris Johnson 17
2007
4
Leonard Henry 16
2001
5
Butch Colson
15
1967
6
Tony Collins 14
1979
Art Brown
14
2002
Keaton Mitchell
14[ 8]
2022
9
Vintavious Cooper
13
2013
10
Carlester Crumpler Sr.
12
1973
Leander Green
12
1979
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Scott Harley
6
1996
Ohio
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Justin Hardy 4,541
2011 2012 2013 2014
2
Zay Jones 4,279
2013 2014 2015 2016
3
Dwayne Harris 3,001
2007 2008 2009 2010
4
C. J. Johnson
2,849[ 10]
2019 2020 2021 2022
5
Tyler Snead
2,374
2018 2019 2020 2021
6
Troy Smith 1,982
1995 1996 1997 1998
7
Mitchell Galloway
1,754
1993 1994 1995 1996
8
Aundrae Allison 1,723
2005 2006
9
Jimmy Williams
1,722
2013 2017
10
Larry Shannon 1,714
1994 1995 1996 1997
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Walter Wilson
4
1989
Pittsburgh
C.J. Johnson
4[ 6]
2022 South Florida
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 12]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Holton Ahlers 15,373 [ 5] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2
Shane Carden 12,244 2011 2012 2013 2014
3
David Garrard 10,238 1998 1999 2000 2001
4
James Pinkney
8,563 2003 2004 2005 2006
5
Marcus Crandell 7,641 1993 1994 1995 1996
6
Dominique Davis 7,505 2010 2011
7
Patrick Pinkney
7,417 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
8
Jeff Blake 5,618 1988 1989 1990 1991
9
Travis Hunter
5,196 1986 1987 1988 1989
10
Bill Cline 3,883 1962 1963 1964
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Shane Carden 4,812 2014
2
Shane Carden 4,242 2013
3
Dominique Davis 4,108 2010
4
Holton Ahlers 3,890 [ 5] 2022
5
Holton Ahlers 3,746 2019
6
Dominique Davis 3,397 2011
7
Holton Ahlers 3,330 2021
8
Shane Carden 3,190 2012
9
Jeff Blake 3,182 1991
10
Patrick Pinkney
3,028 2009
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 13]
The East Carolina media guides and record books have historically listed only the top performers in most defensive statistics, rather than a top 10. However, the 2022 record book lists a full top 10 in career tackles.
Career
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
1
Jim Bolding
22
1973 1974 1975 1976
Single season
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
1
Jim Bolding
10
1975
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
10 times
3
Most recent:
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Jeffrey Warren
184
1980
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Pernell Griffin
24
2001
Wake Forest
Chris Moore
24
2003
Cincinnati
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Jake Verity
24
2019
2
Ben Hartman
21
2008
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Andrew Conrad
5[ 14]
2023 Florida Atlantic
2
11 times
4
Most recent:
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Minimum of 30 attempts for career leadership, and 15 for single-season leadership.
Career
Rank
Player
FG%
Years
1
Michael Barbour
80.0% 2010 2011
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Jake Verity
90.5% 2019
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