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Longest Plays

Updated through 2024 season
 
RUSHING PLAYS
1. 90 yards by Derrick Moore at Morehead State on October 3, 1998
2. 89 by George Wooten vs. Newberry on November 3, 1962
3. 89 by Derrick Moore vs. Lenoir-Rhyne on August 30, 1997
4. 88 by Webb Newsome vs. the Naval Apprentice in 1932
5. 86 by Jaylan Thomas vs. Rhode Island on November 3, 2018
6. 86 by Gary Darnell vs. Gardner-Webb on September 8, 1973
7. 84 by Dwayne Banks at Newberry on September 13, 1997
8. 83 by Sonny Pruett at Guilford on September 26, 1964
9. 80 by Ray Dalton vs. Winston-Salem State on November 14, 1981
10. 80 by DeWayne Thomas at Furman on November 1, 1997
 
PASSING PLAYS
1. 96 yards from Sam Fromhart to Jessie Jones at Guilford on September 17, 1983
2. 91 from Scott Riddle to A.J. Harris vs. Samford on Septebmer 27, 2008
3. 90 from Lou Savini to Jack Spivey vs. High Point on November 18, 1948
4. 89 from Ed Wheless to David Gentry at Frederick on November 21, 1964
5. 81 from Heath Hewett to Bobby Johnson vs. Lenoir-Rhyne on October 5, 1991
6. 80 from H.L. Robinson to Fred Stewart vs. Western Carolina on October 30, 1965
7. 79 from Bill Snyder to Kerry Richards at Davidson on November 20, 1954
8. 78 from Derrick Moore to Jerry Wallace vs. Western Carolina on November 8, 1997
T-9. 76 from Maurice Blakeney to Rod Clark vs. Gardner-Webb on November 29, 1994
T-9. 76 from Matthew Downing to Chandler Brayboy vs. William & Mary on September 30, 2023
 
FIELD GOALS (ALL MADE FIELD GOALS OF 50+ YARDS)
1. 53 by Skyler Davis vs. Delaware on October 29, 2022
T-2. 52 by Skyler Davis vs. Towson on November 13, 2021
T-2. 52 by Skyler Davis at Wofford on September 10, 2022
T-2. 52 by Skyler Davis vs. Gardner-Webb on September 17, 2022
T-2. 52 by Skyler Davis vs. UAlbany on November 5, 2022
T-2. 52 by Skyler Davis at Furman on November 26, 2022
T-2. 52 by Mitch Rippy vs. Gardner-Webb on October 29, 1977
T-2. 52 by Phil Renn vs. Presbyterian on October 16, 1982
T-2. 52 by Paul Mullen at Presbyterian on October 19, 1985
T-2. 52 by Paul Mullen vs. Presbyterian on October 18, 1986
T-11. 51 by Skyler Davis vs. Towson on October 8, 2022
T-11. 51 by Skyler Davis at Furman on November 26, 2022
T-13. 50 by Skyler Davis vs. James Madison on September 28, 2019
T-13. 50 by Skyler Davis vs. Towson on November 13, 2021
T-13. 50 by Adam Shreiner at Samford on October 15, 2011
 
PUNTS
1. 86 by Kelly Stanley vs. Winston-Salem State on November 14, 1981
2. 85 by James Abbitt vs. Catawba on October 13, 1934
3. 80 by James Abbitt at the Naval Apprentice on October 29, 1937
4. 78 by James Abbitt at VMI on September 18, 1937
6. 76 by Kelly Stanley vs. Presbyterian on October 16, 1982
7. 75 by James Abbitt at the Naval Apprentice on October 29, 1937
8. 73 by Freddie Long at Presbyterian on October 6, 1973
T-9. 72 by Willie Tart at Frederick on November 17, 1962
T-9. 72 by Jeff Yurk at UAlbany on October 19, 2024 
KICKOFF RETURNS
1. 102 by Jimmy Smith at Newberry on November 5, 1983
T-2. 100 by Emery Moore at Lenoir-Rhyne on November 11, 1967
T-2. 100 by Michael Mayers vs. Appalachian State on September 29, 2007
T-4. 98 by Jimmy Smith at Guilford on September 17, 1983
T-4. 98 by Elliott Armstrong vs. North Carolina Central on September 8, 1990
T-4. 98 by Joe Randolph vs. Mars Hill on October 12, 1991
T-7. 96 by Rod Clark at Catawba on October 26, 1996
T-7. 96 by James Abbitt vs. Lenoir-Rhyne on November 19, 2005
T-7. 96 by Shamari Wingard at Richmond on September 14, 2019
10. 95 by Dwayne Ijames vs. Appalachian State on November 19, 2005 
 
PUNT RETURNS
1. 108 by George Wooten vs. Catawba on October 22, 1960
2. 90 by Willie Tart vs. Catawba on October 20, 1962
3. 88 by Rod Clark vs. Presbyterian on October 17, 1992
T-4. 84 by Jack Boone at Catawba on November 7, 1941
T-4. Joey Delgais vs. the Naval Apprentice on November 5, 1955
6. 81 by Karlos Sullivan at Stony Brook on September 6, 2008
7. 80 by Karlos Sullivan vs. West Virginia Wesleyan on September 8, 2007
8. 77 by Ronnie O'Brien at Concord State on September 21, 1968
9. 75 by Jack Boone at Guilford on November 20, 1941
10. 65 by Jim Beckett vs. Gardner-Webb on October 2, 1971
 
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
1. 100 by Roosevelt Brook vs. Mars Hill on October 12, 1991
2. 99 by Jonathan Conner vs. Concord on September 10, 2011
3. 97 by Tim Woodle at Presbyterian on October 14, 1989
4. 93 by Carroll Reid at Emory & Henry on September 15, 1951
5. 92 by Laconial Esters at Catawba on October 22, 1988
6. 90 by Bobby Harris at High Point on November 8, 1947
7. 86 by Warren Messer vs. Rhode Island on November 3, 2018
T-8. 84 by Stanley Tootoo at Concord State on December 7, 1981
T-8. 84 by Willie Williams vs. Mars Hill on November 21, 1987
10. 82 by Lynn Newcomb vs. Newberry in 1957