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Minnesota Golden Gophers Receiving

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota ▪ Colors: Maroon & Gold
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium (cap. 50,000)
Record: 121 Years, 636-479-42, .568 W-L% (Major School)

Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 18 Times
Bowls: 15 Bowls, 5-10, .333 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 5 Times (Preseason), 14 Times (Final), 159 Weeks (Total)

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Since 1977

Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Eric Decker* 227 3119 13.7 24 15 114 7.6 1 242 3233 13.4 25
2 Ron Johnson* 196 2931 15.0 31 1 -27 -27.0 0 197 2904 14.7 31
3 Tutu Atwell 171 2640 15.4 17 25 175 7.0 1 196 2815 14.4 18
4 Ernie Wheelwright* 159 2434 15.3 26 2 18 9.0 0 161 2452 15.2 26
5 Ryan Thelwell 136 2232 16.4 14 136 2232 16.4 14
6 Jared Ellerson* 111 2054 18.5 15 31 224 7.2 1 142 2278 16.0 16
7 Da'Jon McKnight* 119 1859 15.6 15 1 0 0.0 0 120 1859 15.5 15
8 Luke Leverson* 132 1843 14.0 10 8 33 4.1 1 140 1876 13.4 11
9 Omar Douglas 130 1681 12.9 14 8 -5 -0.6 0 138 1676 12.1 14
10 Dwayne McMullen 95 1627 17.1 15 7 -19 -2.7 0 102 1608 15.8 15
11 Aaron Osterman 111 1598 14.4 7 111 1598 14.4 7
12 Aaron Hosack* 80 1463 18.3 11 0 0 0 80 1463 18.3 11
13 Logan Payne* 97 1344 13.9 11 12 81 6.8 0 109 1425 13.1 11
14 Chester Cooper 77 1317 17.1 8 3 26 8.7 0 80 1343 16.8 8
15 Matt Spaeth* 109 1293 11.9 12 0 0 0 109 1293 11.9 12
16 Elmer Bailey* 79 1266 16.0 12 25 141 5.6 0 104 1407 13.5 12
17 Ben Utecht* 82 1201 14.6 15 1 1 1.0 0 83 1202 14.5 15
18 Melvin Anderson 70 1200 17.1 7 10 23 2.3 0 80 1223 15.3 7
19 Chris Gaiters 86 1161 13.5 9 5 3 0.6 0 91 1164 12.8 9
20 Chuck Rios 132 1146 8.7 4 183 646 3.5 3 315 1792 5.7 7
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
21 Antoine Burns* 75 1006 13.4 7 3 6 2.0 0 78 1012 13.0 7
22 Gary Couch 43 952 22.1 3 56 421 7.5 5 99 1373 13.9 8
23 Jay Carroll 70 883 12.6 10 70 883 12.6 10
24 Tony Levine 71 876 12.3 3 4 55 13.8 1 75 931 12.4 4
25 Nick Tow-Arnett* 57 865 15.2 4 0 0 0 57 865 15.2 4
26 Brandon Green* 62 851 13.7 4 1 -3 -3.0 0 63 848 13.5 4
27 Duane Bennett* 82 806 9.8 5 526 2126 4.0 17 608 2932 4.8 22
28 Tony Patterson* 62 803 13.0 4 2 16 8.0 0 64 819 12.8 4
29 Jason Bruce 49 793 16.2 5 9 54 6.0 1 58 847 14.6 6
30 Lewis Garrison 63 778 12.3 3 1 24 24.0 0 64 802 12.5 3
31 Marqueis Gray* 60 766 12.8 6 341 1731 5.1 12 401 2497 6.2 18
32 Jack Simmons* 73 762 10.4 3 0 0 0 73 762 10.4 3
33 Chris Darkins 66 737 11.2 5 643 3235 5.0 21 709 3972 5.6 26
34 Eric Lair* 51 706 13.8 3 2 17 8.5 0 53 723 13.6 3
35 Pat Evans 57 698 12.2 2 57 698 12.2 2
36 Marion Barber* 63 697 11.1 2 660 3094 4.7 34 723 3791 5.2 36
37 Mike Curtis 58 672 11.6 5 58 672 11.6 5
38 Keswic Joiner 41 661 16.1 3 8 -3 -0.4 1 49 658 13.4 4
39 Jeff Anhorn* 49 658 13.4 3 49 658 13.4 3
40 Pat Tingelhoff 43 641 14.9 4 1 12 12.0 0 44 653 14.8 4
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
41 Jakari Wallace* 40 603 15.1 1 17 90 5.3 1 57 693 12.2 2
42 John Lewis 51 603 11.8 2 1 -10 -10.0 0 52 593 11.4 2
43 Glenn Bourquin* 51 601 11.8 1 51 601 11.8 1
44 A.J. Barker* 31 594 19.2 7 0 0 0 31 594 19.2 7
45 Johnny Woodson 53 592 11.2 0 1 7 7.0 0 54 599 11.1 0
46 Antoine Henderson* 48 561 11.7 4 70 410 5.9 2 118 971 8.2 6
47 Kevin Starks 36 557 15.5 7 1 -2 -2.0 0 37 555 15.0 7
48 Greg Nelson 54 555 10.3 7 2 6 3.0 0 56 561 10.0 7
49 Thomas Hamner* 62 553 8.9 4 882 3810 4.3 21 944 4363 4.6 25
50 Craig Otto 42 551 13.1 3 2 -2 -1.0 0 44 549 12.5 3
51 Kevin Grant 31 502 16.2 4 3 47 15.7 0 34 549 16.1 4
52 Valdez Baylor 57 500 8.8 5 266 1286 4.8 11 323 1786 5.5 16
53 Jermaine Mays* 37 488 13.2 4 6 43 7.2 0 43 531 12.3 4
54 Garry White* 45 444 9.9 2 444 2353 5.3 16 489 2797 5.7 18
55 Troy Stoudermire* 35 433 12.4 3 11 32 2.9 0 46 465 10.1 3
56 Tony Hunter 33 420 12.7 3 234 1114 4.8 7 267 1534 5.7 10
57 Lungen Howard 26 419 16.1 1 26 419 16.1 1
58 Lonnie Farrow 26 418 16.1 1 26 418 16.1 1
59 Paul Hopewell 26 415 16.0 6 1 7 7.0 0 27 422 15.6 6
60 Roy Artis* 39 401 10.3 2 126 578 4.6 3 165 979 5.9 5
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
61 Tellis Redmon* 44 401 9.1 2 444 2235 5.0 13 488 2636 5.4 15
62 Antonio Carter 38 386 10.2 0 448 1796 4.0 5 486 2182 4.5 5
63 Ron Weckbacher 30 377 12.6 1 1 -17 -17.0 0 31 360 11.6 1
64 Derrick Engel* 18 375 20.8 1 1 5 5.0 0 19 380 20.0 1
65 Alex Hass* 22 364 16.5 0 22 364 16.5 0
66 Shane Strain 27 345 12.8 3 27 345 12.8 3
67 Fred Hartwig 29 340 11.7 2 29 340 11.7 2
68 Darrell Thompson 47 337 7.2 3 911 4518 5.0 40 958 4855 5.1 43
69 Ben Kuznia* 33 325 9.8 0 1 3 3.0 0 34 328 9.6 0
70 Dennis Carter 18 325 18.1 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 19 321 16.9 1
71 Alan Reid 38 316 8.3 0 96 448 4.7 4 134 764 5.7 4
72 Jack Brewer* 24 301 12.5 0 0 0 0 24 301 12.5 0
73 Rishon Early 24 300 12.5 0 24 300 12.5 0
74 Ralph Spry* 30 289 9.6 3 8 14 1.8 1 38 303 8.0 4
75 Mike Chambers* 25 285 11.4 0 1 38 38.0 0 26 323 12.4 0
76 Elvin Jones* 23 285 12.4 1 1 12 12.0 0 24 297 12.4 1
77 Arland Bruce* 24 284 11.8 2 15 120 8.0 1 39 404 10.4 3
78 Isaac Fruechte* 19 256 13.5 2 0 0 0 19 256 13.5 2
79 Steve Rhem 12 253 21.1 1 16 122 7.6 1 28 375 13.4 2
80 Kelvin Jenkins 19 251 13.2 1 19 251 13.2 1
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
81 Eric Dalen 21 248 11.8 2 21 248 11.8 2
82 Randy Sonnenfeld 18 248 13.8 0 18 248 13.8 0
83 Bryant Allen* 21 247 11.8 1 2 3 1.5 0 23 250 10.9 1
84 Nick Davidson 19 242 12.7 2 19 242 12.7 2
85 Deleon Eskridge* 36 236 6.6 0 451 1670 3.7 17 487 1906 3.9 17
86 Tray Herndon 22 235 10.7 1 0 0 0 22 235 10.7 1
87 Mark Smith 31 235 7.6 1 265 986 3.7 8 296 1221 4.1 9
88 Jeff Thompson* 23 229 10.0 1 110 397 3.6 3 133 626 4.7 4
89 Frank Jacobs 37 221 6.0 1 194 837 4.3 12 231 1058 4.6 13
90 Thomas Tapeh* 18 213 11.8 3 411 1957 4.8 24 429 2170 5.1 27
91 Steven Cambrice 23 208 9.0 2 23 208 9.0 2
92 Paul Kratochvil 24 207 8.6 1 24 207 8.6 1
93 Amir Pinnix* 27 204 7.6 1 462 2439 5.3 18 489 2643 5.4 19
94 Paris Hamilton* 4 198 49.5 2 0 0 0 4 198 49.5 2
95 Laurence Maroney* 21 197 9.4 1 660 3933 6.0 32 681 4130 6.1 33
96 James King 19 193 10.2 1 50 284 5.7 1 69 477 6.9 2
97 Marion Barber III* 21 190 9.0 0 575 3276 5.7 35 596 3466 5.8 35
98 Devin Crawford-Tufts* 16 189 11.8 1 1 2 2.0 0 17 191 11.2 1
99 Jon Hoese* 23 184 8.0 1 52 161 3.1 6 75 345 4.6 7
100 Moulton 14 174 12.4 0 1 13 13.0 0 15 187 12.5 0
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
101 Gary Russell* 16 168 10.5 1 210 1274 6.1 18 226 1442 6.4 19
102 Lee Hutton 14 165 11.8 1 14 165 11.8 1
103 Eugene Gailord 10 165 16.5 1 10 165 16.5 1
104 Scooter Baugus* 13 160 12.3 2 0 0 0 13 160 12.3 2
105 Crawford-Tufts 8 156 19.5 0 2 1 0.5 0 10 157 15.7 0
106 Ed Penn 7 154 22.0 1 106 496 4.7 3 113 650 5.8 4
107 Octavius Gould 16 151 9.4 0 77 326 4.2 0 93 477 5.1 0
108 Mike Long 20 146 7.3 0 20 146 7.3 0
109 Justin Valentine* 17 145 8.5 3 73 225 3.1 11 90 370 4.1 14
110 Ryan Hubbard 9 144 16.0 1 9 144 16.0 1
111 John Rabe* 14 143 10.2 4 0 0 0 14 143 10.2 4
112 Jones 9 142 15.8 0 1 0 0.0 0 10 142 14.2 0
113 Mark Tangen 12 140 11.7 1 12 140 11.7 1
114 Jarod Posthumus* 10 138 13.8 1 0 0 0 10 138 13.8 1
115 Ryan Keller* 14 137 9.8 0 1 5 5.0 0 15 142 9.5 0
116 Jay Thomas* 10 134 13.4 0 84 464 5.5 5 94 598 6.4 5
117 Roselle Richardson 19 125 6.6 0 107 485 4.5 1 126 610 4.8 1
118 Rafael Cooper 12 124 10.3 1 128 570 4.5 2 140 694 5.0 3
119 Andre McDonald* 10 121 12.1 0 0 0 0 10 121 12.1 0
120 McGarry 16 120 7.5 2 0 0 0 16 120 7.5 2
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
121 Joe Vigil 8 120 15.0 0 8 120 15.0 0
122 Drew Goodger* 13 115 8.8 3 0 0 0 13 115 8.8 3
123 Fred Foggie 11 109 9.9 0 31 139 4.5 1 42 248 5.9 1
124 David Puk 10 106 10.6 0 233 1062 4.6 7 243 1168 4.8 7
125 Andy Hare 8 106 13.3 1 22 85 3.9 0 30 191 6.4 1
126 Patrick Cummings 11 98 8.9 0 23 75 3.3 0 34 173 5.1 0
127 Walter Ross 8 94 11.8 1 52 212 4.1 0 60 306 5.1 1
128 Bob Stroup 10 94 9.4 0 78 425 5.4 2 88 519 5.9 2
129 Derek Stern 3 94 31.3 1 3 94 31.3 1
130 Shady Salamon* 9 91 10.1 1 49 181 3.7 3 58 272 4.7 4
131 Shaun Jackson 9 88 9.8 1 9 88 9.8 1
132 Ray Dilulo 11 87 7.9 1 13 29 2.2 0 24 116 4.8 1
133 Micah Rucker* 4 76 19.0 0 0 0 0 4 76 19.0 0
134 Steve Breault* 7 73 10.4 0 3 -6 -2.0 0 10 67 6.7 0
135 Manny Henry 10 67 6.7 0 97 550 5.7 1 107 617 5.8 1
136 Marcus Jones* 6 67 11.2 0 7 33 4.7 0 13 100 7.7 0
137 Byron Evans* 7 65 9.3 0 219 1226 5.6 10 226 1291 5.7 10
138 Matt Reem 5 64 12.8 1 5 64 12.8 1
139 Marcus Evans 8 63 7.9 0 174 740 4.3 2 182 803 4.4 2
140 Tom Serie 4 62 15.5 0 12 27 2.3 0 16 89 5.6 0
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
141 Donovan Small 6 59 9.8 0 51 191 3.7 0 57 250 4.4 0
142 Keith Matthews* 7 58 8.3 0 1 13 13.0 0 8 71 8.9 0
143 Justin Hall 6 53 8.8 1 2 5 2.5 0 8 58 7.3 1
144 John Bentley 3 53 17.7 0 3 53 17.7 0
145 Jimmy Wyrick 2 52 26.0 1 2 52 26.0 1
146 Kent Kitzmann* 9 51 5.7 0 275 1062 3.9 8 284 1113 3.9 8
147 Brodrick Smith* 5 50 10.0 1 0 0 0 5 50 10.0 1
148 Kj Maye* 11 49 4.5 0 17 57 3.4 0 28 106 3.8 0
149 Daryn White 4 49 12.3 0 4 49 12.3 0
150 Tiree Eure 3 47 15.7 1 0 0 0 3 47 15.7 1
151 Marcus Sherels* 3 46 15.3 1 0 0 0 3 46 15.3 1
152 Ron Goetz 4 46 11.5 0 44 151 3.4 1 48 197 4.1 1
153 Zach Vevea* 3 45 15.0 0 3 45 15.0 0
154 Kevin Wilson 6 44 7.3 0 199 848 4.3 2 205 892 4.4 2
155 Derrek Rackley* 1 44 44.0 0 1 44 44.0 0
156 Hayo Carpenter* 3 43 14.3 0 2 17 8.5 0 5 60 12.0 0
157 Troy Duerr 6 42 7.0 3 6 42 7.0 3
158 Rob Pinkston 2 41 20.5 0 2 41 20.5 0
159 Kyle Theret* 1 40 40.0 0 0 0 0 1 40 40.0 0
160 Terry Jackson II* 9 39 4.3 1 314 1661 5.3 8 323 1700 5.3 9
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
161 Mike Henry* 4 39 9.8 0 0 0 0 4 39 9.8 0
162 Marvell Ross 8 39 4.9 0 75 294 3.9 0 83 333 4.0 0
163 Tim Juneau 2 38 19.0 0 2 38 19.0 0
164 Rabe 4 36 9.0 2 0 0 0 4 36 9.0 2
165 Ed Bahr 2 36 18.0 0 2 36 18.0 0
166 Derrick Harvey 3 35 11.7 0 3 35 11.7 0
167 Michael Dean 3 35 11.7 0 3 35 11.7 0
168 Clark Johnson 2 35 17.5 0 2 -7 -3.5 0 4 28 7.0 0
169 Michael Baker 5 34 6.8 0 5 34 6.8 0
170 David Pittman* 4 32 8.0 0 1 -9 -9.0 0 5 23 4.6 0
171 Ken Hughes 3 31 10.3 0 3 31 10.3 0
172 Courtney Holmes 5 31 6.2 0 45 191 4.2 0 50 222 4.4 0
173 Troy Reilly* 2 29 14.5 0 0 0 0 2 29 14.5 0
174 Eli Ward* 1 28 28.0 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0
175 Harris 1 28 28.0 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0
176 Renato Fitzpatrick* 5 27 5.4 0 50 224 4.5 2 55 251 4.6 2
177 Darryl Castile 4 26 6.5 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 5 22 4.4 0
178 Jeff Rosga 1 25 25.0 0 1 3 3.0 0 2 28 14.0 0
179 Javon Jackson 6 24 4.0 0 104 473 4.5 2 110 497 4.5 2
180 Donnell Kirkwood* 7 23 3.3 0 308 1262 4.1 9 315 1285 4.1 9
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
181 Glenn Lewis 4 23 5.8 0 77 361 4.7 2 81 384 4.7 2
182 Anthony Reid 3 22 7.3 0 3 22 7.3 0
183 Lincoln Plsek* 3 22 7.3 0 0 0 0 3 22 7.3 0
184 Demetrus Johnson* 3 21 7.0 0 15 62 4.1 0 18 83 4.6 0
185 Rodrick Williams Jr.* 3 21 7.0 0 57 261 4.6 2 60 282 4.7 2
186 Malcolm Nelson 5 20 4.0 0 31 114 3.7 0 36 134 3.7 0
187 Eric Stenzel 2 19 9.5 0 0 0 0 2 19 9.5 0
188 Alex Daniels* 4 15 3.8 0 67 309 4.6 5 71 324 4.6 5
189 Ken McClintock 2 14 7.0 0 5 16 3.2 0 7 30 4.3 0
190 Rickey Foggie 1 14 14.0 1 510 2038 4.0 24 511 2052 4.0 25
191 Collin McGarry 2 14 7.0 0 0 0 0 2 14 7.0 0
192 Delvin Jones 1 13 13.0 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0
193 Kevin Mannion* 1 12 12.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0
194 Derek Collier 2 12 6.0 0 30 100 3.3 0 32 112 3.5 0
195 Roger Frazier* 1 11 11.0 0 1 11 11.0 0
196 Trey Whitson 1 11 11.0 0 1 11 11.0 0
197 Spencer Dettman* 1 10 10.0 0 1 10 10.0 0
198 Bryan Cupito* 2 9 4.5 0 90 3 0.0 0 92 12 0.1 0
199 Adam Weber* 1 9 9.0 0 398 873 2.2 10 399 882 2.2 10
200 Ron Meyer 2 8 4.0 0 22 96 4.4 1 24 104 4.3 1
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
201 Ryan Collado* 1 8 8.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0
202 Goodger 2 7 3.5 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.5 0
203 Michael Kasten 1 7 7.0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0
204 Asad Abdul-Khaliq* 2 7 3.5 1 285 1164 4.1 16 287 1171 4.1 17
205 Logan Hutton* 1 7 7.0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0
206 Al Settembrino 1 7 7.0 0 16 72 4.5 0 17 79 4.6 0
207 Kevin Whaley* 1 6 6.0 0 88 367 4.2 2 89 373 4.2 2
208 Duane Gregory 1 6 6.0 0 59 275 4.7 2 60 281 4.7 2
209 Bo Wasurick 1 5 5.0 0 1 5 5.0 0
210 Phillip Nelson* 1 5 5.0 0 69 184 2.7 0 70 189 2.7 0
211 Joe Weipert 1 5 5.0 0 1 5 5.0 0
212 Terry Stewart 1 4 4.0 0 34 200 5.9 1 35 204 5.8 1
213 Demetrius Chism 1 4 4.0 0 8 13 1.6 0 9 17 1.9 0
214 Jim Bean 1 3 3.0 0 31 111 3.6 1 32 114 3.6 1
215 David Cobb* 1 3 3.0 0 1 8 8.0 0 2 11 5.5 0
216 Terry Simmons 1 3 3.0 0 1 3 3.0 0
217 Victor Keise 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0
218 Todd Hallstrom 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 1.0 1
219 Akeem Akinwale 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0
220 Lee Campbell* 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
221 Joel Brown 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 0
222 Marquel Fleetwood 2 -4 -2.0 0 339 875 2.6 15 341 871 2.6 15
223 Robert Rogers 1 -5 -5.0 0 1 -5 -5.0 0
224 Travis Cole 1 -6 -6.0 0 90 196 2.2 4 91 190 2.1 4