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Receiving recordboards

Receiving recordboards

A 12-touchdown season was just one of many highlights for Chris Johnson '99 during his four-year career at wide receiver for the Dutch.


(as dictated by NCAA standards, season records prior to 2002 include regular-season games only)

Most receiving yards, game

No. Name Yds. Opponent Date
1. Randy Busscher 259 Ferris State (Mich.) Sept. 21, 1974
2. Tanner Schminke 255 Coe Oct. 9, 2021
3. Erik Knaack 222 Wartburg Nov. 9, 2019
4. Jamie Arendt 219 Bethel (Minn.) Sept. 11, 1993
5. Ryan Neu 215 St. Olaf (Minn.) Sept. 3, 2022
6. Erik Knaack 211 Simpson Nov. 2, 2019
7. Sam Markham 206 Loras Oct. 17, 2015
8. Sam Markham 202 Wartburg Oct. 22, 2016
9. Sam Markham 201 Loras Sept. 24, 2016
Sam Markham 201 Loras Oct. 28, 2017

Most receiving yards, season

No. Name Yds. Rec. TD Year
1. Tanner Schminke 1,536 93 19 2021
2. Sam Markham 1,215 105 12 2016
3. Jeff Herbers 1,151 77 16 2021
4. Erik Knaack 1,088 63 11 2019
5. Sam Markham 1,042 63 11 2017
6. Chris Johnson 1,007 63 10 1998
7. Sam Markham 980 69 7 2015
8. Hunter Robinson 958 64 15 2019
9. Chris Johnson 933 50 12 1997
10. Ryan Neu 881 44 12 2022

Most receiving yards, career

No. Name Yds. Rec. TD Years
1. Sam Markham 3,887 226 33 2014-17
2. Erik Knaack 2,777 183 36 2017-21
3. Ryan Neu 2,581 159 42 2020-24
4. Chris Johnson 2,566 151 26 1995-98
5. Tanner Schminke 2,491 163 29 2017-21
6. Jeff Herbers 2,235 175 33 2019-23
7. Chris McCullough 2,093 113 20 1999-01
8. Randy Busscher 2,009 103 27 1971-74
9. Jeremy Snead 1,775 129 23 2008-11
10. Jamie Arendt 1,707 124 24 1991-94

Most pass receptions, game

No. Name Rec. Opponent Date
1. Jeff Herbers 16 Wheaton (Ill.) Nov. 27, 2021
2. Sam Markham 15 Loras Sept. 24, 2016
Jeff Herbers 15 Coe Oct. 29, 2022
4. Sam Markham 14 Augustana (Ill.) Sept. 10, 2016
Logan Mont 14 St. Olaf (Minn.) Sept. 4, 2021
6. Sam Markham 13 Loras Oct. 17, 2015
Sam Markham 13 Coe Oct. 8, 2016
Tanner Schminke 13 Wheaton (Ill.) Nov. 27, 2021
Logan Mont 13 Coe Oct. 29, 2022
10. Randy Busscher 12 Ferris State (Mich.) Sept. 21, 1974
Jeremy Snead 12 Coe Sept. 26, 2009
Kohle Helle 12 Coe Oct. 8, 2016
Sam Markham 12 Wartburg Oct. 22, 2016
Sam Markham 12 Luther Nov. 12, 2016
Tanner Schminke 12 Coe Oct. 9, 2021
Tanner Schminke 12 Bethel (Minn.) Nov. 20, 2021

Most pass receptions, season

No. Name No. Yds. TD Year
1. Sam Markham 105 1,215 12 2016
2. Tanner Schminke 93 1,536 19 2021
3. Jeff Herbers 77 1,151 16 2021
4. Sam Markham 69 980 7 2015
Logan Mont 69 754 5 2022
6. Erik Knaack 67 1,088 14 2019
7. Hunter Robinson 64 958 15 2019
8. Chris Johnson 63 1,007 10 1998
Sam Markham 63 1,042 11 2017
10. Erik Knaack 62 781 12 2021

Most pass receptions, career

No. Name No. Yds. TD Years.
1. Sam Markham 289 3,887 33 2014-17
2. Erik Knaack 183 2,777 36 2017-21
3. Jeff Herbers 175 2,235 33 2019-23
4. Tanner Schminke 163 2,491 29 2017-21
5. Ryan Neu 159 2,581 42 2020-24
6. Logan Mont 154 1,670 13 2020-24
7. Chris Johnson 151 2,566 26 1995-98
8. Jeremy Snead 129 1,775 23 2008-11
9. Jamie Arendt 124 1,707 24 1991-94
10 Cody Huisman 116 1,658 14 2005-07

Most touchdown receptions, game

No. Name TD. Opponent Date
1. Sam Markham 4 Loras Oct. 28, 2017
Hunter Robinson 4 Loras Sept. 28, 2019
Erik Knaack 4 Simpson Sept. 25, 2021
Ryan Neu 4 Simpson Nov. 11, 2023
Ryan Neu 4 Loras Nov. 2, 2024
6. Randy Busscher 3 Wartburg Nov. 11, 1972
Randy Busscher 3 William Penn Nov. 3, 1973
Tom Temple 3 Cornell Sept. 15, 1979
Mike Bohning 3 Upper Iowa Oct. 29, 1983
Darren Huinker 3 Luther Nov. 2, 1985
Tom McDonald 3 Buena Vista Nov. 22, 1986
Jamie Arendt 3 Loras Oct. 15, 1994
Jamie Arendt 3 Simpson Oct. 22, 1994
Chris Johnson 3 Loras Oct. 11, 1997
Chris Johnson 3 Dubuque Oct. 3, 1998
Chris Johnson 3 Wis. -Eau Claire Nov. 21, 1998
Cody Huisman 3 St. John's (Minn.) Nov. 24, 2007
Jeremy Snead 3 Buena Vista Oct. 30, 2010
Sam Markham 3 Loras Oct. 17, 2015 
Erik Knaack 3 Luther Oct. 5, 2019
Erik Knaack 3 Wis.-Oshkosh Nov. 23, 2019
Jeff Herbers 3 Kalamazoo (Mich.) Sept. 11, 2021
Ryan Neu 3 Luther Oct. 30, 2021
Tanner Schminke 3 Coe Oct. 9, 2021
Tanner Schminke 3 Loras Oct. 23, 2021
Cam Schulte 3 Dubuque Oct. 26, 2024

Most touchdown receptions, season

No. Name TD Rec. Yds. Year
1. Tanner Schminke 19 93 1,536 2021
2. Jeff Herbers 16 77 1,151 2021
Ryan Neu 16 47 721 2023
4. Hunter Robinson 15 64 958 2019
5. Erik Knaack 14 67 1,088 2019
6. Geoff Lamb 12 40 756 1995
Chris Johnson 12 50 933 1997
Sam Markham 12 105 1,215 2016
Erik Knaack 12 62 781 2021
Ryan Neu 12 44 881 2022

Most touchdown receptions, career

No. Name TD Rec. Yds. Years
1. Ryan Neu 42 159 2,581 2020-24
2. Erik Knaack 36 183 2,777 2017-21
3. Sam Markham 33 289 3,887 2014-17
Jeff Herbers 33 175 2,235 2019-23
5. Tanner Schminke 29 163 2,491 2017-21
6. Randy Busscher 27 103 2,009 1971-74
7. Chris Johnson 26 151 2,566 1995-98
8. Jamie Arendt 24 124 1,707 1991-94
9. Jeremy Snead 23 129 1,775 2008-11
10. Chris McCullough 20 113 2,093 1999-01