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CAREER | SEASON | GAME || BY POSITIONReceptions: 14; Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards) Yards: 167; Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10 rec.) Yards Per Reception (min. 4 rec.): 41.50; Chuck Malito, SE, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (4 rec., 166 yards) Touchdowns: 3; Clarence Swanson, E, vs. Colorado State, Nov. 24, 1921; Johnny Rodgers, WB, vs. Minnesota, Sept. 18, 1971; Frosty Anderson, SE, at Minnesota, Oct. 6, 1973; Don Westbrook, WB, at Kansas, Oct. 19, 1974; Tom Banderas, TE, at Missouri, Oct. 31, 1987; Tracey Wistrom, TE, vs. Iowa, Sept. 23, 2000 Longest Nebraska Reception: 95 (TD); Freeman White, SE, from Fred Duda, QB, vs. Colorado, Oct. 23, 1965 Longest Nebraska Reception, No TD: 78; Wilson Thomas, SE, from Eric Crouch, QB, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2001 Top 10 Games, Pass Receptions 1. 14 Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards) 2. 10 Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (167 yards) 10 Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Kansas State, Nov. 14, 1971 (125 yards) 4. 9 Jeff Kinney, HB, vs. Kansas, Oct. 18, 1969 (94 yards) 9 Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Iowa State, Nov. 11, 1972 (113 yards) 9 Frosty Anderson, SE, vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 29, 1973 (141 yards) 7. 8 Freeman White, SE, vs. TCU, Sept. 18, 1965 (122 yards) 8 Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Iowa State, Oct. 1, 1966 (78 yards) 8 Dennis Morrison, TE, at Colorado, Oct. 22, 1966 (108 yards) 8 Ben Gregory, HB, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1967 (120 yards) 8 Jeff Kinney, HB, at Missouri, Oct. 11, 1969 (124 yards) Bowl Game Record 6 Tom Penney, SE, vs. Alabama, Jan. 2, 1967, Sugar Bowl; Bobby Thomas, SE, vs. Arizona State, Dec. 26, 1975, Fiesta Bowl; Dennis Richnafsky, SE, vs. Alabama, Jan. 2, 1967, Sugar Bowl Best Pass Reception Games by Class Freshman: 6; DeAngelo Evans, IB, vs. Texas, Dec. 7, 1996 (42 yards) Sophomore: 10; Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (167 yards) Junior: 10; Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Kansas State, Nov. 14, 1971 (125 yards) Senior: 14; Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards) Top 10 Games, Receiving Yards 1. 167 Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10 rec.) 2. 166 Chuck Malito, SE, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (4 rec.) 3. 163 Guy Ingles, SE, vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 25, 1969 (5 rec.) 4. 145 Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (14 rec.) 5. 141 Frosty Anderson, SE, vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 29, 1973 (9 rec.) 6. 139 Freeman White, SE, vs. Colorado, Oct. 23, 1965 (4 rec.) 7. 138 Irving Fryar, WB, at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (2 rec.) 8. 137 Frosty Anderson, SE, at Minnesota, Oct. 13, 1973 (5 rec.) 137 Johnny Mitchell, TE, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 29, 1991 (7 rec.) 10. 133 Guy Ingles, SE, at Kansas, Oct. 20, 1970 (3 rec.) Bowl Game Record 138 Johnny Mitchell, TE, vs. Georgia Tech, Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1,
1991 (5 rec.) Best Receiving Yardage Games by Class Freshman: 108; Johnny Mitchell, TE, at Kansas, Nov. 10, 1990 (3 rec.) Note: Johnny Mitchell caught five passes for 138 yards vs. Georgia Tech
in the 1991 Citrus Bowl. Sophomore: 167; Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10 rec.) Junior: 163; Guy Ingles, SE, vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 25, 1969 (5 rec.) Senior: 166; Chuck Malito, SE, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (4 rec.)
Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.