The Western Michigan Broncos football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Western Michigan Broncos football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Broncos represent Western Michigan University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.
Although Western Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906, the school's official record book does not generally include entries from before the 1950s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA did not 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. The Broncos have played in seven bowl games since this decision, allowing many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, Western Michigan has played in the MAC Championship Game three times, giving yet another game to players in those seasons.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2025 season.
Passing
Passing yards
+ Career 1 Zach Terrell 12,1002019 WMU media guide lists 12,104 yards 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Tim Hiller 11,329 2005 2007 2008 2009 3 Tim Lester 11,299 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Alex Carder 8,886 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Brad Tayles 8,717 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Jon Wassink 6,482 2015 2017 2018 2019 7 Jay McDonagh 6,148 1993 1994 1995 8 Kaleb Eleby 6,084 2018 2020 2021 9 Jeff Welsh 4,849 1997 1999 2000 2001 10 Ryan Cubit 4,699 2004 2005 2006
+ Single season 1 Alex Carder 3,873 2011 2 Tim Hiller 3,725 2008 3 Tim Lester 3,639 1999 4 Zach Terrell 3,533 2016 5 Zach Terrell 3,526 2015 6 Zach Terrell 3,443 2014 7 Alex Carder 3,334 2010 8 Tim Lester 3,311 1998 9 Kaleb Eleby 3,277 2021 10 Tim Hiller 3,249 2009
+ Single game 1 Alex Carder 548 2011 Toledo 2 Alex Carder 479 2011 Connecticut 3 Tim Hiller 471 2008 Central Michigan 4 Chad Munson 450 2003 William & Mary 5 Zach Terrell 445 2016 Buffalo 6 Alex Carder 439 2011 Purdue(Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) Jon Wassink 439 2018 Miami (OH) 8 Tim Lester 435 1998 Bowling Green 9 Tim Lester 432 1998 Eastern Michigan 10 Alex Carder 429 2011 Miami
Passing touchdowns
+ Career 1 Tim Hiller 99 2005 2007 2008 2009 2 Zach Terrell 96 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Tim Lester 87 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Alex Carder 74 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Jon Wassink 50 2015 2017 2018 2019 6 Brad Tayles 49 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Jay McDonagh 45 1993 1994 1995 Kaleb Eleby 45 2018 2020 2021 9 Ryan Cubit 36 2004 2005 2006 10 Norm Harris 35 1948 1949 1950
+ Single season 1 Tim Hiller 36 2008 2 Tim Lester 34 1999 3 Zach Terrell 33 2016 4 Alex Carder 31 2011 5 Alex Carder 30 2010 6 Zach Terrell 27 2015 7 Zach Terrell 26 2014 8 Tim Hiller 23 2009 Kaleb Eleby 23 2021 10 Tim Lester 22 1998
+ Single game 1 Alex Carder 7 2011 Toledo 2 Chad Munson 6 2003 William & Mary Tyler Van Tubbergen 6 2011 Akron 4 13 times by 9 players 5 Most recent: Kaleb Eleby vs. Northern Illinois, 2021
Rushing
Rushing yards
+ Career 1 Jarvion Franklin 4,867 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 Robert Sanford 4,219 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Jerome Persell 4,190 1976 1977 1978 4 LeVante Bellamy 3,720 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Brandon West 3,671 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 Shawn Faulkner 3,341 1980 1981 1982 1983 7 Jim Vackaro 3,045 1992 1993 1994 1995 8 Sean Tyler2,830 2019 2020 2021 20229 Jalen Buckley 2,716 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 Bobby Howard 2,608 1977 1978 1979 1980
+ Single season 1 Shawn Faulkner 1,668 1983 2 Robert Sanford 1,571 2000 3 Jarvion Franklin 1,551 2014 4 Jerome Persell 1,505 1976 5 LeVante Bellamy 1,472 2019 6 Jarvion Franklin 1,353 2016 7 Jerome Persell 1,346 1978 8 Jerome Persell 1,339 1977 9 Jarvion Franklin 1,228 2017 LeVante Bellamy 1,228 2018
+ Single game 1 Jarvion Franklin 281 2016 Akron 2 Lovell Coleman 279 1958 Central Michigan 3 Sam Dunlap 247 1916 Ohio Northern 4 Jerome Persell 241 1976 Eastern Michigan 5 Jarvion Franklin 228 2017 Central Michigan 6 Jamauri Bogan 215 2015 Middle Tennessee(Bahamas Bowl) 7 LeVante Bellamy 213 2018 Ball State 8 Jarvion Franklin 211 2014 Idaho
Rushing touchdowns
+ Career 1 Jarvion Franklin 52 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 Jamauri Bogan 43 2015 2016 2017 2018 3 Jerome Persell 39 1976 1977 1978 4 LeVante Bellamy 35 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Robert Sanford 30 1997 1998 1999 20006 Jalen Buckley 28 2022 2023 2024 2025 7 Larry Cates 25 1971 1972 1973 Brandon West 25 2006 2007 2008 2009 9 Albert Little 23 1976 1977 1978 1979 Jim Vackaro 23 1992 1993 1994 1995 Sean Tyler23 2019 2020 2021 2022
+ Single season 1 Jarvion Franklin 24 2014 2 LeVante Bellamy 23 2019 3 Jerome Persell 19 1976 4 Robert Sanford 18 2000 5 Jamauri Bogan 16 2015 6 Jamauri Bogan 15 2018 7 Jerome Persell 14 1977 Broc Lowry 14 2025 9 Roger Lawson 13 1970 Larry Cates 13 1971 Robert Davis 13 1988
Receiving
Receptions
+ Career 1 Corey Davis 332 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Jordan White 306 2007 2009 2010 2011 3 Jamarko Simmons 260 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Greg Jennings 238 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Steve Neal 235 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Daniel Braverman 212 2013 2014 2015 7 Juan Nunez 190 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Skyy Moore 1712019 2020 2021 9 Kendrick Mosley 163 1999 2000 2001 2002 10 Andre Wallace 157 1991 1992 1993 1994
+ Single season 1 Jordan White 140 2011 2 Daniel Braverman 108 2015 3 Jamarko Simmons 104 2008 4 Greg Jennings 98 2005 5 Corey Davis 97 2016 6 Skyy Moore 95 2021 7 Jordan White 94 2010 8 Juan Nunez 91 2010 9 Corey Davis 89 2015 10 Daniel Braverman 86 2014
+ Single game 1 Jamie Hence 16 1987 Ohio Greg Jennings 16 2005 Virginia Jordan White 16 2011 Toledo 4 Tony Knox 15 1997 West Virginia 5 8 times by 7 players 14 Most recent: Kenneth Womack vs. Ohio, 2023
Receiving yards
+ Career 1 Corey Davis 5,285 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Jordan White 4,187 2007 2009 2010 2011 3 Steve Neal 3,599 1997 1998 1999 2000 4 Greg Jennings 3,539 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 Jamarko Simmons 3,019 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Daniel Braverman 2,499 2013 2014 2015 7 Skyy Moore 2,4822019 2020 2021 8 Corey Alston 2,456 1997 1998 1999 2000 9 Juan Nunez 2,337 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 D'Wayne Eskridge 2,260 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
+ Single season 1 Jordan White 1,911 2011 2 Corey Davis 1,500 2016 3 Corey Davis 1,436 2015 4 Corey Davis 1,408 2014 5 Jordan White 1,378 2010 6 Daniel Braverman 1,371 2015 7 Skyy Moore 1,292 2021 8 Jamarko Simmons 1,276 2008 9 Greg Jennings 1,259 2005 10 Steve Neal 1,121 1998
+ Single game 1 Corey Davis 272 2016 Ball State 2 Jordan White 265 2011 Purdue(Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) 3 Corey Alston 263 1997 Eastern Michigan 4 Greg Jennings 244 2005 Ball State 4 Greg Jennings 244 2005 Ball State 5 Dee Eskridge 240 2018 Syracuse 6 Jordan White 238 2011 Toledo 7 Corey Davis 212 2014 Ohio D'Wayne Eskridge 212 2020 Central Michigan 9Skyy Moore206 2021 Northern Illinois 10 Bob Phillips 203 1981 Ohio
Receiving touchdowns
+ Career 1 Corey Davis 52 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Greg Jennings 39 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 Jordan White 32 2007 2009 2010 2011 4 Steve Neal 27 1997 1998 1999 2000 5 Corey Alston 25 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Juan Nunez 24 2007 2008 2009 2010 7 Branden Ledbetter 20 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Allan Boyko 19 1987 1988 1989 1990 Daniel Braverman 19 2013 2014 2015 10 Jamarko Simmons 17 2005 2006 2007 2008
+ Single season 1 Corey Davis 19 2016 2 Jordan White 17 2011 3 Greg Jennings 14 2005 4 Greg Jennings 14 2003 5 Daniel Braverman 13 2015 6 Corey Davis 12 2015 7 Steve Neal 11 1999 Greg Jennings 11 2004 9 Allan Boyko 10 1990 Juan Nunez 10 2010 Jordan White 10 2010 Skyy Moore 10 2021
+ Single game 1 Greg Jennings 4 2005 Ball State Jayden Reed 4 2018 Miami (OH)Skyy Moore4 2021 Northern Illinois 4 Corey Davis 3 2015 Ball State Daniel Braverman 3 2015 Central Michigan Jordan White 3 2011 Toledo Juan Nunez 3 2010 Akron Greg Jennings 3 2003 Central Michigan Steve Neal 3 1999 Eastern Michigan Steve Neal 3 1999 Missouri George Mesko 3 1949 Central Michigan Al Bellile 3 1968 West Texas State Corey Davis 3 2016 North Carolina Central Corey Davis 3 2016 Ball State D'Wayne Eskridge 3 2020 Central Michigan Anthony Sambucci 3 2023Ball State Blake Bosma 3 2024 Buffalo
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
Total offense yards
+ Career 1 Zach Terrell 12,720 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Tim Hiller 11,220 2005 2007 2008 2009 3 Tim Lester 11,081 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Alex Carder 9,116 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Brad Tayles 9,071 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Jay McDonagh 6,915 1993 1994 1995 7 Kaleb Eleby 6,159 2018 2020 2021 8 Jarvion Franklin 4,867 2014 2015 2016 2017 9 Jeff Welsh 4,805 1997 1999 2000 2001 10 Ryan Cubit 4,599 2004 2005 2006
+ Single season 1 Alex Carder 4,143 2011 2 Zach Terrell 3,782 2016 3 Tim Hiller 3,727 2008 4 Zach Terrell 3,707 2014 5 Zach Terrell 3,654 2015 6 Tim Lester 3,604 1999 7 Alex Carder 3,560 2010 8 Kaleb Eleby 3,341 2021 9 Tim Lester 3,262 1998 10 Tim Hiller 3,148 2009
+ Single game 1 Alex Carder 564 2011 Toledo 2 Alex Carder 478 2011 Connecticut 3 Jon Wassink 477 2018 Miami (OH) 4 Zach Terrell 469 2016 Buffalo 5 Tony Kimbrough 468 1988 Fresno State(California Bowl) 6 Tim Hiller 465 2008 Central Michigan 7 Chad Munson 464 2003 William & Mary 8 Alex Carder 456 2011 Purdue(Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) 9 Alex Carder 448 2011 Miami (OH) 10 Tim Lester 447 1998 Bowling Green
Total touchdowns
+ Career 1 Zach Terrell 109 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Tim Hiller 103 2005 2007 2008 2009 3 Tim Lester 91 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Alex Carder 84 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Brad Tayles 62 1989 1990 1991 1992 6 Kaleb Eleby 58 2018 2020 2021 7 Jay McDonagh 52 1993 1994 1995 8 Jon Wassink 44 2015 2017 2018 2019 9 Jerome Persell 39 1976 1977 1978 10 Jeff Welsh 38 1997 1999 2000 2001
+ Single season 1 Zach Terrell 40 2016 2 Tim Hiller 37 2008 3 Alex Carder 36 2010 4 Tim Lester 35 1999 Alex Carder 35 2011 6 Zach Terrell 30 2015 7 Zach Terrell 29 2014 Kaleb Eleby 29 2021 9 Tony Kimbrough 27 1988 10 Jarvion Franklin 24 2014
Defense
Interceptions
+ Career 1 Dave Kribs 24 1937 1938 1939 2 Floyd Stollsteimer 15 1951 1952 1953 Ron Karlis 15 1970 1971 1972 4 Ronald Rogers 14 1998 1999 2000 2001 5 Darius Phillips 12 2014 2015 2016 2017
+ Single season 1 Dave Kribs 11 1939 2 Dave Kribs 9 1938 Bill Yambrick 9 1942 Floyd Stollsteimer 9 1951
+ Single game 1 Bill Yambrick 4 1942 Wayne State Sam Antonazzo 4 1968 Marshall 3 George Ihler 3 1962 Marshall Dick Trudeau 3 1966 West Texas State Dave Gapinski 3 1976 Ohio Tony Carr 3 2002 Eastern Michigan
Tackles
+ Career 1 John Offerdahl 694 1982 1983 1984 1985 2 Sean Mulhearn 435 1987 1988 1989 1990 3 Eric Hoffman 406 1985 1986 1987 1988 4 Peter Tuffo 382 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 5 Greg Igaz 346 1969 1970 1971 6 Justin Currie 339 2011 2012 2013 2014 7 John Schuster 334 1978 1979 1980 1981 8 Scott Niles 313 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Robert Spillane 312 2014 2015 2016 2017 10 Dominic Riggio 310 1971 1972 1973 Louis Delmas 310 2005 2006 2007 2008
+ Single season 1 John Offerdahl 192 1983 2 Eric Manns 186 1978 3 John Offerdahl 182 1984
+ Single game 1 Willie Berrios 27 1987 Central Michigan 2 Greg Igaz 25 1970 Brigham Young 3 Van Dickerson 24 1977 Central Michigan John Offerdahl 24 1984 Ball State 5 Asantay Brown 22 2017 Toledo
Sacks
+ Career 1 Jason Babin 38.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 Joel Smeenge 34.0 1986 1987 1988 1989
+ Single season 1 Ameer Ismail 17.0 2006 2 Jason Babin 15.0 2002 Jason Babin 15.0 2003 4 Nadame Tucker 14.5 2025 5 Joel Smeenge 14.0 1989 6 Roy Swoape 13.0 1985 Ali Fayad 13.0 2021
+ Single game 1 Ameer Ismail 6.0 2006 Ball State
Kicking
Field goals made