By: By Kevin Kline, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – En route to an 11-2 campaign in which it started the season 10-0, won a PSAC Eastern Division title and recorded its first NCAA playoff victory since since 1991, the Shippensburg University football team broke or tied 73 school records in the process.
The 73 records (65 broken, eight tied) can be categorized as follows: 28 team records and 45 individual records; 24 single-game records, 38 single-season records and 11 career records; 55 offensive records, six defensive records and 10 special teams records.
Of the 45 individual records set, junior quarterback
Zach Zulli, the PSAC East and Daktronics Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year, is responsible for 25, including six single-game records, 11 single-season records and eight career records. More information on Zulli's record-breaking season can be found
here.
Junior kicker
Michael Lloyd was responsible for three single-game (all at Kutztown) and three single-season kicking records while junior kicker
Drew Newcomer set the single-game kicking record with 16 points in the NCAA playoff win over Bloomsburg.
Sophomore wide receiver
Trevor Harman achieved three single-game receiving records at Kutztown (18 catches, 288 yards, five touchdowns) as well as the single-season (19) and career (28) records for receiving touchdowns.
Senior running back
Mike Frenette set a single-game record with 332 all-purpose yards against Millersville and a single-season record with 56 receptions by a running back as well as the career record with 142. Senior wide receiver
Jacob Baskerville set three single-season receiving records in his final season: catches (85), receiving yards (1,405) and 100-yard games (eight).
On the defensive side of the ball, senior linebacker
Cody Fleming set the record for career tackles for loss with 52.5, breaking the mark previously held by current head coach
Mark Maciejewski '92/'96M. Junior defensive end
Jake Metz made 11.5 sacks in 2012 to set the new single-season record.
Team Records Broken (23):
• Single-game first downs:
38 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game pass completions:
48 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game pass attempts:
63 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game completion percentage:
76.2 (48-of-63 at Kutztown)
• Single-game passing yards:
606 (at East Stroudsburg)
• Combined yardage in a single game:
1,279 (Shippensburg 723, Kutztown 556)
• Single-season points:
609
• Single-season touchdowns:
83
• Single-season defensive touchdowns:
6
• Single-season first downs:
352
• Single-season total offense yards:
6,889
• Single-season touchdown passes:
58
• Single-season passing yards:
5,040
• Single-season pass completions:
363
•Single-season passing attempts:
581
• Single-season fumble returns for TDs
3
• Single-season yards on kickoff returns:
1,127 (45 returns)
• Single-season yards per kickoff return:
25.0 (45 for 1,127)
• Single-season plays:
1,033
• Single-season completion percentage:
62.5 (363-of-581)
•Single-season total offense yards per game:
529.9
•Single-season total offense yards per play:
6.67
• Single-season passing yards per game:
387.7
Team Records Tied (5):
• Single-game points:
73 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game touchdowns:
10 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game PATs:
10 (at Kutztown)
• Single-game fumble returns for TDs:
2 (vs. Cheyney)
• Single-season interception returns for TDs:
3
Individual Records Broken (42):
• Single-game completions:
46 (Zulli at Kutztown)
• Single-game pass attempts:
61 (Zulli at Kutztown)
• Single-game passing yards:
581 (Zulli at Kutztown)
• Single-game touchdown passes:
9 (Zulli at Kutztown) (tied for PSAC record)
• Single-game receptions:
18 (Harman at Kutztown) (tied PSAC record)
• Single-game receiving yards:
288 (Harman at Kutztown) (tied PSAC record)
• Single-game touchdown receptions:
5 (Harman at Kutztown) (tied PSAC record)
• Single-game total offense touchdowns:
9 (Zulli at Kutztown)
• Single-game total offense yards:
576 (Zulli vs. Bloomsburg)
• Single-game all-purpose yards:
332 (
Mike Frenette vs. Millersville)
• Single-game points by kicking
16 (Newcomer vs. Bloomsburg (NCAAs))
• Single-season completions:
342 (Zulli) (PSAC record)
• Single-season passing attempts:
544 (Zulli) (PSAC record)
• Single-season passing yards:
4,747 (Zulli) (PSAC record)
• Single-season total offense yards:
4,971 (Zulli)
• Single-season touchdown passes:
54 (Zulli) (tied D-II record)
• Single-season total offense touchdowns:
56 (Zulli) (D-II record)
• Single-season touchdowns responsible for:
57 (Zulli) (D-II record)
• Single-season points responsible for:
344 (Zulli) (D-II record)
•Single-season completion percentage:
62.9 (342-of-544, Zulli)
•Single-season passing efficiency rating:
165.2 (Zulli)
•Single-season passing yards per game:
365.2 (Zulli)
• Single-season receptions by a running back:
56 (Frenette)
• Single-season touchdown receptions:
19 (Harman)
• Single-season receiving yards:
1,405 (Baskerville)
• Single-season receptions:
85 (Baskerville)
•Single-season 100-yard receiving games:
8 (Baskerville)
• Single-season sacks:
11.5 (Metz)
•Single-season PATs:
59 (Lloyd)
• Single-season PAT attempts:
64 (Lloyd)
• Single-season points (by kicking):
80 (Lloyd)
• Consecutive games with a touchdown pass:
21 (Zulli)
• Consecutive passes without an interception:
200 (Zulli)
• Career touchdown passes:
88 (Zulli)
• Career completions:
568 (Zulli)
• Career passing yards:
7,485 (Zulli)
• Career receiving touchdowns:
28 (Harman)
• Career total offense yards:
8,076 (Zulli)
• Career total offense touchdowns:
94 (Zulli)
• Career receptions by a running back:
142 (Frenette)
• Career rushing yards by a quarterback:
588 (Zulli)
• Career tackles for loss:
52.5 (
Cody Fleming)
Individual Records Tied (3):
• Single-game PATs:
10 (Lloyd at Kutztown)
• Single-game PAT attempts:
10 (Lloyd at Kutztown)
• Single-game PAT accuracy:
100% (Lloyd at Kutztown, 10-of-10)