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Greatest Individual Griz Seasons(QB/RB/WR)

alabamagrizzly

alabamagrizzly

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Going through the record books recently and wanted to pay homage to some of the greatest, unrecognized individual seasons in Griz history. Most know that the records don't reflect playoff stats pre '02 which has always been a pet peeve of mine, especially since some of our greatest players played pre '02. I have a top 5 for QB's, RB's, and WR's with playoff stats included. Dave's '95 season, Yo's '01 season, and Joe Douglas's '96 season were epic and should be legendary, if more folks knew about them. What truly inspired this though was wondering how Keali’i's and Eli's current seasons stack up. I know the season is not done yet but with potentially three more games to go, these two have the opportunity to place themselves near the top of these list. We are watching legends in the making.



QB
1st '95 Dave Dickenson
5,676 yrd* 51 td 75% 56 total td
National Champion
*Would be NCAA Record if playoff stats were counted

2nd '96 Brian Ah Yat
4,994 yrd 53 td 63% 56 total td

3rd '93 Dave Dickenson
4,049 yrd 36 td 67% 51 total td

4th '04 Craig Ochs
3,807 yrd 33 td 68.6 34 total td

5th '99 Drew Miller
3,881 yrd 33 td 66% 33 total td

(4th)'25 Keali’i Ah Yat
3,514 yrd 29 td 70% 36 total td



RB
1st '01 Yohance Humphrey
2,101 yrd 23 td 2,642 tot yrd 26 tot td
National Champion

2nd '09 Chase Reynolds
1,502 yrd 22 td 1,860 tot yrd 24 tot td

3rd '08 Chase Reynolds
1,583 yrd 22 td 1,756 tot yrd 23 tot td

4th '99 Yohance Humphrey
1,363 yrd 17 td 1,715 tot yrd 18 tot td

5th '05 Lex Hilliard
1,322 yrd 12 td 1,466 tot yrd 14 tot td

(4th)'25 Eli Gilman
1,396 yrd 19 td 1,567 tot yrd 21 tot td



WR
1st '96 Joe Douglas
123 rec 1,966 yrd 21 td

2nd '01 Etu Molden
102 rec 1,414 yrd 17 td
National Champion

3rd '19 Samori Toure
87 rec 1495 yrd 13 td

4th '95 Matt Wells
91 rec 1,318 yrd 13 td
National Champion

5th '09 Marc Mariani
80 rec 1,479 yrd 13 td
 
DD was the greatest, but he didn't hit 75% of his passes in 1995. Counting the playoffs, he completed 431-624 (69.07%).
 
What’s crazy is Ah Yat is just a sophomore and has hopefully 3 games remaining to add to this season’s stats.
 
CrunchGriz said:
At this point, Keali'i's completion percentage for the season is the best in Griz history, just above DD's in 1995
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I thought I remembered that including playoffs DD had 75% completion in 95. I distinctly remember the announcers in the NC bringing that up. Maybe not.
 
RayWill said:
I thought I remembered that including playoffs DD had 75% completion in 95. I distinctly remember the announcers in the NC bringing that up. Maybe not.
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Just went back to the record book and looked it up. 69.07%. 431-624.

And lest anyone think they're dunking on KAY because "but, he has 8 interceptions this year"--DD had 11 in '95 (admittedly, he threw a metric sh-t ton more passes, but still...).
 
Dont Kick 2 Bergen said:
What were Dickensons numbers during the playoffs in 95?

That is insane for a season are you sure thats right?
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Believe it. Thats why hes Super Dave!

Regular season
Game 1 v Eastern New Mexico 337/2
Game 2 v Wash St 322/3
Game 3 v Minn Duluth 256/3
Game 4 v Boise St 383/6
Game 5 v Cal Davis 469/4
Game 6 v Weber St 493/3
Game 7 v Northern Arizona 364/2
Game 8 v Idaho 558/5
Game 9 v Idaho St 292/3
Game 10 v Eastern Washington 318/3
Game 11 v scats 384/4
Totals 4,176 yrd 38 td

Postseason
Game 12 v Eastern Kentucky 441/2
Game 13 v Georgia Southern 408/4
Game 14 v Stephen F Austin 370/5
Game 15 v Marshall 281/2
Totals 1,500 yrd 13 td
 
Dont Kick 2 Bergen said:
Wow, that must have been something to watch him play
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It was incredible. Thing is he could kill you with his feet too and often did. Ahead if his time. His ability to read and then pick apart a defense was next to black magic. Was too far ahead of the times for the NFL but he is a Legend in Canada. He is Super Dave the Legend of the Fall and if he didn't play for MT he would have been a household name.
 
DD and KAY's dad ran a very different offense than what KAY is running. DD threw about 9 more passes per game than KAY has thrown this year. Air Bear averaged just 113 yards / game rushing. It was pass first, pass second, pass third, and throw in a run or three every drive just to keep the defense honest. The Griz in those days ran every flavor of screen you can name, ran them all well, and had receivers like Wells, Ehrhardt, and Douglass who could make you pay with YAC (all three had more than 1,000 yards receiving and 11 or more TDs).

And yes, it was a blast to watch. Almost no team could stop it. The closest the Griz came to being stopped was in the championship game, against a Marshall team with several future NFL guys on it. DD was sacked ten times, yet still had the stones at the end of the game to drive the Griz for the winning field goal.
 
CrunchGriz said:
Just went back to the record book and looked it up. 69.07%. 431-624.

And lest anyone think they're dunking on KAY because "but, he has 8 interceptions this year"--DD had 11 in '95 (admittedly, he threw a metric sh-t ton more passes, but still...).
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You are correct. This is what makes following the grizzly record book frustrating. There are a lot of inconsistencies throughout. Ive intiated a few corrections in the past with Taber but theres still plenty out there. I offered him to allow me go through the stats and correct the record books but he hasn't taken me up on my offer yet😂.
 
CrunchGriz said:
Just went back to the record book and looked it up. 69.07%. 431-624.

And lest anyone think they're dunking on KAY because "but, he has 8 interceptions this year"--DD had 11 in '95 (admittedly, he threw a metric sh-t ton more passes, but still...).
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Just curious, which record book are you looking at? I only know of the GoGriz record book and it only credits Dave's '95 season with 67.9%, good for 3rd. Thats the percentage of his regular season total of 309 completions and 455 attempts. The stats page on the other hand has the totals for all 15 games.
 
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