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SBU Football Sets 28 Records During Historic 2016 Season

11/30/2016 1:54:00 PM

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team set 28 different school records during their historic 2016 season. Alongside the 28 records, the Bearcats captured their first ever conference championship, first ever AFCA National Ranking, D2Football.com National Ranking, NCAA Super Region 4 Ranking, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in program history.

Junior running back Bubba Jenkins led the way for the Bearcats setting 6 records during the season, while senior punter Austin Molitor set four different records. As a team, SBU set or extended 13 different team records, with 9 records coming on the offensive side of the ball. TJ Edwards became the second player in SBU history to be named conference offensive player of the year, while the Bearcats had a school record 10 players named 1st Team All-Conference. Additionally, head coach Robert Clardy became the first SBU head football to coach to be named GLVC Coach of the Year. 

Below is a list of the records set or extended during the 2016 season:
 
Individual Records
Record Number Name Year
Most Points Scored (Season) 120 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most Touchdowns Scored (Season) 20 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most PAT's (Season) 59 Jordan LeClair 2016
Most Rushing Attempts (Season) 310 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most Rushing Yards (Season) 1,739 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most Rushing Yards Per Game (Season) 144.9 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most Rushing Touchdowns (Season) 20 Bubba Jenkins 2016
Most Touchdown Passes (Season) 34 TJ Edwards 2016
Consecutive Games with TD Pass 22 TJ Edwards 2015-present
Most Touchdown Receptions (Season) 13 Kendrick Payne 2016
Most Punts (Career) 200 Austin Molitor 2013-16
Longest Punt 75 Austin Molitor 10/15/16
Best Punt Average (Season) 41.6 Austin Molitor 2016
Best Punt Average (Career) 39.9 Austin Molitor 2013-16
Longest Kickoff Return 100 Cassian Foreman 9/17/16
 
Team Records
Record Number Year
Wins 10 2016
Conference Wins 7 2016
Most Total First Downs 314 2016
Fewest Fumbles 15 2016
Most Total Offensive Yards 6,047 2016
Most Offensive Points Scored 505 2016
Most Touchdowns Scored 70 2016
Most Rushing Plays 537 2016
Most Rushing Yards 2,661 2016
Most Rushing Touchdowns 32 2016
Most Touchdown Passes 36 2016
Most Consecutive Victories 7 9th game of '15 - 5th game of 16'
Consecutive Games w/out being Shutout 132 1st game of '05 - current
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