ANNUAL KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS
Year Player Returns Yards Avg. TDs
1940 Bill Dudley 14 356 25.4 1
1941 Eddie Bryant 6 99 16.5 0
1942 Eddie Bryant 3 76 25.3 0
1944 Dick Davis 2 46 23.0 0
1946 Ray Brown 5 115 23.0 0
1947 Bruce Bailey 8 143 17.9 0
1948 Joe McCary 8 169 21.1 0
1949 John Papit 17 397 23.4 0
1950 Gerry Furst 7 114 16.3 0
1951 Jim Ashwell 3 125 41.7 1
1952 Eddie Knowles 4 106 26.5 0
1953 Henry Strempek 10 240 24.0 1
1954 Henry Strempek 6 114 19.0 0
1955 Jim Bakhtiar 8 151 18.9 0
1956 Jim Bakhtiar 6 113 18.8 0
1957 Carl Moser 10 248 24.8 0
1958 Sonny Randle (led nation) 21 506 24.1 0
1959 Tom Gravins (led ACC) 17 346 20.4 0
1960 Ted Rzempoluch 11 221 20.1 0
1961 Bobby Freeman 9 162 18.0 0
1962 Bobby Freeman 7 155 22.1 0
1963 Henry Massie 5 184 36.8 1
1964 Roger Davis (led ACC) 21 461 22.0 0
1965 John Pincavage 14 344 24.6 1
1966 Frank Quayle 18 439 24.4 0
1967 Frank Quayle 17 422 24.8 1
1968 Frank Quayle 12 230 19.2 0
1969 Chuck Mooser 18 368 20.4 0
1970 Jim Lacey 16 360 22.5 0
1971 Gerard Mullins 17 405 23.8 0
1972 Kent Merritt 10 227 22.7 0
1973 Gerard Mullins 12 276 23.0 0
1974 Joe Sroba 18 440 24.4 0
1975 Joe Sroba 31 647 20.9 0
1976 Joe Sroba 25 558 22.3 0
1977 Tom Vigorito 23 504 21.9 0
1978 Sean McCall (led ACC) 19 511 26.9 0
1979 Sean McCall 17 350 20.6 0
1980 Dave Hall 14 285 20.4 0
1981 Greg Taylor 6 164 27.3 0
1982 Malcolm Pittman 30 617 20.6 0
1983 Malcolm Pittman 20 486 24.3 0
1984 Barry Word 18 351 19.5 0
1985 Malcolm Pittman 20 440 22.0 0
1986 Chris Warren 34 768 22.6 0
1987 Darrell Wynn 12 215 17.9 0
1988 Tim Finkelston 14 324 23.1 0
1989 Terry Kirby 13 257 19.8 0
1990 Larry Holmes 16 328 20.5 0
1991 Jerrod Washington 13 339 26.1 1
1992 Jerrod Washington 23 464 20.2 1
1993 Jerrod Washington 14 253 18.1 0
1994 Demetrius “Pete” Allen 11 207 18.8 0
1995 Demetrius “Pete” Allen 29 608 21.0 0
1996 Terrence Wilkins 14 290 20.7 0
1997 Terrence Wilkins 21 441 21.0 0
1998 Antwoine Womack 12 236 19.7 0
1999 Tavon Mason 9 176 19.6 0
2000 Tavon Mason 16 346 21.6 0
2001 Tavon Mason 19 482 25.4 1
2002 Wali Lundy 17 409 24.1 0
2003 Tony Franklin 13 336 25.8 0
2004 Marquis Weeks 11 354 32.2 1
2005 Cedric Peerman 21 542 25.8 0
2006 Cedric Peerman 19 519 27.3 0
2007 Andrew Pearman 29 608 21.0 0
2008 Chase Minnifield 21 490 23.3 0
2009 Chase Minnifield 22 513 23.3 0