University of Mount Union

The Mount Union football team has advanced to the NCAA Division III Playoffs 34 times - the most in NCAA Division III history. The Purple Raiders have a 112-20 (.842) record all-time in NCAA Playoff games, advancing to the NCAA Championship "Stagg Bowl" 22 times with an NCAA Division III-record 13 National Championships - both NCAA Division III records. Below are Mount Union NCAA Playoff records.

Single Game - Individual 
Single Game - Team 
Tournament - Individual 
Tournament - Team 
 

SINGLE GAME - INDIVIDUAL
Most Yards Rushing	371	Nate Kmic vs. St. John Fisher, 2006
Most yards Passing	584	Bill Borchert vs. Hanover, 1995
Most Yards Receiving	256	Todd Zufra vs. Hanover, 1995
Most Yards Total Offense	595	Bill Borchert vs. Hanover, 1995
Most Touchdowns	5	Dan Pugh vs. John Carroll, 2002
	5	Jasper Collins vs. Johns Hopkins, 2012
Most Touchdown Passes	8	Jim Ballard vs. St. John's (MN), 1993*
Most Touchdown Receptions	5	Jasper Collins vs. Johns Hopkins, 2012*
Most Completions	1. 43	Braxton Plunk vs Wartburg (Dec 10, 2022)
	2. 38	Braxton Plunk vs. Muhlenberg, 2021
Most Receptions	17	Adam Marino vs. Widener, 2000*
Longest Rush	95	Chuck Moore vs. Bridgewater (VA), 2001*
	95	Nate Kmic vs. Wis-Whitewater, 2005*
Longest Pass	92	Mike Jorris to Pierre Garcon vs. Mount St. Joseph, 2005
Longest Field Goal	1. 44	Deaglan Camron vs. Alma (11/25/2023)
	2. 43	Ivan Maric vs Salisbury (12/14/2024)
	3. 41	Ivan Maric vs Carnegie Mellon (12/7/2024)
	4. 39	Elliott Warner vs. Salisbury (11/19/2022)
	5. 38	Edward Ruhnke vs. Adrian, 2014
	5. 38	Edward Ruhnke vs. Washington & Jefferson, 2014
Longest INT Return for a TD	90	Trevor Cox vs. Johns Hopkins, 2018
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD	90	Darian Littlejohn vs. Frostburg St., 2017
Most Sacks	3.5	Rich Williams vs. Dayton, 1992
Most PATS	10	Rodney Chenos vs. Widener, 2000*
	10	Edward Ruhnke vs. Wesley, 2014*
	10	Alex Louthan at Alfred, 2016*
Most Interceptions	3	Isaiah Scott vs. Wesley, 2011*

 

SINGLE GAME - TEAM
Most First Downs	40	vs. Hanover, 1995*
	40	vs. Widener, 2012*
Most Yards Total Offense	773	vs. Hanover, 1995*
Most Points Scored	72	vs. Christopher Newport, 2012
	72	vs. Widener, 2012
Defensive Shutouts (7 times)	51-0	vs. Salisbury (11/19/2022)*
	12-0	vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (12/15/2017)*
	67-0	vs. Washington & Jefferson (11/29/2014)*
	55-0	vs. Washington & Jefferson (11/21/2009)*
	56-0	vs. Randolph Macon (11/22/2008)*
	49-0	vs. Hope (11/18/2006)*
	66-0	vs. Bridgewater (Va.) (12/13/2003)*
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed	-29	vs. Widener, 2012
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed	0	vs. Augustana (IL), 2005*
Fewest Yards Total Offense Allowed	58	vs. Mount St. Joseph, 2005

 

TOURNAMENT - INDIVIDUAL
Best Completion Percentage	1. 74.7 (148-198)	Braxton Plunk, 2022*
	2. 70.1 (54-77)	Braxton Plunk, 2023
	3. 70.0 (105-150)	Kevin Burke, 2012
Most Rushing Yards	1,150	Nate Kmic, 2008*
Most Rushing Attempts	176	Nate Kmic, 2005*
Most Touchdowns	16	Nate Kmic, 2008*
Most Passes Attempted	1. 198	Braxton Plunk, 2022*
	2. 194	Kevin Burke, 2014
Most Passes Completed	1. 148	Braxton Plunk, 2022*
	2. 122	Kevin Burke, 2014
Most Touchdown Passes	24	Kevin Burke, 2014*
Most Touchdown Receptions	11	Jasper Collins, 2012*
Most Points	96	Nate Kmic, 2008

 

TOURNAMENT - TEAM
Most First Downs	146	2014*
Most Points	275	2012*
Total Offense	2,879	2014
Most Rushing Yards	1,556	2008*
Most Passing Yards	1,794	2014*
Most Passing Attempts	211	2014*
Most Passing Completions	1. 148	2022*
	2. 129	2014

*Indicates NCAA Division III Playoff Record