Football breaks 20-year-old NJCAA passing record
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com

FULTON, MS – The ICC football team left its mark in the recently updated National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) football record book after breaking a 20-year-old passing record this past season.

This season, the nationally-ranked Indians completed 271 passes in nine games to set the single-season team completions per game record with 30.11 completions per game to take over the top spot set by Vermilion (MN) Community College according to Michael Teague, Assistant Director of Media Relations for the NJCAA.

Vermilion (MN) completed 301 of 492 passes in 10 games to set the original single-season mark of 30.10 completions per game during the 1996 season. That season quarterback Paul Chiochetto threw for 3,523 yards with 46 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while completing 61.1 percent of his passes to lead the Ironmen.

Peyton Bender (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Dan Ellington (Olive Branch), and Montario Montgomery (Starkville) combined to complete 271 of 413 passes (65.6 percent) for 3,545 yards with 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions on the season.

Other notable marks in the NJCAA Record Book

Mike Eaton ranks 30th amongst the All-Time Winningest Coaches with 111 wins and 40th in Highest Winning Percentage at .629 in 18 seasons.

Desmond Jennings (Birmingham, AL) was the 2005 NJCAA Receiving Champion with 6.8 receptions per game. He finished the season with 848 yards and six touchdowns on 54 catches in eight games.

Darrell Nicklow (Arcadia, FL) earned the 1993 NJCAA Receiving Champion honor with 7.8 receptions per game. He finished the year with 877 yards and five touchdowns on 70 catches in nine games.

Brandon Smith (Aberdeen) was the 2012 NJCAA Fumble Recovery Champion with four fumble recoveries returned for 38 yards in nine games.

Heath Hutchins (Saltillo) was named the 2008 NJCAA Punting Champion after averaging 46.0 yards per kick. He finished the season with 1,933 yards on 42 punts.

In 1994, the Indians earned the NJCAA Total Defensive Champion honor after only allowing 110.1 yards per game – a mark that ranks 11th overall in the NJCAA record book dating back to 1970.

In 1994, the Indians earned the Passing Defense Championship after holding teams to an impressive 47.5 yards per game – a mark that ranks 10th overall in the record book. 

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