Randy Moss

Bio

A two-time First Team All-American as a wide receiver, Randy Moss also earned First Team All-America honors as a kicker returner in 1996. He claimed the Biletnikoff Award in 1997, honoring the best wide receiver in the nation while finishing fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 1996, and he was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the Vern Smith Award recipient as the conference's MVP in 1997. He was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection (Southern Conference in 1996 and Mid-American Conference in 1997). In two seasons, Moss caught 174 passes for 3,529 yards and 54 touchdowns while setting national, conference, and school records. On special teams, he returned 32 kickoffs for 875 yards, averaging 27.3 yards, and 25 punts for 271 yards, averaging 10.8 yards. Moss's 26 touchdown receptions in 1997 set an FBS record, and he caught a touchdown pass in all 13 games that season while amassing 96 receptions for 1,820 yards. Marshall went 28-3 overall in Moss's two seasons. His first season, the Thundering Herd went 15-0 and won the Division I-AA (now FCS) National Championship. Moss caught 78 passes for 1,709 yards and 28 touchdowns that season, leading the nation. His second season, Marshall won the Mid-American Conference Championship in the school's first year at the FBS level with a 10-3 record. Moss still holds Marshall records for receiving yards in a game (288), most touchdowns receptions in a game (5), most receiving yards in a season (1,820), most touchdowns receptions in a season (28), and most touchdown receptions in a career (54). He also still holds the Mid-American Conference records for most touchdown receptions in a game (5) and most touchdown receptions in a season (26).

Career Highlights

• 1997 All-Conference
• 1997 Conference Most Valuable Player
• 1997 Heisman - Fourth
• 1997 Unanimous All-America
• 1996 All-Conference
• 1996 FCS First Team All-America