Terrell Hudgins
School: Elon (SoCon member 2003-14)
Sport: Football
Years Competed: 2006-09
Major/Degree: B.S., Leisure and sport management
Relevant Statistics
- Graduated as the holder of 19 NCAA, SoCon or Elon records
Notable FCS records held at end his career (some have since been surpassed):
- Broke Jerry Rice’s FCS record with 5,250 career receiving yards
- First NCAA Division I player with four 1,000-yard seasons
- 116.7 career receiving yards/game (minimum 3,000 yards)
- 395 career receptions
- 8.78 career receptions/game (FCS record)
- 28 career 100-yard games
- 34 career games with a TD reception
- 18 TD receptions in 2007 shared FCS lead
- 1.2 career TD receptions/game
- FCS-record 123 receptions in 2009
Other notable statistics:
- SoCon-record 10 games with 100 or more receiving yards in 2009
- Had what was then a SoCon-record 1,633 receiving yards in 2009
- 1,474 receiving yards in 2007
- Had a streak of five consecutive games with 100 or more receiving yards in 2006 and two separate streaks of five games in 2009 (SoCon record at the time)
- 3 career games with 200 or more receiving yards (was tied for SoCon record)
- 52 career receiving TDs (SoCon record, fourth in FCS history)
- Led FCS in both receptions/game and receiving yards/game in 2007 (10.6 rpg/134.0 ypg) and 2009 (10.3 rpg/136.1 ypg)
Team Record(s)/Finishes
2006: 5-6 / 2-5 SoCon (T-5th)
2007: 7-4 / 4-3 SoCon (T-3rd) - finished season ranked No. 23 by both the coaches and The Sports Network
2008: 8-4 / 6-2 SoCon (3rd) - finished season ranked Nos. 19/17
2009: 9-3 / 7-1 SoCon (2nd) - finished season ranked Nos. 10/9; Elon's first-ever FCS playoff appearance
Conference Honors/Awards
- SoCon 100th Anniversary team
- 2006 All-SoCon (1st team coaches, 2nd team media)
- 2007 All-SoCon (1st team coaches & media)
- 2008 All-SoCon (1st team coaches & media)
- 2009 All-SoCon (1st team coaches & media)
- Three-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
- Two-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Month
National Honors/Awards
- 2009 Walter Payton Award runner-up
- Placed 11th in 2007 Payton voting and 15th in 2008 Payton voting
- Associated Press All-American (2nd team in 2008, 1st team in 2009)
- The Sports Network All-American (1st team in 2007, 2nd team in 2008, 1st team in 2009)
- College Sporting News All-American (1st team in 2007, 2008 & 2009)
- AFCA All-American (1st team in 2009)
- Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American (1st team in 2007, 2008 & 2009)
- Football Gazette All-American (Honorable Mention in 2006)
- Two-time national player of the week in 2009
Academic Awards/Honors
Spring 2010 AD Honor Roll
Professional Career
2010 Dallas Cowboys training camp
Other Notable Information
- Won Elon's' Stein H. Basnight Award as the top male athlete at the university in both 2008 and 2010
- Inducted into Elon's Hall of Fame in 2010
- His No. 19 jersey was retired by Elon during the 2010 season