Ben Peays

WR-KRSeasons 1996–1999Statistics here 1997–1999Games 276'0 · 180 lbsHometown Austin, TexasHigh school Westlake

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Receiving

2,046

Official 1996-99
140 Rec · 14.6 Avg · 19 TDs
1,965 in the seasons with reports, 1997–1999

Points · 1997–1999

112

18 TD

All-purpose yds

3,678

Official 1996-99
21 Rush · 2046 Rec · 884 KR · 727 PR · 0 IR
3,326 in the seasons with reports, 1997–1999

In the Official Record Book

As published by Wheaton College Athletics — every era since 1914 · the full book

Ben Peays played 1996–1999. The archive's individual statistics begin with the 1997 season report, the earliest that survives anywhere, so the season-by-season tables and game logs below cover 1997–1999 only. The career totals here are the official ones and take in 1996.

Career Totals

As printed in the football yearbooksYearbook

Category	Total	Line	Rank when printed	Seasons
Receiving	2,046 yards	140 catches · 14.6 per catch · 19 TD	9th in 2013	1996-99

Career Records

Career totals as published, including seasons this archive has no report forOfficial

Record	Mark	Line	All-time	Seasons
Punt Returns	94 Returns		2nd	1996-99
Punt Return Yards	727 Yds	94 PR · 7.7 Yds/Ret	5th	1996-99
Kick Returns	41 Returns		6th	1996-99
All-Purpose Yards per Game	102.2 APY/G	3,678 APY · 36 Games	7th	1996-99
All-Purpose Yards	3,678 APY	21 Rush · 2,046 Rec · 884 KR · 727 PR · 0 IR	8th	1996-99
Kick Return Yards	884 Yds	41 KR · 21.6 Yds/Ret	8th	1996-99
Pass Receptions	140 Rec		13th	1996-99
Receiving Yards	2,046 Yards	140 Rec · 14.6 Avg · 19 TDs	13th	1996-99
Touchdown Receptions	19 TDs		16th	1996-99

Single-Season Records

One season, as publishedOfficial

Record	Mark	Line	All-time	Season
Punt Returns	29 Returns		6th	1996
Punt Returns	28 Returns		8th	1997
All-Purpose Yards per Game	140.9 APY/G	1,268 APY · 9 Games	9th	1998
Receiving Yards per Game Min 20 Receptions	103.8 Yds/G	934 Yards · 9 Games	11th	1998
Receiving Yards	934 Yards	59 Rec · 15.8 Avg · 9 TDs	20th	1998

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1997–2025

2nd All-Purpose Yards per Game · career · 123.2 3rd Punt Returns · career · 65 3rd Longest Reception · career · 81 3rd Longest Reception · 1997 · 81 4th Kick Returns · career · 37 4th Punt Return TDs · career · 1 4th Punt Return TDs · 1997 · 1 5th Receiving Yards per Game · 1998 · 103.8 6th Kick Return Yards · career · 773 6th Punt Return Yards · career · 568 6th All-Purpose Yards · career · 3,326 6th Receiving Yards per Game · career · 72.8 6th Punt Returns · 1997 · 28 7th All-Purpose Yards per Game · 1998 · 140.9 8th Receptions · career · 134 9th Receiving Yards · career · 1,965 10th Punt Return Average · 1999 · 13.5

Season by Season

Rushing

Season	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Long	Yds/G
1997	9	7	22	3.1	8	2.4
1999	9	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.2
Career	18	8	20	2.5	8	1.1

Receiving

Season	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Yds/G
1997	9	39	439	11.3	3	81	48.8
1998	9	59	934	15.8	9	64	103.8
1999	9	36	592	16.4	5	60	65.8
Career	27	134	1,965	14.7	17	81	72.8

Total Offense

Season	G	Plays	Rush	Yds	Yds/G
1997	9	—	22	22	2.4
1999	9	1	-2	-2	-0.2
Career	18	1	20	20	1.1

All-Purpose Yards

Season	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Yds	Yds/G
1997	9	22	439	197	275	933	103.7
1998	9	0	934	168	166	1,268	140.9
1999	9	-2	592	203	332	1,125	125.0
Career	27	20	1,965	568	773	3,326	123.2

Scoring

Season	TD	Pts
1997	4	26
1998	9	56
1999	5	30
Career	18	112

Defense

Season	GP	Solo	Tot
1997	9	1	1
1998	9	1	1
Career	18	2	2

Punt Returns

Season	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1997	28	197	7.0	1	67
1998	22	168	7.6	0	29
1999	15	203	13.5	0	36
Career	65	568	8.7	1	67

Kick Returns

Season	No	Yds	Avg	Long
1997	14	275	19.6	39
1998	8	166	20.8	30
1999	15	332	22.1	44
Career	37	773	20.9	44

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025

Date	Opponent	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Yds
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	3	32	20	0	55
Nov 15, 1997	North Central College	0	0	21	16	37
Sep 12, 1998	WashU	0	153	0	0	153
Sep 19, 1998	Anderson University (IN)	0	79	21	0	100
Oct 3, 1998	North Central College	0	9	49	0	58
Oct 10, 1998	Carthage College	0	170	14	0	184
Oct 17, 1998	North Park University	0	82	30	0	112
Oct 24, 1998	Illinois Wesleyan University	0	202	22	11	235
Oct 31, 1998	Millikin University	0	63	11	100	174
Nov 7, 1998	Elmhurst University	0	91	12	0	103
Nov 14, 1998	Augustana College (IL)	0	85	9	55	149

Date	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	6	20	10
Nov 15, 1997	North Central College	5	21	13
Sep 19, 1998	Anderson University (IN)	3	21	11
Oct 3, 1998	North Central College	3	49	29
Oct 10, 1998	Carthage College	3	14	8
Oct 17, 1998	North Park University	4	30	14
Oct 24, 1998	Illinois Wesleyan University	4	22	15
Oct 31, 1998	Millikin University	1	11	11
Nov 7, 1998	Elmhurst University	2	12	12
Nov 14, 1998	Augustana College (IL)	2	9	6
Sep 18, 1999	Anderson University (IN)	3	113	36
Oct 2, 1999	North Central College	3	12	4
Oct 9, 1999	Carthage College	2	10	9
Oct 16, 1999	North Park University	2	31	17
Oct 30, 1999	Millikin University	2	25	21
Nov 6, 1999	Elmhurst University	1	0	0
Nov 13, 1999	Augustana College (IL)	2	12	8

Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	3	32	1	13
Sep 12, 1998	WashU	12	153	1	48
Sep 19, 1998	Anderson University (IN)	7	79	2	34
Oct 3, 1998	North Central College	2	9	1	5
Oct 10, 1998	Carthage College	6	170	1	64
Oct 17, 1998	North Park University	5	82	0	28
Oct 24, 1998	Illinois Wesleyan University	6	202	1	60
Oct 31, 1998	Millikin University	6	63	1	15
Nov 7, 1998	Elmhurst University	8	91	2	41
Nov 14, 1998	Augustana College (IL)	7	85	0	26
Sep 11, 1999	WashU	6	106	1	37
Sep 18, 1999	Anderson University (IN)	5	94	0	33
Oct 2, 1999	North Central College	4	103	2	60
Oct 9, 1999	Carthage College	4	58	0	41
Oct 16, 1999	North Park University	2	21	0	12
Oct 23, 1999	Illinois Wesleyan University	4	84	0	37
Oct 30, 1999	Millikin University	5	34	1	14
Nov 6, 1999	Elmhurst University	5	79	1	35
Nov 13, 1999	Augustana College (IL)	1	13	0	13

Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	1	3	0	3
Oct 23, 1999	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	-2	0	0

Date	Opponent	TD	Pts
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	1	6
Sep 12, 1998	WashU	1	6
Sep 19, 1998	Anderson University (IN)	2	12
Oct 3, 1998	North Central College	1	8
Oct 10, 1998	Carthage College	1	6
Oct 24, 1998	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	6
Oct 31, 1998	Millikin University	1	6
Nov 7, 1998	Elmhurst University	2	12
Sep 11, 1999	WashU	1	6
Oct 2, 1999	North Central College	2	12
Oct 30, 1999	Millikin University	1	6
Nov 6, 1999	Elmhurst University	1	6

Date	Opponent	Plays	Rush	Pass	Yds
Oct 4, 1997	Augustana College (IL)	—	3	0	3

Date	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Nov 15, 1997	North Central College	1	16	16
Oct 24, 1998	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	11	11
Oct 31, 1998	Millikin University	5	100	30
Nov 14, 1998	Augustana College (IL)	2	55	29
Sep 11, 1999	WashU	3	93	44
Sep 18, 1999	Anderson University (IN)	2	31	17
Oct 2, 1999	North Central College	1	15	21
Oct 9, 1999	Carthage College	1	25	25
Oct 16, 1999	North Park University	2	39	25
Oct 30, 1999	Millikin University	2	58	40
Nov 6, 1999	Elmhurst University	3	49	25
Nov 13, 1999	Augustana College (IL)	1	22	22

Date	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
Nov 7, 1998	Elmhurst University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
1997	8	WR-KR	Sophomore	6'0	180 lbs	Austin, Texas	Westlake
1998	3	WR-KR	Junior	6'0	180 lbs	Austin, Texas	Westlake