1959 Leaders

Pass Attempts

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Ron Costello • Xavier 61.6
3. Olen Treadway • Iowa 58.5
5. Dick Norman • Stanford 57.8
7. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 56.9
8. Joe Caldwell • Army 55.9
12. Rich Mayo • Air Force 52.1
13. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 51.3
14. Peter Hall • Marquette 50.6
15. Gale Weidner • Colorado 48.3
16. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 42.9
17. Ed Hino • George Washington 42.7
18. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 39.2

Passing Yards

Passing Yards Per Attempt

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 131.5
2. Olen Treadway • Iowa 125.8
4. Dick Norman • Stanford 125.2
6. Joe Caldwell • Army 124.2
7. Ron Costello • Xavier 121.9
8. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 117.3
9. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 115.2
10. Joe Majors • Florida State 110.2
11. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 106.8
12. Peter Hall • Marquette 104.9
13. Rich Mayo • Air Force 100.3
14. Gale Weidner • Colorado 95.6
15. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 91.4
16. Ed Hino • George Washington 77.5
17. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 73.6

Rush Attempts

Rushing Yards

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Receiving Yards

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Bake Turner • Texas Tech 20.2
4. Bobby Allen • Wake Forest 18.5
5. Si Woods • Marquette 18.4
6. Bob Simms • Rutgers 18.2
8. Russell Hill • Texas A&M 17.9
9. Ben Robinson • Stanford 17.5
10. Pete Manning • Wake Forest 17.3
11. Paul Maguire • The Citadel 17.2
12. Marv Luster • UCLA 16.6
13. Johnny Counts • Illinois 16.5
16. George Andrie • Marquette 16.2
17. Bob Federspiel • Columbia 15.6
18. John Kappas • Xavier 15.5
19. Jim Mullen • Xavier 15.1
20. Jim Leo • Cincinnati 14.7

Plays From Scrimmage

Yards From Scrimmage

Total Plays

Total Yards

1. Dick Norman • Stanford 2018
3. Peter Hall • Marquette 1555
4. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 1528
5. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 1365
7. Rich Mayo • Air Force 1357
8. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 1328
9. Gale Weidner • Colorado 1305
11. Joe Caldwell • Army 1258
12. Richie Lucas • Penn State 1238
13. Jim Walden • Wyoming 1211
14. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 1206
15. Dave Grosz • Oregon 1183
17. Joe Majors • Florida State 1141
18. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 1090
19. Ron Costello • Xavier 1064

Passing Yards Per Completion

1. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 16.6
4. Peter Hall • Marquette 13.2
5. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 13.2
6. Dick Norman • Stanford 12.9
7. Joe Caldwell • Army 12.8
10. Gale Weidner • Colorado 12.0
12. Joe Majors • Florida State 11.8
13. Olen Treadway • Iowa 11.8
14. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 11.6
15. Ron Costello • Xavier 11.4
16. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 11.3
17. Rich Mayo • Air Force 11.0
18. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 10.7

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Dick Norman • Stanford 196.3
2. Peter Hall • Marquette 158.9
3. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 153.5
4. Joe Caldwell • Army 149.2
6. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 136.1
9. Rich Mayo • Air Force 121.2
10. Gale Weidner • Colorado 120.0
11. Olen Treadway • Iowa 112.7
12. Ed Hino • George Washington 110.8
14. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 106.8
15. Joe Majors • Florida State 106.3
16. Ron Costello • Xavier 106.2
17. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 97.3
18. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 82.1