1961 College Football Leaders

1961 Leaders

Pass Completions

1. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 117

2. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 104

3. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 99

4. Billy Canty • Furman 85

John Furman • UTEP 85

6. Ron Klemick • Navy 84

7. George Mira • Miami (FL) 81

8. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 79

Matt Szykowny • Iowa 79

10. Bill Whaley • The Citadel 78

11. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 76

12. Pat Trammell • Alabama 75

13. Gale Weidner • Colorado 74

Jerry Rhome • Southern Methodist 74

15. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 72

16. Ray Farris • North Carolina 71

Sonny Gibbs • TCU 71

18. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 70

19. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 69

20. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 68

Mel Rideout • Richmond 68

Pass Attempts

1. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 198

2. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 197

3. George Van Cott • Boston College 188

4. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 186

5. Ron Klemick • Navy 183

6. John Furman • UTEP 180

7. Mel Rideout • Richmond 178

8. George Mira • Miami (FL) 172

9. Billy Canty • Furman 168

10. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 165

11. Gale Weidner • Colorado 162

Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 162

13. Ray Farris • North Carolina 159

14. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 154

15. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 152

16. Bill Whaley • The Citadel 148

17. Jim Costen • South Carolina 146

18. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 142

19. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 139

20. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 137

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 59.4

2. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 56.8

3. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 53.2

4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 52.5

5. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 51.3

6. Billy Canty • Furman 50.6

7. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 47.4

8. John Furman • UTEP 47.2

9. George Mira • Miami (FL) 47.1

10. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 46.1

11. Ron Klemick • Navy 45.9

12. Gale Weidner • Colorado 45.7

13. Ray Farris • North Carolina 44.7

14. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 42.6

15. Earl Cole • Davidson 41.2

16. Mel Rideout • Richmond 38.2

17. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 33.1

18. George Van Cott • Boston College 31.4

Passing Yards

1. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 1487

2. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 1480

3. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 1294

4. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 1126

5. Gale Weidner • Colorado 1101

6. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 1081

7. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 1078

8. Alex Zyskowski • Wichita State 1038

9. Ron Klemick • Navy 1035

Pat Trammell • Alabama 1035

11. John Furman • UTEP 1026

12. George Mira • Miami (FL) 1000

13. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 999

14. Bill Whaley • The Citadel 980

15. Galen Hall • Penn State 951

16. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 949

17. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 937

18. Dick Shiner • Maryland 921

19. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 892

20. Billy Canty • Furman 884

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 8.4

2. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 7.8

3. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 7.5

4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 7.5

5. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 7.4

6. Gale Weidner • Colorado 6.8

7. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 6.6

8. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 5.9

9. George Mira • Miami (FL) 5.8

10. John Furman • UTEP 5.7

11. Ron Klemick • Navy 5.7

12. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 5.6

13. Earl Cole • Davidson 5.6

14. Ray Farris • North Carolina 5.5

15. Billy Canty • Furman 5.3

16. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 5.0

17. Mel Rideout • Richmond 4.5

18. George Van Cott • Boston College 3.9

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 7.7

2. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 6.2

3. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 6.2

4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 6.1

5. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 5.3

6. Earl Cole • Davidson 5.3

7. George Mira • Miami (FL) 5.2

8. Gale Weidner • Colorado 4.5

9. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 4.4

10. John Furman • UTEP 4.1

11. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 3.9

12. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 3.8

13. Ron Klemick • Navy 3.1

14. Billy Canty • Furman 3.0

15. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 2.7

16. Ray Farris • North Carolina 2.6

17. Mel Rideout • Richmond 2.5

Passing Touchdowns

1. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 14

2. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 11

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 11

James Earl Wright • Memphis 11

5. Bill King • Dartmouth 10

Eddie Wilson • Arizona 10

John Furman • UTEP 10

Glynn Griffing • Mississippi 10

9. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 9

Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 9

Earl Cole • Davidson 9

Dave Sarette • Syracuse 9

13. George Mira • Miami (FL) 8

Galen Hall • Penn State 8

Joe Zuger • Arizona State 8

Gale Weidner • Colorado 8

Mallon Faircloth • Tennessee 8

Pat Trammell • Alabama 8

Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 8

Ron Logback • New Mexico State 8

Billy Canty • Furman 8

Passing Interceptions

1. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 16

2. Daniel Keating • Colgate 15

Matt Szykowny • Iowa 15

George Van Cott • Boston College 15

5. Hank Lesesne • Vanderbilt 14

Frank Budka • Notre Dame 14

7. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 13

Ron Klemick • Navy 13

9. Gale Weidner • Colorado 12

Freddie Martinez • Hardin-Simmons 12

Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 12

Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 12

Billy Canty • Furman 12

14. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 11

Dick Shiner • Maryland 11

Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 11

John Furman • UTEP 11

Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 11

Mel Rideout • Richmond 11

Ray Farris • North Carolina 11

Ron Miller • Wisconsin 11

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 134.2

2. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 133.8

3. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 122.8

4. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 117.0

5. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 115.8

6. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 114.7

7. George Mira • Miami (FL) 104.3

8. Gale Weidner • Colorado 104.2

9. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 103.3

10. Earl Cole • Davidson 102.5

11. John Furman • UTEP 101.2

12. Billy Canty • Furman 96.2

13. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 91.7

14. Ron Klemick • Navy 90.0

15. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 82.7

16. Ray Farris • North Carolina 81.2

17. Mel Rideout • Richmond 77.0

18. George Van Cott • Boston College 56.8

Rush Attempts

1. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 229

2. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 202

3. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 191

4. Bobby Smith • UCLA 166

5. Earl Stoudt • Richmond 162

6. Tom Campbell • Furman 152

7. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 150

8. Tommy Joe Crutcher • TCU 148

9. Ben Wilson • Southern California 139

10. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 138

Don Boyce • UTEP 138

12. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 137

13. Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 133

14. George Reed • Washington State 131

Tom Haggerty • Columbia 131

16. Jim Stiger • Washington 130

Mike Fracchia • Alabama 130

Steve Simms • Rutgers 130

Art Perkins • North Texas 130

20. Roger Kochman • Penn State 129

Rushing Yards

1. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 1278

2. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 966

3. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 938

4. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 920

5. Jimmy Saxton • Texas 846

6. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 823

7. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 773

8. Tom Campbell • Furman 767

9. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 752

10. Earl Stoudt • Richmond 704

11. Mike Haffner • UCLA 696

12. Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 691

13. Roger Kochman • Penn State 666

14. Mike Fracchia • Alabama 652

15. Tom Haggerty • Columbia 647

16. Dave Casinelli • Memphis 646

17. Angelo Dabiero • Notre Dame 637

18. Dick Drummond • George Washington 632

19. Bobby Smith • UCLA 631

20. Jim Dillard • Oklahoma State 627

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1. Jimmy Saxton • Texas 7.9

2. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 7.3

3. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 7.1

4. Angelo Dabiero • Notre Dame 6.9

5. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 6.7

6. Larry Glueck • Villanova 6.7

7. Aaron Youngblood • Pacific 6.6

8. Mike Haffner • UCLA 6.5

9. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 6.4

10. Bob Morgan • New Mexico 6.4

11. Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 6.3

12. Alan White • Wake Forest 6.3

13. Sherman Lewis • Michigan State 6.2

14. Jerry Stovall • Louisiana State 6.2

15. Mike McClellan • Oklahoma 6.2

16. Bill Perkins • Iowa 6.1

17. Waymond Hall • Pacific 6.1

18. Bennie McRae • Michigan 6.0

19. Bill Swingle • Northwestern 6.0

20. John McFalls • Arizona State 5.9

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 21

2. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 17

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 12

4. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 11

Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 11

6. Jerry Cook • Texas 9

Pat Trammell • Alabama 9

Jimmy Saxton • Texas 9

Dave Casinelli • Memphis 9

Bobby Smith • UCLA 9

Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 9

12. George Reed • Washington State 8

George Saimes • Michigan State 8

Al Rushatz • Army 8

Earl Stoudt • Richmond 8

Mike Haffner • UCLA 8

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 8

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 8

Ron Scrudato • Clemson 8

Sam Mudie • Rutgers 8

Receptions

1. Hugh Campbell • Washington State 53

2. Pat Richter • Wisconsin 47

3. Bill Miller • Miami (FL) 44

4. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 38

5. Oscar Donahue • San Jose State 35

6. Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 32

Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 32

8. Buddy Iles • TCU 31

9. Gary Collins • Maryland 30

10. R. Cassell • New Mexico State 29

Joe Borich • Utah 29

12. Jim Boylan • Washington State 28

13. Tony Carmignani • Furman 27

Joe Hernandez • Arizona 27

Hal Bedsole • Southern California 27

16. Ken Reeder • Virginia Military Institute 26

John Hilton • Richmond 26

Steve Stonebreaker • Detroit Mercy 26

Ernie Phillips • William & Mary 26

Bob Witucki • Texas Tech 26

Receiving Yards

1. Pat Richter • Wisconsin 817

2. Hugh Campbell • Washington State 723

3. Bill Miller • Miami (FL) 648

4. Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 601

5. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 558

6. Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 543

7. Oscar Donahue • San Jose State 527

8. Hal Bedsole • Southern California 525

9. R. Cassell • New Mexico State 519

10. Jim Stewart • Navy 498

11. Joe Borich • Utah 489

12. Buddy Iles • TCU 479

13. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 468

14. Mack Burton • San Jose State 456

15. Steve Stonebreaker • Detroit Mercy 439

16. Gary Collins • Maryland 428

17. Cloyd Webb • Iowa 425

18. Joe Hernandez • Arizona 423

19. Jim Boylan • Washington State 412

20. Dick Limerick • Iowa State 402

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Jim Stewart • Navy 21.7

2. Hal Bedsole • Southern California 19.4

3. Dick Limerick • Iowa State 19.1

4. Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 18.8

5. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 18.7

6. Mack Burton • San Jose State 18.2

7. R. Cassell • New Mexico State 17.9

8. Pat Richter • Wisconsin 17.4

9. Cloyd Webb • Iowa 17.0

10. Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 17.0

11. Steve Stonebreaker • Detroit Mercy 16.9

12. Joe Borich • Utah 16.9

13. Larry Glueck • Villanova 16.7

14. Joe Hernandez • Arizona 15.7

15. Buddy Iles • TCU 15.5

16. Eddie Kotal • Pacific 15.4

17. Tom Culver • Army 15.3

18. Charlie Brendle • The Citadel 15.2

19. Oscar Donahue • San Jose State 15.1

20. Dave Edwards • Auburn 14.9

Receiving Touchdowns

1. Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 8

Pat Richter • Wisconsin 8

3. Mack Burton • San Jose State 7

R. Cassell • New Mexico State 7

5. Hal Bedsole • Southern California 6

6. Joe Borich • Utah 5

Hugh Campbell • Washington State 5

Oscar Donahue • San Jose State 5

Don Coffey • Memphis 5

Bobby Thompson • Arizona 5

Bob Moses • Texas 5

Al Snyder • Holy Cross 5

Barry Tyne • Holy Cross 5

14. Ron Turner • Wichita State 4

Stinson Jones • Virginia Military Institute 4

Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 4

Lee Curley • Rutgers 4

Larry Montre • Iowa State 4

Wesley Sullivan • Mississippi 4

John Mackey • Syracuse 4

Jerry Sheffield • Davidson 4

Jerry Hillebrand • Colorado 4

Jeff Starling • Vanderbilt 4

Gary Collins • Maryland 4

Eddie Kotal • Pacific 4

Dick Limerick • Iowa State 4

Del Williams • UTEP 4

Cloyd Webb • Iowa 4

Chuck Bryant • Ohio State 4

Charlie Brendle • The Citadel 4

Bill Dahme • Utah State 4

Plays From Scrimmage

1. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 229

2. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 203

3. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 195

4. Earl Stoudt • Richmond 183

5. Bobby Smith • UCLA 166

Ernie Davis • Syracuse 166

7. Tom Campbell • Furman 163

8. Tommy Joe Crutcher • TCU 158

9. Ben Wilson • Southern California 145

10. Jim Dillard • Oklahoma State 142

11. Don Boyce • UTEP 141

12. Roger Kochman • Penn State 139

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 139

14. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 138

15. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 137

Terry Isaacson • Air Force 137

Tom Haggerty • Columbia 137

18. Dick Drummond • George Washington 134

19. Mike Fracchia • Alabama 133

20. Jim Stiger • Washington 132

Steve Simms • Rutgers 132

Yards From Scrimmage

1. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 1298

2. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 1220

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 980

4. Jimmy Saxton • Texas 969

5. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 966

6. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 951

7. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 938

8. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 920

9. Roger Kochman • Penn State 892

10. Earl Stoudt • Richmond 887

11. Tom Campbell • Furman 870

12. Lance Alworth • Arkansas 851

13. Angelo Dabiero • Notre Dame 838

14. Pat Richter • Wisconsin 817

15. Dick Drummond • George Washington 815

16. Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 773

17. Tom Hennessey • Holy Cross 745

18. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 742

19. Dave Casinelli • Memphis 729

20. Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 726

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 21

2. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 18

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 14

4. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 13

5. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 11

Bobby Thompson • Arizona 11

7. Pat Trammell • Alabama 9

Nolan Jones • Arizona State 9

Roger Kochman • Penn State 9

Jimmy Saxton • Texas 9

Jerry Cook • Texas 9

Earl Stoudt • Richmond 9

Dave Casinelli • Memphis 9

Curtis McClinton • Kansas 9

Charley Taylor • Arizona State 9

Bobby Smith • UCLA 9

Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 9

18. Sam Mudie • Rutgers 8

Ronnie Bull • Baylor 8

Ron Scrudato • Clemson 8

Al Rushatz • Army 8

Wendell Harris • Louisiana State 8

Pat Richter • Wisconsin 8

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 8

Mike Haffner • UCLA 8

Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 8

Joe Williams • Iowa 8

George Saimes • Michigan State 8

George Reed • Washington State 8

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 8

Total Plays

1. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 320

2. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 293

3. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 283

4. George Van Cott • Boston College 270

5. Ray Farris • North Carolina 269

6. John Furman • UTEP 255

7. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 252

8. Hank Lesesne • Vanderbilt 238

9. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 237

George Mira • Miami (FL) 237

11. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 234

12. Bill Whaley • The Citadel 222

13. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 221

Jerry Rhome • Southern Methodist 221

John Hadl • Kansas 221

16. Bobby Hunt • Auburn 219

Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 219

18. Jim Costen • South Carolina 218

19. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 211

20. Ron Klemick • Navy 209

Total Yards

1. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 1638

2. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 1593

3. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 1449

4. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 1388

5. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 1377

6. John Furman • UTEP 1334

7. Pat Trammell • Alabama 1314

8. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 1281

9. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 1278

10. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 1250

11. Terry Baker • Oregon State 1230

12. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 1198

13. George Mira • Miami (FL) 1173

14. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 1133

15. Alex Zyskowski • Wichita State 1125

16. Doug Elmore • Mississippi 1086

17. Gale Weidner • Colorado 1069

18. Bobby Hunt • Auburn 1050

19. Galen Hall • Penn State 1034

20. Bill Whaley • The Citadel 1030

TD Responsible For

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 21

2. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 19

3. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 18

James Earl Wright • Memphis 18

5. Pat Trammell • Alabama 17

6. Bill King • Dartmouth 16

7. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 15

Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 15

9. Mallon Faircloth • Tennessee 14

Eddie Wilson • Arizona 14

Ernie Davis • Syracuse 14

Ron Miller • Wisconsin 14

13. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 13

John Hadl • Kansas 13

John Furman • UTEP 13

16. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 12

Sam Mudie • Rutgers 12

Dave Sarette • Syracuse 12

Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 12

20. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 11

Matt Szykowny • Iowa 11

Glynn Griffing • Mississippi 11

George Mira • Miami (FL) 11

Galen Hall • Penn State 11

Earl Cole • Davidson 11

Bobby Thompson • Arizona 11

Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 11

Touchdowns

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 21

2. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 18

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 14

4. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 13

5. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 11

Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 11

7. Bobby Smith • UCLA 10

Curtis McClinton • Kansas 10

Sam Mudie • Rutgers 10

10. Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 9

Pat Trammell • Alabama 9

Roger Kochman • Penn State 9

Nolan Jones • Arizona State 9

Jimmy Saxton • Texas 9

Jerry Cook • Texas 9

Earl Stoudt • Richmond 9

Dave Casinelli • Memphis 9

Charley Taylor • Arizona State 9

19. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 8

Ronnie Bull • Baylor 8

Ron Scrudato • Clemson 8

Wendell Harris • Louisiana State 8

Al Rushatz • Army 8

Pat Richter • Wisconsin 8

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 8

Mike Haffner • UCLA 8

Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 8

Joe Williams • Iowa 8

George Saimes • Michigan State 8

George Reed • Washington State 8

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 8

Points

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 126

2. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 108

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 84

4. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 78

5. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 66

Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 66

7. Bobby Smith • UCLA 60

Curtis McClinton • Kansas 60

Sam Mudie • Rutgers 60

10. Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 54

Pat Trammell • Alabama 54

Roger Kochman • Penn State 54

Nolan Jones • Arizona State 54

Jimmy Saxton • Texas 54

Jerry Cook • Texas 54

Earl Stoudt • Richmond 54

Dave Casinelli • Memphis 54

Charley Taylor • Arizona State 54

19. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 48

Ronnie Bull • Baylor 48

Ron Scrudato • Clemson 48

Wendell Harris • Louisiana State 48

Al Rushatz • Army 48

Pat Richter • Wisconsin 48

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 48

Mike Haffner • UCLA 48

Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 48

Joe Williams • Iowa 48

George Saimes • Michigan State 48

George Reed • Washington State 48

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 48

Passing Yards Per Completion

1. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 16.9

2. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 16.4

3. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 15.6

4. Gale Weidner • Colorado 14.9

5. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 14.3

6. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 14.2

7. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 13.8

8. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 13.6

9. Earl Cole • Davidson 13.6

10. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 12.6

11. George Van Cott • Boston College 12.4

12. George Mira • Miami (FL) 12.3

13. Ray Farris • North Carolina 12.3

14. Ron Klemick • Navy 12.3

15. John Furman • UTEP 12.1

16. Mel Rideout • Richmond 11.9

17. Billy Canty • Furman 10.4

18. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 9.5

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 165.2

2. Chon Gallegos • San Jose State 148.0

3. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 129.4

4. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 125.1

5. Matt Szykowny • Iowa 119.8

6. Gale Weidner • Colorado 110.1

7. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 108.1

8. Ron Klemick • Navy 103.5

9. John Furman • UTEP 102.6

10. George Mira • Miami (FL) 100.0

11. Bobby Mitchell • Virginia Military Institute 94.9

12. Earl Cole • Davidson 94.9

13. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 93.7

14. Billy Canty • Furman 88.4

15. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 88.2

16. Ray Farris • North Carolina 87.5

17. Mel Rideout • Richmond 80.8

18. George Van Cott • Boston College 72.9

Points

1. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 126

2. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 108

3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 84

4. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 78

5. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 66

Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 66

7. Bobby Smith • UCLA 60

Curtis McClinton • Kansas 60

Sam Mudie • Rutgers 60

10. Billy Ray Adams • Mississippi 54

Pat Trammell • Alabama 54

Roger Kochman • Penn State 54

Nolan Jones • Arizona State 54

Jimmy Saxton • Texas 54

Jerry Cook • Texas 54

Earl Stoudt • Richmond 54

Dave Casinelli • Memphis 54

Charley Taylor • Arizona State 54

19. Sandy Stephens • Minnesota 48

Ronnie Bull • Baylor 48

Ron Scrudato • Clemson 48

Wendell Harris • Louisiana State 48

Al Rushatz • Army 48

Pat Richter • Wisconsin 48

Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 48

Mike Haffner • UCLA 48

Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 48

Joe Williams • Iowa 48

George Saimes • Michigan State 48

George Reed • Washington State 48

Bob Jackson • New Mexico State 48

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