1979 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage

Passing Yards

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Turk Schonert • Stanford 163.2
2. Brian Broomell • Temple 162.3
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 147.1
5. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 142.2
6. Rich Campbell • California 141.2
7. Eric Hipple • Utah State 140.8
8. Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas 136.4
10. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 133.4
11. Matt Kupec • North Carolina 131.1
12. Ed Luther • San Jose State 128.9
13. Tim Clifford • Indiana 127.7
14. John Fourcade • Mississippi 126.5
15. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 125.7
17. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 124.0
18. Roch Hontas • Tulane 123.5
19. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 121.7
20. Larry Haynes • Lamar 121.4

Rushing Yards

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Receiving Yards Per Reception

Yards From Scrimmage

Total Yards

Total Yards Per Play

Field Goal Percentage

1. John Spengler • Bowling Green 92.9
3. Dan Miller • Miami (FL) 82.4
4. Ish Ordonez • Arkansas 81.8
5. Dale Castro • Maryland 81.0
6. Dean Sukup • Nebraska 80.0
7. Bob Granfors • Brown 77.8
8. Robert Bledsoe • Baylor 76.5
9. Greg Porter • TCU 75.0
10. Stu Crum • Tulsa 73.3
11. Mark Mendenhall • Drake 72.7
13. Obed Ariri • Clemson 71.4
Tom Field • Colorado 71.4
17. Bill Adams • Texas Tech 70.8
18. Steve Green • Ohio 70.6
19. Herb Menhardt • Penn State 70.0
20. Alex Giffords • Iowa State 69.2

Punt Return Yards

Punt Return Yards Per Return

1. Dave Duerson • Notre Dame 17.4
2. Basil Banks • Oklahoma 15.3
4. Anthony Carter • Michigan 13.9
5. Mark Lee • Washington 12.9
6. Ken Smith • Rutgers 12.9
7. David Martin • Villanova 12.8
8. Roland James • Tennessee 12.8
9. Kenny Easley • UCLA 12.4
10. Mike Guess • Ohio State 12.4
11. Marcellus Greene • Arizona 12.2
12. Leroy Irvin • Kansas 11.9
14. Lance Shields • Drake 11.8
15. David Newman • Missouri 11.7
16. Sam Johnson • Maryland 11.3
17. Glenn Verrette • Holy Cross 11.1
18. Ken Coley • Alabama 10.6
19. Ted Watts • Texas Tech 10.3
20. Steve Wallace • Columbia 10.3

Punt Return Touchdowns

Kickoff Return Yards

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

Interception Return Touchdowns

Passing Yards Per Completion

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 338.2
2. Ed Luther • San Jose State 277.2
3. Larry Haynes • Lamar 240.1
4. Rich Campbell • California 238.0
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 221.1
6. Roch Hontas • Tulane 213.2
9. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 198.9
11. Sander Markel • Pacific 192.1
12. Brian Broomell • Temple 191.2
13. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 188.5
14. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 186.5
16. Rusty Lisch • Notre Dame 178.1
17. Turk Schonert • Stanford 175.2
18. Eric Hipple • Utah State 174.9
20. Tim Clifford • Indiana 173.4