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1980 Leaders

Pass Completions

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 284

2. John Elway • Stanford 248

3. Dave Wilson • Illinois 245

4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 220

5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 214

6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 200

7. Rich Campbell • California 193

8. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 187

9. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 184

Mike Pagel • Arizona State 184

11. Ricky Hardin • Utah 179

12. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 175

Steve Brown • Appalachian State 175

14. Ben Bennett • Duke 174

15. Mike Kerrigan • Northwestern 173

16. Tom Flick • Washington 168

17. Nickie Hall • Tulane 159

18. Ray Campbell • Lamar 157

John Fourcade • Mississippi 157

20. Grayson Rogers • Pacific 153

Pass Attempts

1. Dave Wilson • Illinois 463

2. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 445

3. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 413

4. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 392

5. John Elway • Stanford 379

6. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 352

7. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 350

8. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 345

9. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 340

10. Mike Kerrigan • Northwestern 337

11. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 334

12. Ben Bennett • Duke 330

13. Nickie Hall • Tulane 322

14. Chris Garrity • William & Mary 315

15. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 313

16. Grayson Rogers • Pacific 301

17. Ray Campbell • Lamar 298

18. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 295

19. Ricky Hardin • Utah 290

20. Tom St. Jacques • Cal State Fullerton 289

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Rich Campbell • California 70.7

2. John Elway • Stanford 65.4

3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 64.7

4. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 63.8

5. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 62.1

6. Ricky Hardin • Utah 61.7

7. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 60.2

8. Tom Flick • Washington 60.0

9. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 59.5

10. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 59.3

11. Ed Singler • Oregon State 58.9

12. Gordon Adams • Southern California 58.1

13. John Gibbons • Northern Illinois 57.0

14. Tom Jones • Arkansas 56.0

15. Sammy Shon • Ohio 55.7

16. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 55.6

17. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 55.1

18. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 55.1

19. John Fourcade • Mississippi 54.9

20. John Wangler • Michigan 54.7

Passing Yards

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 4571

2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 3154

3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2923

4. John Elway • Stanford 2889

5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2624

6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 2578

7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2537

8. Ricky Hardin • Utah 2458

9. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 2444

10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 2365

11. Tom Flick • Washington 2178

12. Rick Casko • Drake 2154

13. Ben Bennett • Duke 2050

14. Nickie Hall • Tulane 2039

15. Rich Campbell • California 2026

16. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 2025

17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 1955

18. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 1939

19. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 1921

20. John Fourcade • Mississippi 1897

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 10.3

2. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 9.4

3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 8.6

4. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 8.5

5. Ricky Hardin • Utah 8.5

6. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 8.3

7. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.1

8. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 7.9

9. Rick Casko • Drake 7.8

10. Tom Flick • Washington 7.8

11. John Elway • Stanford 7.6

12. Homer Jordan • Clemson 7.6

13. Wayne Schuchts • Colgate 7.6

14. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 7.5

15. Rich Campbell • California 7.4

16. Steve Stamp • TCU 7.4

17. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 7.4

18. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 7.4

19. Larry Carbone • Brown 7.3

20. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 7.3

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 10.6

2. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 8.2

3. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 7.9

4. John Elway • Stanford 7.7

5. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 7.5

6. Tom Flick • Washington 7.1

7. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 7.0

8. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 6.9

9. Rick Casko • Drake 6.9

10. Kenny Jackson • Tulsa 6.8

11. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 6.8

12. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.8

13. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 6.7

14. John Wangler • Michigan 6.6

15. Ricky Hardin • Utah 6.6

16. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 6.6

17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 6.5

18. Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi 6.4

19. Reggie Ogburn • Oregon 6.3

20. Phil Bradley • Missouri 6.2

Passing Touchdowns

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 47

2. John Elway • Stanford 27

3. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 22

4. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 21

Nickie Hall • Tulane 21

6. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 20

7. Dave Wilson • Illinois 19

Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 19

Mark Herrmann • Purdue 19

Oliver Luck • West Virginia 19

11. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 17

Mike Pagel • Arizona State 17

13. Rick Casko • Drake 16

14. Tom Flick • Washington 15

Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 15

Ricky Hardin • Utah 15

Rick Stockstill • Florida State 15

John Wangler • Michigan 15

John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 15

20. Steve Stamp • TCU 14

Jeff Quinn • Nebraska 14

Tim Sorrells • Furman 14

Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 14

Passing Interceptions

1. Ben Bennett • Duke 25

2. Phillip Reynolds • Louisiana 21

3. John Fourcade • Mississippi 20

John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 20

5. Ray Campbell • Lamar 19

Ricky Hardin • Utah 19

7. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 18

8. Tom St. Jacques • Cal State Fullerton 17

Steve Stamp • TCU 17

Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 17

Nickie Hall • Tulane 17

Mike Kerrigan • Northwestern 17

Matt Patterson • West Texas A&M 17

Mark Herrmann • Purdue 17

15. Reggie Allen • Indiana State 16

Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 16

Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 16

Dave Warner • Syracuse 16

Darrell Martin • Memphis 16

20. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 15

Steve Krainock • Richmond 15

Wayne Schuchts • Colgate 15

Randy Jenkins • Kentucky 15

John Loughery • Boston College 15

Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 15

Jamie McAlister • New Mexico State 15

Dave Wilson • Illinois 15

Dave Boisture • Holy Cross 15

Bob Gagliano • Utah State 15

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 176.9

2. John Elway • Stanford 147.2

3. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 146.2

4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 145.4

5. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 141.5

6. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 137.4

7. Ricky Hardin • Utah 136.9

8. Tom Flick • Washington 135.2

9. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 134.4

10. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 134.2

11. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 133.8

12. Rich Campbell • California 132.2

13. John Wangler • Michigan 131.3

14. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 130.4

15. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 129.8

16. Rick Casko • Drake 129.0

17. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 126.4

18. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 125.7

19. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 121.8

20. Tim Clifford • Indiana 121.6

Rush Attempts

1. Marcus Allen • Southern California 354

2. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 334

3. George Rogers • South Carolina 297

4. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 291

Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 291

6. Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 284

7. Herschel Walker • Georgia 274

8. Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech 271

9. James Brooks • Auburn 261

10. Malcolm Jones • North Texas 254

11. Barry Redden • Richmond 247

12. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 245

13. Theron McClendon • McNeese State 237

Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 237

15. Walter Abercrombie • Baylor 229

Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 229

Rich Diana • Yale 229

18. Kerwin Bell • Kansas 228

19. Sam Platt • Florida State 224

20. Terald Clark • Houston 219

Rushing Yards

1. George Rogers • South Carolina 1781

2. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 1647

3. Herschel Walker • Georgia 1616

4. Marcus Allen • Southern California 1563

5. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 1359

6. James Brooks • Auburn 1314

7. Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 1312

8. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 1276

9. Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech 1221

10. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 1210

11. Calvin Murray • Ohio State 1192

12. Walter Abercrombie • Baylor 1187

13. Theron McClendon • McNeese State 1175

14. Barry Redden • Richmond 1151

15. Malcolm Jones • North Texas 1144

16. Jarvis Redwine • Nebraska 1119

17. Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 1118

18. Kerwin Bell • Kansas 1114

19. James Bettis • Cincinnati 1106

20. Freeman McNeil • UCLA 1105

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1. Buster Rhymes • Oklahoma 7.7

2. Jarvis Redwine • Nebraska 7.2

3. Roger Craig • Nebraska 7.1

4. Gwain Durden • Chattanooga 7.1

5. David Overstreet • Oklahoma 7.1

6. Michael Morton • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.0

7. Ricky Davis • West Texas A&M 6.7

8. Phillip Jessie • UT Arlington 6.6

9. Brothel Cole • Furman 6.5

10. Buford Jordon • McNeese State 6.5

11. Calvin Murray • Ohio State 6.4

12. Mickey Collins • Wichita State 6.3

13. Dennis Gentry • Baylor 6.0

14. George Rogers • South Carolina 6.0

15. Herschel Walker • Georgia 5.9

16. Booker Moore • Penn State 5.9

17. Lee English • North Texas 5.9

18. Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 5.9

19. Gary Anderson • Arkansas 5.8

20. Mandel Robinson • Wyoming 5.7

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 20

2. J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 18

3. Roger Craig • Nebraska 15

Herschel Walker • Georgia 15

5. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 14

George Rogers • South Carolina 14

Marcus Allen • Southern California 14

8. Steve Curtin • Brown 12

9. Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 11

Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 11

Mike Glenn • Furman 11

Mickey Collins • Wichita State 11

Marion Barber • Minnesota 11

Samoa Samoa • Washington State 11

Lonnie Johnson • Indiana 11

Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 11

Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 11

Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 11

19. Toussaint Tyler • Washington 10

Mandel Robinson • Wyoming 10

Freeman McNeil • UCLA 10

Eric Lane • Brigham Young 10

Barry Redden • Richmond 10

Receptions

1. Rainey Meszaros • Pacific 68

2. Dave Young • Purdue 67

3. James Murphy • Utah State 66

4. Keith Chappelle • Iowa 64

5. Scott Phillips • Brigham Young 60

6. Bart Burrell • Purdue 58

7. Cris Crissy • Princeton 55

Gerald Harp • Western Carolina 55

Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 55

10. John Mistler • Arizona State 53

Perry Tuttle • Clemson 53

Ken Tweedy • Richmond 53

John Rayford • Cal State Fullerton 53

Andre Tyler • Stanford 53

15. Dave Shula • Dartmouth 52

16. Ken Thompson • Utah State 51

17. Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest 50

18. Tim Odell • Rutgers 49

19. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 48

Brian Kelley • Holy Cross 48

Receiving Yards

1. Rainey Meszaros • Pacific 1062

2. Keith Chappelle • Iowa 1037

3. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 1009

4. James Murphy • Utah State 996

5. Rick Beasley • Appalachian State 948

6. Mike Fahnestock • Army 937

7. Dave Young • Purdue 917

8. Perry Tuttle • Clemson 915

9. Bart Burrell • Purdue 888

10. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 859

11. Gerald Harp • Western Carolina 854

12. Ricky Martin • New Mexico 850

13. Tony Goolsby • Colorado State 838

14. Floyd Hodge • Utah 829

15. Steve Bryant • Purdue 806

16. Ken Thompson • Utah State 802

17. Robert Griffin • Tulane 801

18. Andy Bark • Air Force 794

19. Dwight Collins • Pittsburgh 777

20. Ed Schiefelbein • William & Mary 775

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Dwight Collins • Pittsburgh 28.8

2. Stacey Bailey • San Jose State 22.9

3. Lloyd Jones • Brigham Young 22.8

4. Mike Fisher • Baylor 22.5

5. Gary Lewis • UT Arlington 22.2

6. Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 22.0

7. Rick Beasley • Appalachian State 21.5

8. Aaron Williams • Washington 21.3

9. Freddie Brown • Louisiana Tech 21.1

10. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 21.0

11. Ron Johnson • Long Beach State 20.9

12. Joe Burke • Chattanooga 20.9

13. Ken Toler • Mississippi 20.5

14. Tony Jackson • Chattanooga 20.5

15. Doug Donley • Ohio State 20.1

16. Mike Whitwell • Texas A&M 20.1

17. Phillip Epps • TCU 20.0

18. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 20.0

19. Kirk Wilson • Indiana State 20.0

20. Mike Fahnestock • Army 19.9

Receiving Touchdowns

1. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 15

2. Anthony Carter • Michigan 13

3. Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest 12

4. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 11

John Mistler • Arizona State 11

Ken Margerum • Stanford 11

7. Cedric Thomas • West Virginia 10

Ron Johnson • Long Beach State 10

Robert Griffin • Tulane 10

Dwight Collins • Pittsburgh 10

James Murphy • Utah State 10

Joe Burke • Chattanooga 10

13. Byron Franklin • Auburn 9

Ken Toler • Mississippi 9

Hardis Johnson • Florida State 9

16. Ken Thompson • Utah State 8

Ricky Martin • New Mexico 8

Dave Young • Purdue 8

Dan Plater • Brigham Young 8

Curtis Grieve • Yale 8

Sidney Snell • Virginia Tech 8

Stanley Washington • TCU 8

Plays From Scrimmage

1. Marcus Allen • Southern California 384

2. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 338

3. George Rogers • South Carolina 304

4. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 303

5. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 300

6. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 297

7. Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 292

8. Herschel Walker • Georgia 281

9. Malcolm Jones • North Texas 277

10. Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech 271

James Brooks • Auburn 271

12. John Rayford • Cal State Fullerton 259

13. Barry Redden • Richmond 256

14. Tony Robinson • Oregon State 251

15. Alvin Lewis • Colorado State 248

16. Tony Carifa • Ohio 244

17. Rich Diana • Yale 242

18. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 241

Theron McClendon • McNeese State 241

20. Sam Platt • Florida State 238

Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 238

Yards From Scrimmage

1. George Rogers • South Carolina 1804

2. Marcus Allen • Southern California 1794

3. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 1704

4. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 1702

5. Herschel Walker • Georgia 1686

6. Darrin Nelson • Stanford 1441

7. Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 1399

8. Malcolm Jones • North Texas 1394

9. Robert Alexander • West Virginia 1393

10. James Bettis • Cincinnati 1390

11. Calvin Murray • Ohio State 1389

12. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 1383

13. Alvin Lewis • Colorado State 1382

14. James Brooks • Auburn 1377

15. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 1346

16. Rich Diana • Yale 1286

17. Tony Carifa • Ohio 1280

18. Freeman McNeil • UCLA 1266

19. Walter Abercrombie • Baylor 1264

20. Theron McClendon • McNeese State 1259

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 20

2. J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 18

3. Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 15

Clay Brown • Brigham Young 15

Roger Craig • Nebraska 15

Herschel Walker • Georgia 15

Marcus Allen • Southern California 15

8. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 14

Eric Lane • Brigham Young 14

George Rogers • South Carolina 14

Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 14

12. Anthony Carter • Michigan 13

13. Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 12

Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest 12

Steve Curtin • Brown 12

16. Ken Margerum • Stanford 11

Lonnie Johnson • Indiana 11

John Mistler • Arizona State 11

Marion Barber • Minnesota 11

Mickey Collins • Wichita State 11

Mike Glenn • Furman 11

Freeman McNeil • UCLA 11

Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 11

Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 11

Samoa Samoa • Washington State 11

Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 11

Total Plays

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 540

2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 503

3. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 480

4. John Elway • Stanford 479

5. Nickie Hall • Tulane 457

6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 455

7. Chris Garrity • William & Mary 437

8. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 430

9. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 427

10. Rick Casko • Drake 419

11. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 415

12. John Fourcade • Mississippi 411

13. Ron Reeves • Texas Tech 395

14. Mike Kerrigan • Northwestern 390

15. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 384

Grayson Rogers • Pacific 384

17. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 382

18. Ben Bennett • Duke 381

19. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 367

Phillip Reynolds • Louisiana 367

Total Yards

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 4627

2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 2960

3. John Elway • Stanford 2939

4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2770

5. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2590

6. Rick Casko • Drake 2477

7. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2430

8. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 2389

Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 2389

10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 2335

11. John Fourcade • Mississippi 2299

12. Nickie Hall • Tulane 2298

13. Ricky Hardin • Utah 2291

14. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 2237

15. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 2121

16. Tom Flick • Washington 2091

17. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 2003

18. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 1977

19. Rich Campbell • California 1946

20. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 1890

Total Yards Per Play

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 8.6

TD Responsible For

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 53

2. John Elway • Stanford 31

3. Nickie Hall • Tulane 28

4. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 24

5. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 23

Bob Gagliano • Utah State 23

7. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 22

Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 22

Oliver Luck • West Virginia 22

10. Jeff Quinn • Nebraska 20

J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 20

Dave Wilson • Illinois 20

Mike Pagel • Arizona State 20

Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 20

Samoa Samoa • Washington State 20

16. John Fourcade • Mississippi 19

Mark Herrmann • Purdue 19

Art Schlichter • Ohio State 19

19. Rick Casko • Drake 18

Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 18

Touchdowns

1. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 20

2. J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 18

3. Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 15

Clay Brown • Brigham Young 15

Roger Craig • Nebraska 15

Marcus Allen • Southern California 15

Herschel Walker • Georgia 15

8. Anthony Carter • Michigan 14

Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 14

George Rogers • South Carolina 14

Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 14

Eric Lane • Brigham Young 14

13. Steve Curtin • Brown 12

Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 12

Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest 12

16. Marion Barber • Minnesota 11

Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 11

Samoa Samoa • Washington State 11

Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 11

Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 11

Randy McMillan • Pittsburgh 11

Mike Glenn • Furman 11

Mickey Collins • Wichita State 11

Freeman McNeil • UCLA 11

Lonnie Johnson • Indiana 11

Ken Margerum • Stanford 11

John Mistler • Arizona State 11

James Brooks • Auburn 11

Points

1. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 120

2. J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 108

3. Bill Capece • Florida State 104

4. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 90

Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 90

Roger Craig • Nebraska 90

Marcus Allen • Southern California 90

Herschel Walker • Georgia 90

Clay Brown • Brigham Young 90

10. Obed Ariri • Clemson 87

11. Rick Anderson • Purdue 86

12. Chuck Nelson • Washington 85

13. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 84

George Rogers • South Carolina 84

Eric Lane • Brigham Young 84

Dave Trout • Pittsburgh 84

Rex Robinson • Georgia 84

Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 84

Anthony Carter • Michigan 84

20. Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young 82

Extra Point Attempts

1. Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young 71

2. Kevin Seibel • Nebraska 50

3. Mike Keeling • Oklahoma 49

4. Keith Reardon • Nevada-Las Vegas 46

5. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 45

6. Eddie Leopard • South Carolina 42

7. Scott Lewis • Arizona State 41

8. Henrik Mike-Mayer • Drake 39

Tim Tanguay • Furman 39

10. Ken Naber • Stanford 38

Dave Trout • Pittsburgh 38

Bill Capece • Florida State 38

Steve Tobin • Wyoming 38

14. Peter Kim • Alabama 37

Ron Verrilli • Missouri 37

Ali Haji-Sheikh • Michigan 37

17. Jeff Hayes • North Carolina 36

Rex Robinson • Georgia 36

19. Don Stump • McNeese State 35

Mike Berg • San Jose State 35

Rick Anderson • Purdue 35

Extra Points Made

1. Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young 64

2. Kevin Seibel • Nebraska 48

3. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 45

Mike Keeling • Oklahoma 45

5. Eddie Leopard • South Carolina 42

6. Henrik Mike-Mayer • Drake 39

Scott Lewis • Arizona State 39

8. Keith Reardon • Nevada-Las Vegas 38

Bill Capece • Florida State 38

Tim Tanguay • Furman 38

11. Steve Tobin • Wyoming 37

12. Rex Robinson • Georgia 36

13. Ken Naber • Stanford 35

Dave Trout • Pittsburgh 35

Peter Kim • Alabama 35

Ali Haji-Sheikh • Michigan 35

17. Jeff Hayes • North Carolina 34

Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist 34

Rick Anderson • Purdue 34

Ron Verrilli • Missouri 34

Field Goal Attempts

1. Obed Ariri • Clemson 30

Bill Capece • Florida State 30

3. Chuck Nelson • Washington 26

4. Dan Miller • Miami (FL) 24

Stu Crum • Tulsa 24

6. Harry Oliver • Notre Dame 23

Vince Abbott • Cal State Fullerton 23

Steve Fehr • Navy 23

Rick Anderson • Purdue 23

10. Rex Robinson • Georgia 22

Mike DeSanto • Washington State 22

Jon Poole • Colorado State 22

John Goodson • Texas 22

Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 22

Brian Clark • Florida 22

16. Alex Falcinelli • Rutgers 21

Whit Smith • North Texas 21

John Spengler • Bowling Green 21

John Cooper • Boston College 21

Ish Ordonez • Arkansas 21

Herb Menhardt • Penn State 21

Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist 21

Barry Childers • Marshall 21

Field Goals Made

1. Obed Ariri • Clemson 23

2. Bill Capece • Florida State 22

3. Chuck Nelson • Washington 18

Harry Oliver • Notre Dame 18

5. Steve Fehr • Navy 17

6. Rick Anderson • Purdue 16

Rex Robinson • Georgia 16

John Cooper • Boston College 16

Jon Poole • Colorado State 16

10. Brian Clark • Florida 15

Dan Miller • Miami (FL) 15

Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 15

Herb Menhardt • Penn State 15

14. Barry Childers • Marshall 14

Whit Smith • North Texas 14

Mick Luckhurst • California 14

Alex Falcinelli • Rutgers 14

18. Mike DeSanto • Washington State 13

Jim Asmus • Hawaii 13

Ish Ordonez • Arkansas 13

Eric Hipp • Southern California 13

Vince Abbott • Cal State Fullerton 13

Dave Betz • Louisville 13

Field Goal Percentage

1. Eddie Leopard • South Carolina 100.0

2. Dave Cody • Harvard 83.3

Lee Wimbish • Virginia Military Institute 83.3

4. Mick Luckhurst • California 82.4

5. Tom Griggs • Kentucky 81.8

6. Jim Asmus • Hawaii 81.3

7. Harry Oliver • Notre Dame 78.3

8. Obed Ariri • Clemson 76.7

9. Dave Betz • Louisville 76.5

10. John Cooper • Boston College 76.2

11. David Humphreys • Houston 75.0

Dave Aucoin • Army 75.0

13. Steve Fehr • Navy 73.9

14. Bill Capece • Florida State 73.3

Steve Tobin • Wyoming 73.3

Dana Moore • Mississippi State 73.3

17. Jon Poole • Colorado State 72.7

Rex Robinson • Georgia 72.7

19. Herb Menhardt • Penn State 71.4

Dean Biasucci • Western Carolina 71.4

Norm Johnson • UCLA 71.4

Sean Pavlich • Air Force 71.4

Punt Returns

1. Greg Poole • North Carolina 41

Gerald McNeil • Baylor 41

3. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 39

4. John Ludlow • Virginia Tech 37

5. David Scott • Texas A&M 33

Herkie Walls • Texas 33

Eugene Young • Oregon 33

8. Willie Gittens • Arizona State 31

Scott Woerner • Georgia 31

10. Ervin Cobbs • Long Beach State 29

Sherman McBride • Ohio 29

12. Dave Liegl • Nebraska 28

Ricky Floyd • Southern Mississippi 28

Tim Wilbur • Indiana 28

Chris Jacobs • Kentucky 28

16. Ed Koban • Syracuse 27

John Simmons • Southern Methodist 27

Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh 27

Mark Slawson • The Citadel 27

Dana McLemore • Hawaii 27

Sharay Fields • New Mexico 27

Punt Return Yards

1. Scott Woerner • Georgia 468

2. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 423

3. Gerald McNeil • Baylor 395

4. Eugene Young • Oregon 359

5. Greg Poole • North Carolina 351

6. John Simmons • Southern Methodist 330

7. Willie Gittens • Arizona State 312

8. Fulton Walker • West Virginia 307

9. Herkie Walls • Texas 299

10. Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh 276

11. Sharay Fields • New Mexico 264

12. Tim Wilbur • Indiana 256

13. Ricky Floyd • Southern Mississippi 252

14. Mardye McDole • Mississippi State 251

15. Gary Anderson • Arkansas 244

16. Sherman McBride • Ohio 238

17. Dana McLemore • Hawaii 237

18. Lonell Phea • Houston 232

Reggie Hinton • Western Michigan 232

20. Dave Liegl • Nebraska 224

Punt Return Yards Per Return

1. Ken Smith • Rutgers 15.9

2. Scott Woerner • Georgia 15.1

3. Fulton Walker • West Virginia 14.6

4. Lonell Phea • Houston 13.6

5. John Simmons • Southern Methodist 12.2

6. Gary Woodburn • Chattanooga 11.8

7. John Holt • West Texas A&M 11.4

8. David Martin • Villanova 11.1

9. Mardye McDole • Mississippi State 10.9

10. Eugene Young • Oregon 10.9

11. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 10.8

12. Gary Anderson • Arkansas 10.6

13. Rich Diana • Yale 10.4

14. Homer Jones • Brigham Young 10.3

15. Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh 10.2

16. Pat Chester • Virginia 10.1

17. Willie Gittens • Arizona State 10.1

18. Sharay Fields • New Mexico 9.8

19. Gerald McNeil • Baylor 9.6

20. Don DeLeo • UT Arlington 9.4

Punt Return Touchdowns

1. John Holt • West Texas A&M 2

John Simmons • Southern Methodist 2

Kickoff Returns

1. Tony Collins • East Carolina 37

2. Bob Reynolds • Cal State Fullerton 34

3. Ronnie Horton • East Tennessee State 30

4. Vincent White • Stanford 29

Russell Cooper • Cincinnati 29

6. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 26

7. Willie Gault • Tennessee 24

Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 24

Mark Funderburk • California 24

10. Larry Fourqurean • Marshall 23

Jesse Williams • Richmond 23

12. Carlen Charleston • North Texas 22

Gilbert Smith • UT Arlington 22

14. Carl Hood • Eastern Michigan 21

15. Anthony James • Western Carolina 20

Sherman McBride • Ohio 20

Jeff Ware • Southern Illinois 20

Fulton Walker • West Virginia 20

Eric Manson • The Citadel 20

20. James Williams • Vanderbilt 19

Oliver James • Virginia Military Institute 19

Glen Young • Mississippi State 19

George James • Air Force 19

Gary Rolle • Army 19

Stacy Colbert • Utah State 19

Walter Stanley • Colorado 19

Andy Cebello • Brown 19

Kickoff Return Yards

1. Tony Collins • East Carolina 990

2. Bob Reynolds • Cal State Fullerton 858

3. Ronnie Horton • East Tennessee State 734

4. Willie Gault • Tennessee 662

5. Russell Cooper • Cincinnati 652

6. Vincent White • Stanford 603

7. Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 599

8. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 595

9. Carlen Charleston • North Texas 587

10. Glen Young • Mississippi State 525

11. Carl Hood • Eastern Michigan 500

12. Mark Funderburk • California 496

13. Larry Fourqurean • Marshall 487

Jesse Williams • Richmond 487

15. Gilbert Smith • UT Arlington 472

16. Walter Stanley • Colorado 468

17. Jeff Ware • Southern Illinois 460

18. Eric Manson • The Citadel 450

19. Stevie Nelson • Ball State 449

Fulton Walker • West Virginia 449

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

1. Norm Granger • Iowa 29.9

2. Anthony Carter • Michigan 29.4

3. Tony Felder • UT Arlington 28.3

4. Glen Young • Mississippi State 27.6

5. Willie Gault • Tennessee 27.6

6. J.C. Love Jordan • Iowa 26.8

7. Tony Collins • East Carolina 26.8

8. Carlen Charleston • North Texas 26.7

9. David Toloumu • Hawaii 26.1

10. Peter Lavery • Dartmouth 25.5

11. Johnny Ray Smith • Lamar 25.4

12. Malvin Gipson • Mississippi 25.3

13. Bob Reynolds • Cal State Fullerton 25.2

14. Mike Washington • Washington State 25.1

15. Alvin Lewis • Colorado State 25.0

16. Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 25.0

17. Stevie Nelson • Ball State 24.9

18. Mark Rush • Miami (FL) 24.8

19. Anthony Allen • Washington 24.7

20. Walter Stanley • Colorado 24.6

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

1. Willie Gault • Tennessee 3

2. Curt Warner • Penn State 2

Jerome Ledbetter • Oklahoma 2

Ronnie Horton • East Tennessee State 2

Tony Collins • East Carolina 2

Interceptions

1. Vann McElroy • Baylor 8

Mike Richardson • Arizona State 8

Steve McNamee • William & Mary 8

Jeff Hipp • Georgia 8

Greg Benton • Drake 8

Ronnie Lott • Southern California 8

7. Rocky Delgadillo • Harvard 7

John Simmons • Southern Methodist 7

Gill Byrd • San Jose State 7

Fred Marion • Miami (FL) 7

David Morris • North Texas 7

Dave Kimichik • Cornell 7

Tom Holmoe • Brigham Young 7

14. Jim DiNardo • William & Mary 6

Steve Newberry • West Virginia 6

Mark McCants • Temple 6

Kirk French • Indiana State 6

Keith Sims • Louisiana-Monroe 6

John Allman • Indiana State 6

Bill Whitaker • Missouri 6

Felix Wright • Drake 6

Ervin Cobbs • Long Beach State 6

Chris Williams • Louisiana State 6

Chris Carter • The Citadel 6

Charles Caufield • Tulsa 6

Bruce Small • Wyoming 6

Interception Return Yards

1. Ronnie Lott • Southern California 166

2. Mark McCants • Temple 151

3. John Allman • Indiana State 133

4. Dennis Tabron • Duke 132

Rich Dyer • Boston College 132

6. Rocky Delgadillo • Harvard 130

7. Scott Woerner • Georgia 129

8. Less Browne • Colorado State 127

9. Steve McNamee • William & Mary 125

10. Ellis Wood • Colorado 123

11. Greg Benton • Drake 119

12. Ronnie Lippett • Miami (FL) 118

13. Kevin Brady • Utah State 109

14. Kirk French • Indiana State 105

15. Bill Kay • Purdue 104

Jeff Hipp • Georgia 104

17. Willie Underwood • Clemson 101

18. Robert Davenport • McNeese State 97

19. Chris Yurkow • Villanova 96

Anthony Watson • New Mexico State 96

Interception Return Touchdowns

1. David Outley • Louisiana Tech 2

John Simmons • Southern Methodist 2

Mike Richardson • Arizona State 2

Passing Yards Per Completion

1. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 18.3

2. John Loughery • Boston College 16.2

3. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 16.1

4. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 16.0

5. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 15.9

6. Homer Jordan • Clemson 15.4

7. Wayne Schuchts • Colgate 15.4

8. John Leister • Michigan State 15.1

9. Kenny Jackson • Tulsa 15.1

10. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 15.0

11. Rick Casko • Drake 14.7

12. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 14.5

13. Dan Fritz • Virginia Military Institute 14.5

14. Robin Gabriel • New Mexico 14.4

15. Steve Stamp • TCU 14.4

16. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 14.2

17. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 14.0

18. Wayne Peace • Florida 14.0

19. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 13.9

20. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 13.9

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 380.9

2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 286.7

3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 265.7

4. John Elway • Stanford 262.6

5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 238.5

6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 234.4

7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 230.6

8. Ricky Hardin • Utah 223.5

9. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 222.2

10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 215.0

11. Tom Flick • Washington 198.0

12. Rick Casko • Drake 195.8

13. Ben Bennett • Duke 186.4

14. Nickie Hall • Tulane 185.4

15. Rich Campbell • California 184.2

16. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 184.1

17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 177.7

18. Larry Carbone • Brown 176.3

19. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 176.3

20. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 174.6

Points Kicking

1. Bill Capece • Florida State 104

2. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 90

3. Obed Ariri • Clemson 87

4. Chuck Nelson • Washington 85

5. Rex Robinson • Georgia 84

6. Rick Anderson • Purdue 82

Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young 82

8. Eddie Leopard • South Carolina 75

Steve Fehr • Navy 75

10. Harry Oliver • Notre Dame 73

11. Henrik Mike-Mayer • Drake 72

12. Dave Trout • Pittsburgh 71

Herb Menhardt • Penn State 71

Peter Kim • Alabama 71

15. Steve Tobin • Wyoming 70

16. Alex Falcinelli • Rutgers 69

Brian Clark • Florida 69

18. Jon Poole • Colorado State 68

Jim Asmus • Hawaii 68

20. Ron Verrilli • Missouri 67

John Cooper • Boston College 67

Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist 67

Points

1. Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi 120

2. J.C. Watts • Oklahoma 108

3. Bill Capece • Florida State 104

4. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 90

Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 90

Roger Craig • Nebraska 90

Marcus Allen • Southern California 90

Herschel Walker • Georgia 90

Clay Brown • Brigham Young 90

10. Obed Ariri • Clemson 87

11. Rick Anderson • Purdue 86

12. Chuck Nelson • Washington 85

13. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 84

George Rogers • South Carolina 84

Eric Lane • Brigham Young 84

Dave Trout • Pittsburgh 84

Rex Robinson • Georgia 84

Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 84

Anthony Carter • Michigan 84

20. Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young 82

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