1982 Leaders

Pass Completions

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Wayne Peace • Florida 70.7
2. John Elway • Stanford 64.7
4. Chuck Long • Iowa 64.2
6. Tim Riordan • Temple 63.6
7. Ben Bennett • Duke 63.1
9. Tony Eason • Illinois 61.8
10. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 61.4
11. Kent Austin • Mississippi 60.6
12. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 59.6
13. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 59.2
14. Alan Cockrell • Tennessee 59.2
15. Mike McKay • Tulane 58.5
16. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 58.3
18. Marco Pagnanelli • Navy 58.0
20. Donny Harrison • Ohio 57.6

Passing Yards

Passing Yards Per Attempt

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 153.5
3. John Elway • Stanford 145.6
4. Wayne Peace • Florida 143.4
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 142.5
6. Steve Young • Brigham Young 140.0
7. Tim Riordan • Temple 137.8
8. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 136.4
9. Ken Vierra • Utah 136.4
10. Todd Blackledge • Penn State 134.2
13. Mark McKay • San Diego State 130.8
14. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 130.2
15. Tony Eason • Illinois 128.2
16. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 127.8
17. Dave Osborn • New Mexico 126.7
18. Steve Smith • Michigan 126.3
19. Kelly Lowrey • Florida State 126.1
20. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 126.0

Rushing Yards

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Herkie Walls • Texas 28.1
3. Derek Holloway • Arkansas 25.2
6. Duane Gunn • Indiana 21.8
9. Mark Clayton • Louisville 21.0
10. Jon Schoen • Boston College 20.9
12. Chris Castor • Duke 20.7
13. Anthony Carter • Michigan 20.7
14. Joey Jones • Alabama 20.1
15. Jesse Bendross • Alabama 20.0
16. Brad Anderson • Arizona 19.8
17. Mike Kirby • Air Force 19.8
18. Rodney Achter • Toledo 19.4
19. Chris Woods • Auburn 19.3
20. Stanley Washington • TCU 19.3

Yards From Scrimmage

Total Yards

Total Yards Per Play

Field Goal Percentage

Punt Return Yards Per Return

Punt Return Touchdowns

Kickoff Return Yards

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

1. Elton Akins • Army 2

Interception Return Touchdowns

Passing Yards Per Completion

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Todd Dillon • Long Beach State 319.7
2. Tony Eason • Illinois 295.3
3. John Elway • Stanford 294.7
4. Steve Young • Brigham Young 281.8
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 275.7
7. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 256.7
9. Sandy Schwab • Northwestern 248.6
10. Scott Campbell • Purdue 238.7
11. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 238.2
13. Paul Berner • Pacific 235.1
14. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 229.1
16. Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt 225.5
17. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 224.4
18. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 216.4
20. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 209.3