1987 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Jeff Burger • Auburn 66.7
2. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 65.6
3. Troy Aikman • UCLA 65.4
7. Troy Taylor • California 60.8
8. Mike Bates • Miami (OH) 60.7
9. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 60.7
10. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 60.2
11. Terrence Jones • Tulane 60.2
13. Mike Perez • San Jose State 59.5
14. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 59.4
15. Mike Gundy • Oklahoma State 59.2
16. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 59.1
17. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 59.0
18. Scott Secules • Virginia 58.8
19. Kerwin Bell • Florida 58.6
20. Chris Mendonca • Utah 58.4

Passing Yards

Passing Yards Per Attempt

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Don McPherson • Syracuse 164.3
2. Troy Aikman • UCLA 163.6
3. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 161.4
5. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 145.8
6. Jeff Burger • Auburn 141.0
9. Terrence Jones • Tulane 139.9
10. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 138.8
11. Mike Perez • San Jose State 138.2
12. Mike Power • Boston College 138.2
13. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 136.8
14. Troy Taylor • California 136.4
15. Scott Mitchell • Utah 134.2
16. Scott Secules • Virginia 132.3
17. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 132.1
18. Sean Covey • Brigham Young 130.0
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 129.0
20. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 128.6

Rushing Yards

1. Ickey Woods • Nevada-Las Vegas 1658
4. Jamie Morris • Michigan 1469
6. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1414
7. Tony Jeffery • TCU 1353
8. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1341
9. Dee Dowis • Air Force 1315
10. Mark Higgs • Kentucky 1278
11. Gerald Abraham • Wyoming 1266
12. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1255
13. Joe Henderson • Iowa State 1232
17. Eric Wilkerson • Kent State 1221
18. Reggie Cobb • Tennessee 1197
19. John Harvey • UTEP 1170
20. Eric Metcalf • Texas 1161

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Receiving Yards

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Willie Vaughn • Kansas 26.9
2. Tommy Kane • Syracuse 22.0
4. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 21.7
7. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 21.0
8. Wayne Walker • Texas Tech 20.6
10. Everett Ross • Ohio State 20.2
11. Aaron Cox • Arizona State 20.0
13. Rich Zayas • Brigham Young 19.6
14. Terry Obee • Oregon 19.4
15. Arnie Adkison • UTEP 19.3
16. Carl Parker • Vanderbilt 19.2
17. Clarkston Hines • Duke 19.2
19. James Loving • Wyoming 19.2

Yards From Scrimmage

Total Yards

Total Yards Per Play

Punt Return Yards Per Return

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

Interception Return Yards

Passing Yards Per Completion

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Todd Santos • San Diego State 327.7
2. Mike Perez • San Jose State 296.5
3. Barry Garrison • New Mexico 287.5
4. Steve Slayden • Duke 265.8
6. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 263.8
7. Brent Snyder • Utah State 262.5
8. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 248.7
9. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 237.9
10. Dave Telford • Fresno State 235.4
11. Craig Burnett • Wyoming 233.3
12. Terrence Jones • Tulane 231.9
13. Jay Gruden • Louisville 225.5
17. Troy Aikman • UCLA 214.0
18. Don McPherson • Syracuse 212.8
19. Scott Secules • Virginia 210.1
20. Pat Hegarty • UTEP 206.4