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1989 Leaders

Pass Completions

1. Andre Ware • Houston 365

2. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 282

Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 282

4. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 265

5. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 258

6. Deron Smith • Tulane 237

Scott Mitchell • Utah 237

8. Troy Taylor • California 220

9. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 217

10. Jeff George • Illinois 216

11. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 215

12. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 214

13. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 211

14. Cary Conklin • Washington 208

Scott Erney • Rutgers 208

Bill Musgrave • Oregon 208

17. Tim O'Brien • Northwestern 207

18. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 206

19. Gary Hollingsworth • Alabama 205

20. Todd Marinovich • Southern California 197

Pass Attempts

1. Andre Ware • Houston 578

2. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 511

3. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 503

4. Scott Mitchell • Utah 444

5. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 440

6. Deron Smith • Tulane 423

7. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 412

8. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 396

9. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 394

Troy Taylor • California 394

11. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 381

12. Phillip Barnhill • Wake Forest 377

13. Scott Erney • Rutgers 374

14. Cary Conklin • Washington 365

15. Paul Oates • Long Beach State 364

16. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 362

17. Howard Gasser • UTEP 359

18. Jeff George • Illinois 348

19. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 346

20. Joe Napoli • Miami (OH) 342

Pass Completion Percentage

1. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 69.3

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 64.3

3. Dan Enos • Michigan State 64.0

4. Billy Ray • Duke 63.5

5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 63.3

6. Andre Ware • Houston 63.1

7. Jeff George • Illinois 62.1

8. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 62.0

9. Tim O'Brien • Northwestern 62.0

10. Todd Marinovich • Southern California 61.4

11. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 61.0

12. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 60.8

13. Matt Booher • Oregon State 60.7

14. Gary Hollingsworth • Alabama 60.5

15. Greg Frey • Ohio State 59.5

16. Lance Pavlas • Texas A&M 59.0

17. Reggie Slack • Auburn 58.7

18. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 58.6

19. Major Harris • West Virginia 58.5

20. Kent Kiefer • Missouri 58.3

Paul Justin • Arizona State 58.3

Passing Yards

1. Andre Ware • Houston 4699

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 4560

3. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 3651

4. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 3573

5. Scott Mitchell • Utah 3211

6. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 3124

7. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 2927

8. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 2761

9. Troy Taylor • California 2738

10. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 2679

11. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 2671

12. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 2655

13. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 2632

14. Paul Oates • Long Beach State 2621

15. Deron Smith • Tulane 2613

16. Paul Justin • Arizona State 2591

17. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 2588

18. Howard Gasser • UTEP 2586

19. Cary Conklin • Washington 2569

20. Scott Erney • Rutgers 2536

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 11.1

2. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 9.6

3. Shawn Moore • Virginia 9.4

4. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 9.2

5. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 9.0

6. Greg Frey • Ohio State 8.8

7. Major Harris • West Virginia 8.7

8. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 8.6

9. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 8.6

10. Dan Enos • Michigan State 8.6

11. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 8.4

12. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 8.4

13. Kelly Donohoe • Kansas 8.3

14. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 8.3

15. Paul Justin • Arizona State 8.3

16. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 8.2

17. Andre Ware • Houston 8.1

18. Peter Gardere • Texas 8.1

19. Reggie Slack • Auburn 7.9

20. Jamie Gill • Texas Tech 7.9

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 11.0

2. Shawn Moore • Virginia 9.6

3. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 9.0

4. Andre Ware • Houston 8.6

5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 8.6

6. Greg Frey • Ohio State 8.5

7. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 8.3

8. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 8.2

9. Major Harris • West Virginia 8.1

10. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 8.1

11. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 8.0

12. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 8.0

13. Paul Justin • Arizona State 7.9

14. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 7.6

15. Neil O'Donnell • Maryland 7.6

16. Dan Enos • Michigan State 7.4

17. David Riley • Ball State 7.3

18. Derek Stott • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.3

19. Mike Gundy • Oklahoma State 7.2

20. Eric Hunter • Purdue 7.2

Passing Touchdowns

1. Andre Ware • Houston 46

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 32

3. Scott Mitchell • Utah 31

4. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 22

T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 22

Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 22

7. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 20

Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 20

Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 20

10. Gerry Gdowski • Nebraska 19

Jeff George • Illinois 19

Paul Oates • Long Beach State 19

13. Shawn Moore • Virginia 18

Deron Smith • Tulane 18

Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 18

16. Phillip Barnhill • Wake Forest 17

Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 17

Paul Justin • Arizona State 17

19. Major Harris • West Virginia 16

Dan McGwire • San Diego State 16

Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 16

Howard Gasser • UTEP 16

Craig Erickson • Miami (FL) 16

Todd Marinovich • Southern California 16

Cary Conklin • Washington 16

Troy Taylor • California 16

Browning Nagle • Louisville 16

Passing Interceptions

1. Brad Tayles • Western Michigan 25

2. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 20

3. Scott Mitchell • Utah 19

Joe Napoli • Miami (OH) 19

Howard Gasser • UTEP 19

Dan McGwire • San Diego State 19

7. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 18

Ron Jiles • TCU 18

9. Cary Conklin • Washington 17

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 17

Paul Oates • Long Beach State 17

Scott Erney • Rutgers 17

13. Deron Smith • Tulane 16

Gary Hollingsworth • Alabama 16

15. Andre Ware • Houston 15

Tom Sullivan • Eastern Michigan 15

Tim O'Brien • Northwestern 15

Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 15

Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 15

Mark Melfi • Toledo 15

Kirk Johnson • Utah State 15

Kent Kiefer • Missouri 15

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 175.6

2. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 156.1

3. Shawn Moore • Virginia 156.1

4. Andre Ware • Houston 152.5

5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 152.2

6. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 150.7

7. Major Harris • West Virginia 145.8

8. Greg Frey • Ohio State 145.7

9. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 143.7

10. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 143.5

11. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 143.4

12. Dan Enos • Michigan State 140.1

13. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 139.1

14. Paul Justin • Arizona State 139.1

15. Jamie Gill • Texas Tech 134.2

16. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 134.1

17. Billy Ray • Duke 133.7

18. Todd Marinovich • Southern California 133.1

19. David Riley • Ball State 132.8

20. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 132.5

Rush Attempts

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 358

2. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 299

3. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 296

4. Emmitt Smith • Florida 284

5. Derrick Douglas • Louisiana Tech 281

6. Bob Christian • Northwestern 277

7. Donnie Riley • Central Michigan 269

8. Blair Thomas • Penn State 264

9. Perry Foster • Eastern Michigan 263

James Gray • Texas Tech 263

11. Steve Broussard • Washington State 260

Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 260

13. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 258

14. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 249

15. Greg Lewis • Washington 239

Mike Mayweather • Army 239

Ricky Ervins • Southern California 239

18. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 237

19. Marcus Wilson • Virginia 233

20. Blake Ezor • Michigan State 226

Rushing Yards

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 1793

2. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 1727

3. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1599

4. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 1516

5. James Gray • Texas Tech 1509

6. Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 1443

7. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 1349

8. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1341

9. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 1311

10. Bob Christian • Northwestern 1291

11. Dee Dowis • Air Force 1286

12. Ricky Ervins • Southern California 1269

13. Aaron Craver • Fresno State 1248

14. Steve Broussard • Washington State 1237

15. Chuck Webb • Tennessee 1236

16. Derrick Douglas • Louisiana Tech 1232

17. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 1201

18. Ken Clark • Nebraska 1196

19. Donnie Riley • Central Michigan 1187

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 1187

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 9.6

2. Gerry Gdowski • Nebraska 7.9

3. Mike Gaddis • Oklahoma 7.5

4. Darin Brightmon • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.5

5. Dee Dowis • Air Force 7.5

6. J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 7.2

7. Reggie Cobb • Tennessee 6.8

8. Ricky Watters • Notre Dame 6.7

9. Tony Alford • Colorado State 6.6

10. Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 6.5

11. Tony Boles • Michigan 6.4

12. Major Harris • West Virginia 6.4

13. Eric Bieniemy • Colorado 6.4

14. Calvin Cass • Army 6.4

15. Dante Lee • Ohio State 6.2

16. Ike Lewis • Oklahoma 6.1

17. Ken Clark • Nebraska 6.0

18. Willie McMillian • Army 6.0

19. Randy Baldwin • Mississippi 6.0

20. Chuck Webb • Tennessee 5.9

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 24

2. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 19

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 19

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 19

5. Jamal Farmer • Hawaii 18

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 18

James Gray • Texas Tech 18

Dee Dowis • Air Force 18

9. Darian Hagan • Colorado 17

Siran Stacy • Alabama 17

11. Greg Johnson • Air Force 16

Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 16

Blake Ezor • Michigan State 16

14. Emmitt Smith • Florida 14

Myron Jones • Fresno State 14

16. Gerry Gdowski • Nebraska 13

Derek Loville • Oregon 13

Mike Mayweather • Army 13

Ron Slack • San Diego State 13

Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 13

Steve Broussard • Washington State 13

Receptions

1. Manny Hazard • Houston 142

2. Richard Buchanan • Northwestern 94

3. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 88

4. Eric Henley • Rice 81

5. Monty Gilbreath • San Diego State 80

6. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 73

Dennis Smith • Utah 73

8. Michael Smith • Kansas State 70

9. Rocky Palamara • Cal State Fullerton 69

10. Brad Gaines • Vanderbilt 67

11. Ricky Proehl • Wake Forest 65

12. Ron Fair • Arizona State 64

13. Clarkston Hines • Duke 61

Jason Wolf • Southern Methodist 61

15. Kimble Anders • Houston 60

Bobby Slaughter • Louisiana Tech 60

Gordy Wood • Wyoming 60

Courtney Hawkins • Michigan State 60

Chris Smith • Brigham Young 60

20. Tony Moss • Louisiana State 59

Receiving Yards

1. Manny Hazard • Houston 1689

2. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 1425

3. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 1315

4. Clarkston Hines • Duke 1149

5. Richard Buchanan • Northwestern 1115

6. Dennis Smith • Utah 1091

7. Chris Smith • Brigham Young 1090

8. Ron Fair • Arizona State 1082

9. Courtney Hawkins • Michigan State 1080

10. Rob Moore • Syracuse 1064

11. Ricky Proehl • Wake Forest 1053

12. Chris Roscoe • Hawaii 1043

13. Reggie Barrett • UTEP 1042

14. Andre Riley • Washington 1039

15. Rocky Palamara • Cal State Fullerton 1024

16. Sean Foster • Long Beach State 1021

17. Robert Claiborne • San Diego State 938

18. Tony Moss • Louisiana State 934

19. Ronald Heard • Bowling Green 916

20. John Jackson • Southern California 908

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Randy Jackson • Rutgers 28.5

2. Paul Smith • Houston 26.7

3. Brian Williams • Houston 24.3

4. Alexander Wright • Auburn 23.8

5. Henry Tuten • Pittsburgh 23.8

6. Herman Moore • Virginia 23.6

7. Chris Roscoe • Hawaii 22.2

8. Stephen Shipley • TCU 21.3

9. Lynn James • Arizona State 21.3

10. Sean Foster • Long Beach State 20.8

11. Trent Van Hulzen • Air Force 20.3

12. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 20.2

13. Rob Moore • Syracuse 20.1

14. Willie Green • Mississippi 19.9

15. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 19.8

Ronald Lewis • Florida State 19.8

17. Tim Horton • Arkansas 19.7

18. Andre Riley • Washington 19.6

19. Steven Senn • Air Force 19.5

20. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 19.5

Receiving Touchdowns

1. Manny Hazard • Houston 22

2. Dennis Smith • Utah 18

3. Clarkston Hines • Duke 17

4. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 16

5. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 13

6. Ricky Proehl • Wake Forest 11

Reggie Rembert • West Virginia 11

8. Reggie Barrett • UTEP 10

Rocky Palamara • Cal State Fullerton 10

Herman Moore • Virginia 10

11. Chris Roscoe • Hawaii 9

Paul Smith • Houston 9

Richard Buchanan • Northwestern 9

Jeff Frandsen • Brigham Young 9

Rob Moore • Syracuse 9

Sean Foster • Long Beach State 9

Eddie Fuller • Louisiana State 9

Tony Moss • Louisiana State 9

Walter Wilson • East Carolina 9

20. Quintin Smith • Kansas 8

Terry Anthony • Florida State 8

Plays From Scrimmage

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 393

2. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 324

3. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 319

4. Emmitt Smith • Florida 305

5. Bob Christian • Northwestern 303

6. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 300

7. Steve Broussard • Washington State 299

8. Derrick Douglas • Louisiana Tech 294

9. Donnie Riley • Central Michigan 291

10. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 286

11. Greg Lewis • Washington 284

12. Blair Thomas • Penn State 282

13. James Gray • Texas Tech 275

14. Perry Foster • Eastern Michigan 274

15. Ricky Ervins • Southern California 273

16. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 270

17. Marcus Wilson • Virginia 253

Brett Adams • Tulsa 253

19. Siran Stacy • Alabama 252

20. Pat Chaffey • Oregon State 251

Yards From Scrimmage

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 1994

2. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 1976

3. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 1881

4. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1806

5. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 1718

6. Manny Hazard • Houston 1689

7. James Gray • Texas Tech 1661

8. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 1624

9. Steve Broussard • Washington State 1563

10. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 1554

11. Randy Cuthbert • Duke 1493

12. Bob Christian • Northwestern 1490

13. Donnie Riley • Central Michigan 1460

14. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1459

15. Greg Lewis • Washington 1450

Siran Stacy • Alabama 1450

17. Ricky Ervins • Southern California 1446

18. Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 1443

19. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 1441

20. Aaron Craver • Fresno State 1410

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 25

2. Manny Hazard • Houston 22

3. James Gray • Texas Tech 20

4. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 19

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 19

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 19

Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 19

Jamal Farmer • Hawaii 19

9. Siran Stacy • Alabama 18

Dee Dowis • Air Force 18

Dennis Smith • Utah 18

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 18

13. Greg Johnson • Air Force 17

Darian Hagan • Colorado 17

Clarkston Hines • Duke 17

16. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 16

Blake Ezor • Michigan State 16

Steve Broussard • Washington State 16

19. Emmitt Smith • Florida 15

Myron Jones • Fresno State 15

Total Plays

1. Andre Ware • Houston 628

2. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 590

3. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 581

4. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 549

5. Deron Smith • Tulane 530

6. Scott Mitchell • Utah 508

7. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 504

8. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 497

9. Troy Taylor • California 481

10. Phillip Barnhill • Wake Forest 469

11. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 465

12. Howard Gasser • UTEP 461

13. Scott Erney • Rutgers 443

14. Cary Conklin • Washington 433

15. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 430

16. Tim O'Brien • Northwestern 424

Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 424

18. Paul Oates • Long Beach State 416

19. Mike Johnson • Akron 412

20. John Darnell • Mississippi 411

Total Yards

1. Andre Ware • Houston 4661

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 4433

3. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 3423

4. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 3363

5. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 3277

6. Scott Mitchell • Utah 3133

7. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 3004

8. Major Harris • West Virginia 2858

9. Phillip Barnhill • Wake Forest 2820

10. Troy Taylor • California 2784

11. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 2761

12. Deron Smith • Tulane 2756

13. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 2688

14. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 2677

15. Scott Erney • Rutgers 2675

16. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 2608

17. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 2604

18. Shawn Moore • Virginia 2583

19. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 2580

20. Dee Dowis • Air Force 2571

Total Yards Per Play

1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 8.9

2. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 8.0

3. Andre Ware • Houston 7.4

4. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 6.8

5. Scott Mitchell • Utah 6.2

6. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 6.0

7. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 5.7

TD Responsible For

1. Andre Ware • Houston 49

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 38

3. Scott Mitchell • Utah 33

4. Gerry Gdowski • Nebraska 32

5. Shawn Moore • Virginia 27

6. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 25

Dee Dowis • Air Force 25

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 25

9. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 24

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 24

Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 24

12. Deron Smith • Tulane 22

Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 22

Major Harris • West Virginia 22

Manny Hazard • Houston 22

Mark Barsotti • Fresno State 22

Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 22

Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 22

T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 22

20. Howard Gasser • UTEP 21

Darian Hagan • Colorado 21

Touchdowns

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 25

2. Manny Hazard • Houston 22

3. James Gray • Texas Tech 20

4. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 19

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 19

Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 19

Jamal Farmer • Hawaii 19

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 19

Blake Ezor • Michigan State 19

10. Dee Dowis • Air Force 18

Dennis Smith • Utah 18

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 18

Siran Stacy • Alabama 18

14. Greg Johnson • Air Force 17

Darian Hagan • Colorado 17

Clarkston Hines • Duke 17

Steve Broussard • Washington State 17

18. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 16

Terance Mathis • New Mexico 16

20. Emmitt Smith • Florida 15

Myron Jones • Fresno State 15

Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 15

Points

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 150

2. Manny Hazard • Houston 132

3. Roman Anderson • Houston 131

4. James Gray • Texas Tech 120

5. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 114

Blake Ezor • Michigan State 114

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 114

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 114

Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 114

Jamal Farmer • Hawaii 114

11. Gregg McCallum • Oregon 109

12. Dennis Smith • Utah 108

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 108

Dee Dowis • Air Force 108

Siran Stacy • Alabama 108

16. Chris Gardocki • Clemson 107

17. Jason Elam • Hawaii 106

18. Greg Johnson • Air Force 102

Darian Hagan • Colorado 102

Clarkston Hines • Duke 102

Steve Broussard • Washington State 102

Extra Point Attempts

1. Roman Anderson • Houston 67

2. Ken Culbertson • Colorado 59

3. Gregg Barrios • Nebraska 57

4. Jason Chaffetz • Brigham Young 56

5. Steve Loop • Fresno State 53

6. Joe Wood • Air Force 50

7. Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 47

8. Jason Elam • Hawaii 46

9. Craig Hentrich • Notre Dame 45

R.D. Lashar • Oklahoma 45

11. John Ivanic • Northern Illinois 40

Todd Wright • Arkansas 40

Mike Brown • Colorado State 40

John Langeloh • Michigan State 40

Andy Trakas • San Diego State 40

Jake McInerney • Virginia 40

Brad Carroll • West Virginia 40

18. Randy Gardner • Duke 39

19. Layne Talbot • Texas A&M 38

Pat O'Morrow • Ohio State 38

Quin Rodriguez • Southern California 38

J.D. Carlson • Michigan 38

Chris Gardocki • Clemson 38

Extra Points Made

1. Roman Anderson • Houston 65

2. Ken Culbertson • Colorado 59

3. Gregg Barrios • Nebraska 57

4. Jason Chaffetz • Brigham Young 53

5. Steve Loop • Fresno State 51

6. Joe Wood • Air Force 48

7. Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 47

8. Jason Elam • Hawaii 46

9. R.D. Lashar • Oklahoma 45

10. Craig Hentrich • Notre Dame 44

11. Jake McInerney • Virginia 40

12. John Langeloh • Michigan State 39

Mike Brown • Colorado State 39

14. Brad Carroll • West Virginia 38

Todd Wright • Arkansas 38

Quin Rodriguez • Southern California 38

Layne Talbot • Texas A&M 38

Chris Gardocki • Clemson 38

Andy Trakas • San Diego State 38

20. Pat O'Morrow • Ohio State 37

John Ivanic • Northern Illinois 37

Field Goal Attempts

1. Roman Anderson • Houston 36

2. John Hopkins • Stanford 31

3. Gregg McCallum • Oregon 29

4. Damon Hartman • North Carolina State 28

5. Jason Hanson • Washington State 27

6. Cary Blanchard • Oklahoma State 26

Chris Gardocki • Clemson 26

Ron Bell • Louisville 26

9. Kenny Stucker • Ball State 25

Mickey Thomas • Virginia Tech 25

Philip Doyle • Alabama 25

12. Wayne Clements • Texas 24

Troy Bussanich • Oregon State 24

Todd Wiggins • Tulane 24

Scott Sisson • Georgia Tech 24

Kevin Nicholl • Central Michigan 24

John Kasay • Georgia 24

Jeff Ireland • Baylor 24

Brian Lowe • Boston College 24

20. Ray Tarasi • Penn State 23

David Fuess • Tulsa 23

Todd Wright • Arkansas 23

Andy Trakas • San Diego State 23

Field Goals Made

1. Roman Anderson • Houston 22

Philip Doyle • Alabama 22

Gregg McCallum • Oregon 22

4. Mickey Thomas • Virginia Tech 21

Jason Hanson • Washington State 21

6. Cary Blanchard • Oklahoma State 20

Todd Wright • Arkansas 20

Kevin Nicholl • Central Michigan 20

Jason Elam • Hawaii 20

David Fuess • Tulsa 20

Chris Gardocki • Clemson 20

12. John Kasay • Georgia 19

Kenny Stucker • Ball State 19

Damon Hartman • North Carolina State 19

Ray Tarasi • Penn State 19

16. Jeff Ireland • Baylor 18

John Hopkins • Stanford 18

Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 18

19. Kenny Willis • Kentucky 17

Rusty Hanna • Toledo 17

Field Goal Percentage

1. David Browndyke • Louisiana State 100.0

2. Doug Giesler • Rutgers 92.9

3. J.D. Carlson • Michigan 92.3

4. Bob Dombroski • Akron 91.7

5. Jason Elam • Hawaii 90.9

6. Philip Doyle • Alabama 88.0

7. David Fuess • Tulsa 87.0

Todd Wright • Arkansas 87.0

9. Greg Burke • Tennessee 86.7

10. Jim DelVerne • Ohio 84.6

11. Win Lyle • Auburn 84.2

12. Mickey Thomas • Virginia Tech 84.0

13. Kevin Nicholl • Central Michigan 83.3

14. Ray Tarasi • Penn State 82.6

15. John McCallum • Washington 82.4

16. Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 81.8

Russ Moody • Utah State 81.8

18. R.D. Lashar • Oklahoma 81.3

19. Rusty Hanna • Toledo 81.0

20. John Butler • Memphis 80.0

Jake McInerney • Virginia 80.0

Punt Returns

1. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 46

2. Terry Obee • Oregon 40

Tony James • Mississippi State 40

4. Alan Grant • Stanford 34

Tim Mara • Wyoming 34

6. Wesley Carroll • Miami (FL) 32

Steve Williams • Illinois 32

8. Tripp Welborne • Michigan 31

Eddie Thomas • San Jose State 31

10. Barry Anderson • North Carolina State 30

Brian Mitchell • Brigham Young 30

Brian Treggs • California 30

Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 30

Frank Cassano • Tulsa 30

Tracy Saul • Texas Tech 30

16. Willie Clay • Georgia Tech 27

James Lott • Clemson 27

Carl Platt • South Carolina 27

Bob Clark • Miami (OH) 27

Alonzo Hampton • Pittsburgh 27

Punt Return Yards

1. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 470

2. Tony James • Mississippi State 437

3. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 415

4. Wesley Carroll • Miami (FL) 381

5. Jeff Campbell • Colorado 365

6. Terry Obee • Oregon 339

7. Terrell Buckley • Florida State 313

8. Larry Hargrove • Ohio 312

9. Tim Mara • Wyoming 301

10. Tracy Saul • Texas Tech 300

11. Tripp Welborne • Michigan 296

12. Jeff Sydner • Hawaii 293

13. Steve Williams • Illinois 284

14. Frank Cassano • Tulsa 283

15. O.J. McDuffie • Penn State 278

16. Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 275

17. Herb Jackson • Ball State 262

18. Eric Guliford • Arizona State 249

19. Alonzo Hampton • Pittsburgh 247

20. Pat Coleman • Mississippi 242

Punt Return Yards Per Return

1. Larry Hargrove • Ohio 18.4

2. Herb Jackson • Ball State 16.4

3. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 15.7

4. Jeff Sydner • Hawaii 15.4

5. Tyrone Hughes • Nebraska 15.1

6. Dee Smith • Louisville 14.8

7. O.J. McDuffie • Penn State 14.6

8. Jeff Campbell • Colorado 14.6

9. Terrell Buckley • Florida State 14.2

10. Troy Vincent • Wisconsin 13.8

11. Ricky Watters • Notre Dame 13.4

12. Chris Tolbert • Kentucky 13.3

13. Otis Taylor • Oklahoma 12.6

14. Marshall Roberts • Rutgers 12.5

15. Kurt Johnson • Kentucky 12.1

16. Wesley Carroll • Miami (FL) 11.9

17. Eddie Brown • Louisiana Tech 11.8

18. Jeff Graham • Ohio State 11.8

19. Chris Gaiters • Minnesota 11.6

20. Billy Gonzales • Colorado State 11.5

Punt Return Touchdowns

1. Jeff Sweitzer • Akron 2

Larry Hargrove • Ohio 2

Mike Dumas • Indiana 2

Kickoff Returns

1. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 40

2. Korey Beard • Southern Methodist 39

3. Junior Robinson • East Carolina 38

4. Tom Zenner • Pacific 37

5. T.J. Edwards • Georgia Tech 35

6. Anthony Williams • Wake Forest 34

Tim Frager • Boston College 34

8. Trevor Cobb • Rice 33

Qadry Ismail • Syracuse 33

10. LaVon Edwards • Utah 32

Darrin Greer • California 32

12. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 31

Billy Hughely • Oregon State 31

14. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 29

Pat Newman • Utah State 29

Ricki Lopez • UTEP 29

Bobby Brown • Cincinnati 29

18. Reginald Jones • Memphis 28

Andrew Greer • Ohio 28

20. Mike Saunders • Iowa 27

Darryl Tillman • Southern Mississippi 27

Kickoff Return Yards

1. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 959

2. Junior Robinson • East Carolina 955

3. Tom Zenner • Pacific 880

4. Tim Frager • Boston College 842

5. T.J. Edwards • Georgia Tech 831

6. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 785

7. Billy Hughely • Oregon State 761

8. Qadry Ismail • Syracuse 738

9. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 714

10. LaVon Edwards • Utah 659

11. Anthony Williams • Wake Forest 641

12. Andrew Greer • Ohio 638

13. Darrin Greer • California 630

14. Korey Beard • Southern Methodist 626

15. Reginald Jones • Memphis 622

16. Darryl Tillman • Southern Mississippi 607

17. Bobby Brown • Cincinnati 603

18. Trevor Cobb • Rice 598

19. Carl Pickens • Tennessee 594

20. Curtis Mayfield • Oklahoma State 576

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

1. Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 32.5

2. Mike Bellamy • Illinois 30.9

3. Chris Oldham • Oregon 28.7

4. Kelvin Means • Fresno State 28.3

5. Arthur Marshall • Georgia 27.8

6. Ron Gray • Air Force 27.2

7. Deral Boykin • Kansas 26.1

8. Raymond Patterson • Northern Illinois 26.0

9. Dabby Dawson • Wyoming 25.9

10. Alan Grant • Stanford 25.8

11. Kurt Johnson • Kentucky 25.6

12. Clifton Smith • Utah 25.5

13. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 25.3

14. Courtney Hawkins • Michigan State 25.2

15. Junior Robinson • East Carolina 25.1

16. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 25.1

17. Dee Smith • Louisville 25.1

18. Tim Frager • Boston College 24.8

19. Larry Horton • Texas A&M 24.7

20. Paul Powell • Eastern Michigan 24.6

Vince McGowens • Nevada-Las Vegas 24.6

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

1. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 3

2. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 2

Stacey Corley • Brigham Young 2

Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 2

Interceptions

1. Bob Navarro • Eastern Michigan 12

Cornelius Price • Houston 12

3. Ben Smith • Georgia 10

4. Walter Briggs • Hawaii 9

Kevin Smith • Texas A&M 9

6. Tracy Saul • Texas Tech 8

Todd Lyght • Notre Dame 8

Robert Blackmon • Baylor 8

9. LeRoy Butler • Florida State 7

Robert O'Neal • Clemson 7

Rob Thomson • Syracuse 7

Mark Carrier • Southern California 7

Greg Garnica • Ball State 7

David Haugh • Ball State 7

15. David Griffin • Rice 6

Wyatt Smith • Duke 6

Chauncey Godwin • Mississippi 6

Chris Ellison • Houston 6

Chris Oldham • Oregon 6

Terry Tramble • Cal State Fullerton 6

Sherrod Rainge • Penn State 6

Scott Barnett • Miami (OH) 6

Roland Smith • Miami (FL) 6

Junior Robinson • East Carolina 6

Ed Givens • Army 6

Preston Waters • West Virginia 6

Nathan LaDuke • Arizona State 6

Greg Koperek • Pacific 6

John Wesselman • San Diego State 6

Ken Swilling • Georgia Tech 6

Interception Return Yards

1. Ken Swilling • Georgia Tech 200

2. Cornelius Price • Houston 180

3. Tracy Saul • Texas Tech 157

4. Robert Blackmon • Baylor 150

5. LeRoy Butler • Florida State 139

6. Derek Horton • Oregon 136

7. Eddie Tomlin • Maryland 120

Snake Vinson • North Carolina State 120

9. Sean Lumpkin • Minnesota 118

10. Willie Clay • Georgia Tech 116

Walter Briggs • Hawaii 116

12. Brian Mitchell • Brigham Young 112

13. Wyatt Smith • Duke 110

14. D'Juan Francisco • Notre Dame 107

15. Leo Porter • Ball State 100

16. Sherrod Rainge • Penn State 97

17. Robert O'Neal • Clemson 96

Pat Terrell • Notre Dame 96

19. Ted LePage • Missouri 92

Brian Williams • Illinois 92

Interception Return Touchdowns

1. Cornelius Price • Houston 2

Ken Swilling • Georgia Tech 2

Robert Blackmon • Baylor 2

Wyatt Smith • Duke 2

Passing Yards Per Completion

1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 17.2

2. Shawn Moore • Virginia 16.6

3. Paul Oates • Long Beach State 15.6

4. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 15.2

5. Kelly Donohoe • Kansas 15.1

6. Eric Hunter • Purdue 15.0

7. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 15.0

8. Tom Sullivan • Eastern Michigan 14.9

9. Derek Stott • Nevada-Las Vegas 14.9

10. Greg Frey • Ohio State 14.8

11. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 14.8

12. Major Harris • West Virginia 14.8

13. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 14.8

14. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 14.8

15. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 14.7

16. Kirk Johnson • Utah State 14.7

17. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 14.5

18. Greg Talley • Georgia 14.5

19. Paul Justin • Arizona State 14.2

20. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 14.2

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. Andre Ware • Houston 427.2

2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 380.0

3. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 304.3

4. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 297.8

5. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 284.0

6. Scott Mitchell • Utah 267.6

7. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 266.1

8. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 251.0

9. Troy Taylor • California 248.9

10. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green 243.5

11. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 242.8

12. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 241.4

13. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 239.3

14. Paul Justin • Arizona State 235.5

15. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 235.3

16. Cary Conklin • Washington 233.5

17. Scott Erney • Rutgers 230.5

18. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 229.7

19. Browning Nagle • Louisville 227.5

20. Billy Ray • Duke 226.1

Points Kicking

1. Roman Anderson • Houston 131

2. Jason Elam • Hawaii 106

3. Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 101

4. Philip Doyle • Alabama 100

Gregg McCallum • Oregon 100

6. Jason Hanson • Washington State 99

7. Ken Culbertson • Colorado 98

Chris Gardocki • Clemson 98

Todd Wright • Arkansas 98

10. David Fuess • Tulsa 88

Jake McInerney • Virginia 88

12. Andy Trakas • San Diego State 86

13. Damon Hartman • North Carolina State 84

Kenny Stucker • Ball State 84

R.D. Lashar • Oklahoma 84

Steve Loop • Fresno State 84

17. Jason Chaffetz • Brigham Young 83

18. Kevin Nicholl • Central Michigan 82

Cary Blanchard • Oklahoma State 82

20. Mike Brown • Colorado State 81

Points

1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 150

2. Manny Hazard • Houston 132

3. Roman Anderson • Houston 131

4. James Gray • Texas Tech 120

5. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 114

Blake Ezor • Michigan State 114

Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 114

Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 114

Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 114

Jamal Farmer • Hawaii 114

11. Gregg McCallum • Oregon 109

12. Dennis Smith • Utah 108

J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 108

Dee Dowis • Air Force 108

Siran Stacy • Alabama 108

16. Chris Gardocki • Clemson 107

17. Jason Elam • Hawaii 106

18. Greg Johnson • Air Force 102

Darian Hagan • Colorado 102

Clarkston Hines • Duke 102

Steve Broussard • Washington State 102

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