1957 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 115
2. Bob Newman • Washington State 104
3. Lee Grosscup • Utah 94
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 92
5. Billy Baker • Furman 88
6. Tom Flores • Pacific 82
7. Tom Forrestal • Navy 80
8. Jack Douglas • Stanford 78
9. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 74
Roger LaBrasca • Drake 74
11. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 73
12. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 71
13. Randy Duncan • Iowa 70
14. Ray Harding • Colgate 64
15. Larry Zowada • Wyoming 63
Earl Keeley • Montana 63
17. John Hangartner • Arizona State 61
18. Dick Winterbauer • Yale 59
19. Jim Mason • Arizona 58
20. Fred Braselton • Georgia Tech 56
Pass Attempts
1. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 205
2. Bob Newman • Washington State 188
3. Tom Flores • Pacific 184
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 179
5. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 159
Tom Forrestal • Navy 159
7. Ray Harding • Colgate 152
8. Billy Baker • Furman 150
9. Jack Douglas • Stanford 146
10. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 145
11. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 138
12. Lee Grosscup • Utah 137
13. John Kuenzel • Air Force 124
14. Tom McDonald • Indiana 123
Larry Zowada • Wyoming 123
16. Earl Keeley • Montana 121
Don Allard • Boston College 121
18. Randy Duncan • Iowa 119
19. Don Zimmerman • Dayton 112
20. Dick Winterbauer • Yale 109
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Billy Baker • Furman 58.7
2. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 56.1
3. Bob Newman • Washington State 55.3
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 51.4
5. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 51.0
6. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 46.5
7. Tom Flores • Pacific 44.6
8. Ray Harding • Colgate 42.1
Passing Yards
1. Lee Grosscup • Utah 1398
2. Bob Newman • Washington State 1391
3. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 1297
4. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 1254
5. John Hangartner • Arizona State 1203
6. Bob Winters • Utah State 1139
7. Randy Duncan • Iowa 1124
8. Tom Forrestal • Navy 1117
9. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 1054
10. Tom Flores • Pacific 980
11. Jack Douglas • Stanford 957
12. Dick Winterbauer • Yale 930
13. Bob Schwarze • The Citadel 920
14. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 912
15. Don Allard • Boston College 910
16. Larry Zowada • Wyoming 862
17. Billy Baker • Furman 846
18. Harvey White • Clemson 841
19. King Hill • Rice 798
20. Earl Keeley • Montana 797
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 8.2
2. Bob Newman • Washington State 7.4
3. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 7.3
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 6.4
5. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 6.1
6. Billy Baker • Furman 5.6
7. Tom Flores • Pacific 5.3
8. Ray Harding • Colgate 5.0
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 5.9
2. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 5.8
3. Bob Newman • Washington State 5.7
4. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 5.1
5. Billy Baker • Furman 4.9
6. Bob Winters • Utah State 4.9
7. Tom Flores • Pacific 3.3
8. Ray Harding • Colgate 2.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Bob Newman • Washington State 126.5
2. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 125.6
3. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 121.5
4. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 119.3
5. Billy Baker • Furman 112.6
6. Bob Winters • Utah State 107.7
7. Tom Flores • Pacific 85.6
8. Ray Harding • Colgate 82.3
Rush Attempts
1. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 211
2. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 194
3. Billy Austin • Rutgers 193
4. Bob Stransky • Colorado 183
5. Nub Beamer • Oregon State 172
6. Bobby Gordon • Tennessee 167
7. Chuck Shea • Stanford 163
8. Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 162
9. Bob Anderson • Army 153
10. Overton Curtis • Utah State 146
11. Gerald Nesbitt • Arkansas 145
Larry Hickman • Baylor 145
13. Dick Christy • North Carolina State 144
14. Wray Carlton • Duke 143
15. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 142
16. Bobby Cravens • Kentucky 141
17. Bob McAniff • Cornell 140
18. Weldon Jackson • Brigham Young 138
19. Theron Sapp • Georgia 137
20. Hank Kuhlmann • Missouri 136
Rushing Yards
1. Leon Burton • Arizona State 1126
2. Bob Stransky • Colorado 1097
3. Bob Anderson • Army 983
4. Billy Austin • Rutgers 946
5. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 933
6. Chuck Shea • Stanford 840
7. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 822
8. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 816
9. Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 762
10. Nub Beamer • Oregon State 760
11. Wray Carlton • Duke 749
12. Don Perkins • New Mexico 744
13. Bob McAniff • Cornell 700
14. Jim Shofner • TCU 682
15. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 681
16. Joe Belland • Arizona State 669
Bobby Cravens • Kentucky 669
Pete Hart • Hardin-Simmons 669
19. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 668
20. Pete Dawkins • Army 665
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Leon Burton • Arizona State 9.6
2. Eddie Dove • Colorado 7.0
3. Collins Hagler • Iowa 6.8
4. Merrill Douglas • Utah 6.7
5. Don Perkins • New Mexico 6.6
6. Jack Larscheid • Pacific 6.6
7. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 6.6
8. Ray Nitschke • Illinois 6.5
9. Danny Lewis • Wisconsin 6.4
10. Bob Anderson • Army 6.4
11. Bill Happel • Iowa 6.4
12. Ronnie Rice • Texas Tech 6.4
13. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 6.3
14. Bob White • Ohio State 6.2
15. Jim Shanley • Oregon 6.1
16. Bob Stransky • Colorado 6.0
17. Dan Sachs • Princeton 6.0
18. Frank Gupton • Colorado State 5.9
19. Joe Plevel • Miami (FL) 5.9
20. Jack Morris • Oregon 5.9
Receiving Yards
1. Stuart Vaughan • Utah 756
2. Gary Kapp • Utah State 635
3. Jim Gibbons • Iowa 587
4. Don Ellingsen • Washington State 559
5. Fred Dugan • Dayton 546
6. Jerry Mertens • Drake 509
7. Buddy Dial • Rice 508
8. Jack Fanning • Washington State 457
9. Craig Wall • Davidson 446
10. Les Walters • Penn State 440
11. Paul Maguire • The Citadel 428
12. Dick Berardino • Holy Cross 420
Alfred Jamison • Colgate 420
14. Chuck Chatfield • Pacific 404
15. Dick Scherer • Pittsburgh 403
16. Dave Moss • Dartmouth 385
17. Boyd Dowler • Colorado 380
18. Bob Dehlinger • Idaho 373
19. Whitey Jordan • Clemson 369
20. Jimmy Phillips • Auburn 357
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Buddy Dial • Rice 24.2
2. Paul Maguire • The Citadel 21.4
3. Dick Scherer • Pittsburgh 20.2
4. Dick Berardino • Holy Cross 19.1
5. Jack Fanning • Washington State 19.0
6. Craig Wall • Davidson 18.6
7. Les Walters • Penn State 18.3
8. Jerry Mertens • Drake 17.6
9. Clancey Osborne • Arizona State 17.6
10. Dave Moss • Dartmouth 16.7
11. Bobby Jordan • Virginia Military Institute 16.7
12. Jim Gibbons • Iowa 16.3
13. Wimp Hewgley • Wyoming 15.2
14. Dick Wallen • UCLA 15.2
15. Fred Dugan • Dayton 14.8
16. Boyd Dowler • Colorado 14.6
17. Chuck Chatfield • Pacific 14.4
18. Stuart Vaughan • Utah 14.3
19. Gary Kapp • Utah State 14.1
20. Dave Kaiser • Michigan State 14.1
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 211
2. Billy Austin • Rutgers 195
Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 195
4. Bob Stransky • Colorado 186
5. Nub Beamer • Oregon State 173
6. Chuck Shea • Stanford 172
7. Overton Curtis • Utah State 170
8. Bobby Gordon • Tennessee 167
9. Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 164
10. Bob Anderson • Army 159
11. Bobby Cravens • Kentucky 154
Dick Christy • North Carolina State 154
13. Wray Carlton • Duke 150
14. Bob McAniff • Cornell 149
15. Gerald Nesbitt • Arkansas 147
16. Larry Hickman • Baylor 146
17. Tom Newell • Drake 145
18. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 143
19. Weldon Jackson • Brigham Young 142
20. Hank Kuhlmann • Missouri 139
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Leon Burton • Arizona State 1320
2. Bob Stransky • Colorado 1131
3. Bob Anderson • Army 1065
4. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 1020
5. Billy Austin • Rutgers 1010
6. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 924
7. Wray Carlton • Duke 919
8. Don Perkins • New Mexico 906
9. Chuck Shea • Stanford 905
10. Pete Dawkins • Army 890
11. Jim Shanley • Oregon 885
12. Stuart Vaughan • Utah 873
13. Bob McAniff • Cornell 868
14. Ron Lind • Drake 867
15. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 846
16. Dick Christy • North Carolina State 837
17. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 835
18. Harry Hurst • Navy 824
19. Bobby Cravens • Kentucky 812
20. Overton Curtis • Utah State 809
Total Plays
1. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 310
2. Billy Austin • Rutgers 273
3. Bob Newman • Washington State 263
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 240
5. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 228
6. Tom Flores • Pacific 219
7. Bob Stransky • Colorado 215
8. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 212
9. Billy Baker • Furman 211
10. John Kuenzel • Air Force 209
11. Don Allard • Boston College 207
Bobby Gordon • Tennessee 207
13. Jack Douglas • Stanford 201
14. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 200
15. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 194
16. Howard Willis • Idaho 192
17. Tom Forrestal • Navy 191
18. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 189
Ray Harding • Colgate 189
20. Lee Grosscup • Utah 182
Total Yards
1. Bob Newman • Washington State 1444
2. Billy Austin • Rutgers 1425
3. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 1419
4. Bob Stransky • Colorado 1387
5. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 1381
6. Lee Grosscup • Utah 1274
7. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 1257
8. King Hill • Rice 1244
9. Randy Duncan • Iowa 1183
10. Tom Forrestal • Navy 1169
11. John Hangartner • Arizona State 1157
12. Bob Winters • Utah State 1132
13. Leon Burton • Arizona State 1126
14. Joe Francis • Oregon State 1082
15. Jack Douglas • Stanford 1065
16. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 1055
17. Don Allard • Boston College 1039
18. Harvey White • Clemson 1038
19. Bob Schwarze • The Citadel 1018
20. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 1014
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 17.5
2. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 14.2
3. Bob Newman • Washington State 13.4
4. Bob Winters • Utah State 12.4
5. Tom Flores • Pacific 12.0
6. Ray Harding • Colgate 11.9
7. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 10.9
8. Billy Baker • Furman 9.6
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Tom Greene • Holy Cross 144.1
2. Bob Newman • Washington State 139.1
3. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 131.8
4. Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 125.4
5. Bob Winters • Utah State 113.9
6. Tom Flores • Pacific 98.0
7. Ray Harding • Colgate 84.7
8. Billy Baker • Furman 84.6