1960 Leaders

Pass Attempts
1. Norm SneadWake Forest 259
2. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 256
3. Rich MayoAir Force 238
4. Mel MelinWashington State 220
5. Dick NormanStanford 201
6. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 199
7. Ramiro EscandonDenver 198
8. John FurmanUTEP 189
9. Ron MillerWisconsin 188
10. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 186
11. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 185
12. Mel RideoutRichmond 182
13. Sil VialIdaho 177
14. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 169
15. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 168
16. Tom BlandaArmy 164
17. Jerry KeelingTulsa 161
18. Jack RohrbachBrown 156
19. Mike JonesSan Jose State 152
20. Jim DawsonWest Texas A&M 150
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Jim DawsonWest Texas A&M 58.7
2. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 58.4
3. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 56.6
4. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 56.5
5. Tom BlandaArmy 56.1
6. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 54.8
7. Mel MelinWashington State 54.1
8. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 51.8
9. Ron MillerWisconsin 51.6
10. Jerry KeelingTulsa 50.3
11. John FurmanUTEP 49.7
12. Jack RohrbachBrown 48.7
13. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 47.9
14. Norm SneadWake Forest 47.5
15. Dick NormanStanford 47.3
16. Mike JonesSan Jose State 46.7
17. Mel RideoutRichmond 46.7
18. Sil VialIdaho 45.8
19. Ramiro EscandonDenver 45.5
20. Rich MayoAir Force 45.4
Passing Yards
1. Norm SneadWake Forest 1676
2. Mel MelinWashington State 1638
3. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 1511
4. Ron MillerWisconsin 1351
5. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 1254
6. Ramiro EscandonDenver 1249
7. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 1222
8. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 1189
9. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 1182
10. Rich MayoAir Force 1168
11. Ronnie StanleyBaylor 1151
12. Tom BlandaArmy 1119
13. John FurmanUTEP 1094
14. Billy KilmerUCLA 1086
15. Dick NormanStanford 1057
16. Mike JonesSan Jose State 1049
17. Eddie WilsonArizona 1020
18. Jerry KeelingTulsa 1018
19. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 985
20. Jake GibbsMississippi 970
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 7.6
2. Mel MelinWashington State 7.4
3. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 7.3
4. Ron MillerWisconsin 7.2
5. Mike JonesSan Jose State 6.9
6. Tom BlandaArmy 6.8
7. Norm SneadWake Forest 6.5
8. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 6.4
9. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 6.4
10. Jerry KeelingTulsa 6.3
11. Ramiro EscandonDenver 6.3
12. Jim DawsonWest Texas A&M 6.1
13. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 5.8
14. John FurmanUTEP 5.8
15. Jack RohrbachBrown 5.5
16. Dick NormanStanford 5.3
17. Sil VialIdaho 5.3
18. Mel RideoutRichmond 5.0
19. Rich MayoAir Force 4.9
20. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 4.9
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 7.5
2. Mike JonesSan Jose State 6.5
3. Mel MelinWashington State 5.8
4. Tom BlandaArmy 5.6
5. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 5.5
6. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 5.3
7. Norm SneadWake Forest 4.8
8. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 4.6
9. John FurmanUTEP 4.5
10. Jim DawsonWest Texas A&M 4.5
11. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 4.3
12. Ron MillerWisconsin 4.2
13. Ramiro EscandonDenver 4.1
14. Sil VialIdaho 4.0
15. Jerry KeelingTulsa 3.7
16. Mel RideoutRichmond 2.9
17. Dick NormanStanford 2.8
18. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 2.7
19. Jack RohrbachBrown 2.6
20. Rich MayoAir Force 2.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 134.1
2. Mel MelinWashington State 121.3
3. Tom BlandaArmy 119.8
4. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 116.5
5. Jim DawsonWest Texas A&M 115.8
6. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 115.5
7. Mike JonesSan Jose State 112.4
8. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 111.9
9. Ron MillerWisconsin 109.0
10. Jerry KeelingTulsa 106.5
11. Norm SneadWake Forest 103.8
12. Jack KinderdineDartmouth 98.4
13. John FurmanUTEP 97.9
14. Ramiro EscandonDenver 97.0
15. Sil VialIdaho 93.9
16. Harold StephensHardin-Simmons 90.7
17. Jack RohrbachBrown 88.0
18. Dick NormanStanford 86.7
19. Mel RideoutRichmond 84.7
20. Rich MayoAir Force 81.2
Rush Attempts
1. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 197
2. Bobby ThompsonArizona 192
3. Dick ScottPacific 172
4. Alan RozyckiDartmouth 168
Joe BellinoNavy 168
6. Tom WatkinsIowa State 163
Billy KilmerUCLA 163
8. Al RushatzArmy 162
9. Dave HoppmannIowa State 161
Tom MatteOhio State 161
11. Bob FergusonOhio State 160
12. Jim DillardOklahoma State 153
13. Dick DesmaraisBoston University 148
14. Jerry HillWyoming 144
15. Hugh ScottPrinceton 140
16. Bob BlanchardYale 139
17. Mel WestMissouri 138
Ronnie HartlineOklahoma 138
19. Silky SullivanPrinceton 136
20. Mike StockNorthwestern 133
Raymond BarryBrown 133
Rushing Yards
1. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 1338
2. Tom LarscheidUtah State 1044
3. Ernie DavisSyracuse 877
4. Bob FergusonOhio State 853
5. Dave HoppmannIowa State 844
6. Joe BellinoNavy 834
7. Billy KilmerUCLA 803
8. Hugh ScottPrinceton 760
9. Bobby ThompsonArizona 732
10. Alan RozyckiDartmouth 726
11. Silky SullivanPrinceton 695
12. Tom WatkinsIowa State 688
13. Tom MatteOhio State 682
Ronnie HartlineOklahoma 682
15. Larry FergusonIowa 665
16. Tommy MasonTulane 662
17. Dick DesmaraisBoston University 660
18. Mel WestMissouri 650
19. Al RushatzArmy 648
20. Jerry HillWyoming 636
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State 9.4
2. Tom LarscheidUtah State 8.4
3. Ernie DavisSyracuse 7.8
4. Larry FergusonIowa 7.4
5. Ken BolinHouston 7.2
6. Norris StevensonMissouri 7.2
7. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 6.8
8. Bert CoanKansas 6.7
9. Cleveland JonesOregon 6.4
10. Charlie MitchellWashington 6.3
11. Mike QuinlanAir Force 6.3
12. Ron HatcherMichigan State 6.1
13. Bobby SantiagoNew Mexico 6.0
14. Steve SimmsRutgers 6.0
15. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 5.8
16. Johnny JohnsonSan Jose State 5.7
17. Joe DrakeArizona State 5.7
18. Jacque MacKinnonColgate 5.7
19. Joe WilliamsIowa 5.6
20. Doug MayberryUtah State 5.6
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Chuck BryantOhio State 19.8
2. Steve StonebreakerDetroit Mercy 18.9
3. Joe HernandezArizona 18.3
4. Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State 18.0
5. Tom WiesnerWisconsin 17.8
6. Bobby AllenWake Forest 17.0
Roger CironeBrown 17.0
8. Fred OblekCincinnati 16.8
9. Ken WolfeYale 16.8
10. Mack BurtonSan Jose State 16.3
11. Ronnie GoodwinBaylor 16.3
12. Jim BoylanWashington State 16.2
13. Cleveland JonesOregon 16.2
14. Bill MillerMiami (FL) 15.9
15. Dave GashKentucky 15.4
16. Jon GreenawaltPennsylvania 15.4
17. Larry VargoDetroit Mercy 15.4
18. Bob FederspielColumbia 15.3
19. Tom HutchinsonKentucky 15.2
20. Stinson JonesVirginia Military Institute 15.2
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Bobby ThompsonArizona 208
2. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 197
3. Alan RozyckiDartmouth 194
4. Joe BellinoNavy 185
5. Dick ScottPacific 173
6. Al RushatzArmy 167
7. Tom WatkinsIowa State 164
8. Billy KilmerUCLA 163
Bob FergusonOhio State 163
10. Dave HoppmannIowa State 161
Tom MatteOhio State 161
12. Dick DesmaraisBoston University 158
13. Jim DillardOklahoma State 156
14. Tommy MasonTulane 148
15. Jerry HillWyoming 146
16. Raymond BarryBrown 144
17. Hugh ScottPrinceton 143
18. Mel WestMissouri 140
19. Bob BlanchardYale 139
20. Ronnie HartlineOklahoma 138
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 1338
2. Tom LarscheidUtah State 1185
3. Joe BellinoNavy 1114
4. Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State 1079
5. Bobby ThompsonArizona 1073
6. Tommy MasonTulane 1038
7. Ernie DavisSyracuse 1018
8. Alan RozyckiDartmouth 1013
9. Cleveland JonesOregon 915
10. Bob FergusonOhio State 895
11. Hugh CampbellWashington State 881
12. Joe HernandezArizona 846
13. Dave HoppmannIowa State 844
14. Dick DesmaraisBoston University 841
15. Billy KilmerUCLA 803
16. Hugh ScottPrinceton 785
17. Bobby SantiagoNew Mexico 778
18. Ronnie GoodwinBaylor 750
19. Mike QuinlanAir Force 731
20. Fred OblekCincinnati 730
Tom WiesnerWisconsin 730
Total Yards
1. Billy KilmerUCLA 1889
2. Mel MelinWashington State 1715
3. Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State 1634
4. Norm SneadWake Forest 1630
5. Howard DyerVirginia Military Institute 1478
6. Terry BakerOregon State 1473
7. Tom MatteOhio State 1419
8. Ron MillerWisconsin 1395
9. James Earl WrightMemphis 1375
10. Roman GabrielNorth Carolina State 1356
11. Bob GaitersNew Mexico State 1338
12. Jerry KeelingTulsa 1321
13. Rich MayoAir Force 1317
14. John FurmanUTEP 1283
15. Fran TarkentonGeorgia 1274
16. Ramiro EscandonDenver 1257
17. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 1229
18. Jake GibbsMississippi 1216
19. Eddie JohnsMiami (FL) 1178
20. Pat McCarthyHoly Cross 1164