1960 Leaders

Pass Attempts
1. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 259
2. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 256
3. Rich Mayo • Air Force 238
4. Mel Melin • Washington State 220
5. Dick Norman • Stanford 201
6. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 199
7. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 198
8. John Furman • UTEP 189
9. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 188
10. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 186
11. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 185
12. Mel Rideout • Richmond 182
13. Sil Vial • Idaho 177
14. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 169
15. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 168
16. Tom Blanda • Army 164
17. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 161
18. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 156
19. Mike Jones • San Jose State 152
20. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 150
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 58.7
2. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 58.4
3. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 56.6
4. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 56.5
5. Tom Blanda • Army 56.1
6. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 54.8
7. Mel Melin • Washington State 54.1
8. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 51.8
9. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 51.6
10. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 50.3
11. John Furman • UTEP 49.7
12. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 48.7
13. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 47.9
14. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 47.5
15. Dick Norman • Stanford 47.3
16. Mike Jones • San Jose State 46.7
17. Mel Rideout • Richmond 46.7
18. Sil Vial • Idaho 45.8
19. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 45.5
20. Rich Mayo • Air Force 45.4
Passing Yards
1. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 1676
2. Mel Melin • Washington State 1638
3. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 1511
4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 1351
5. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 1254
6. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 1249
7. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 1222
8. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 1189
9. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 1182
10. Rich Mayo • Air Force 1168
11. Ronnie Stanley • Baylor 1151
12. Tom Blanda • Army 1119
13. John Furman • UTEP 1094
14. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 1086
15. Dick Norman • Stanford 1057
16. Mike Jones • San Jose State 1049
17. Eddie Wilson • Arizona 1020
18. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 1018
19. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 985
20. Jake Gibbs • Mississippi 970
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 7.6
2. Mel Melin • Washington State 7.4
3. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 7.3
4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 7.2
5. Mike Jones • San Jose State 6.9
6. Tom Blanda • Army 6.8
7. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 6.5
8. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 6.4
9. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 6.4
10. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 6.3
11. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 6.3
12. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 6.1
13. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 5.8
14. John Furman • UTEP 5.8
15. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 5.5
16. Dick Norman • Stanford 5.3
17. Sil Vial • Idaho 5.3
18. Mel Rideout • Richmond 5.0
19. Rich Mayo • Air Force 4.9
20. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 4.9
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 7.5
2. Mike Jones • San Jose State 6.5
3. Mel Melin • Washington State 5.8
4. Tom Blanda • Army 5.6
5. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 5.5
6. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 5.3
7. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 4.8
8. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 4.6
9. John Furman • UTEP 4.5
10. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 4.5
11. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 4.3
12. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 4.2
13. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 4.1
14. Sil Vial • Idaho 4.0
15. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 3.7
16. Mel Rideout • Richmond 2.9
17. Dick Norman • Stanford 2.8
18. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 2.7
19. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 2.6
20. Rich Mayo • Air Force 2.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 134.1
2. Mel Melin • Washington State 121.3
3. Tom Blanda • Army 119.8
4. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 116.5
5. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 115.8
6. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 115.5
7. Mike Jones • San Jose State 112.4
8. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 111.9
9. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 109.0
10. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 106.5
11. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 103.8
12. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 98.4
13. John Furman • UTEP 97.9
14. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 97.0
15. Sil Vial • Idaho 93.9
16. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 90.7
17. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 88.0
18. Dick Norman • Stanford 86.7
19. Mel Rideout • Richmond 84.7
20. Rich Mayo • Air Force 81.2
Rush Attempts
1. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 197
2. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 192
3. Dick Scott • Pacific 172
4. Alan Rozycki • Dartmouth 168
Joe Bellino • Navy 168
6. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 163
Billy Kilmer • UCLA 163
8. Al Rushatz • Army 162
9. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 161
Tom Matte • Ohio State 161
11. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 160
12. Jim Dillard • Oklahoma State 153
13. Dick Desmarais • Boston University 148
14. Jerry Hill • Wyoming 144
15. Hugh Scott • Princeton 140
16. Bob Blanchard • Yale 139
17. Mel West • Missouri 138
Ronnie Hartline • Oklahoma 138
19. Silky Sullivan • Princeton 136
20. Mike Stock • Northwestern 133
Raymond Barry • Brown 133
Rushing Yards
1. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 1338
2. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 1044
3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 877
4. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 853
5. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 844
6. Joe Bellino • Navy 834
7. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 803
8. Hugh Scott • Princeton 760
9. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 732
10. Alan Rozycki • Dartmouth 726
11. Silky Sullivan • Princeton 695
12. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 688
13. Tom Matte • Ohio State 682
Ronnie Hartline • Oklahoma 682
15. Larry Ferguson • Iowa 665
16. Tommy Mason • Tulane 662
17. Dick Desmarais • Boston University 660
18. Mel West • Missouri 650
19. Al Rushatz • Army 648
20. Jerry Hill • Wyoming 636
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 9.4
2. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 8.4
3. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 7.8
4. Larry Ferguson • Iowa 7.4
5. Ken Bolin • Houston 7.2
6. Norris Stevenson • Missouri 7.2
7. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 6.8
8. Bert Coan • Kansas 6.7
9. Cleveland Jones • Oregon 6.4
10. Charlie Mitchell • Washington 6.3
11. Mike Quinlan • Air Force 6.3
12. Ron Hatcher • Michigan State 6.1
13. Bobby Santiago • New Mexico 6.0
14. Steve Simms • Rutgers 6.0
15. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 5.8
16. Johnny Johnson • San Jose State 5.7
17. Joe Drake • Arizona State 5.7
18. Jacque MacKinnon • Colgate 5.7
19. Joe Williams • Iowa 5.6
20. Doug Mayberry • Utah State 5.6
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Chuck Bryant • Ohio State 19.8
2. Steve Stonebreaker • Detroit Mercy 18.9
3. Joe Hernandez • Arizona 18.3
4. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 18.0
5. Tom Wiesner • Wisconsin 17.8
6. Bobby Allen • Wake Forest 17.0
Roger Cirone • Brown 17.0
8. Fred Oblek • Cincinnati 16.8
9. Ken Wolfe • Yale 16.8
10. Mack Burton • San Jose State 16.3
11. Ronnie Goodwin • Baylor 16.3
12. Jim Boylan • Washington State 16.2
13. Cleveland Jones • Oregon 16.2
14. Bill Miller • Miami (FL) 15.9
15. Dave Gash • Kentucky 15.4
16. Jon Greenawalt • Pennsylvania 15.4
17. Larry Vargo • Detroit Mercy 15.4
18. Bob Federspiel • Columbia 15.3
19. Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 15.2
20. Stinson Jones • Virginia Military Institute 15.2
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 208
2. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 197
3. Alan Rozycki • Dartmouth 194
4. Joe Bellino • Navy 185
5. Dick Scott • Pacific 173
6. Al Rushatz • Army 167
7. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 164
8. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 163
Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 163
10. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 161
Tom Matte • Ohio State 161
12. Dick Desmarais • Boston University 158
13. Jim Dillard • Oklahoma State 156
14. Tommy Mason • Tulane 148
15. Jerry Hill • Wyoming 146
16. Raymond Barry • Brown 144
17. Hugh Scott • Princeton 143
18. Mel West • Missouri 140
19. Bob Blanchard • Yale 139
20. Ronnie Hartline • Oklahoma 138
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 1338
2. Tom Larscheid • Utah State 1185
3. Joe Bellino • Navy 1114
4. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 1079
5. Bobby Thompson • Arizona 1073
6. Tommy Mason • Tulane 1038
7. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 1018
8. Alan Rozycki • Dartmouth 1013
9. Cleveland Jones • Oregon 915
10. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 895
11. Hugh Campbell • Washington State 881
12. Joe Hernandez • Arizona 846
13. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 844
14. Dick Desmarais • Boston University 841
15. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 803
16. Hugh Scott • Princeton 785
17. Bobby Santiago • New Mexico 778
18. Ronnie Goodwin • Baylor 750
19. Mike Quinlan • Air Force 731
20. Fred Oblek • Cincinnati 730
Tom Wiesner • Wisconsin 730
Total Yards
1. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 1889
2. Mel Melin • Washington State 1715
3. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 1634
4. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 1630
5. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 1478
6. Terry Baker • Oregon State 1473
7. Tom Matte • Ohio State 1419
8. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 1395
9. James Earl Wright • Memphis 1375
10. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 1356
11. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 1338
12. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 1321
13. Rich Mayo • Air Force 1317
14. John Furman • UTEP 1283
15. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 1274
16. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 1257
17. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 1229
18. Jake Gibbs • Mississippi 1216
19. Eddie Johns • Miami (FL) 1178
20. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 1164
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Mike Jones • San Jose State 14.8
2. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 14.0
3. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 13.9
4. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 13.9
5. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 13.9
6. Mel Melin • Washington State 13.8
7. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 13.6
8. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 12.6
9. Tom Blanda • Army 12.2
10. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 12.2
11. John Furman • UTEP 11.6
12. Sil Vial • Idaho 11.5
13. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 11.3
14. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 11.3
15. Dick Norman • Stanford 11.1
16. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 11.0
17. Rich Mayo • Air Force 10.8
18. Mel Rideout • Richmond 10.6
19. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 10.5
20. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 8.6
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 167.6
2. Mel Melin • Washington State 163.8
3. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 151.1
4. Ron Miller • Wisconsin 150.1
5. Harold Stephens • Hardin-Simmons 125.4
6. Ramiro Escandon • Denver 124.9
7. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 122.2
8. Fran Tarkenton • Georgia 118.9
9. Roman Gabriel • North Carolina State 118.2
10. Rich Mayo • Air Force 116.8
11. Mike Jones • San Jose State 116.6
12. Tom Blanda • Army 111.9
13. Jack Kinderdine • Dartmouth 109.4
14. John Furman • UTEP 109.4
15. Dick Norman • Stanford 105.7
16. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 101.8
17. Jack Rohrbach • Brown 95.3
18. Sil Vial • Idaho 93.0
19. Jim Dawson • West Texas A&M 92.1
20. Mel Rideout • Richmond 90.4