1962 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Archie Roberts • Columbia 60.0
2. Dick Shiner • Maryland 59.6
3. Tom Myers • Northwestern 59.5
4. Pete Liske • Penn State 56.2
5. Junior Edge • North Carolina 55.7
6. Terry Baker • Oregon State 55.2
7. Don Trull • Baylor 54.6
8. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 54.2
9. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 54.1
10. Jack Concannon • Boston College 53.6
11. Rand Carter • San Jose State 53.6
12. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 53.2
13. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 52.9
14. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 52.7
15. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 52.3
16. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 49.5
17. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 49.3
18. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 49.2
19. Robert Hamlin • Marshall 48.1
20. John Giles • Louisville 47.1
Passing Yards
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 1738
2. Don Trull • Baylor 1627
3. George Mira • Miami (FL) 1572
4. Tom Myers • Northwestern 1537
5. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 1492
6. Jack Concannon • Boston College 1450
7. Dick Shiner • Maryland 1324
8. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 1317
9. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 1267
10. John Jacobs • Arizona State 1263
11. Junior Edge • North Carolina 1234
12. John Giles • Louisville 1224
13. Joe Namath • Alabama 1192
14. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 1181
15. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 1169
16. Mike Taliaferro • Illinois 1139
17. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 1136
18. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 1135
19. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 1134
20. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 1100
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 8.6
2. Jack Concannon • Boston College 8.0
3. Tom Myers • Northwestern 7.9
4. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 7.5
5. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 7.5
6. Don Trull • Baylor 7.1
7. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 7.0
8. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 7.0
9. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 6.7
10. Jim Dunda • Brown 6.7
11. Junior Edge • North Carolina 6.7
12. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 6.6
13. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 6.5
14. Dick Shiner • Maryland 6.5
15. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 6.4
16. John Giles • Louisville 6.4
17. Pete Liske • Penn State 6.4
18. Archie Roberts • Columbia 6.3
19. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 6.3
20. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 6.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 8.9
2. Jack Concannon • Boston College 8.2
3. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 6.9
4. Pete Liske • Penn State 6.8
5. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 6.6
6. Tom Myers • Northwestern 6.0
7. Don Trull • Baylor 5.7
8. Archie Roberts • Columbia 5.4
9. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 5.4
10. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 5.1
11. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 4.9
12. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 4.9
13. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 4.7
14. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 4.7
15. Junior Edge • North Carolina 4.5
16. Mike Miller • Oklahoma State 4.4
17. George Mira • Miami (FL) 4.0
18. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 4.0
19. John Giles • Louisville 3.9
20. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 3.9
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 146.5
2. Jack Concannon • Boston College 141.6
3. Tom Myers • Northwestern 133.3
4. Pete Liske • Penn State 129.4
5. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 128.5
6. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 127.1
7. Don Trull • Baylor 119.6
8. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 118.8
9. Archie Roberts • Columbia 117.8
10. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 115.7
11. Junior Edge • North Carolina 111.2
12. Sonny Gibbs • TCU 109.9
13. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 109.8
14. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 108.7
15. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 107.9
16. Dick Shiner • Maryland 105.1
17. Jim Dunda • Brown 102.7
18. John Giles • Louisville 100.1
19. Mike Miller • Oklahoma State 99.7
20. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 99.3
Rushing Yards
1. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 1247
2. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 1149
3. Gale Sayers • Kansas 1125
4. Gary Wood • Cornell 889
5. Joe Don Looney • Oklahoma 852
6. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 831
7. Johnny Roland • Missouri 830
8. Dave Casinelli • Memphis 826
9. Bobby Santiago • New Mexico 806
10. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 798
11. Terry Dillon • Montana 768
12. Mel Renfro • Oregon 753
13. Elliott Keller • Furman 724
14. Jim Grisham • Oklahoma 711
15. Tony Lorick • Arizona State 704
16. Tom Spangenberg • Dartmouth 675
17. John Cook • Furman 661
18. Dwain Bean • North Texas 657
19. Roger Kochman • Penn State 652
20. George Saimes • Michigan State 642
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Gale Sayers • Kansas 7.1
2. Scott Tyler • Miami (OH) 7.0
3. Willie Brown • Southern California 6.9
4. Tony Lorick • Arizona State 6.7
5. John Cook • Furman 6.6
6. Tom Kosser • Arizona 6.5
7. Paul Warfield • Ohio State 6.4
8. Larry Hill • Oregon 6.4
9. Bill Taylor • Harvard 6.3
10. Ron Rubick • Michigan State 6.3
11. Joe Don Looney • Oklahoma 6.2
12. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 6.2
13. Sherman Lewis • Michigan State 6.0
14. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 6.0
15. Mel Renfro • Oregon 6.0
16. Larry Glueck • Villanova 6.0
17. Junior Coffey • Washington 5.9
18. Terry Dillon • Montana 5.9
19. Pat Dodson • Montana 5.8
20. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 5.8
Receiving Yards
1. Vern Burke • Oregon State 1007
2. John Simmons • Tulsa 860
3. Hugh Campbell • Washington State 848
4. Artie Graham • Boston College 823
5. Hal Bedsole • Southern California 726
6. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 716
7. Bob Lacey • North Carolina 668
8. Jim Cure • Marshall 666
9. Paul Flatley • Northwestern 626
10. Tom Brown • Maryland 557
11. Bill Turner • California 537
12. Pat Richter • Wisconsin 531
13. Jim Kelly • Notre Dame 523
14. Steve Heckard • Davidson 519
15. Jeff Starling • Vanderbilt 494
16. Red Wilkins • Alabama 492
Richard Williamson • Alabama 492
18. Tom Hutchinson • Kentucky 485
19. Tom Bolz • Detroit Mercy 455
20. Nick Spinelli • Miami (FL) 453
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Hal Bedsole • Southern California 25.0
2. Ted Watkins • Pacific 21.5
3. Richard Williamson • Alabama 20.5
Red Wilkins • Alabama 20.5
5. Artie Graham • Boston College 20.1
6. Steve Heckard • Davidson 20.0
7. Charlie Brendle • The Citadel 19.6
8. Gerry Shaw • Washington State 18.7
9. Bill Craft • Rutgers 18.5
10. Dale Keller • Arizona State 17.9
11. Mickey Babb • Georgia 17.7
12. Ron Allshouse • Pennsylvania 17.7
13. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 17.5
14. Bob Daumeyer • Xavier 17.0
15. Jim Stewart • Navy 16.6
16. Ronnie Goodwin • Baylor 16.6
17. Jerry Lamb • Arkansas 16.4
18. Bob Jencks • Miami (OH) 16.4
19. Tom Spangenberg • Dartmouth 15.8
20. Don Karns • Oklahoma State 15.6
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Preacher Pilot • New Mexico State 1273
2. Gale Sayers • Kansas 1186
3. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 1149
4. Mel Renfro • Oregon 1051
5. Tom Spangenberg • Dartmouth 1038
6. Vern Burke • Oregon State 1007
7. Joe Don Looney • Oklahoma 971
8. Tony Lorick • Arizona State 961
9. Al Snyder • Holy Cross 953
10. Roger Kochman • Penn State 906
11. Gary Wood • Cornell 896
12. Johnny Roland • Missouri 889
13. Pete Pedro • West Texas A&M 882
14. Lee Calland • Louisville 869
15. Dave Casinelli • Memphis 866
16. John Simmons • Tulsa 860
17. Terry Dillon • Montana 857
18. Bobby Santiago • New Mexico 850
19. Hugh Campbell • Washington State 848
20. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 841
Total Yards
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 2276
2. Eldon Fortie • Brigham Young 1963
3. Gary Wood • Cornell 1779
4. Don Trull • Baylor 1763
5. Jack Concannon • Boston College 1743
6. George Mira • Miami (FL) 1732
7. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 1721
8. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 1613
9. Bill King • Dartmouth 1553
10. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 1484
11. Dave Hoppmann • Iowa State 1477
12. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 1438
13. Tom Myers • Northwestern 1435
14. Dick Shiner • Maryland 1426
15. Joe Namath • Alabama 1421
16. Dan Reeves • South Carolina 1401
17. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 1361
18. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 1357
19. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 1321
20. Junior Edge • North Carolina 1298
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 15.5
2. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 15.1
3. Jack Concannon • Boston College 14.9
4. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 14.9
5. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 14.6
6. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 14.3
7. Jim Dunda • Brown 14.3
8. Mike Taliaferro • Illinois 14.2
9. John Giles • Louisville 13.6
10. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 13.4
11. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 13.3
12. Tom Myers • Northwestern 13.3
13. Mike Miller • Oklahoma State 13.0
14. Don Trull • Baylor 13.0
15. Mel Rideout • Richmond 13.0
16. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 13.0
17. George Mira • Miami (FL) 12.9
18. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 12.5
19. Duane Blaska • Minnesota 12.1
20. Billy Lothridge • Georgia Tech 12.1
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Terry Baker • Oregon State 173.8
2. Tom Myers • Northwestern 170.8
3. Don Trull • Baylor 162.7
4. George Mira • Miami (FL) 157.2
5. Dave Mathieson • Washington State 149.2
6. Jerry Gross • Detroit Mercy 146.3
7. Jack Concannon • Boston College 145.0
8. Dick Shiner • Maryland 132.4
9. Ron Vander Kelen • Wisconsin 131.2
10. Pat McCarthy • Holy Cross 126.7
11. Mike Taliaferro • Illinois 126.6
12. Junior Edge • North Carolina 123.4
13. John Giles • Louisville 122.4
14. Archie Roberts • Columbia 119.6
15. Stu McBirnie • Tulsa 116.9
16. Gary Cuozzo • Virginia 113.6
17. Larry Rakestraw • Georgia 113.5
18. Jerry Yost • West Virginia 113.4
19. Jerry Woolum • Kentucky 110.0
20. Mike Miller • Oklahoma State 105.6