1965 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 296
2. Billy Stevens • UTEP 196
3. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 172
4. Vidal Carlin • North Texas 159
5. Steve Spurrier • Florida 148
6. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 144
7. Bob Griese • Purdue 142
8. Bob Hall • Brown 135
9. Carroll Williams • Xavier 128
10. Charles Burt • Wisconsin 121
11. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 120
12. Hank Washington • West Texas A&M 119
13. Benny Russell • Louisville 115
14. Paul Stein • Air Force 114
15. Rick Norton • Kentucky 113
16. John Hankinson • Minnesota 112
Kim King • Georgia Tech 112
18. Ed Pritchett • Florida State 110
19. Tom Strain • Pacific 108
20. Tom Hodges • Virginia 103
Danny Talbott • North Carolina 103
Pass Attempts
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 509
2. Billy Stevens • UTEP 432
3. Vidal Carlin • North Texas 341
4. Steve Spurrier • Florida 287
5. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 283
6. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 268
7. Carroll Williams • Xavier 262
8. Billy Fletcher • Memphis 256
9. Bob Hall • Brown 254
10. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 250
11. Ed Pritchett • Florida State 247
12. Benny Russell • Louisville 246
13. Hank Washington • West Texas A&M 243
14. Bob Griese • Purdue 238
15. Charles Burt • Wisconsin 235
16. Tom Strain • Pacific 231
17. Gary Snook • Iowa 230
18. Tim Van Galder • Iowa State 228
19. Paul Stein • Air Force 225
20. Danny Talbott • North Carolina 217
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 60.8
2. Steve Sloan • Alabama 60.6
3. Bob Griese • Purdue 59.7
4. Kim King • Georgia Tech 58.6
5. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 58.2
6. John Goodman • Arizona State 54.9
7. Tom Wilkinson • Wyoming 54.5
8. Ron Edwards • Utah State 53.8
9. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 53.7
10. Tod Hullin • Washington 53.6
11. Bob Hall • Brown 53.1
12. Steve Juday • Michigan State 53.0
13. Fred Custardo • Illinois 52.9
14. Rick Norton • Kentucky 52.8
15. Ron Landeck • Princeton 52.1
16. Tom Hodges • Virginia 52.0
17. John Hankinson • Minnesota 51.9
18. Don Unverferth • Ohio State 51.8
19. Tom Roth • Washington State 51.6
20. Steve Spurrier • Florida 51.6
Passing Yards
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 3464
2. Billy Stevens • UTEP 3042
3. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 2119
4. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 1921
5. Steve Spurrier • Florida 1893
6. Carroll Williams • Xavier 1847
7. Rick Norton • Kentucky 1823
8. Benny Russell • Louisville 1791
9. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 1789
10. Vidal Carlin • North Texas 1723
11. Bob Griese • Purdue 1719
12. Ken Berry • San Jose State 1593
13. John Hankinson • Minnesota 1483
14. Steve Sloan • Alabama 1453
15. Paul Stein • Air Force 1446
16. Tim Van Galder • Iowa State 1418
17. Hank Washington • West Texas A&M 1403
18. Tom Strain • Pacific 1361
19. Bob Hall • Brown 1340
20. Gary Beban • UCLA 1336
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Steve Sloan • Alabama 9.1
2. Tom Wilkinson • Wyoming 8.5
3. Rick Norton • Kentucky 8.5
4. Ken Berry • San Jose State 7.9
5. Tod Hullin • Washington 7.8
6. Ron Landeck • Princeton 7.6
7. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 7.5
8. Benny Russell • Louisville 7.3
9. Bob Griese • Purdue 7.2
10. Bo Burris • Houston 7.2
11. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 7.2
12. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 7.2
13. Carroll Williams • Xavier 7.0
14. Billy Stevens • UTEP 7.0
15. Allen McCune • West Virginia 7.0
16. Steve Juday • Michigan State 7.0
17. Kim King • Georgia Tech 7.0
18. Dave Lewis • Stanford 6.9
19. John Hankinson • Minnesota 6.9
20. Ron Edwards • Utah State 6.8
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Steve Sloan • Alabama 9.5
2. Ron Landeck • Princeton 7.9
3. Allen McCune • West Virginia 7.2
4. Tod Hullin • Washington 7.0
5. Tom Wilkinson • Wyoming 7.0
6. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 6.7
7. John Goodman • Arizona State 6.7
8. Ron Edwards • Utah State 6.7
9. Bob Griese • Purdue 6.6
10. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 6.4
11. Kim King • Georgia Tech 6.2
12. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 6.2
13. Rick Norton • Kentucky 6.2
14. Carroll Williams • Xavier 6.2
15. Steve Juday • Michigan State 5.9
16. Bo Burris • Houston 5.7
17. Ken Berry • San Jose State 5.7
18. Steve Spurrier • Florida 5.5
19. Dave Lewis • Stanford 5.4
20. Ashby Cook • Mississippi State 5.4
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Steve Sloan • Alabama 153.8
2. Ron Landeck • Princeton 139.0
3. Tod Hullin • Washington 134.3
4. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 133.4
5. Allen McCune • West Virginia 129.4
6. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 129.3
7. Bob Griese • Purdue 128.9
8. Tom Wilkinson • Wyoming 128.6
9. Ron Edwards • Utah State 128.5
10. Kim King • Georgia Tech 127.8
11. Rick Norton • Kentucky 126.4
12. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 124.1
13. John Goodman • Arizona State 123.2
14. Carroll Williams • Xavier 122.6
15. Fred Custardo • Illinois 118.1
16. Steve Juday • Michigan State 117.0
17. Bo Burris • Houston 116.6
18. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 115.1
19. Steve Spurrier • Florida 114.0
20. Ken Berry • San Jose State 113.6
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Harry Jones • Arkansas 7.7
2. Mel Farr • UCLA 7.0
3. Ron Kirkland • Nebraska 6.6
4. Jim Bohl • New Mexico State 6.5
5. Garrett Ford • West Virginia 6.4
6. Dolph Banks • Cincinnati 6.3
7. Nelson Stokley • Louisiana State 6.3
8. Jess Willis • Colorado State 6.2
9. Roy Shivers • Utah State 6.0
10. Larry Csonka • Syracuse 5.8
11. Pete Larson • Cornell 5.8
12. Carl Ward • Michigan 5.7
13. Harry Wilson • Nebraska 5.6
14. Floyd Little • Syracuse 5.5
15. Bob Apisa • Michigan State 5.5
16. Frank Solich • Nebraska 5.4
17. Dan Miller • Kansas 5.4
18. Mike Garrett • Southern California 5.4
19. Charlie Brown • Missouri 5.4
20. Dick Leftridge • West Virginia 5.4
Receiving Yards
1. Howard Twilley • Tulsa 1779
2. Chuck Hughes • UTEP 1519
3. John Love • North Texas 994
4. Terry Sweeney • Tulsa 883
5. Bob Wallace • UTEP 868
6. Steve Bunker • Oregon 838
7. Ken McLean • Texas A&M 835
8. Charles Casey • Florida 809
9. Donny Anderson • Texas Tech 797
10. George Pearce • William & Mary 795
Dave Williams • Washington 795
12. Jack Clancy • Michigan 762
13. John Wright • Illinois 755
14. Dan Abramowicz • Xavier 738
15. Eric Crabtree • Pittsburgh 724
16. Bill Malinchak • Indiana 699
17. Bob Sherlag • Memphis 673
18. Phil Odle • Brigham Young 657
19. Harlan Lane • Baylor 643
20. Gene Washington • Michigan State 638
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Larry Seiple • Kentucky 23.5
2. Mike Dennis • Louisville 21.0
3. Dave Williams • Washington 20.9
4. Harry Kellogg • San Jose State 20.6
5. Jack Schunke • Villanova 20.0
6. Tim Russell • Brigham Young 19.2
7. Chuck Hughes • UTEP 19.0
8. Kurt Altenberg • UCLA 18.8
9. Dave Dunaway • Duke 18.7
10. Bobby Collins • Maryland 18.5
11. Mike Spratt • Houston 18.4
12. Jerry Marion • Wyoming 18.3
13. Bob Wallace • UTEP 18.1
14. Freddie Hyatt • Auburn 17.5
15. Tim Crawford • Furman 17.1
16. Bob Longo • Pittsburgh 17.1
17. Dave Moton • Southern California 17.0
18. Les Derrick • Texas 16.9
19. Bob Dunlevy • West Virginia 16.6
20. Dave Clark • Utah State 16.5
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Howard Twilley • Tulsa 1779
2. Mike Garrett • Southern California 1534
3. Chuck Hughes • UTEP 1519
4. Donny Anderson • Texas Tech 1502
5. Roy Shivers • Utah State 1358
6. Jim Bohl • New Mexico State 1338
7. Floyd Little • Syracuse 1313
8. Jim Grabowski • Illinois 1280
9. Dave Alexander • East Carolina 1116
10. Pete Pifer • Oregon State 1107
11. Clinton Jones • Michigan State 1096
Eric Crabtree • Pittsburgh 1096
13. Larry Seiple • Kentucky 1081
14. Garrett Ford • West Virginia 1073
15. John Love • North Texas 1048
16. Charlie Brown • Missouri 1036
17. Walt Garrison • Oklahoma State 1031
18. Ray McDonald • Idaho 1028
Bobby Burnett • Arkansas 1028
20. Willie Asbury • Kent State 1006
Total Yards
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 3343
2. Billy Stevens • UTEP 2711
3. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 2263
4. Steve Spurrier • Florida 2123
5. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 2050
6. Carroll Williams • Xavier 2008
7. Ron Landeck • Princeton 1949
8. Benny Russell • Louisville 1932
9. Gary Beban • UCLA 1912
10. Bob Hall • Brown 1897
11. Billy Fletcher • Memphis 1795
12. Bob Griese • Purdue 1784
13. Paul Stein • Air Force 1766
14. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 1762
15. Rick Norton • Kentucky 1706
16. Kim King • Georgia Tech 1676
17. Vidal Carlin • North Texas 1658
18. Ken Berry • San Jose State 1649
19. John Hankinson • Minnesota 1623
20. Dave Alexander • East Carolina 1587
Total Yards Per Play
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 5.8
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Ken Berry • San Jose State 16.9
2. Rick Norton • Kentucky 16.1
3. Tom Wilkinson • Wyoming 15.6
4. Benny Russell • Louisville 15.6
5. Billy Stevens • UTEP 15.5
6. Bo Burris • Houston 15.5
7. Steve Sloan • Alabama 15.0
8. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 14.9
9. Ron Landeck • Princeton 14.7
10. Rich Groth • Utah 14.7
11. Tod Hullin • Washington 14.6
12. Carroll Williams • Xavier 14.4
13. Tim Van Galder • Iowa State 14.2
14. Frank Stavroff • Indiana 14.1
15. Allen McCune • West Virginia 14.0
16. Bernie McCall • Colorado 14.0
17. Thomas Ray • Clemson 13.8
18. Billy Fletcher • Memphis 13.5
19. Dave Lewis • Stanford 13.4
20. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 13.3
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Bill Anderson • Tulsa 346.4
2. Billy Stevens • UTEP 304.2
3. Tom Wilson • Texas Tech 211.9
4. Kenny Lucas • Pittsburgh 192.1
5. Steve Spurrier • Florida 189.3
6. Carroll Williams • Xavier 184.7
7. Rick Norton • Kentucky 182.3
8. Benny Russell • Louisville 179.1
9. Virgil Carter • Brigham Young 178.9
10. Vidal Carlin • North Texas 172.3
11. Bob Griese • Purdue 171.9
12. Ken Berry • San Jose State 159.3
13. Tom Strain • Pacific 151.2
14. Bob Hall • Brown 148.9
15. John Hankinson • Minnesota 148.3
16. Steve Sloan • Alabama 145.3
17. Paul Stein • Air Force 144.6
18. Tim Van Galder • Iowa State 141.8
19. Hank Washington • West Texas A&M 140.3
20. Kim King • Georgia Tech 133.1