1968 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Gordon Slade • Davidson 59.0
2. Terry Hanratty • Notre Dame 58.9
3. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 58.4
4. Steve Sogge • Southern California 58.2
5. Brian Dowling • Yale 57.5
6. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 57.3
7. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 57.2
8. Frank Harris • Boston College 57.0
9. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 56.6
10. Bubba Wyche • Tennessee 56.5
11. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 56.4
12. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 56.4
13. Denny Mason • Buffalo 56.3
14. Bob Warmack • Oklahoma 56.1
15. Mike Cavan • Georgia 56.0
16. Jerry Henderson • Washington State 55.7
17. David Olivo • Miami (FL) 55.2
18. Tommy Pharr • Mississippi State 54.2
19. Leo Hart • Duke 53.8
20. Clyde Hewell • Furman 53.8
Passing Yards
1. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 3272
2. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 3103
3. Steve Olson • Idaho 2591
4. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 2516
5. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 2410
6. Edd Hargett • Texas A&M 2321
7. Leo Hart • Duke 2238
8. Marty Domres • Columbia 2206
9. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 2156
10. Gordon Slade • Davidson 2109
11. Jim Del Gaizo • Tampa 2008
12. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 1998
13. Mike Stripling • Tulsa 1968
14. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 1961
15. Tommy Pharr • Mississippi State 1838
16. Dave Havern • Pittsburgh 1810
17. Brooks Dawson • UTEP 1764
18. David Olivo • Miami (FL) 1727
19. Freddie Summers • Wake Forest 1664
20. John Pappas • Utah State 1647
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brian Dowling • Yale 9.7
2. Ken Bailey • Houston 8.5
3. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 8.4
4. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 8.4
5. Bob Warmack • Oklahoma 8.2
6. John Pappas • Utah State 8.1
7. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 8.0
8. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 8.0
9. Bobby Douglass • Kansas 7.8
10. Mike Cavan • Georgia 7.8
11. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 7.7
12. Cleve Bryant • Ohio 7.6
13. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 7.6
14. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 7.6
15. Frank Harris • Boston College 7.5
16. Tommy Suggs • South Carolina 7.5
17. Terry Hanratty • Notre Dame 7.4
18. Leo Hart • Duke 7.4
19. Steve Sogge • Southern California 7.1
20. Denny Mason • Buffalo 7.1
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brian Dowling • Yale 9.3
2. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 8.4
3. Cleve Bryant • Ohio 7.9
4. Bob Warmack • Oklahoma 7.8
5. Bobby Douglass • Kansas 7.7
6. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 7.6
7. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 7.3
8. John Pappas • Utah State 7.0
9. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 6.8
10. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 6.7
11. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 6.7
12. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 6.7
13. Leo Hart • Duke 6.5
14. Terry Hanratty • Notre Dame 6.4
15. Ken Bailey • Houston 6.4
16. Bubba Wyche • Tennessee 6.3
17. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 6.1
18. Tommy Suggs • South Carolina 6.1
19. Mike Cavan • Georgia 6.1
20. Steve Sogge • Southern California 6.0
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Brian Dowling • Yale 165.8
2. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 148.1
3. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 142.4
4. Bob Warmack • Oklahoma 136.0
5. Bobby Douglass • Kansas 132.2
6. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 132.0
7. Cleve Bryant • Ohio 131.1
8. John Pappas • Utah State 130.6
9. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 130.6
10. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 130.1
11. Frank Harris • Boston College 129.2
12. Terry Hanratty • Notre Dame 129.0
13. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 128.2
14. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 127.4
15. Ken Bailey • Houston 126.3
16. Tommy Suggs • South Carolina 124.9
17. Gene Arnette • Virginia 124.8
18. Bubba Wyche • Tennessee 124.7
19. Mike Cavan • Georgia 124.5
20. Steve Sogge • Southern California 124.1
Rushing Yards
1. O.J. Simpson • Southern California 1709
2. Mercury Morris • West Texas A&M 1571
3. Paul Gipson • Houston 1550
4. Steve Owens • Oklahoma 1536
5. Art Malone • Arizona State 1431
6. Ron Johnson • Michigan 1391
7. Bill Enyart • Oregon State 1304
8. Po James • New Mexico State 1291
9. Frank Quayle • Virginia 1213
10. Bryant Mitchell • Rutgers 1204
11. Roland Moss • Toledo 1145
12. Chris Gilbert • Texas 1132
13. Charlie Jarvis • Army 1110
14. Mike Richardson • Southern Methodist 1034
15. Leo Taylor • North Texas 1017
16. Leroy Keyes • Purdue 1003
17. Rob Young • Idaho 979
18. Bernie Kress • Dayton 973
Rich Johnson • Illinois 973
20. Billy Lovett • Maryland 963
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Fred Willis • Boston College 7.3
2. Ken Edwards • Virginia Tech 6.9
3. Frank Quayle • Virginia 6.9
4. Carlos Bell • Houston 6.5
5. Paul Gipson • Houston 6.4
6. Jim Strong • Houston 6.3
7. Donnie Shanklin • Kansas 6.3
8. Duane Thomas • West Texas A&M 6.3
9. John Riggins • Kansas 6.2
10. Bob Pernell • Indiana 6.2
11. Chris Gilbert • Texas 6.2
12. Norm Bulaich • TCU 6.1
13. Art Malone • Arizona State 6.1
14. Ed Podolak • Iowa 6.1
15. Mercury Morris • West Texas A&M 6.0
16. Bob Campbell • Penn State 5.9
17. Tom Nigbur • Colorado 5.9
18. Po James • New Mexico State 5.7
19. Bob Houmard • Ohio 5.7
20. Dickie Carter • Marshall 5.6
Receiving Yards
1. Ron Sellers • Florida State 1496
2. Jerry Hendren • Idaho 1457
3. Elmo Wright • Houston 1198
4. Jerry Levias • Southern Methodist 1131
5. Gene Washington • Stanford 1117
6. Jim O'Brien • Cincinnati 1107
7. Mike O'Shea • Utah State 1077
8. Tom Rossley • Cincinnati 1072
9. Barry Moore • North Texas 1053
10. Louis Thomas • Utah 1006
11. Harry Wood • Tulsa 988
12. Eddie Hinton • Oklahoma 967
13. Sammy Milner • Mississippi State 909
14. John Sias • Georgia Tech 902
Mike Kelly • Davidson 902
16. Ron Gardin • Arizona 892
Henley Carter • Duke 892
18. Walker Gillette • Richmond 857
19. Fred Zeigler • South Carolina 848
20. Wes Chesson • Duke 794
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Elmo Wright • Houston 27.9
2. Jack Morrison • Pacific 25.2
3. Jim O'Brien • Cincinnati 25.2
4. Greg Lindsey • Oregon 23.2
5. Preston Riley • Memphis 23.0
6. Calvin Hill • Yale 22.2
7. Randy Wallick • Dartmouth 22.1
8. Danny Cupp • Virginia Tech 20.1
9. Billy Walik • Villanova 19.9
10. Al Fenstemacher • Rutgers 19.6
11. Mike O'Shea • Utah State 19.2
12. Volley Murphy • UTEP 19.2
13. George McGowan • Kansas 18.9
14. Dennis Hughes • Georgia 18.9
15. Bob Madden • Dayton 18.9
16. David Millican • UTEP 18.8
17. Charlie Waters • Clemson 18.7
18. Ron Gardin • Arizona 18.6
19. Jim Livesay • Richmond 18.4
20. Gary Steele • Army 18.4
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Mercury Morris • West Texas A&M 1915
2. O.J. Simpson • Southern California 1835
3. Frank Quayle • Virginia 1639
4. Steve Owens • Oklahoma 1630
5. Mike Richardson • Southern Methodist 1615
6. Ron Johnson • Michigan 1568
7. Paul Gipson • Houston 1559
8. Ron Sellers • Florida State 1496
9. Art Malone • Arizona State 1491
10. Leo Taylor • North Texas 1460
11. Jerry Hendren • Idaho 1457
12. Leroy Keyes • Purdue 1431
13. Roland Moss • Toledo 1380
14. Po James • New Mexico State 1339
15. Bill Enyart • Oregon State 1332
16. Elmo Wright • Houston 1311
17. Bryant Mitchell • Rutgers 1257
18. Bernie Kress • Dayton 1232
19. Jerry Levias • Southern Methodist 1218
20. Calvin Hill • Yale 1212
Total Yards
1. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 3210
2. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 2995
3. Steve Olson • Idaho 2459
4. Marty Domres • Columbia 2404
5. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 2367
6. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 2342
7. Leo Hart • Duke 2340
8. Edd Hargett • Texas A&M 2330
9. Mike Stripling • Tulsa 2275
10. Cleve Bryant • Ohio 2258
11. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 2203
12. Gordon Slade • Davidson 2130
13. Bob Anderson • Colorado 2129
14. Freddie Summers • Wake Forest 2103
15. Tommy Pharr • Mississippi State 2077
16. John Sodaski • Villanova 1984
17. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 1983
18. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 1916
19. Tommy Boutwell • Southern Mississippi 1914
20. Jim Del Gaizo • Tampa 1879
Total Yards Per Play
1. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 6.3
Extra Point Attempts
1. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 55
2. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 18
Extra Points Made
1. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 47
2. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 16
Field Goal Attempts
1. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 19
2. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 15
Field Goals Made
1. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 11
2. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 10
Field Goal Percentage
1. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 66.7
2. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 57.9
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Ken Bailey • Houston 18.0
2. Brian Dowling • Yale 16.9
3. John Pappas • Utah State 16.8
4. Loy Hayes • New Mexico State 15.9
5. Bobby Douglass • Kansas 15.7
6. Cleve Bryant • Ohio 15.6
7. Roy Winters • West Texas A&M 15.3
8. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 15.2
9. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 14.9
10. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 14.9
11. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 14.9
12. Bob Warmack • Oklahoma 14.6
13. Harry Gonso • Indiana 14.6
14. Murphy Sprinkel • Virginia Military Institute 14.4
15. Brooks Dawson • UTEP 14.3
16. Dennis Brown • Michigan 14.3
17. Bill Robertson • Cornell 14.3
18. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 14.2
19. Wayne Francingues • Tulane 14.2
20. Steve Olson • Idaho 14.2
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Greg Cook • Cincinnati 327.2
2. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 310.3
3. Steve Olson • Idaho 259.1
4. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 251.6
5. Marty Domres • Columbia 245.1
6. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 241.0
7. Gordon Slade • Davidson 234.3
8. Edd Hargett • Texas A&M 232.1
9. Leo Hart • Duke 223.8
10. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 215.6
11. Jim Del Gaizo • Tampa 200.8
12. Mike Sherwood • West Virginia 199.8
13. Mike Stripling • Tulsa 196.8
14. Buster O'Brien • Richmond 196.1
15. Tommy Pharr • Mississippi State 183.8
16. Dave Havern • Pittsburgh 181.0
17. Brooks Dawson • UTEP 176.4
18. David Olivo • Miami (FL) 172.7
19. Brian Dowling • Yale 172.7
20. Freddie Summers • Wake Forest 166.4
Points Kicking
1. Paul Ray Powell • Arizona State 77
2. Eliot Berry • Pennsylvania 49