1969 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. John Reaves • Florida 222
2. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 217
3. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 199
4. Gordon Slade • Davidson 198
5. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 197
6. Lynn Dickey • Kansas State 196
7. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 195
8. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 183
9. Charlie Richards • Richmond 175
10. Mike Phipps • Purdue 169
11. Scott Hunter • Alabama 157
12. Archie Manning • Mississippi 154
13. Rich Policastro • Rutgers 149
14. Vern Wireman • Bowling Green State 147
15. Leo Hart • Duke 145
16. Steve Judy • TCU 144
17. Rick Arrington • Tulsa 141
18. Tommy Pharr • Mississippi State 140
19. Jim Friedl • Pittsburgh 128
20. Gary Baxter • Air Force 127
Pass Attempts
1. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 414
2. John Reaves • Florida 396
3. Lynn Dickey • Kansas State 372
4. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 362
5. Charlie Richards • Richmond 356
6. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 344
7. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 336
8. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 335
9. Gordon Slade • Davidson 322
10. Mike Phipps • Purdue 321
11. Mike McNallen • Navy 304
12. Ivan Lippi • San Jose State 301
13. Rick Arrington • Tulsa 288
14. Bill Craigo • UTEP 285
15. Steve Judy • TCU 283
16. Vern Wireman • Bowling Green State 281
17. Bob Cutburth • Oklahoma State 275
18. Gary Baxter • Air Force 273
19. Leo Hart • Duke 268
20. Scott Hunter • Alabama 266
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Gordon Slade • Davidson 61.5
2. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 59.9
3. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 59.4
4. Scott Hunter • Alabama 59.0
5. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 58.6
6. Archie Manning • Mississippi 58.1
7. Rich Policastro • Rutgers 57.8
8. Tom Blanchard • Oregon 57.6
9. Shawn McKinney • Long Beach State 57.5
10. Jerry Tagge • Nebraska 57.1
11. Joe Theismann • Notre Dame 56.3
12. John Reaves • Florida 56.1
13. Tommy Suggs • South Carolina 55.9
14. Scott MacBean • Princeton 55.7
15. Mike Hillman • Louisiana State 55.7
16. Dennis Dummit • UCLA 54.8
17. Leo Hart • Duke 54.1
18. Jim Bengala • Miami (OH) 54.0
19. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 53.8
20. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 53.2
Passing Yards
1. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 3185
2. John Reaves • Florida 2896
3. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 2828
4. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 2673
5. Charlie Richards • Richmond 2556
6. Mike Phipps • Purdue 2527
7. Lynn Dickey • Kansas State 2476
8. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 2467
9. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 2313
10. Scott Hunter • Alabama 2188
11. Gordon Slade • Davidson 2177
12. Terry McMillan • Missouri 1963
Dennis Dummit • UCLA 1963
14. Gary Baxter • Air Force 1783
15. Archie Manning • Mississippi 1762
16. Rich Policastro • Rutgers 1690
17. Pat Sullivan • Auburn 1686
18. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 1680
19. Steve Judy • TCU 1677
20. Kelly Cochrane • Miami (FL) 1673
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 9.5
2. Dennis Dummit • UCLA 9.4
3. Shawn McKinney • Long Beach State 8.6
4. Gary Mullins • Houston 8.6
5. Terry McMillan • Missouri 8.4
6. Scott Hunter • Alabama 8.2
7. Tom Blanchard • Oregon 8.1
8. Joe Theismann • Notre Dame 8.0
9. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 8.0
10. Mike Phipps • Purdue 7.9
11. Mickey Ackley • Pacific 7.8
12. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 7.7
13. Jack Mildren • Oklahoma 7.7
14. Chuck Ealey • Toledo 7.6
15. Rex Kern • Ohio State 7.4
16. Jerry Tagge • Nebraska 7.4
17. John Reaves • Florida 7.3
18. Ron Hudson • Fresno State 7.3
19. Joe Spagnola • Arizona State 7.3
20. Scott MacBean • Princeton 7.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Dennis Dummit • UCLA 8.7
2. Gary Mullins • Houston 8.6
3. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 8.3
4. Tom Blanchard • Oregon 7.7
5. Scott Hunter • Alabama 7.5
6. Terry McMillan • Missouri 7.5
7. Shawn McKinney • Long Beach State 7.4
8. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 7.1
9. Chuck Ealey • Toledo 7.1
10. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 6.9
11. Mike Phipps • Purdue 6.8
12. Joe Spagnola • Arizona State 6.7
13. Rich Policastro • Rutgers 6.6
14. Scott MacBean • Princeton 6.5
15. Charlie Richards • Richmond 6.5
16. John Reaves • Florida 6.4
17. Gordon Slade • Davidson 6.2
18. Bobby Scott • Tennessee 6.2
19. Ted Shoebridge • Marshall 6.1
20. Tony Passander • The Citadel 6.0
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 162.2
2. Dennis Dummit • UCLA 148.3
3. Gary Mullins • Houston 141.1
4. Tom Blanchard • Oregon 139.5
5. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 136.2
6. Shawn McKinney • Long Beach State 134.1
7. Scott Hunter • Alabama 133.3
8. Gordon Slade • Davidson 131.7
9. Mike Phipps • Purdue 131.2
10. Terry McMillan • Missouri 130.2
11. Chuck Ealey • Toledo 129.7
12. Joe Theismann • Notre Dame 128.9
13. John Reaves • Florida 127.9
14. Bill Montgomery • Arkansas 127.6
15. Frank Harris • Boston College 126.7
16. Rich Policastro • Rutgers 126.0
17. Scott MacBean • Princeton 124.4
18. Charlie Richards • Richmond 120.5
19. Mike Hillman • Louisiana State 120.1
20. Rex Kern • Ohio State 119.9
Rushing Yards
1. Leon Burns • Long Beach State 1659
2. Steve Owens • Oklahoma 1523
3. Ed Marinaro • Cornell 1409
4. Joe Moore • Missouri 1312
5. Jim Strong • Houston 1293
6. Clarence Davis • Southern California 1275
7. John Isenbarger • Indiana 1217
8. Po James • New Mexico State 1182
9. Don McCauley • North Carolina 1092
10. Duane Thomas • West Texas A&M 1072
11. Lee Bouggess • Louisville 1064
12. Bob Gresham • West Virginia 1057
13. Jim Otis • Ohio State 1027
14. Don Nottingham • Kent State 990
15. Lynn Moore • Army 983
16. Ray Yauger • Clemson 968
17. Bob Anderson • Colorado 967
18. Terry Smoot • Virginia Tech 940
19. Don Highsmith • Michigan State 937
20. Bob Duncan • The Citadel 936
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Billy Walik • Villanova 8.9
2. Jim Bertelsen • Texas 7.1
3. Bob Duncan • The Citadel 6.9
4. Jim Strong • Houston 6.8
5. Mickey Kerins • Villanova 6.6
6. Billy Taylor • Michigan 6.6
7. Dave Buchanan • Arizona State 6.3
8. Mickey Cureton • UCLA 6.3
9. Paul Gowen • Memphis 6.1
10. John Short • Dartmouth 6.1
11. Randy Jackson • Wichita State 6.0
12. Leon Mason • North Carolina State 6.0
13. Bill Gatti • Louisville 6.0
14. Tony Harris • Toledo 5.8
15. Roy Bell • Oklahoma 5.8
16. Levi Mitchell • Iowa 5.7
17. Franco Harris • Penn State 5.6
18. Bob Gresham • West Virginia 5.6
19. Curt Watson • Tennessee 5.5
20. Ted Heiskell • Houston 5.5
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Mel Gray • Missouri 27.1
2. Roland Merritt • Maryland 26.3
3. Bob Milligan • Yale 24.9
4. Frank Foreman • Michigan State 24.4
5. Stan Brown • Purdue 22.7
6. Maxie LeBlanc • Tulane 22.1
7. Al Barnes • New Mexico State 21.8
8. Al Baker • Toledo 20.7
9. John Stewart • New Mexico 20.6
10. Bill Miller • Brigham Young 20.5
11. Elmo Wright • Houston 20.2
12. Charlie Collins • Kansas State 20.1
13. Randy Vataha • Stanford 19.7
14. Sam Dickerson • Southern California 19.7
15. Dennis Blevins • Marshall 19.6
16. Gwen Cooper • UCLA 19.3
17. Bill Parks • Long Beach State 19.3
18. Walker Gillette • Richmond 19.1
19. Frank Blackwell • Memphis 19.1
20. Denny Jackson • Cincinnati 19.0
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Steve Owens • Oklahoma 362
2. Leon Burns • Long Beach State 360
3. Clarence Davis • Southern California 284
4. Ed Marinaro • Cornell 283
5. Lee Bouggess • Louisville 272
6. Joe Moore • Missouri 267
7. Po James • New Mexico State 265
8. Terry Smoot • Virginia Tech 264
9. Josh Ashton • Tulsa 253
10. John Isenbarger • Indiana 246
11. Ray Yauger • Clemson 244
12. Gary Helman • Virginia 238
13. Kip Jackson • Brigham Young 234
14. Don Nottingham • Kent State 233
15. Jim Otis • Ohio State 230
16. Dom Fischer • Colgate 229
17. Alan Thompson • Wisconsin 223
18. Bob Anderson • Colorado 221
19. Jeff Kinney • Nebraska 218
Don McCauley • North Carolina 218
Bill Burnett • Arkansas 218
Art Malone • Arizona State 218
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Leon Burns • Long Beach State 1808
2. Steve Owens • Oklahoma 1555
3. Ed Marinaro • Cornell 1461
4. Jerry Hendren • Idaho 1452
5. Joe Moore • Missouri 1389
6. Jim Strong • Houston 1385
7. John Isenbarger • Indiana 1364
8. Don McCauley • North Carolina 1330
9. Carlos Alvarez • Florida 1329
10. Elmo Wright • Houston 1303
11. Clarence Davis • Southern California 1287
12. Tim Delaney • San Diego State 1259
13. Po James • New Mexico State 1249
14. Mack Herron • Kansas State 1220
15. Bob Gresham • West Virginia 1204
16. Barry Moore • North Texas 1130
17. Duane Thomas • West Texas A&M 1111
18. Terry Smoot • Virginia Tech 1101
19. Ray Yauger • Clemson 1098
20. Walker Gillette • Richmond 1090
Total Yards
1. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 3197
2. John Reaves • Florida 2852
3. Jim Plunkett • Stanford 2786
4. Mike Phipps • Purdue 2745
5. Charlie Richards • Richmond 2665
6. Steve Ramsey • North Texas 2637
7. Lynn Dickey • Kansas State 2356
8. Archie Manning • Mississippi 2264
9. Chuck Hixson • Southern Methodist 2202
10. Gordon Slade • Davidson 2173
11. Terry McMillan • Missouri 2157
Scott Hunter • Alabama 2157
13. Bill Cappleman • Florida State 2135
14. Larry Lawrence • Iowa 2086
15. Steve Judy • TCU 2019
16. Dennis Dummit • UCLA 1992
17. Joe Theismann • Notre Dame 1909
18. Gary Baxter • Air Force 1892
19. Pat Sullivan • Auburn 1891
20. Gary Mullins • Houston 1831
Total Yards Per Play
1. Dennis Shaw • San Diego State 8.2