1972 Leaders

Pass Attempts
1. Don StrockVirginia Tech 427
2. Gary HuffFlorida State 385
3. Joe PisarcikNew Mexico State 382
4. Tony AdamsUtah State 351
5. Mike BorylaStanford 350
6. Dan FoutsOregon 348
7. Tim DydoXavier 327
8. Bruce GaddRice 323
Craig KimballSan Jose State 323
10. John BehrensFresno State 315
11. George AmundsonIowa State 313
12. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 302
13. John MadeyaLouisville 301
14. Dennis MorrisonKansas State 300
15. Buddy PalazzoSouthern Mississippi 291
16. Dave JaynesKansas 287
17. Scotty ShippDavidson 286
18. Mickey BrokasChattanooga 269
19. Dave HummNebraska 266
20. Joe FergusonArkansas 254
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Randy DrakeLong Beach State 61.5
2. Tony AdamsUtah State 58.1
3. Bob AvelliniMaryland 57.6
4. Gary KeithleyUTEP 57.1
5. Jesse FreitasSan Diego State 56.7
6. Buddy PalazzoSouthern Mississippi 55.0
7. Doug ShobertTemple 54.6
8. Leo GasienicaRutgers 54.0
9. Gary HuffFlorida State 53.5
10. Don StrockVirginia Tech 53.4
11. Dave JaynesKansas 53.3
12. John HufnagelPenn State 53.2
13. Bruce GaddRice 52.9
14. Dave HummNebraska 52.6
15. Mike BorylaStanford 52.3
16. Scotty ShippDavidson 52.1
17. Neal JeffreyBaylor 52.0
18. Bruce ShawNorth Carolina State 52.0
19. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 51.9
20. Steve StetsonDartmouth 51.8
Passing Yards
1. Don StrockVirginia Tech 3243
2. Gary HuffFlorida State 2893
3. Tony AdamsUtah State 2797
4. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 2302
5. Mike BorylaStanford 2284
6. Dave JaynesKansas 2253
7. Joe PisarcikNew Mexico State 2179
8. Bruce GaddRice 2075
9. Dave HummNebraska 2074
10. Dan FoutsOregon 2041
11. John HufnagelPenn State 2039
12. George AmundsonIowa State 1957
13. Danny WhiteArizona State 1930
14. Buddy PalazzoSouthern Mississippi 1888
15. Gary KeithleyUTEP 1870
16. John BehrensFresno State 1857
17. Scotty ShippDavidson 1845
18. Craig KimballSan Jose State 1798
19. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 1756
20. Tom SchultzeVirginia Military Institute 1728
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. John HufnagelPenn State 9.2
2. Tony AdamsUtah State 8.1
3. Steve StetsonDartmouth 7.8
4. Danny WhiteArizona State 7.6
5. Bruce ShawNorth Carolina State 7.4
6. Bert JonesLouisiana State 7.1
7. Randy DrakeLong Beach State 7.0
8. Steve LoflinAppalachian State 6.9
9. D.C. NoblesHouston 6.4
10. Dave HummNebraska 6.4
11. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 6.3
12. Gary KeithleyUTEP 6.2
13. Bill DemoryArizona 6.2
14. Don Van GalderUtah 6.2
15. Gary HuffFlorida State 6.1
16. Joe BarnesTexas Tech 5.7
17. Dave JaynesKansas 5.6
18. Don StrockVirginia Tech 5.5
19. Mitch AndersonNorthwestern 5.5
20. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 5.4
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. John HufnagelPenn State 148.0
2. Danny WhiteArizona State 143.6
3. Tony AdamsUtah State 140.6
4. Steve StetsonDartmouth 136.9
5. Bruce ShawNorth Carolina State 136.1
6. Randy DrakeLong Beach State 130.9
7. Bert JonesLouisiana State 129.0
8. Dave HummNebraska 127.2
9. Don Van GalderUtah 127.1
10. Gary HuffFlorida State 126.1
11. Steve LoflinAppalachian State 126.0
12. Dave JaynesKansas 121.9
13. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 120.9
14. Gary KeithleyUTEP 120.7
15. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 119.9
16. D.C. NoblesHouston 119.6
17. Don StrockVirginia Tech 116.9
18. Bill DemoryArizona 115.9
19. Bob AvelliniMaryland 115.4
20. John HoganPittsburgh 115.3
Rushing Yards
1. Pete Van ValkenburgBrigham Young 1386
2. Bob HitchensMiami (OH) 1370
3. Woody GreenArizona State 1363
4. Otis ArmstrongPurdue 1361
5. Carlester CrumplerEast Carolina 1309
6. Howard StevensLouisville 1294
7. J.J. JenningsRutgers 1262
8. Mike StrachanIowa State 1260
9. Steve JonesDuke 1236
10. Puddin JonesHouston 1216
11. Dickey MortonArkansas 1188
12. John KingMinnesota 1164
Mitchell TruePacific 1164
14. Bob McCallArizona 1148
15. John CappellettiPenn State 1117
16. Roosevelt LeaksTexas 1099
17. Dick JauronYale 1055
18. Cleveland CooperNavy 1046
19. Anthony DavisSouthern California 1034
20. Paul MilesBowling Green State 1024
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Wilbur JacksonAlabama 7.1
2. George SmithTexas Tech 6.9
3. Kermit JohnsonUCLA 6.8
4. Fountain SmithOklahoma State 6.8
5. Rick KlupchakDartmouth 6.6
6. Dick JauronYale 6.6
7. Woody GreenArizona State 6.5
8. Billy DeeryWilliam & Mary 6.3
9. Brent McClanahanArizona State 6.2
10. Greg PruittOklahoma 6.2
11. Larry GriffinLouisville 6.0
12. Bob CarsonThe Citadel 6.0
13. Pete Van ValkenburgBrigham Young 6.0
14. Fred HenryNew Mexico 6.0
15. Eric PenickNotre Dame 5.9
16. Billy PaineThe Citadel 5.8
17. Nat MooreFlorida 5.8
18. Tom DoyleYale 5.7
19. Mitchell TruePacific 5.7
20. Tom FitzpatrickLong Beach State 5.6
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Richard AgleAppalachian State 25.2
2. Don ClunePennsylvania 23.1
3. Danny BuggsWest Virginia 22.4
4. Steve HoldenArizona State 22.3
5. Steve OdomUtah 22.1
6. Pat KenneyNorth Carolina State 21.9
7. Tim DameronEast Carolina 21.6
8. Drew PearsonTulsa 20.9
9. Jack FordeNavy 20.0
10. Jeff MackWisconsin 19.6
11. Willie ArmsteadUtah 19.4
12. Ricky ScalesVirginia Tech 19.2
13. Wayne WheelerAlabama 19.1
14. Isaac CurtisSan Diego State 18.9
15. Barry DeanArizona 18.8
16. Kenny HarrisonSouthern Methodist 18.7
17. Theopolis BellArizona 18.5
18. Jim LashNorthwestern 18.5
19. Steve FraserColgate 18.4
20. Archie GrayWyoming 18.4
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Howard StevensLouisville 1515
2. Pete Van ValkenburgBrigham Young 1484
3. Woody GreenArizona State 1478
4. Otis ArmstrongPurdue 1416
5. Mike StrachanIowa State 1401
6. Bob HitchensMiami (OH) 1381
7. Jerry HughesUtah State 1318
8. Carlester CrumplerEast Carolina 1313
9. J.J. JenningsRutgers 1297
10. Puddin JonesHouston 1269
11. Dickey MortonArkansas 1262
12. John CappellettiPenn State 1255
13. Steve JonesDuke 1254
Barry SmithFlorida State 1254
15. Bob McCallArizona 1233
16. Johnny RodgersNebraska 1209
17. Nat MooreFlorida 1196
18. John KingMinnesota 1191
19. Tom ForzaniUtah State 1169
20. Mitchell TruePacific 1167
Total Yards
1. Don StrockVirginia Tech 3170
2. Tony AdamsUtah State 2953
3. Gary HuffFlorida State 2770
4. George AmundsonIowa State 2387
5. John HufnagelPenn State 2201
6. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 2163
7. Danny WhiteArizona State 2152
8. Dave JaynesKansas 2082
9. Mike BorylaStanford 2071
10. Joe PisarcikNew Mexico State 2056
11. Bruce GaddRice 2001
12. Dan FoutsOregon 1980
13. Dave HummNebraska 1944
14. Tom ParrColgate 1927
15. Buddy PalazzoSouthern Mississippi 1913
16. Scotty ShippDavidson 1894
17. John BehrensFresno State 1833
18. Rich HaynieAir Force 1793
19. Mike RaeSouthern California 1789
20. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 1763
Bruce ShawNorth Carolina State 1763
Total Yards Per Play
1. Don StrockVirginia Tech 6.6
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Bruce ShawNorth Carolina State 18.8
2. John HufnagelPenn State 17.7
3. Danny WhiteArizona State 17.1
4. Steve LoflinAppalachian State 17.1
5. Don Van GalderUtah 16.8
6. Steve StetsonDartmouth 16.1
7. Rick ShawNorth Texas 15.6
8. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 15.6
9. Bill DemoryArizona 15.5
10. Todd StarksTulsa 15.4
11. Rich HaynieAir Force 15.4
12. Ed CarneyMiami (FL) 14.9
13. Carl SummerellEast Carolina 14.8
14. Dave HummNebraska 14.8
15. Ken PolkeDayton 14.8
16. Dave JaynesKansas 14.7
17. Tom ParrColgate 14.5
18. Tom SchultzeVirginia Military Institute 14.4
19. Don StrockVirginia Tech 14.2
20. Bruce ArthurToledo 14.1
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Don StrockVirginia Tech 294.8
2. Gary HuffFlorida State 263.0
3. Tony AdamsUtah State 254.3
4. Bernie GaliffaWest Virginia 209.3
5. Mike BorylaStanford 207.6
6. Dave JaynesKansas 204.8
7. Joe PisarcikNew Mexico State 198.1
8. Bruce GaddRice 188.6
9. Dave HummNebraska 188.5
10. Gary KeithleyUTEP 187.0
11. Dan FoutsOregon 185.5
12. John HufnagelPenn State 185.4
13. Scotty ShippDavidson 184.5
14. George AmundsonIowa State 177.9
15. Danny WhiteArizona State 175.5
16. Buddy PalazzoSouthern Mississippi 171.6
17. John MadeyaLouisville 170.9
18. John BehrensFresno State 168.8
19. Craig KimballSan Jose State 163.5
20. Eddie McAshanGeorgia Tech 159.6