1972 Leaders

Pass Attempts
1. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 427
2. Gary Huff • Florida State 385
3. Joe Pisarcik • New Mexico State 382
4. Tony Adams • Utah State 351
5. Mike Boryla • Stanford 350
6. Dan Fouts • Oregon 348
7. Tim Dydo • Xavier 327
8. Bruce Gadd • Rice 323
Craig Kimball • San Jose State 323
10. John Behrens • Fresno State 315
11. George Amundson • Iowa State 313
12. Bernie Galiffa • West Virginia 302
13. John Madeya • Louisville 301
14. Dennis Morrison • Kansas State 300
15. Buddy Palazzo • Southern Mississippi 291
16. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 287
17. Scotty Shipp • Davidson 286
18. Mickey Brokas • Chattanooga 269
19. Dave Humm • Nebraska 266
20. Joe Ferguson • Arkansas 254
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Randy Drake • Long Beach State 61.5
2. Tony Adams • Utah State 58.1
3. Bob Avellini • Maryland 57.6
4. Gary Keithley • UTEP 57.1
5. Jesse Freitas • San Diego State 56.7
6. Buddy Palazzo • Southern Mississippi 55.0
7. Doug Shobert • Temple 54.6
8. Leo Gasienica • Rutgers 54.0
9. Gary Huff • Florida State 53.5
10. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 53.4
11. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 53.3
12. John Hufnagel • Penn State 53.2
13. Bruce Gadd • Rice 52.9
14. Dave Humm • Nebraska 52.6
15. Mike Boryla • Stanford 52.3
16. Scotty Shipp • Davidson 52.1
17. Neal Jeffrey • Baylor 52.0
18. Bruce Shaw • North Carolina State 52.0
19. Eddie McAshan • Georgia Tech 51.9
20. Steve Stetson • Dartmouth 51.8
Passing Yards
1. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 3243
2. Gary Huff • Florida State 2893
3. Tony Adams • Utah State 2797
4. Bernie Galiffa • West Virginia 2302
5. Mike Boryla • Stanford 2284
6. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 2253
7. Joe Pisarcik • New Mexico State 2179
8. Bruce Gadd • Rice 2075
9. Dave Humm • Nebraska 2074
10. Dan Fouts • Oregon 2041
11. John Hufnagel • Penn State 2039
12. George Amundson • Iowa State 1957
13. Danny White • Arizona State 1930
14. Buddy Palazzo • Southern Mississippi 1888
15. Gary Keithley • UTEP 1870
16. John Behrens • Fresno State 1857
17. Scotty Shipp • Davidson 1845
18. Craig Kimball • San Jose State 1798
19. Eddie McAshan • Georgia Tech 1756
20. Tom Schultze • Virginia Military Institute 1728
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. John Hufnagel • Penn State 9.2
2. Tony Adams • Utah State 8.1
3. Steve Stetson • Dartmouth 7.8
4. Danny White • Arizona State 7.6
5. Bruce Shaw • North Carolina State 7.4
6. Bert Jones • Louisiana State 7.1
7. Randy Drake • Long Beach State 7.0
8. Steve Loflin • Appalachian State 6.9
9. D.C. Nobles • Houston 6.4
10. Dave Humm • Nebraska 6.4
11. Bernie Galiffa • West Virginia 6.3
12. Gary Keithley • UTEP 6.2
13. Bill Demory • Arizona 6.2
14. Don Van Galder • Utah 6.2
15. Gary Huff • Florida State 6.1
16. Joe Barnes • Texas Tech 5.7
17. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 5.6
18. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 5.5
19. Mitch Anderson • Northwestern 5.5
20. Eddie McAshan • Georgia Tech 5.4
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. John Hufnagel • Penn State 148.0
2. Danny White • Arizona State 143.6
3. Tony Adams • Utah State 140.6
4. Steve Stetson • Dartmouth 136.9
5. Bruce Shaw • North Carolina State 136.1
6. Randy Drake • Long Beach State 130.9
7. Bert Jones • Louisiana State 129.0
8. Dave Humm • Nebraska 127.2
9. Don Van Galder • Utah 127.1
10. Gary Huff • Florida State 126.1
11. Steve Loflin • Appalachian State 126.0
12. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 121.9
13. Eddie McAshan • Georgia Tech 120.9
14. Gary Keithley • UTEP 120.7
15. Bernie Galiffa • West Virginia 119.9
16. D.C. Nobles • Houston 119.6
17. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 116.9
18. Bill Demory • Arizona 115.9
19. Bob Avellini • Maryland 115.4
20. John Hogan • Pittsburgh 115.3
Rushing Yards
1. Pete Van Valkenburg • Brigham Young 1386
2. Bob Hitchens • Miami (OH) 1370
3. Woody Green • Arizona State 1363
4. Otis Armstrong • Purdue 1361
5. Carlester Crumpler • East Carolina 1309
6. Howard Stevens • Louisville 1294
7. J.J. Jennings • Rutgers 1262
8. Mike Strachan • Iowa State 1260
9. Steve Jones • Duke 1236
10. Puddin Jones • Houston 1216
11. Dickey Morton • Arkansas 1188
12. John King • Minnesota 1164
Mitchell True • Pacific 1164
14. Bob McCall • Arizona 1148
15. John Cappelletti • Penn State 1117
16. Roosevelt Leaks • Texas 1099
17. Dick Jauron • Yale 1055
18. Cleveland Cooper • Navy 1046
19. Anthony Davis • Southern California 1034
20. Paul Miles • Bowling Green State 1024
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Wilbur Jackson • Alabama 7.1
2. George Smith • Texas Tech 6.9
3. Kermit Johnson • UCLA 6.8
4. Fountain Smith • Oklahoma State 6.8
5. Rick Klupchak • Dartmouth 6.6
6. Dick Jauron • Yale 6.6
7. Woody Green • Arizona State 6.5
8. Billy Deery • William & Mary 6.3
9. Brent McClanahan • Arizona State 6.2
10. Greg Pruitt • Oklahoma 6.2
11. Larry Griffin • Louisville 6.0
12. Bob Carson • The Citadel 6.0
13. Pete Van Valkenburg • Brigham Young 6.0
14. Fred Henry • New Mexico 6.0
15. Eric Penick • Notre Dame 5.9
16. Billy Paine • The Citadel 5.8
17. Nat Moore • Florida 5.8
18. Tom Doyle • Yale 5.7
19. Mitchell True • Pacific 5.7
20. Tom Fitzpatrick • Long Beach State 5.6
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Richard Agle • Appalachian State 25.2
2. Don Clune • Pennsylvania 23.1
3. Danny Buggs • West Virginia 22.4
4. Steve Holden • Arizona State 22.3
5. Steve Odom • Utah 22.1
6. Pat Kenney • North Carolina State 21.9
7. Tim Dameron • East Carolina 21.6
8. Drew Pearson • Tulsa 20.9
9. Jack Forde • Navy 20.0
10. Jeff Mack • Wisconsin 19.6
11. Willie Armstead • Utah 19.4
12. Ricky Scales • Virginia Tech 19.2
13. Wayne Wheeler • Alabama 19.1
14. Isaac Curtis • San Diego State 18.9
15. Barry Dean • Arizona 18.8
16. Kenny Harrison • Southern Methodist 18.7
17. Theopolis Bell • Arizona 18.5
18. Jim Lash • Northwestern 18.5
19. Steve Fraser • Colgate 18.4
20. Archie Gray • Wyoming 18.4
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Howard Stevens • Louisville 1515
2. Pete Van Valkenburg • Brigham Young 1484
3. Woody Green • Arizona State 1478
4. Otis Armstrong • Purdue 1416
5. Mike Strachan • Iowa State 1401
6. Bob Hitchens • Miami (OH) 1381
7. Jerry Hughes • Utah State 1318
8. Carlester Crumpler • East Carolina 1313
9. J.J. Jennings • Rutgers 1297
10. Puddin Jones • Houston 1269
11. Dickey Morton • Arkansas 1262
12. John Cappelletti • Penn State 1255
13. Steve Jones • Duke 1254
Barry Smith • Florida State 1254
15. Bob McCall • Arizona 1233
16. Johnny Rodgers • Nebraska 1209
17. Nat Moore • Florida 1196
18. John King • Minnesota 1191
19. Tom Forzani • Utah State 1169
20. Mitchell True • Pacific 1167
Total Yards
1. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 3170
2. Tony Adams • Utah State 2953
3. Gary Huff • Florida State 2770
4. George Amundson • Iowa State 2387
5. John Hufnagel • Penn State 2201
6. Bernie Galiffa • West Virginia 2163
7. Danny White • Arizona State 2152
8. Dave Jaynes • Kansas 2082
9. Mike Boryla • Stanford 2071
10. Joe Pisarcik • New Mexico State 2056
11. Bruce Gadd • Rice 2001
12. Dan Fouts • Oregon 1980
13. Dave Humm • Nebraska 1944
14. Tom Parr • Colgate 1927
15. Buddy Palazzo • Southern Mississippi 1913
16. Scotty Shipp • Davidson 1894
17. John Behrens • Fresno State 1833
18. Rich Haynie • Air Force 1793
19. Mike Rae • Southern California 1789
20. Eddie McAshan • Georgia Tech 1763
Bruce Shaw • North Carolina State 1763
Total Yards Per Play
1. Don Strock • Virginia Tech 6.6