1972 College Football Rushing Stats

345 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

345 Players Table
					Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Wilbur Jackson	Alabama	SEC	11	80	566	7.1	8	1	37	37.0	0	81	603	7.4	8
2	George Smith	Texas Tech	SWC	11	107	740	6.9	5	12	193	16.1	1	119	933	7.8	6
3	Kermit Johnson	UCLA	Pac-8	11	140	952	6.8	7	2	36	18.0	0	142	988	7.0	7
4	Fountain Smith	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	90	610	6.8	4					90	610	6.8	4
5	Dick Jauron	Yale	Ivy	9	160	1055	6.6	12	6	75	12.5	1	166	1130	6.8	13
6	Rick Klupchak	Dartmouth	Ivy	9	113	750	6.6	5	9	156	17.3	2	122	906	7.4	7
7	Woody Green	Arizona State	WAC	11	209	1363	6.5	15	9	115	12.8	0	218	1478	6.8	15
8	Billy Deery	William & Mary	Southern	11	131	823	6.3	7	4	13	3.3	0	135	836	6.2	7
9	Brent McClanahan	Arizona State	WAC	11	160	988	6.2	12	4	46	11.5	1	164	1034	6.3	13
10	Greg Pruitt	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	152	938	6.2	13	7	102	14.6	1	159	1040	6.5	14
11	Pete Van Valkenburg	Brigham Young	WAC	11	232	1386	6.0	12	10	98	9.8	1	242	1484	6.1	13
12	Fred Henry	New Mexico	WAC	11	164	977	6.0	6	6	81	13.5	0	170	1058	6.2	6
13	Bob Carson	The Citadel	Southern	11	118	708	6.0	4	8	133	16.6	1	126	841	6.7	5
14	Larry Griffin	Louisville	MVC	10	84	507	6.0	1	5	72	14.4	1	89	579	6.5	2
15	Eric Penick	Notre Dame	Ind	9	124	727	5.9	5	2	9	4.5	0	126	736	5.8	5
16	Nat Moore	Florida	SEC	11	145	845	5.8	9	25	351	14.0	4	170	1196	7.0	13
17	Billy Paine	The Citadel	Southern	11	100	584	5.8	4	4	57	14.3	0	104	641	6.2	4
18	Mitchell True	Pacific	PCAA	11	206	1164	5.7	10	1	3	3.0	0	207	1167	5.6	10
19	Tom Doyle	Yale	Ivy	9	67	381	5.7	1					67	381	5.7	1
20	Otis Armstrong	Purdue	Big Ten	11	243	1361	5.6	9	6	55	9.2	0	249	1416	5.7	9
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Anthony Davis	USC	Pac-8	11	184	1034	5.6	16	15	115	7.7	0	199	1149	5.8	16
22	Gene Belczyk	Utah	WAC	11	140	777	5.6	6	16	191	11.9	1	156	968	6.2	7
23	Archie Griffin	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	139	772	5.6	3	4	44	11.0	0	143	816	5.7	3
24	Jon Hall	The Citadel	Southern	11	101	568	5.6	4	5	71	14.2	0	106	639	6.0	4
25	Tom Fitzpatrick	Long Beach State	PCAA	11	88	495	5.6	1	4	36	9.0	0	92	531	5.8	1
26	Puddin Jones	Houston	Ind	11	222	1216	5.5	10	6	53	8.8	2	228	1269	5.6	12
27	Joe Washington	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	115	630	5.5	7	2	37	18.5	0	117	667	5.7	7
28	Doug Gerhart	William & Mary	Southern	8	104	570	5.5	6	3	14	4.7	0	107	584	5.5	6
29	Cleveland Cooper	Navy	Ind	11	192	1046	5.4	4					192	1046	5.4	4
30	Larry Cates	Western Michigan	MAC	11	122	660	5.4	7	2	32	16.0	0	124	692	5.6	7
31	Rudy Green	Yale	Ivy	9	98	531	5.4	6	5	40	8.0	1	103	571	5.5	7
32	Ike Spencer	Utah	WAC	11	86	463	5.4	5	8	97	12.1	1	94	560	6.0	6
33	Dornell Harris	Memphis	MVC	11	132	698	5.3	5	3	23	7.7	1	135	721	5.3	6
34	Willard Harrell	Pacific	PCAA	11	132	697	5.3	7	1	7	7.0	0	133	704	5.3	7
35	Willie Burden	North Carolina State	ACC	11	114	605	5.3	6	18	267	14.8	1	132	872	6.6	7
36	Morris LaGrand	Tampa	Ind	11	87	465	5.3	4	2	14	7.0	0	89	479	5.4	4
37	Butch Sawyer	Utah State	Ind	11	86	459	5.3	4	12	140	11.7	1	98	599	6.1	5
38	Billy Pritchett	West Texas A&M	MVC	10	83	436	5.3						83	436	5.3	0
39	Ellis Rowe	Dartmouth	Ivy	9	74	394	5.3	1	4	25	6.3	0	78	419	5.4	1
40	Gary Diminick	Notre Dame	Ind	10	71	377	5.3	2	14	143	10.2	1	85	520	6.1	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
41	Tim Welch	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	70	369	5.3	1					70	369	5.3	1
42	Kerry Marbury	West Virginia	Ind	11	137	706	5.2	16	13	119	9.2	1	150	825	5.5	17
43	Charlie Young	North Carolina State	ACC	11	118	611	5.2	7	1	9	9.0	0	119	620	5.2	7
44	Ernie DuBose	Tampa	Ind	11	112	579	5.2	5	9	116	12.9	1	121	695	5.7	6
45	Don Gilley	Wichita State	MVC	11	85	446	5.2	4	6	41	6.8	0	91	487	5.4	4
46	Jimmy Lisle	West Texas A&M	MVC	10	78	405	5.2						78	405	5.2	0
47	Damond Mays	Michigan State	Big Ten	11	76	397	5.2	1	3	13	4.3	0	79	410	5.2	1
48	Mike Esposito	Boston College	Ind	11	182	930	5.1	7	16	165	10.3	2	198	1095	5.5	9
49	Mike Luttrell	TCU	SWC	11	178	906	5.1	9	4	21	5.3	1	182	927	5.1	10
50	Wayne Morris	SMU	SWC	11	175	884	5.1	3	11	48	4.4	1	186	932	5.0	4
51	Dexter Bussey	UT Arlington	Ind	11	169	862	5.1	8	14	90	6.4	0	183	952	5.2	8
52	Adolph Bellizeare	Pennsylvania	Ivy	9	168	849	5.1		12	149	12.4	1	180	998	5.5	1
53	Brent Blackman	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	166	842	5.1	5					166	842	5.1	5
54	Mark Wheeler	Harvard	Ivy	9	93	472	5.1	3	7	37	5.3	0	100	509	5.1	3
55	Ray Bybee	Missouri	Big 8	11	88	449	5.1	3	1	16	16.0	0	89	465	5.2	3
56	Howard Stevens	Louisville	MVC	10	259	1294	5.0	13	29	221	7.6	3	288	1515	5.3	16
57	Bob McCall	Arizona	WAC	11	228	1148	5.0	3	7	85	12.1	2	235	1233	5.2	5
58	Charles Shaw	Wyoming	WAC	11	158	797	5.0	3	1	10	10.0	0	159	807	5.1	3
59	Cole Fraley	West Texas A&M	MVC	10	160	794	5.0						160	794	5.0	0
60	Phil Polak	Bowling Green State	MAC	10	156	783	5.0	5	3	22	7.3	0	159	805	5.1	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
61	Tom Parr	Colgate	Ind	10	145	721	5.0	12					145	721	5.0	12
62	Marty Shuford	Arizona	WAC	11	140	703	5.0	7	4	31	7.8	0	144	734	5.1	7
63	Mark Van Eeghen	Colgate	Ind	10	130	656	5.0	2	12	184	15.3	1	142	840	5.9	3
64	Randy Tyler	UCLA	Pac-8	11	97	484	5.0	4					97	484	5.0	4
65	Tom Smith	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	91	457	5.0	3	6	41	6.8	0	97	498	5.1	3
66	Reggie Cherry	Houston	Ind	11	86	430	5.0	2	2	7	3.5	0	88	437	5.0	2
67	Dickey Morton	Arkansas	SWC	11	242	1188	4.9	6	12	74	6.2	0	254	1262	5.0	6
68	John King	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	237	1164	4.9	11	5	27	5.4	1	242	1191	4.9	12
69	Hodges Mitchell	Florida State	Ind	11	192	944	4.9	3	9	68	7.6	0	201	1012	5.0	3
70	George Palmer	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	193	937	4.9	4	1	3	3.0	0	194	940	4.8	4
71	Haskel Stanback	Tennessee	SEC	11	183	890	4.9	13	11	57	5.2	0	194	947	4.9	13
72	Reggie Harrison	Cincinnati	Ind	11	173	844	4.9	6	7	38	5.4	0	180	882	4.9	6
73	James McAlister	UCLA	Pac-8	11	158	778	4.9	9	3	49	16.3	0	161	827	5.1	9
74	Rich Diller	New Mexico	WAC	11	132	651	4.9	5	1	36	36.0	0	133	687	5.2	5
75	Marty Januszkiewicz	Syracuse	Ind	11	126	618	4.9	5	5	59	11.8	0	131	677	5.2	5
76	Vince Kendrick	Florida	SEC	11	121	591	4.9	1	9	97	10.8	0	130	688	5.3	1
77	Al Barrett	UTEP	WAC	10	119	585	4.9	6	8	38	4.8	0	127	623	4.9	6
78	Kent Merritt	Virginia	ACC	9	118	575	4.9	1	4	28	7.0	0	122	603	4.9	1
79	Ed Farmer	Villanova	Ind	11	118	573	4.9	1	18	139	7.7	1	136	712	5.2	2
80	Andy Huff	Notre Dame	Ind	10	115	567	4.9	10	9	102	11.3	0	124	669	5.4	10
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
81	Brad Davis	LSU	SEC	11	114	560	4.9	0	9	89	9.9	1	123	649	5.3	1
82	Doug Beaudoin	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	105	513	4.9	4					105	513	4.9	4
83	Terry Regan	William & Mary	Southern	11	94	462	4.9	3	2	21	10.5	0	96	483	5.0	3
84	James Mosley	Texas Tech	SWC	11	89	437	4.9	5	5	32	6.4	0	94	469	5.0	5
85	David Atkins	UTEP	WAC	10	71	350	4.9	3	11	78	7.1	0	82	428	5.2	3
86	John Cappelletti	Penn State	Ind	11	233	1117	4.8	12	16	138	8.6	1	249	1255	5.0	13
87	Roosevelt Leaks	Texas	SWC	10	230	1099	4.8	8	2	17	8.5	0	232	1116	4.8	8
88	Joe Wilson	Holy Cross	Ind	10	183	885	4.8	7	9	90	10.0	1	192	975	5.1	8
89	Todd Bushnell	William & Mary	Southern	10	163	784	4.8	1	7	73	10.4	0	170	857	5.0	1
90	Phil Bennett	Boston College	Ind	11	149	721	4.8	6	12	74	6.2	0	161	795	4.9	6
91	Ike Oglesby	North Carolina	ACC	11	148	707	4.8	3					148	707	4.8	3
92	Stan Fritts	North Carolina State	ACC	11	145	689	4.8	16	12	209	17.4	1	157	898	5.7	17
93	Ted DeMars	Harvard	Ivy	9	140	673	4.8	8	12	233	19.4	2	152	906	6.0	10
94	Chuck Heater	Michigan	Big Ten	11	139	669	4.8	4	3	31	10.3	0	142	700	4.9	4
95	Steve Bisceglia	Alabama	SEC	11	125	603	4.8	9	1	3	3.0	1	126	606	4.8	10
96	Alan Pittman	Tampa	Ind	11	107	514	4.8	2	5	62	12.4	1	112	576	5.1	3
97	Bill Rudder	Tennessee	SEC	11	88	420	4.8	2	6	30	5.0	1	94	450	4.8	3
98	Mike Strachan	Iowa State	Big 8	11	267	1260	4.7	8	17	141	8.3	0	284	1401	4.9	8
99	Rufus Ferguson	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	215	1004	4.7	7	4	38	9.5	0	219	1042	4.8	7
100	Daniel Malone	Cornell	Ivy	8	196	913	4.7	5	6	47	7.8	0	202	960	4.8	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
101	Paul Loughran	Temple	Ind	9	125	593	4.7	4	24	197	8.2	2	149	790	5.3	6
102	Larry Poole	Kent State	MAC	11	126	588	4.7	5	5	59	11.8	0	131	647	4.9	5
103	David Brown	Michigan State	Big Ten	11	123	575	4.7	1	2	14	7.0	0	125	589	4.7	1
104	Doug Bynum	Tulane	Ind	11	108	507	4.7	0	1	10	10.0	0	109	517	4.7	0
105	Sammy Johnson	North Carolina	ACC	11	103	484	4.7	5	1	8	8.0	0	104	492	4.7	5
106	Mike Davison	Florida State	Ind	11	80	372	4.7	5	24	198	8.3	1	104	570	5.5	6
107	Bruce Simpson	Army	Ind	10	78	368	4.7	3	6	62	10.3	0	84	430	5.1	3
108	Jay Washington	Clemson	ACC	11	69	325	4.7	1	1	-6	-6.0	0	70	319	4.6	1
109	Charlie Davis	Colorado	Big 8	11	201	926	4.6	12	10	52	5.2	2	211	978	4.6	14
110	Steve Buchanan	Holy Cross	Ind	10	162	741	4.6	4	9	75	8.3	0	171	816	4.8	4
111	Bo Matthews	Colorado	Big 8	11	155	720	4.6	4	1	18	18.0	0	156	738	4.7	4
112	Mike Mangrum	Pacific	PCAA	11	144	657	4.6	4	2	11	5.5	0	146	668	4.6	4
113	Dave Harris	Iowa	Big Ten	11	136	621	4.6	4	13	160	12.3	0	149	781	5.2	4
114	Don Calhoun	Kansas State	Big 8	11	131	608	4.6	4	15	85	5.7	1	146	693	4.7	5
115	Dave Ingold	Davidson	Southern	7	101	462	4.6	2	13	84	6.5	0	114	546	4.8	2
116	Russ Brown	Colgate	Ind	10	98	450	4.6	1	10	76	7.6	1	108	526	4.9	2
117	Carl Summerell	East Carolina	Southern	11	92	425	4.6	2					92	425	4.6	2
118	Tom Wallace	Colorado State	WAC	11	91	418	4.6	1	16	143	8.9	1	107	561	5.2	2
119	Fred Leathers	California	Pac-8	11	88	404	4.6	3	29	429	14.8	3	117	833	7.1	6
120	Ellis Beck	Alabama	SEC	11	73	339	4.6	3					73	339	4.6	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
121	Alvin Maxson	SMU	SWC	11	224	1005	4.5	12	8	68	8.5	1	232	1073	4.6	13
122	Ed Shuttlesworth	Michigan	Big Ten	11	157	713	4.5	11	1	14	14.0	0	158	727	4.6	11
123	Les Strayhorn	East Carolina	Southern	11	140	632	4.5	2	5	80	16.0	0	145	712	4.9	2
124	Bernard Rembert	Idaho	Ind	11	125	561	4.5	5	8	19	2.4	0	133	580	4.4	5
125	Mike Davenport	Oregon State	Pac-8	11	120	538	4.5	2	6	47	7.8	0	126	585	4.6	2
126	Otis Register	New Mexico State	MVC	11	116	525	4.5	3	13	150	11.5	0	129	675	5.2	3
127	Lewis Grubbs	Mississippi State	SEC	11	116	517	4.5	5	2	18	9.0	0	118	535	4.5	5
128	Chuck Foreman	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	107	484	4.5	3	37	557	15.1	3	144	1041	7.2	6
129	Mark Harmon	UCLA	Pac-8	11	98	444	4.5	7					98	444	4.5	7
130	J.J. Jennings	Rutgers	Ind	11	287	1262	4.4	9	6	35	5.8	0	293	1297	4.4	9
131	Steve Hamilton	Washington State	Pac-8	11	163	717	4.4	3	10	94	9.4	2	173	811	4.7	5
132	Leon Crosswhite	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	139	614	4.4	4	1	2	2.0	0	140	616	4.4	4
133	Doug McCutchen	Texas Tech	SWC	11	138	606	4.4	8	5	46	9.2	0	143	652	4.6	8
134	Brad Dusek	Texas A&M	SWC	11	124	549	4.4	3	4	32	8.0	0	128	581	4.5	3
135	Barty Smith	Richmond	Southern	10	118	514	4.4	1	12	83	6.9	0	130	597	4.6	1
136	Mark Niesen	Michigan State	Big Ten	11	105	467	4.4	4					105	467	4.4	4
137	Lonnie Perrin	Illinois	Big Ten	11	106	466	4.4	3	16	142	8.9	0	122	608	5.0	3
138	Bill Berry	Air Force	Ind	10	106	462	4.4	2	14	200	14.3	2	120	662	5.5	4
139	Mike Hogan	Chattanooga	Ind	11	100	437	4.4	1	6	59	9.8	0	106	496	4.7	1
140	Chris Linderman	Auburn	SEC	10	97	431	4.4	1	2	14	7.0	0	99	445	4.5	1
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
141	Greg Hare	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	83	362	4.4	4					83	362	4.4	4
142	Bill Englert	Pitt	Ind	11	81	354	4.4	0	20	213	10.7	2	101	567	5.6	2
143	Paul Orndorff	Tampa	Ind	11	79	350	4.4	4	16	152	9.5	0	95	502	5.3	4
144	Tim Cokley	Appalachian State	Southern	11	78	347	4.4	1	5	23	4.6	0	83	370	4.5	1
145	Rob Miller	Western Michigan	MAC	11	78	346	4.4	6	2	7	3.5	0	80	353	4.4	6
146	Steve Jones	Duke	ACC	11	287	1236	4.3	6	4	18	4.5	0	291	1254	4.3	6
147	Billy Meyers	Richmond	Southern	10	178	763	4.3	10	3	55	18.3	0	181	818	4.5	10
148	Wade Hughes	Clemson	ACC	11	177	761	4.3	4	4	23	5.8	1	181	784	4.3	5
149	Chris Dantin	LSU	SEC	11	165	707	4.3	2	11	132	12.0	0	176	839	4.8	2
150	Steve Brown	Wyoming	WAC	11	156	674	4.3	4	3	46	15.3	1	159	720	4.5	5
151	Dan Howard	Navy	Ind	11	131	557	4.3	6	2	14	7.0	1	133	571	4.3	7
152	George Georges	Columbia	Ivy	9	127	540	4.3	7	6	32	5.3	0	133	572	4.3	7
153	John Winesberry	Stanford	Pac-8	11	125	536	4.3	7	20	148	7.4	0	145	684	4.7	7
154	Hal Bissell	Georgia	SEC	11	121	516	4.3	1	4	115	28.8	1	125	631	5.0	2
155	Ken Garrett	Wake Forest	ACC	11	83	357	4.3	1	4	7	1.8	0	87	364	4.2	1
156	Bob Thornbladh	Michigan	Big Ten	11	81	347	4.3	2	4	33	8.3	0	85	380	4.5	2
157	Steve Burger	Vanderbilt	SEC	10	80	343	4.3	3	1	4	4.0	0	81	347	4.3	3
158	Henry Hynoski	Temple	Ind	9	77	331	4.3	2	2	19	9.5	0	79	350	4.4	2
159	Bob Hitchens	Miami (OH)	MAC	10	326	1370	4.2	15	2	11	5.5	0	328	1381	4.2	15
160	Paul Miles	Bowling Green State	MAC	10	243	1024	4.2	7	4	31	7.8	0	247	1055	4.3	7
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
161	Bob Hines	Army	Ind	10	202	844	4.2	5	13	105	8.1	0	215	949	4.4	5
162	Champ Henson	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	186	772	4.2	20	1	6	6.0	0	187	778	4.2	20
163	Charles Ray Johnson	North Texas	MVC	11	164	685	4.2	5	13	118	9.1	1	177	803	4.5	6
164	Ed White	Tulsa	MVC	11	160	675	4.2	6	13	160	12.3	0	173	835	4.8	6
165	Frank Harsh	Wake Forest	ACC	11	157	663	4.2	0	4	15	3.8	0	161	678	4.2	0
166	Fred Solomon	Tampa	Ind	11	129	547	4.2	5	2	10	5.0	0	131	557	4.3	5
167	Rod McNeill	USC	Pac-8	11	127	535	4.2	7	8	84	10.5	0	135	619	4.6	7
168	Ronnie Webb	TCU	SWC	11	115	484	4.2	2	1	17	17.0	0	116	501	4.3	2
169	Chris Brockmeyer	Miami (OH)	MAC	10	110	466	4.2	3					110	466	4.2	3
170	Joe Wade	Western Michigan	MAC	11	105	440	4.2	2	5	45	9.0	0	110	485	4.4	2
171	Steve Kemnitzer	California	Pac-8	11	103	434	4.2	2	11	42	3.8	0	114	476	4.2	2
172	Bob Barber	New Mexico	WAC	11	82	344	4.2	3					82	344	4.2	3
173	Steve Stratton	Brigham Young	WAC	11	78	328	4.2	3	8	55	6.9	0	86	383	4.5	3
174	Doyle Orange	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	221	905	4.1	9	14	162	11.6	0	235	1067	4.5	9
175	Isaac Jackson	Kansas State	Big 8	11	147	599	4.1	6	6	118	19.7	0	153	717	4.7	6
176	Roger Praetorius	Syracuse	Ind	11	144	593	4.1	4	12	88	7.3	0	156	681	4.4	4
177	Dick James	Cincinnati	Ind	11	121	495	4.1	0	20	177	8.9	4	141	672	4.8	4
178	Lionel Shaw	Villanova	Ind	11	113	468	4.1	2	1	-2	-2.0	0	114	466	4.1	2
179	Mark Johnson	Duke	ACC	11	114	462	4.1	4	1	9	9.0	0	115	471	4.1	4
180	Ron Shycko	Rutgers	Ind	11	106	432	4.1	4	5	38	7.6	0	111	470	4.2	4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
181	Eddie Price	Tulane	Ind	11	99	401	4.1	0	7	20	2.9	0	106	421	4.0	0
182	Jeff Heinicka	Davidson	Southern	11	82	338	4.1	3	9	84	9.3	0	91	422	4.6	3
183	Tyrell Hennings	Yale	Ivy	9	75	311	4.1	6	2	13	6.5	0	77	324	4.2	6
184	Bob Harding	Princeton	Ivy	9	72	298	4.1	0	6	30	5.0	0	78	328	4.2	0
185	Howard Baetjer	Princeton	Ivy	9	72	292	4.1	2	6	62	10.3	0	78	354	4.5	2
186	Stan Key	Northwestern	Big Ten	11	71	290	4.1	0	2	16	8.0	0	73	306	4.2	0
187	George Keim	Toledo	MAC	11	69	281	4.1	5	5	31	6.2	0	74	312	4.2	5
188	Richard Russo	Cornell	Ivy	6	63	258	4.1	1					63	258	4.1	1
189	Ken Starling	Indiana	Big Ten	11	196	781	4.0	7	3	49	16.3	1	199	830	4.2	8
190	Jerry Hughes	Utah State	Ind	11	171	679	4.0	5	41	639	15.6	4	212	1318	6.2	9
191	Gary Lacy	Baylor	SWC	11	168	669	4.0	6	16	149	9.3	0	184	818	4.4	6
192	Larry Miller	Fresno State	PCAA	11	167	660	4.0	7	20	238	11.9	0	187	898	4.8	7
193	Mac Bowman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	10	161	641	4.0	5	6	111	18.5	0	167	752	4.5	5
194	Ray Rhodes	Tulsa	MVC	11	162	640	4.0	3	18	199	11.1	2	180	839	4.7	5
195	Gary Ferguson	Rice	SWC	11	160	639	4.0	1	24	191	8.0	2	184	830	4.5	3
196	George Uremovich	Illinois	Big Ten	11	152	611	4.0	5	21	219	10.4	1	173	830	4.8	6
197	Greg Horne	Georgia Tech	Ind	11	139	558	4.0	4	2	12	6.0	0	141	570	4.0	4
198	Melvin Barkum	Mississippi State	SEC	11	132	522	4.0	6					132	522	4.0	6
199	Louis Carter	Maryland	ACC	11	119	474	4.0	5	14	85	6.1	1	133	559	4.2	6
200	Brian Chiles	West Virginia	Ind	11	97	385	4.0	5	10	128	12.8	1	107	513	4.8	6
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
201	Jerry Hall	Idaho	Ind	11	93	375	4.0	2	6	11	1.8	0	99	386	3.9	2
202	Larry Garcia	Wyoming	WAC	11	89	354	4.0	1					89	354	4.0	1
203	Tom Clements	Notre Dame	Ind	10	86	341	4.0	4					86	341	4.0	4
204	Skip Walker	Texas A&M	SWC	11	78	311	4.0	3	6	46	7.7	0	84	357	4.3	3
205	Alton Gerard	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	71	283	4.0	7	1	2	2.0	0	72	285	4.0	7
206	Clois Burgess	West Texas A&M	MVC	10	68	275	4.0						68	275	4.0	0
207	Carlester Crumpler	East Carolina	Southern	11	340	1309	3.9	17	2	4	2.0	0	342	1313	3.8	17
208	Terry Henley	Auburn	SEC	10	216	843	3.9	10	2	33	16.5	1	218	876	4.0	11
209	Ken Grandberry	Washington State	Pac-8	11	214	833	3.9	11	28	273	9.8	1	242	1106	4.6	12
210	Alan Lowry	Texas	SWC	10	168	661	3.9	11					168	661	3.9	11
211	Greg Ainsworth	Ole Miss	SEC	10	161	634	3.9	5	1	5	5.0	0	162	639	3.9	5
212	Greg Boykin	Northwestern	Big Ten	11	159	625	3.9	6	11	100	9.1	0	170	725	4.3	6
213	Gary Dixon	Nebraska	Big 8	11	130	508	3.9	8	1	0	0.0	0	131	508	3.9	8
214	Sonny Collins	Kentucky	SEC	10	128	502	3.9	3	3	19	6.3	0	131	521	4.0	3
215	Tommy Reamon	Missouri	Big 8	11	115	454	3.9	2	11	110	10.0	0	126	564	4.5	2
216	Jamie Franklin	Maryland	ACC	11	83	324	3.9	4	13	151	11.6	0	96	475	4.9	4
217	Dave Goeller	Nebraska	Big 8	11	75	289	3.9	6	4	53	13.3	2	79	342	4.3	8
218	Harry Banks	Michigan	Big Ten	11	70	273	3.9	1					70	273	3.9	1
219	Jerome Nellums	Kansas	Big 8	11	179	684	3.8	3	14	130	9.3	0	193	814	4.2	3
220	Sid Sims	UT Arlington	Ind	11	137	525	3.8	1	6	41	6.8	0	143	566	4.0	1
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
221	Ken St. Pierre	Indiana	Big Ten	11	129	490	3.8	0	17	102	6.0	0	146	592	4.1	0
222	Billy Hite	North Carolina	ACC	11	118	451	3.8	3	1	12	12.0	0	119	463	3.9	3
223	Gary Knutson	Kentucky	SEC	11	117	450	3.8	6	3	15	5.0	0	120	465	3.9	6
224	Mike Mark	Air Force	Ind	10	97	373	3.8	5	7	45	6.4	0	104	418	4.0	5
225	Jack Spellman	Purdue	Big Ten	11	84	323	3.8	3	1	-7	-7.0	0	85	316	3.7	3
226	Joel Carlson	Air Force	Ind	10	176	650	3.7	8	13	146	11.2	1	189	796	4.2	9
227	John Webel	Davidson	Southern	8	156	581	3.7	3	15	113	7.5	1	171	694	4.1	4
228	Jimmy Poulos	Georgia	SEC	11	150	556	3.7	7	6	27	4.5	0	156	583	3.7	7
229	Stan Ostrowski	Pitt	Ind	11	140	514	3.7	3	18	255	14.2	1	158	769	4.9	4
230	Dan Darby	Memphis	MVC	11	135	504	3.7	7	6	42	7.0	0	141	546	3.9	7
231	Ronnie Norman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	11	131	481	3.7	2	21	205	9.8	2	152	686	4.5	4
232	Wayne Jones	Mississippi State	SEC	11	105	387	3.7	2	4	25	6.3	0	109	412	3.8	2
233	Glen Bonner	Washington	Pac-8	11	95	351	3.7	0	7	51	7.3	1	102	402	3.9	1
234	Mike Wells	Illinois	Big Ten	11	77	287	3.7	5					77	287	3.7	5
235	Randy Keith	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	77	285	3.7	3	1	10	10.0	0	78	295	3.8	3
236	Arnold Morgado	Michigan State	Big Ten	11	71	262	3.7	2	2	28	14.0	0	73	290	4.0	2
237	Jimmy Howe	East Carolina	Southern	11	70	261	3.7	0	1	6	6.0	0	71	267	3.8	0
238	Terry Metcalf	Long Beach State	PCAA	11	213	759	3.6	16	19	194	10.2	0	232	953	4.1	16
239	Jay Lynn Hodgin	South Carolina	Ind	11	188	675	3.6	8	2	21	10.5	0	190	696	3.7	8
240	Denny Whitehead	Dayton	Ind	11	166	591	3.6	6	4	45	11.3	0	170	636	3.7	6
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
241	Len Cherry	Brown	Ivy	9	122	442	3.6	2	5	31	6.2	0	127	473	3.7	2
242	George Amundson	Iowa State	Big 8	11	121	430	3.6	9	1	2	2.0		122	432	3.5	9
243	Bruce Boone	New Mexico	WAC	11	118	423	3.6	4					118	423	3.6	4
244	Art Seymore	Maryland	ACC	11	113	402	3.6	5	6	38	6.3	0	119	440	3.7	5
245	Ned Burks	Marshall	Ind	10	96	346	3.6	1	2	14	7.0	0	98	360	3.7	1
246	Bruce Watson	Brown	Ivy	9	95	343	3.6	2	4	43	10.8	0	99	386	3.9	2
247	Jim Trimble	Northwestern	Big Ten	11	93	339	3.6	2	5	8	1.6	0	98	347	3.5	2
248	Terence Wells	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	73	261	3.6	2	16	90	5.6	0	89	351	3.9	2
249	Joe Schwartz	Toledo	MAC	11	223	776	3.5	12	7	42	6.0	0	230	818	3.6	12
250	Norris Weese	Ole Miss	SEC	10	154	542	3.5	5					154	542	3.5	5
251	Frank Holmes	Iowa	Big Ten	11	141	500	3.5	4					141	500	3.5	4
252	Dennis Franklin	Michigan	Big Ten	11	143	497	3.5	5					143	497	3.5	5
253	Pete Taggares	Washington	Pac-8	11	127	450	3.5	8	27	335	12.4	3	154	785	5.1	11
254	Andy Johnson	Georgia	SEC	11	122	427	3.5	2					122	427	3.5	2
255	Lonnie Sadler	Vanderbilt	SEC	10	122	423	3.5	1	4	37	9.3	0	126	460	3.7	1
256	Steve Foley	Tulane	Ind	11	115	405	3.5	5					115	405	3.5	5
257	Jud Wagenseller	Princeton	Ivy	9	102	353	3.5	4	2	11	5.5	0	104	364	3.5	4
258	Horace Bradshaw	Cornell	Ivy	9	99	346	3.5	5	2	9	4.5	0	101	355	3.5	5
259	Paul Byrne	Colgate	Ind	10	73	252	3.5	2	3	34	11.3	0	76	286	3.8	2
260	James Barber	Virginia Tech	Ind	11	186	624	3.4	13	35	278	7.9	0	221	902	4.1	13
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
261	L.C. Lyons	Ohio	MAC	11	161	554	3.4	5	4	27	6.8	1	165	581	3.5	6
262	Joe Barnes	Texas Tech	SWC	11	148	510	3.4	4					148	510	3.4	4
263	Renard Harmon	Kent State	MAC	11	124	421	3.4	5	2	22	11.0	0	126	443	3.5	5
264	Don Johnson	Missouri	Big 8	11	120	406	3.4	3	1	5	5.0	1	121	411	3.4	4
265	Smiley Sanders	Clemson	ACC	11	117	398	3.4	2	6	28	4.7	0	123	426	3.5	2
266	Doug Kotar	Kentucky	SEC	11	105	361	3.4	3	2	-1	-0.5	0	107	360	3.4	3
267	Sam Cunningham	USC	Pac-8	11	91	311	3.4	9	6	67	11.2	0	97	378	3.9	9
268	Reggie Leonard	Colorado State	WAC	11	144	481	3.3	3	10	26	2.6	0	154	507	3.3	3
269	Walt Wingard	Dayton	Ind	11	95	315	3.3	5	6	39	6.5	0	101	354	3.5	5
270	Frank Smith	Boston College	Ind	11	92	306	3.3	2	4	58	14.5	0	96	364	3.8	2
271	Dennis Haughn	San Diego State	PCAA	11	90	301	3.3	2	12	107	8.9	0	102	408	4.0	2
272	Darrell Jenkins	San Jose State	PCAA	11	80	264	3.3	1	8	37	4.6	0	88	301	3.4	1
273	Mike Rae	USC	Pac-8	11	79	264	3.3	5					79	264	3.3	5
274	Bob Morgan	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	188	595	3.2	4					188	595	3.2	4
275	Jon Richardson	Arkansas	SWC	11	97	313	3.2	7	14	105	7.5	0	111	418	3.8	7
276	Tim Thorn	San Diego State	PCAA	11	83	267	3.2	3	20	154	7.7	2	103	421	4.1	5
277	Billy Wilson	Baylor	SWC	11	83	264	3.2	2	4	19	4.8	0	87	283	3.3	2
278	Pete James	Chattanooga	Ind	11	83	263	3.2	3	3	16	5.3	0	86	279	3.2	3
279	Gary Marangi	Boston College	Ind	11	78	246	3.2	2					78	246	3.2	2
280	Harry Lynch	The Citadel	Southern	11	170	529	3.1	8					170	529	3.1	8
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
281	Reggie Sanderson	Stanford	Pac-8	11	137	426	3.1	3	18	150	8.3	0	155	576	3.7	3
282	Jim Fenwick	Wichita State	MVC	11	125	387	3.1	0	13	99	7.6	0	138	486	3.5	0
283	Mike Autrey	Idaho	Ind	11	100	305	3.1	1	11	89	8.1	1	111	394	3.5	2
284	D.C. Nobles	Houston	Ind	11	93	289	3.1	7					93	289	3.1	7
285	Rich Haynie	Air Force	Ind	10	72	223	3.1	3					72	223	3.1	3
286	Richard Bevly	Ohio	MAC	11	171	521	3.0	4	1	16	16.0	0	172	537	3.1	4
287	Steve Cockreham	Wyoming	WAC	11	171	521	3.0	10	1	8	8.0	0	172	529	3.1	10
288	Dale Knott	San Jose State	PCAA	11	122	371	3.0	7	19	217	11.4	0	141	588	4.2	7
289	Pat Ragon	Xavier	Ind	11	117	348	3.0	5	16	111	6.9	0	133	459	3.5	5
290	Terry Gardner	Marshall	Ind	10	99	293	3.0	1	4	25	6.3	0	103	318	3.1	1
291	Billy Sadler	TCU	SWC	11	95	281	3.0	2	10	182	18.2	1	105	463	4.4	3
292	Ken Johnson	Colorado	Big 8	11	132	378	2.9	4					132	378	2.9	4
293	Romerio Perkins	Princeton	Ivy	9	81	237	2.9	1	5	21	4.2	0	86	258	3.0	1
294	Larry Lloyd	San Jose State	PCAA	11	72	212	2.9	2	6	62	10.3	1	78	274	3.5	3
295	Duane Holland	Villanova	Ind	11	69	200	2.9	0	11	91	8.3	0	80	291	3.6	0
296	John Coleman	Rice	SWC	11	135	379	2.8	3	9	60	6.7	0	144	439	3.0	3
297	Terry Davis	Alabama	SEC	11	102	281	2.8	9					102	281	2.8	9
298	Isaac Glass	Fresno State	PCAA	11	98	278	2.8	1	11	154	14.0	0	109	432	4.0	1
299	Eric Crone	Harvard	Ivy	9	69	195	2.8	3	1	18	18.0	0	70	213	3.0	3
300	Maurice Anderson	Oregon	Pac-8	11	96	259	2.7	3	23	211	9.2	1	119	470	3.9	4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
301	Reggie Gray	New Mexico State	MVC	11	81	218	2.7	4	17	113	6.6	0	98	331	3.4	4
302	Bruce Keplinger	Pacific	PCAA	11	130	337	2.6	1					130	337	2.6	1
303	Don Burford	Wichita State	MVC	11	82	217	2.6	2	19	93	4.9	2	101	310	3.1	4
304	Gary Danielson	Purdue	Big Ten	11	108	274	2.5	3					108	274	2.5	3
305	Steve Bowling	Tulsa	MVC	11	99	248	2.5	1	5	75	15.0	0	104	323	3.1	1
306	Paul Jorgensen	Western Michigan	MAC	11	80	203	2.5	1					80	203	2.5	1
307	Pat Juliana	Colorado State	WAC	11	142	339	2.4	3	2	2	1.0	0	144	341	2.4	3
308	Dave Robertson	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	120	278	2.3	6					120	278	2.3	6
309	Terry Drennan	TCU	SWC	11	78	176	2.3	3					78	176	2.3	3
310	Condredge Holloway	Tennessee	SEC	11	123	266	2.2	3					123	266	2.2	3
311	Tony Adams	Utah State	Ind	11	71	156	2.2	3					71	156	2.2	3
312	Al Harvey	Memphis	MVC	11	143	305	2.1	4					143	305	2.1	4
313	Mark Allen	Cornell	Ivy	9	107	226	2.1	7					107	226	2.1	7
314	Vic Morriss	UT Arlington	Ind	11	93	199	2.1	1					93	199	2.1	1
315	Ty Paine	Washington State	Pac-8	11	127	250	2.0	7					127	250	2.0	7
316	Ken Pengitore	Clemson	ACC	11	116	209	1.8	2					116	209	1.8	2
317	Daryl Hall	Kent State	MAC	11	100	184	1.8	3					100	184	1.8	3
318	Nick Vidnovic	North Carolina	ACC	11	83	149	1.8	6					83	149	1.8	6
319	Mike Wartes	West Texas A&M	MVC	10	69	125	1.8						69	125	1.8	0
320	John Cherry	Missouri	Big 8	11	146	233	1.6	1					146	233	1.6	1
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
321	John Hufnagel	Penn State	Ind	11	102	162	1.6	6					102	162	1.6	6
322	Steve Williams	Miami (OH)	MAC	10	76	120	1.6	0					76	120	1.6	0
323	Randy Walls	Auburn	SEC	10	123	189	1.5	4	1	15	15.0	0	124	204	1.6	4
324	Steve Loflin	Appalachian State	Southern	11	122	187	1.5	2					122	187	1.5	2
325	James McKay	Kentucky	SEC	10	101	94	0.9	3					101	94	0.9	3
326	Keith Bobo	SMU	SWC	11	94	83	0.9	3					94	83	0.9	3
327	Rick Shaw	North Texas	MVC	11	82	74	0.9	4	1	-2	-2.0	0	83	72	0.9	4
328	Joe Ferguson	Arkansas	SWC	11	73	68	0.9	2					73	68	0.9	2
329	Ed Carney	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	108	83	0.8	5					108	83	0.8	5
330	Don Dean	Texas A&M	SWC	11	75	59	0.8	0					75	59	0.8	0
331	Bruce Shaw	North Carolina State	ACC	11	76	55	0.7	4					76	55	0.7	4
332	Bruce Arthur	Toledo	MAC	11	96	30	0.3	1					96	30	0.3	1
333	Buddy Palazzo	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	105	25	0.2	0					105	25	0.2	0
334	Bert Jones	LSU	SEC	11	90	18	0.2	4					90	18	0.2	4
335	Neal Jeffrey	Baylor	SWC	11	85	15	0.2	2					85	15	0.2	2
336	Randy Drake	Long Beach State	PCAA	11	83	13	0.2	4	2	1	0.5	0	85	14	0.2	4
337	Rudy Steiner	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	75	-2	0.0	2					75	-2	0.0	2
338	Mickey Brokas	Chattanooga	Ind	11	112	-4	0.0	3					112	-4	0.0	3
339	Bob Woodruff	Syracuse	Ind	11	73	-24	-0.3	1					73	-24	-0.3	1
340	Dan Fouts	Oregon	Pac-8	11	86	-61	-0.7	1					86	-61	-0.7	1
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
341	Reggie Oliver	Marshall	Ind	10	63	-58	-0.9	0					63	-58	-0.9	0
342	Pete Beatrice	Brown	Ivy	9	65	-70	-1.1	1					65	-70	-1.1	1
343	Gary Keithley	UTEP	WAC	10	77	-148	-1.9	1					77	-148	-1.9	1
344	Ken Polke	Dayton	Ind	11	88	-168	-1.9	0					88	-168	-1.9	0
345	Dave Jaynes	Kansas	Big 8	11	70	-171	-2.4	1					70	-171	-2.4	1

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