1976 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 269
2. Jack Thompson • Washington State 208
3. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 207
4. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 170
5. Leamon Hall • Army 162
6. Jack Henderson • Oregon 157
7. Joe Roth • California 154
8. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 145
9. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 141
10. Ed Smith • Michigan State 132
Mike Carroll • Wisconsin 132
12. Roy Henry • Louisiana 127
Bob Graustein • Pennsylvania 127
14. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 125
15. Jeff Martin • Drake 121
16. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 120
17. Ron Bass • South Carolina 119
18. Dan Haremann • Utah 117
19. Bob Lopez • Illinois State 116
20. Ronnie Hickerson • Tulsa 114
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Kevin Case • Dartmouth 61.0
2. Ron Bass • South Carolina 59.8
3. Jack Thompson • Washington State 58.6
4. Jimmy Black • Florida State 57.9
5. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 57.6
6. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 57.1
7. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 55.6
8. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 55.6
9. Bob Graustein • Pennsylvania 55.2
10. Marty Crosby • The Citadel 54.5
11. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 53.8
12. Tommy Kramer • Rice 53.7
13. Mike Dunn • Duke 53.6
14. Tom Rozantz • William & Mary 52.7
15. Dan Haremann • Utah 52.7
16. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 52.7
17. Jack Henderson • Oregon 52.7
18. Joe Roth • California 52.2
19. Ed Smith • Michigan State 51.4
20. Bob Lopez • Illinois State 51.3
Passing Yards
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 3317
2. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 3192
3. Jack Thompson • Washington State 2762
4. Leamon Hall • Army 2174
5. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 2084
6. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 2071
7. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 1982
8. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 1981
9. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 1839
10. Joe Roth • California 1789
11. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 1751
12. Ed Smith • Michigan State 1749
13. Roy Henry • Louisiana 1709
14. Mike Carroll • Wisconsin 1627
15. Dan Haremann • Utah 1585
16. Jack Henderson • Oregon 1582
17. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 1563
18. Ronnie Hickerson • Tulsa 1554
19. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 1511
Jimmy Fisher • Florida 1511
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 9.2
2. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 8.8
3. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 8.6
4. Jimmy Black • Florida State 8.5
5. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 8.2
6. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 8.0
7. Randy Dean • Northwestern 7.8
8. Jack Thompson • Washington State 7.8
9. Noel Mazzone • New Mexico 7.6
10. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 7.5
11. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 7.5
12. Rick Slager • Notre Dame 7.4
13. Kevin Case • Dartmouth 7.3
14. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 7.2
15. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 7.2
16. Dan Haremann • Utah 7.1
17. Mark Vitali • Purdue 6.9
18. Ed Smith • Michigan State 6.8
19. Bob Relph • Colgate 6.7
20. Phil Gargis • Auburn 6.7
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 8.8
2. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 8.4
3. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 8.4
4. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 8.1
5. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 7.8
6. Jimmy Black • Florida State 7.2
7. Jack Thompson • Washington State 7.1
8. Kevin Case • Dartmouth 6.8
9. Randy Dean • Northwestern 6.2
10. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 6.2
11. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 6.2
12. Bob Relph • Colgate 6.2
13. Ed Smith • Michigan State 6.1
14. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 6.0
15. Tommy Kramer • Rice 5.8
16. Rick Slager • Notre Dame 5.6
17. Roy Henry • Louisiana 5.6
18. Noel Mazzone • New Mexico 5.6
19. Marty Crosby • The Citadel 5.5
20. Jim Kubacki • Harvard 5.4
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 146.9
2. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 144.5
3. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 143.2
4. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 141.8
5. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 140.0
6. Jimmy Black • Florida State 135.5
7. Jack Thompson • Washington State 134.7
8. Kevin Case • Dartmouth 131.7
9. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 125.8
10. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 121.0
11. Ron Bass • South Carolina 120.4
12. Rick Slager • Notre Dame 119.7
13. Randy Dean • Northwestern 118.4
14. Ed Smith • Michigan State 117.4
15. Roy Henry • Louisiana 117.0
16. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 116.0
17. Tommy Kramer • Rice 115.6
18. Dan Haremann • Utah 114.9
19. Bob Relph • Colgate 113.3
20. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 112.6
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Leroy Harris • Arkansas State 7.0
2. Rob Lytle • Michigan 6.9
3. Scott McConnell • Appalachian State 6.9
4. Horace Ivory • Oklahoma 6.7
5. Laverne Smith • Kansas 6.6
6. Walter Packer • Mississippi State 6.6
7. Elvis Peacock • Oklahoma 6.6
8. Eddie Hicks • East Carolina 6.5
9. Robert Mayberry • West Texas A&M 6.5
10. Willie Wilder • Florida 6.5
11. Jim Culbreath • Oklahoma 6.4
12. Tony Nathan • Alabama 6.4
13. Ben Cowins • Arkansas 6.3
14. Tony Green • Florida 6.3
15. Brian Doherty • Holy Cross 6.2
16. Alois Blackwell • Houston 6.2
17. Bobby Emmons • Tennessee 6.2
18. Bruce Gibson • Pacific 6.0
19. Bill Campfield • Kansas 6.0
20. Charles White • Southern California 6.0
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Jim Smith • Michigan 27.6
2. Wesley Walker • California 27.1
3. Scott Wiley • West Texas A&M 24.1
4. Mike Chronister • Brigham Young 22.8
5. Wes Chandler • Florida 22.0
6. John Floyd • Louisiana-Monroe 21.9
7. Dan Kelleher • Notre Dame 21.8
8. Ozzie Newsome • Alabama 21.2
9. Keith Hartwig • Arizona 21.0
10. Larry Mucker • Arizona State 20.9
11. Chuck Malito • Nebraska 20.5
12. Mike Andress • Ball State 20.4
13. Ricky Rivas • Memphis 20.3
14. Randy Simmrin • Southern California 20.2
15. Eddie Foster • Houston 20.2
16. Kurt Unglaub • Florida State 20.2
17. Jack Steptoe • Utah 19.8
18. Luther Blue • Iowa State 19.5
19. Martin Cox • Vanderbilt 19.4
20. Shelton Diggs • Southern California 19.2
Total Plays
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 562
2. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 449
3. Jack Thompson • Washington State 448
4. Leamon Hall • Army 444
5. Jeff Hepinstall • Toledo 388
6. Jack Henderson • Oregon 380
7. Noel Mazzone • New Mexico 376
8. Mark Jackson • Baylor 373
9. Bud Nelson • Marshall 369
10. Ronnie Hickerson • Tulsa 366
11. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 351
12. Mike Dunn • Duke 344
13. Tony Dungy • Minnesota 343
Jeff Martin • Drake 343
15. Tony Dorsett • Pittsburgh 338
16. Dan Haremann • Utah 336
17. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 333
18. Joe Roth • California 331
19. Ron Bass • South Carolina 330
20. Johnny Evans • North Carolina State 326
Total Yards
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 3272
2. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 2919
3. Jack Thompson • Washington State 2702
4. Leamon Hall • Army 2121
5. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 2086
6. Noel Mazzone • New Mexico 2044
7. Dan Haremann • Utah 2030
8. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 2011
9. Rodney Allison • Texas Tech 1981
10. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 1980
11. Tony Dorsett • Pittsburgh 1948
12. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 1934
13. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 1869
14. Jimmy Black • Florida State 1853
15. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 1845
16. Mike Dunn • Duke 1835
17. Ronnie Hickerson • Tulsa 1830
18. Jimmy Fisher • Florida 1799
19. Art Yaroch • Ball State 1777
20. Mike Carroll • Wisconsin 1773
Total Yards Per Play
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 5.8
Field Goal Percentage
1. Brian Hall • Texas Tech 76.2
2. Bill McKenzie • West Virginia 75.0
3. Tom Biddle • North Carolina 73.7
4. Britt Parrish • South Carolina 72.2
5. Carson Long • Pittsburgh 69.2
6. Allan Leavitt • Georgia 68.8
Steve Cox • Tulsa 68.8
8. Dan Christopulos • Wyoming 66.7
Jim Breech • California 66.7
Tony Capozzoli • Penn State 66.7
11. Tony Franklin • Texas A&M 65.4
12. Al Eveland • Nebraska 64.7
Scott Kollman • Iowa State 64.7
14. Uwe von Schamann • Oklahoma 64.3
15. Paul Marchese • Kent State 64.0
16. Lee Pistor • Arizona 61.9
17. Pete Conaty • East Carolina 60.9
18. Tim Moorman • Boston College 60.0
Lennard Coplin • Houston 60.0
Vince Fusco • Duke 60.0
Punt Return Yards
1. Henry Jenkins • Rutgers 449
2. Raymond Clayborn • Texas 335
3. Devon Ford • Appalachian State 327
4. Leo Lewis • Missouri 303
5. Keith Jenkins • Cincinnati 274
6. Gary Green • Baylor 266
7. Rick Morrison • Ball State 234
8. Mark Mitchell • Georgia 233
9. Keith Wright • Memphis 228
10. Mike Siganos • Kentucky 216
11. Dave Butterfield • Nebraska 213
12. Rich Mauti • Penn State 208
13. Stan Black • Mississippi State 196
14. Stanley Morgan • Tennessee 193
15. Phil McConkey • Navy 189
16. Severn Reece • UCLA 188
John Harris • Arizona State 188
18. Ozzie Newsome • Alabama 187
19. Mike Patterson • Texas Tech 182
20. Michael Coulter • UCLA 179
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Henry Jenkins • Rutgers 15.0
2. Keith Wright • Memphis 14.3
3. Wes Chandler • Florida 13.5
4. Michael Coulter • UCLA 12.8
5. John Harris • Arizona State 12.5
6. Rick Morrison • Ball State 12.3
7. Stan Black • Mississippi State 12.3
8. Rich Mauti • Penn State 12.2
9. Mark Mitchell • Georgia 11.7
10. Leo Lewis • Missouri 10.8
11. Devon Ford • Appalachian State 10.5
12. Greg Payne • Virginia Tech 9.8
13. Raymond Clayborn • Texas 9.6
14. Steve Schmitz • Notre Dame 9.3
15. Keith Jenkins • Cincinnati 8.8
16. Dean Richards • Maryland 8.5
17. Ozzie Newsome • Alabama 8.1
18. Mark Mullady • William & Mary 8.0
19. Stan Hixon • Iowa State 7.9
20. Carl Otis Trimble • Louisiana State 7.9
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Keith Wright • Memphis 2
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Billy Waddy • Colorado 566
2. Art Gore • Duke 563
3. Delbert Powell • North Carolina 532
4. Charles Nash • Arizona 525
5. Robert Dow • Louisiana State 499
6. Devon Ford • Appalachian State 491
7. Joe Cribbs • Auburn 490
8. James Sykes • Rice 462
9. Ty Willingham • Michigan State 454
10. Jim Stewart • Tulsa 437
11. Russell Pope • Purdue 436
12. Todd Sheets • Northwestern 430
13. Ricky Rivas • Memphis 406
14. George Jenkins • Ball State 399
15. Terry LeCount • Florida 378
16. Luther Blue • Iowa State 349
17. Dave Reiner • Air Force 348
18. Dwayne Woods • West Virginia 340
19. Casper Carter • South Carolina 338
20. Jimmy Kiser • Furman 333
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Casper Carter • South Carolina 26.0
2. Billy Waddy • Colorado 25.7
3. James Sykes • Rice 25.7
4. Art Gore • Duke 25.6
5. Robert Dow • Louisiana State 25.0
6. Luther Blue • Iowa State 24.9
7. Delbert Powell • North Carolina 24.2
8. Jimmy Kiser • Furman 23.8
9. Keith Jenkins • Cincinnati 23.6
10. Chubby Phillips • Illinois 23.6
11. George Jenkins • Ball State 23.5
12. Joe Cribbs • Auburn 23.3
13. Jim Stewart • Tulsa 23.0
14. Devon Ford • Appalachian State 22.3
15. Bob Triplett • San Jose State 21.9
16. Russell Pope • Purdue 21.8
17. Todd Sheets • Northwestern 21.5
18. Dwayne Woods • West Virginia 21.3
19. Kenny Roy • Maryland 21.0
Terry LeCount • Florida 21.0
Interception Return Yards
1. Reggie Pinkney • East Carolina 197
2. Gerald Hall • East Carolina 153
3. Tom Pridemore • West Virginia 143
4. Jerry Robinson • UCLA 141
5. Jim Hughes • Rutgers 133
6. Jeff Nixon • Richmond 132
7. John Harris • Arizona State 130
8. Gerald Small • San Jose State 121
9. Curt Bauer • Ball State 120
10. Anthony Francis • Houston 118
11. Dale Hardy • Illinois 115
12. Gary Irions • Oklahoma State 108
13. Marvin Switzer • Kansas State 107
14. Bob Davis • Rutgers 105
Keith Jenkins • Cincinnati 105
16. Ed Thompson • Ohio State 103
17. Henry Davison • Mississippi State 98
18. Bob Jury • Pittsburgh 95
19. Darryl Hoyett • Kent State 93
20. Joe Restic • Notre Dame 92
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Greg Barnes • Long Beach State 2
Jerry Robinson • UCLA 2
Rayford Roberson • San Jose State 2
Sid Justin • Long Beach State 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 18.7
2. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 18.0
3. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 16.5
4. Mark Vitali • Purdue 16.2
5. Noel Mazzone • New Mexico 16.0
6. Randy Dean • Northwestern 15.9
7. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 15.8
8. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 15.4
9. Rick Slager • Notre Dame 14.9
10. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 14.8
11. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 14.7
12. Jimmy Black • Florida State 14.6
13. Jeff Hepinstall • Toledo 14.6
14. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 14.3
Jim Kubacki • Harvard 14.3
16. Kurt Steger • Illinois 14.3
17. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 14.3
18. Bob Relph • Colgate 14.2
19. Steve Martindale • Cal State Fullerton 14.0
20. Phil Gargis • Auburn 14.0
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Tommy Kramer • Rice 301.5
2. Gifford Nielsen • Brigham Young 290.2
3. Jack Thompson • Washington State 251.1
4. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 220.2
5. Steve Haynes • Louisiana Tech 198.1
6. Leamon Hall • Army 197.6
7. Steve DeBerg • San Jose State 189.5
8. Ed Smith • Michigan State 174.9
9. Vince Ferragamo • Nebraska 172.6
10. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 167.2
11. Joe Roth • California 162.6
12. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 159.2
13. Bob Graustein • Pennsylvania 158.8
14. Roy Henry • Louisiana 155.4
15. Mike Howell • Louisiana-Monroe 151.1
16. Mike Carroll • Wisconsin 147.9
17. Dan Haremann • Utah 144.1
18. Jack Henderson • Oregon 143.8
19. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 142.1
20. Ronnie Hickerson • Tulsa 141.3