1977 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Dave Wilson • Ball State 65.0
2. Roch Hontas • Tulane 63.4
3. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 63.0
4. Joe Davis • San Diego State 60.0
5. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 59.2
6. Bob Relph • Colgate 58.9
7. Larry Fortner • Miami (OH) 58.6
8. Jack Thompson • Washington State 58.4
9. Ken Smith • Boston College 58.0
10. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 57.7
11. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 57.5
12. Andy Vetter • Ohio 57.4
13. Leamon Hall • Army 57.0
14. Larry Brown • Harvard 56.8
15. Warren Moon • Washington 56.8
16. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 56.5
17. Pete Kraker • Northern Illinois 56.3
18. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 54.9
19. Charlie Young • California 54.2
20. Steve Raklovits • Eastern Michigan 53.9
Passing Yards
1. Doug Williams • Grambling State 3286
2. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 2521
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2453
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 2418
5. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 2384
6. Jack Thompson • Washington State 2372
7. Joe Davis • San Diego State 2360
8. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 2221
9. Bob Relph • Colgate 2178
10. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 2103
11. Ken Smith • Boston College 2073
12. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 2064
13. Randy Gomez • Utah 2015
14. Leamon Hall • Army 1944
15. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 1939
16. Rob Hertel • Southern California 1899
17. Charlie Young • California 1875
18. Roy Henry • Louisiana 1812
19. Steve Raklovits • Eastern Michigan 1784
20. Ed Smith • Michigan State 1731
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Doug Williams • Grambling State 9.2
2. Dave Wilson • Ball State 9.1
3. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 8.6
4. Larry Fortner • Miami (OH) 8.6
5. Larry Brown • Harvard 8.2
6. Steve Fuller • Clemson 8.1
7. Joe Davis • San Diego State 7.9
8. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 7.7
9. Bob Relph • Colgate 7.7
10. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 7.5
11. Warren Moon • Washington 7.5
12. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 6.9
13. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 6.8
14. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 6.7
15. Dan Graham • Colorado State 6.7
16. Jeff Duva • Hawaii 6.7
17. Bill Hurley • Syracuse 6.7
18. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 6.7
19. Melvin Williams • Mississippi Valley State 6.6
20. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 6.3
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Dave Wilson • Ball State 164.2
2. Doug Williams • Grambling State 155.2
3. Bob Relph • Colgate 148.9
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 148.1
5. Larry Fortner • Miami (OH) 147.4
6. Joe Davis • San Diego State 147.4
7. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 146.4
8. Larry Brown • Harvard 146.0
9. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 137.1
10. Warren Moon • Washington 134.9
11. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 134.4
12. Ken Smith • Boston College 132.0
13. Steve Fuller • Clemson 131.9
14. Melvin Williams • Mississippi Valley State 130.0
15. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 129.7
16. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 128.1
17. Rob Hertel • Southern California 127.8
18. Jeff Duva • Hawaii 125.3
19. Andy Vetter • Ohio 125.3
20. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 125.0
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Ernest Gray • Memphis 29.5
2. Lam Jones • Texas 25.9
3. Kirk Gibson • Michigan State 24.1
4. Carlos Carson • Louisiana State 24.0
5. Carlos Pennywell • Grambling State 23.4
6. Homer Butler • UCLA 23.4
7. Ozzie Newsome • Alabama 22.3
8. Spider Gaines • Washington 22.0
9. Rod Foppe • Louisiana Tech 21.6
10. Mike Shumann • Florida State 21.2
11. Kris Haines • Notre Dame 21.0
12. Mike Godbolt • Boston College 20.9
13. Randy Simmrin • Southern California 20.9
14. Paul Warth • Miami (OH) 20.8
15. Vernon Henry • Long Beach State 20.7
16. Danny Bobo • Arkansas 20.6
17. Donald Doaty • Mississippi Valley State 20.5
18. Walter Howard • Wyoming 20.5
19. Wayne Schwalbach • Central Michigan 20.3
20. Tony Jackson • Fresno State 20.3
Total Plays
1. Dave Ziebart • Air Force 438
2. Randy Hertel • Rice 413
3. Bill Hurley • Syracuse 401
Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 401
5. Jack Thompson • Washington State 387
6. Steve Bayuk • TCU 384
7. Doug Williams • Grambling State 377
8. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 373
9. Mike Wright • Vanderbilt 370
10. Bruce Threadgill • Mississippi State 362
Andy Vetter • Ohio 362
12. Randy Gomez • Utah 360
13. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 358
Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 358
15. Larry Fortner • Miami (OH) 356
16. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 354
17. Mike Dunn • Duke 352
18. Steve Fuller • Clemson 347
19. Leamon Hall • Army 346
20. Jim Andrus • Wichita State 341
Total Yards
1. Doug Williams • Grambling State 3249
2. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 2438
3. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 2409
4. Bob Relph • Colgate 2405
5. Jack Thompson • Washington State 2339
6. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 2325
7. Joe Davis • San Diego State 2242
8. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2190
9. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 2168
10. Steve Raklovits • Eastern Michigan 2138
11. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 2133
12. Bill Hurley • Syracuse 2080
13. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 1985
14. Randy Gomez • Utah 1980
15. Ken Smith • Boston College 1952
16. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 1926
17. Leamon Hall • Army 1923
18. Steve Fuller • Clemson 1900
19. Dave Wilson • Ball State 1891
20. Jim Andrus • Wichita State 1876
Charlie Young • California 1876
Total Yards Per Play
1. Doug Williams • Grambling State 8.6
Field Goal Percentage
1. Berj Yepremian • Florida 80.0
2. John Roveto • Louisiana 76.0
3. David Freud • Indiana 71.4
4. Frank Jordan • Southern California 70.6
5. Tom McNamara • Utah 69.6
6. Paul Rogind • Minnesota 69.2
7. Jorge Portela • Auburn 68.2
8. Billy Todd • Nebraska 66.7
Paul Marchese • Kent State 66.7
Roy Geiger • Oregon 66.7
11. Dave Cappelen • Florida State 65.0
Frank Alegre • Pacific 65.0
Rusty Bennett • Memphis 65.0
14. Bill McKenzie • West Virginia 64.3
Bob Tata • Navy 64.3
16. Steve Robbins • Washington 63.6
17. Steve Little • Arkansas 63.3
18. Ken Naber • Stanford 63.2
19. Scott Wolcott • Duke 62.5
Tom Biddle • North Carolina 62.5
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Robert Woods • Grambling State 25.4
2. Ken Mitchell • Chattanooga 14.0
3. Jimmy Cefalo • Penn State 13.7
4. Phil McConkey • Navy 13.5
5. Max Hudspeth • New Mexico 13.2
6. Jimmy Bryant • Utah State 12.6
7. L.C. Crowe • Air Force 12.4
8. Tony Nathan • Alabama 12.4
9. Vondell Robertson • Central Michigan 12.2
Johnnie Johnson • Texas 12.2
11. Mike Smith • Grambling State 12.2
12. Freddie Nixon • Oklahoma 12.1
13. Scott Wiley • West Texas A&M 12.0
14. George Gawdun • Duke 11.7
15. John Harris • Arizona State 11.6
16. Ray Crisp • Marshall 11.5
17. Jo Jo Heath • Pittsburgh 11.0
18. Gordon Jones • Pittsburgh 10.8
19. Greg Williams • Western Michigan 10.7
20. John Floyd • Louisiana-Monroe 10.5
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Henry White • Colgate 37.3
2. Tony Ball • Chattanooga 36.4
3. Larry Anderson • Louisiana Tech 31.1
4. Mose Rison • Central Michigan 30.0
5. Mark Hunter • Miami (OH) 28.3
6. James Otis Doss • Mississippi State 28.1
7. Steve Woods • Fresno State 27.9
8. Bobby Weber • Minnesota 27.4
9. Tony Felder • UT Arlington 26.9
Gary Moore • Tennessee 26.9
11. JoJo Jamiel • Brown 26.6
12. Robert Woods • Grambling State 26.1
13. Norman Warren • Kent State 25.9
14. Gordon Jones • Pittsburgh 25.8
15. Ralph Stringer • North Carolina State 25.7
16. Mike Washington • Washington State 25.2
17. Ray Crisp • Marshall 24.9
18. James Coleman • Illinois 24.9
19. Scott Woerner • Georgia 24.8
20. Rick Moss • Purdue 24.7
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Henry White • Colgate 2
Larry Anderson • Louisiana Tech 2
Robert Woods • Grambling State 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Ron Irving • Louisiana 227
2. Mark Haynes • Colorado 141
3. David Dumars • Louisiana-Monroe 126
4. Tom Pridemore • West Virginia 123
5. Kenny Bryant • Oregon 122
6. Ken Mitchell • Chattanooga 118
7. Rod Sears • Iowa 116
8. Bob Jury • Pittsburgh 111
9. Paul Gillis • The Citadel 110
10. Rex Varn • Clemson 109
11. Putt Choate • Southern Methodist 108
12. Mike Guess • Ohio State 107
13. Tommy Murphy • McNeese State 106
Leroy Paul • Texas Southern 106
15. Leroy Leopold • Notre Dame 104
Derrick Glasper • Virginia 104
Dallas Owens • Kentucky 104
18. Steve Hubbell • Tulane 103
19. Larry King • Syracuse 102
Kevin White • The Citadel 102
Terry Jackson • San Diego State 102
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Dallas Owens • Kentucky 2
Leroy Leopold • Notre Dame 2
Ron Irving • Louisiana 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Melvin Williams • Mississippi Valley State 18.5
2. Lloyd Patterson • Memphis 18.3
3. Doug Williams • Grambling State 18.2
4. Dan Graham • Colorado State 17.4
5. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 17.4
6. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 16.2
7. Rob Hertel • Southern California 15.7
8. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 15.6
9. Steve Fuller • Clemson 15.6
10. Bob Relph • Colgate 15.3
11. Kennon Taylor • Arkansas State 15.3
12. Tom Rozantz • William & Mary 15.2
13. Jeff Knapple • Colorado 15.2
14. Oscar Ramirez • UTEP 15.1
15. Larry Brown • Harvard 15.0
16. Ed Smith • Michigan State 14.8
17. Dennis Sproul • Arizona State 14.8
18. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 14.7
19. Johnny Evans • North Carolina State 14.6
20. Steve Raklovits • Eastern Michigan 14.5
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Doug Williams • Grambling State 298.7
2. Guy Benjamin • Stanford 229.2
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 223.0
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 219.8
5. Keith Thibodeaux • Louisiana Tech 216.7
6. Jack Thompson • Washington State 215.6
7. Joe Davis • San Diego State 214.5
8. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 201.9
9. Bob Relph • Colgate 198.0
10. Ken Smith • Boston College 188.5
11. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 187.6
12. Randy Gomez • Utah 183.2
13. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 178.2
14. Leamon Hall • Army 176.7
15. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 176.3
16. Mark Miller • Bowling Green State 175.3
17. Rob Hertel • Southern California 172.6
18. Melvin Williams • Mississippi Valley State 172.4
19. Charlie Young • California 170.5
20. Jim Freitas • Long Beach State 169.8