1978 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Steve Dils • Stanford 63.2
2. Buddy Teevens • Dartmouth 60.3
3. Phil Bradley • Missouri 60.2
4. David Henderson • Furman 59.9
5. Jordan Case • North Texas 58.7
6. Wally Woodham • Florida State 58.0
7. Ed Smith • Michigan State 57.9
8. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 57.6
9. Mark Halda • San Diego State 57.3
10. Roch Hontas • Tulane 56.8
11. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 56.8
12. Larry Brown • Harvard 56.7
13. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 56.6
14. Paul McGaffigan • Long Beach State 56.3
15. Rich Campbell • California 56.0
16. Randy Hertel • Rice 55.9
17. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 55.9
18. David Webber • Wake Forest 55.5
19. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 55.5
20. Tim O'Hare • Maryland 54.7
Passing Yards
1. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 3007
2. Steve Dils • Stanford 2943
3. David Spriggs • New Mexico State 2558
4. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 2422
5. Jack Thompson • Washington State 2333
6. Rich Campbell • California 2287
7. Ed Luther • San Jose State 2275
8. Mark Halda • San Diego State 2262
9. Ed Smith • Michigan State 2226
10. Paul McGaffigan • Long Beach State 2165
11. Eric Hipple • Utah State 2088
12. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 2046
13. Randy Gomez • Utah 2027
14. Bruce Parker • Pacific 2019
15. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 2010
16. Brad Wright • New Mexico 1925
17. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 1904
18. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 1859
19. Mike Wright • Bowling Green State 1852
20. Dan Manucci • Kansas State 1808
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. David Henderson • Furman 9.3
2. Dave Rader • Tulsa 9.1
3. Larry Brown • Harvard 8.8
4. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 8.4
5. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 8.2
6. Pat O'Brien • Yale 8.1
7. David Spriggs • New Mexico State 8.1
8. Phil Bradley • Missouri 7.9
9. John Brantley • Florida 7.8
10. Wally Woodham • Florida State 7.8
11. Rich Campbell • California 7.8
12. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 7.7
13. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 7.7
14. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 7.7
15. Brad Wright • New Mexico 7.7
16. Dan Manucci • Kansas State 7.6
17. Ed Smith • Michigan State 7.6
18. Randy Gomez • Utah 7.6
19. Jordan Case • North Texas 7.6
20. Steve Dils • Stanford 7.5
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Dave Rader • Tulsa 9.2
2. David Henderson • Furman 9.1
3. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 8.4
4. Larry Brown • Harvard 8.2
5. Ed Smith • Michigan State 7.8
6. Jordan Case • North Texas 7.5
7. Wally Woodham • Florida State 7.0
8. Phil Bradley • Missouri 6.9
9. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 6.9
10. Steve Dils • Stanford 6.9
11. Jimmy Jordan • Florida State 6.5
12. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 6.5
13. Buddy Teevens • Dartmouth 6.4
14. Jeff Duva • Hawaii 6.4
15. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 6.4
16. Doug Robertson • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.2
17. Mike Wright • Bowling Green State 6.1
18. Randy Gomez • Utah 6.0
19. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 6.0
20. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 5.9
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. David Henderson • Furman 152.5
2. Dave Rader • Tulsa 144.3
3. Larry Brown • Harvard 144.3
4. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 141.3
5. Ed Smith • Michigan State 139.0
6. Steve Dils • Stanford 137.3
7. Phil Bradley • Missouri 135.0
8. Wally Woodham • Florida State 133.0
9. Jordan Case • North Texas 132.8
10. Jimmy Jordan • Florida State 128.7
11. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 128.5
12. Jeff Duva • Hawaii 127.0
13. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 126.2
14. Randy Gomez • Utah 125.9
15. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 125.1
16. Roch Hontas • Tulane 125.1
17. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 124.9
18. Rich Campbell • California 124.3
19. David Spriggs • New Mexico State 123.0
20. Buddy Teevens • Dartmouth 122.4
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Kenny King • Oklahoma 7.9
2. Billy Sims • Oklahoma 7.6
3. Leon Walker • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.1
4. Tony Nathan • Alabama 6.9
5. Steve Smith • Michigan State 6.7
6. Nathan Poole • Louisville 6.6
7. Eddie Estes • Appalachian State 6.5
8. Obie Graves • Cal State Fullerton 6.5
9. Major Ogilvie • Alabama 6.5
10. Gwain Durden • Chattanooga 6.4
11. Darrin Nelson • Stanford 6.4
12. Bernell Quinn • Southern Illinois 6.2
13. Frank Mordica • Vanderbilt 6.2
14. Theotis Brown • UCLA 6.0
15. Emmett King • Houston 6.0
16. Leroy McGee • Michigan State 6.0
17. Nathan Johnson • Louisiana-Monroe 5.9
18. James Brooks • Auburn 5.9
19. Tom Stauss • Wisconsin 5.9
20. Joe Morris • Syracuse 5.9
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Joe Burke • Chattanooga 28.1
2. Holden Smith • California 24.7
3. Phil McConkey • Navy 24.2
4. Kevin House • Southern Illinois 23.7
5. Spider Gaines • Washington 22.5
6. John Floyd • Louisiana-Monroe 22.4
7. Ralph Clayton • Michigan 22.0
8. Godfrey Turner • Texas Tech 22.0
9. Kris Haines • Notre Dame 21.8
10. Mardye McDole • Mississippi State 21.6
11. Rickey Watts • Tulsa 21.5
12. Sam Platt • Florida State 21.3
13. Carlos Carson • Louisiana State 21.0
14. Jerry Taylor • Tulsa 20.9
15. Calvin Sweeney • Southern California 20.1
16. Greg Laetsch • Furman 20.0
17. Chris DeFrance • Arizona State 19.9
18. David Dorn • Rutgers 19.8
19. Ernest Gray • Memphis 19.7
20. Jerome Miller • Arkansas State 19.7
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Charles White • Southern California 1951
2. Obie Graves • Cal State Fullerton 1892
3. Eddie Lee Ivery • Georgia Tech 1800
4. Billy Sims • Oklahoma 1797
5. Ted Brown • North Carolina State 1547
6. Bernard Jackson • North Texas 1529
7. James Hadnot • Texas Tech 1521
8. Darrin Nelson • Stanford 1507
9. Jerome Persell • Western Michigan 1437
10. Charles Alexander • Louisiana State 1435
11. Allen Harvin • Cincinnati 1433
12. Nathan Poole • Louisville 1430
13. Joe Holland • Cornell 1427
14. Kevin Cole • San Jose State 1387
15. Marion Barber • Minnesota 1381
16. Vagas Ferguson • Notre Dame 1363
17. Willie McClendon • Georgia 1339
18. Steve Atkins • Maryland 1334
19. Ottis Anderson • Miami (FL) 1313
20. Theotis Brown • UCLA 1273
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Ira Matthews • Wisconsin 16.9
2. David Dorn • Rutgers 16.0
3. Richard Ellender • McNeese State 15.8
4. Matt Suhey • Penn State 15.2
5. Kenny Brown • Nebraska 14.6
6. Richard Blackmore • Mississippi State 14.1
7. Woody Jordan • Clemson 13.9
8. Gerald Hall • East Carolina 13.3
9. Howard Robinson • Lamar 12.8
10. Darrin Nelson • Stanford 12.7
11. Larry Carter • Kentucky 12.2
12. Scott Woerner • Georgia 12.0
13. Buster Johnson • Eastern Michigan 12.0
14. Eddie Hood • Vanderbilt 11.9
15. Charlie Green • Kansas State 11.3
16. Judson Flint • Memphis 11.1
17. Dean Fischer • Colorado State 11.1
18. D.K. Perry • Southern Methodist 10.7
19. Robert Malone • Tennessee 10.6
20. Mike Guman • Penn State 10.6
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Cormac Carney • Air Force 807
2. D.K. Perry • Southern Methodist 732
3. Ray Holt • UTEP 684
4. Tim Smith • Oregon State 675
5. Phil Blatcher • Iowa 615
6. Eugene Goodlow • Kansas State 613
7. Stan Webster • San Jose State 573
8. Drew Hill • Georgia Tech 570
9. Jimmy Bryant • Utah State 569
Rodney Smith • Louisiana 569
11. Charles Fowler • Appalachian State 555
12. Stephen Stapler • San Diego State 552
13. Greg Foster • Illinois 550
14. Howard Ballage • Colorado 530
15. Lindsay Scott • Georgia 529
16. Larry Fallen • Virginia Tech 526
17. Sean McCall • Virginia 511
18. Tim Hill • Northwestern 504
19. Ron Ingram • Oklahoma State 498
20. Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest 495
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Ottis Anderson • Miami (FL) 32.9
2. Lam Jones • Texas 32.4
3. Drew Hill • Georgia Tech 30.0
4. Howard Ballage • Colorado 29.4
5. Ken Hill • Yale 29.3
6. Theotis Brown • UCLA 27.1
7. Sean McCall • Virginia 26.9
8. Jesse Williams • Richmond 26.8
9. Lindsay Scott • Georgia 26.5
10. Charles Fowler • Appalachian State 26.4
11. Cris Collinsworth • Florida 26.3
12. Stan Webster • San Jose State 26.0
13. Hokie Gajan • Louisiana State 25.8
14. Mark Hunter • Miami (OH) 25.7
15. Rick Moss • Purdue 25.7
16. Tim Hill • Northwestern 25.2
17. Mike Cobb • Cornell 25.1
18. Ralph Polillio • Harvard 25.0
19. Anthony Collins • East Carolina 24.9
Tony Collins • East Carolina 24.9
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Drew Hill • Georgia Tech 2
Ottis Anderson • Miami (FL) 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Anthony Washington • California 224
2. Jeff Nixon • Richmond 171
3. Glenn Verrette • Holy Cross 164
4. Pete Harris • Penn State 155
5. Rex Varn • Clemson 148
6. Jeff Griffin • Utah 147
7. Tim Wilbur • Indiana 138
8. Greg Kendziorski • Marshall 136
9. Ron Irving • Louisiana 131
10. Dale Keneipp • Indiana 129
11. Roland James • Tennessee 126
12. Brian Baggott • UCLA 123
13. Jean Dornier • Louisiana Tech 119
14. Marty Morrison • North Texas 111
Eddie Forkerway • UTEP 111
16. Vince Skillings • Ohio State 109
17. Lucious Smith • Cal State Fullerton 108
18. Woodrow Wilson • North Carolina State 107
19. Frank Babb • North Texas 106
20. Eric Manns • Western Michigan 101
Dan Bass • Michigan State 101
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Jeff Griffin • Utah 3
2. Anthony Washington • California 2
Brian Baggott • UCLA 2
David Hill • Southern Methodist 2
Jeff Nixon • Richmond 2
Leonard Mitchell • Houston 2
Stan Shibata • Pacific 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Dave Rader • Tulsa 18.7
2. Pat O'Brien • Yale 16.6
3. John Brantley • Florida 15.7
4. Larry Brown • Harvard 15.6
5. Kirby Arceneaux • Louisiana-Monroe 15.6
6. David Henderson • Furman 15.5
7. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 15.4
8. Doug Robertson • Nevada-Las Vegas 15.3
9. Brad Wright • New Mexico 15.3
10. David Spriggs • New Mexico State 15.1
11. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 14.9
12. Dan Manucci • Kansas State 14.8
13. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 14.8
14. Randy Gomez • Utah 14.7
15. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 14.3
16. Dutch Hoffman • West Virginia 14.1
17. Mark Whipple • Brown 14.0
18. Jimmy Streater • Tennessee 14.0
19. Mark Malone • Arizona State 14.0
20. Rich Campbell • California 13.9
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Mike Ford • Southern Methodist 273.4
2. Steve Dils • Stanford 267.5
3. David Spriggs • New Mexico State 232.5
4. Dave Marler • Mississippi State 220.2
5. Jack Thompson • Washington State 212.1
6. Rich Campbell • California 207.9
7. Mark Halda • San Diego State 205.6
8. Ed Smith • Michigan State 202.4
9. Paul McGaffigan • Long Beach State 196.8
10. Eric Hipple • Utah State 189.8
11. Ed Luther • San Jose State 189.6
12. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 186.0
13. Randy Gomez • Utah 184.3
14. Joe Montana • Notre Dame 182.7
15. Larry Brown • Harvard 175.0
16. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 173.1
17. Chuck Fusina • Penn State 169.0
18. Mike Wright • Bowling Green State 168.4
19. Bruce Parker • Pacific 168.3
20. Dan Manucci • Kansas State 164.4