1979 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Rich Campbell • California 67.1
2. Turk Schonert • Stanford 67.0
3. Paul McDonald • Southern California 63.8
4. Jordan Case • North Texas 61.7
5. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 61.6
6. Sammy Shon • Ohio 60.5
7. Eric Hipple • Utah State 60.3
8. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 59.6
9. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 59.0
10. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 58.9
11. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 58.8
12. John Fourcade • Mississippi 58.7
13. Roch Hontas • Tulane 58.6
14. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 58.5
15. Ed Luther • San Jose State 58.1
16. Larry Haynes • Lamar 58.0
17. Tim Clifford • Indiana 57.5
18. Lawrence McCullough • Illinois 57.0
19. Brian Broomell • Temple 56.1
20. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 55.3
Passing Yards
1. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 3720
2. Ed Luther • San Jose State 3049
3. Larry Haynes • Lamar 2641
4. Rich Campbell • California 2618
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2432
6. Roch Hontas • Tulane 2345
7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2307
8. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 2276
9. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 2188
10. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 2175
11. Brian Broomell • Temple 2103
12. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2074
13. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 2051
14. Paul McDonald • Southern California 1989
15. Turk Schonert • Stanford 1927
16. Eric Hipple • Utah State 1924
17. Sander Markel • Pacific 1921
18. Tim Clifford • Indiana 1907
19. Mark Malone • Arizona State 1886
20. Rusty Lisch • Notre Dame 1781
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brian Broomell • Temple 9.6
2. Turk Schonert • Stanford 9.2
3. Paul McDonald • Southern California 8.8
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 8.5
5. Eric Hipple • Utah State 8.0
6. Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.4
7. Rich Campbell • California 7.3
8. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 7.1
9. Matt Kupec • North Carolina 6.8
10. Ed Luther • San Jose State 6.8
11. Rusty Lisch • Notre Dame 6.8
12. Tim Clifford • Indiana 6.7
13. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 6.6
14. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 6.6
15. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 6.5
16. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 6.4
17. John Fourcade • Mississippi 6.4
18. Jordan Case • North Texas 6.2
19. Steve Grant • Washington State 6.0
20. Roch Hontas • Tulane 5.8
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Turk Schonert • Stanford 163.2
2. Brian Broomell • Temple 162.3
3. Paul McDonald • Southern California 152.6
4. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 147.1
5. Rich Campbell • California 141.2
6. Eric Hipple • Utah State 140.8
7. Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas 136.4
8. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 134.2
9. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 133.4
10. Matt Kupec • North Carolina 131.1
11. Ed Luther • San Jose State 128.9
12. Tim Clifford • Indiana 127.7
13. John Fourcade • Mississippi 126.5
14. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 125.7
15. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 124.8
16. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 124.0
17. Roch Hontas • Tulane 123.5
18. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 121.7
19. Larry Haynes • Lamar 121.4
20. Jordan Case • North Texas 120.8
Rushing Yards
1. Charles White • Southern California 1803
2. George Rogers • South Carolina 1548
3. Billy Sims • Oklahoma 1506
4. Vagas Ferguson • Notre Dame 1437
5. Freeman McNeil • UCLA 1396
6. Joe Morris • Syracuse 1372
7. James Hadnot • Texas Tech 1371
8. Dennis Mosley • Iowa 1267
9. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 1249
10. Rick Parros • Utah State 1236
11. James Brooks • Auburn 1208
12. James McDougald • Wake Forest 1177
13. Ron Lear • Marshall 1162
14. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 1140
15. Tony Collins • East Carolina 1130
16. Joe Cribbs • Auburn 1120
17. Bill Fenn • Illinois State 1106
18. Tony Allen • San Diego State 1094
19. Terald Clark • Houston 1063
20. Tom Vigorito • Virginia 1044
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Gwain Durden • Chattanooga 7.8
2. Lewis Walker • Utah 7.7
3. Brothel Cole • Furman 7.5
4. James Brooks • Auburn 7.4
5. Sam Harrell • East Carolina 7.4
6. Tony Collins • East Carolina 7.3
7. Homer Jones • Brigham Young 7.3
8. Jarvis Redwine • Nebraska 7.0
9. Theodore Sutton • East Carolina 6.8
10. Billy Sims • Oklahoma 6.7
11. Stanley Wilson • Oklahoma 6.5
12. Gary Allen • Hawaii 6.4
13. Garry White • Minnesota 6.4
14. Eric Lane • Brigham Young 6.3
15. Ray Butler • Cal State Fullerton 6.3
16. Tony Lindsay • Utah 6.2
17. Michael Morton • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.2
18. Charles White • Southern California 6.2
19. Mike Sherlock • Navy 6.1
20. Eddie Meyers • Navy 6.1
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Mark Nichols • San Jose State 26.7
2. Pat Walker • Miami (FL) 26.0
3. Tony Hunter • Notre Dame 25.6
4. Rob Rikard • Boston College 25.1
5. Kevin House • Southern Illinois 24.2
6. Gary Lewis • UT Arlington 23.2
7. Joe Burke • Chattanooga 22.3
8. Lloyd Jones • Brigham Young 22.3
9. David Verser • Kansas 22.0
10. Kirk Wilson • Indiana State 22.0
11. Mike Ball • Central Michigan 21.8
12. Stephen Stapler • San Diego State 21.5
13. Gerald Lucear • Temple 21.4
14. Darrel Griffin • Tulane 21.3
15. Kris Kentera • Georgia Tech 21.0
16. Doug Donley • Ohio State 20.9
17. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 20.5
18. Mark Slawson • The Citadel 20.4
19. Anthony Hancock • Tennessee 20.2
20. Nelson Johnson • Pennsylvania 20.2
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Charles White • Southern California 1941
2. George Rogers • South Carolina 1670
3. Billy Sims • Oklahoma 1548
4. Freeman McNeil • UCLA 1536
5. Vagas Ferguson • Notre Dame 1509
6. Dennis Mosley • Iowa 1502
7. James Hadnot • Texas Tech 1464
8. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 1418
9. Joe Morris • Syracuse 1410
10. Rick Parros • Utah State 1369
11. James McDougald • Wake Forest 1353
12. Tony Allen • San Diego State 1264
13. Gary Allen • Hawaii 1260
14. Joe Cribbs • Auburn 1248
15. Mark Bright • Temple 1232
16. James Brooks • Auburn 1223
17. Mark Lyles • Florida State 1222
Tony Collins • East Carolina 1222
19. Amos Lawrence • North Carolina 1207
20. Rick Beasley • Appalachian State 1205
Total Yards
1. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 3580
2. Ed Luther • San Jose State 2997
3. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2557
4. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2485
5. Roch Hontas • Tulane 2442
6. Larry Haynes • Lamar 2428
7. Rich Campbell • California 2423
8. Mark Malone • Arizona State 2357
9. Brian Broomell • Temple 2352
10. Phil Davis • Wyoming 2316
11. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 2160
12. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 2149
13. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 2107
14. Bill Hurley • Syracuse 2089
15. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 2045
16. John Fourcade • Mississippi 2014
17. Eric Hipple • Utah State 1990
18. Tim Clifford • Indiana 1978
19. Turk Schonert • Stanford 1973
20. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 1955
Total Yards Per Play
1. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 7.3
Field Goal Percentage
1. John Spengler • Bowling Green State 92.9
2. Vlade Janakievski • Ohio State 83.3
3. Dan Miller • Miami (FL) 82.4
4. Ish Ordonez • Arkansas 81.8
5. Dale Castro • Maryland 81.0
6. Dean Sukup • Nebraska 80.0
7. Bob Granfors • Brown 77.8
8. Robert Bledsoe • Baylor 76.5
9. Greg Porter • TCU 75.0
10. Stu Crum • Tulsa 73.3
11. Mark Mendenhall • Drake 72.7
Mike DeSanto • Washington State 72.7
13. Obed Ariri • Clemson 71.4
Gary Anderson • Syracuse 71.4
Don Stump • McNeese State 71.4
Tom Field • Colorado 71.4
17. Bill Adams • Texas Tech 70.8
18. Steve Green • Ohio 70.6
19. Herb Menhardt • Penn State 70.0
20. Alex Giffords • Iowa State 69.2
Phil Hunt • East Tennessee State 69.2
Punt Return Yards
1. Don DeLeo • UT Arlington 401
2. Kenny Easley • UCLA 336
3. Dana McLemore • Hawaii 327
4. Leroy Irvin • Kansas 321
5. David Scott • Texas A&M 318
6. Howard Fields • Baylor 316
7. Dave Francis • Brigham Young 307
8. Sharay Fields • New Mexico 306
9. Ray Butler • Southern California 303
10. Gary Henry • Florida State 296
11. Gary Anderson • Arkansas 286
12. Mike Guess • Ohio State 273
13. Mark Lee • Washington 271
14. Willie Gittens • Arizona State 269
15. Anthony Carter • Michigan 265
16. Craig Richardson • TCU 264
17. Basil Banks • Oklahoma 260
18. Pat Chester • Virginia 248
19. Johnnie Johnson • Texas 244
20. Roland James • Tennessee 243
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Dave Duerson • Notre Dame 17.4
2. Basil Banks • Oklahoma 15.3
3. Ray Butler • Southern California 14.4
4. Anthony Carter • Michigan 13.9
5. Mark Lee • Washington 12.9
6. Ken Smith • Rutgers 12.9
7. David Martin • Villanova 12.8
8. Roland James • Tennessee 12.8
9. Kenny Easley • UCLA 12.4
10. Mike Guess • Ohio State 12.4
11. Marcellus Greene • Arizona 12.2
12. Leroy Irvin • Kansas 11.9
13. Dick Blaylock • Southern Methodist 11.8
14. Lance Shields • Drake 11.8
15. David Newman • Missouri 11.7
16. Sam Johnson • Maryland 11.3
17. Glenn Verrette • Holy Cross 11.1
18. Ken Coley • Alabama 10.6
19. Ted Watts • Texas Tech 10.3
20. Steve Wallace • Columbia 10.3
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Mark Lee • Washington 3
2. Dana McLemore • Hawaii 2
Gary Henry • Florida State 2
Leroy Irvin • Kansas 2
Pat Chester • Virginia 2
Todd Bell • Ohio State 2
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Dwight Robertson • Oregon 632
2. Stan Webster • San Jose State 624
3. Norman Warren • Kent State 608
4. Anthony James • Western Carolina 594
5. Homer Jones • Brigham Young 579
6. James Brooks • Auburn 577
7. Stevie Nelson • Ball State 565
8. Cedric Jones • Duke 542
9. Preston Brown • Vanderbilt 536
10. Lindsay Scott • Georgia 532
11. Freddie Lee Williams • Mississippi 528
12. Vincent White • Stanford 518
13. Todd Sheets • Northwestern 513
14. Rodney Smith • Louisiana 506
15. Lester Byrd • Indiana State 501
16. Derek Hughes • Michigan State 497
17. Marvin Neal • Wisconsin 494
18. Jim Stone • Notre Dame 493
Curt Warner • Penn State 493
20. Glenn Lewis • Minnesota 490
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Stevie Nelson • Ball State 31.4
2. Derek Hughes • Michigan State 31.1
3. Curt Warner • Penn State 29.0
4. Chris Williams • Louisiana State 27.6
5. James Brooks • Auburn 27.5
6. David Toloumu • Hawaii 27.5
7. Cedric Jones • Duke 27.1
8. Andy Gray • Cal State Fullerton 27.0
9. Homer Jones • Brigham Young 26.3
10. Art Monk • Syracuse 26.2
11. Jim Stone • Notre Dame 25.9
12. Danny Miller • The Citadel 25.5
13. Jimmy Smith • Purdue 25.3
14. Dwight Robertson • Oregon 25.3
15. Jeff Washington • Virginia Military Institute 25.1
16. Anthony Allen • Washington 25.1
17. Tom Parm • Eastern Michigan 24.8
18. Welton Ellison • Chattanooga 24.8
19. Charles Fowler • Appalachian State 24.3
20. Keith Best • William & Mary 24.2
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Derek Hughes • Michigan State 2
Norman Warren • Kent State 2
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Ken Thomas • San Jose State 3
2. Byron Hunt • Southern Methodist 2
Chris Middleton • UT Arlington 2
Dave Waymer • Notre Dame 2
Tim Wilbur • Indiana 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Brian Broomell • Temple 17.5
2. Reggie Allen • Indiana State 16.9
3. Rusty Lisch • Notre Dame 16.5
4. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 16.4
5. Doug Marzonie • Pennsylvania 16.0
6. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 15.7
7. Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas 15.5
8. Phil Davis • Wyoming 14.9
9. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 14.9
10. Burke St. John • Harvard 14.9
11. Steve Ensminger • Louisiana State 14.6
12. Tony Kapetanis • Cincinnati 14.3
13. Harold Bailey • Oklahoma State 13.8
14. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 13.8
15. Mark Halda • San Diego State 13.7
16. Butch Kelly • New Mexico State 13.6
17. Larry Carbone • Brown 13.5
18. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 13.5
19. Jimmy Jordan • Florida State 13.5
20. Eric Hipple • Utah State 13.4
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Marc Wilson • Brigham Young 338.2
2. Ed Luther • San Jose State 277.2
3. Larry Haynes • Lamar 240.1
4. Rich Campbell • California 238.0
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 221.1
6. Roch Hontas • Tulane 213.2
7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 209.7
8. Mark Hutsell • East Tennessee State 206.9
9. Mark Carlson • Minnesota 198.9
10. Mike Pusey • Western Carolina 197.7
11. Sander Markel • Pacific 192.1
12. Brian Broomell • Temple 191.2
13. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 188.5
14. Mike Kelley • Georgia Tech 186.5
15. Paul McDonald • Southern California 180.8
16. Rusty Lisch • Notre Dame 178.1
17. Turk Schonert • Stanford 175.2
18. Eric Hipple • Utah State 174.9
19. Scott Davis • Eastern Michigan 174.4
20. Tim Clifford • Indiana 173.4