1980 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 284
2. John Elway • Stanford 248
3. Dave Wilson • Illinois 245
4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 220
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 214
6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 200
7. Rich Campbell • California 193
8. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 187
9. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 184
Mike Pagel • Arizona State 184
11. Ricky Hardin • Utah 179
12. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 175
Steve Brown • Appalachian State 175
14. Ben Bennett • Duke 174
15. Mike Kerrigan • Northwestern 173
16. Tom Flick • Washington 168
17. Nickie Hall • Tulane 159
18. Ray Campbell • Lamar 157
John Fourcade • Mississippi 157
20. Grayson Rogers • Pacific 153
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Rich Campbell • California 70.7
2. John Elway • Stanford 65.4
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 64.7
4. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 63.8
5. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 62.1
6. Ricky Hardin • Utah 61.7
7. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 60.2
8. Tom Flick • Washington 60.0
9. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 59.5
10. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 59.3
11. Ed Singler • Oregon State 58.9
12. Gordon Adams • Southern California 58.1
13. John Gibbons • Northern Illinois 57.0
14. Tom Jones • Arkansas 56.0
15. Sammy Shon • Ohio 55.7
16. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 55.6
17. Steve Casey • Virginia Tech 55.1
18. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 55.1
19. John Fourcade • Mississippi 54.9
20. John Wangler • Michigan 54.7
Passing Yards
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 4571
2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 3154
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2923
4. John Elway • Stanford 2889
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2624
6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 2578
7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2537
8. Ricky Hardin • Utah 2458
9. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 2444
10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 2365
11. Tom Flick • Washington 2178
12. Rick Casko • Drake 2154
13. Ben Bennett • Duke 2050
14. Nickie Hall • Tulane 2039
15. Rich Campbell • California 2026
16. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 2025
17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 1955
18. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 1939
19. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 1921
20. John Fourcade • Mississippi 1897
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 10.3
2. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 9.4
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 8.6
4. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 8.5
5. Ricky Hardin • Utah 8.5
6. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 8.3
7. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.1
8. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 7.9
9. Rick Casko • Drake 7.8
10. Tom Flick • Washington 7.8
11. John Elway • Stanford 7.6
12. Homer Jordan • Clemson 7.6
13. Wayne Schuchts • Colgate 7.6
14. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 7.5
15. Rich Campbell • California 7.4
16. Steve Stamp • TCU 7.4
17. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 7.4
18. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 7.4
19. Larry Carbone • Brown 7.3
20. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 7.3
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 10.6
2. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 8.2
3. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 7.9
4. John Elway • Stanford 7.7
5. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 7.5
6. Tom Flick • Washington 7.1
7. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 7.0
8. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 6.9
9. Rick Casko • Drake 6.9
10. Kenny Jackson • Tulsa 6.8
11. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 6.8
12. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.8
13. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 6.7
14. John Wangler • Michigan 6.6
15. Ricky Hardin • Utah 6.6
16. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 6.6
17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 6.5
18. Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi 6.4
19. Reggie Ogburn • Oregon 6.3
20. Phil Bradley • Missouri 6.2
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 176.9
2. John Elway • Stanford 147.2
3. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 146.2
4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 145.4
5. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 141.5
6. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 137.4
7. Ricky Hardin • Utah 136.9
8. Tom Flick • Washington 135.2
9. Rick Stockstill • Florida State 134.4
10. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 134.2
11. Mark Lockenmeyer • Princeton 133.8
12. Rich Campbell • California 132.2
13. John Wangler • Michigan 131.3
14. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 130.4
15. Ed McMichael • Rutgers 129.8
16. Rick Casko • Drake 129.0
17. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 126.4
18. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 125.7
19. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 121.8
20. Tim Clifford • Indiana 121.6
Receiving Yards
1. Rainey Meszaros • Pacific 1062
2. Keith Chappelle • Iowa 1037
3. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 1009
4. James Murphy • Utah State 996
5. Rick Beasley • Appalachian State 948
6. Mike Fahnestock • Army 937
7. Dave Young • Purdue 917
8. Perry Tuttle • Clemson 915
9. Bart Burrell • Purdue 888
10. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 859
11. Gerald Harp • Western Carolina 854
12. Ricky Martin • New Mexico 850
13. Tony Goolsby • Colorado State 838
14. Floyd Hodge • Utah 829
15. Steve Bryant • Purdue 806
16. Ken Thompson • Utah State 802
17. Robert Griffin • Tulane 801
18. Andy Bark • Air Force 794
19. Dwight Collins • Pittsburgh 777
20. Ed Schiefelbein • William & Mary 775
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Dwight Collins • Pittsburgh 28.8
2. Stacey Bailey • San Jose State 22.9
3. Lloyd Jones • Brigham Young 22.8
4. Gary Lewis • UT Arlington 22.2
5. Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 22.0
6. Rick Beasley • Appalachian State 21.5
7. Aaron Williams • Washington 21.3
8. Freddie Brown • Louisiana Tech 21.1
9. Clay Brown • Brigham Young 21.0
10. Ron Johnson • Long Beach State 20.9
11. Joe Burke • Chattanooga 20.9
12. Ken Toler • Mississippi 20.5
13. Tony Jackson • Chattanooga 20.5
14. Doug Donley • Ohio State 20.1
15. Mike Whitwell • Texas A&M 20.1
16. Phillip Epps • TCU 20.0
17. Sam Greene • Nevada-Las Vegas 20.0
18. Kirk Wilson • Indiana State 20.0
19. Mike Fahnestock • Army 19.9
20. Billy Risher • Furman 19.8
Yards From Scrimmage
1. George Rogers • South Carolina 1804
2. Marcus Allen • Southern California 1794
3. Stump Mitchell • The Citadel 1704
4. Gerald Willhite • San Jose State 1702
5. Herschel Walker • Georgia 1686
6. Darrin Nelson • Stanford 1441
7. Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State 1399
8. Malcolm Jones • North Texas 1394
9. Robert Alexander • West Virginia 1393
10. James Bettis • Cincinnati 1390
11. Calvin Murray • Ohio State 1389
12. Charlie Wysocki • Maryland 1383
13. Alvin Lewis • Colorado State 1382
14. James Brooks • Auburn 1377
15. Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute 1346
16. Rich Diana • Yale 1286
17. Tony Carifa • Ohio 1280
18. Freeman McNeil • UCLA 1266
19. Walter Abercrombie • Baylor 1264
20. Theron McClendon • McNeese State 1259
Total Yards
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 4627
2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 2960
3. John Elway • Stanford 2939
4. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 2770
5. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 2590
6. Rick Casko • Drake 2477
7. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 2430
8. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 2389
Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 2389
10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 2335
11. John Fourcade • Mississippi 2299
12. Nickie Hall • Tulane 2298
13. Ricky Hardin • Utah 2291
14. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 2237
15. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 2121
16. Tom Flick • Washington 2091
17. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 2003
18. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 1977
19. Rich Campbell • California 1946
20. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 1890
Total Yards Per Play
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 8.6
Field Goal Percentage
1. Eddie Leopard • South Carolina 100.0
2. Dave Cody • Harvard 83.3
Lee Wimbish • Virginia Military Institute 83.3
4. Mick Luckhurst • California 82.4
5. Tom Griggs • Kentucky 81.8
6. Jim Asmus • Hawaii 81.3
7. Harry Oliver • Notre Dame 78.3
8. Obed Ariri • Clemson 76.7
9. Dave Betz • Louisville 76.5
10. John Cooper • Boston College 76.2
11. David Humphreys • Houston 75.0
Dave Aucoin • Army 75.0
13. Steve Fehr • Navy 73.9
14. Bill Capece • Florida State 73.3
Steve Tobin • Wyoming 73.3
Dana Moore • Mississippi State 73.3
17. Jon Poole • Colorado State 72.7
Rex Robinson • Georgia 72.7
19. Herb Menhardt • Penn State 71.4
Dean Biasucci • Western Carolina 71.4
Norm Johnson • UCLA 71.4
Sean Pavlich • Air Force 71.4
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Ken Smith • Rutgers 15.9
2. Scott Woerner • Georgia 15.1
3. Fulton Walker • West Virginia 14.6
4. Lonell Phea • Houston 13.6
5. John Simmons • Southern Methodist 12.2
6. Gary Woodburn • Chattanooga 11.8
7. John Holt • West Texas A&M 11.4
8. David Martin • Villanova 11.1
9. Mardye McDole • Mississippi State 10.9
10. Eugene Young • Oregon 10.9
11. Darnell Clash • Wyoming 10.8
12. Gary Anderson • Arkansas 10.6
13. Rich Diana • Yale 10.4
14. Homer Jones • Brigham Young 10.3
15. Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh 10.2
16. Pat Chester • Virginia 10.1
17. Willie Gittens • Arizona State 10.1
18. Sharay Fields • New Mexico 9.8
19. Gerald McNeil • Baylor 9.6
20. Don DeLeo • UT Arlington 9.4
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. John Holt • West Texas A&M 2
John Simmons • Southern Methodist 2
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Norm Granger • Iowa 29.9
2. Anthony Carter • Michigan 29.4
3. Tony Felder • UT Arlington 28.3
4. Glen Young • Mississippi State 27.6
5. Willie Gault • Tennessee 27.6
6. J.C. Love Jordan • Iowa 26.8
7. Anthony Collins • East Carolina 26.8
Tony Collins • East Carolina 26.8
9. Carlen Charleston • North Texas 26.7
10. David Toloumu • Hawaii 26.1
11. Peter Lavery • Dartmouth 25.5
12. Johnny Ray Smith • Lamar 25.4
13. Malvin Gipson • Mississippi 25.3
14. Bob Reynolds • Cal State Fullerton 25.2
15. Mike Washington • Washington State 25.1
16. Alvin Lewis • Colorado State 25.0
17. Don Treadwell • Miami (OH) 25.0
18. Stevie Nelson • Ball State 24.9
19. Mark Rush • Miami (FL) 24.8
20. Anthony Allen • Washington 24.7
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. David Outley • Louisiana Tech 2
John Simmons • Southern Methodist 2
Mike Richardson • Arizona State 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Steve Woods • Chattanooga 18.3
2. John Loughery • Boston College 16.2
3. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 16.1
4. Art Schlichter • Ohio State 16.0
5. Samoa Samoa • Washington State 15.9
6. Homer Jordan • Clemson 15.4
7. Wayne Schuchts • Colgate 15.4
8. John Leister • Michigan State 15.1
9. Kenny Jackson • Tulsa 15.1
10. Larry Gentry • Nevada-Las Vegas 15.0
11. Rick Casko • Drake 14.7
12. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 14.5
13. Dan Fritz • Virginia Military Institute 14.5
14. Robin Gabriel • New Mexico 14.4
15. Steve Stamp • TCU 14.4
16. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 14.2
17. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 14.0
18. Wayne Peace • Florida 14.0
19. Jim Kelly • Miami (FL) 13.9
20. Oliver Luck • West Virginia 13.9
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Jim McMahon • Brigham Young 380.9
2. Dave Wilson • Illinois 286.7
3. Mark Herrmann • Purdue 265.7
4. John Elway • Stanford 262.6
5. Jay Venuto • Wake Forest 238.5
6. Steve Fairchild • Colorado State 234.4
7. Steve Brown • Appalachian State 230.6
8. Ricky Hardin • Utah 223.5
9. John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe 222.2
10. Bob Gagliano • Utah State 215.0
11. Tom Flick • Washington 198.0
12. Rick Casko • Drake 195.8
13. Ben Bennett • Duke 186.4
14. Nickie Hall • Tulane 185.4
15. Rich Campbell • California 184.2
16. Mike Pagel • Arizona State 184.1
17. Kevin Starkey • Long Beach State 177.7
18. Larry Carbone • Brown 176.3
19. Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech 176.3
20. Mark O'Connell • Ball State 174.6