1981 College Football Leaders

Pass Completions
1.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	272
2.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	262
3.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	255
4.	Tony Eason • Illinois	248
5.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	241
6.	John Elway • Stanford	214
7.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	209
8.	Bob Holly • Princeton	206
	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	206
10.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	202
11.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	200
12.	Chris Garrity • William & Mary	186
13.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	185
14.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	182
15.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	180
16.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	175
17.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	172
18.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	171
19.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	168
20.	Wayne Peace • Florida	159

Pass Attempts
1.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	436
2.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	433
3.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	423
4.	Tony Eason • Illinois	406
5.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	404
6.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	402
7.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	371
8.	John Elway • Stanford	366
9.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	365
10.	J Torchio • California	363
11.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	362
12.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	357
13.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	339
14.	Bob Holly • Princeton	338
15.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	324
16.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	321
	Scott Campbell • Purdue	321
18.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	320
19.	Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech	318
20.	Chris Garrity • William & Mary	315

Pass Completion Percentage
1.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	64.3
2.	Alan Risher • Louisiana State	63.0
3.	Tony Eason • Illinois	61.1
4.	Bob Holly • Princeton	60.9
5.	Buck Belue • Georgia	60.6
6.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	60.1
7.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	59.7
8.	Tom Ramsey • UCLA	59.5
9.	Chris Garrity • William & Mary	59.0
10.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	59.0
11.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	58.9
12.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	58.9
13.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	58.5
14.	John Elway • Stanford	58.5
15.	Wayne Peace • Florida	58.2
16.	J.F. Green • Eastern Michigan	58.0
17.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	57.6
18.	Tyce Ferguson • Utah	57.6
19.	Babe Laufenberg • Indiana	57.1
20.	Randy Joyce • Appalachian State	57.1

Passing Yards
1.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	3778
2.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	3555
3.	Tony Eason • Illinois	3360
4.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	3337
5.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	2906
6.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	2686
7.	John Elway • Stanford	2674
8.	Bob Holly • Princeton	2622
9.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	2615
10.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	2572
11.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	2484
12.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	2412
13.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	2403
14.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	2392
15.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	2366
16.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	2341
17.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	2318
18.	J Torchio • California	2112
19.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	2108
20.	Steve Stamp • TCU	2013

Passing Yards Per Attempt
1.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	8.7
2.	Gary Kubiak • Texas A&M	8.7
3.	Doug Flutie • Boston College	8.6
4.	Buck Belue • Georgia	8.5
5.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	8.4
6.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	8.4
7.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	8.4
8.	Jay Jeffrey • Baylor	8.3
9.	Tony Eason • Illinois	8.3
10.	Prince McJunkins • Wichita State	8.2
11.	Tom Ramsey • UCLA	8.0
12.	Bob Holly • Princeton	7.8
13.	Steve Smith • Michigan	7.7
14.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	7.7
15.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	7.7
16.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	7.7
17.	Todd Blackledge • Penn State	7.5
18.	Jeff Tedford • Fresno State	7.5
19.	Alan Risher • Louisiana State	7.5
20.	Bryan Clark • Michigan State	7.5

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	9.1
2.	Doug Flutie • Boston College	7.8
3.	Tony Eason • Illinois	7.7
4.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	7.7
5.	Buck Belue • Georgia	7.6
6.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	7.6
7.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	7.6
8.	Bob Holly • Princeton	7.5
9.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	7.2
10.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	7.1
11.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	7.1
12.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	6.9
13.	Gary Kubiak • Texas A&M	6.9
14.	John Elway • Stanford	6.8
15.	Victor McGee • West Texas A&M	6.7
16.	Steve Smith • Michigan	6.6
17.	Bob Lane • Louisiana-Monroe	6.6
18.	Bryan Clark • Michigan State	6.6
19.	Steve Krainock • Richmond	6.5
20.	Jay Jeffrey • Baylor	6.5

Passing Touchdowns
1.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	34
2.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	30
3.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	29
4.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	25
5.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	21
	Michael Calhoun • Rice	21
7.	Tony Eason • Illinois	20
	John Elway • Stanford	20
	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	20
10.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	18
	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	18
	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	18
13.	Bob Holly • Princeton	16
14.	John Holman • Louisiana-Monroe	15
	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	15
	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	15
	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	15
18.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	14
	Sammy Shon • Ohio	14
	Fred Hessen • Lamar	14
	Bryan Clark • Michigan State	14
	Steve Smith • Michigan	14
	Steve Stamp • TCU	14
	Tom Ramsey • UCLA	14

Passing Interceptions
1.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	22
2.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	21
3.	Chris Garrity • William & Mary	19
	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	19
	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	19
6.	John Witkowski • Columbia	18
7.	Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona	17
	Steve Stamp • TCU	17
	Sammy Shon • Ohio	17
	Ronnie Mixon • Western Carolina	17
11.	Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech	16
	Ralph Leek • Rutgers	16
	Hank Landers • Brown	16
	Gordon Beckham • South Carolina	16
	Fred Hessen • Lamar	16
16.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	15
	Michael Calhoun • Rice	15
	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	15
	Randy Joyce • Appalachian State	15
	Jamie McAlister • New Mexico State	15
	Doug Freed • Ball State	15
	Tom Ramsey • UCLA	15
	Bill Willows • Kent State	15

Passing Efficiency Rating
1.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	155.0
2.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	144.5
3.	Buck Belue • Georgia	143.8
4.	Tony Eason • Illinois	140.0
5.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	139.4
6.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	138.3
7.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	137.1
8.	Bob Holly • Princeton	136.4
9.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	136.2
10.	Doug Flutie • Boston College	135.8
11.	Tom Ramsey • UCLA	134.2
12.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	133.4
13.	John Elway • Stanford	130.8
14.	Gary Kubiak • Texas A&M	130.7
15.	Bryan Clark • Michigan State	128.9
16.	Jay Jeffrey • Baylor	128.6
17.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	124.8
18.	Alan Risher • Louisiana State	124.4
19.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	123.0
20.	Steve Smith • Michigan	122.5

Rush Attempts
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	403
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	385
3.	Barry Redden • Richmond	335
4.	Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech	325
5.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	307
6.	Rich Diana • Yale	293
7.	Amero Ware • Drake	290
8.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	285
9.	Eddie Meyers • Navy	277
10.	Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute	264
11.	Joe Morris • Syracuse	261
12.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	255
13.	Greg Jones • Miami (OH)	253
	Bryant Jones • Bowling Green State	253
15.	James Bettis • Cincinnati	246
16.	Gerald Walker • Army	240
17.	Ricky Calhoun • Eastern Michigan	235
18.	Craig James • Southern Methodist	233
19.	Walter Poole • Southern Illinois	229
20.	Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi	228

Rushing Yards
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	2342
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	1891
3.	Barry Redden • Richmond	1629
4.	Rich Diana • Yale	1442
5.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	1428
6.	Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech	1403
7.	Amero Ware • Drake	1353
8.	Eddie Meyers • Navy	1318
9.	Butch Woolfolk • Michigan	1273
10.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	1267
11.	James Bettis • Cincinnati	1226
12.	Joe Morris • Syracuse	1194
13.	Joe McIntosh • North Carolina State	1190
14.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	1189
15.	Stanford Jennings • Furman	1168
16.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	1154
17.	Craig James • Southern Methodist	1147
18.	Danny Miller • The Citadel	1138
19.	Greg Jones • Miami (OH)	1134
20.	Del Rodgers • Utah	1127

Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1.	Tim Martin • Appalachian State	6.8
2.	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	6.7
3.	Del Rodgers • Utah	6.6
4.	Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi	6.6
5.	Stanley Wilson • Oklahoma	6.5
6.	Greg Allen • Florida State	6.4
7.	Darrell Shepard • Oklahoma	6.3
8.	Greg Boone • Duke	6.3
9.	Mike Rozier • Nebraska	6.2
10.	Brett White • Tulsa	6.2
11.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	6.2
12.	Roger Craig • Nebraska	6.1
13.	Curt Warner • Penn State	6.1
14.	Gerald Riggs • Arizona State	6.0
15.	Danny Miller • The Citadel	6.0
16.	Stanford Jennings • Furman	5.9
17.	Phil Bates • Nebraska	5.9
18.	Robbie Richeson • Utah	5.9
19.	Tim Harris • Washington State	5.8
20.	Robert Weathers • Arizona State	5.8

Rushing Touchdowns
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	22
2.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	19
3.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	18
	Herschel Walker • Georgia	18
5.	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	17
	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	17
7.	Waymon Hamilton • Brigham Young	14
	Rich Diana • Yale	14
9.	Del Rodgers • Utah	13
	Darrell Shepard • Oklahoma	13
11.	Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute	12
	Tim Spencer • Ohio State	12
	Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi	12
	Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi	12
15.	Steve Smith • Michigan	11
	Stanford Jennings • Furman	11
	Mark Covington • Holy Cross	11
	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	11
	Danny Miller • The Citadel	11
20.	Prince McJunkins • Wichita State	10
	Phil Davis • Wyoming	10
	Melvin Dorsey • Western Carolina	10
	Barry Redden • Richmond	10
	Kenny Jackson • Tulsa	10
	Joe Morris • Syracuse	10
	Walter Poole • Southern Illinois	10

Receptions
1.	Jim Sandusky • Nevada-Las Vegas	68
2.	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	67
	Gordon Hudson • Brigham Young	67
4.	Jeff Champine • Colorado State	66
5.	Darius Durham • San Diego State	65
6.	Dan Plater • Brigham Young	62
7.	Tim Kearse • San Jose State	61
	Herbert Harris • Lamar	61
	Mark Raugh • West Virginia	61
10.	Jeff Dean • Western Carolina	60
	Steve Bryant • Purdue	60
12.	Chester Cooper • Minnesota	58
13.	Pete Harvey • North Texas	57
14.	Michael Morton • Nevada-Las Vegas	55
15.	Wamon Buggs • Vanderbilt	54
	Jeff Spek • Nevada-Las Vegas	54
17.	Kurt Wrigley • William & Mary	53
	Bob Phillips • Western Michigan	53
19.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	52
	Tom Rogers • Colgate	52

Receiving Yards
1.	Jim Sandusky • Nevada-Las Vegas	1346
2.	Chester Cooper • Minnesota	1012
3.	Darius Durham • San Diego State	988
4.	Steve Bryant • Purdue	971
5.	Gordon Hudson • Brigham Young	960
6.	Herbert Harris • Lamar	911
7.	Jeff Spek • Nevada-Las Vegas	895
8.	Dan Plater • Brigham Young	891
9.	Jeff Champine • Colorado State	882
10.	Gary Williams • Ohio State	880
11.	Stanley Washington • TCU	854
12.	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	846
13.	Tim Kearse • San Jose State	842
14.	Jeff Dean • Western Carolina	839
15.	Cedric Jones • Duke	832
16.	Perry Tuttle • Clemson	827
17.	Anthony Carter • Michigan	825
18.	Bob Phillips • Western Michigan	809
19.	Henry Ellard • Fresno State	808
20.	Curtis Grieve • Yale	791

Receiving Yards Per Reception
1.	Mike Whitwell • Texas A&M	27.1
2.	Mark Barousse • McNeese State	26.5
3.	Mark Clayton • Louisville	22.1
4.	Willie Gault • Tennessee	21.8
5.	Tracy Hall • Temple	21.6
6.	Duane Gunn • Indiana	21.2
7.	Daryl Turner • Michigan State	21.1
8.	Rich Hollins • West Virginia	21.0
9.	Mervyn Fernandez • San Jose State	21.0
10.	Henry Ellard • Fresno State	20.7
11.	Phillip Epps • TCU	20.6
12.	Claude Charles • Louisiana	20.2
13.	Oliver Williams • Illinois	20.0
14.	Cedric Jones • Duke	19.8
15.	Jim Sandusky • Nevada-Las Vegas	19.8
16.	Mike Martin • Illinois	19.7
17.	Jeff Simmons • Southern California	19.7
18.	Brian Brennan • Boston College	19.6
19.	Stacey Bailey • San Jose State	19.6
20.	Cedric Anderson • Ohio State	19.5

Receiving Touchdowns
1.	Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh	15
2.	Curtis Grieve • Yale	12
3.	Steve Bryant • Purdue	11
4.	Cedric Jones • Duke	10
	Gordon Hudson • Brigham Young	10
	Jeff Champine • Colorado State	10
7.	Alfred Kinney • Louisiana-Monroe	9
8.	Bernard Henry • Arizona State	8
	Bob Phillips • Western Michigan	8
10.	Tim Kearse • San Jose State	7
	Perry Tuttle • Clemson	7
	Norman Brown • Cal State Fullerton	7
	Mike Tolliver • Stanford	7
	Mike Giacolone • Virginia Tech	7
	Kurt Wrigley • William & Mary	7
	Kenny Duckett • Wake Forest	7
	Herbert Harris • Lamar	7
	Darius Durham • San Diego State	7
	Bobby Lewis • Louisiana-Monroe	7
	Anthony Carter • Michigan	7

Plays From Scrimmage
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	432
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	399
3.	Barry Redden • Richmond	350
4.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	337
5.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	331
6.	Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech	329
7.	Amero Ware • Drake	322
8.	Rich Diana • Yale	308
9.	Eddie Meyers • Navy	290
10.	Joe Morris • Syracuse	281
11.	Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute	271
	Ricky Calhoun • Eastern Michigan	271
13.	Bryant Jones • Bowling Green State	266
14.	Gerald Walker • Army	264
15.	Greg Jones • Miami (OH)	263
16.	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	259
17.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	256
18.	Walter Poole • Southern Illinois	253
19.	James Bettis • Cincinnati	250
20.	Melvin Dorsey • Western Carolina	248

Yards From Scrimmage
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	2559
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	1975
3.	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	1860
4.	Barry Redden • Richmond	1736
5.	Amero Ware • Drake	1683
6.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	1589
	Rich Diana • Yale	1589
8.	Cyrus Lawrence • Virginia Tech	1440
9.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	1430
10.	Bryan Thomas • Pittsburgh	1409
11.	Eddie Meyers • Navy	1399
12.	Joe Morris • Syracuse	1397
13.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	1391
14.	Michael Morton • Nevada-Las Vegas	1374
15.	Gary Allen • Hawaii	1373
16.	Stanford Jennings • Furman	1351
17.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	1343
18.	Jim Sandusky • Nevada-Las Vegas	1337
19.	Tim Spencer • Ohio State	1326
20.	Butch Woolfolk • Michigan	1320

Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	23
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	20
3.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	19
4.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	18
	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	18
6.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	17
7.	Waymon Hamilton • Brigham Young	16
	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	16
9.	Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh	15
	Rich Diana • Yale	15
11.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	14
	Del Rodgers • Utah	14
13.	Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute	13
	Darrell Shepard • Oklahoma	13
15.	Curtis Grieve • Yale	12
	Ray Crouse • Nevada-Las Vegas	12
	Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi	12
	Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi	12
	Stanford Jennings • Furman	12
	Tim Spencer • Ohio State	12
	Danny Miller • The Citadel	12

Total Plays
1.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	594
2.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	507
3.	Tony Eason • Illinois	493
4.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	487
5.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	473
6.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	461
7.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	459
8.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	444
9.	John Elway • Stanford	440
10.	J Torchio • California	435
11.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	427
12.	Matt Dunigan • Louisiana Tech	425
13.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	421
14.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	416
15.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	404
16.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	402
	Bob Holly • Princeton	402
18.	Michael Calhoun • Rice	401
19.	Hank Landers • Brown	400
20.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	398

Total Yards
1.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	3562
2.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	3528
3.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	3458
4.	Tony Eason • Illinois	3331
5.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	2947
6.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	2809
7.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	2643
8.	John Elway • Stanford	2516
9.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	2511
10.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	2509
11.	Prince McJunkins • Wichita State	2490
12.	Bob Holly • Princeton	2446
13.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	2437
14.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	2428
15.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	2408
16.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	2372
17.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	2365
18.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	2342
19.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	2253
20.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	2120

Total Yards Per Play
1.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	7.1
2.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	7.0
3.	Tony Eason • Illinois	6.8
4.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	5.9

TD Responsible For
1.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	36
2.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	33
3.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	30
	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	30
5.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	28
6.	Tony Eason • Illinois	25
	Steve Smith • Michigan	25
8.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	23
	Marcus Allen • Southern California	23
10.	Michael Calhoun • Rice	22
11.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	21
	John Elway • Stanford	21
	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	21
14.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	20
	Scott Campbell • Purdue	20
16.	Phil Davis • Wyoming	19
	Sammy Shon • Ohio	19
	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	19
	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	19
	Bob Holly • Princeton	19

Touchdowns
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	23
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	20
3.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	19
4.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	18
	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	18
6.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	17
7.	Waymon Hamilton • Brigham Young	16
	Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh	16
	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	16
10.	Rich Diana • Yale	15
11.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	14
	Del Rodgers • Utah	14
13.	Floyd Allen • Virginia Military Institute	13
	Darrell Shepard • Oklahoma	13
15.	Danny Miller • The Citadel	12
	Ray Crouse • Nevada-Las Vegas	12
	Reggie Collier • Southern Mississippi	12
	Sammy Winder • Southern Mississippi	12
	Stanford Jennings • Furman	12
	Steve Smith • Michigan	12
	Tim Spencer • Ohio State	12
	Curtis Grieve • Yale	12

Points
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	138
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	120
3.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	114
4.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	108
	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	108
6.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	102
7.	Waymon Hamilton • Brigham Young	96
	Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh	96
	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	96
10.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	94
11.	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	93
12.	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	91
13.	Rich Diana • Yale	90
14.	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	88
	Bob Atha • Ohio State	88
16.	Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young	87
17.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	84
	Del Rodgers • Utah	84
19.	Brian Clark • Florida	82
20.	Brian Franco • Penn State	81

Extra Point Attempts
1.	Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young	63
2.	Snuffy Everett • Pittsburgh	51
3.	Jeff Hayes • North Carolina	46
4.	Mike Berg • San Jose State	45
	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	45
6.	Kevin Seibel • Nebraska	44
7.	Bob Atha • Ohio State	40
	Lee Larsen • Hawaii	40
	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	40
10.	Mike Keeling • Oklahoma	39
11.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	38
12.	Gilbert Alvarez • Utah	37
	Brian Franco • Penn State	37
	Steve Tobin • Wyoming	37
15.	Scott Martin • Louisiana-Monroe	36
16.	Jason Staurovsky • Tulsa	35
	Mike Bass • Illinois	35
	Ali Haji-Sheikh • Michigan	35
19.	Bob Paulling • Clemson	34
	Steve Clark • Southern Mississippi	34
	Tim Tanguay • Furman	34

Extra Points Made
1.	Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young	57
2.	Snuffy Everett • Pittsburgh	46
3.	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	45
	Jeff Hayes • North Carolina	45
5.	Mike Berg • San Jose State	43
	Kevin Seibel • Nebraska	43
7.	Bob Atha • Ohio State	39
8.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	37
	Gilbert Alvarez • Utah	37
	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	37
11.	Lee Larsen • Hawaii	36
	Brian Franco • Penn State	36
	Mike Keeling • Oklahoma	36
14.	Jason Staurovsky • Tulsa	35
	Ali Haji-Sheikh • Michigan	35
16.	Steve Tobin • Wyoming	34
17.	Mike Bass • Illinois	33
	Bob Paulling • Clemson	33
	Scott Martin • Louisiana-Monroe	33
	Steve Clark • Southern Mississippi	33

Field Goal Attempts
1.	Larry Roach • Oklahoma State	28
2.	Dan Miller • Miami (FL)	27
3.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	26
4.	Raul Allegre • Texas	25
	Steve Fehr • Navy	25
6.	Brian Clark • Florida	24
	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	24
8.	Paul Molla • Southern Illinois	23
9.	Gilbert Alvarez • Utah	22
	Scott Darrow • Fresno State	22
	Lee Larsen • Hawaii	22
	Jim Gallery • Minnesota	22
	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	22
14.	Greg Steinke • Cal State Fullerton	21
	Jess Atkinson • Maryland	21
	Doug Jollymour • Oregon	21
	Scott McDonald • Arkansas State	21
	Marty Jimmerson • Baylor	21
	Brian Franco • Penn State	21
20.	Tom Nichol • Iowa	20
	Scott McKinney • Duke	20
	Alex Giffords • Iowa State	20
	Peter Kim • Alabama	20
	Morten Andersen • Michigan State	20
	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	20
	Dean Biasucci • Western Carolina	20
	Chuck Nelson • Washington	20
	Brian Happel • UT Arlington	20
	Brett Weber • Arizona	20

Field Goals Made
1.	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	19
	Larry Roach • Oklahoma State	19
	Kevin Butler • Georgia	19
4.	Steve Fehr • Navy	18
	Brian Clark • Florida	18
	Gary Anderson • Syracuse	18
	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	18
	Dan Miller • Miami (FL)	18
9.	Chuck Nelson • Washington	16
	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	16
11.	Henrik Mike-Mayer • Drake	15
	Marty Jimmerson • Baylor	15
	Morten Andersen • Michigan State	15
	Paul Molla • Southern Illinois	15
	Peter Kim • Alabama	15
	Raul Allegre • Texas	15
	Scott Darrow • Fresno State	15
	Brian Franco • Penn State	15
19.	Gilbert Alvarez • Utah	14
	Norm Johnson • UCLA	14

Field Goal Percentage
1.	Gary Anderson • Syracuse	94.7
2.	Alex Falcinelli • Rutgers	92.3
3.	Bruce Kallmeyer • Kansas	85.7
	Mark Harmon • Stanford	85.7
5.	David Johnston • Louisiana State	83.3
	Henrik Mike-Mayer • Drake	83.3
7.	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	81.8
	Ron Harter • Ohio	81.8
	Rob Clark • West Texas A&M	81.8
10.	Tim Tanguay • Furman	80.0
	Chuck Nelson • Washington	80.0
	Isaac Camargo • Illinois State	80.0
	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	80.0
14.	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	79.2
15.	Joel Baxter • Rice	75.0
	Peter Kim • Alabama	75.0
	Morten Andersen • Michigan State	75.0
	Brian Clark • Florida	75.0
19.	Norm Johnson • UCLA	73.7
20.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	73.1

Punt Returns
1.	Tom Flynn • Pittsburgh	45
2.	Vai Sikahema • Brigham Young	44
3.	Brian Allen • Cal State Fullerton	42
4.	Todd Feldman • Kent State	37
5.	John Ludlow • Virginia Tech	35
6.	Louis Leidelmeyer • Long Beach State	33
	Andy Molls • Kentucky	33
8.	Dave Duerson • Notre Dame	32
	Dirk Davis • Oklahoma State	32
10.	Ricky Floyd • Southern Mississippi	31
	Eugene Young • Oregon	31
	Dana McLemore • Hawaii	31
	Brent Dennis • Tulsa	31
	Billy Davis • Clemson	31
	Willie Gault • Tennessee	31
16.	Jim Boyle • Holy Cross	30
17.	Gary Anderson • Arkansas	29
	Joey Jones • Alabama	29
	Greg Poole • North Carolina	29
	Byron Walker • The Citadel	29
	Billy Cannon • Texas A&M	29

Punt Return Yards
1.	Andy Molls • Kentucky	420
2.	Willie Gault • Tennessee	381
3.	Vai Sikahema • Brigham Young	377
4.	Greg Poole • North Carolina	349
5.	Tom Flynn • Pittsburgh	347
6.	Fred Fernandes • Utah State	344
7.	Darnell Clash • Wyoming	339
8.	Irving Fryar • Nebraska	318
9.	Glen Young • Mississippi State	307
10.	Troy Thomas • South Carolina	304
11.	Ricky Floyd • Southern Mississippi	295
12.	Eugene Young • Oregon	290
13.	Brent Dennis • Tulsa	287
14.	Ivory Curry • Florida	263
15.	Dana McLemore • Hawaii	261
16.	James Caver • Missouri	260
17.	Gary Anderson • Arkansas	252
18.	Reggie Wilson • Utah	245
19.	John Thomas • TCU	244
20.	Keith Humphries • Louisville	239

Punt Return Yards Per Return
1.	Larry Pruitt • Army	17.5
2.	Glen Young • Mississippi State	16.2
3.	Keith Humphries • Louisville	14.9
4.	John Thomas • TCU	14.4
5.	Irving Fryar • Nebraska	13.3
6.	Louie Meadows • North Carolina State	13.1
7.	Andy Molls • Kentucky	12.7
8.	Willie Gault • Tennessee	12.3
9.	Fred Fernandes • Utah State	12.3
10.	Darnell Clash • Wyoming	12.1
11.	Greg Poole • North Carolina	12.0
12.	Anthony Allen • Washington	11.9
13.	Ed Koban • Syracuse	11.3
14.	_ Butler • East Tennessee State	11.3
15.	Troy Thomas • South Carolina	11.3
16.	Bill Gribble • Washington State	11.1
17.	James Boone • Miami (FL)	10.9
18.	Robert Moerschell • Texas	10.9
19.	Lonell Phea • Houston	10.8
20.	Mike Kirby • Air Force	10.8

Punt Return Touchdowns
1.	_ Butler • East Tennessee State	2
	David Toloumu • Hawaii	2
	Fred Fernandes • Utah State	2
	Glen Young • Mississippi State	2
	Irving Fryar • Nebraska	2

Kickoff Returns
1.	Walter Stanley • Colorado	30
	Ricky Edwards • Northwestern	30
3.	Willie Gault • Tennessee	28
4.	Kirby Wilson • Illinois	27
	Vance Johnson • Arizona	27
	Sherman McBride • Ohio	27
7.	Steve Brown • Oregon	26
8.	Jimmy Walden • East Carolina	25
9.	Mike Dotterer • Stanford	24
10.	Phil Smith • San Diego State	22
	Don Treadwell • Miami (OH)	22
	Derrick Crawford • Memphis	22
	Claude Dixon • Oregon State	22
14.	Kent Hagood • South Carolina	21
	Carl Monroe • Utah	21
	Ronnie Williams • Louisiana Tech	21
	Tyran Wright • California	21
	Darnell Clash • Wyoming	21
19.	George Johns • Louisiana-Monroe	20
	Gregg Nabhan • Columbia	20
	Henry Ellard • Fresno State	20
	Derek Holloway • Arkansas	20

Kickoff Return Yards
1.	Walter Stanley • Colorado	704
2.	Steve Brown • Oregon	694
3.	Ricky Edwards • Northwestern	611
4.	Willie Gault • Tennessee	606
5.	Vance Johnson • Arizona	592
6.	Mike Dotterer • Stanford	584
7.	Phil Smith • San Diego State	553
8.	Sherman McBride • Ohio	549
9.	Kirby Wilson • Illinois	546
10.	Jimmy Walden • East Carolina	540
11.	Carl Monroe • Utah	528
12.	Eric Martin • Louisiana State	526
13.	Kent Hagood • South Carolina	519
14.	Darnell Clash • Wyoming	490
15.	Roy Lewis • Cal State Fullerton	479
16.	Don Treadwell • Miami (OH)	470
17.	Derrick Crawford • Memphis	467
18.	Ronnie Williams • Louisiana Tech	464
19.	Tyran Wright • California	452
20.	Bobby Humphery • New Mexico State	431

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1.	Frank Minnifield • Louisville	30.4
2.	Eric Martin • Louisiana State	29.2
3.	Greg Bell • Notre Dame	28.5
4.	Duane Gunn • Indiana	27.3
5.	Anthony Carter • Michigan	27.1
6.	James Caver • Missouri	27.0
7.	Steve Brown • Oregon	26.7
8.	Reggie Wilson • Utah	26.5
9.	Peter Lavery • Dartmouth	25.5
10.	Roy Lewis • Cal State Fullerton	25.2
11.	Carl Monroe • Utah	25.1
12.	Phil Smith • San Diego State	25.1
13.	Kent Hagood • South Carolina	24.7
14.	Mark Bridgman • Furman	24.5
15.	Cliff Reed • Western Michigan	24.4
16.	Mike Dotterer • Stanford	24.3
17.	Charlie Davis • UTEP	24.2
18.	Greg Allen • Florida State	24.0
19.	Larry Van Pelt • Princeton	23.9
20.	Bobby Craighead • Louisiana-Monroe	23.8

Interceptions
1.	Sam Shaffer • Temple	9
2.	Lou King • Iowa	8
3.	Butch LaCroix • Houston	7
	William Graham • Texas	7
	Russell Carter • Southern Methodist	7
	Reno Hutchins • Tulsa	7
	Martin Bayless • Bowling Green State	7
	George Radachowsky • Boston College	7
	Eric Williams • North Carolina State	7
10.	Bill Obremskey • Duke	6
	Fred Marion • Miami (FL)	6
	Walter Black • North Carolina	6
	Vernon Dean • San Diego State	6
	Tony Jackson • Michigan	6
	Tom Sullivan • UCLA	6
	Terry Kinard • Clemson	6
	Charles Williams • Dartmouth	6
	Charlie Grandjean • Kent State	6
	Rocky Delgadillo • Harvard	6
	Curtis Whitten • Wichita State	6
	Paul Humphries • Chattanooga	6
	Mike Richardson • Arizona State	6
	Matt Vanden Boom • Wisconsin	6
	David Greenwood • Wisconsin	6
	Mark Kelso • William & Mary	6

Interception Return Yards
1.	Greg Long • Kentucky	176
2.	David Greenwood • Wisconsin	156
3.	James Ferebee • New Mexico State	144
4.	Charlie Grandjean • Kent State	136
5.	Ernest Gibson • Furman	129
6.	Benny Perrin • Alabama	127
7.	Tony Jackson • Michigan	121
8.	Bill McFadden • Maryland	112
9.	Greg Poole • North Carolina	108
	Mark Robinson • Penn State	108
	Thompson Mayberry • West Texas A&M	108
12.	Eric Williams • North Carolina State	107
	Calvin Eason • Houston	107
14.	Dana McLemore • Hawaii	106
15.	Ken Thomas • San Jose State	103
16.	Russell Carter • Southern Methodist	102
17.	Jeremiah Castille • Alabama	101
18.	Danny Walters • Arkansas	98
	Tony Neely • Arizona	98
20.	Greg Hill • Oklahoma State	97

Interception Return Touchdowns
1.	Elbert Watts • Oklahoma	2
	Greg Poole • North Carolina	2
	Ken Thomas • San Jose State	2
	Roger Foote • Kansas	2
	Todd Shell • Brigham Young	2

Passing Yards Per Completion
1.	Scott Logan • UT Arlington	17.8
2.	Prince McJunkins • Wichita State	17.8
3.	Steve Smith • Michigan	17.1
4.	Gary Kubiak • Texas A&M	16.3
5.	Doug Flutie • Boston College	15.7
6.	Victor McGee • West Texas A&M	15.7
7.	Michael Calhoun • Rice	15.1
8.	Todd Blackledge • Penn State	15.0
9.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	14.8
10.	Jay Jeffrey • Baylor	14.8
11.	Hank Landers • Brown	14.6
12.	Curt Caldarera • Louisiana	14.6
13.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	14.5
14.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	14.5
15.	Robin Gabriel • New Mexico	14.5
16.	Doug Samuels • Utah State	14.4
17.	Lionel Wilson • Houston	14.4
18.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	14.3
19.	Jeff Tedford • Fresno State	14.2
20.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	14.1

Yards Gained Per Game Played
1.	Sam King • Nevada-Las Vegas	314.8
2.	Tony Eason • Illinois	305.5
3.	Matt Kofler • San Diego State	303.4
4.	Jim McMahon • Brigham Young	296.3
5.	Steve Clarkson • San Jose State	264.2
6.	Bob Holly • Princeton	262.2
7.	Scott Campbell • Purdue	244.2
8.	John Elway • Stanford	243.1
9.	Dan Marino • Pittsburgh	237.7
10.	Gary Schofield • Wake Forest	233.8
11.	Mike Pagel • Arizona State	225.8
12.	Mike Hohensee • Minnesota	219.3
13.	Jim Kelly • Miami (FL)	218.5
14.	Art Schlichter • Ohio State	217.5
15.	Sammy Shon • Ohio	215.1
16.	Oliver Luck • West Virginia	212.8
17.	Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt	210.7
18.	J Torchio • California	192.0
19.	Fred Hessen • Lamar	191.6
20.	Hank Landers • Brown	191.3

Points Kicking
1.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	94
2.	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	93
3.	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	91
4.	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	88
5.	Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young	87
6.	Brian Clark • Florida	82
7.	Brian Franco • Penn State	81
8.	Gilbert Alvarez • Utah	79
9.	Dan Miller • Miami (FL)	77
	Chuck Nelson • Washington	77
11.	Gary Anderson • Syracuse	76
	Steve Fehr • Navy	76
13.	Bob Atha • Ohio State	75
14.	Norm Johnson • UCLA	74
15.	Mike Berg • San Jose State	73
	Morten Andersen • Michigan State	73
17.	Lee Larsen • Hawaii	72
	Scott Darrow • Fresno State	72
19.	Larry Roach • Oklahoma State	71
20.	Peter Kim • Alabama	70
	Raul Allegre • Texas	70

Points
1.	Marcus Allen • Southern California	138
2.	Herschel Walker • Georgia	120
3.	Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist	114
4.	Munchie Jordon • McNeese State	108
	Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina	108
6.	Dwayne Crutchfield • Iowa State	102
7.	Waymon Hamilton • Brigham Young	96
	Julius Dawkins • Pittsburgh	96
	Darrin Nelson • Stanford	96
10.	Kevin Butler • Georgia	94
11.	Luis Zendejas • Arizona State	93
12.	Eddie Garcia • Southern Methodist	91
13.	Rich Diana • Yale	90
14.	Bruce Lahay • Arkansas	88
	Bob Atha • Ohio State	88
16.	Kurt Gunther • Brigham Young	87
17.	Gerald Willhite • San Jose State	84
	Del Rodgers • Utah	84
19.	Brian Clark • Florida	82
20.	Brian Franco • Penn State	81

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