1981 College Football Rushing Stats

359 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

359 Players Table
					Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Tim Martin	Appalachian State	Southern	10	69	468	6.8	2	27	267	9.9	1	96	735	7.7	3
2	Kelvin Bryant	North Carolina	ACC	11	152	1015	6.7	17	8	60	7.5	1	160	1075	6.7	18
3	Del Rodgers	Utah	WAC	11	170	1127	6.6	13	17	156	9.2	1	187	1283	6.9	14
4	Reggie Collier	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	153	1005	6.6	12	1	2	2.0	0	154	1007	6.5	12
5	Stanley Wilson	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	156	1008	6.5	4	5	44	8.8	0	161	1052	6.5	4
6	Greg Allen	Florida State	Ind	9	139	888	6.4	3	5	35	7.0	0	144	923	6.4	3
7	Darrell Shepard	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	122	774	6.3	13					122	774	6.3	13
8	Greg Boone	Duke	ACC	11	80	502	6.3	2	9	49	5.4	0	89	551	6.2	2
9	Munchie Jordon	McNeese State	Southland	11	205	1267	6.2	18	10	124	12.4	0	215	1391	6.5	18
10	Mike Rozier	Nebraska	Big 8	11	151	943	6.2	5	4	64	16.0	0	155	1007	6.5	5
11	Brett White	Tulsa	MVC	11	119	740	6.2	9	10	127	12.7	1	129	867	6.7	10
12	Roger Craig	Nebraska	Big 8	11	173	1060	6.1	6	12	87	7.3	0	185	1147	6.2	6
13	Curt Warner	Penn State	Ind	11	171	1044	6.1	8	9	106	11.8	0	180	1150	6.4	8
14	Danny Miller	The Citadel	Southern	11	191	1138	6.0	11	9	60	6.7	1	200	1198	6.0	12
15	Gerald Riggs	Arizona State	Pac-10	11	148	891	6.0	6	11	139	12.6	0	159	1030	6.5	6
16	Stanford Jennings	Furman	Southern	11	197	1168	5.9	11	24	183	7.6	1	221	1351	6.1	12
17	Phil Bates	Nebraska	Big 8	11	94	555	5.9	7	2	7	3.5	1	96	562	5.9	8
18	Robbie Richeson	Utah	WAC	11	88	516	5.9	3	10	105	10.5	0	98	621	6.3	3
19	Marcus Allen	USC	Pac-10	11	403	2342	5.8	22	29	217	7.5	1	432	2559	5.9	23
20	Tim Harris	Washington State	Pac-10	11	157	915	5.8	5	12	71	5.9	0	169	986	5.8	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Earnest Jackson	Texas A&M	SWC	11	153	887	5.8	4	18	202	11.2	0	171	1089	6.4	4
22	Robert Weathers	Arizona State	Pac-10	11	122	711	5.8	3	19	198	10.4	0	141	909	6.4	3
23	Dewayne Robinson	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	11	80	463	5.8	3	23	209	9.1	1	103	672	6.5	4
24	Vincent White	Stanford	Pac-10	11	72	417	5.8	1	41	431	10.5	5	113	848	7.5	6
25	Theron McClendon	McNeese State	Southland	11	131	751	5.7	5	9	91	10.1	0	140	842	6.0	5
26	John Kershner	Air Force	WAC	11	120	685	5.7	5	1	3	3.0	0	121	688	5.7	5
27	Michael Haddix	Mississippi State	SEC	11	110	622	5.7	3	10	90	9.0	0	120	712	5.9	3
28	Stacy Hall	Colgate	Ind	10	80	457	5.7	7	1	15	15.0	0	81	472	5.8	7
29	Eric Dickerson	SMU	SWC	11	255	1428	5.6	19	1	2	2.0	0	256	1430	5.6	19
30	Butch Woolfolk	Michigan	Big Ten	11	226	1273	5.6	5	7	47	6.7	0	233	1320	5.7	5
31	Alvin Parker	Appalachian State	Southern	11	137	766	5.6	7	18	123	6.8	1	155	889	5.7	8
32	Michael Morton	UNLV	Ind	12	123	692	5.6	4	55	682	12.4	5	178	1374	7.7	9
33	Paul Bell	West Texas A&M	MVC	11	112	624	5.6	4	3	35	11.7	0	115	659	5.7	4
34	Greg Bell	Notre Dame	Ind	11	92	512	5.6	4	11	135	12.3	0	103	647	6.3	4
35	Robert Williams	Washington State	Pac-10	11	71	397	5.6	4	2	33	16.5	0	73	430	5.9	4
36	Tim Spencer	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	204	1121	5.5	12	22	205	9.3	0	226	1326	5.9	12
37	Arnold Smiley	Toledo	MAC	11	168	919	5.5	4	12	84	7.0	1	180	1003	5.6	5
38	Anthony Edgar	Hawaii	WAC	10	118	645	5.5	9	9	85	9.4	0	127	730	5.7	9
39	John Williams	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	116	634	5.5	3	3	80	26.7	1	119	714	6.0	4
40	Delbert Thompson	UTEP	WAC	11	102	560	5.5	2	27	272	10.1	1	129	832	6.4	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
41	Anthony Hutchison	Texas Tech	SWC	11	100	545	5.5	6	9	17	1.9	0	109	562	5.2	6
42	Dwayne Hobson	Wichita State	MVC	11	80	440	5.5	3	4	110	27.5	0	84	550	6.5	3
43	Joe McIntosh	North Carolina State	ACC	10	222	1190	5.4	5	11	97	8.8	0	233	1287	5.5	5
44	Reggie Mitchell	Central Michigan	MAC	11	199	1068	5.4	9	23	234	10.2	1	222	1302	5.9	10
45	Jim Brown	Temple	Ind	9	163	883	5.4	9	14	108	7.7	2	177	991	5.6	11
46	Earl Ferrell	East Tennessee State	Southern	11	160	860	5.4	8	21	144	6.9	1	181	1004	5.5	9
47	Dennis Williams	Furman	Southern	11	99	535	5.4	3					99	535	5.4	3
48	Lenny Montgomery	Long Beach State	PCAA	7	73	393	5.4	6	8	68	8.5	1	81	461	5.7	7
49	Darrin Nelson	Stanford	Pac-10	11	192	1014	5.3	11	67	846	12.6	5	259	1860	7.2	16
50	Johnny Hector	Texas A&M	SWC	11	138	727	5.3	7	24	214	8.9	0	162	941	5.8	7
51	Ernest Anderson	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	129	678	5.3	1	10	50	5.0	0	139	728	5.2	1
52	Vance Johnson	Arizona	Pac-10	11	123	654	5.3	6	22	224	10.2	2	145	878	6.1	8
53	Waddell Kelly	Arkansas State	Southland	11	121	644	5.3	3					121	644	5.3	3
54	Carl Monroe	Utah	WAC	11	99	522	5.3	5	14	141	10.1	0	113	663	5.9	5
55	Scott Pettis	Brigham Young	WAC	12	94	499	5.3	5	48	490	10.2	4	142	989	7.0	9
56	Brothel Cole	Furman	Southern	11	71	375	5.3	6	1	13	13.0	0	72	388	5.4	6
57	Gary Allen	Hawaii	WAC	10	194	1006	5.2	8	21	367	17.5	2	215	1373	6.4	10
58	Derrick Harmon	Cornell	Ivy	9	173	893	5.2	5	21	285	13.6	2	194	1178	6.1	7
59	Mark O'Neal	Wichita State	MVC	11	116	599	5.2	4					116	599	5.2	4
60	Michael Gunter	Tulsa	MVC	11	114	593	5.2	5	6	63	10.5	0	120	656	5.5	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
61	Doug Moore	Wyoming	WAC	11	92	475	5.2	2	2	8	4.0	0	94	483	5.1	2
62	Chucky Davis	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	88	457	5.2	3	21	178	8.5	0	109	635	5.8	3
63	Manny Henry	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	71	372	5.2	1	6	58	9.7	0	77	430	5.6	1
64	Greg Adams	UTEP	WAC	11	70	362	5.2	2	2	10	5.0	0	72	372	5.2	2
65	Eric Robinson	Indiana State	MVC	8	169	867	5.1	9	29	312	10.8	1	198	1179	6.0	10
66	Cliff Austin	Clemson	ACC	11	156	802	5.1	8	2	18	9.0	0	158	820	5.2	8
67	Carlton Jacobs	Louisiana Tech	Southland	11	134	688	5.1	4	15	201	13.4	0	149	889	6.0	4
68	Chuck McSwain	Clemson	ACC	11	132	668	5.1	7	2	14	7.0	0	134	682	5.1	7
69	Gary Anderson	Arkansas	SWC	11	121	616	5.1	1	26	263	10.1	3	147	879	6.0	4
70	Lionel James	Auburn	SEC	11	111	561	5.1	1	5	39	7.8	0	116	600	5.2	1
71	Ray Crouse	UNLV	Ind	12	103	525	5.1	9	18	129	7.2	3	121	654	5.4	12
72	Hilria Johnson	Utah	WAC	11	78	395	5.1	2	11	90	8.2	1	89	485	5.4	3
73	Leon Lawson	East Carolina	Ind	11	77	389	5.1	6	4	32	8.0	0	81	421	5.2	6
74	Willie Gittens	Arizona State	Pac-10	11	73	374	5.1	1	3	25	8.3	1	76	399	5.3	2
75	James Bettis	Cincinnati	Ind	11	246	1226	5.0	6	4	21	5.3	0	250	1247	5.0	6
76	Jim Callinan	Harvard	Ivy	10	209	1054	5.0	9	18	204	11.3	0	227	1258	5.5	9
77	Wilford Alston	The Citadel	Southern	11	130	652	5.0	5	9	121	13.4	0	139	773	5.6	5
78	Harold Blue	East Carolina	Ind	11	93	465	5.0	8	6	73	12.2	0	99	538	5.4	8
79	Stan Edwards	Michigan	Big Ten	11	88	437	5.0	1	7	97	13.9	2	95	534	5.6	3
80	David Toloumu	Hawaii	WAC	10	83	417	5.0	5	11	110	10.0	0	94	527	5.6	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
81	Doug Furnas	Tennessee	SEC	11	81	409	5.0	1	3	21	7.0	0	84	430	5.1	1
82	Lawrence Ricks	Michigan	Big Ten	11	78	393	5.0	9					78	393	5.0	9
83	Kelly Phelps	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	75	378	5.0	2					75	378	5.0	2
84	Ricky Turner	Washington State	Pac-10	11	73	364	5.0	6					73	364	5.0	6
85	Herschel Walker	Georgia	SEC	11	385	1891	4.9	18	14	84	6.0	2	399	1975	4.9	20
86	Barry Redden	Richmond	Ind	10	335	1629	4.9	10	15	107	7.1	1	350	1736	5.0	11
87	Rich Diana	Yale	Ivy	10	293	1442	4.9	14	15	147	9.8	1	308	1589	5.2	15
88	Craig James	SMU	SWC	11	233	1147	4.9	9	5	45	9.0	0	238	1192	5.0	9
89	Bryan Thomas	Pitt	Ind	11	204	1003	4.9	7	39	406	10.4	0	243	1409	5.8	7
90	Dennis Gentry	Baylor	SWC	11	155	763	4.9	5	20	233	11.7	1	175	996	5.7	6
91	Phil Blatcher	Iowa	Big Ten	11	145	708	4.9	8	16	124	7.8	0	161	832	5.2	8
92	Sean Maher	Dartmouth	Ivy	10	145	707	4.9	9	5	66	13.2	0	150	773	5.2	9
93	Terry Lymon	Ball State	MAC	11	130	633	4.9	3	18	140	7.8	0	148	773	5.2	3
94	Steve Smith	Michigan	Big Ten	11	124	610	4.9	11					124	610	4.9	11
95	Doug Land	Long Beach State	PCAA	10	119	582	4.9	0	13	71	5.5	1	132	653	4.9	1
96	Larry Van Pelt	Princeton	Ivy	9	107	528	4.9	4	36	400	11.1	5	143	928	6.5	9
97	Melvin Carver	UNLV	Ind	12	102	497	4.9	5	14	76	5.4	2	116	573	4.9	7
98	Rod Jones	Brown	Ivy	5	98	482	4.9	4	5	27	5.4	0	103	509	4.9	4
99	Aaron Roberts	Michigan State	Big Ten	10	94	461	4.9	1	13	96	7.4	1	107	557	5.2	2
100	Jeff McCall	Clemson	ACC	9	84	409	4.9	5					84	409	4.9	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
101	Richard Lena	Dartmouth	Ivy	10	69	341	4.9	3	12	115	9.6	0	81	456	5.6	3
102	Eddie Meyers	Navy	Ind	11	277	1318	4.8	8	13	81	6.2	0	290	1399	4.8	8
103	Walter Poole	Southern Illinois	MVC	11	229	1092	4.8	10	24	186	7.8	1	253	1278	5.1	11
104	Kevin Nelson	UCLA	Pac-10	11	177	850	4.8	5	8	53	6.6	0	185	903	4.9	5
105	Tyrone Anthony	North Carolina	ACC	11	146	699	4.8	6	14	165	11.8	2	160	864	5.4	8
106	Mike Meade	Penn State	Ind	11	100	475	4.8	5	4	5	1.3	0	104	480	4.6	5
107	Dennis Brown	Washington	Pac-10	11	69	332	4.8	3	4	25	6.3	0	73	357	4.9	3
108	Amero Ware	Drake	MVC	11	290	1353	4.7	7	32	330	10.3	0	322	1683	5.2	7
109	Jon Williams	Penn State	Ind	11	142	667	4.7	6	17	180	10.6	1	159	847	5.3	7
110	Jim Gayle	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	138	644	4.7	7	20	191	9.6	0	158	835	5.3	7
111	Kilisimasi Toluao	Kansas State	Big 8	11	114	531	4.7	1	11	106	9.6	0	125	637	5.1	1
112	Walter Goffigan	Wyoming	WAC	11	103	483	4.7	6	2	67	33.5	0	105	550	5.2	6
113	Alan Burrus	North Carolina	ACC	11	98	463	4.7	3	12	134	11.2	0	110	597	5.4	3
114	Dave Shimshock	Holy Cross	Ind	11	93	436	4.7	0	11	99	9.0	0	104	535	5.1	0
115	David Brown	Pacific	PCAA	9	92	431	4.7	6	35	354	10.1	0	127	785	6.2	6
116	Greg Davis	Louisiana	Southland	7	85	401	4.7	0	4	47	11.8	0	89	448	5.0	0
117	Joe Morris	Syracuse	Ind	11	261	1194	4.6	10	20	203	10.2	0	281	1397	5.0	10
118	Robert Lavette	Georgia Tech	Ind	11	188	866	4.6	7	45	307	6.8	0	233	1173	5.0	7
119	John Walker	Texas	SWC	11	154	714	4.6	6	6	45	7.5	0	160	759	4.7	6
120	Jay Peterson	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	134	611	4.6	8	14	68	4.9	0	148	679	4.6	8
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
121	Brian Holland	Arizona	Pac-10	10	126	577	4.6	5	20	127	6.4	2	146	704	4.8	7
122	Carlton Nelson	East Carolina	Ind	11	107	489	4.6	5					107	489	4.6	5
123	Willie Todd	Central Michigan	MAC	7	105	484	4.6	2	6	96	16.0	0	111	580	5.2	2
124	Welton Ellison	Chattanooga	Southern	11	95	433	4.6	4	10	76	7.6	1	105	509	4.8	5
125	Leo Smith	Boston College	Ind	11	88	403	4.6	2	8	87	10.9	0	96	490	5.1	2
126	Carl Montgomery	California	Pac-10	11	86	397	4.6	5	15	141	9.4	1	101	538	5.3	6
127	Jeff Fagan	Alabama	SEC	10	71	325	4.6	4	5	109	21.8	0	76	434	5.7	4
128	Greg Jones	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	253	1134	4.5	8	10	114	11.4	1	263	1248	4.7	9
129	Sammy Winder	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	228	1029	4.5	12	4	23	5.8	0	232	1052	4.5	12
130	Charlie Wysocki	Maryland	ACC	9	159	715	4.5	7	4	56	14.0	0	163	771	4.7	7
131	Shawn Faulkner	Western Michigan	MAC	11	155	701	4.5	2	7	64	9.1	0	162	765	4.7	2
132	Andy Clivio	Holy Cross	Ind	11	124	564	4.5	9	3	13	4.3	0	127	577	4.5	9
133	Jim Kelso	Toledo	MAC	10	126	564	4.5	9					126	564	4.5	9
134	Eddie Phillips	Iowa	Big Ten	11	121	543	4.5	5	8	23	2.9	0	129	566	4.4	5
135	Bernie Marrazzo	William & Mary	Ind	10	115	519	4.5	4	19	133	7.0	1	134	652	4.9	5
136	Ron O'Neal	Auburn	SEC	11	107	480	4.5	5					107	480	4.5	5
137	Jessie Clark	Arkansas	SWC	11	106	475	4.5	9	10	95	9.5	0	116	570	4.9	9
138	Darryl Minor	Oregon State	Pac-10	11	101	456	4.5	2	13	118	9.1	0	114	574	5.0	2
139	Dave Mohapp	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	94	421	4.5	2	11	82	7.5	0	105	503	4.8	2
140	Wayne McMillan	Wake Forest	ACC	11	90	407	4.5	4	6	33	5.5	0	96	440	4.6	4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
141	Tom McChesney	Colgate	Ind	10	90	404	4.5	3	20	203	10.2	2	110	607	5.5	5
142	Derrick Taylor	Southern Illinois	MVC	11	79	358	4.5	0	10	89	8.9	0	89	447	5.0	0
143	Ricky Williams	Florida State	Ind	11	79	354	4.5	2	7	41	5.9	0	86	395	4.6	2
144	Joe Curtis	Illinois	Big Ten	11	69	312	4.5	2	35	259	7.4	2	104	571	5.5	4
145	Darrold Clardy	Indiana State	MVC	10	69	310	4.5	3	5	32	6.4	0	74	342	4.6	3
146	Gerald Walker	Army	Ind	11	240	1053	4.4	7	24	158	6.6	1	264	1211	4.6	8
147	A.J. Jones	Texas	SWC	9	190	834	4.4	6	1	15	15.0	0	191	849	4.4	6
148	Bob Meyer	Missouri	Big 8	11	180	791	4.4	6	24	235	9.8	2	204	1026	5.0	8
149	Prince McJunkins	Wichita State	MVC	11	173	765	4.4	10					173	765	4.4	10
150	Garfield Taylor	Kansas	Big 8	11	167	728	4.4	5	14	106	7.6	1	181	834	4.6	6
151	Phil Carter	Notre Dame	Ind	10	165	727	4.4	6	14	57	4.1	0	179	784	4.4	6
152	Randy Johnson	UT Arlington	Southland	11	163	710	4.4	8	5	60	12.0	0	168	770	4.6	8
153	Maurice Carthon	Arkansas State	Southland	11	153	678	4.4	2	12	99	8.3	0	165	777	4.7	2
154	Ron Pittman	Kent State	MAC	11	147	648	4.4	7	12	102	8.5	0	159	750	4.7	7
155	Wayne DiBartola	Pitt	Ind	11	145	638	4.4	3	30	248	8.3	2	175	886	5.1	5
156	Ben Booker	Lamar	Southland	11	130	569	4.4	1	24	172	7.2	1	154	741	4.8	2
157	Todd Yoho	Ohio	MAC	7	113	500	4.4	4	27	237	8.8	2	140	737	5.3	6
158	John Tuggle	California	Pac-10	11	110	486	4.4	5	20	190	9.5	0	130	676	5.2	5
159	Jim McHale	Columbia	Ivy	10	108	475	4.4	3	18	132	7.3	1	126	607	4.8	4
160	Danny Clark	West Texas A&M	MVC	11	99	432	4.4	3	4	12	3.0	0	103	444	4.3	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
161	Dennis King	Chattanooga	Southern	11	97	426	4.4	1	17	153	9.0	0	114	579	5.1	1
162	James Hebert	New Mexico State	MVC	6	97	422	4.4	3	8	75	9.4	0	105	497	4.7	3
163	Mel Tucker	Toledo	MAC	11	97	422	4.4	1	9	60	6.7	0	106	482	4.5	1
164	Tim Johnson	Lamar	Southland	11	96	418	4.4	0	18	135	7.5	1	114	553	4.9	1
165	Ken Jackson	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	11	85	377	4.4	1	20	179	9.0	0	105	556	5.3	1
166	Gary Woods	Tulsa	MVC	11	81	353	4.4	2	10	57	5.7	2	91	410	4.5	4
167	Ricky Moore	Alabama	SEC	11	79	347	4.4	0					79	347	4.4	0
168	Cyrus Lawrence	Virginia Tech	Ind	11	325	1403	4.3	8	4	37	9.3	0	329	1440	4.4	8
169	Walter Abercrombie	Baylor	SWC	11	218	931	4.3	5	19	102	5.4	0	237	1033	4.4	5
170	Marvin Lewis	Tulane	Ind	11	198	860	4.3	9	22	209	9.5	1	220	1069	4.9	10
171	Larry Fourqurean	Marshall	Southern	11	197	843	4.3	2	8	41	5.1	0	205	884	4.3	2
172	Lorenzo Butler	Illinois State	MVC	10	150	640	4.3	2	17	134	7.9	0	167	774	4.6	2
173	Frank Jacobs	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	147	638	4.3	8	23	129	5.6	1	170	767	4.5	9
174	Randy Holmes	Oregon State	Pac-10	11	148	637	4.3	2	13	126	9.7	1	161	763	4.7	3
175	Andre Thomas	Ole Miss	SEC	11	128	548	4.3	5	17	159	9.4	1	145	707	4.9	6
176	Marcus Gilbert	TCU	SWC	11	117	498	4.3	4	27	228	8.4	2	144	726	5.0	6
177	Allen Polk	Houston	SWC	11	115	496	4.3	4	5	23	4.6	1	120	519	4.3	5
178	John Johnson	UT Arlington	Southland	11	113	483	4.3	3	15	138	9.2	0	128	621	4.9	3
179	Bill White	Missouri	Big 8	11	106	458	4.3	4	14	58	4.1	0	120	516	4.3	4
180	Gary Blackwell	Pacific	PCAA	11	105	452	4.3	0	20	186	9.3	1	125	638	5.1	1
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
181	George Peoples	Auburn	SEC	11	104	442	4.3	2					104	442	4.3	2
182	Tim Gross	Long Beach State	PCAA	10	95	406	4.3	2	29	202	7.0	0	124	608	4.9	2
183	Ken Lacy	Tulsa	MVC	11	77	331	4.3	3	2	27	13.5	0	79	358	4.5	3
184	Hobson Milner	Cincinnati	Ind	11	77	328	4.3	3	18	124	6.9	0	95	452	4.8	3
185	Bryant Jones	Bowling Green State	MAC	11	253	1051	4.2	7	13	80	6.2	1	266	1131	4.3	8
186	Mike Grayson	Duke	ACC	11	179	744	4.2	1	21	156	7.4	0	200	900	4.5	1
187	Joe Law	Northern Illinois	MAC	9	143	596	4.2	2	20	156	7.8	2	163	752	4.6	4
188	Michael Whiting	Florida State	Ind	11	111	461	4.2	4	29	211	7.3	2	140	672	4.8	6
189	Peter Ruel	Wyoming	WAC	11	90	382	4.2	5	2	2	1.0	0	92	384	4.2	5
190	Paul Andrie	Yale	Ivy	10	75	317	4.2	1	2	6	3.0	0	77	323	4.2	1
191	Tony Brasfield	West Texas A&M	MVC	11	70	293	4.2	2	2	18	9.0	0	72	311	4.3	2
192	Ricky Calhoun	Eastern Michigan	MAC	11	235	971	4.1	4	36	256	7.1	1	271	1227	4.5	5
193	Melvin Dorsey	Western Carolina	Southern	11	223	911	4.1	10	25	138	5.5	0	248	1049	4.2	10
194	Lee Rouson	Colorado	Big 8	10	159	656	4.1	6	12	131	10.9	1	171	787	4.6	7
195	Ted Torosian	Fresno State	PCAA	11	155	639	4.1	3	27	242	9.0	0	182	881	4.8	3
196	John Walker	Toledo	MAC	11	120	494	4.1	1	8	81	10.1	0	128	575	4.5	1
197	Clemon Terrell	Southern Mississippi	Ind	11	97	402	4.1	0	3	22	7.3	0	100	424	4.2	0
198	Waymon Hamilton	Brigham Young	WAC	12	96	394	4.1	14	32	387	12.1	2	128	781	6.1	16
199	Feotis Moore	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	11	79	320	4.1	5	4	53	13.3	0	83	373	4.5	5
200	Walter Lewis	Alabama	SEC	11	77	313	4.1	2					77	313	4.1	2
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
201	Ernie Goolsby	Vanderbilt	SEC	11	75	310	4.1	4	42	359	8.5	0	117	669	5.7	4
202	Jesse Myles	LSU	SEC	8	72	292	4.1	3	17	131	7.7	0	89	423	4.8	3
203	Joel Blunk	Duke	ACC	8	69	282	4.1	1	12	125	10.4	0	81	407	5.0	1
204	Vince Stephens	Brown	Ivy	6	64	263	4.1	0	4	26	6.5	1	68	289	4.3	1
205	Gerald Willhite	San Jose State	PCAA	11	285	1154	4.0	9	52	435	8.4	5	337	1589	4.7	14
206	Phil Davis	Wyoming	WAC	11	142	575	4.0	10					142	575	4.0	10
207	Rich Erenberg	Colgate	Ind	10	142	575	4.0	4	7	47	6.7	1	149	622	4.2	5
208	Tony Wiley	Memphis	Ind	11	123	497	4.0	2	7	57	8.1	0	130	554	4.3	2
209	Curlin Beck	West Virginia	Ind	11	115	460	4.0	2	17	127	7.5	0	132	587	4.4	2
210	John Nash	Maryland	ACC	9	115	459	4.0	2	16	247	15.4	1	131	706	5.4	3
211	Richard Dill	East Tennessee State	Southern	11	110	437	4.0	3	5	4	0.8	0	115	441	3.8	3
212	Carlen Charleston	North Texas	Ind	11	106	420	4.0	1	10	94	9.4	0	116	514	4.4	1
213	Kent Hagood	South Carolina	Ind	12	83	336	4.0	1	12	202	16.8	1	95	538	5.7	2
214	Roy Wiley	East Carolina	Ind	11	80	321	4.0	1					80	321	4.0	1
215	Ronnie Williams	Louisiana Tech	Southland	11	75	300	4.0	7	11	68	6.2	1	86	368	4.3	8
216	Gerald Toney	The Citadel	Southern	11	70	281	4.0	2					70	281	4.0	2
217	Dwayne Crutchfield	Iowa State	Big 8	11	307	1189	3.9	17	24	154	6.4	0	331	1343	4.1	17
218	Johnnie Wright	South Carolina	Ind	12	212	834	3.9	5	9	73	8.1	0	221	907	4.1	5
219	Reggie Brown	Oregon	Pac-10	11	177	690	3.9	2	34	180	5.3	1	211	870	4.1	3
220	Larry Caper	Western Michigan	MAC	11	171	673	3.9	4	2	18	9.0	0	173	691	4.0	4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
221	Maurice Turner	Utah State	PCAA	11	163	641	3.9	6	10	68	6.8	0	173	709	4.1	6
222	Ron Jackson	Washington	Pac-10	11	159	623	3.9	4	10	88	8.8	1	169	711	4.2	5
223	Tim Langford	Arkansas State	Southland	11	134	528	3.9	4					134	528	3.9	4
224	James Berry	Tennessee	SEC	11	129	500	3.9	6	15	86	5.7	0	144	586	4.1	6
225	Harold Harmon	Temple	Ind	10	127	493	3.9	2	21	222	10.6	0	148	715	4.8	2
226	Larmount Lawson	North Carolina State	ACC	10	104	406	3.9	1	8	67	8.4	0	112	473	4.2	1
227	Napoleon McCallum	Navy	Ind	11	85	335	3.9	2	4	47	11.8	0	89	382	4.3	2
228	Tony Bushala	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	11	86	333	3.9	1	24	207	8.6	0	110	540	4.9	1
229	Terrell Smith	Ball State	MAC	11	84	324	3.9	0	15	105	7.0	0	99	429	4.3	0
230	Robert Lewis	Texas Tech	SWC	11	82	319	3.9	4	14	77	5.5	0	96	396	4.1	4
231	Mark Birnbaum	Central Michigan	MAC	11	82	316	3.9	2	3	33	11.0	0	85	349	4.1	2
232	Dearl Nelson	Arizona	Pac-10	11	77	303	3.9	0	15	150	10.0	0	92	453	4.9	0
233	Chris Hobbs	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	75	295	3.9	1	9	75	8.3	0	84	370	4.4	1
234	Shawn Jones	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	209	788	3.8	4	8	58	7.3	0	217	846	3.9	4
235	Albert Ray	Rutgers	Ind	11	186	709	3.8	0	31	228	7.4	0	217	937	4.3	0
236	Mike D. Carter	New Mexico	WAC	12	158	595	3.8	4	25	245	9.8	1	183	840	4.6	5
237	Donald Ray King	Mississippi State	SEC	11	152	581	3.8	4					152	581	3.8	4
238	David Barrett	Houston	SWC	10	141	537	3.8	2	3	29	9.7	0	144	566	3.9	2
239	Jim Acheson	Harvard	Ivy	9	118	446	3.8	5	16	203	12.7	0	134	649	4.8	5
240	Charlie Heath	Air Force	WAC	11	98	369	3.8	5	10	72	7.2	0	108	441	4.1	5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
241	Mike Neary	Princeton	Ivy	8	85	321	3.8	2	28	382	13.6	3	113	703	6.2	5
242	Ken Coley	Alabama	SEC	8	82	312	3.8	0	1	-4	-4.0	0	83	308	3.7	0
243	Gordy Bohannon	Iowa	Big Ten	11	81	304	3.8	2					81	304	3.8	2
244	Tim Jackson	Navy	Ind	11	75	288	3.8	1	4	36	9.0	0	79	324	4.1	1
245	Mike Dion	Memphis	Ind	11	73	279	3.8	1	5	40	8.0	1	78	319	4.1	2
246	Willie Beebe	Colorado	Big 8	11	70	266	3.8	2	20	136	6.8	1	90	402	4.5	3
247	Mark Covington	Holy Cross	Ind	11	209	763	3.7	11	4	22	5.5	0	213	785	3.7	11
248	James Jones	Florida	SEC	10	166	617	3.7	9	22	182	8.3	0	188	799	4.3	9
249	Tom Norton	Columbia	Ivy	10	113	418	3.7	2	7	107	15.3	0	120	525	4.4	2
250	Billy Barrett	Brown	Ivy	10	100	370	3.7	5	4	31	7.8	0	104	401	3.9	5
251	Thomas Sanders	Texas A&M	SWC	11	94	344	3.7	3	7	46	6.6	0	101	390	3.9	3
252	Lance Hawkins	Michigan State	Big Ten	10	87	321	3.7	4	12	53	4.4	0	99	374	3.8	4
253	Walter Mack	Kansas	Big 8	11	83	303	3.7	1	2	14	7.0	0	85	317	3.7	1
254	Eric Martin	LSU	SEC	11	78	290	3.7	2	8	76	9.5	0	86	366	4.3	2
255	Kurt Barterian	Western Michigan	MAC	11	76	284	3.7	6	4	38	9.5	0	80	322	4.0	6
256	George Johns	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	8	70	256	3.7	2	3	12	4.0	0	73	268	3.7	2
257	Marc DiNunzio	Cornell	Ivy	10	65	241	3.7	0	3	31	10.3	0	68	272	4.0	0
258	Rudy Rudison	New Mexico State	MVC	11	157	559	3.6	1	8	69	8.6	0	165	628	3.8	1
259	Jimmy Smith	Purdue	Big Ten	11	152	540	3.6	5	17	166	9.8	0	169	706	4.2	5
260	Van Heflin	Vanderbilt	SEC	11	105	374	3.6	3	45	358	8.0	4	150	732	4.9	7
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
261	Duane Owens	Wake Forest	ACC	11	84	303	3.6	0	16	102	6.4	0	100	405	4.1	0
262	Dwayne Hooper	Rutgers	Ind	11	84	300	3.6	2	6	53	8.8	0	90	353	3.9	2
263	Greg Hickman	Louisville	Ind	11	83	299	3.6	0	9	83	9.2	0	92	382	4.2	0
264	Mike Hendricks	Colorado State	WAC	12	77	281	3.6	0					77	281	3.6	0
265	Darryl Smith	Illinois	Big Ten	11	76	272	3.6	2	43	495	11.5	5	119	767	6.4	7
266	Darryl Bowles	Arkansas	SWC	11	75	269	3.6	3	4	28	7.0	0	79	297	3.8	3
267	Robert Durham	Houston	SWC	8	73	265	3.6	1	3	47	15.7	0	76	312	4.1	1
268	Jim Evans	Oklahoma State	Big 8	11	70	253	3.6	1	10	53	5.3	1	80	306	3.8	2
269	Don Craft	Louisville	Ind	11	136	475	3.5	5	25	207	8.3	2	161	682	4.2	7
270	Derek Jenkins	Virginia	ACC	10	118	412	3.5	2	16	100	6.3	0	134	512	3.8	2
271	Tim Sanders	Rice	SWC	11	116	408	3.5	0	4	33	8.3	1	120	441	3.7	1
272	Calvin Thomas	Illinois	Big Ten	11	110	390	3.5	4	20	153	7.7	0	130	543	4.2	4
273	Scott Logan	UT Arlington	Southland	11	107	378	3.5	7					107	378	3.5	7
274	Malvin Gipson	Ole Miss	SEC	11	94	330	3.5	1	21	130	6.2	0	115	460	4.0	1
275	Darren Goode	Virginia	ACC	8	78	276	3.5	0	1	5	5.0	0	79	281	3.6	0
276	Lawrence Lee	Kentucky	SEC	8	78	275	3.5	1	5	38	7.6	1	83	313	3.8	2
277	Warren Waldorff	Army	Ind	11	77	269	3.5	0	9	54	6.0	0	86	323	3.8	0
278	Turner Gill	Nebraska	Big 8	11	76	263	3.5	3					76	263	3.5	3
279	Lionel Wilson	Houston	SWC	11	191	656	3.4	7					191	656	3.4	7
280	Troy Lindsay	Colorado State	WAC	11	172	577	3.4	1	20	136	6.8	1	192	713	3.7	2
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
281	Jeff Powell	William & Mary	Ind	11	125	428	3.4	4	34	183	5.4	1	159	611	3.8	5
282	Dane Conwell	West Virginia	Ind	9	102	342	3.4	4	5	33	6.6	0	107	375	3.5	4
283	George James	Air Force	WAC	11	93	315	3.4	6	3	37	12.3	0	96	352	3.7	6
284	James Banks	Indiana State	MVC	11	77	265	3.4	4	6	36	6.0	0	83	301	3.6	4
285	Floyd Allen	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	10	264	861	3.3	12	7	78	11.1	1	271	939	3.5	13
286	Smokey Roan	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	111	364	3.3	2	11	74	6.7	0	122	438	3.6	2
287	Kevin Trigg	Rice	SWC	11	104	339	3.3	0	11	93	8.5	1	115	432	3.8	1
288	Marco Pagnanelli	Navy	Ind	11	94	307	3.3	6					94	307	3.3	6
289	Steve Rubin	Pennsylvania	Ivy	10	81	271	3.3	2	18	167	9.3	1	99	438	4.4	3
290	Shawn Passman	Drake	MVC	11	79	261	3.3	5	8	31	3.9	0	87	292	3.4	5
291	Rick Beauvais	Pennsylvania	Ivy	10	84	265	3.2	1	2	17	8.5	0	86	282	3.3	1
292	David Foret	Louisiana	Southland	11	78	252	3.2	6	4	27	6.8	1	82	279	3.4	7
293	Ron Cuccia	Harvard	Ivy	10	105	312	3.0	3	11	119	10.8	0	116	431	3.7	3
294	John Roggeman	Indiana	Big Ten	11	88	268	3.0	2	20	228	11.4	0	108	496	4.6	2
295	Stephen Starring	McNeese State	Southland	11	168	488	2.9	6					168	488	2.9	6
296	Homer Jordan	Clemson	ACC	11	152	440	2.9	6					152	440	2.9	6
297	Mark Hundley	Kansas State	Big 8	11	126	369	2.9	6	6	42	7.0	0	132	411	3.1	6
298	Allen Harvin	Cincinnati	Ind	11	84	241	2.9	2	4	6	1.5	0	88	247	2.8	2
299	Dave Warner	Syracuse	Ind	11	151	418	2.8	7					151	418	2.8	7
300	Reggie Allen	Indiana State	MVC	11	92	255	2.8	4					92	255	2.8	4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
301	Richard Abraham	Kentucky	SEC	11	69	193	2.8	1	2	18	9.0	0	71	211	3.0	1
302	Darrell Ray Dickey	Kansas State	Big 8	11	94	246	2.6	2					94	246	2.6	2
303	John Bond	Mississippi State	SEC	11	133	339	2.5	2					133	339	2.5	2
304	Denny Runck	Dartmouth	Ivy	10	88	221	2.5	1	1	24	24.0	0	89	245	2.8	1
305	Rick Bridges	Northern Illinois	MAC	10	78	196	2.5	2					78	196	2.5	2
306	Jess Cole	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	103	244	2.4	4					103	244	2.4	4
307	Jay Jeffrey	Baylor	SWC	11	99	228	2.3	1					99	228	2.3	1
308	Pete Venable	Kentucky	SEC	9	69	157	2.3	2	5	43	8.6	1	74	200	2.7	3
309	Lance McIlhenny	SMU	SWC	11	112	241	2.2	0					112	241	2.2	0
310	Tracey Shrader	The Citadel	Southern	11	88	192	2.2	1					88	192	2.2	1
311	Virgil Winters	Illinois State	MVC	10	63	141	2.2	1	15	97	6.5	1	78	238	3.1	2
312	Michael Calhoun	Rice	SWC	11	168	338	2.0	1	1	21	21.0	0	169	359	2.1	1
313	Gary Yagelski	Drake	MVC	11	121	233	1.9	3					121	233	1.9	3
314	Steve Alatorre	Tennessee	SEC	11	83	159	1.9	3					83	159	1.9	3
315	Sammy Shon	Ohio	MAC	11	153	277	1.8	5	1	-4	-4.0	0	154	273	1.8	5
316	Scott Nault	East Tennessee State	Southern	10	118	197	1.7	5					118	197	1.7	5
317	John Fourcade	Ole Miss	SEC	11	113	179	1.6	7					113	179	1.6	7
318	Hank Landers	Brown	Ivy	10	99	154	1.6	0					99	154	1.6	0
319	Charles Thomas	Auburn	SEC	11	73	120	1.6	1					73	120	1.6	1
320	Gary Kubiak	Texas A&M	SWC	11	119	178	1.5	3					119	178	1.5	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
321	Dave Boisture	Holy Cross	Ind	11	104	153	1.5	6					104	153	1.5	6
322	Steve Pelluer	Washington	Pac-10	11	92	142	1.5	0					92	142	1.5	0
323	Dave Osborn	New Mexico	WAC	12	94	136	1.4	3					94	136	1.4	3
324	Kevin Villars	Northwestern	Big Ten	10	70	98	1.4	0					70	98	1.4	0
325	Buck Belue	Georgia	SEC	11	76	102	1.3	3					76	102	1.3	3
326	Matt Kofler	San Diego State	WAC	11	158	191	1.2	7					158	191	1.2	7
327	Greg Taylor	Bowling Green State	MAC	11	107	116	1.1	2	17	99	5.8	0	124	215	1.7	2
328	Steve Casey	Virginia Tech	Ind	11	71	76	1.1	6					71	76	1.1	6
329	Kenny Jackson	Tulsa	MVC	11	165	172	1.0	10					165	172	1.0	10
330	Scott Campbell	Purdue	Big Ten	11	123	123	1.0	2					123	123	1.0	2
331	John Quinn	Iowa State	Big 8	11	80	82	1.0	2					80	82	1.0	2
332	Jamie McAlister	New Mexico State	MVC	11	88	75	0.9	1					88	75	0.9	1
333	Clete Casper	Washington State	Pac-10	11	71	66	0.9	5					71	66	0.9	5
334	Tom George	Western Michigan	MAC	11	70	66	0.9	0					70	66	0.9	0
335	Doug Freed	Ball State	MAC	11	80	49	0.6	3	1	22	22.0	1	81	71	0.9	4
336	Victor McGee	West Texas A&M	MVC	11	72	41	0.6	2					72	41	0.6	2
337	Matt Dunigan	Louisiana Tech	Southland	10	107	54	0.5	2					107	54	0.5	2
338	Kelly Raber	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	10	79	29	0.4	1					79	29	0.4	1
339	John Gibbons	Northern Illinois	MAC	11	72	11	0.2	2					72	11	0.2	2
340	Tom Ramsey	UCLA	Pac-10	11	101	15	0.1	3					101	15	0.1	3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
341	Jim Kelly	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	72	5	0.1	3					72	5	0.1	3
342	Ted Carpenter	Marshall	Southern	11	90	3	0.0	2					90	3	0.0	2
343	Danny Barrett	Cincinnati	Ind	11	89	-4	0.0	2					89	-4	0.0	2
344	John Rogan	Yale	Ivy	10	69	-12	-0.2	4					69	-12	-0.2	4
345	Alan Risher	LSU	SEC	11	117	-22	-0.2	3					117	-22	-0.2	3
346	Tony Eason	Illinois	Big Ten	11	87	-29	-0.3	5					87	-29	-0.3	5
347	Ron Reeves	Texas Tech	SWC	11	103	-45	-0.4	4					103	-45	-0.4	4
348	Steve Woods	Chattanooga	Southern	11	89	-45	-0.5	4					89	-45	-0.5	4
349	Frank Seurer	Kansas	Big 8	11	82	-69	-0.8	2					82	-69	-0.8	2
350	Brad McEachern	UTEP	WAC	11	73	-64	-0.9	4					73	-64	-0.9	4
351	Bill Willows	Kent State	MAC	9	69	-65	-0.9	0					69	-65	-0.9	0
352	Robin Gabriel	New Mexico	WAC	12	91	-84	-0.9	4					91	-84	-0.9	4
353	Gordon Beckham	South Carolina	Ind	12	83	-159	-1.9	1					83	-159	-1.9	1
354	J.F. Green	Eastern Michigan	MAC	11	95	-194	-2.0	1					95	-194	-2.0	1
355	John Elway	Stanford	Pac-10	11	74	-158	-2.1	1					74	-158	-2.1	1
356	Steve Stamp	TCU	SWC	8	69	-158	-2.3	2					69	-158	-2.3	2
357	Ed Singler	Oregon State	Pac-10	11	94	-214	-2.3	2	1	7	7.0	0	95	-207	-2.2	2
358	J Torchio	California	Pac-10	11	72	-176	-2.4	4					72	-176	-2.4	4
359	Bob Holly	Princeton	Ivy	10	64	-176	-2.8	3					64	-176	-2.8	3

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