1983 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 71.3
2. Rick Neuheisel • UCLA 69.1
3. Steve Pelluer • Washington 67.2
4. Ben Bennett • Duke 64.0
5. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 63.9
6. Wayne Peace • Florida 63.7
7. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 63.5
8. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 62.7
9. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 61.5
10. Todd Hons • Arizona State 61.4
11. Chuck Long • Iowa 61.0
12. Troy Bodine • Cincinnati 60.8
13. Scott Campbell • Purdue 60.0
14. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 59.8
15. Mike Eppley • Clemson 59.6
16. Brad Baumberger • Wyoming 59.3
17. Neil Britt • Ball State 59.2
18. Gale Gilbert • California 59.2
19. Scott Stankavage • North Carolina 59.0
20. Tim Esposito • North Carolina State 58.8
Passing Yards
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 3902
2. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 3319
3. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 3264
4. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 3178
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 3086
6. Frank Seurer • Kansas 2789
7. Gale Gilbert • California 2769
8. Doug Flutie • Boston College 2724
9. David Archer • Iowa State 2639
10. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 2545
11. Jeff Wickersham • Louisiana State 2542
12. Mark McKay • San Diego State 2490
13. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 2478
14. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 2474
15. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 2446
16. Chuck Long • Iowa 2434
17. Todd Hons • Arizona State 2394
18. Neil Britt • Ball State 2377
19. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 2359
20. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 2329
Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 2329
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Chuck Long • Iowa 10.3
2. Marlon Adler • Missouri 9.2
3. Steve Young • Brigham Young 9.1
4. Cody Carlson • Baylor 9.0
5. Mike Eppley • Clemson 8.5
6. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 8.4
7. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 8.3
8. Rick Neuheisel • UCLA 8.3
9. Brad Baumberger • Wyoming 8.2
10. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.1
11. Frank Seurer • Kansas 7.9
12. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 7.9
13. Doug Flutie • Boston College 7.9
14. Troy Bodine • Cincinnati 7.9
15. Jeff Hostetler • West Virginia 7.9
16. Ricky Turner • Washington State 7.9
17. Walter Lewis • Alabama 7.8
18. Anthony Sciaraffa • TCU 7.8
19. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 7.7
20. Sean Salisbury • Southern California 7.6
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Chuck Long • Iowa 10.0
2. Steve Young • Brigham Young 9.6
3. Cody Carlson • Baylor 8.3
4. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.1
5. Doug Strang • Penn State 7.8
6. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 7.7
7. Mike Eppley • Clemson 7.6
8. Brad Baumberger • Wyoming 7.6
9. Ricky Turner • Washington State 7.5
10. Troy Bodine • Cincinnati 7.4
11. Jeff Hostetler • West Virginia 7.3
12. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 7.2
13. Rick Neuheisel • UCLA 7.1
14. Marlon Adler • Missouri 7.1
15. Doug Flutie • Boston College 6.9
16. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 6.9
17. Steve Smith • Michigan 6.9
18. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 6.9
19. Sean Salisbury • Southern California 6.8
20. Scott Stankavage • North Carolina 6.8
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 168.5
2. Chuck Long • Iowa 160.4
3. Mike Eppley • Clemson 146.0
4. Cody Carlson • Baylor 143.0
5. Rick Neuheisel • UCLA 142.5
6. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 141.2
7. Marlon Adler • Missouri 141.1
8. Troy Bodine • Cincinnati 139.7
9. Brad Baumberger • Wyoming 138.2
10. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 136.4
11. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 136.3
12. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 134.5
13. Ricky Turner • Washington State 133.7
14. Doug Strang • Penn State 133.6
15. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 133.2
16. Steve Pelluer • Washington 132.2
17. Jeff Hostetler • West Virginia 132.1
18. Scott Stankavage • North Carolina 131.9
19. Steve Smith • Michigan 130.4
20. Todd Hons • Arizona State 129.7
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Mike Brown • Air Force 8.5
2. Mike Rozier • Nebraska 7.8
3. Bo Jackson • Auburn 7.7
4. Steve Smith • Michigan 6.9
5. Kerry Goode • Alabama 6.7
6. Kevin Lowe • Wyoming 6.6
7. Eddie Lewis • Utah 6.6
8. Roosevelt Snipes • Florida State 6.6
9. Eric Jordan • Purdue 6.4
10. Earl Johnson • Oklahoma 6.4
11. Reggie Dupard • Southern Methodist 6.3
12. Eric Denson • Wichita State 6.2
13. Tony Brown • Central Michigan 6.2
14. Kent Hagood • South Carolina 6.2
15. John L. Williams • Florida 6.1
16. Casey Tiumalu • Brigham Young 6.1
17. Jeff Atkins • Southern Methodist 6.1
18. Owen Gill • Iowa 6.0
19. Ronnie Robinson • Texas 5.9
20. Derek Jenkins • Virginia 5.9
Receiving Yards
1. Jim Sandusky • San Diego State 1171
2. Bob Johnson • Kansas 1154
3. Brian Brennan • Boston College 1149
4. Stan Hunter • Bowling Green State 1107
5. Dave Naumcheff • Ball State 1065
6. Eric Martin • Louisiana State 1064
7. Tracy Henderson • Iowa State 1051
8. Gerald McNeil • Baylor 1034
9. Larry Willis • Fresno State 1009
10. Jeff Champine • Colorado State 1002
11. Chuck Scott • Vanderbilt 971
12. Dave Moritz • Iowa 912
13. Eric Richardson • San Jose State 911
14. Keith Edwards • Vanderbilt 909
15. Al Toon • Wisconsin 881
16. David Williams • Illinois 870
17. Eddie Washington • Ohio 866
18. Mike Kirby • Air Force 862
19. Andrew Baker • Rutgers 857
20. Wayne Smith • Tulane 835
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Reggie Bynum • Oregon State 24.2
2. Wayne Smith • Tulane 23.9
3. John DeBoer • Central Michigan 23.5
4. Buster Rhymes • Oklahoma 23.3
5. Andrew Baker • Rutgers 23.2
6. Mike Kirby • Air Force 22.7
7. Ronnie Harmon • Iowa 22.0
8. Mitchell Brookins • Illinois 21.7
9. Ron Brown • Colorado 21.5
10. Eddie Brown • Miami (FL) 21.3
11. Jason Stargel • Cincinnati 21.3
12. Vince Warren • San Diego State 21.2
13. Greg Hill • Maryland 21.1
14. Timmie Ware • Southern California 20.9
15. Lew Barnes • Oregon 20.8
16. Carl Aikens • Northern Illinois 20.7
17. Eric Martin • Louisiana State 20.5
18. Cedric Anderson • Ohio State 20.3
19. Dave Williams • Fresno State 20.0
20. Reggie Farmer • Nevada-Las Vegas 20.0
Total Yards
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 4346
2. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 3043
3. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 3034
4. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 3009
5. Doug Flutie • Boston College 2965
6. Ben Bennett • Duke 2950
7. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 2734
8. David Archer • Iowa State 2698
9. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 2678
10. Frank Seurer • Kansas 2660
11. Mark Stevens • Utah 2520
12. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 2464
13. Gale Gilbert • California 2437
14. Jeff Wickersham • Louisiana State 2436
15. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 2418
16. Steve Bradley • Indiana 2406
17. Chuck Long • Iowa 2404
18. Donny Harrison • Ohio 2388
19. Steve Pelluer • Washington 2376
20. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 2353
Total Yards Per Play
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 8.2
2. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 5.8
3. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 5.6
4. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 5.5
Field Goal Percentage
1. John Ward • Texas 93.8
2. Bob Paulling • Clemson 90.0
3. Robert Bergeron • Michigan 88.2
4. Bobby Raymond • Florida 87.0
5. Vince Scott • Northern Illinois 85.0
6. John Lee • UCLA 83.3
7. Bruce Kallmeyer • Kansas 82.8
8. Paul Woodside • West Virginia 82.6
9. Rocky Costello • Fresno State 81.8
10. Randy Pratt • California 81.5
11. Nick Gancitano • Penn State 81.0
12. Max Zendejas • Arizona 80.0
13. Jess Atkinson • Maryland 78.9
Scott Wedell • UTEP 78.9
Tony Lee • Toledo 78.9
16. Mike Cofer • North Carolina State 78.6
Sean Pavlich • Air Force 78.6
18. Kevin Butler • Georgia 78.3
19. Juan Betanzos • Louisiana State 77.8
20. Jeff Jaeger • Washington 76.9
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Jim Sandusky • San Diego State 19.1
2. Tim Gordon • Tulsa 15.5
3. Timmy Moffett • Mississippi 14.0
4. Jeff Smith • Nebraska 13.9
5. Leonard Harris • Texas Tech 13.3
6. Norman Jefferson • Louisiana State 13.2
7. Jerry Dunlap • South Carolina 13.1
8. Napoleon McCallum • Navy 13.0
9. Lew Barnes • Oregon 12.9
10. Ed Koban • Syracuse 12.4
11. Derrick Shepard • Oklahoma 11.9
12. Evan Cooper • Michigan 11.7
13. Louis Lipps • Southern Mississippi 11.6
14. Jitter Fields • Texas 11.3
15. Trey Gainous • Auburn 11.3
16. Ted Hollern • Central Michigan 11.2
17. Rick Badanjek • Maryland 11.2
18. Brent Dennis • Tulsa 11.0
19. Garcia Lane • Ohio State 10.9
20. Tim Golden • Long Beach State 10.6
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Garcia Lane • Ohio State 2
Henry Williams • East Carolina 2
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Fredd Young • New Mexico State 31.2
2. Henry Williams • East Carolina 31.1
3. Cory Collier • Georgia Tech 30.0
4. Randall Morris • Tennessee 29.8
5. Eric Wallace • Navy 28.5
6. Tim Golden • Long Beach State 28.3
7. Roy Lewis • Cal State Fullerton 27.6
8. Carl Miller • Arkansas 27.3
9. Tony Mayes • Kentucky 26.8
10. Eddie Harris • Toledo 26.4
11. Derron Vernon • Eastern Michigan 24.9
12. Malcolm Pittman • Virginia 24.3
13. Reggie Sutton • Miami (FL) 23.6
14. Terrell Smith • Ball State 23.6
15. Ray Williams • Clemson 23.5
16. Shaun Avant • Stanford 23.3
17. Bruce Davis • Baylor 23.2
18. Reggie Richardson • Utah 23.1
19. Ronnie Grinton • Wake Forest 23.1
20. Malcolm Darden • Cincinnati 22.8
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Fredd Young • New Mexico State 2
Henry Williams • East Carolina 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Lee Miller • Cal State Fullerton 233
2. Phil Parker • Michigan State 203
3. Ashley Lee • Virginia Tech 182
4. Mike Stoops • Iowa 154
5. Steve Brady • Navy 145
6. Bill Houston • Rutgers 144
Percy Nabors • Memphis 144
8. Carl Dieudonne • Air Force 136
9. Albert Myers • Tulsa 133
10. Vestee Jackson • Washington 116
11. Mossy Cade • Texas 114
Tony Fuller • Oregon State 114
Melvin Marshall • Bowling Green State 114
Byron Linwood • TCU 114
15. Scott Case • Oklahoma 110
16. Treg Songy • Tulane 107
17. Russ Bellford • Wisconsin 106
18. Victor Scott • Colorado 105
19. Brian Patterson • Rice 102
20. Ricky Hunley • Arizona 99
Clint Harris • East Carolina 99
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Ashley Lee • Virginia Tech 2
Lee Miller • Cal State Fullerton 2
Randy Robbins • Arizona 2
Ricky Hunley • Arizona 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Chuck Long • Iowa 16.9
2. Cody Carlson • Baylor 16.5
3. Marlon Adler • Missouri 15.7
4. Doug Flutie • Boston College 15.4
5. Tyrone Mitchell • Wichita State 15.3
6. Anthony Sciaraffa • TCU 15.0
7. Ladd McKittrick • Oregon State 14.9
8. Frank Seurer • Kansas 14.9
9. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 14.8
10. Wayne Schuchts • Virginia 14.6
11. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 14.6
12. Doug Strang • Penn State 14.5
13. Allen Mitchell • South Carolina 14.3
14. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 14.2
15. Mike Eppley • Clemson 14.2
16. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 14.2
17. John Bond • Mississippi State 14.2
18. Brad Baumberger • Wyoming 13.8
19. Tim Tyrrell • Northern Illinois 13.8
20. Buddy Funck • New Mexico 13.8
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 354.7
2. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 296.7
3. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 288.9
4. Ben Bennett • Duke 280.5
5. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 276.6
6. Frank Seurer • Kansas 253.5
7. Gale Gilbert • California 251.7
8. Doug Flutie • Boston College 247.6
9. David Archer • Iowa State 239.9
10. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 232.2
11. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 231.4
12. Jeff Wickersham • Louisiana State 231.1
13. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 225.3
14. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 224.9
15. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 222.4
16. Chuck Long • Iowa 221.3
17. Todd Hons • Arizona State 217.6
18. Neil Britt • Ball State 216.1
19. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 214.5
20. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 211.7
Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 211.7