1984 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Chuck Long • Iowa 66.1
2. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 65.3
3. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 64.4
4. Frank Reich • Maryland 63.9
5. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 63.5
6. Dennis Swearingen • Ohio 63.2
7. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 63.0
8. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 62.3
9. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 61.8
10. Tony Robinson • Tennessee 61.7
11. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 61.2
12. Doug Flutie • Boston College 60.4
13. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 60.3
14. Rusty Hilger • Oklahoma State 58.8
15. Kent Austin • Mississippi 58.6
16. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 58.5
17. Jim Everett • Purdue 58.4
18. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 58.0
19. Robert Adams • Ball State 57.7
20. Mike Howard • Wisconsin 57.2
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Don King • Southern Methodist 9.0
2. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 9.0
3. Doug Flutie • Boston College 8.9
4. Kerwin Bell • Florida 8.8
5. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 8.8
6. Mark Stevens • Utah 8.7
7. Frank Reich • Maryland 8.6
8. Chuck Long • Iowa 8.5
9. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 8.5
10. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 8.4
11. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 8.3
12. Bob DeMarco • Central Michigan 8.2
13. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 8.0
14. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.9
15. Tony Robinson • Tennessee 7.8
16. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 7.7
17. Jim Everett • Purdue 7.7
18. Rusty Hilger • Oklahoma State 7.7
19. Todd Dodge • Texas 7.6
20. Danny Sparkman • Memphis 7.6
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Doug Flutie • Boston College 9.1
2. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 8.8
3. Kerwin Bell • Florida 8.8
4. Bob DeMarco • Central Michigan 8.6
5. Don King • Southern Methodist 8.4
6. Frank Reich • Maryland 8.3
7. Damon Allen • Cal State Fullerton 8.3
8. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 8.2
9. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.1
10. Mark Stevens • Utah 7.9
11. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 7.8
12. Chuck Long • Iowa 7.6
13. Rusty Hilger • Oklahoma State 7.3
14. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 7.3
15. Tony Robinson • Tennessee 7.3
16. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 7.2
17. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 7.2
18. Jim Everett • Purdue 7.0
19. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 7.0
20. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 6.7
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Doug Flutie • Boston College 152.9
2. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 151.8
3. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 148.7
4. Kerwin Bell • Florida 148.0
5. Frank Reich • Maryland 147.4
6. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 147.3
7. Chuck Long • Iowa 147.1
8. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 144.4
9. Bob DeMarco • Central Michigan 144.2
10. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 139.8
11. Tony Robinson • Tennessee 138.0
12. Don King • Southern Methodist 136.5
13. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 136.3
14. Mark Stevens • Utah 136.1
15. Damon Allen • Cal State Fullerton 135.0
16. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 133.9
17. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 132.5
18. Jim Everett • Purdue 129.2
19. Rusty Hilger • Oklahoma State 128.7
20. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 128.4
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Kevin Lowe • Wyoming 8.0
2. Kenneth Davis • TCU 7.6
3. Greg Allen • Florida State 7.3
4. Thomas Dendy • South Carolina 6.8
5. Kent Hagood • South Carolina 6.7
6. Doug DuBose • Nebraska 6.7
7. Eddie Johnson • Utah 6.5
8. Tony Cherry • Oregon 6.5
9. Kirk Jones • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.5
10. Roosevelt Snipes • Florida State 6.4
11. Pat Evans • Air Force 6.4
12. Mark Higgs • Kentucky 6.3
13. Rueben Mayes • Washington State 6.3
14. Gordon Brown • Tulsa 6.3
15. Alonzo Highsmith • Miami (FL) 6.2
16. Larry Emery • Wisconsin 6.2
17. Punkin Williams • Memphis 6.1
18. Andre Smith • Georgia 6.0
19. Collis Campbell • Auburn 5.9
20. Alvin Blount • Maryland 5.9
Receiving Yards
1. David Williams • Illinois 1278
2. Larry Willis • Fresno State 1251
3. Eddie Brown • Miami (FL) 1114
4. Charles Lockett • Long Beach State 1112
5. David Mills • Brigham Young 1023
6. Steve Griffin • Purdue 991
7. Chuck Scott • Vanderbilt 975
8. Gerard Phelan • Boston College 971
9. Tracy Henderson • Iowa State 941
10. James Shibest • Arkansas 907
11. Doug Allen • Arizona State 892
12. Jon Horton • Arizona 880
13. Glen Kozlowski • Brigham Young 879
14. James Maness • TCU 871
15. Danny Huey • Utah 869
16. Willie Smith • Miami (FL) 852
17. Allyn Griffin • Wyoming 835
18. Jessie Hester • Florida State 832
19. John DeBoer • Central Michigan 831
20. Greg Hill • Maryland 820
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Ronnie Kelley • Tulsa 25.0
2. Freddy Weygand • Auburn 24.9
3. Ron Brown • Colorado 23.2
4. Willie Marshall • Temple 22.9
5. Dwayne McMullen • Minnesota 22.8
6. Jay Novacek • Wyoming 22.6
7. Allyn Griffin • Wyoming 22.0
8. James Maness • TCU 21.8
9. Vince Warren • San Diego State 21.2
10. Mark Pattison • Washington 21.2
11. Carl Aikens • Northern Illinois 21.1
12. Kenneth Whitehead • New Mexico 21.0
13. Ernest Givins • Louisville 20.9
14. John DeBoer • Central Michigan 20.8
15. Ron Morris • Southern Methodist 20.5
16. Richard Estell • Kansas 20.0
17. Jessie Hester • Florida State 19.8
18. Terrance Roulhac • Clemson 19.7
19. Chuck Scales • Pittsburgh 19.6
20. Ira Hillary • South Carolina 19.6
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Keith Byars • Ohio State 2108
2. Kenneth Davis • TCU 1811
3. Rueben Mayes • Washington State 1750
4. Ethan Horton • North Carolina 1501
5. Dalton Hilliard • Louisiana State 1472
6. George Swarn • Miami (OH) 1469
7. Darryl Clack • Arizona State 1437
8. Bernard White • Bowling Green State 1436
9. George Adams • Kentucky 1415
10. Steve Morgan • Toledo 1406
11. Johnnie Jones • Tennessee 1376
12. Allen Pinkett • Notre Dame 1362
13. Robert Lavette • Georgia Tech 1335
14. David Williams • Illinois 1274
Reggie Dupard • Southern Methodist 1274
16. Curtis Adams • Central Michigan 1259
17. Larry Willis • Fresno State 1251
18. Ronnie Harmon • Iowa 1225
19. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 1224
20. Willie Turral • New Mexico 1205
Total Yards
1. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 3932
2. Doug Flutie • Boston College 3603
3. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 3412
4. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 3243
5. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 3114
6. Jim Everett • Purdue 2951
7. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 2852
8. Bob Frasco • San Jose State 2806
9. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 2797
10. Damon Allen • Cal State Fullerton 2689
11. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 2638
12. Steve Bradley • Indiana 2561
13. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 2479
14. Ed Rubbert • Louisville 2353
15. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 2341
Mark Stevens • Utah 2341
17. Chuck Long • Iowa 2236
18. Mark Rypien • Washington State 2202
19. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 2175
20. Alfred Jenkins • Arizona 2172
Total Yards Per Play
1. Doug Flutie • Boston College 8.0
2. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 7.3
3. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 7.2
4. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 6.8
5. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 6.0
Field Goal Percentage
1. Donald Igwebuike • Clemson 94.1
2. Don Glosson • Memphis 93.8
3. John Carney • Notre Dame 89.5
4. Kenny Miller • North Carolina 88.9
5. Bobby Raymond • Florida 88.5
6. Barry Belli • Fresno State 88.2
Craig Stopa • Army 88.2
8. John Lee • UCLA 87.9
9. John Traut • Washington State 87.5
10. Fuad Reveiz • Tennessee 87.0
11. David Bell • Georgia Tech 86.7
12. Chris White • Illinois 85.7
Marty Jimmerson • Baylor 85.7
14. Jess Atkinson • Maryland 85.0
15. Chris O'Brien • San Diego State 84.6
16. Ricky Anderson • Vanderbilt 84.2
17. Todd Solomon • Navy 83.3
Dodge Schwartzburg • Kansas 83.3
19. Greg Cox • Miami (FL) 82.4
20. Kevin Butler • Georgia 82.1
Punt Return Yards
1. Vai Sikahema • Brigham Young 472
2. Andrew Mott • Southern Mississippi 347
3. Ricky Nattiel • Florida 346
4. Willie Drewery • West Virginia 343
5. Billy Myers • Virginia Tech 335
6. Thad McFadden • Wisconsin 319
7. Scott Thomas • Air Force 304
8. Jimmie Hawkins • Texas A&M 298
9. Bobby Joe Edmonds • Arkansas 294
10. Thomas Everett • Baylor 286
11. Trey Gainous • Auburn 277
12. Shane Swanson • Nebraska 275
13. Keeta Covington • Maryland 274
14. Harold Young • Rutgers 270
15. Shawn Bonner • Ohio 265
16. George Arvanitis • Illinois 261
17. Anthony Young • Temple 260
18. David Adams • Arizona 258
19. Erroll Tucker • Utah 257
20. Jimmy Harrell • Georgia 247
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Ricky Nattiel • Florida 15.7
2. Jeff Smith • Nebraska 15.0
3. Shane Swanson • Nebraska 14.5
4. Scott Thomas • Air Force 12.7
5. Ron Milus • Washington 12.4
6. Harold Young • Rutgers 12.3
7. Bobby Morse • Michigan State 12.0
8. Bobby Joe Edmonds • Arkansas 11.8
9. Erroll Tucker • Utah 11.7
10. Willie Drewery • West Virginia 11.4
11. Chris Sigler • Indiana 10.9
12. Gary Couch • Minnesota 10.8
13. Thad McFadden • Wisconsin 10.6
14. Donald Beavers • Oregon State 10.6
15. Thomas Everett • Baylor 10.6
16. Keeta Covington • Maryland 10.5
17. Shawn Bonner • Ohio 10.2
18. Cornelius Redick • Cal State Fullerton 10.1
19. Anthony Young • Temple 10.0
Andrew Livingston • Southern Methodist 10.0
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Tony Cherry • Oregon 751
2. Kevin Lowe • Wyoming 642
3. Terrell Smith • Ball State 638
4. Eric Vaughn • Louisville 630
5. Cliff Reed • Western Michigan 608
6. Melvin Anderson • Minnesota 603
7. Mike Atkinson • Duke 579
8. Sheldon Gaines • Long Beach State 575
9. Willie Drewery • West Virginia 546
10. Larry Jackson • Michigan State 522
11. Henry Williams • East Carolina 513
12. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 509
13. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 490
14. Kevin Ward • UTEP 480
15. Keeta Covington • Maryland 479
16. Curtis Duncan • Northwestern 464
17. Eddie Harris • Toledo 459
18. Kevin R. Scott • Stanford 455
19. Jerry Harris • Memphis 446
Michael Posey • Iowa State 446
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 30.5
2. Keith Henderson • Texas Tech 28.9
3. Joe Rowley • New Mexico State 27.4
4. Willie Drewery • West Virginia 27.3
5. Curtis Duncan • Northwestern 27.3
6. Sanjay Beach • Colorado State 27.0
7. Marc Logan • Kentucky 26.3
8. Larry Jackson • Michigan State 26.1
9. Tony Cherry • Oregon 25.9
10. Vai Sikahema • Brigham Young 25.1
11. Scott Thomas • Air Force 24.8
12. Steve Tasker • Northwestern 24.4
13. Sheldon Gaines • Long Beach State 24.0
14. Kevin R. Scott • Stanford 23.9
15. Derrick McAdoo • Baylor 23.9
16. Harold Young • Rutgers 23.7
17. Mike Waters • San Diego State 23.5
18. Roosevelt Snipes • Florida State 23.4
19. Rodney Peters • Mississippi State 23.2
20. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 23.1
Interception Return Yards
1. Tory Nixon • San Diego State 223
2. Rod Brown • Oklahoma State 157
3. Ashley Lee • Virginia Tech 155
4. DeWayne Bowden • Houston 140
5. Brad Lambert • Kansas State 135
6. Ron Cross • Fresno State 132
7. Nate Harris • Tulsa 131
8. Chris Sigler • Indiana 127
9. Lynnden Brown • Arizona 124
10. Keith Brooks • Southern Methodist 123
11. Pete Benedetti • Wyoming 119
12. Mark Brandon • Toledo 112
13. Devon Mitchell • Iowa 110
14. Allan Durden • Arizona 108
Bret Clark • Nebraska 108
16. Mark Collins • Cal State Fullerton 107
17. Wayne Ziegler • Kansas 106
18. Bruce Mowry • Wyoming 105
19. Ken Luckett • Western Michigan 102
Reggie Phillips • Southern Methodist 102
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Brad Lambert • Kansas State 3
2. Mark Moore • Oklahoma State 2
Tory Nixon • San Diego State 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Don King • Southern Methodist 17.2
2. Don Smith • Mississippi State 16.5
3. Kerwin Bell • Florida 16.5
4. Danny Sparkman • Memphis 16.2
5. Mark Stevens • Utah 16.1
6. Todd Dodge • Texas 16.0
7. Don Majkowski • Virginia 14.9
8. Doug Flutie • Boston College 14.8
9. John Dewberry • Georgia Tech 14.7
10. Bob DeMarco • Central Michigan 14.6
11. Tom Muecke • Baylor 14.5
12. Mark Rypien • Washington State 14.4
13. Raphel Cherry • Hawaii 14.4
14. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 14.4
15. Alfred Jenkins • Arizona 14.1
16. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 13.9
17. Damon Allen • Cal State Fullerton 13.9
18. Lee Saltz • Temple 13.8
19. Mike Tomczak • Ohio State 13.7
20. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 13.7
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Doug Gaynor • Long Beach State 323.0
2. Robbie Bosco • Brigham Young 322.9
3. Doug Flutie • Boston College 314.0
4. Bernie Kosar • Miami (FL) 303.5
5. Jim Everett • Purdue 273.0
6. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 271.6
7. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 268.3
8. Jack Trudeau • Illinois 247.6
9. Bob Frasco • San Jose State 244.4
10. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 239.0
11. Steve Bradley • Indiana 231.3
12. Ed Rubbert • Louisville 224.1
13. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 219.0
14. Kurt Page • Vanderbilt 218.6
15. Paul Berner • Pacific 212.6
16. Damon Allen • Cal State Fullerton 205.8
17. Chuck Long • Iowa 200.8
18. Alfred Jenkins • Arizona 200.2
19. Jeff Wickersham • Louisiana State 196.8
20. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 192.0