1986 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 283
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 258
3. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 245
4. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 237
5. Larry Egger • Utah 232
6. Mike Perez • San Jose State 228
7. Todd Santos • San Diego State 218
8. John Paye • Stanford 217
9. Chris Miller • Oregon 216
Bruce Porter • Ohio 216
11. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 212
12. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 211
13. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 205
Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 205
Todd Ellis • South Carolina 205
16. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 200
17. Dan Henning • Maryland 196
18. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 193
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 183
20. Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 180
Pass Attempts
1. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 470
2. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 426
3. Sammy Garza • UTEP 410
4. Mike Perez • San Jose State 384
5. Bruce Porter • Ohio 383
6. Larry Egger • Utah 382
7. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 380
8. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 377
9. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 374
10. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 369
11. Chris Miller • Oregon 356
12. Dan Henning • Maryland 353
13. Todd Santos • San Diego State 350
14. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 349
John Paye • Stanford 349
16. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 340
17. Billy Joe Tolliver • Texas Tech 333
18. Bret Stafford • Texas 329
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 313
20. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 308
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 67.3
2. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 65.7
3. Wade Kosakowski • Ball State 64.6
4. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 64.4
5. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 64.2
6. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 63.4
7. Sammy Garza • UTEP 62.9
8. Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 62.7
9. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 62.7
10. Mark Maye • North Carolina 62.5
11. Todd Santos • San Diego State 62.3
12. John Paye • Stanford 62.2
13. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 61.6
14. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 60.8
15. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 60.7
16. Larry Egger • Utah 60.7
17. Chris Miller • Oregon 60.7
18. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 60.3
19. Jeff Van Raaphorst • Arizona State 60.3
20. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 60.2
Passing Yards
1. Sammy Garza • UTEP 3140
2. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 3020
3. Mike Perez • San Jose State 2934
4. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 2921
5. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2871
6. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 2831
7. Larry Egger • Utah 2761
8. Dan Henning • Maryland 2725
9. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 2645
10. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 2604
11. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 2581
12. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 2557
Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 2557
14. Todd Santos • San Diego State 2553
15. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 2541
16. Chris Miller • Oregon 2503
17. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 2463
18. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 2365
19. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 2363
20. Cody Carlson • Baylor 2284
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 10.1
2. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 9.3
3. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 8.9
4. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 8.7
5. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 8.5
6. Lee Saltz • Temple 8.5
7. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 8.4
8. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 8.3
9. Jeff Van Raaphorst • Arizona State 8.3
10. Ed Blount • Washington State 8.3
11. Ned James • New Mexico 8.3
12. James Jackson • Georgia 8.1
13. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 8.1
14. Mark Maye • North Carolina 8.0
15. Cody Carlson • Baylor 8.0
16. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 7.9
17. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 7.9
18. Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 7.8
19. Dan Henning • Maryland 7.7
20. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 7.7
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 9.7
2. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 9.4
3. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 8.4
4. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 8.3
5. Lee Saltz • Temple 8.1
6. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 8.1
7. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 8.0
8. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 8.0
9. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 7.9
10. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 7.9
11. Ned James • New Mexico 7.9
12. James Jackson • Georgia 7.7
13. Mark Maye • North Carolina 7.6
14. Jeff Van Raaphorst • Arizona State 7.5
15. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 7.5
16. John Shaffer • Penn State 7.4
17. Jim Karsatos • Ohio State 7.3
18. Larry Egger • Utah 7.3
19. Dan Henning • Maryland 7.2
20. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 7.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 165.8
2. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 157.0
3. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 150.7
4. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 146.8
5. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 142.9
6. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 142.1
7. Lee Saltz • Temple 141.8
8. Jeff Van Raaphorst • Arizona State 141.6
9. Ned James • New Mexico 141.6
10. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 141.4
11. Mark Maye • North Carolina 141.3
12. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 141.2
13. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 141.0
14. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 139.2
15. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 137.3
16. Sammy Garza • UTEP 134.9
17. Larry Egger • Utah 134.9
18. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 134.3
19. Chris Chandler • Washington 133.6
20. James Jackson • Georgia 133.5
Rushing Yards
1. Paul Palmer • Temple 1866
2. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 1532
3. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1471
4. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 1419
5. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 1398
6. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 1391
7. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 1325
8. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 1250
9. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 1240
10. Troy Stradford • Boston College 1188
11. Terrence Flagler • Clemson 1176
12. David Adams • Arizona 1175
13. Gaston Green • UCLA 1139
14. Kenny Jackson • San Jose State 1117
15. George Swarn • Miami (OH) 1112
16. Rodney Stevenson • Central Michigan 1104
17. Tory Crawford • Army 1078
18. Derrick Ellison • Tulsa 1064
19. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 1058
20. Brad Muster • Stanford 1053
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 8.3
2. Tony Jeffery • TCU 7.1
3. Eric Starr • North Carolina 6.5
4. Terrence Flagler • Clemson 6.5
5. Spencer Tillman • Oklahoma 6.5
6. Robert Parker • Brigham Young 6.3
7. Eddie Johnson • Utah 6.3
8. Derrick Ellison • Tulsa 6.3
9. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 6.3
10. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 6.2
11. Maurice Williams • Virginia Tech 6.2
12. Gene Jelks • Alabama 6.1
13. Ivy Joe Hunter • Kentucky 6.0
14. Tyreese Knox • Nebraska 6.0
15. Sammie Smith • Florida State 5.9
16. Eric Wilkerson • Kent State 5.9
17. Keith Woodside • Texas A&M 5.9
18. Jamelle Holieway • Oklahoma 5.8
19. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 5.7
20. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 5.7
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Keith Gloster • Temple 24.7
2. Stephen Baker • Fresno State 23.8
3. George Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 23.8
4. Willie Culpepper • Louisiana 21.7
5. J.D. Brookhart • Colorado State 21.5
6. James Shibest • Arkansas 21.5
7. Chris Nixon • Rice 21.5
8. Ronnie Kelley • Tulsa 21.3
9. Ryan Bethea • South Carolina 21.2
10. Lyneal Alston • Southern Mississippi 21.0
11. Lawyer Tillman • Auburn 20.9
12. Andy Schillinger • Miami (OH) 20.8
13. Jim Mauro • Iowa 20.8
14. Eric Vaughn • Louisville 20.5
15. Aaron Cox • Arizona State 20.4
16. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 20.2
17. Kennedy Bryant • Pacific 20.0
18. James Milling • Maryland 19.7
19. Ernie Jones • Indiana 19.7
20. Eric Brown • Tulsa 19.7
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 402
2. Paul Palmer • Temple 358
3. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 318
4. Kenny Jackson • San Jose State 313
5. Brad Muster • Stanford 304
6. George Swarn • Miami (OH) 301
7. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 290
8. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 278
9. Chris Hardy • San Diego State 273
10. Lakei Heimuli • Brigham Young 271
11. David Adams • Arizona 258
Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 258
13. Troy Stradford • Boston College 249
14. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 247
15. Tory Crawford • Army 245
16. Roger Vick • Texas A&M 240
17. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 238
18. Gaston Green • UCLA 231
19. Rick Bayless • Iowa 227
20. Jamie Morris • Michigan 225
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Paul Palmer • Temple 1976
2. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 1735
3. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 1708
4. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1672
5. Troy Stradford • Boston College 1633
6. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 1624
7. Brad Muster • Stanford 1618
8. George Swarn • Miami (OH) 1535
9. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 1523
10. Kenny Jackson • San Jose State 1469
11. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 1438
12. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 1437
13. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 1429
14. Lakei Heimuli • Brigham Young 1373
15. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 1372
16. Terrence Flagler • Clemson 1339
17. David Adams • Arizona 1337
18. Jamie Morris • Michigan 1279
19. Rick Bayless • Iowa 1249
20. Eddie Johnson • Utah 1246
Total Plays
1. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 545
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 503
3. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 497
4. Don McPherson • Syracuse 460
5. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 452
6. Terrence Jones • Tulane 442
7. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 439
8. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 436
9. Chris Miller • Oregon 430
Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 430
11. Bruce Porter • Ohio 428
Larry Egger • Utah 428
13. Mike Perez • San Jose State 425
14. Todd Santos • San Diego State 424
15. John Paye • Stanford 418
Dan Henning • Maryland 418
Bret Stafford • Texas 418
18. Don Smith • Mississippi State 403
19. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 400
20. Steve Slayden • Duke 396
Total Yards
1. Sammy Garza • UTEP 3002
2. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 2975
3. Mike Perez • San Jose State 2969
4. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 2685
5. Dan Henning • Maryland 2681
6. Terrence Jones • Tulane 2671
7. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2665
8. Cody Carlson • Baylor 2640
9. Larry Egger • Utah 2625
10. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 2585
11. Chris Miller • Oregon 2549
12. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 2548
13. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 2525
14. Bret Stafford • Texas 2472
15. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 2454
16. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 2443
17. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 2390
18. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 2359
19. Don McPherson • Syracuse 2350
20. Don Smith • Mississippi State 2349
Total Yards Per Play
1. Sammy Garza • UTEP 6.0
Field Goal Percentage
1. Gary Coston • Arizona 87.5
2. Jeff Dawson • Florida 86.7
3. Jim Cook • Nevada-Las Vegas 84.6
4. Lee Newman • TCU 84.2
5. John Duvic • Northwestern 82.6
6. Chris Kinzer • Virginia Tech 81.5
7. Jeff Jaeger • Washington 81.0
8. Tim Lashar • Oklahoma 80.0
9. Steve DeLine • Colorado State 79.2
10. Tom Whelihan • Missouri 78.9
Sergio Olivarez • San Jose State 78.9
Kent Bostrom • Arizona State 78.9
Gary Gussman • Miami (OH) 78.9
Dave Franey • UCLA 78.9
15. Lee Gliarmis • North Carolina 78.6
Dan Plocki • Maryland 78.6
17. David Browndyke • Louisiana State 77.8
Scott Slater • Texas A&M 77.8
19. Kendall Trainor • Arkansas 76.9
Doug Peterson • Duke 76.9
Dale Klein • Nebraska 76.9
Chuck Berleth • East Carolina 76.9
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Anthony Parker • Arizona State 22.0
2. Rod Smith • Nebraska 18.9
3. Kwante Hampton • Long Beach State 15.1
4. Riccardo Ingram • Georgia Tech 14.6
5. Jeff Joseph • Arizona State 14.1
6. Milt Garner • Kansas 13.8
7. Clifford Hicks • Oregon 13.6
8. Tyrone Thurman • Texas Tech 13.5
9. David Kintigh • Miami (FL) 12.8
10. Kelvin Martin • Boston College 12.6
11. Andrew Mott • Southern Mississippi 12.5
12. Dana Brinson • Nebraska 12.2
13. Thomas Henley • Stanford 12.2
14. Patrick Collins • Oklahoma 12.1
15. Jerry Craine • Memphis 11.4
16. David Hollis • Nevada-Las Vegas 11.3
17. Thomas Woods • Tennessee 11.3
18. Chance Conner • Army 11.2
19. Peter Marciano • Iowa 11.0
20. Andre Riley • Washington 10.9
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Kwante Hampton • Long Beach State 2
Milt Garner • Kansas 2
Stephen Baker • Fresno State 2
Tyrone Thurman • Texas Tech 2
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Terrance Roulhac • Clemson 33.0
2. Blair Thomas • Penn State 31.9
3. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 27.9
4. J.R. Ambrose • Mississippi 27.2
5. Steve Jones • Washington 27.1
6. Michael Robinson • Mississippi State 26.8
7. Dan Kissling • Wisconsin 26.7
8. Keith Jones • Illinois 26.5
9. Keith Ross • Florida State 26.5
10. Chris Thomas • Miami (OH) 25.9
11. Vince Delgado • California 25.9
12. Tom Rotello • Air Force 25.9
13. Derrick McAdoo • Baylor 25.4
14. Donnie Centers • Arkansas 25.4
15. Lonnie White • Southern California 25.2
16. Alan Edwards • Army 25.1
17. Vernell Ramsey • Houston 25.1
18. Sammy Seals • Memphis 24.9
19. Curtis Duncan • Northwestern 24.8
20. M.J. Nelson • Colorado 24.7
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Harold Hicks • San Diego State 176
2. Derrick Taylor • North Carolina State 164
3. Steve Williams • Boston College 143
4. Chuck Cecil • Arizona 142
5. John King • San Jose State 139
6. Bennie Blades • Miami (FL) 128
7. Jerry Deckard • Oklahoma State 127
8. Boyd Cowan • Texas Tech 124
9. Delton Hall • Clemson 121
10. Falanda Newton • TCU 120
11. David Brown • Ohio State 117
12. Toi Cook • Stanford 115
13. Jeff Wilcox • Brigham Young 110
Joe Kellogg • Central Michigan 110
15. K.C. Clark • San Jose State 107
Nate Odomes • Wisconsin 107
17. Billy Owens • Pittsburgh 106
18. Craig Rutledge • UCLA 104
19. Mark Thomas • Wyoming 102
20. Rod Woodson • Purdue 100
Alan Dial • UCLA 100
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Billy Owens • Pittsburgh 2
Chuck Cecil • Arizona 2
Jerry Deckard • Oklahoma State 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Hue Jackson • Pacific 16.3
2. Ed Blount • Washington State 16.1
3. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 15.3
4. Lee Saltz • Temple 14.8
5. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 14.8
6. James Jackson • Georgia 14.8
7. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 14.7
8. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 14.6
9. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 14.6
10. Cody Carlson • Baylor 14.5
11. Rickey Foggie • Minnesota 14.5
12. Erik Kramer • North Carolina State 14.4
13. Erik Chapman • Virginia Tech 14.4
14. Jim Karsatos • Ohio State 14.3
15. Ned James • New Mexico 14.2
16. Dan Henning • Maryland 13.9
17. Steve Stallworth • Nevada-Las Vegas 13.8
18. Jeff Van Raaphorst • Arizona State 13.8
19. Rodney Peete • Southern California 13.7
20. Don Smith • Mississippi State 13.4
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 274.5
2. Mike Perez • San Jose State 266.7
3. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 265.5
4. Sammy Garza • UTEP 261.7
5. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 261.0
6. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 257.4
7. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 254.1
8. Larry Egger • Utah 251.0
9. Dan Henning • Maryland 247.7
10. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 236.7
11. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 234.6
12. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 232.5
13. Todd Santos • San Diego State 232.1
14. Bruce Porter • Ohio 228.1
15. Chris Miller • Oregon 227.5
16. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 223.9
17. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 220.4
18. Terry Morris • Miami (OH) 215.0
19. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 214.8
20. Jim Harbaugh • Michigan 213.1