1987 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Jeff Burger • Auburn 66.7
2. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 65.6
3. Troy Aikman • UCLA 65.4
4. Todd Santos • San Diego State 62.2
5. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 61.1
6. Sean Covey • Brigham Young 60.8
7. Troy Taylor • California 60.8
8. Mike Bates • Miami (OH) 60.7
9. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 60.7
10. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 60.2
11. Terrence Jones • Tulane 60.2
12. Rodney Peete • Southern California 60.1
13. Mike Perez • San Jose State 59.5
14. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 59.4
15. Mike Gundy • Oklahoma State 59.2
16. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 59.1
17. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 59.0
18. Scott Secules • Virginia 58.8
19. Kerwin Bell • Florida 58.6
20. Chris Mendonca • Utah 58.4
Passing Yards
1. Todd Santos • San Diego State 3932
2. Mike Perez • San Jose State 3262
3. Scooter Molander • Colorado State 3168
4. Barry Garrison • New Mexico 3163
5. Steve Slayden • Duke 2924
6. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 2902
7. Brent Snyder • Utah State 2887
8. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 2855
9. Craig Burnett • Wyoming 2799
10. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2736
11. Dave Telford • Fresno State 2589
12. Terrence Jones • Tulane 2551
13. Jay Gruden • Louisville 2481
14. Rodney Peete • Southern California 2460
15. Timm Rosenbach • Washington State 2446
16. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 2427
17. Chris Mendonca • Utah 2389
18. Troy Aikman • UCLA 2354
19. Don McPherson • Syracuse 2341
20. Scott Secules • Virginia 2311
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Don McPherson • Syracuse 10.2
2. Troy Aikman • UCLA 9.7
3. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 9.5
4. Mike Power • Boston College 8.9
5. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 8.5
6. Rodney Peete • Southern California 8.5
7. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 8.0
8. Mike Perez • San Jose State 8.0
9. Terrence Jones • Tulane 8.0
10. Todd Santos • San Diego State 8.0
11. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 7.8
12. Scott Secules • Virginia 7.8
13. Scooter Molander • Colorado State 7.8
14. Sean Covey • Brigham Young 7.8
15. Jeff Burger • Auburn 7.7
16. Scott Mitchell • Utah 7.7
17. Pat Hegarty • UTEP 7.6
18. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 7.5
19. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 7.5
20. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 7.5
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Don McPherson • Syracuse 10.0
2. Troy Aikman • UCLA 9.9
3. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 9.6
4. Rodney Peete • Southern California 8.4
5. Mike Power • Boston College 8.0
6. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 7.8
7. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 7.8
8. Scott Mitchell • Utah 7.7
9. Todd Santos • San Diego State 7.7
10. Mike Perez • San Jose State 7.7
11. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 7.6
12. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 7.4
13. Terrence Jones • Tulane 7.4
14. Scott Secules • Virginia 7.4
15. Jeff Burger • Auburn 7.2
16. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 7.1
17. Danny McManus • Florida State 7.0
18. Troy Taylor • California 6.8
19. Dave Telford • Fresno State 6.8
20. Ronnie Barber • Cal State Fullerton 6.7
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Don McPherson • Syracuse 164.3
2. Troy Aikman • UCLA 163.6
3. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 161.4
4. Rodney Peete • Southern California 146.5
5. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 145.8
6. Jeff Burger • Auburn 141.0
7. Todd Santos • San Diego State 140.7
8. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 140.4
9. Terrence Jones • Tulane 139.9
10. Steve Walsh • Miami (FL) 138.8
11. Mike Perez • San Jose State 138.2
12. Mike Power • Boston College 138.2
13. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 136.8
14. Troy Taylor • California 136.4
15. Scott Mitchell • Utah 134.2
16. Scott Secules • Virginia 132.3
17. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 132.1
18. Sean Covey • Brigham Young 130.0
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 129.0
20. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 128.6
Rushing Yards
1. Ickey Woods • Nevada-Las Vegas 1658
2. Craig Heyward • Pittsburgh 1655
3. Thurman Thomas • Oklahoma State 1613
4. Jamie Morris • Michigan 1469
5. Lorenzo White • Michigan State 1459
6. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1414
7. Tony Jeffery • TCU 1353
8. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1341
9. Dee Dowis • Air Force 1315
10. Mark Higgs • Kentucky 1278
11. Gerald Abraham • Wyoming 1266
12. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1255
13. Joe Henderson • Iowa State 1232
Keith Jones • Nebraska 1232
15. Sammie Smith • Florida State 1230
16. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 1229
17. Eric Wilkerson • Kent State 1221
18. Reggie Cobb • Tennessee 1197
19. John Harvey • UTEP 1170
20. Eric Metcalf • Texas 1161
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Patrick Collins • Oklahoma 7.6
2. Keith Jones • Nebraska 7.2
3. Sammie Smith • Florida State 7.2
4. Todd Jones • Rice 7.1
5. Rodney Hampton • Georgia 7.1
6. Charles Thompson • Oklahoma 7.0
7. Anthony Stafford • Oklahoma 6.9
8. Dee Dowis • Air Force 6.8
9. Anthony Roberson • Air Force 6.8
10. Tony Jeffery • TCU 6.7
11. Robert Drummond • Syracuse 6.7
12. Mark Higgs • Kentucky 6.6
13. Robert Delpino • Missouri 6.5
14. Harvey Williams • Louisiana State 6.5
15. Marvin Artley • Wisconsin 6.5
16. Lydell Carr • Oklahoma 6.4
17. Thurman Thomas • Oklahoma State 6.4
18. Ickey Woods • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.4
19. Rotnei Anderson • Oklahoma 6.3
20. Reggie McKinney • East Carolina 6.2
Receiving Yards
1. Marc Zeno • Tulane 1206
2. Guy Liggins • San Jose State 1204
3. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 1132
4. Ernie Jones • Indiana 1115
5. Clarkston Hines • Duke 1093
6. Kendal Smith • Utah State 1048
7. Wendell Davis • Louisiana State 993
8. Ron Jenkins • Fresno State 985
9. Hart Lee Dykes • Oklahoma State 978
Quinn Early • Iowa 978
11. Tommy Kane • Syracuse 968
12. Flipper Anderson • UCLA 903
13. Robb Thomas • Oregon State 891
14. Jason Phillips • Houston 875
15. Sterling Sharpe • South Carolina 862
16. Jamie Hence • Western Michigan 858
17. John Ford • Virginia 855
18. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 846
19. Deon Chester • Ball State 838
20. Todd White • Cal State Fullerton 832
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Willie Vaughn • Kansas 26.9
2. Tommy Kane • Syracuse 22.0
3. Darryl Tillman • Southern Mississippi 21.9
4. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 21.7
5. Andre Rison • Michigan State 21.7
6. Ronald Heard • Bowling Green State 21.2
7. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 21.0
8. Wayne Walker • Texas Tech 20.6
9. Joey Hamilton • Louisville 20.4
10. Everett Ross • Ohio State 20.2
11. Aaron Cox • Arizona State 20.0
12. Roland Hawkins • Oregon State 19.7
13. Rich Zayas • Brigham Young 19.6
14. Terry Obee • Oregon 19.4
15. Arnie Adkison • UTEP 19.3
16. Carl Parker • Vanderbilt 19.2
17. Clarkston Hines • Duke 19.2
18. Mark Ziegler • Eastern Michigan 19.2
19. James Loving • Wyoming 19.2
20. Willie Culpepper • Louisiana 18.9
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Craig Heyward • Pittsburgh 1853
2. Thurman Thomas • Oklahoma State 1797
3. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1714
4. Ickey Woods • Nevada-Las Vegas 1704
5. Tony Jeffery • TCU 1610
6. Jamie Morris • Michigan 1595
7. Lorenzo White • Michigan State 1574
8. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1525
9. Kimble Anders • Houston 1498
10. Eric Wilkerson • Kent State 1490
11. Gerald Abraham • Wyoming 1479
12. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1425
13. John Harvey • UTEP 1420
14. Mark Higgs • Kentucky 1401
15. Eric Metcalf • Texas 1395
Reggie Cobb • Tennessee 1395
17. Harvey Williams • Louisiana State 1394
18. Paul Hewitt • San Diego State 1379
19. Sammie Smith • Florida State 1358
20. Dee Dowis • Air Force 1315
Total Yards
1. Todd Santos • San Diego State 3688
2. Mike Perez • San Jose State 3215
3. Barry Garrison • New Mexico 3065
4. Steve Slayden • Duke 2968
5. Terrence Jones • Tulane 2934
6. Brent Snyder • Utah State 2774
7. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 2773
8. Craig Burnett • Wyoming 2765
9. Scooter Molander • Colorado State 2754
10. Timm Rosenbach • Washington State 2743
11. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 2717
12. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 2619
13. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2613
14. Don McPherson • Syracuse 2571
15. Rodney Peete • Southern California 2551
16. Dave Telford • Fresno State 2498
17. Scott Secules • Virginia 2356
18. Chris Mendonca • Utah 2330
19. Troy Aikman • UCLA 2303
20. Jay Gruden • Louisville 2291
Total Yards Per Play
1. Mike Perez • San Jose State 7.2
2. Todd Santos • San Diego State 6.6
3. Barry Garrison • New Mexico 5.6
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Alan Grant • Stanford 16.5
2. Barry Sanders • Oklahoma State 16.3
3. Donnell Woolford • Clemson 15.5
4. Clifton Smith • Utah 15.4
5. Nate Lewis • Georgia 13.9
6. Freddy Weygand • Auburn 13.8
7. Anthony Parker • Arizona State 13.7
8. James Henry • Southern Mississippi 13.6
9. Eric Metcalf • Texas 13.5
10. Bernard Hall • Oklahoma 13.2
11. Monty Gilbreath • San Diego State 12.8
12. Joey Hamilton • Louisville 12.3
13. Rodney Taylor • Northern Illinois 12.3
14. Grantis Bell • West Virginia 12.1
15. Todd White • Cal State Fullerton 12.1
16. Terry Obee • Oregon 12.1
17. Deion Sanders • Florida State 11.9
18. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 11.8
19. James Lott • Clemson 11.7
20. Charles Gordon • Eastern Michigan 11.4
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Barry Sanders • Oklahoma State 31.6
2. Darryl Usher • Illinois 29.7
3. Joe Henderson • Clemson 29.3
4. Darrin Greer • California 28.0
5. James Dixon • Houston 27.4
6. Sam Martin • Louisiana State 27.0
7. Brock Smith • Fresno State 26.9
8. Randal Hill • Miami (FL) 26.2
9. Brett Payne • Utah State 26.0
10. Jon Jeffries • Virginia Tech 25.5
11. James Saxon • San Jose State 25.5
12. Anthony Stafford • Oklahoma 25.5
13. Terence Cleveland • Tennessee 25.3
14. John Hood • Central Michigan 24.9
15. Darryl Tillman • Southern Mississippi 24.8
16. George Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 24.5
17. Jeff Jenkins • Utah 24.4
18. Dexter Carter • Florida State 24.3
19. Dee Smith • Kentucky 24.3
20. Cassius Osborn • Georgia 24.1
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Barry Sanders • Oklahoma State 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Johnny Jackson • Houston 218
2. Rickey Dixon • Oklahoma 214
3. Brett Whitley • Northwestern 202
4. Eric Allen • Arizona State 185
5. Rod Smith • Oklahoma State 172
6. Ruben Harper • Pacific 170
7. Eric Turner • UCLA 162
8. Brad Edwards • South Carolina 132
9. Todd Krumm • Michigan State 129
10. Chuck Kimbrough • Wyoming 128
A.J. Greene • Wake Forest 128
12. Mark Roberts • Pacific 124
13. Dennis Price • UCLA 122
14. Erik McMillan • Missouri 119
15. Falanda Newton • TCU 117
16. Cleveland Colter • Southern California 114
17. John Hagy • Texas 113
18. Rod Webster • Fresno State 112
19. Marcus Turner • UCLA 102
Mitchell Price • Tulane 102
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Don McPherson • Syracuse 18.1
2. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 16.0
3. Mike Power • Boston College 15.6
4. Tony Kimbrough • Western Michigan 14.9
5. Rickey Foggie • Minnesota 14.8
6. Troy Aikman • UCLA 14.8
7. Rodney Williams • Clemson 14.8
8. Billy Joe Tolliver • Texas Tech 14.7
9. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 14.6
10. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 14.3
11. Danny McManus • Florida State 14.2
12. Eric Jones • Vanderbilt 14.1
13. Rodney Peete • Southern California 14.1
14. Brad Goebel • Baylor 13.8
15. Mike Greenfield • Northwestern 13.8
16. Mark Maye • North Carolina 13.7
17. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 13.6
18. Chris Chandler • Washington 13.6
19. Scott Mohr • Illinois 13.5
20. Pat Hegarty • UTEP 13.5
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Todd Santos • San Diego State 327.7
2. Mike Perez • San Jose State 296.5
3. Barry Garrison • New Mexico 287.5
4. Steve Slayden • Duke 265.8
5. Scooter Molander • Colorado State 264.0
6. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 263.8
7. Brent Snyder • Utah State 262.5
8. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 248.7
9. Chuck Hartlieb • Iowa 237.9
10. Dave Telford • Fresno State 235.4
11. Craig Burnett • Wyoming 233.3
12. Terrence Jones • Tulane 231.9
13. Jay Gruden • Louisville 225.5
14. Rodney Peete • Southern California 223.6
15. Timm Rosenbach • Washington State 222.4
16. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 220.6
17. Troy Aikman • UCLA 214.0
18. Don McPherson • Syracuse 212.8
19. Scott Secules • Virginia 210.1
20. Pat Hegarty • UTEP 206.4