1989 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 69.3
2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 64.3
3. Dan Enos • Michigan State 64.0
4. Billy Ray • Duke 63.5
5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 63.3
6. Andre Ware • Houston 63.1
7. Jeff George • Illinois 62.1
8. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 62.0
9. Tim O'Brien • Northwestern 62.0
10. Todd Marinovich • Southern California 61.4
11. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 61.0
12. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 60.8
13. Matt Booher • Oregon State 60.7
14. Gary Hollingsworth • Alabama 60.5
15. Greg Frey • Ohio State 59.5
16. Lance Pavlas • Texas A&M 59.0
17. Reggie Slack • Auburn 58.7
18. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 58.6
19. Major Harris • West Virginia 58.5
20. Kent Kiefer • Missouri 58.3
Paul Justin • Arizona State 58.3
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 11.1
2. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 9.6
3. Shawn Moore • Virginia 9.4
4. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 9.2
5. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 9.0
6. Greg Frey • Ohio State 8.8
7. Major Harris • West Virginia 8.7
8. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 8.6
9. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 8.6
10. Dan Enos • Michigan State 8.6
11. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 8.4
12. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 8.4
13. Kelly Donohoe • Kansas 8.3
14. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 8.3
15. Paul Justin • Arizona State 8.3
16. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 8.2
17. Andre Ware • Houston 8.1
18. Peter Gardere • Texas 8.1
19. Reggie Slack • Auburn 7.9
20. Jamie Gill • Texas Tech 7.9
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 11.0
2. Shawn Moore • Virginia 9.6
3. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 9.0
4. Andre Ware • Houston 8.6
5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 8.6
6. Greg Frey • Ohio State 8.5
7. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 8.3
8. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 8.2
9. Major Harris • West Virginia 8.1
10. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 8.1
11. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 8.0
12. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 8.0
13. Paul Justin • Arizona State 7.9
14. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 7.6
15. Neil O'Donnell • Maryland 7.6
16. Dan Enos • Michigan State 7.4
17. David Riley • Ball State 7.3
18. Derek Stott • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.3
19. Mike Gundy • Oklahoma State 7.2
20. Eric Hunter • Purdue 7.2
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 175.6
2. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 156.1
3. Shawn Moore • Virginia 156.1
4. Andre Ware • Houston 152.5
5. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 152.2
6. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 150.7
7. Major Harris • West Virginia 145.8
8. Greg Frey • Ohio State 145.7
9. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 143.7
10. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 143.5
11. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 143.4
12. Dan Enos • Michigan State 140.1
13. Aaron Garcia • Washington State 139.1
14. Paul Justin • Arizona State 139.1
15. Jamie Gill • Texas Tech 134.2
16. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 134.1
17. Billy Ray • Duke 133.7
18. Todd Marinovich • Southern California 133.1
19. David Riley • Ball State 132.8
20. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 132.5
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 9.6
2. Gerry Gdowski • Nebraska 7.9
3. Mike Gaddis • Oklahoma 7.5
4. Darin Brightmon • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.5
5. Dee Dowis • Air Force 7.5
6. J.J. Flannigan • Colorado 7.2
7. Reggie Cobb • Tennessee 6.8
8. Ricky Watters • Notre Dame 6.7
9. Tony Alford • Colorado State 6.6
10. Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 6.5
11. Tony Boles • Michigan 6.4
12. Major Harris • West Virginia 6.4
13. Eric Bieniemy • Colorado 6.4
14. Calvin Cass • Army 6.4
15. Dante Lee • Ohio State 6.2
16. Ike Lewis • Oklahoma 6.1
17. Ken Clark • Nebraska 6.0
18. Willie McMillian • Army 6.0
19. Randy Baldwin • Mississippi 6.0
20. Chuck Webb • Tennessee 5.9
Receiving Yards
1. Manny Hazard • Houston 1689
2. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 1425
3. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 1315
4. Clarkston Hines • Duke 1149
5. Richard Buchanan • Northwestern 1115
6. Dennis Smith • Utah 1091
7. Chris Smith • Brigham Young 1090
8. Ron Fair • Arizona State 1082
9. Courtney Hawkins • Michigan State 1080
10. Rob Moore • Syracuse 1064
11. Ricky Proehl • Wake Forest 1053
12. Chris Roscoe • Hawaii 1043
13. Reggie Barrett • UTEP 1042
14. Andre Riley • Washington 1039
15. Rocky Palamara • Cal State Fullerton 1024
16. Sean Foster • Long Beach State 1021
17. Robert Claiborne • San Diego State 938
18. Tony Moss • Louisiana State 934
19. Ronald Heard • Bowling Green State 916
20. John Jackson • Southern California 908
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Randy Jackson • Rutgers 28.5
2. Paul Smith • Houston 26.7
3. Brian Williams • Houston 24.3
4. Alexander Wright • Auburn 23.8
5. Henry Tuten • Pittsburgh 23.8
6. Herman Moore • Virginia 23.6
7. Chris Roscoe • Hawaii 22.2
8. Stephen Shipley • TCU 21.3
9. Lynn James • Arizona State 21.3
10. Sean Foster • Long Beach State 20.8
11. Trent Van Hulzen • Air Force 20.3
12. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 20.2
13. Rob Moore • Syracuse 20.1
14. Willie Green • Mississippi 19.9
15. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 19.8
Ronald Lewis • Florida State 19.8
17. Tim Horton • Arkansas 19.7
18. Andre Riley • Washington 19.6
19. Steven Senn • Air Force 19.5
20. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 19.5
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Anthony Thompson • Indiana 1994
2. Mike Pringle • Cal State Fullerton 1976
3. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 1881
4. Emmitt Smith • Florida 1806
5. Blaise Bryant • Iowa State 1718
6. Manny Hazard • Houston 1689
7. James Gray • Texas Tech 1661
8. Jerry Mays • Georgia Tech 1624
9. Steve Broussard • Washington State 1563
10. Sheldon Canley • San Jose State 1554
11. Randy Cuthbert • Duke 1493
12. Bob Christian • Northwestern 1490
13. Donnie Riley • Central Michigan 1460
14. Blair Thomas • Penn State 1459
15. Greg Lewis • Washington 1450
Siran Stacy • Alabama 1450
17. Ricky Ervins • Southern California 1446
18. Stacey Robinson • Northern Illinois 1443
19. Dan Bitson • Tulsa 1441
20. Aaron Craver • Fresno State 1410
Total Yards
1. Andre Ware • Houston 4661
2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 4433
3. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 3423
4. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 3363
5. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 3277
6. Scott Mitchell • Utah 3133
7. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 3004
8. Major Harris • West Virginia 2858
9. Phillip Barnhill • Wake Forest 2820
10. Troy Taylor • California 2784
11. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 2761
12. Deron Smith • Tulane 2756
13. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 2688
14. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green State 2677
15. Scott Erney • Rutgers 2675
16. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 2608
17. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 2604
18. Shawn Moore • Virginia 2583
19. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 2580
20. Dee Dowis • Air Force 2571
Total Yards Per Play
1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 8.9
2. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 8.0
3. Andre Ware • Houston 7.4
4. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 6.8
5. Scott Mitchell • Utah 6.2
6. Brian Mitchell • Louisiana 6.0
7. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 5.7
Field Goal Percentage
1. David Browndyke • Louisiana State 100.0
2. Doug Giesler • Rutgers 92.9
3. J.D. Carlson • Michigan 92.3
4. Bob Dombroski • Akron 91.7
5. Jason Elam • Hawaii 90.9
6. Philip Doyle • Alabama 88.0
7. David Fuess • Tulsa 87.0
Todd Wright • Arkansas 87.0
9. Greg Burke • Tennessee 86.7
10. Jim DelVerne • Ohio 84.6
11. Win Lyle • Auburn 84.2
12. Mickey Thomas • Virginia Tech 84.0
13. Kevin Nicholl • Central Michigan 83.3
14. Ray Tarasi • Penn State 82.6
15. John McCallum • Washington 82.4
16. Carlos Huerta • Miami (FL) 81.8
Russ Moody • Utah State 81.8
18. R.D. Lashar • Oklahoma 81.3
19. Rusty Hanna • Toledo 81.0
20. John Butler • Memphis 80.0
Jake McInerney • Virginia 80.0
Punt Return Yards
1. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 470
2. Tony James • Mississippi State 437
3. Chuck Weatherspoon • Houston 415
4. Wesley Carroll • Miami (FL) 381
5. Jeff Campbell • Colorado 365
6. Terry Obee • Oregon 339
7. Terrell Buckley • Florida State 313
8. Larry Hargrove • Ohio 312
9. Tim Mara • Wyoming 301
10. Tracy Saul • Texas Tech 300
11. Tripp Welborne • Michigan 296
12. Jeff Sydner • Hawaii 293
13. Steve Williams • Illinois 284
14. Frank Cassano • Tulsa 283
15. O.J. McDuffie • Penn State 278
16. Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 275
17. Herb Jackson • Ball State 262
18. Eric Guliford • Arizona State 249
19. Alonzo Hampton • Pittsburgh 247
20. Pat Coleman • Mississippi 242
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Larry Hargrove • Ohio 18.4
2. Herb Jackson • Ball State 16.4
3. Dwight Pickens • Fresno State 15.7
4. Jeff Sydner • Hawaii 15.4
5. Tyrone Hughes • Nebraska 15.1
6. Dee Smith • Louisville 14.8
7. O.J. McDuffie • Penn State 14.6
8. Jeff Campbell • Colorado 14.6
9. Terrell Buckley • Florida State 14.2
10. Troy Vincent • Wisconsin 13.8
11. Ricky Watters • Notre Dame 13.4
12. Chris Tolbert • Kentucky 13.3
13. Otis Taylor • Oklahoma 12.6
14. Marshall Roberts • Rutgers 12.5
15. Kurt Johnson • Kentucky 12.1
16. Wesley Carroll • Miami (FL) 11.9
17. Eddie Brown • Louisiana Tech 11.8
18. Jeff Graham • Ohio State 11.8
19. Chris Gaiters • Minnesota 11.6
20. Billy Gonzales • Colorado State 11.5
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Jeff Sweitzer • Akron 2
Larry Hargrove • Ohio 2
Mike Dumas • Indiana 2
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 32.5
2. Mike Bellamy • Illinois 30.9
3. Chris Oldham • Oregon 28.7
4. Kelvin Means • Fresno State 28.3
5. Arthur Marshall • Georgia 27.8
6. Ron Gray • Air Force 27.2
7. Deral Boykin • Kansas 26.1
8. Raymond Patterson • Northern Illinois 26.0
9. Dabby Dawson • Wyoming 25.9
10. Alan Grant • Stanford 25.8
11. Kurt Johnson • Kentucky 25.6
12. Clifton Smith • Utah 25.5
13. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 25.3
14. Courtney Hawkins • Michigan State 25.2
15. Junior Robinson • East Carolina 25.1
16. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 25.1
17. Dee Smith • Louisville 25.1
18. Tim Frager • Boston College 24.8
19. Larry Horton • Texas A&M 24.7
20. Paul Powell • Eastern Michigan 24.6
Vince McGowens • Nevada-Las Vegas 24.6
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Terance Mathis • New Mexico 3
2. Raghib Ismail • Notre Dame 2
Stacey Corley • Brigham Young 2
Tony Smith • Southern Mississippi 2
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Cornelius Price • Houston 2
Ken Swilling • Georgia Tech 2
Robert Blackmon • Baylor 2
Wyatt Smith • Duke 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 17.2
2. Shawn Moore • Virginia 16.6
3. Paul Oates • Long Beach State 15.6
4. Bill Scharr • Syracuse 15.2
5. Kelly Donohoe • Kansas 15.1
6. Eric Hunter • Purdue 15.0
7. Garrett Gabriel • Hawaii 15.0
8. Tom Sullivan • Eastern Michigan 14.9
9. Derek Stott • Nevada-Las Vegas 14.9
10. Greg Frey • Ohio State 14.8
11. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 14.8
12. Major Harris • West Virginia 14.8
13. T.J. Rubley • Tulsa 14.8
14. Bret Oberg • Iowa State 14.8
15. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 14.7
16. Kirk Johnson • Utah State 14.7
17. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 14.5
18. Greg Talley • Georgia 14.5
19. Paul Justin • Arizona State 14.2
20. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 14.2
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Andre Ware • Houston 427.2
2. Ty Detmer • Brigham Young 380.0
3. Dan McGwire • San Diego State 304.3
4. Jeremy Leach • New Mexico 297.8
5. Peter Tom Willis • Florida State 284.0
6. Scott Mitchell • Utah 267.6
7. Mike Romo • Southern Methodist 266.1
8. Bill Musgrave • Oregon 251.0
9. Troy Taylor • California 248.9
10. Rich Dackin • Bowling Green State 243.5
11. Dan Speltz • Cal State Fullerton 242.8
12. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 241.4
13. Shane Montgomery • North Carolina State 239.3
14. Paul Justin • Arizona State 235.5
15. Brett Favre • Southern Mississippi 235.3
16. Cary Conklin • Washington 233.5
17. Scott Erney • Rutgers 230.5
18. Alex Van Pelt • Pittsburgh 229.7
19. Browning Nagle • Louisville 227.5
20. Billy Ray • Duke 226.1