1996 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 68.8
2. John Dutton • Nevada 66.5
3. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 66.0
4. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 63.9
5. Chuck Clements • Houston 63.0
6. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 62.4
7. Jim Arellanes • Fresno State 61.6
8. Donald Sellers • New Mexico 61.3
9. Chad Hutchinson • Stanford 60.9
10. Steve Schnur • Northwestern 60.7
11. Keith Smith • Arizona 60.6
12. Ryan Clement • Miami (FL) 60.2
13. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 59.6
14. Pat Barnes • California 59.5
15. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 59.5
16. Brent Baldwin • Ball State 59.0
17. Mike Samuel • Wisconsin 58.9
18. Brian Kavanagh • Kansas State 58.8
19. Ryan Fien • Idaho 58.7
20. Mike Fouts • Utah 58.6
Passing Yards
1. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 4090
2. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 4027
3. Ryan Fien • Idaho 3674
4. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 3625
5. Jon Denton • Nevada-Las Vegas 3591
6. Pat Barnes • California 3499
7. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 3360
8. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 3287
9. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 3221
10. Koy Detmer • Colorado 3156
11. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 2921
Moses Moreno • Colorado State 2921
13. Jake Delhomme • Louisiana 2901
14. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 2811
15. John Dutton • Nevada 2750
16. Brad Otton • Southern California 2649
17. Cory Sauter • Minnesota 2578
18. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 2575
19. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 2565
20. Mike Fouts • Utah 2526
Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 2526
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 10.1
2. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 10.0
3. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 9.4
4. Herb Tyler • Louisiana State 9.0
5. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 8.9
6. Jim Arellanes • Fresno State 8.9
7. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 8.7
8. Matt Sauk • Utah State 8.7
9. Koy Detmer • Colorado 8.7
10. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 8.7
11. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 8.4
12. Ron Powlus • Notre Dame 8.4
13. Mike Fouts • Utah 8.4
14. Pat Barnes • California 8.3
15. Brent Baldwin • Ball State 8.3
16. Jim Druckenmiller • Virginia Tech 8.3
17. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 8.3
18. James Brown • Texas 8.3
19. John Dutton • Nevada 8.2
20. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 8.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 10.6
2. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 10.4
3. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 10.3
4. Pat Barnes • California 9.0
5. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 8.9
6. Jim Druckenmiller • Virginia Tech 8.7
7. John Dutton • Nevada 8.7
8. Mike Fouts • Utah 8.7
9. Ron Powlus • Notre Dame 8.6
10. Brent Baldwin • Ball State 8.6
11. Ryan Clement • Miami (FL) 8.4
12. Koy Detmer • Colorado 8.4
13. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 8.4
14. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 8.3
15. Donald Sellers • New Mexico 8.3
16. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 8.2
17. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 8.2
18. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 8.1
19. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 7.9
20. Brock Huard • Washington 7.9
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 173.6
2. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 170.6
3. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 169.6
4. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 154.7
5. John Dutton • Nevada 153.8
6. Pat Barnes • California 150.1
7. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 147.7
8. Mike Fouts • Utah 147.2
9. Ryan Clement • Miami (FL) 147.1
10. Brent Baldwin • Ball State 146.5
11. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 145.3
12. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 145.1
13. Jim Druckenmiller • Virginia Tech 144.8
14. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 144.8
15. Koy Detmer • Colorado 143.7
16. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 141.4
17. Ron Powlus • Notre Dame 141.3
18. Jim Arellanes • Fresno State 141.2
19. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 139.4
20. Donald Sellers • New Mexico 139.1
Rush Attempts
1. Troy Davis • Iowa State 402
2. Silas Massey • Central Michigan 312
3. Byron Hanspard • Texas Tech 311
4. Scott Harley • East Carolina 307
5. June Henley • Kansas 302
6. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 295
7. David Thompson • Oklahoma State 293
8. Alex Smith • Indiana 292
9. Pepe Pearson • Ohio State 286
10. Kareem Wilson • Ohio 275
11. Corey Dillon • Washington 271
12. Denvis Manns • New Mexico State 269
13. Chris McCoy • Navy 268
14. Darnell Autry • Northwestern 263
15. Omari Walker • Boston College 261
16. Robert Holcombe • Illinois 260
17. Astron Whatley • Kent State 254
18. Tiki Barber • Virginia 250
19. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 248
20. Ty King • Miami (OH) 247
Rushing Yards
1. Troy Davis • Iowa State 2185
2. Byron Hanspard • Texas Tech 2000
3. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 1863
4. Scott Harley • East Carolina 1745
5. Corey Dillon • Washington 1555
6. Silas Massey • Central Michigan 1544
7. David Thompson • Oklahoma State 1524
8. Beau Morgan • Air Force 1494
9. Darnell Autry • Northwestern 1386
10. Pepe Pearson • Ohio State 1373
11. Tiki Barber • Virginia 1360
12. June Henley • Kansas 1349
13. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 1282
14. Robert Holcombe • Illinois 1281
15. Calvin Branch • Colorado State 1279
16. Ricky Williams • Texas 1272
17. Alex Smith • Indiana 1248
18. Antowain Smith • Houston 1239
19. Chris McCoy • Navy 1228
20. Curtis Enis • Penn State 1210
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Robert Farmer • Notre Dame 8.5
2. Shaun Alexander • Alabama 7.6
3. Lamont Zachery • Arkansas State 7.4
4. Dante Hall • Texas A&M 7.0
5. Tim Alexander • Oregon State 6.9
6. Carl Sanders • Alabama-Birmingham 6.9
7. Beau Morgan • Air Force 6.6
8. Damon Washington • Colorado State 6.6
9. Keffer McGee • Mississippi State 6.6
10. De'Mond Parker • Oklahoma 6.6
11. Terry Battle • Arizona State 6.5
12. Bobby Williams • Army 6.5
13. Byron Hanspard • Texas Tech 6.4
14. Ernest Blackwell • Missouri 6.4
15. Elijah Williams • Florida 6.3
16. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 6.3
17. Chad Nelson • Rice 6.3
18. Warrick Dunn • Florida State 6.2
19. Ricky Williams • Texas 6.2
20. D'Andre Hardeman • Texas A&M 6.1
Receiving Yards
1. Marcus Harris • Wyoming 1650
2. Chad Mackey • Louisiana Tech 1466
3. Geoff Noisy • Nevada 1435
4. Nakia Jenkins • Utah State 1397
5. Reidel Anthony • Florida 1293
6. Brian Roberson • Fresno State 1248
7. Reggie Allen • Central Michigan 1229
8. Eugene Baker • Kent State 1215
9. Antonio Wilson • Idaho 1203
10. Brandon Stokley • Louisiana 1160
11. Damond Wilkins • Nevada 1121
12. Rae Carruth • Colorado 1116
13. D'Wayne Bates • Northwestern 1099
14. Joey Kent • Tennessee 1080
15. Brian Alford • Purdue 1057
16. Ryan Thelwell • Minnesota 1051
17. Ontario Pryor • Eastern Michigan 1031
18. Will Blackwell • San Diego State 1000
19. Ryan Ikebe • Boise State 959
20. Mike Adams • Texas 942
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Marcus Robinson • South Carolina 24.0
2. Donnie Hart • Texas Tech 22.5
3. Todd Yoder • Vanderbilt 22.4
4. Larry Shannon • East Carolina 21.4
5. Peter Warrick • Florida State 21.2
6. Joe Jurevicius • Penn State 21.2
7. Tony Gaiter • Miami (FL) 21.1
8. Germane Crowell • Virginia 20.8
9. Rae Carruth • Colorado 20.7
10. Albert Johnson • Southern Methodist 20.3
11. Kendrick Lee • Southern Mississippi 20.3
12. Jim McElroy • UCLA 20.3
13. Derrick Bridges • Louisiana-Monroe 20.2
14. Kevin McKenzie • Washington State 20.2
15. Kenny Causey • Alabama-Birmingham 20.1
16. Stephen Alexander • Oklahoma 19.9
17. Mike McDaniel • Oklahoma 19.8
18. Jeremy McDaniel • Arizona 19.6
19. Anthony Ladd • Cincinnati 19.5
20. E.G. Green • Florida State 19.5
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Troy Davis • Iowa State 415
2. Scott Harley • East Carolina 332
3. Byron Hanspard • Texas Tech 328
4. Silas Massey • Central Michigan 327
5. June Henley • Kansas 324
6. David Thompson • Oklahoma State 313
7. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 309
8. Pepe Pearson • Ohio State 304
9. Alex Smith • Indiana 301
10. Omari Walker • Boston College 293
11. Corey Dillon • Washington 286
Darnell Autry • Northwestern 286
13. Denvis Manns • New Mexico State 285
14. Robert Holcombe • Illinois 283
15. Leon Johnson • North Carolina 281
16. Astron Whatley • Kent State 278
17. Dennis Riddle • Alabama 276
18. Kareem Wilson • Ohio 275
19. Tiki Barber • Virginia 272
20. Chris McCoy • Navy 269
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Troy Davis • Iowa State 2249
2. Byron Hanspard • Texas Tech 2192
3. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 1996
4. Scott Harley • East Carolina 1944
5. Corey Dillon • Washington 1828
6. David Thompson • Oklahoma State 1749
7. Marcus Harris • Wyoming 1650
8. Silas Massey • Central Michigan 1647
9. Tiki Barber • Virginia 1618
10. Pepe Pearson • Ohio State 1587
11. June Henley • Kansas 1564
12. Ricky Williams • Texas 1563
13. Darnell Autry • Northwestern 1551
14. Warrick Dunn • Florida State 1535
15. Robert Holcombe • Illinois 1522
16. Chad Mackey • Louisiana Tech 1502
17. Curtis Enis • Penn State 1501
18. Beau Morgan • Air Force 1494
19. Joel Thomas • Idaho 1466
20. Antowain Smith • Houston 1440
Total Yards
1. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 4209
2. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 3983
3. Jon Denton • Nevada-Las Vegas 3629
4. Ryan Fien • Idaho 3609
5. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 3525
6. Pat Barnes • California 3416
7. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 3320
8. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 3161
9. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 3156
10. Koy Detmer • Colorado 3150
11. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 3055
12. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 2903
13. Tony Hilde • Boise State 2854
14. Jake Delhomme • Louisiana 2822
15. Donald Sellers • New Mexico 2805
16. Beau Morgan • Air Force 2704
17. John Dutton • Nevada 2694
18. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 2675
19. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 2667
20. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 2638
Total Yards Per Play
1. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 8.3
2. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 8.2
3. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 8.0
4. Koy Detmer • Colorado 7.9
5. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 7.6
6. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 7.5
7. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 7.5
8. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 7.5
9. Ryan Fien • Idaho 7.0
10. Pat Barnes • California 6.8
11. Jon Denton • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.1
Field Goal Percentage
1. Marc Primanti • North Carolina State 100.0
Jeff Caldwell • Arkansas State 100.0
3. Marty Kent • Louisiana Tech 92.9
4. Brent Lockliear • Ball State 90.9
Damon Shea • Nevada 90.9
6. Scott Bentley • Florida State 88.9
7. Joseph Parker • Army 85.7
8. John Scott • Miami (OH) 83.3
9. Brad Palazzo • Tulane 80.0
10. Phil Dawson • Texas 79.2
11. Peter Holt • San Diego State 78.9
12. Kyle Bryant • Texas A&M 78.3
13. Rafael Garcia • Virginia 77.8
14. Chris Gardner • Michigan State 77.3
15. Remy Hamilton • Michigan 76.2
16. Colby Cason • New Mexico 75.0
Brett Conway • Penn State 75.0
Reed Morton • South Carolina 75.0
19. Cory Wedel • Wyoming 74.1
20. Bjorn Merten • UCLA 73.7
Punt Return Yards
1. Dante Hall • Texas A&M 573
2. Don Morgan • Nevada 435
3. Tim Dwight • Iowa 417
4. Terry Fair • Tennessee 400
5. Tremayne Banks • Miami (OH) 395
6. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 375
7. James Dye • Brigham Young 352
8. Allen Rossum • Notre Dame 344
9. Leandrew Childs • San Diego State 332
10. Brian Roberson • Fresno State 330
11. Jacquez Green • Florida 324
12. Alvin Duke • Vanderbilt 305
13. Michael Perry • Rice 300
14. Derrick Mason • Michigan State 293
15. Kendrick Lee • Southern Mississippi 284
16. David Boston • Ohio State 282
17. Chris Canty • Kansas State 269
18. Troy Walters • Stanford 268
19. Brian Musso • Northwestern 263
20. J.R. Redmond • Arizona State 260
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Allen Rossum • Notre Dame 22.9
2. Isaac Byrd • Kansas 19.5
3. Tim Dwight • Iowa 19.0
4. James Dye • Brigham Young 17.6
5. Kalief Muhammad • Baylor 15.8
6. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 15.6
7. Keijuan Douglas • Eastern Michigan 15.3
8. Leandrew Childs • San Diego State 15.1
9. Leon Johnson • North Carolina 14.7
10. Chad Smith • New Mexico 14.3
11. Terry Fair • Tennessee 13.8
12. Brian Roberson • Fresno State 13.8
13. Tremayne Banks • Miami (OH) 13.6
14. Shevin Wiggins • Nebraska 13.5
15. Dante Hall • Texas A&M 13.3
16. Courtney Davis • Bowling Green State 13.2
17. Charles West • Houston 13.1
18. Jacquez Green • Florida 13.0
19. Kendrick Lee • Southern Mississippi 12.9
20. Mike Mitchell • Louisiana-Monroe 12.8
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Allen Rossum • Notre Dame 3
2. Dee Feaster • Florida State 2
Jacquez Green • Florida 2
James Dye • Brigham Young 2
Phil Nash • Syracuse 2
Terry Fair • Tennessee 2
Tim Dwight • Iowa 2
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Tom Pace • Idaho 839
2. Curtis Anderson • Pittsburgh 762
3. George McDonald-Ashford • Illinois 736
4. Deon Mitchell • Northern Illinois 714
5. Cedric Johnson • UTEP 710
6. Jeff Liggon • Tulane 707
7. Ryan Ikebe • Boise State 695
8. Tony Knox • Western Michigan 690
9. Jim Turner • Syracuse 633
10. Charlie Rogers • Georgia Tech 626
11. Rodnick Phillips • Southern Methodist 618
12. Michael Perry • Rice 596
13. Ketric Sanford • Houston 593
14. William Young • Kent State 577
15. Steven Harper • Rutgers 564
16. Aaron Stecker • Wisconsin 544
17. Chad Scott • Maryland 534
18. Terry Battle • Arizona State 528
Tremain Mack • Miami (FL) 528
20. Justin Bivins • Ball State 527
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Tremain Mack • Miami (FL) 37.7
2. R. Jay Soward • Southern California 31.4
3. Terry Battle • Arizona State 31.1
4. Pat Johnson • Oregon 30.7
5. Cedric Johnson • UTEP 29.6
6. Eric Booth • Southern Mississippi 29.3
7. Rodnick Phillips • Southern Methodist 28.1
8. Ronney Jenkins • Brigham Young 27.9
9. John Avery • Mississippi 27.8
10. Tony Knox • Western Michigan 27.6
11. Jim Turner • Syracuse 27.5
12. Tremayne Banks • Miami (OH) 27.3
13. Leandrew Childs • San Diego State 27.2
14. Damon Dunn • Stanford 27.1
15. Larry Brown • New Mexico 26.8
16. Rahshon Spikes • North Carolina State 26.5
17. Jemal Singleton • Air Force 26.5
18. Chris McAlister • Arizona 26.3
19. Tom Pace • Idaho 26.2
20. Jeff Liggon • Tulane 26.2
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. John Avery • Mississippi 2
R. Jay Soward • Southern California 2
Terry Battle • Arizona State 2
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Dawan Anderson • Iowa State 2
Don Morgan • Nevada 2
Eric Allen • Indiana 2
Eric Nunlee • Western Michigan 2
Michael Hicks • UTEP 2
Mikal Smith • Arizona 2
Rashad Smith • Navy 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 17.5
2. Ramon Flanigan • Southern Methodist 16.2
3. Matt Sauk • Utah State 16.2
4. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 15.6
5. Brock Huard • Washington 15.5
6. Herb Tyler • Louisiana State 15.5
7. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 15.5
8. Tim Sherman • Virginia 15.4
9. Rodney Hudson • Alabama-Birmingham 15.3
10. Koy Detmer • Colorado 15.2
11. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 15.1
12. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 15.1
13. Dan Gonzalez • East Carolina 14.7
14. Henry Burris • Temple 14.7
15. Ron Powlus • Notre Dame 14.6
16. Jim Druckenmiller • Virginia Tech 14.6
17. Tony Hilde • Boise State 14.5
18. James Brown • Texas 14.5
19. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 14.5
20. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 14.5
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Josh Wallwork • Wyoming 340.8
2. Ryan Fien • Idaho 334.0
3. Pat Barnes • California 318.1
4. Jason Martin • Louisiana Tech 305.5
5. Danny Wuerffel • Florida 302.1
6. Jon Denton • Nevada-Las Vegas 299.3
7. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 298.8
8. Billy Blanton • San Diego State 292.8
9. Steve Sarkisian • Brigham Young 287.6
10. Koy Detmer • Colorado 286.9
11. Chad Darnell • Central Michigan 265.5
12. Jake Delhomme • Louisiana 263.7
13. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 255.5
14. John Dutton • Nevada 250.0
15. Matt Sauk • Utah State 248.9
16. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 243.4
17. Cory Sauter • Minnesota 234.4
18. Jake Plummer • Arizona State 234.1
19. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 233.2
20. Mike Fouts • Utah 229.6
Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 229.6