1997 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Tim Couch • Kentucky 66.4
2. Mike Bobo • Georgia 65.0
3. Stewart Patridge • Mississippi 64.8
4. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 64.6
5. Nealon Greene • Clemson 63.8
6. Brian Griese • Michigan 63.2
7. Oscar Davenport • North Carolina 62.8
8. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 62.5
9. Matt Hasselbeck • Boston College 61.6
10. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 61.4
11. John Dutton • Nevada 61.3
12. Cade McNown • UCLA 61.1
13. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 61.1
14. Ron Powlus • Notre Dame 61.1
15. Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 60.9
16. Herb Tyler • Louisiana State 60.8
17. Aaron Brooks • Virginia 60.7
18. Brian Cummings • Maryland 60.4
19. Thad Busby • Florida State 60.3
20. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 60.2
Passing Yards
1. Tim Couch • Kentucky 3884
2. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 3881
3. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 3819
4. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 3637
5. John Dutton • Nevada 3526
6. Chad Pennington • Marshall 3480
7. Thad Busby • Florida State 3317
8. Charlie Batch • Eastern Michigan 3280
9. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 3277
10. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 3086
11. Chris Redman • Louisville 3079
12. Chris Wallace • Toledo 2955
13. Matt Sauk • Utah State 2896
14. Cade McNown • UCLA 2877
15. Billy Dicken • Purdue 2811
16. Mike Bobo • Georgia 2751
17. Justin Vedder • California 2718
18. Brian Brennan • Idaho 2708
19. Jose Davis • Kent State 2707
20. Stewart Patridge • Mississippi 2667
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Cade McNown • UCLA 10.2
2. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 9.7
3. John Dutton • Nevada 9.6
4. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 9.4
5. Mike Bobo • Georgia 9.0
6. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 8.8
7. Brock Huard • Washington 8.8
8. Corby Jones • Missouri 8.7
9. Mike McQueary • Penn State 8.7
10. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 8.6
11. Thad Busby • Florida State 8.5
12. Aaron Brooks • Virginia 8.5
13. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 8.4
14. Graham Leigh • New Mexico 8.4
15. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 8.1
16. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 8.1
17. Chad Pennington • Marshall 8.1
18. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 8.1
19. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 8.1
20. Nealon Greene • Clemson 8.0
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Cade McNown • UCLA 10.9
2. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 10.3
3. John Dutton • Nevada 10.0
4. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 9.9
5. Mike Bobo • Georgia 9.1
6. Graham Leigh • New Mexico 8.8
7. Brock Huard • Washington 8.8
8. Aaron Brooks • Virginia 8.8
9. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 8.8
10. Chad Pennington • Marshall 8.7
11. Thad Busby • Florida State 8.6
12. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 8.6
13. Pete Gonzalez • Pittsburgh 8.5
14. Corby Jones • Missouri 8.5
15. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 8.5
16. Mike McQueary • Penn State 8.4
17. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 8.4
18. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 8.2
19. Al Clark • Virginia Tech 8.0
20. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 7.9
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Cade McNown • UCLA 168.6
2. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 161.2
3. John Dutton • Nevada 156.7
4. Brock Huard • Washington 156.4
5. Mike Bobo • Georgia 155.8
6. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 154.0
7. Graham Leigh • New Mexico 153.6
8. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 153.5
9. Chad Pennington • Marshall 151.9
10. Aaron Brooks • Virginia 151.0
11. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 149.1
12. Thad Busby • Florida State 147.7
13. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 147.7
14. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 146.9
15. Pete Gonzalez • Pittsburgh 146.7
16. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 146.6
17. Nealon Greene • Clemson 145.1
18. Mike McQueary • Penn State 145.0
19. Tim Couch • Kentucky 141.4
20. Corby Jones • Missouri 140.8
Rushing Yards
1. Ricky Williams • Texas 1893
2. Ahman Green • Nebraska 1877
3. Tavian Banks • Iowa 1639
4. Travis Prentice • Miami (OH) 1549
5. Amos Zereoue • West Virginia 1505
6. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 1421
7. Chris McCoy • Navy 1370
8. Jamal Lewis • Tennessee 1364
9. Curtis Enis • Penn State 1363
10. Fred Taylor • Florida 1292
11. Dwayne Harris • Toledo 1278
12. Autry Denson • Notre Dame 1268
13. Robert Holcombe • Illinois 1253
14. Sedrick Irvin • Michigan State 1211
15. Saladin McCullough • Oregon 1193
16. Michael Black • Washington State 1157
17. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 1144
18. De'Mond Parker • Oklahoma 1143
19. Skip Hicks • UCLA 1142
Tremayne Stephens • North Carolina State 1142
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Cecil Collins • Louisiana State 8.3
2. Ernest Blackwell • Missouri 7.5
3. Kevin McDougal • Colorado State 7.4
4. James Jackson • Miami (FL) 7.3
5. Dante Hall • Texas A&M 7.3
6. Kendall Matthews • Purdue 7.1
7. Riz Buckman • Ohio 6.9
8. Ricky Williams • Texas 6.8
9. Bobby Ray Tell • Louisiana Tech 6.8
10. Ahman Green • Nebraska 6.8
11. Darrell Bush • Baylor 6.7
12. Tavian Banks • Iowa 6.7
13. Greg Lomax • Akron 6.6
14. Anthony Bookman • Stanford 6.6
15. Joel Makovicka • Nebraska 6.5
16. Mike Cloud • Boston College 6.5
17. Jamaican Dartez • Tulane 6.5
18. Michael Perry • Rice 6.4
19. Scott Frost • Nebraska 6.2
20. Rashaan Shehee • Washington 6.2
Receiving Yards
1. Troy Edwards • Louisiana Tech 1707
2. Randy Moss • Marshall 1647
3. Eugene Baker • Kent State 1549
4. Jerome Pathon • Washington 1245
5. Pascal Volz • New Mexico 1229
6. Troy Walters • Stanford 1206
7. Geoff Noisy • Nevada 1184
8. Marcus Nash • Tennessee 1170
9. Brian Alford • Purdue 1167
10. Trevor Insley • Nevada 1151
11. Siaha Burley • Central Florida 1106
12. Torry Holt • North Carolina State 1099
13. Bobby Shaw • California 1093
14. Nakia Jenkins • Utah State 1086
15. Damon Savage • Tulsa 1084
16. E.G. Green • Florida State 1059
17. Jacquez Green • Florida 1024
18. Sherrod Gideon • Southern Mississippi 1008
19. Germane Crowell • Virginia 969
20. Desmond Clark • Wake Forest 950
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Kent Layman • Missouri 25.4
2. Corey Alston • Western Michigan 23.8
3. Damon Gibson • Iowa 22.4
4. Kevin Drake • Alabama-Birmingham 21.7
5. Jim McElroy • UCLA 21.5
6. Jim Turner • Syracuse 21.2
7. Darnell McDonald • Kansas State 21.0
Octavus Barnes • North Carolina 21.0
9. Joe Jurevicius • Penn State 20.9
10. Kevin Walker • Temple 20.2
11. Tony Simmons • Wisconsin 19.9
12. Brian Alford • Purdue 19.8
13. E.G. Green • Florida State 19.6
14. Derrick Steagall • Georgia Tech 19.5
15. Trevor Insley • Nevada 19.5
16. Quinton Spotwood • Syracuse 19.4
17. Kevin Johnson • Syracuse 19.1
18. Terry Murphy • Pittsburgh 19.0
19. Tyrone Goodson • Auburn 18.9
20. Lennie Johnson • Arkansas State 18.7
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Ricky Williams • Texas 2043
2. Ahman Green • Nebraska 1982
3. Troy Edwards • Louisiana Tech 1897
4. Tavian Banks • Iowa 1839
5. Travis Prentice • Miami (OH) 1687
6. Randy Moss • Marshall 1649
7. Jamal Lewis • Tennessee 1630
8. Amos Zereoue • West Virginia 1581
9. Curtis Enis • Penn State 1578
10. Sedrick Irvin • Michigan State 1550
11. Eugene Baker • Kent State 1549
12. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 1538
13. Fred Taylor • Florida 1530
Robert Holcombe • Illinois 1530
15. Dwayne Harris • Toledo 1507
16. Skip Hicks • UCLA 1478
17. Autry Denson • Notre Dame 1443
18. Chris McCoy • Navy 1370
19. Saladin McCullough • Oregon 1353
20. Edgerrin James • Miami (FL) 1348
Total Yards
1. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 3968
2. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 3789
3. Tim Couch • Kentucky 3759
4. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 3583
5. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 3524
6. John Dutton • Nevada 3522
7. Chad Pennington • Marshall 3421
8. Charlie Batch • Eastern Michigan 3390
9. Thad Busby • Florida State 3301
10. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 3277
11. Chris Wallace • Toledo 3187
12. Billy Dicken • Purdue 3119
13. Shaun King • Tulane 3078
14. Chris Redman • Louisville 2958
15. Cade McNown • UCLA 2902
16. Matt Sauk • Utah State 2898
17. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 2892
18. Jose Davis • Kent State 2883
19. Graham Leigh • New Mexico 2846
20. Pete Gonzalez • Pittsburgh 2826
Total Yards Per Play
1. John Dutton • Nevada 8.6
2. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 8.0
3. Thad Busby • Florida State 7.4
4. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 7.3
5. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 7.2
6. Chad Pennington • Marshall 7.1
7. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 6.8
8. Billy Dicken • Purdue 6.8
9. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 6.6
10. Charlie Batch • Eastern Michigan 6.5
11. Shaun King • Tulane 6.3
12. Tim Couch • Kentucky 6.1
13. Chris Wallace • Toledo 6.0
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Bobby Newcombe • Nebraska 20.3
2. Tim Dwight • Iowa 19.3
3. Tony Collins • Iowa 18.2
4. R.W. McQuarters • Oklahoma State 16.3
5. Steve Smith • Utah State 15.6
6. Tinker Keck • Cincinnati 15.2
7. Dee Feaster • Florida State 15.0
8. Quinton Spotwood • Syracuse 14.9
9. Nod Washington • Miami (OH) 14.7
10. Steve Neal • Western Michigan 14.6
11. Jacquez Green • Florida 14.5
12. Geoff Turner • Colorado State 14.5
13. Arnold Jackson • Louisville 14.3
14. Terry Fair • Tennessee 14.3
15. Troy Walters • Stanford 14.1
16. Shawn Tims • Washington State 13.9
17. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 13.7
18. Torry Holt • North Carolina State 13.5
19. David Allen • Kansas State 13.4
20. Peter Warrick • Florida State 13.4
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Kevin Johnson • Syracuse 36.7
2. Eric Booth • Southern Mississippi 34.8
3. Ben Kelly • Colorado 31.1
4. Pat McGrew • Navy 29.4
5. Boo Williams • South Carolina 29.3
6. Pat Johnson • Oregon 28.9
7. Allen Rossum • Notre Dame 28.5
8. Hank Poteat • Pittsburgh 27.9
9. Ketric Sanford • Houston 27.9
10. Fernando Bryant • Alabama 27.7
11. Tony Horne • Clemson 27.3
12. Damon Dunn • Stanford 27.0
13. Tyrone Carter • Minnesota 26.8
14. Sean Williams • Ohio 26.4
15. R. Jay Soward • Southern California 26.3
16. Az-Zahir Hakim • San Diego State 26.2
17. Myles Savage • Wake Forest 26.2
18. Demarrio Jones • Miami (OH) 26.1
19. Joe Walker • Nebraska 25.9
20. Rod Richardson • Army 25.2
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Cedric Donaldson • Louisiana State 2
Efrain Guizar • Fresno State 2
Mike Rose • Purdue 2
Nate Kvamme • Colorado State 2
Patrick Brown • Kansas 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 19.5
2. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 17.3
3. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 17.2
4. Cade McNown • UCLA 16.6
5. Corby Jones • Missouri 16.3
6. John Dutton • Nevada 15.7
7. Matt Sauk • Utah State 15.2
8. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 15.2
9. Mike McQueary • Penn State 15.1
10. Tim Crowley • Central Michigan 14.9
11. Matt Wyatt • Mississippi State 14.9
12. Jake Josetti • Ball State 14.8
13. Brock Huard • Washington 14.7
14. Pat Bonner • Temple 14.6
15. Ortege Jenkins • Arizona 14.5
16. John Fitzgerald • Tulsa 14.4
17. Moses Moreno • Colorado State 14.4
18. Lee Jolly • Alabama-Birmingham 14.2
19. Thad Busby • Florida State 14.1
20. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 14.0
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Tim Couch • Kentucky 353.1
2. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 352.8
3. Ryan Leaf • Washington State 330.6
4. John Dutton • Nevada 320.5
5. Peyton Manning • Tennessee 318.3
6. Thad Busby • Florida State 301.5
7. Charlie Batch • Eastern Michigan 298.2
8. Chad Pennington • Marshall 290.0
9. Jon Denton • Nevada-Las Vegas 287.3
10. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 280.5
11. Chris Redman • Louisville 279.9
12. Dameyune Craig • Auburn 273.1
13. Brian Brennan • Idaho 270.8
14. Jose Davis • Kent State 270.7
15. Matt Sauk • Utah State 263.3
16. Cade McNown • UCLA 261.5
17. Billy Dicken • Purdue 255.5
18. Mike Bobo • Georgia 250.1
19. Justin Vedder • California 247.1
20. Chris Wallace • Toledo 246.3