Big Eight Conference Career Leaders and Records for Total Plays

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From 1956 to 1995

Rank	Player	Plays	From	To	Last School
1.	Phil Bradley	1291	1977	1980	Missouri
2.	Mike Gundy	1273	1986	1989	Oklahoma State
3.	Frank Seurer	1181	1980	1983	Kansas
4.	Jeff Handy	1162	1991	1994	Missouri
5.	Alex Espinoza	1109	1984	1986	Iowa State
6.	Lynn Dickey	1104	1968	1970	Kansas State
7.	Kordell Stewart	1087	1991	1994	Colorado
8.	Cale Gundy	1041	1990	1993	Oklahoma
9.	Dave Jaynes*	1030	1971	1973	Kansas
10.	Marlon Adler	1029	1982	1985	Missouri
11.	Carl Straw	1015	1987	1990	Kansas State
12.	George Amundson*	990	1970	1972	Iowa State
13.	Kelly Donohoe	972	1986	1989	Kansas
14.	Thurman Thomas*	961	1984	1987	Oklahoma State
15.	Bob Anderson*	941	1967	1969	Colorado
16.	Steve Owens*	927	1967	1969	Oklahoma
17.	Chip Hilleary	926	1989	1992	Kansas
18.	Darrell Ray Dickey	921	1979	1982	Kansas State
19.	Jerry Tagge*	917	1969	1971	Nebraska
20.	Darian Hagan	913	1988	1991	Colorado
21.	Terry Miller*	881	1974	1977	Oklahoma State
22.	Mike Norseth	876	1984	1985	Kansas
23.	Jack Mildren*	875	1969	1971	Oklahoma
24.	Dwight Nichols	872	1957	1959	Iowa State
25.	Chad May*	855	1993	1994	Kansas State
26.	David Archer	847	1982	1983	Iowa State
27.	Steve Taylor	835	1985	1988	Nebraska
28.	Tone Jones	824	1993	1996	Oklahoma State
29.	Dave Humm*	820	1972	1974	Nebraska
30.	Tommie Frazier	811	1992	1995	Nebraska
31.	Dave Hoppmann	808	1960	1962	Iowa State
32.	Tim Van Galder	806	1964	1966	Iowa State
33.	Jamelle Holieway*	790	1985	1988	Oklahoma
34.	Ronnie Johnson	788	1966	1968	Oklahoma State
35.	Steve Vogel	782	1981	1984	Colorado
	Bob Warmack*	782	1966	1968	Oklahoma
37.	Tony Sands	777	1988	1991	Kansas
38.	Paul Watson	776	1988	1991	Kansas State
39.	Bobby Douglass	774	1966	1968	Kansas
40.	Dexter Green*	769	1975	1978	Iowa State
41.	John Warder	757	1966	1968	Iowa State
42.	Ernest Anderson*	740	1979	1983	Oklahoma State
43.	Mike Strachan*	729	1972	1974	Iowa State
44.	Steve Davis	725	1973	1975	Oklahoma
45.	Dennis Morrison	720	1970	1972	Kansas State
46.	Turner Gill	718	1980	1983	Nebraska
	Rusty Hilger*	718	1981	1984	Oklahoma State
48.	Steve Grogan	710	1972	1974	Kansas State
49.	Eric Bieniemy	702	1987	1990	Colorado
	Brent Blackman*	702	1971	1973	Oklahoma State

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