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1997 Conference USA Leaders

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Record: 37-42, .468 W-L% (7th of 11) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -3.12 (6th of 11) ▪ SOS: -1.82 (6th of 11)

Conference Champion: Southern Mississippi

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Southern Mississippi)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Chris Redman (LOU)	261
2.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	253
3.	Shaun King (TLN)	199
4.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	194
5.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	170
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	166
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	87
8.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	34
9.	Mike Watkins (LOU)	13
10.	Deontey Kenner* (CIN)	5
11.	Stephen Galbraith (MEM)	4
	Bobby Weaver (ECAR)	4
13.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	3
14.	Jeremy Borseth (LOU)	2
	Kenton Evans (MEM)	2
	Glenn Odell (HOU)	2

Pass Attempts

1.	Chris Redman (LOU)	445
2.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	431
3.	Shaun King (TLN)	363
4.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	350
5.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	316
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	314
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	190
8.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	77
9.	Mike Watkins (LOU)	25
10.	Stephen Galbraith (MEM)	13
11.	Bobby Weaver (ECAR)	8
	Deontey Kenner* (CIN)	8
13.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	4
14.	Kenton Evans (MEM)	3
15.	Jeremy Borseth (LOU)	2
	Glenn Odell (HOU)	2

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	58.7
2.	Chris Redman (LOU)	58.7
3.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	55.4
4.	Shaun King (TLN)	54.8
5.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	53.8
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	52.9
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	45.8

Passing Yards

1.	Chris Redman (LOU)	3079
2.	Shaun King (TLN)	2567
3.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	2510
4.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	2249
5.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	2248
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	1910
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	1176
8.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	384
9.	Mike Watkins (LOU)	175
10.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	96
11.	Deontey Kenner* (CIN)	84
12.	Stephen Galbraith (MEM)	52
13.	Drew Pairamore (MEM)	36
14.	Jeremy Borseth (LOU)	28
15.	Andrew Bayes (ECAR)	24
16.	Kenton Evans (MEM)	20
17.	Jimmy Keith (MEM)	12
18.	Glenn Odell (HOU)	7
19.	Bobby Weaver (ECAR)	5

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	7.1
2.	Shaun King (TLN)	7.1
3.	Chris Redman (LOU)	6.9
4.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	6.4
5.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	6.2
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	6.1
7.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	5.8

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Shaun King (TLN)	6.7
2.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	6.6
3.	Chris Redman (LOU)	6.3
4.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	6.2
5.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	5.5
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	5.1
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	4.5

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Shaun King (TLN)	24
2.	Chris Redman (LOU)	18
3.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	16
	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	16
5.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	12
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	9
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	6
8.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Chris Redman (LOU)	14
	Shaun King (TLN)	14
3.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	11
4.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	10
	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	10
6.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	9
	Bernard Oden (MEM)	9
8.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	4
9.	Deontey Kenner* (CIN)	2

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Shaun King (TLN)	128.3
2.	Chris Redman (LOU)	123.8
3.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	120.4
4.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	119.3
5.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	115.2
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	106.4
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	97.7

Rush Attempts

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	245
2.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	151
3.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	149
4.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	148
5.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	145
6.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	143
7.	Toney Converse (TLN)	137
	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	137
9.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	129
10.	Shaun King (TLN)	124
11.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	120
12.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	119
13.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	105
14.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	87
15.	Teofilo Riley (MEM)	79
16.	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	78
17.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	75
18.	Eric Booth* (SMS)	72
19.	Antonio Roundtree (LOU)	64
20.	Jay McGuire (HOU)	56

Rushing Yards

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	1045
2.	Toney Converse (TLN)	777
3.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	636
4.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	613
5.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	611
6.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	606
7.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	573
8.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	570
9.	Shaun King (TLN)	511
10.	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	506
11.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	503
12.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	472
13.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	457
14.	Eric Booth* (SMS)	404
15.	Teofilo Riley (MEM)	307
16.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	292
17.	Jay McGuire (HOU)	203
18.	Otis Floyd (LOU)	171
19.	Orlando Smith* (CIN)	165
20.	Kelby Nance* (SMS)	162

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	6.5
2.	Toney Converse (TLN)	5.7
3.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	4.8
4.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	4.5
5.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	4.5
6.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	4.3
7.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	4.2
8.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	4.2
9.	Shaun King (TLN)	4.1
10.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	4.1
11.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	4.0
12.	Teofilo Riley (MEM)	3.9
13.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	3.8
14.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	3.4
15.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	3.4

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	16
2.	Jay McGuire (HOU)	9
3.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	8
4.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	7
	Landon Smith* (CIN)	7
6.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	5
	Shaun King (TLN)	5
	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	5
9.	O'Kie Woods (TLN)	4
	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	4
	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	4
12.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	3
	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	3
	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	3
15.	Otis Floyd (LOU)	2
	Antonio Roundtree (LOU)	2
	Toney Converse (TLN)	2

Receptions

1.	Miguel Montano (LOU)	67
2.	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	58
3.	Ibn Green (LOU)	55
4.	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	54
	Troy Smith (ECAR)	54
6.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	52
7.	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	46
8.	Damien Dodson (MEM)	45
9.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	44
10.	Robbie Wheeler (HOU)	42
11.	Maurice Bryant (HOU)	39
12.	Richie Floyd (MEM)	38
	Todd Pinkston* (SMS)	38
14.	Eddie Shaw* (SMS)	34
15.	Orlando Iglesias (HOU)	33
	Alphonso Collins (ECAR)	33
17.	Cornelius Bonner* (CIN)	27
	Marcellus Harris (ECAR)	27
19.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	26
20.	Scott Regimbald (HOU)	25

Receiving Yards

1.	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	1008
2.	Miguel Montano (LOU)	875
3.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	839
4.	Troy Smith (ECAR)	795
5.	Ibn Green (LOU)	731
6.	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	703
7.	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	687
8.	Richie Floyd (MEM)	617
9.	Damien Dodson (MEM)	605
10.	Orlando Iglesias (HOU)	529
11.	Maurice Bryant (HOU)	483
12.	Robbie Wheeler (HOU)	470
13.	Alphonso Collins (ECAR)	376
14.	Cornelius Bonner* (CIN)	366
15.	Todd Pinkston* (SMS)	360
16.	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	346
17.	Chancy Carr (MEM)	313
18.	Larry Shannon (ECAR)	308
19.	Eddie Shaw* (SMS)	302
20.	Kerwin Cook (TLN)	301

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	18.7
2.	Richie Floyd (MEM)	16.2
3.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	16.1
4.	Orlando Iglesias (HOU)	16.0
5.	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	14.9
6.	Troy Smith (ECAR)	14.7
7.	Larry Shannon (ECAR)	14.7
8.	Cornelius Bonner* (CIN)	13.6
9.	Damien Dodson (MEM)	13.4
10.	Ibn Green (LOU)	13.3
11.	Miguel Montano (LOU)	13.1
12.	Chancy Carr (MEM)	13.0
13.	John Wilson (TLN)	13.0
14.	Maurice Bryant (HOU)	12.4
15.	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	12.1
16.	Alphonso Collins (ECAR)	11.4
17.	Robbie Wheeler (HOU)	11.2
18.	Scott Regimbald (HOU)	10.4
19.	Todd Pinkston* (SMS)	9.5
20.	Marcellus Harris (ECAR)	9.3

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	10
2.	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	9
3.	Ibn Green (LOU)	8
	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	8
5.	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	7
6.	Damien Dodson (MEM)	5
7.	Troy Smith (ECAR)	4
	Marcellus Harris (ECAR)	4
	Boo Blevins (MEM)	4
10.	Todd Pinkston* (SMS)	3
	Ryan Burton (HOU)	3
	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	3
13.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	2
	Kerwin Cook (TLN)	2
	Josh Anderson* (CIN)	2
	Alphonso Collins (ECAR)	2
	Terry Hardy* (SMS)	2
	Robbie Wheeler (HOU)	2
	O'Kie Woods (TLN)	2
	Orlando Iglesias (HOU)	2

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	271
2.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	165
3.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	158
4.	Toney Converse (TLN)	157
5.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	152
6.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	149
7.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	147
8.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	143
9.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	140
10.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	130
	Frank Moreau (LOU)	130
12.	Shaun King (TLN)	124
13.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	115
14.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	107
15.	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	84
16.	Teofilo Riley (MEM)	80
17.	Antonio Roundtree (LOU)	79
18.	Eric Booth* (SMS)	76
19.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	75
20.	Miguel Montano (LOU)	67
	Otis Floyd (LOU)	67

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	1192
2.	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	1008
3.	Toney Converse (TLN)	909
4.	Miguel Montano (LOU)	875
5.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	839
6.	Troy Smith (ECAR)	795
7.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	737
8.	Ibn Green (LOU)	731
9.	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	706
10.	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	681
11.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	677
12.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	639
13.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	627
14.	Damien Dodson (MEM)	623
15.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	618
	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	618
17.	Richie Floyd (MEM)	617
18.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	606
19.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	594
20.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	591

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	16
2.	JaJuan Dawson (TLN)	10
3.	Jay McGuire (HOU)	9
	Sherrod Gideon* (SMS)	9
5.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	8
	Ibn Green (LOU)	8
	P.J. Franklin (TLN)	8
8.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	7
	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	7
	Arnold Jackson (LOU)	7
11.	O'Kie Woods (TLN)	6
12.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	5
	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	5
	Damien Dodson (MEM)	5
	Marcellus Harris (ECAR)	5
	Shaun King (TLN)	5
	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	5
18.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	4
	Troy Smith (ECAR)	4
	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	4
	Boo Blevins (MEM)	4
	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	4

Total Plays

1.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	506
2.	Chris Redman (LOU)	492
3.	Shaun King (TLN)	487
4.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	445
5.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	386
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	343
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	339
8.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	245
9.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	151
10.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	148
11.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	145
12.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	143
13.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	137
	Toney Converse (TLN)	137
15.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	120
16.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	119
17.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	105
18.	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	87
19.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	82
20.	Teofilo Riley (MEM)	79

Total Yards

1.	Shaun King (TLN)	3078
2.	Chris Redman (LOU)	2958
3.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	2419
4.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	2330
5.	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	2056
6.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	1801
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	1782
8.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	1045
9.	Toney Converse (TLN)	777
10.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	636
11.	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	613
12.	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	611
13.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	573
14.	Vaughn Inniss (HOU)	570
15.	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	506
16.	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	503
17.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	472
18.	Scott Harley (ECAR)	457
19.	Eric Booth* (SMS)	404
20.	Tyson Helton (HOU)	354

Total Yards Per Play

Shaun King (TLN)

6.3

Total Touchdowns

1.	Shaun King (TLN)	29
2.	Bernard Oden (MEM)	20
3.	Chris Redman (LOU)	18
4.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	17
5.	Harold Shaw* (SMS)	16
	Lee Roberts* (SMS)	16
7.	Chad Plummer* (CIN)	13
8.	Jason McKinley (HOU)	9
	Jay McGuire (HOU)	9
10.	Landon Smith* (CIN)	7
11.	Frank Moreau (LOU)	5
	Jamaican Dartez (TLN)	5
13.	O'Kie Woods (TLN)	4
	Robert Cooper* (CIN)	4
	Gerard Arnold (MEM)	4
16.	Ketric Sanford (HOU)	3
	Jamie Wilson (ECAR)	3
	Daryl Royal* (CIN)	3
19.	Antonio Roundtree (LOU)	2
	Toney Converse (TLN)	2
	Otis Floyd (LOU)	2
	Jason Nichols (ECAR)	2

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