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1979 Independent Receiving Stats

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Record: 183-175-10, .511 W-L% (7th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -0.68 (8th of 14) ▪ SOS: -0.42 (7th of 14)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Temple)

  • Players sorted by Yds/Rec (minimum 1.875 Rec/G).
  • An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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56 Players

Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Pat Walker Miami (FL) 24 625 26.0 3 24 625 26.0 3
2 Tony Hunter Notre Dame 27 690 25.6 2 27 690 25.6 2
3 Rob Rikard Boston College 24 603 25.1 5 24 603 25.1 5
4 Gerald Lucear Temple 45 964 21.4 13 45 964 21.4 13
5 Darrel Griffin Tulane 25 532 21.3 5 25 532 21.3 5
6 Kris Kentera Georgia Tech 25 526 21.0 4 25 526 21.0 4
7 Sam Greene Nevada-Las Vegas 40 821 20.5 9 12 142 11.8 0 52 963 18.5 9
8 Aaron Hagans Cincinnati 27 531 19.7 0 27 531 19.7 0
9 Art Monk* Syracuse 40 716 17.9 3 8 35 4.4 0 48 751 15.6 3
10 Ralph Williams Cincinnati 27 477 17.7 3 27 477 17.7 3
11 Pete Holohan Notre Dame 22 386 17.5 0 22 386 17.5 0
12 David Dorn Rutgers 27 468 17.3 5 90 356 4.0 7 117 824 7.0 12
13 Dean Barnett Nevada-Las Vegas 23 397 17.3 1 23 397 17.3 1
14 John Ahern Holy Cross 26 444 17.1 1 44 198 4.5 2 70 642 9.2 3
15 Jackie Flowers Florida State 37 622 16.8 7 37 622 16.8 7
16 Zion McKinney* South Carolina 23 387 16.8 4 7 11 1.6 0 30 398 13.3 4
17 Larry Brodsky Miami (FL) 30 495 16.5 2 30 495 16.5 2
18 Sidney Snell Virginia Tech 43 706 16.4 7 18 85 4.7 0 61 791 13.0 7
19 Jim Fitzpatrick Illinois State 29 473 16.3 3 29 473 16.3 3
20 Willie Sydnor Villanova 24 385 16.0 2 7 64 9.1 0 31 449 14.5 2
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
21 Marlon Heggs Georgia Tech 25 397 15.9 2 1 -10 -10.0 0 26 387 14.9 2
22 Darrell Miller West Virginia 33 507 15.4 4 33 507 15.4 4
23 Randy Liles Northwestern State 29 443 15.3 6 29 443 15.3 6
24 Dean Masztak Notre Dame 28 428 15.3 2 28 428 15.3 2
25 Wiley Pitts Temple 33 487 14.8 5 6 11 1.8 0 39 498 12.8 5
26 Cedric Thomas West Virginia 23 341 14.8 3 5 78 15.6 1 28 419 15.0 4
27 Robert Cobb Nevada-Las Vegas 26 376 14.5 3 26 376 14.5 3
28 Phil Johnson Holy Cross 46 662 14.4 3 4 23 5.8 1 50 685 13.7 4
29 Leon Chadwick Georgia Tech 25 355 14.2 3 25 58 2.3 1 50 413 8.3 4
30 Tim Odell Rutgers 34 466 13.7 0 1 3 3.0 0 35 469 13.4 0
31 Ed Schiefelbein William & Mary 25 340 13.6 3 25 340 13.6 3
32 Ralph Still* Pittsburgh 43 580 13.5 7 43 580 13.5 7
33 Marcus Anderson Tulane 22 293 13.3 3 22 293 13.3 3
34 Vern Davenport East Carolina 26 343 13.2 1 26 343 13.2 1
35 Benjie Pryor* Pittsburgh 45 588 13.1 3 1 -4 -4.0 0 46 584 12.7 3
36 Brad Scovill Penn State 26 331 12.7 3 26 331 12.7 3
37 Jim Joiner Miami (FL) 24 293 12.2 2 14 83 5.9 1 38 376 9.9 3
38 Tom Donovan Penn State 21 254 12.1 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 22 247 11.2 1
39 George Moore Georgia Tech 23 275 12.0 1 23 275 12.0 1
40 Alton Alexis Tulane 47 557 11.9 5 1 7 7.0 0 48 564 11.8 5
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
41 Gene Young Colgate 19 220 11.6 1 19 220 11.6 1
42 Pete Harvey North Texas 37 424 11.5 1 10 62 6.2 0 47 486 10.3 1
43 Jim Freeman Colgate 25 283 11.3 4 76 276 3.6 1 101 559 5.5 5
44 Frank Rossi Colgate 26 282 10.8 1 58 151 2.6 0 84 433 5.2 1
45 Grady King Florida State 23 246 10.7 2 23 246 10.7 2
46 Mike Zupan William & Mary 22 228 10.4 1 22 228 10.4 1
47 Scott Schafer Air Force 21 218 10.4 1 6 25 4.2 0 27 243 9.0 1
48 Barry Rubin Northwestern State 27 278 10.3 1 4 15 3.8 0 31 293 9.5 1
49 Rodney Holman Tulane 47 478 10.2 5 47 478 10.2 5
50 Paul Columbia Villanova 23 225 9.8 1 23 225 9.8 1
51 Mark Lyles Florida State 25 211 8.4 1 225 1011 4.5 8 250 1222 4.9 9
52 Joe Delaney Northwestern State 21 174 8.3 1 139 717 5.2 6 160 891 5.6 7
53 Reggie Reginelli Tulane 26 192 7.4 0 85 487 5.7 2 111 679 6.1 2
54 Tim Spriggs Richmond 21 153 7.3 0 21 153 7.3 0
55 Mike Fortson Air Force 27 177 6.6 0 87 354 4.1 0 114 531 4.7 0
56 Marv Christian Tulane 24 121 5.0 0 120 582 4.9 8 144 703 4.9 8