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1980 Independent Receiving Stats

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Record: 180-156-4, .535 W-L% (2nd of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 2.16 (7th of 14) ▪ SOS: 0.83 (7th of 14)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Florida State, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh)

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58 Players

Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Dwight Collins* Pittsburgh 30 827 27.6 10 5 20 4.0 0 35 847 24.2 10
2 Sam Greene Nevada-Las Vegas 43 859 20.0 11 3 84 28.0 0 46 943 20.5 11
3 Mike Fahnestock Army 47 937 19.9 7 47 937 19.9 7
4 Cedric Thomas West Virginia 31 607 19.6 10 31 607 19.6 10
5 Bobby Lewis Louisiana-Monroe 27 521 19.3 3 4 30 7.5 0 31 551 17.8 3
6 Rob Rikard Boston College 24 460 19.2 1 1 -6 -6.0 0 25 454 18.2 1
7 Kenny Jackson Penn State 21 386 18.4 5 4 -5 -1.3 0 25 381 15.2 5
8 Robert Griffin Tulane 45 801 17.8 10 3 38 12.7 0 48 839 17.5 10
9 Horace Smith South Carolina 26 455 17.5 1 7 33 4.7 0 33 488 14.8 1
10 Hardis Johnson Florida State 24 419 17.5 9 24 419 17.5 9
11 Jerry Knowlton Memphis 27 470 17.4 4 2 4 2.0 0 29 474 16.3 4
12 Larry Brodsky Miami (FL) 33 570 17.3 3 33 570 17.3 3
13 Darrell Miller West Virginia 23 393 17.1 2 1 9 9.0 0 24 402 16.8 2
14 Ed Schiefelbein William & Mary 46 775 16.8 5 46 775 16.8 5
15 Marlon Heggs Georgia Tech 29 483 16.7 1 1 11 11.0 0 30 494 16.5 1
16 John Ahern Holy Cross 34 566 16.6 2 15 49 3.3 1 49 615 12.6 3
17 Willie Collier* Pittsburgh 37 594 16.1 7 37 594 16.1 7
18 Tom Rogers Colgate 46 720 15.7 4 46 720 15.7 4
19 Jon Schoen Boston College 26 408 15.7 2 26 408 15.7 2
20 Kenny Robinson Louisville 26 401 15.4 0 3 21 7.0 0 29 422 14.6 0
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
21 Jim Fitzpatrick Illinois State 25 375 15.0 1 25 375 15.0 1
22 Tim Odell Rutgers 49 718 14.7 4 49 718 14.7 4
23 Mitch Renfro Louisiana-Monroe 29 424 14.6 6 1 -6 -6.0 0 30 418 13.9 6
24 Curt Gainer Navy 24 340 14.2 3 2 11 5.5 0 26 351 13.5 3
25 Pete Holohan Notre Dame 21 296 14.1 1 1 -12 -12.0 0 22 284 12.9 1
26 Ken Tweedy Richmond 53 736 13.9 3 53 736 13.9 3
27 Anthony Rome Louisiana-Monroe 41 562 13.7 1 41 562 13.7 1
28 Brian Kelley Holy Cross 48 639 13.3 2 48 639 13.3 2
29 Gerald Lucear Temple 29 387 13.3 3 1 3 3.0 0 30 390 13.0 3
30 Willie Scott South Carolina 27 360 13.3 2 27 360 13.3 2
31 Sidney Snell Virginia Tech 43 568 13.2 8 7 17 2.4 0 50 585 11.7 8
32 Tony Hunter Notre Dame 23 303 13.2 1 5 52 10.4 0 28 355 12.7 1
33 Tom McChesney Colgate 22 283 12.9 2 122 544 4.5 5 144 827 5.7 7
34 Tim Sherwin Boston College 29 371 12.8 2 1 10 10.0 0 30 381 12.7 2
35 Marvin Harvey Southern Mississippi 28 359 12.8 3 28 359 12.8 3
36 Mike Livings Southern Mississippi 23 294 12.8 1 23 294 12.8 1
37 Rich Erenberg Colgate 23 293 12.7 2 93 496 5.3 2 116 789 6.8 4
38 Robert Cobb Nevada-Las Vegas 30 378 12.6 5 30 378 12.6 5
39 Mike Redding Holy Cross 40 500 12.5 3 40 500 12.5 3
40 Tony Sidor Syracuse 23 288 12.5 1 23 288 12.5 1
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Rk Player School Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
41 Ralph Williams Cincinnati 34 418 12.3 1 34 418 12.3 1
42 Benjie Pryor* Pittsburgh 47 574 12.2 4 47 574 12.2 4
43 Larry Pruitt Army 24 293 12.2 3 2 -6 -3.0 0 26 287 11.0 3
44 Rodney Holman Tulane 42 481 11.5 1 42 481 11.5 1
45 Mike Giacolone Virginia Tech 25 287 11.5 0 25 287 11.5 0
46 Robert Newman Louisiana-Monroe 26 294 11.3 1 26 294 11.3 1
47 Bo Green Cincinnati 22 249 11.3 2 22 249 11.3 2
48 Kurt Wrigley William & Mary 33 369 11.2 2 33 369 11.2 2
49 Ron Battle North Texas 25 273 10.9 3 25 273 10.9 3
50 Malcolm Jones North Texas 23 250 10.9 1 254 1144 4.5 7 277 1394 5.0 8
51 Pete Harvey North Texas 47 496 10.6 5 9 42 4.7 0 56 538 9.6 5
52 Robert Alexander West Virginia 31 329 10.6 0 204 1064 5.2 5 235 1393 5.9 5
53 Glenn Etheridge Georgia Tech 21 207 9.9 0 21 207 9.9 0
54 Mark Rush Miami (FL) 26 249 9.6 1 67 248 3.7 4 93 497 5.3 5
55 Michael Whiting Florida State 25 203 8.1 0 133 500 3.8 6 158 703 4.4 6
56 Ted Blackwell Rutgers 36 276 7.7 3 162 748 4.6 3 198 1024 5.2 6
57 Tom Franco William & Mary 27 167 6.2 0 115 436 3.8 3 142 603 4.2 3
58 Nathan Johnson Louisiana-Monroe 28 163 5.8 0 151 763 5.1 6 179 926 5.2 6