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1985 Independent Leaders

Record: 111-121-5, .479 W-L% (8th of 11) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 1.39 (7th of 11) ▪ SOS: 2.05 (7th of 11)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and South Carolina)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Florida State, Miami (FL) and Penn State)

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Pass Completions

1.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	234
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	216
3.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	175
4.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	151
5.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	142
6.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	128
7.	John Congemi (PITT)	122
8.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	120
9.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	115
10.	Mike Hold (SC)	107
	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	107
	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	107
13.	John Shaffer (PAST)	103
14.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	85
	Don McPherson (SYR)	85
16.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	84
17.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	79
18.	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	70
19.	Jay Gruden (LOU)	66
20.	Thomas King (LALAF)	59

Pass Attempts

1.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	423
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	352
3.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	306
4.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	272
5.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	269
6.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	256
7.	John Congemi (PITT)	241
8.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	229
9.	John Shaffer (PAST)	228
10.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	220
11.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	214
12.	Mike Hold (SC)	208
13.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	201
14.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	174
15.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	169
	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	169
17.	Don McPherson (SYR)	159
18.	Thomas King (LALAF)	150
19.	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	130
20.	Ron Jones (ECAR)	127

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	61.4
2.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	58.2
3.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	57.2
4.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	57.2
5.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	56.1
6.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	55.3
7.	Don McPherson (SYR)	53.5
8.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	52.2
9.	Mike Hold (SC)	51.4
10.	John Congemi (PITT)	50.6
11.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	50.3
12.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	50.0
13.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	48.3
14.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	46.9
15.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	46.7
16.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	46.7
17.	John Shaffer (PAST)	45.2

Passing Yards

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	3238
2.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	2935
3.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	1991
4.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	1875
5.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	1694
6.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	1606
7.	Mike Hold (SC)	1596
8.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	1576
9.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	1475
10.	Don McPherson (SYR)	1469
11.	John Congemi (PITT)	1377
12.	John Shaffer (PAST)	1366
13.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	1335
14.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	1319
15.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	1273
16.	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	990
17.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	919
18.	Jay Gruden (LOU)	839
19.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	752
20.	Terrence Jones (TLN)	704

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Don McPherson (SYR)	9.2
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	9.2
3.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	8.2
4.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	7.8
5.	Mike Hold (SC)	7.7
6.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	7.6
7.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	6.9
8.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	6.5
9.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	6.3
10.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	6.2
11.	John Shaffer (PAST)	6.0
12.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	5.9
13.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	5.8
14.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	5.8
15.	John Congemi (PITT)	5.7
16.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	5.4
17.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	4.4

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Don McPherson (SYR)	9.3
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	8.5
3.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	7.9
4.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	7.8
5.	Mike Hold (SC)	6.2
6.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	5.9
7.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	5.9
8.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	5.1
9.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	5.1
10.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	4.7
11.	John Shaffer (PAST)	4.7
12.	John Congemi (PITT)	4.2
13.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	4.0
14.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	3.9
15.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	3.9
16.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	3.8
17.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	3.1

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	21
2.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	13
3.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	12
	Shawn Halloran (BC)	12
	Don McPherson (SYR)	12
6.	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	11
7.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	10
8.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	9
	Ken Karcher (TLN)	9
10.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	8
	John Shaffer (PAST)	8
12.	Mike Hold (SC)	7
	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	7
14.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	6
	John Congemi (PITT)	6
16.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	5
	Ron Jones (ECAR)	5
18.	John Talley (WV)	4
	Rob Healy* (ARMY)	4
	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	4
	Mike Timko (WV)	4

Passing Interceptions

1.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	23
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	15
3.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	13
4.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	12
	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	12
6.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	11
	John Congemi (PITT)	11
	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	11
	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	11
10.	John Shaffer (PAST)	10
	Mike Hold (SC)	10
12.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	9
13.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	8
	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	8
	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	8
16.	Clint Campbell (LALAF)	7
	John Talley (WV)	7
	Jay Gruden (LOU)	7
	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	7
20.	Eric Thomas (FLST)	6
	Thomas King (LALAF)	6

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	149.8
2.	Don McPherson (SYR)	149.7
3.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	137.8
4.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	127.2
5.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	118.3
6.	Mike Hold (SC)	117.4
7.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	116.3
8.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	112.1
9.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	110.7
10.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	104.9
11.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	104.6
12.	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	99.0
13.	John Shaffer (PAST)	98.3
14.	John Congemi (PITT)	97.7
15.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	94.9
16.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	92.3
17.	Eric Hochberg (RUT)	83.6

Rush Attempts

1.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	287
2.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	275
3.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	264
4.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	255
5.	Tony Baker (ECAR)	197
	Doug Black* (ARMY)	197
7.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	194
8.	Vincent Alexander (SMS)	188
9.	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	167
10.	Mike Hold (SC)	165
11.	Don McPherson (SYR)	157
12.	D.J. Dozier (PAST)	154
13.	Ken Bell (BC)	150
14.	John Holifield (WV)	140
	John Adams (LOU)	140
16.	Jerry Kizer (LALAF)	135
17.	Thomas Jackson (LALAF)	130
	Eddie Hunter (VATECH)	130
19.	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	128
20.	Tom Gray (WV)	121

Rushing Yards

1.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	1516
2.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	1327
3.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	1112
4.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	1100
5.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	1085
6.	Tony Baker (ECAR)	951
7.	Doug Black* (ARMY)	950
8.	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	936
9.	Vincent Alexander (SMS)	837
10.	D.J. Dozier (PAST)	723
11.	Thomas Jackson (LALAF)	700
12.	Eddie Hunter (VATECH)	698
13.	Tony Smith (FLST)	678
14.	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	657
15.	Victor Floyd (FLST)	619
16.	Clarence Jones* (ARMY)	604
17.	John Holifield (WV)	595
18.	Ken Bell (BC)	583
19.	William Lampley* (ARMY)	578
20.	Tom Gray (WV)	576

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Victor Floyd (FLST)	6.9
2.	Clarence Jones* (ARMY)	6.8
3.	Tony Smith (FLST)	6.1
4.	Warren Williams (MIAFL)	5.9
5.	William Lampley* (ARMY)	5.7
6.	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	5.6
7.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	5.6
8.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	5.5
9.	Thomas Jackson (LALAF)	5.4
10.	Eddie Hunter (VATECH)	5.4
11.	Shelton Gandy (SMS)	5.2
12.	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	5.1
13.	Rob Healy* (ARMY)	5.0
14.	Kent Hagood (SC)	5.0
15.	Tim Manoa (PAST)	4.9
16.	Steve Smith (PAST)	4.9
17.	Tony Baker (ECAR)	4.8
18.	Doug Black* (ARMY)	4.8
19.	Tom Gray (WV)	4.8
20.	Thomas Dendy (SC)	4.7

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	14
2.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	11
3.	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	10
	Clarence Jones* (ARMY)	10
5.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	9
	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	9
7.	Don McPherson (SYR)	7
	John Adams (LOU)	7
9.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	6
	Kent Hagood (SC)	6
	Thomas Dendy (SC)	6
	Rob Healy* (ARMY)	6
	John Holifield (WV)	6
	William Lampley* (ARMY)	6
15.	Eddie Hunter (VATECH)	5
	Melvin Bratton (MIAFL)	5
	Albert Smith (RUT)	5
	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	5
	Mike Hold (SC)	5
	Alonzo Highsmith (MIAFL)	5
	Doug Black* (ARMY)	5

Receptions

1.	Marc Zeno (TLN)	73
2.	Kelvin Martin (BC)	49
3.	Willie Smith (MIAFL)	48
4.	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	46
	Mike Siano (SYR)	46
6.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	44
7.	Darren Flutie (BC)	42
8.	Scott Gieselman (BC)	41
9.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	40
10.	Danny Thomas (LOU)	39
11.	Albert Smith (RUT)	36
12.	Ernest Givins (LOU)	34
	Chuck Scales (PITT)	34
	Scott Schwedes (SYR)	34
	Hassan Jones (FLST)	34
16.	John Adams (LOU)	33
17.	Sterling Sharpe (SC)	32
18.	Jeff Wenhold (TLN)	31
	Donald Wayne Snell (VATECH)	31
20.	Brian Blades (MIAFL)	30
	Jerry Harris (MEM)	30

Receiving Yards

1.	Marc Zeno (TLN)	1137
2.	Kelvin Martin (BC)	958
3.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	893
4.	Mike Siano (SYR)	852
5.	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	840
6.	Hassan Jones (FLST)	738
7.	Scott Schwedes (SYR)	692
8.	Willie Smith (MIAFL)	669
9.	Brian Blades (MIAFL)	657
10.	Ernest Givins (LOU)	577
11.	Danny Thomas (LOU)	523
12.	Jerry Harris (MEM)	519
13.	Scott Gieselman (BC)	493
14.	Sterling Sharpe (SC)	471
15.	Darren Flutie (BC)	469
16.	Jeff Wenhold (TLN)	460
17.	Chuck Scales (PITT)	447
18.	Jason Stargel (CIN)	435
19.	Andrew Mott (SMS)	414
20.	Eric Poole (SC)	397
	Tim Brown (NDAME)	397

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	22.3
2.	Brian Blades (MIAFL)	21.9
3.	Hassan Jones (FLST)	21.7
4.	Scott Schwedes (SYR)	20.4
5.	Kelvin Martin (BC)	19.6
6.	Mike Siano (SYR)	18.5
7.	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	18.3
8.	Jerry Harris (MEM)	17.3
9.	Danny Smith (SC)	17.2
10.	Ernest Givins (LOU)	17.0
11.	Tim Brown (NDAME)	15.9
12.	Marc Zeno (TLN)	15.6
13.	Jeff Wenhold (TLN)	14.8
14.	Troy Saunders (NAVY)	14.8
15.	Reggie Ward (NDAME)	14.8
16.	Sterling Sharpe (SC)	14.7
17.	Willie Smith (MIAFL)	13.9
18.	Alonzo Highsmith (MIAFL)	13.6
19.	Danny Thomas (LOU)	13.4
20.	Joe Hice (CIN)	13.3

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	9
	Kelvin Martin (BC)	9
	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	9
4.	Mike Siano (SYR)	8
5.	Brian Blades (MIAFL)	6
	Scott Schwedes (SYR)	6
7.	Chris McGee (SMS)	5
	Hassan Jones (FLST)	5
	Phillip Bryant (FLST)	5
10.	Jerry Harris (MEM)	4
	Ernest Givins (LOU)	4
	Chuck Scales (PITT)	4
13.	Lyneal Alston (SMS)	3
	Tim Brown (NDAME)	3
	Melvin Bratton (MIAFL)	3
	Marc Zeno (TLN)	3
	Darrin Holloman (FLST)	3
	Pat Carter (FLST)	3
	Troy Saunders (NAVY)	3
	Greg Lathan (CIN)	3
	Jeff Wenhold (TLN)	3
	Jason Stargel (CIN)	3
	Anthony Hollinger (NAVY)	3
	Terrence Howell (VATECH)	3

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	331
2.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	288
3.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	287
4.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	272
5.	Tony Baker (ECAR)	206
6.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	205
7.	Doug Black* (ARMY)	200
8.	Vincent Alexander (SMS)	193
9.	Ken Bell (BC)	177
10.	John Adams (LOU)	173
11.	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	172
12.	D.J. Dozier (PAST)	168
13.	Mike Hold (SC)	166
14.	John Holifield (WV)	158
15.	Don McPherson (SYR)	157
16.	Albert Smith (RUT)	148
17.	Tom Gray (WV)	147
18.	Jerry Kizer (LALAF)	142
19.	Alonzo Highsmith (MIAFL)	138
20.	Thomas Jackson (LALAF)	137

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	1685
2.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	1647
3.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	1280
4.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	1235
5.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	1137
	Marc Zeno (TLN)	1137
7.	Tony Baker (ECAR)	1068
8.	Doug Black* (ARMY)	990
9.	Kelvin Martin (BC)	986
10.	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	978
11.	Vincent Alexander (SMS)	894
12.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	893
13.	Mike Siano (SYR)	852
14.	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	840
15.	Tony Smith (FLST)	835
16.	Ken Bell (BC)	820
17.	D.J. Dozier (PAST)	810
18.	Tom Gray (WV)	809
19.	John Adams (LOU)	789
20.	Ernest Givins (LOU)	781

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	15
2.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	11
3.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	10
	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	10
	Clarence Jones* (ARMY)	10
6.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	9
	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	9
	Kelvin Martin (BC)	9
	Michael Irvin (MIAFL)	9
10.	Mike Siano (SYR)	8
	Melvin Bratton (MIAFL)	8
12.	Albert Smith (RUT)	7
	John Holifield (WV)	7
	John Adams (LOU)	7
	Don McPherson (SYR)	7
16.	Rob Healy* (ARMY)	6
	Alonzo Highsmith (MIAFL)	6
	Mike Hold (SC)	6
	Thomas Dendy (SC)	6
	Scott Schwedes (SYR)	6
	Brian Blades (MIAFL)	6
	Charles Gladman (PITT)	6
	Kent Hagood (SC)	6
	William Lampley* (ARMY)	6

Total Plays

1.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	488
2.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	420
3.	Mike Hold (SC)	373
4.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	345
5.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	342
6.	Don McPherson (SYR)	316
7.	John Congemi (PITT)	310
8.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	298
9.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	289
10.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	287
	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	287
12.	John Shaffer (PAST)	279
13.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	278
14.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	264
15.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	262
	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	262
17.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	257
18.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	255
19.	Thomas King (LALAF)	252
20.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	247

Total Yards

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	3080
2.	Shawn Halloran (BC)	2828
3.	Mike Hold (SC)	1959
4.	Don McPherson (SYR)	1958
5.	Ken Karcher (TLN)	1879
6.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	1874
7.	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	1643
8.	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	1631
9.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	1516
10.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	1398
11.	John Congemi (PITT)	1347
12.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	1327
13.	John Shaffer (PAST)	1323
14.	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	1317
15.	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	1316
16.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	1290
17.	Joe Gagliardi (RUT)	1214
18.	Reggie Taylor (CIN)	1112
19.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	1100
20.	Charles Gladman (PITT)	1085

Total Yards Per Play

Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)

7.3

Total Touchdowns

1.	Vinny Testaverde (MIAFL)	25
2.	Don McPherson (SYR)	19
3.	Lee Saltz (TEMP)	16
4.	Danny McCoin (CIN)	15
	Andrew Anderson (SMS)	15
6.	Napoleon McCallum (NAVY)	14
7.	Chip Ferguson (FLST)	13
8.	Mike Hold (SC)	12
	Shawn Halloran (BC)	12
	John Shaffer (PAST)	12
11.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	11
	Tory Crawford* (ARMY)	11
13.	Rob Healy* (ARMY)	10
	Clarence Jones* (ARMY)	10
	Todd Greenwood (VATECH)	10
	Ken Karcher (TLN)	10
	John Congemi (PITT)	10
18.	Paul Palmer (TEMP)	9
	Maurice Williams (VATECH)	9
	Bill Byrne (NAVY)	9
	Danny Sparkman (MEM)	9

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