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1987 Independent Passing Stats

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Record*: 142-127-4, .527 W-L% (3rd of 10) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 143-126-4 by NCAA.

SRS: 1.02 (7th of 10) ▪ SOS: 0.20 (7th of 10)

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

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16 Players

Passing Rushing
Rk Player School Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD
1 Don McPherson* Syracuse 140 250 56.0 2481 9.9 9.8 23 11 160.9 130 230 1.8 5
2 Mike Power Boston College 133 233 57.1 2071 8.9 8.0 10 9 138.2 102 -179 -1.8 5
3 Terrence Jones Tulane 192 319 60.2 2551 8.0 7.4 20 13 139.9 138 383 2.8 8
4 Steve Walsh Miami (FL) 176 298 59.1 2249 7.5 7.8 19 7 138.8 33 -8 -0.2 1
5 Danny McCoin Cincinnati 158 268 59.0 2013 7.5 7.1 13 8 132.1 60 -63 -1.1 4
6 Todd Ellis* South Carolina 241 432 55.8 3206 7.4 5.4 10 24 114.7 95 -190 -2.0 0
7 Danny McManus* Florida State 138 264 52.3 1964 7.4 7.0 14 9 125.4 12 -14 -1.2 1
8 Travis Hunter East Carolina 76 155 49.0 1107 7.1 6.1 3 5 109.0 109 371 3.4 5
9 Brian Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette 72 156 46.2 1100 7.1 5.2 6 9 106.5 150 767 5.1 9
10 T.J. Rubley Tulsa 159 313 50.8 2058 6.6 4.9 12 17 107.8 51 -156 -3.1 1
11 Matt Knizner Penn State 113 223 50.7 1478 6.6 4.8 7 12 105.9 57 -92 -1.6 0
12 Brett Favre Southern Mississippi 79 194 40.7 1264 6.5 5.0 15 13 107.6 57 169 3.0 1
13 Jay Gruden Louisville 209 397 52.6 2481 6.2 4.7 17 21 108.7 56 -190 -3.4 1
14 Scott Erney Rutgers 122 225 54.2 1369 6.1 5.5 7 6 110.3 50 -99 -2.0 0
15 Erik Chapman Virginia Tech 119 231 51.5 1340 5.8 3.9 10 14 102.4 92 -94 -1.0 2
16 Andy Kubik Akron 131 313 41.9 1675 5.4 4.1 10 13 89.0 57 20 0.4 3