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1981 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary

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Record: 45-40-2, .529 W-L% (4th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -3.88 (9th of 14) ▪ SOS: -5.06 (11th of 14)

Conference Champion: Drake and Tulsa

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L T Pct W L T Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Drake 10 1 0 .909 5 1 0 .833 22.9 17.8 0.52 -6.57
Tulsa 6 5 0 .545 5 1 0 .833 27.6 17.8 4.81 -0.20
Southern Illinois 7 4 0 .636 5 2 0 .714 21.3 15.8 -1.71 -5.53
West Texas A&M 7 4 0 .636 3 3 0 .500 22.5 19.4 0.32 -2.41
Wichita State 4 6 1 .409 3 3 1 .500 23.6 22.0 -3.24 -3.06
Indiana State 5 5 1 .500 2 4 1 .357 22.5 14.9 -2.96 -7.14
New Mexico State 3 8 0 .273 1 5 0 .167 14.3 26.0 -14.98 -5.43
Illinois State 3 7 0 .300 0 5 0 .000 14.5 19.0 -13.78 -10.18

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 134
2. Richard Johnson (SIL) 119
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 110
4. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 97
5. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 91
6. John Coppens (ILST) 90
7. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 66
8. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 61
9. Steve Gumble (ILST) 42
10. Rusty Griffin (NMST) 26
Pass Attempts
1. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 249
2. Reggie Allen (INST) 231
3. Richard Johnson (SIL) 211
4. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 210
5. John Coppens (ILST) 192
6. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 180
7. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 167
8. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 111
9. Steve Gumble (ILST) 95
10. Rusty Griffin (NMST) 70
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Richard Johnson (SIL) 56.4
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 53.8
3. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 50.6
4. Reggie Allen (INST) 47.6
5. John Coppens (ILST) 46.9
6. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 46.2
7. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 39.5
Passing Yards
1. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 1725
  Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 1725
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 1435
4. Richard Johnson (SIL) 1296
5. John Coppens (ILST) 1113
6. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 1046
7. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 1035
8. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 806
9. Steve Gumble (ILST) 430
10. Rusty Griffin (NMST) 374
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 8.2
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 6.9
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 6.2
4. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 6.2
5. Richard Johnson (SIL) 6.1
6. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 5.8
7. John Coppens (ILST) 5.8
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 6.7
2. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 6.4
3. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 5.6
4. Reggie Allen (INST) 4.4
5. Richard Johnson (SIL) 4.4
6. John Coppens (ILST) 3.6
7. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 2.7
Passing Touchdowns
1. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 11
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 10
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 8
  Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 8
5. Richard Johnson (SIL) 6
  John Coppens (ILST) 6
  Jamie McAlister (NMST) 6
8. Chuck Major (TLS) 3
  Kenny Jackson (TLS) 3
  Steve Gumble (ILST) 3
Passing Interceptions
1. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 15
2. Reggie Allen (INST) 13
3. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 12
  John Coppens (ILST) 12
  Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 12
6. Richard Johnson (SIL) 11
7. Rusty Griffin (NMST) 7
8. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 6
9. Steve Gumble (ILST) 4
10. Romie Mayfield (WICHST) 3
  Victor McGee (WTXAM) 3
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 116.3
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 115.6
3. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 109.7
4. Richard Johnson (SIL) 106.9
5. Reggie Allen (INST) 100.0
6. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 93.7
7. John Coppens (ILST) 93.4
Rush Attempts
1. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 290
2. Walter Poole (SIL) 229
3. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 173
4. Eric Robinson (INST) 169
5. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 165
6. Rudy Rudison (NMST) 157
7. Lorenzo Butler (ILST) 150
8. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 121
9. Brett White (TLS) 119
10. Mark O'Neal (WICHST) 116
Rushing Yards
1. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 1353
2. Walter Poole (SIL) 1092
3. Eric Robinson (INST) 867
4. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 765
5. Brett White (TLS) 740
6. Lorenzo Butler (ILST) 640
7. Paul Bell (WTXAM) 624
8. Mark O'Neal (WICHST) 599
9. Michael Gunter (TLS) 593
10. Rudy Rudison (NMST) 559
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brett White (TLS) 6.2
2. Paul Bell (WTXAM) 5.6
3. Dwayne Hobson (WICHST) 5.5
4. Michael Gunter (TLS) 5.2
5. Mark O'Neal (WICHST) 5.2
6. Eric Robinson (INST) 5.1
7. Walter Poole (SIL) 4.8
8. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 4.7
9. Derrick Taylor (SIL) 4.5
10. Darrold Clardy (INST) 4.5
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 10
  Walter Poole (SIL) 10
  Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 10
4. Brett White (TLS) 9
  Eric Robinson (INST) 9
6. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 7
7. Richard Johnson (SIL) 5
  Shawn Passman (DRAKE) 5
  Michael Gunter (TLS) 5
10. Paul Bell (WTXAM) 4
  James Banks (INST) 4
  Kim Locklin (NMST) 4
  Reggie Allen (INST) 4
  Mark O'Neal (WICHST) 4
Receptions
1. Mike Williams (DRAKE) 37
2. Marvin Hinton (SIL) 36
  Willie Boyd (ILST) 36
4. Kevin Murphy (WICHST) 34
5. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 32
6. Clarence Collins (ILST) 31
  Eddie Ruffin (INST) 31
8. Bob Graff (DRAKE) 30
9. Reuben Eckels (WICHST) 29
  Eric Robinson (INST) 29
Receiving Yards
1. Kevin Murphy (WICHST) 596
2. Clarence Collins (ILST) 574
3. Mike Williams (DRAKE) 533
4. Marvin Hinton (SIL) 499
5. Bob Graff (DRAKE) 484
6. Reuben Eckels (WICHST) 465
7. Eddie Ruffin (INST) 460
8. Kirk Wilson (INST) 459
9. Willie Boyd (ILST) 436
10. Anthony Jones (WICHST) 409
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Clarence Collins (ILST) 18.5
2. Kirk Wilson (INST) 18.4
3. Kevin Murphy (WICHST) 17.5
4. Bob Graff (DRAKE) 16.1
5. Reuben Eckels (WICHST) 16.0
6. Curtis Bennett (WTXAM) 15.2
7. Eddie Ruffin (INST) 14.8
8. Mike Williams (DRAKE) 14.4
9. Marvin Hinton (SIL) 13.9
10. Willie Boyd (ILST) 12.1
Receiving Touchdowns
1. Curtis Bennett (WTXAM) 6
  Mike Williams (DRAKE) 6
3. Kevin Murphy (WICHST) 5
4. Clarence Collins (ILST) 4
5. Hubert Moore (INST) 3
  Bob Graff (DRAKE) 3
  Milton Baker (WTXAM) 3
  Javier Holguin (NMST) 3
9. John Green (TLS) 2
  Kirk Wilson (INST) 2
  Marvin Hinton (SIL) 2
  Gary Woods (TLS) 2
  Eddie Ruffin (INST) 2
  Earl Wilson (WTXAM) 2
  Don Dreher (WICHST) 2
  Willie Boyd (ILST) 2
  Bill Hellman (ILST) 2
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 322
2. Walter Poole (SIL) 253
3. Eric Robinson (INST) 198
4. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 173
5. Lorenzo Butler (ILST) 167
6. Rudy Rudison (NMST) 165
  Kenny Jackson (TLS) 165
8. Brett White (TLS) 129
9. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 121
10. Michael Gunter (TLS) 120
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 1683
2. Walter Poole (SIL) 1278
3. Eric Robinson (INST) 1179
4. Brett White (TLS) 867
5. Lorenzo Butler (ILST) 774
6. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 765
7. Paul Bell (WTXAM) 659
8. Michael Gunter (TLS) 656
9. Rudy Rudison (NMST) 628
10. Mark O'Neal (WICHST) 599
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Walter Poole (SIL) 11
2. Brett White (TLS) 10
  Eric Robinson (INST) 10
  Kenny Jackson (TLS) 10
  Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 10
6. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 7
7. Curtis Bennett (WTXAM) 6
  Mike Williams (DRAKE) 6
9. Richard Johnson (SIL) 5
  Kevin Murphy (WICHST) 5
  Shawn Passman (DRAKE) 5
  Michael Gunter (TLS) 5
Total Plays
1. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 383
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 370
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 323
4. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 290
5. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 276
6. Richard Johnson (SIL) 270
7. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 268
8. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 239
9. Walter Poole (SIL) 230
10. John Coppens (ILST) 225
Total Yards
1. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 2490
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 1958
3. Reggie Allen (INST) 1690
4. Amero Ware (DRAKE) 1353
5. Richard Johnson (SIL) 1250
6. Jamie McAlister (NMST) 1121
7. Walter Poole (SIL) 1094
8. Victor McGee (WTXAM) 1076
9. Kenny Jackson (TLS) 978
10. John Coppens (ILST) 951
Total Touchdowns
1. Prince McJunkins (WICHST) 18
2. Gary Yagelski (DRAKE) 13
  Kenny Jackson (TLS) 13
  Victor McGee (WTXAM) 13
5. Reggie Allen (INST) 12
6. Richard Johnson (SIL) 11
7. Walter Poole (SIL) 10
8. Brett White (TLS) 9
  Eric Robinson (INST) 9
10. John Coppens (ILST) 8