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John Elway

School: Stanford
Position: QB

Consensus All-American: 1982
Heisman Voting: 2nd in 1982

Passing

Data Coverage (*=bowl stats included)
Passing
Year School Conf Class Pos Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1979 Stanford Pac-10 QB 50 96 52.1 544 5.7 5.5 6 3 114.1
1980 Stanford Pac-10 QB 248 379 65.4 2889 7.6 7.7 27 11 147.2
1981 Stanford Pac-10 QB 214 366 58.5 2674 7.3 6.8 20 13 130.8
1982 Stanford Pac-10 QB 262 405 64.7 3242 8.0 7.9 24 12 145.6
Career Stanford 774 1246 62.1 9349 7.5 7.3 77 39 139.3

Rushing & Receiving

Data Coverage (*=bowl stats included)
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Year School Conf Class Pos Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1979 Stanford Pac-10 QB 26 -33 -1.3 0 26 -33 -1.3 0
1980 Stanford Pac-10 QB 100 50 0.5 4 100 50 0.5 4
1981 Stanford Pac-10 QB 74 -158 -2.1 1 74 -158 -2.1 1
1982 Stanford Pac-10 QB 59 -138 -2.3 0 1 23 23.0 0 60 -115 -1.9 0
Career Stanford 259 -279 -1.1 5 1 23 23.0 0 260 -256 -1.0 5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards and Honors
1980 Pac-10 Player of the Year
1982 Consensus All-America
1982 Pac-10 Player of the Year
1982 Sammy Baugh Trophy
Heisman Voting
1982 1231 Points (2nd)
Pass Completions
1980 NCAA 248 (2nd)
1980 NCAA 248 (1st)
1981 NCAA 214 (9th)
1981 NCAA 214 (1st)
1982 NCAA 262 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 262 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 774 (12th)
** Since 1956
Pass Attempts
1980 NCAA 379 (5th)
1980 NCAA 379 (1st)
1981 NCAA 366 (9th)
1981 NCAA 366 (1st)
1982 NCAA 405 (6th)
1982 NCAA 405 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 1246 (13th)
** Since 1956
Pass Completion Percentage
1980 NCAA 65.4 (3rd)
1980 NCAA 65.4 (2nd)
1981 NCAA 58.5 (1st)
1982 NCAA 64.7 (2nd)
1982 NCAA 64.7 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 62.1 (14th)
** Since 1956
Passing Yards
1980 NCAA 2889 (4th)
1980 NCAA 2889 (1st)
1981 NCAA 2674 (8th)
1981 NCAA 2674 (1st)
1982 NCAA 3242 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 3242 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 9349 (15th)
** Since 1956
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1980 NCAA 7.6 (3rd)
1981 NCAA 7.3 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 8.0 (10th)
1982 NCAA 8.0 (2nd)
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1980 NCAA 7.7 (6th)
1980 NCAA 7.7 (1st)
1981 NCAA 6.8 (2nd)
1982 NCAA 7.9 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 7.9 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 7.3 (25th)
** Since 1956
Passing Touchdowns
1979 NCAA 6 (8th)
1980 NCAA 27 (2nd)
1980 NCAA 27 (1st)
1981 NCAA 20 (7th)
1981 NCAA 20 (2nd)
1982 NCAA 24 (1st)
1982 NCAA 24 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 77 (7th)
** Since 1956
Passing Interceptions
1980 NCAA 11 (1st)
1981 NCAA 13 (4th)
1982 NCAA 12 (4th)
Career Pac-12** 39 (24th)
** Since 1956
Passing Efficiency Rating
1980 NCAA 147.2 (4th)
1980 NCAA 147.2 (1st)
1981 NCAA 130.8 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 145.6 (4th)
1982 NCAA 145.6 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 139.3 (14th)
** Since 1956
Total Plays
1980 NCAA 479 (4th)
1980 NCAA 479 (1st)
1981 NCAA 440 (9th)
1981 NCAA 440 (1st)
1982 NCAA 464 (10th)
1982 NCAA 464 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 1505 (13th)
** Since 1956
Total Yards
1980 NCAA 2939 (4th)
1980 NCAA 2939 (1st)
1981 NCAA 2516 (9th)
1981 NCAA 2516 (1st)
1982 NCAA 3104 (5th)
1982 NCAA 3104 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 9070 (14th)
** Since 1956
Total Yards Per Play
1982 NCAA 6.7 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 6.7 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 6.0 (22nd)
** Since 1956
Total Touchdowns
1980 NCAA 31 (2nd)
1980 NCAA 31 (1st)
1981 NCAA 21 (3rd)
1982 NCAA 24 (6th)
1982 NCAA 24 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 82 (7th)
** Since 1956