1959 Leaders

Pass Attempts
1. Dick Norman • Stanford 263
2. Peter Hall • Marquette 237
3. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 232
4. Rich Mayo • Air Force 211
5. Gale Weidner • Colorado 207
6. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 199
7. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 195
8. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 191
9. Joe Caldwell • Army 188
10. Ed Hino • George Washington 185
11. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 181
12. Joe Majors • Florida State 168
13. John Amabile • Boston College 159
14. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 155
15. Ron Costello • Xavier 151
16. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 150
17. Olen Treadway • Iowa 147
18. Ronnie Stanley • Baylor 145
19. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 144
Jack Cummings • North Carolina 144
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Ron Costello • Xavier 61.6
2. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 60.0
3. Olen Treadway • Iowa 58.5
4. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 58.0
5. Dick Norman • Stanford 57.8
6. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 57.3
7. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 56.9
8. Joe Caldwell • Army 55.9
9. Joe Majors • Florida State 53.6
10. John Amabile • Boston College 53.5
11. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 52.8
12. Rich Mayo • Air Force 52.1
13. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 51.3
14. Peter Hall • Marquette 50.6
15. Gale Weidner • Colorado 48.3
16. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 42.9
17. Ed Hino • George Washington 42.7
18. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 39.2
Passing Yards
1. Dick Norman • Stanford 1963
2. Peter Hall • Marquette 1589
3. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 1535
4. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 1449
5. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 1361
6. Joe Caldwell • Army 1343
7. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 1266
8. Rich Mayo • Air Force 1212
9. Gale Weidner • Colorado 1200
John Amabile • Boston College 1200
11. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 1100
12. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 1072
13. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 1068
14. Joe Majors • Florida State 1063
15. Ron Costello • Xavier 1062
16. Olen Treadway • Iowa 1014
17. Ed Hino • George Washington 997
18. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 973
19. Richie Lucas • Penn State 913
20. Jack Cummings • North Carolina 889
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. John Amabile • Boston College 7.5
2. Dick Norman • Stanford 7.5
3. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 7.3
4. Joe Caldwell • Army 7.1
5. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 7.1
6. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 7.1
7. Ron Costello • Xavier 7.0
8. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 7.0
9. Olen Treadway • Iowa 6.9
10. Peter Hall • Marquette 6.7
11. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 6.6
12. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 6.5
13. Joe Majors • Florida State 6.3
14. Gale Weidner • Colorado 5.8
15. Rich Mayo • Air Force 5.7
16. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 5.5
17. Ed Hino • George Washington 5.4
18. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 5.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 7.0
2. Olen Treadway • Iowa 6.8
3. John Amabile • Boston College 6.6
4. Joe Caldwell • Army 6.4
5. Dick Norman • Stanford 6.2
6. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 6.1
7. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 5.7
8. Joe Majors • Florida State 5.2
9. Ron Costello • Xavier 5.1
10. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 4.7
11. Peter Hall • Marquette 4.6
12. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 4.6
13. Rich Mayo • Air Force 4.2
14. Gale Weidner • Colorado 3.6
15. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 2.8
16. Ed Hino • George Washington 2.4
17. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 1.6
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 131.5
2. Olen Treadway • Iowa 125.8
3. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 125.8
4. Dick Norman • Stanford 125.2
5. John Amabile • Boston College 124.7
6. Joe Caldwell • Army 124.2
7. Ron Costello • Xavier 121.9
8. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 117.3
9. Emmett Lee • San Jose State 115.2
10. Joe Majors • Florida State 110.2
11. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 106.8
12. Peter Hall • Marquette 104.9
13. Rich Mayo • Air Force 100.3
14. Gale Weidner • Colorado 95.6
15. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 91.4
16. Ed Hino • George Washington 77.5
17. Tommy Vasell • Columbia 73.6
Rush Attempts
1. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 207
2. Paul Choquette • Brown 179
3. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 161
4. John Crouthamel • Dartmouth 159
5. Pat Trammell • Alabama 156
6. Bob Brumble • Tulsa 151
7. Don Perkins • New Mexico 145
8. Bobby Boyd • Oklahoma 144
9. Nolan Jones • Arizona State 143
10. Charlie Flowers • Mississippi 141
11. Jack Spikes • TCU 140
12. Dick Bass • Pacific 139
Billy Cannon • Louisiana State 139
14. Monk Bailey • Utah 138
15. Jim Joyce • Maryland 137
16. Ed Kovac • Cincinnati 134
Rich Winkler • Yale 134
18. Fred Doelling • Pennsylvania 133
19. Fred Pickard • Florida State 131
20. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 130
Prentice Gautt • Oklahoma 130
Rushing Yards
1. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 971
2. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 843
3. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 749
4. Dick Bass • Pacific 742
5. Billy Brown • New Mexico 740
6. Charlie Flowers • Mississippi 733
7. Abner Haynes • North Texas 730
8. Bob Crandall • New Mexico 729
9. Fred Doelling • Pennsylvania 707
10. Nolan Jones • Arizona State 689
11. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 686
12. Tom Moore • Vanderbilt 676
13. Prentice Gautt • Oklahoma 674
14. Keith Lincoln • Washington State 670
15. Jack Spikes • TCU 660
16. Monk Bailey • Utah 640
17. Don Perkins • New Mexico 636
18. Chet Boulris • Harvard 628
19. Charles Bowers • Hardin-Simmons 619
20. Paul Choquette • Brown 617
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Billy Brown • New Mexico 7.8
2. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 7.5
3. Charles Bowers • Hardin-Simmons 7.2
4. Buddy Allen • Utah State 7.0
Ernie Davis • Syracuse 7.0
6. Ger Schwedes • Syracuse 6.3
7. Abner Haynes • North Texas 6.3
8. Bob Crandall • New Mexico 6.3
9. John Maloney • Colgate 6.1
10. Bob Ferguson • Ohio State 6.1
11. Jerry Hill • Wyoming 6.0
12. Bob Gaiters • New Mexico State 5.8
13. Ronnie Hartline • Oklahoma 5.7
14. Frank Wilson • Utah 5.7
15. Joe Bellino • Navy 5.7
16. Bill Brown • Illinois 5.7
17. Carroll Zaruba • Nebraska 5.6
18. Bob Jeter • Iowa 5.6
19. Bobby Hunt • Auburn 5.6
20. Ron Burton • Northwestern 5.6
Receiving Yards
1. Chris Burford • Stanford 757
2. Dick Evans • Virginia Military Institute 698
3. Ben Robinson • Stanford 595
4. Bill Carpenter • Army 591
5. Danny House • Davidson 563
6. Paul Maguire • The Citadel 549
7. Gail Cogdill • Washington State 531
8. Jim Mullen • Xavier 469
9. Bill Smythe • George Washington 468
10. Bobby Allen • Wake Forest 462
11. Bake Turner • Texas Tech 444
12. Don Norton • Iowa 428
13. Carroll Dale • Virginia Tech 408
14. Jim Leo • Cincinnati 398
15. Bill Miller • Miami (FL) 395
16. Oneal Cuterry • San Jose State 378
17. Mike Quinlan • Air Force 373
18. Glynn Gregory • Southern Methodist 369
19. Si Woods • Marquette 367
20. Marv Luster • UCLA 366
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Bake Turner • Texas Tech 20.2
2. Dick Evans • Virginia Military Institute 19.9
3. Gail Cogdill • Washington State 19.0
4. Bobby Allen • Wake Forest 18.5
5. Si Woods • Marquette 18.4
6. Bob Simms • Rutgers 18.2
7. Bill Smythe • George Washington 18.0
8. Russell Hill • Texas A&M 17.9
9. Ben Robinson • Stanford 17.5
10. Pete Manning • Wake Forest 17.3
11. Paul Maguire • The Citadel 17.2
12. Marv Luster • UCLA 16.6
13. Johnny Counts • Illinois 16.5
14. Al Goldstein • North Carolina 16.4
15. Bob Kelly • New Mexico State 16.4
16. George Andrie • Marquette 16.2
17. Bob Federspiel • Columbia 15.6
18. John Kappas • Xavier 15.5
19. Jim Mullen • Xavier 15.1
20. Jim Leo • Cincinnati 14.7
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 207
2. Paul Choquette • Brown 183
3. John Crouthamel • Dartmouth 173
4. Ed Kovac • Cincinnati 165
5. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 163
6. Pat Trammell • Alabama 156
7. Nolan Jones • Arizona State 153
Don Perkins • New Mexico 153
9. Bob Brumble • Tulsa 152
Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 152
11. Billy Cannon • Louisiana State 150
12. Dick Bass • Pacific 146
13. Charlie Flowers • Mississippi 145
14. Bobby Boyd • Oklahoma 144
15. Jack Spikes • TCU 142
16. Jim Joyce • Maryland 141
17. Fred Pickard • Florida State 139
Tom Moore • Vanderbilt 139
19. Monk Bailey • Utah 138
20. Fred Doelling • Pennsylvania 136
Bruce Maher • Detroit Mercy 136
Rich Winkler • Yale 136
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Pervis Atkins • New Mexico State 1272
2. Abner Haynes • North Texas 961
3. Tom Watkins • Iowa State 875
4. Oneal Cuterry • San Jose State 869
5. Don Perkins • New Mexico 862
6. Dick Bass • Pacific 858
7. Alger Pugh • Virginia Tech 855
8. Ed Kovac • Cincinnati 847
9. Tom Moore • Vanderbilt 846
10. Nolan Jones • Arizona State 845
11. Charles Bowers • Hardin-Simmons 823
12. Charlie Flowers • Mississippi 801
13. Ger Schwedes • Syracuse 798
14. Bruce Maher • Detroit Mercy 789
15. Ernie Davis • Syracuse 780
16. Frank Wilson • Utah 774
17. Billy Brown • New Mexico 768
18. Bob Crandall • New Mexico 761
19. Billy Cannon • Louisiana State 759
20. Chris Burford • Stanford 757
Total Plays
1. Peter Hall • Marquette 330
2. Dick Norman • Stanford 319
3. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 298
4. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 297
5. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 287
6. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 283
7. Gale Weidner • Colorado 256
8. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 251
9. Rich Mayo • Air Force 249
10. Ed Hino • George Washington 244
11. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 240
12. Charles Milstead • Texas A&M 230
13. Dave Grosz • Oregon 227
Joe Majors • Florida State 227
15. Joe Caldwell • Army 220
16. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 218
17. Richie Lucas • Penn State 216
18. Ronnie Stanley • Baylor 206
19. Pat Trammell • Alabama 205
20. Dick Soergel • Oklahoma State 202
Total Yards
1. Dick Norman • Stanford 2018
2. Charley Johnson • New Mexico State 1635
3. Peter Hall • Marquette 1555
4. Jack Lee • Cincinnati 1528
5. Norm Snead • Wake Forest 1365
6. Dwight Nichols • Iowa State 1358
7. Rich Mayo • Air Force 1357
8. Fran Curci • Miami (FL) 1328
9. Gale Weidner • Colorado 1305
10. Don Meredith • Southern Methodist 1291
11. Joe Caldwell • Army 1258
12. Richie Lucas • Penn State 1238
13. Jim Walden • Wyoming 1211
14. Jerry Keeling • Tulsa 1206
15. Dave Grosz • Oregon 1183
16. Howard Dyer • Virginia Military Institute 1182
17. Joe Majors • Florida State 1141
18. Billy Kilmer • UCLA 1090
19. Ron Costello • Xavier 1064
20. John Amabile • Boston College 1058