1962 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Archie RobertsColumbia 60.0
2. Dick ShinerMaryland 59.6
3. Tom MyersNorthwestern 59.5
4. Pete LiskePenn State 56.2
5. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 55.7
6. Terry BakerOregon State 55.2
7. Don TrullBaylor 54.6
8. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 54.2
9. Gary CuozzoVirginia 54.1
10. Jack ConcannonBoston College 53.6
11. Rand CarterSan Jose State 53.6
12. Billy LothridgeGeorgia Tech 53.2
13. Jerry WoolumKentucky 52.9
14. Sonny GibbsTCU 52.7
15. Dave MathiesonWashington State 52.3
16. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 49.5
17. Jerry YostWest Virginia 49.3
18. Stu McBirnieTulsa 49.2
19. Robert HamlinMarshall 48.1
20. John GilesLouisville 47.1
Passing Yards
1. Terry BakerOregon State 1738
2. Don TrullBaylor 1627
3. George MiraMiami (FL) 1572
4. Tom MyersNorthwestern 1537
5. Dave MathiesonWashington State 1492
6. Jack ConcannonBoston College 1450
7. Dick ShinerMaryland 1324
8. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 1317
9. Pat McCarthyHoly Cross 1267
10. John JacobsArizona State 1263
11. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 1234
12. John GilesLouisville 1224
13. Joe NamathAlabama 1192
14. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 1181
15. Stu McBirnieTulsa 1169
16. Mike TaliaferroIllinois 1139
17. Gary CuozzoVirginia 1136
18. Larry RakestrawGeorgia 1135
19. Jerry YostWest Virginia 1134
20. Jerry WoolumKentucky 1100
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Terry BakerOregon State 8.6
2. Jack ConcannonBoston College 8.0
3. Tom MyersNorthwestern 7.9
4. Dave MathiesonWashington State 7.5
5. Jerry YostWest Virginia 7.5
6. Don TrullBaylor 7.1
7. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 7.0
8. Jerry WoolumKentucky 7.0
9. Larry RakestrawGeorgia 6.7
10. Jim DundaBrown 6.7
11. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 6.7
12. Stu McBirnieTulsa 6.6
13. Pat McCarthyHoly Cross 6.5
14. Dick ShinerMaryland 6.5
15. Billy LothridgeGeorgia Tech 6.4
16. John GilesLouisville 6.4
17. Pete LiskePenn State 6.4
18. Archie RobertsColumbia 6.3
19. Gary CuozzoVirginia 6.3
20. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 6.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Terry BakerOregon State 8.9
2. Jack ConcannonBoston College 8.2
3. Dave MathiesonWashington State 6.9
4. Pete LiskePenn State 6.8
5. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 6.6
6. Tom MyersNorthwestern 6.0
7. Don TrullBaylor 5.7
8. Archie RobertsColumbia 5.4
9. Stu McBirnieTulsa 5.4
10. Jerry YostWest Virginia 5.1
11. Jerry WoolumKentucky 4.9
12. Billy LothridgeGeorgia Tech 4.9
13. Gary CuozzoVirginia 4.7
14. Sonny GibbsTCU 4.7
15. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 4.5
16. Mike MillerOklahoma State 4.4
17. George MiraMiami (FL) 4.0
18. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 4.0
19. John GilesLouisville 3.9
20. Pat McCarthyHoly Cross 3.9
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Terry BakerOregon State 146.5
2. Jack ConcannonBoston College 141.6
3. Tom MyersNorthwestern 133.3
4. Pete LiskePenn State 129.4
5. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 128.5
6. Dave MathiesonWashington State 127.1
7. Don TrullBaylor 119.6
8. Jerry YostWest Virginia 118.8
9. Archie RobertsColumbia 117.8
10. Stu McBirnieTulsa 115.7
11. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 111.2
12. Sonny GibbsTCU 109.9
13. Billy LothridgeGeorgia Tech 109.8
14. Jerry WoolumKentucky 108.7
15. Gary CuozzoVirginia 107.9
16. Dick ShinerMaryland 105.1
17. Jim DundaBrown 102.7
18. John GilesLouisville 100.1
19. Mike MillerOklahoma State 99.7
20. Larry RakestrawGeorgia 99.3
Rushing Yards
1. Preacher PilotNew Mexico State 1247
2. Eldon FortieBrigham Young 1149
3. Gale SayersKansas 1125
4. Gary WoodCornell 889
5. Joe Don LooneyOklahoma 852
6. Pete PedroWest Texas A&M 831
7. Johnny RolandMissouri 830
8. Dave CasinelliMemphis 826
9. Bobby SantiagoNew Mexico 806
10. Dave HoppmannIowa State 798
11. Terry DillonMontana 768
12. Mel RenfroOregon 753
13. Elliott KellerFurman 724
14. Jim GrishamOklahoma 711
15. Tony LorickArizona State 704
16. Tom SpangenbergDartmouth 675
17. John CookFurman 661
18. Dwain BeanNorth Texas 657
19. Roger KochmanPenn State 652
20. George SaimesMichigan State 642
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Gale SayersKansas 7.1
2. Scott TylerMiami (OH) 7.0
3. Willie BrownSouthern California 6.9
4. Tony LorickArizona State 6.7
5. John CookFurman 6.6
6. Tom KosserArizona 6.5
7. Paul WarfieldOhio State 6.4
8. Larry HillOregon 6.4
9. Bill TaylorHarvard 6.3
10. Ron RubickMichigan State 6.3
11. Joe Don LooneyOklahoma 6.2
12. Pete PedroWest Texas A&M 6.2
13. Sherman LewisMichigan State 6.0
14. Preacher PilotNew Mexico State 6.0
15. Mel RenfroOregon 6.0
16. Larry GlueckVillanova 6.0
17. Junior CoffeyWashington 5.9
18. Terry DillonMontana 5.9
19. Pat DodsonMontana 5.8
20. Eldon FortieBrigham Young 5.8
Receiving Yards
1. Vern BurkeOregon State 1007
2. John SimmonsTulsa 860
3. Hugh CampbellWashington State 848
4. Artie GrahamBoston College 823
5. Hal BedsoleSouthern California 726
6. Al SnyderHoly Cross 716
7. Bob LaceyNorth Carolina 668
8. Jim CureMarshall 666
9. Paul FlatleyNorthwestern 626
10. Tom BrownMaryland 557
11. Bill TurnerCalifornia 537
12. Pat RichterWisconsin 531
13. Jim KellyNotre Dame 523
14. Steve HeckardDavidson 519
15. Jeff StarlingVanderbilt 494
16. Red WilkinsAlabama 492
Richard WilliamsonAlabama 492
18. Tom HutchinsonKentucky 485
19. Tom BolzDetroit Mercy 455
20. Nick SpinelliMiami (FL) 453
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Hal BedsoleSouthern California 25.0
2. Ted WatkinsPacific 21.5
3. Richard WilliamsonAlabama 20.5
Red WilkinsAlabama 20.5
5. Artie GrahamBoston College 20.1
6. Steve HeckardDavidson 20.0
7. Charlie BrendleThe Citadel 19.6
8. Gerry ShawWashington State 18.7
9. Bill CraftRutgers 18.5
10. Dale KellerArizona State 17.9
11. Mickey BabbGeorgia 17.7
12. Ron AllshousePennsylvania 17.7
13. Al SnyderHoly Cross 17.5
14. Bob DaumeyerXavier 17.0
15. Jim StewartNavy 16.6
16. Ronnie GoodwinBaylor 16.6
17. Jerry LambArkansas 16.4
18. Bob JencksMiami (OH) 16.4
19. Tom SpangenbergDartmouth 15.8
20. Don KarnsOklahoma State 15.6
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Preacher PilotNew Mexico State 1273
2. Gale SayersKansas 1186
3. Eldon FortieBrigham Young 1149
4. Mel RenfroOregon 1051
5. Tom SpangenbergDartmouth 1038
6. Vern BurkeOregon State 1007
7. Joe Don LooneyOklahoma 971
8. Tony LorickArizona State 961
9. Al SnyderHoly Cross 953
10. Roger KochmanPenn State 906
11. Gary WoodCornell 896
12. Johnny RolandMissouri 889
13. Pete PedroWest Texas A&M 882
14. Lee CallandLouisville 869
15. Dave CasinelliMemphis 866
16. John SimmonsTulsa 860
17. Terry DillonMontana 857
18. Bobby SantiagoNew Mexico 850
19. Hugh CampbellWashington State 848
20. Dave HoppmannIowa State 841
Total Yards
1. Terry BakerOregon State 2276
2. Eldon FortieBrigham Young 1963
3. Gary WoodCornell 1779
4. Don TrullBaylor 1763
5. Jack ConcannonBoston College 1743
6. George MiraMiami (FL) 1732
7. Pat McCarthyHoly Cross 1721
8. Jerry GrossDetroit Mercy 1613
9. Bill KingDartmouth 1553
10. Billy LothridgeGeorgia Tech 1484
11. Dave HoppmannIowa State 1477
12. Ron Vander KelenWisconsin 1438
13. Tom MyersNorthwestern 1435
14. Dick ShinerMaryland 1426
15. Joe NamathAlabama 1421
16. Dan ReevesSouth Carolina 1401
17. Jerry YostWest Virginia 1361
18. Larry RakestrawGeorgia 1357
19. Dave MathiesonWashington State 1321
20. Junior EdgeNorth Carolina 1298