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National Champion: Alabama (AP, FWAA, UPI-NFF, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Gene Stallings (Alabama)

AP Preseason #1: Miami (FL) ▪ AP Final #1: Alabama

Conference Summary

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			Overall					Bowls					SRS		Polls
Rk	Conference	Schs	G	W	L	T	Pct	G	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	Pre	Final	Champion
1	Pacific-10 Conference	10	117	63	51	3	.551	6	2	4	0	.333	8.70	6.86	4	3	Stanford Washington
2	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	104	59	44	1	.572	4	3	1	0	.750	5.49	2.96	3	4	Florida State
3	Southeastern Conference	12	140	80	58	2	.579	6	5	1	0	.833	4.96	2.88	5	6	Alabama
4	Big Eight Conference	8	91	47	40	4	.538	3	1	2	0	.333	4.04	1.55	3	3	Nebraska
5	Big Ten Conference	10	114	52	57	5	.478	3	1	2	0	.333	3.10	3.75	3	2	Michigan
6	Big East Conference	8	92	47	41	4	.533	3	1	2	0	.333	2.09	1.02	2	3	Miami (FL)
7	Western Athletic Conference	10	120	60	59	1	.504	5	2	3	0	.400	-0.21	-0.48	1	2	Brigham Young Fresno State Hawaii
8	Southwest Conference	8	91	47	43	1	.522	2	1	1	0	.500	-0.35	-0.32	2	1	Texas A&M
9	Independent	15	167	69	97	1	.416	2	1	1	0	.500	-4.73	-1.96	2	1
10	Big West Conference	7	78	36	42	0	.462	1	0	1	0	.000	-9.36	-6.62	0	0	Nevada
11	Mid-American Conference	10	111	52	56	3	.482	1	1	0	0	1.000	-10.30	-8.96	0	0	Bowling Green State

AP Poll Summary

School	Conf	Pre	9/1	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
Alabama	SEC	9	9	8	9	7	9	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Florida State	ACC	5	4	5	3	3	3	8	6	6	6	6	5	3	3	3	3	2
Miami (FL)	Big East	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3
Notre Dame	Ind	3	3	3	7	6	6	13	12	10	10	8	8	7	5	5	5	4
Michigan	Big Ten	6	5	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	6	7	7	7	5
Syracuse	Big East	10	10	9	8	17	17	15	14	12	12	10	10	8	8	6	6	6
Texas A&M	SWC	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	7
Georgia	SEC	14	14	14	19	18	16	12	10	7	7	15	12	10	9	8	8	8
Stanford	Pac-10	17	20	21	18	19	18	11	8	16	15	21	15	14	14	14	13	9
Florida	SEC	4	6	4	4	13	13	23	23	20	20	14	11	9	6	12	14	10
Washington	Pac-10	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	6	5	11	10	9	11
Tennessee	SEC	21	22	20	14	8	7	4	13	17	16	24	23	20	18	17	17	12
Colorado	Big 8	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	7	9	8	16	13	11	10	9	10	13
Nebraska	Big 8	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	11	8	8	7	7	12	12	11	11	14
Washington State	Pac-10								22	13	19	25	21		21	18	18	15
Mississippi	SEC				25									24	24	19	20	16
North Carolina State	ACC		18	19	16	23	21	25	21	23	21	17	14	13	13	13	12	17
Ohio State	Big Ten	19	17	22	21	12	12	21				22	19	17	15	15	15	18
North Carolina	ACC										22	18	25	21	20	20	19	19
Hawaii	WAC												24					20
Boston College	Big East					25	22	21	20	11	11	9	17	19	17	16	16	21
Kansas	Big 8					24			25	22	18	13	20	22				22
Mississippi State	SEC	22	21	18	24		24	18	15	25	24	19	16	18	16	24	24	23
Fresno State	WAC																	24
Wake Forest	ACC													25				25
School	Conf	Pre	9/1	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
Arizona	Pac-10									21	17	12	9	16	23	22	22
Brigham Young	WAC	24		25											25	25	25
California	Pac-10	20	19	17				24
Clemson	ACC	13	13	15	17	16	25	25	19	18
Georgia Tech	ACC	23	24	24	22		23	17	16	19
Iowa	Big Ten	16	23
Oklahoma	Big 8	15	15	13	13	20	19	16
Penn State	Ind	8	8	10	10	9	8	7	9	14	14	23	22	23	22	21	21
San Diego State	WAC				23	21
Southern California	Pac-10					22	20	20	18	15	13	11	18	15	19	23	23
Texas	SWC	25									25	20
UCLA	Pac-10	18	16	16	15	11	11	19
Virginia	ACC		25	23	20	14	14	10	17	24	23
West Virginia	Big East								24

Award Winners

Davey O'Brien Award:	Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
Dick Butkus Award:	Marvin Jones (Florida State)
Doak Walker Award:	Garrison Hearst (Georgia)
Heisman Memorial Trophy:	Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
Jim Thorpe Award:	Deon Figures (Colorado)
John Outland Trophy:	Will Shields (Nebraska)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:	Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
Lou Groza Award:	Joe Allison (Memphis)
Maxwell Award:	Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
Sammy Baugh Trophy:	Elvis Grbac (Michigan)
Vince Lombardi Award:	Marvin Jones (Florida State)
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award:	Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))

AFCA Coach of the Year Award:	Gene Stallings (Alabama)
FWAA Coach of the Year Award:	Gene Stallings (Alabama)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award:	Gene Stallings (Alabama)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award:	Gene Stallings (Alabama)

Consensus All-America Teams

* unanimous selection

Offense
Gino Torretta*, QB, Miami (FL)
Marshall Faulk*, RB, San Diego State
Garrison Hearst*, RB, Georgia
Sean Dawkins, WR, California
O.J. McDuffie, WR, Penn State
Chris Gedney*, TE, Syracuse
Mike Compton, OL, West Virginia
Lincoln Kennedy*, OL, Washington
Everett Lindsay, OL, Mississippi
Willie Roaf, OL, Louisiana Tech
Will Shields*, OL, Nebraska
Aaron Taylor, OL, Notre Dame
Joe Allison, K, Memphis

Defense
John Copeland, DL, Alabama
Eric Curry, DL, Alabama
Chris Slade, DL, Virginia
Rob Waldrop, DL, Arizona
Micheal Barrow, LB, Miami (FL)
Marcus Buckley*, LB, Texas A&M
Marvin Jones*, LB, Florida State
Deon Figures, DB, Colorado
Carlton Gray, DB, UCLA
Carlton Mcdonald*, DB, Air Force
Ryan Mcneil, DB, Miami (FL)
Sean Snyder, P, Kansas State

Year Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	303
2.	John Kaleo (MD)	286
3.	Shane Matthews (FL)	275
4.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	245
5.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	241
6.	Dan Freiburger (SMETH)	229
7.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	228
8.	Michael Anderson (ECAR)	222
9.	Joe Hughes (WY)	216
10.	Steve Stenstrom* (STAN)	214

Pass Attempts

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	504
2.	John Kaleo (MD)	482
3.	Shane Matthews (FL)	463
4.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	432
5.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	407
6.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	402
7.	Michael Anderson (ECAR)	398
8.	Dan Freiburger (SMETH)	390
9.	Marquel Fleetwood (MN)	385
10.	Brad Tayles (WMI)	376

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Grady Benton (AZST)	66.2
2.	Jason Verduzco (IL)	65.2
3.	Elvis Grbac (MI)	64.8
4.	Terry Jordan (NCST)	64.1
5.	Jim Miller (MIST)	63.9
6.	Jim Hartlieb (IA)	63.7
7.	Len Williams (NWEST)	63.3
8.	Steve Matthews (MEM)	61.2
9.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	60.2
10.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	60.1

Passing Yards

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	3818
2.	John Kaleo (MD)	3392
3.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	3246
4.	Shane Matthews (FL)	3205
5.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	3163
6.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	3060
7.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	3000
8.	Charles Puleri (NMST)	2788
9.	Joe Hughes (WY)	2706
10.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	2647

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	J.J. Joe (BAY)	9.3
2.	Marvin Graves* (SYR)	9.3
3.	Ryan Hancock (BYU)	9.1
4.	Bert Emanuel (RICE)	8.7
5.	Eric Zeier* (GA)	8.6
6.	Cale Gundy (OK)	8.4
7.	Glenn Foley (BC)	8.4
8.	Kordell Stewart (CO)	8.4
9.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	8.3
10.	Elvis Grbac (MI)	8.2

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Bert Emanuel (RICE)	8.4
2.	Ryan Hancock (BYU)	8.3
3.	Rick Mirer (NDAME)	8.1
4.	Marvin Graves* (SYR)	8.1
5.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	7.8
6.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	7.8
7.	Heath Shuler (TN)	7.7
8.	J.J. Joe (BAY)	7.7
9.	Kordell Stewart (CO)	7.7
10.	Eric Zeier* (GA)	7.6

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	32
2.	Shane Matthews (FL)	23
3.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	22
	Michael Anderson (ECAR)	22
5.	David Lowery (SDGST)	21
	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	21
	Bobby Goodman (VA)	21
8.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	20
	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	20
10.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	19
	Dave Barr (CA)	19

Passing Interceptions

1.	Michael Anderson (ECAR)	23
2.	John Kaleo (MD)	22
3.	Marquel Fleetwood (MN)	18
	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	18
5.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	17
	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	17
	Erik White (BGSU)	17
8.	Stan White (AUB)	16
	Bryan Fortay (RUT)	16
	Lance Harp (CIN)	16
	Joe Hughes (WY)	16
	Chris Vargas (NV)	16
	Shane Matthews (FL)	16

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Elvis Grbac (MI)	150.2
2.	Marvin Graves* (SYR)	145.4
3.	Ryan Hancock (BYU)	144.6
4.	Kordell Stewart (CO)	138.8
5.	Bert Emanuel (RICE)	138.4
6.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	137.6
7.	Bobby Goodman (VA)	137.4
8.	Eric Zeier* (GA)	137.3
9.	Joe Youngblood (CMI)	136.7
10.	J.J. Joe (BAY)	135.7

Rush Attempts

1.	Corey Croom (BALLST)	301
2.	Trevor Cobb (RICE)	279
3.	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	267
4.	LeShon Johnson (NIL)	265
	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	265
6.	Shaumbe Wright-Fair* (WAST)	264
7.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	256
8.	Errict Rhett (FL)	250
9.	Winslow Oliver (NM)	245
10.	Bam Morris (TXTECH)	242

Rushing Yards

1.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	1710
2.	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	1630
3.	Travis Sims (HI)	1498
4.	Ryan Benjamin (PAC)	1441
5.	Chuckie Dukes (BC)	1387
6.	Trevor Cobb (RICE)	1386
7.	Tyrone Wheatley (MI)	1357
8.	Reggie Brooks (NDAME)	1343
9.	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	1339
10.	LeShon Johnson (NIL)	1338

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Reggie Brooks (NDAME)	8.0
2.	Lamar Smith (HOU)	7.6
3.	Tyrone Wheatley (MI)	7.3
4.	Calvin Jones (NE)	7.2
5.	Travis Sims (HI)	6.8
6.	Leonice Brown (COST)	6.7
7.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	6.7
8.	Adrian Walker (TX)	6.6
9.	Ron Rivers* (FREST)	6.5
10.	David Mims (BAY)	6.5

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	21
2.	Richie Anderson (PAST)	18
3.	Anthony Daigle* (FREST)	17
4.	Craig Thomas (MIST)	15
	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	15
	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	15
7.	Calvin Jones (NE)	14
8.	Shaumbe Wright-Fair* (WAST)	13
	Tyrone Wheatley (MI)	13
	Reggie Brooks (NDAME)	13
	Rodney Thomas* (TXAM)	13
	Ryan Benjamin (PAC)	13
	Natrone Means (NC)	13

Receptions

1.	Sherman Smith (HOU)	103
2.	Ryan Yarborough (WY)	86
3.	Bryan Reeves (NV)	81
4.	Aaron Turner (PAC)	79
5.	Lloyd Hill (TXTECH)	76
	Michael Westbrook (CO)	76
7.	Marcus Badgett (MD)	75
	Victor Bailey (MO)	75
9.	Lee Gissendaner (NWEST)	68
	Darnay Scott (SDGST)	68

Receiving Yards

1.	Ryan Yarborough (WY)	1351
2.	Lloyd Hill (TXTECH)	1261
3.	Marcus Badgett (MD)	1240
4.	Victor Bailey (MO)	1210
5.	Aaron Turner (PAC)	1171
6.	Darnay Scott (SDGST)	1150
7.	Charles E. Johnson (CO)	1149
8.	Bryan Reeves (NV)	1114
9.	Eric Drage (BYU)	1093
10.	Dietrich Jells (PITT)	1091

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Ron Peters (HOU)	26.2
2.	Tyrone Davis (VA)	23.8
3.	Malcolm Seabron* (FREST)	23.7
4.	Jermaine Ross (PUR)	22.3
5.	Otis Sterling (BYU)	22.1
6.	Antonio Freeman (VATECH)	22.0
7.	Clarence Sevillian (VAND)	21.2
8.	Melvin Bonner (BAY)	21.0
9.	Lovell Pinkney (TX)	20.8
10.	Tony Harrison* (TXAM)	20.5

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Sean Dawkins (CA)	14
2.	Lloyd Hill (TXTECH)	12
	Ryan Yarborough (WY)	12
	Eric Drage (BYU)	12
5.	Ron Peters (HOU)	11
	Melvin Bonner (BAY)	11
	Derrick Alexander (MI)	11
	Aaron Turner (PAC)	11
9.	Bryan Reeves (NV)	10
	Lamar Thomas (MIAFL)	10

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Corey Croom (BALLST)	328
2.	Errict Rhett (FL)	305
3.	Trevor Cobb (RICE)	301
4.	Shaumbe Wright-Fair* (WAST)	295
5.	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	283
	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	283
7.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	279
8.	Ryan Benjamin (PAC)	278
9.	LeShon Johnson (NIL)	268
10.	Winslow Oliver (NM)	265

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	2032
2.	Ryan Benjamin (PAC)	1875
3.	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	1758
4.	Trevor Cobb (RICE)	1669
5.	Chuckie Dukes (BC)	1581
6.	Tyrone Wheatley (MI)	1502
	Travis Sims (HI)	1502
	Shaumbe Wright-Fair* (WAST)	1502
9.	Nathan DuPree (SJST)	1430
10.	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	1429

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Garrison Hearst* (GA)	23
2.	Richie Anderson (PAST)	19
3.	Anthony Daigle* (FREST)	17
	Greg Hill* (TXAM)	17
5.	Tyrone Wheatley (MI)	16
6.	Calvin Jones (NE)	15
	Craig Thomas (MIST)	15
	Trevor Cobb (RICE)	15
	Marshall Faulk (SDGST)	15
10.	Reggie Brooks (NDAME)	14
	Sean Dawkins (CA)	14

Total Plays

1.	John Kaleo (MD)	588
2.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	544
3.	Shane Matthews (FL)	536
4.	Marquel Fleetwood (MN)	501
5.	Joe Hughes (WY)	491
6.	Dan Freiburger (SMETH)	470
7.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	465
	Jeff Garcia (SJST)	465
9.	Steve Stenstrom* (STAN)	449
10.	Brad Tayles (WMI)	444

Total Yards

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	3768
2.	John Kaleo (MD)	3472
3.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	3234
4.	Shane Matthews (FL)	3176
5.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	3163
6.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	3151
7.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	3090
8.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	3036
9.	Joe Hughes (WY)	2843
10.	Jeff Garcia (SJST)	2641

Total Yards Per Play

1.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	7.3
2.	Alex Van Pelt (PITT)	7.3
3.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	7.0
4.	Gino Torretta (MIAFL)	7.0
5.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	6.9
6.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	6.8
7.	Shane Matthews (FL)	5.9
8.	John Kaleo (MD)	5.9

Total Touchdowns

1.	Jimmy Klingler (HOU)	32
2.	Charlie Ward (FLST)	28
3.	Shane Matthews (FL)	25
4.	Drew Bledsoe* (WAST)	24
	Bobby Goodman (VA)	24
6.	Trent Dilfer* (FREST)	23
7.	Michael Anderson (ECAR)	22
	Frank Dolce (UT)	22
	Jeff Garcia (SJST)	22
	Stoney Case (NM)	22
	John Kaleo (MD)	22

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