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1997 Year Summary

National Champions: Michigan (AP, FWAA, NFF), Nebraska (USA-ESPN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Charles Woodson (Michigan)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Mike Price (Washington State)

AP Preseason #1: Penn State ▪ AP Final #1: Michigan

Conference Summary

Sorted by SRS

			Overall				Bowls				SRS		Polls
Rk	Conference	Schs	G	W	L	Pct	G	W	L	Pct	SRS	SOS	Pre	Final	Champion
1	Southeastern Conference	12	140	86	54	.614	6	5	1	.833	10.68	7.43	5	6	Tennessee
2	Pacific-10 Conference	10	116	68	48	.586	6	5	1	.833	9.41	6.37	3	4	UCLA Washington State
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	103	58	45	.563	4	3	1	.750	6.50	4.31	3	3	Florida State
4	Big Ten Conference	11	132	72	60	.545	7	2	5	.286	4.80	3.15	6	4	Michigan
5	Big 12 Conference	12	140	75	65	.536	5	2	3	.400	2.15	1.48	4	5	Nebraska
6	Conference USA	7	79	37	42	.468	2	2	0	1.000	-3.12	-1.82	0	1	Southern Mississippi
7	Western Athletic Conference	16	187	90	97	.481	3	1	2	.333	-4.03	-2.89	1	1	Colorado State
8	Big East Conference	8	93	41	52	.441	4	0	4	.000	-5.12	-2.94	2	1	Syracuse
9	Mid-American Conference	12	135	62	73	.459	1	0	1	.000	-6.30	-4.36	0	0	Marshall
10	Independent	9	102	45	57	.441	1	0	1	.000	-7.09	-4.80	1	0
11	Big West Conference	6	67	26	41	.388	1	0	1	.000	-10.80	-7.92	0	0	Nevada Utah State

AP Poll Summary

School	Conf	Pre	8/25	9/2	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
Michigan	Big Ten	14	15	14	14	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nebraska	Big 12	6	6	6	6	7	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2
Florida State	ACC	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	5	4	4	3
Florida	SEC	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	7	6	6	13	12	10	7	6	6	4
UCLA	Pac-10					24	24	22	18	17	13	12	10	9	7	6	5	5	5
North Carolina	ACC	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	6
Tennessee	SEC	5	5	3	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	3	3	3	7
Kansas State	Big 12	23	22	21	20	20	18	17	22	20	14	13	11	10	9	11	10	10	8
Washington State	Pac-10					19	15	15	12	13	10	10	16	14	11	10	8	8	9
Georgia	SEC					25	19	18	13	19	16	14	9	7	14	14	13	12	10
Auburn	SEC	16	17	16	16	12	8	8	8	6	11	11	17	16	13	13	11	13	11
Ohio State	Big Ten	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	11	9	9	7	4	4	9	9	9	12
Louisiana State	SEC	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	14	8	17	16	14	11	20	17	16	15	13
Arizona State	Pac-10				24	14	25	25			23	20	15	15	12	12	17	16	14
Purdue	Big Ten										22	18	23	19	23	18	18	17	15
Penn State	Big Ten	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	6	6	4	12	11	16
Colorado State	WAC			24	25	23									25	20	20	18	17
Washington	Pac-10	4	4	4	3	2	10	10	10	10	7	7	6	13	17	21	21	21	18
Southern Mississippi	CUSA											24	24			23	22	22	19
Texas A&M	Big 12						22	21	15	14	20	25	21	18	16	15	14	20	20
Syracuse	Big East	17	13										22	21	18	16	15	14	21
Mississippi	SEC										25								22
Missouri	Big 12													25	21	19	19	19	23
Oklahoma State	Big 12								20	16	12	19	25	24		25	24	24	24
Georgia Tech	ACC								25	21									25
School	Conf	Pre	8/25	9/2	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
Air Force	WAC							23	19	18						24	23	23
Alabama	SEC	15	16	15	15	11	21	20
Brigham Young	WAC	19	19	19			23	24	21
Clemson	ACC	20	20	18	19	16	17
Colorado	Big 12	8	8	8	8	15	16	16	24
Iowa	Big Ten	21	21	20	18	13	11	11	17	15	18	15	12	22
Miami (FL)	Big East	13	14	13	13	22
Michigan State	Big Ten	25	25	25	21	17	12	12	11	12	15	21					25	25
Mississippi State	SEC												19	17	15	22
Northwestern	Big Ten		24	21
Notre Dame	Ind	11	11	11	12
Southern California	Pac-10	22	23	23	23
Stanford	Pac-10	18	18	17	17	21	20	19	16	25
Texas	Big 12	12	12	12	11
Toledo	MAC										24	22	18
Virginia Tech	Big East				22	18	14	14	23	22	19	23	20	19	19
West Virginia	Big East									23	21	17			22
Wisconsin	Big Ten	24								24				23	24

Award Winners

Bronko Nagurski Award:	Charles Woodson (Michigan)
Chuck Bednarik Award:	Charles Woodson (Michigan)
Davey O'Brien Award:	Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
Dick Butkus Award:	Andy Katzenmoyer (Ohio State)
Doak Walker Award:	Ricky Williams (Texas)
Fred Biletnikoff Award:	Randy Moss (Marshall)
Heisman Memorial Trophy:	Charles Woodson (Michigan)
Jim Thorpe Award:	Charles Woodson (Michigan)
John Outland Trophy:	Aaron Taylor (Nebraska)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:	Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
Lou Groza Award:	Martin Gramatica (Kansas State)
Maxwell Award:	Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
Sammy Baugh Trophy:	Ryan Leaf (Washington State)
Vince Lombardi Award:	Grant Wistrom (Nebraska)
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award:	Charles Woodson (Michigan)

AFCA Coach of the Year Award:	Lloyd Carr (Michigan)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award:	Mike Price (Washington State)
Home Depot Coach of the Year Award:	Mike Price (Washington State)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award:	Lloyd Carr (Michigan)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award:	Lloyd Carr (Michigan)

Consensus All-America Teams

* unanimous selection

Offense
Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee
Curtis Enis, RB, Penn State
Ricky Williams*, RB, Texas
Jacquez Green, WR, Florida
Randy Moss*, WR, Marshall
Alonzo Mayes, TE, Oklahoma State
Alan Faneca, OL, Louisiana State
Olin Kreutz, OL, Washington
Chad Overhauser, OL, UCLA
Aaron Taylor*, OL, Nebraska
Kyle Turley, OL, San Diego State
Martin Gramatica, K, Kansas State
Tim Dwight, KR, Iowa

Defense
Greg Ellis, DL, North Carolina
Jason Peter, DL, Nebraska
Andre Wadsworth, DL, Florida State
Grant Wistrom, DL, Nebraska
Sam Cowart, LB, Florida State
Andy Katzenmoyer, LB, Ohio State
Anthony Simmons, LB, Clemson
Brian Simmons, LB, North Carolina
Dre Bly, DB, North Carolina
Brian Lee, DB, Wyoming
Fred Weary, DB, Florida
Charles Woodson*, DB, Michigan
Chad Kessler, P, Louisiana State

Year Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Tim Couch (KY)	363
2.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	293
3.	Peyton Manning (TN)	287
4.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	276
5.	Chris Redman (LOU)	261
6.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	253
7.	Charlie Batch (EMI)	247
8.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	238
9.	Thad Busby (FLST)	235
10.	Chris Wallace (TOL)	232

Pass Attempts

1.	Tim Couch (KY)	547
2.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	477
	Peyton Manning (TN)	477
4.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	473
5.	Chris Redman (LOU)	445
6.	Charlie Batch (EMI)	434
7.	Chris Wallace (TOL)	433
8.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	431
9.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	410
10.	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	407

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Tim Couch (KY)	66.4
2.	Mike Bobo (GA)	65.0
3.	Stewart Patridge (MS)	64.8
4.	Joe Hamilton (GATECH)	64.6
5.	Brian Griese (MI)	63.2
6.	Oscar Davenport (NC)	62.8
7.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	62.5
8.	Nealon Greene* (CLEM)	62.1
9.	Matt Hasselbeck (BC)	61.6
10.	Joe Germaine* (OHST)	61.4

Passing Yards

1.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	3968
2.	Tim Couch (KY)	3884
3.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	3881
4.	Peyton Manning (TN)	3819
5.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	3817
6.	John Dutton (NV)	3526
7.	Thad Busby (FLST)	3317
8.	Charlie Batch (EMI)	3280
9.	Dameyune Craig (AUB)	3277
10.	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	3136

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Cade McNown* (UCLA)	10.0
2.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	9.7
3.	John Dutton (NV)	9.6
4.	Donovan McNabb (SYR)	9.4
5.	Mike Bobo (GA)	9.0
6.	Joe Germaine* (OHST)	8.8
7.	Moses Moreno (COST)	8.8
8.	Brock Huard (WA)	8.8
9.	Jason Maas* (OR)	8.7
10.	Corby Jones (MO)	8.7

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Cade McNown* (UCLA)	10.7
2.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	10.1
3.	John Dutton (NV)	10.0
4.	Donovan McNabb (SYR)	9.9
5.	Mike Bobo (GA)	9.1
6.	Graham Leigh (NM)	8.8
7.	Brock Huard (WA)	8.8
8.	Aaron Brooks (VA)	8.8
9.	Moses Moreno (COST)	8.8
10.	Jason Maas* (OR)	8.7

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	42
2.	Tim Couch (KY)	37
3.	Peyton Manning (TN)	36
4.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	34
	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	34
6.	Jose Davis (KENT)	32
7.	Pete Gonzalez* (PITT)	30
8.	Chris Wallace (TOL)	27
9.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	25
	Thad Busby (FLST)	25

Passing Interceptions

1.	Tim Couch (KY)	19
2.	Jon Denton (NVLV)	17
	Todd Schultz* (MIST)	17
4.	John Hessler (CO)	16
	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	16
6.	Matt Wyatt (MSST)	15
7.	Shaun King (TLN)	14
	Jose Davis (KENT)	14
	Tim Alexander (ORST)	14
	Jamie Barnette (NCST)	14
	Jay Rodgers (IN)	14
	Justin Vedder (CA)	14
	Jake Josetti (BALLST)	14
	Chris Redman (LOU)	14

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Cade McNown* (UCLA)	166.0
2.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	158.7
3.	John Dutton (NV)	156.7
4.	Brock Huard (WA)	156.4
5.	Mike Bobo (GA)	155.8
6.	Donovan McNabb (SYR)	154.0
7.	Graham Leigh (NM)	153.6
8.	Moses Moreno (COST)	153.5
9.	Jason Maas* (OR)	152.1
10.	Joe Germaine* (OHST)	151.9

Rush Attempts

1.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	296
2.	Robert Holcombe (IL)	294
3.	Amos Zereoue* (WV)	281
4.	Ricky Williams (TX)	279
5.	Ahman Green (NE)	278
6.	Saladin McCullough* (OR)	267
7.	Autry Denson (NDAME)	264
8.	Ron Dayne* (WI)	263
9.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	260
10.	Skip Hicks* (UCLA)	258

Rushing Yards

1.	Ricky Williams (TX)	1893
2.	Ahman Green (NE)	1877
3.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	1691
4.	Amos Zereoue* (WV)	1589
5.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	1549
6.	Ron Dayne* (WI)	1457
7.	Chris McCoy (NAVY)	1370
8.	Jamal Lewis (TN)	1364
9.	Curtis Enis (PAST)	1363
10.	Saladin McCullough* (OR)	1343

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Cecil Collins (LAST)	8.3
2.	Ernest Blackwell (MO)	7.5
3.	Kevin McDougal (COST)	7.4
4.	James Jackson (MIAFL)	7.3
5.	Dante Hall (TXAM)	7.3
6.	Kendall Matthews* (PUR)	7.1
7.	Riz Buckman (OH)	6.9
8.	Ricky Williams (TX)	6.8
9.	Bobby Ray Tell (LATECH)	6.8
10.	Ahman Green (NE)	6.8

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	25
	Ricky Williams (TX)	25
3.	Ahman Green (NE)	22
	Skip Hicks* (UCLA)	22
5.	Chris McCoy (NAVY)	20
6.	Chris Lemon (NV)	19
	Curtis Enis (PAST)	19
	Scott Frost (NE)	19
9.	Amos Zereoue* (WV)	18
10.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	17

Receptions

1.	Eugene Baker (KENT)	103
2.	Troy Edwards (LATECH)	102
3.	Randy Moss* (MARSH)	96
4.	Geoff Noisy (NV)	86
	Troy Walters (STAN)	86
6.	Antonio Wilson (ID)	77
	Shawn Foreman* (WV)	77
	Siaha Burley (CFL)	77
9.	Marcus Nash (TN)	76
10.	Bobby Shaw (CA)	75

Receiving Yards

1.	Randy Moss* (MARSH)	1820
2.	Troy Edwards (LATECH)	1707
3.	Eugene Baker (KENT)	1549
4.	Jerome Pathon (WA)	1245
5.	Pascal Volz (NM)	1229
6.	Brian Alford* (PUR)	1228
7.	Troy Walters (STAN)	1206
8.	Geoff Noisy (NV)	1184
9.	Marcus Nash (TN)	1170
10.	Trevor Insley (NV)	1151

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Kent Layman (MO)	25.4
2.	Corey Alston (WMI)	23.8
3.	Damon Gibson* (IA)	22.9
4.	Kevin Drake (ALBIRM)	21.7
5.	Jim Turner (SYR)	21.2
6.	Jim McElroy* (UCLA)	21.0
7.	Darnell McDonald (KSST)	21.0
	Octavus Barnes (NC)	21.0
9.	Joe Jurevicius (PAST)	20.9
10.	Kevin Walker (TEMP)	20.2

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Randy Moss* (MARSH)	26
2.	Eugene Baker (KENT)	18
3.	Torry Holt (NCST)	16
4.	David Boston* (OHST)	14
5.	Pascal Volz (NM)	13
	Troy Edwards (LATECH)	13
	Terry Murphy* (PITT)	13
	Marcus Nash (TN)	13
9.	Chris Jackson* (WAST)	11
	Kevin McKenzie* (WAST)	11
	Oliver Newell (SJST)	11
	E.G. Green (FLST)	11

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Robert Holcombe (IL)	329
2.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	319
3.	Ricky Williams (TX)	299
4.	Amos Zereoue* (WV)	297
5.	Autry Denson (NDAME)	294
6.	Ahman Green (NE)	292
7.	Sedrick Irvin* (MIST)	286
8.	Saladin McCullough* (OR)	285
9.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	280
	Skip Hicks* (UCLA)	280

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Ricky Williams (TX)	2043
2.	Ahman Green (NE)	1982
3.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	1903
4.	Troy Edwards (LATECH)	1897
5.	Randy Moss* (MARSH)	1822
6.	Amos Zereoue* (WV)	1720
7.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	1687
8.	Skip Hicks* (UCLA)	1671
9.	Jamal Lewis (TN)	1630
10.	Sedrick Irvin* (MIST)	1616

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Randy Moss* (MARSH)	26
	Skip Hicks* (UCLA)	26
3.	Travis Prentice (MIAOH)	25
	Ricky Williams (TX)	25
5.	Ahman Green (NE)	22
6.	Curtis Enis (PAST)	20
	Chris McCoy (NAVY)	20
8.	Tavian Banks* (IA)	19
	Scott Frost (NE)	19
	Chris Lemon (NV)	19

Total Plays

1.	Tim Couch (KY)	613
2.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	541
3.	Chris Wallace (TOL)	531
4.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	530
5.	Peyton Manning (TN)	526
6.	Charlie Batch (EMI)	519
7.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	517
8.	Dan Gonzalez (ECAR)	506
9.	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	504
10.	Dameyune Craig (AUB)	499

Total Yards

1.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	3968
2.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	3920
3.	Peyton Manning (TN)	3789
4.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	3767
5.	Tim Couch (KY)	3759
6.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	3524
7.	John Dutton (NV)	3522
8.	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	3487
9.	Charlie Batch (EMI)	3390
10.	Thad Busby (FLST)	3301

Total Yards Per Play

1.	John Dutton (NV)	8.6
2.	Cade McNown* (UCLA)	8.0
3.	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	8.0
4.	Thad Busby (FLST)	7.4
5.	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	7.3
6.	Peyton Manning (TN)	7.2
7.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	7.1
8.	Billy Dicken* (PUR)	6.9
9.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	6.8
10.	Dameyune Craig (AUB)	6.6

Total Touchdowns

1.	Chad Pennington* (MARSH)	43
2.	Tim Couch (KY)	40
	Ryan Leaf* (WAST)	40
4.	Peyton Manning (TN)	39
5.	Jose Davis (KENT)	35
	Tim Rattay (LATECH)	35
7.	Pete Gonzalez* (PITT)	33
8.	Graham Leigh (NM)	32
9.	Chris McCoy (NAVY)	31
10.	Daunte Culpepper (CFL)	30

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