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2002 Year Summary

National Champion: Ohio State (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA-ESPN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Carson Palmer (Southern California)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Jim Tressel (Ohio State)

AP Preseason #1: Miami (FL) ▪ AP Final #1: Ohio State

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	Pacific-10 Conference	10	127	72	55	.567	7	2	5	.286	7.74	4.78	4	2	Southern California Washington State
2	Southeastern Conference	12	154	89	65	.578	7	3	4	.429	6.32	3.58	5	3	Georgia
3	Big 12 Conference	12	157	90	67	.573	8	5	3	.625	6.12	3.22	5	4	Oklahoma
4	Big Ten Conference	11	141	82	59	.582	7	5	2	.714	5.88	3.42	5	4	Iowa Ohio State
5	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	119	66	53	.555	7	4	3	.571	5.56	3.67	2	4	Florida State
6	Big East Conference	8	102	58	44	.569	5	3	2	.600	3.92	1.86	2	4	Miami (FL)
7	Independent	6	71	35	36	.493	1	0	1	.000	-2.87	-2.35	0	1
8	Mountain West Conference	8	101	46	55	.455	3	0	3	.000	-3.63	-2.17	0	0	Colorado State
9	Conference USA	10	125	57	68	.456	5	2	3	.400	-4.37	-3.20	1	1	Cincinnati Texas Christian
10	Mid-American Conference	14	171	80	91	.468	2	1	1	.500	-6.82	-5.18	1	1	Marshall
11	Western Athletic Conference	10	125	56	69	.448	3	2	1	.667	-7.21	-4.60	0	1	Boise State
12	Sun Belt Conference	7	86	33	53	.384	1	1	0	1.000	-9.28	-4.61	0	0	North Texas

AP Poll Summary

School	Conf	Pre	8/26	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
Ohio State	Big Ten	13	10	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	6	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Miami (FL)	Big East	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Georgia	SEC	8	8	10	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	4	4	3
Southern California	Pac-10	20	20	18	17	11	18	18	20	19	15	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	4
Oklahoma	Big 12	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	8	8	5
Texas	Big 12	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	8	7	7	4	4	11	10	9	9	6
Kansas State	Big 12					25	15	13	19	17	20	14	12	11	10	8	6	6	7
Iowa	Big Ten							24	17	15	13	9	6	6	5	4	3	3	8
Michigan	Big Ten	12	13	7	7	14	14	14	13	11	8	15	13	12	12	12	13	12	9
Washington State	Pac-10	11	12	11	10	16	16	17	12	10	9	8	5	3	3	9	7	7	10
Alabama	SEC							22		24	19	12	11	10	9	14	14	13	11
North Carolina State	ACC		25	21	19	17	17	16	14	13	12	10	14	22		21	17	17	12
Maryland	ACC	21	21											19	18	25	21	20	13
Auburn	SEC								24					24		20	20	19	14
Boise State	WAC														23	19	19	18	15
Penn State	Big Ten	24	24			15	12	20	15	20	18	20	19	16	15	11	10	10	16
Notre Dame	Ind			23	20	12	10	9	8	7	6	4	9	9	8	7	11	11	17
Virginia Tech	Big East	16	16	12	11	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	8	13	13	22	18	21	18
Pittsburgh	Big East												22	18	17	17	25	24	19
Colorado	Big 12	7	7	17	18					23	21	13	18	17	16	13	12	14	20
Florida State	ACC	3	5	5	5	5	4	11	9	12	11	18	17	15	14	23	16	16	21
Virginia	ACC																		22
Texas Christian	CUSA													25	22				23
Marshall	MAC	19	19	16	16														24
West Virginia	Big East															24	15	15	25
School	Conf	Pre	8/26	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	MWC								21	18	22
Arizona State	Pac-10										23	16	25
Arkansas	SEC																22	25
Bowling Green State	MAC									25	24	21	20
California	Pac-10					23
Colorado State	MWC			19	24		25	25				24	24	21	20	16	24	23
Florida	SEC	6	6	6	12	10	7	6	16				23	20	19	15	23	22
Iowa State	Big 12					21	19	15	11	9	17	22	21
Louisiana State	SEC	14	14	24	25	24	22	21	18	14	10	17	16	14	21	18
Louisville	CUSA	17	17
Michigan State	Big Ten	18	18	15	15
Minnesota	Big Ten										25	23
Mississippi	SEC								25	21
Nebraska	Big 12	10	9	9	8	18	20
Oregon	Pac-10	15	15	13	13	9	9	8	7	6	14	19	15	23
Oregon State	Pac-10						23
South Carolina	SEC	22	22	22
Tennessee	SEC	5	4	4	4	4	11	10	10	16	16	25
Texas A&M	Big 12	23	23	20	21	19	24	23
Texas Tech	Big 12														24
UCLA	Pac-10				23	20									25
Washington	Pac-10	9	11	14	14	13	13	12	22	22
Wisconsin	Big Ten	25		25	22	22	21	19	23

Award Winners

AP Player of the Year Award:	Brad Banks (Iowa)
Bronko Nagurski Award:	Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)
Chuck Bednarik Award:	E.J. Henderson (Maryland)
Dave Rimington Trophy:	Brett Romberg (Miami (FL))
Davey O'Brien Award:	Brad Banks (Iowa)
Dick Butkus Award:	E.J. Henderson (Maryland)
Doak Walker Award:	Larry Johnson (Penn State)
Fred Biletnikoff Award:	Charles Rogers (Michigan State)
Heisman Memorial Trophy:	Carson Palmer (Southern California)
Jim Thorpe Award:	Terence Newman (Kansas State)
John Mackey Award:	Dallas Clark (Iowa)
John Outland Trophy:	Rien Long (Washington State)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:	Carson Palmer (Southern California)
Lou Groza Award:	Nate Kaeding (Iowa)
Maxwell Award:	Larry Johnson (Penn State)
Ray Guy Award:	Mark Mariscal (Colorado)
Sammy Baugh Trophy:	Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech)
Ted Hendricks Award:	Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)
Vince Lombardi Award:	Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award:	Larry Johnson (Penn State)

AFCA Coach of the Year Award:	Jim Tressel (Ohio State)
AP Coach of the Year Award:	Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award:	Jim Tressel (Ohio State)
Home Depot Coach of the Year Award:	Tyrone Willingham (Notre Dame)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award:	Jim Tressel (Ohio State)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award:	Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)

Consensus All-America Teams

* unanimous selection

Offense
Carson Palmer, QB, Southern California
Larry Johnson*, RB, Penn State
Willis McGahee, RB, Miami (FL)
Charles Rogers*, WR, Michigan State
Reggie Williams, WR, Washington
Rashaun Woods, WR, Oklahoma State
Dallas Clark*, TE, Iowa
Shawn Andrews, OL, Arkansas
Derrick Dockery, OL, Texas
Jordan Gross, OL, Utah
Brett Romberg, OL, Miami (FL)
Eric Steinbach, OL, Iowa
Mike Nugent, K, Ohio State
Derek Abney, AP, Kentucky

Defense
Tommie Harris, DL, Oklahoma
Rien Long, DL, Washington State
David Pollack, DL, Georgia
Terrell Suggs*, DL, Arizona State
E.J. Henderson, LB, Maryland
Teddy Lehman, LB, Oklahoma
Matt Wilhelm, LB, Ohio State
Mike Doss*, DB, Ohio State
Terence Newman*, DB, Kansas State
Troy Polamalu, DB, Southern California
Shane Walton*, DB, Notre Dame
Mark Mariscal, P, Colorado

Year Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	479
2.	Cody Pickett* (WA)	365
3.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	349
4.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	331
5.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	309
6.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	297
7.	Luke McCown (LATECH)	296
8.	Matt Schaub* (VA)	288
9.	Rex Grossman* (FL)	287
10.	Eli Manning* (MS)	279

Pass Attempts

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	712
2.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	624
3.	Cody Pickett* (WA)	612
4.	Luke McCown (LATECH)	505
5.	Rex Grossman* (FL)	503
6.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	491
7.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	489
8.	Andrew Walter* (AZST)	483
9.	Eli Manning* (MS)	481
10.	Gino Guidugli* (CIN)	472

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	70.2
2.	Matt Schaub* (VA)	68.9
3.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	67.4
4.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	67.3
5.	Charlie Frye (AKR)	65.8
6.	Ryan Dinwiddie* (BOISE)	65.4
7.	Bryan Randall* (VATECH)	63.7
8.	Ben Roethlisberger (MIAOH)	63.3
9.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	63.2
10.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	62.8

Passing Yards

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	5017
2.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	4474
3.	Cody Pickett* (WA)	4458
4.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	4268
5.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	3942
6.	Andrew Walter* (AZST)	3877
7.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	3770
8.	Gino Guidugli* (CIN)	3543
9.	Luke McCown (LATECH)	3539
10.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	3446

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Ryan Dinwiddie* (BOISE)	11.1
2.	Cory Paus* (UCLA)	9.0
3.	Scott McBrien* (MD)	8.8
4.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	8.8
5.	Brad Banks* (IA)	8.8
6.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	8.7
7.	Bryan Randall* (VATECH)	8.6
8.	Ken Dorsey* (MIAFL)	8.6
9.	Darian Durant (NC)	8.6
10.	Jason Gesser* (WAST)	8.5

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Ryan Dinwiddie* (BOISE)	12.4
2.	Brad Banks* (IA)	9.8
3.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	9.0
4.	Ken Dorsey* (MIAFL)	8.6
5.	Cory Paus* (UCLA)	8.6
6.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	8.5
7.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	8.5
8.	Jason Gesser* (WAST)	8.4
9.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	8.3
10.	Scott McBrien* (MD)	8.3

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	45
2.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	33
3.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	31
	Josh Fields* (OKST)	31
5.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	30
6.	Andrew Walter* (AZST)	28
	Cody Pickett* (WA)	28
	Matt Schaub* (VA)	28
	Kyle Boller (CA)	28
	Ken Dorsey* (MIAFL)	28
	Jason Gesser* (WAST)	28

Passing Interceptions

1.	Mike McGann (TEMP)	22
	Timmy Chang* (HI)	22
3.	Gino Guidugli* (CIN)	21
4.	Paul Troth (ECAR)	20
5.	Luke McCown (LATECH)	19
6.	Troy Edwards (EMI)	18
	Nick Eddy (HOU)	18
	Seneca Wallace* (IAST)	18
	Danny Wimprine (MEM)	18
	Casey Bramlet (WY)	18

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Ryan Dinwiddie* (BOISE)	188.2
2.	Brad Banks* (IA)	157.1
3.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	156.5
4.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	152.3
5.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	151.6
6.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	149.1
7.	Matt Schaub* (VA)	147.5
8.	Jason Gesser* (WAST)	146.4
9.	Ken Dorsey* (MIAFL)	145.9
10.	Cory Paus* (UCLA)	145.8

Rush Attempts

1.	Cecil Sapp* (COST)	347
2.	Michael Turner (NIL)	338
3.	Avon Cobourne* (WV)	335
4.	Marcus Merriweather (BALLST)	332
5.	Keylon Kincade (SMETH)	327
6.	Steven Jackson* (ORST)	319
7.	Joffrey Reynolds (HOU)	316
8.	Demarco McCleskey* (CIN)	315
9.	Rodney Davis* (FREST)	313
10.	Tanardo Sharps (TEMP)	311

Rushing Yards

1.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	2087
2.	Michael Turner (NIL)	1915
3.	Quentin Griffin* (OK)	1884
4.	Chris Brown* (CO)	1841
5.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	1753
6.	Avon Cobourne* (WV)	1710
7.	Steven Jackson* (ORST)	1690
8.	Marcus Merriweather (BALLST)	1618
9.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	1611
10.	Cecil Sapp* (COST)	1601

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Joshua Cribbs (KENT)	7.7
2.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	7.7
3.	Dominique Dorsey (NVLV)	7.3
4.	Larry Croom (NVLV)	7.2
5.	Shaud Williams (AL)	7.1
6.	Kris Briggs (SMETH)	7.0
7.	Dewhitt Betterson (TROY)	7.0
8.	Tony Hollings* (GATECH)	6.9
9.	Deangelo Williams (MEM)	6.6
10.	Joe Alls (BGSU)	6.6

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	28
2.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	26
3.	Chance Harridge* (AF)	22
	Lee Suggs* (VATECH)	22
5.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	20
	Josh Harris (BGSU)	20
7.	Chris Brown* (CO)	19
	Michael Turner (NIL)	19
9.	T.A. McLendon* (NCST)	18
10.	Darren Sproles* (KSST)	17
	Walter Reyes (SYR)	17
	Cecil Sapp* (COST)	17
	Avon Cobourne* (WV)	17

Receptions

1.	Nate Burleson (NV)	138
2.	J.R. Tolver (SDGST)	128
3.	Kassim Osgood (SDGST)	108
4.	Rashaun Woods* (OKST)	107
5.	Taurean Henderson* (TXTECH)	98
6.	Reggie Williams* (WA)	94
7.	Kevin Walter (EMI)	93
	Bobby Wade (AZ)	93
9.	Justin Colbert* (HI)	92
10.	Shaun McDonald* (AZST)	87

Receiving Yards

1.	J.R. Tolver (SDGST)	1785
2.	Rashaun Woods* (OKST)	1695
3.	Nate Burleson (NV)	1629
4.	Kassim Osgood (SDGST)	1552
5.	Reggie Williams* (WA)	1454
6.	Shaun McDonald* (AZST)	1405
7.	Bobby Wade (AZ)	1389
8.	Kevin Walter (EMI)	1368
9.	Charles Rogers (MIST)	1351
10.	John Standeford* (PUR)	1307

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Brandon Middleton (HOU)	24.1
2.	Aaron Hosack* (MN)	22.4
3.	Andre Johnson* (MIAFL)	21.0
4.	Jon Olinger* (CIN)	20.6
5.	Maurice Brown* (IA)	20.1
6.	Jafar Williams* (MD)	20.1
7.	James Terry* (KSST)	20.0
8.	Joey Cuppari* (COST)	20.0
9.	Tab Perry* (UCLA)	19.9
10.	Charles Rogers (MIST)	19.9

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Rashaun Woods* (OKST)	17
2.	Mike Williams* (SCA)	14
3.	Charles Rogers (MIST)	13
	Anquan Boldin* (FLST)	13
	Shaun McDonald* (AZST)	13
	J.R. Tolver (SDGST)	13
	John Standeford* (PUR)	13
8.	Nate Burleson (NV)	12
	James Newson* (ORST)	12
	Roy Williams* (TX)	12
	Larry Fitzgerald* (PITT)	12
	Darius Watts* (MARSH)	12

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Cecil Sapp* (COST)	359
2.	Marcus Merriweather (BALLST)	354
3.	Avon Cobourne* (WV)	350
4.	Michael Turner (NIL)	348
5.	Keylon Kincade (SMETH)	347
	Demarco McCleskey* (CIN)	347
7.	Mewelde Moore* (TLN)	340
8.	Tanardo Sharps (TEMP)	338
9.	Steven Jackson* (ORST)	336
10.	Joffrey Reynolds (HOU)	335

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	2436
2.	Quentin Griffin* (OK)	2148
3.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	2108
4.	Michael Turner (NIL)	2015
5.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	1893
6.	Chris Brown* (CO)	1881
7.	Avon Cobourne* (WV)	1856
8.	Steven Jackson* (ORST)	1855
9.	J.R. Tolver (SDGST)	1825
	Marcus Merriweather (BALLST)	1825

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	32
2.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	28
3.	Lee Suggs* (VATECH)	24
4.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	23
5.	Josh Harris (BGSU)	22
	Chance Harridge* (AF)	22
7.	Chris Brown* (CO)	19
	Michael Turner (NIL)	19
9.	T.A. McLendon* (NCST)	18
	Quentin Griffin* (OK)	18
	Maurice Clarett* (OHST)	18

Total Plays

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	814
2.	Cody Pickett* (WA)	698
3.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	663
4.	Dave Ragone* (LOU)	573
5.	Seneca Wallace* (IAST)	566
	Luke McCown (LATECH)	566
7.	Casey Bramlet (WY)	565
8.	Rex Grossman* (FL)	561
9.	Brad Smith (MO)	559
10.	Rod Rutherford* (PITT)	549

Total Yards

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	4903
2.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	4457
3.	Cody Pickett* (WA)	4273
4.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	4267
5.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	3860
6.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	3820
7.	Seneca Wallace* (IAST)	3682
8.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	3681
9.	Andrew Walter* (AZST)	3661
10.	Gino Guidugli* (CIN)	3570

Total Yards Per Play

1.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	8.1
2.	Ken Dorsey* (MIAFL)	8.0
3.	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	7.9
4.	Brian Jones* (TOL)	7.6
5.	Philip Rivers* (NCST)	7.3
6.	Jason Gesser* (WAST)	7.2
7.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	7.1
8.	Zack Threadgill (NV)	6.9
9.	Andrew Walter* (AZST)	6.8
10.	Timmy Chang* (HI)	6.7

Total Touchdowns

1.	Kliff Kingsbury* (TXTECH)	47
2.	Josh Harris (BGSU)	39
3.	Carson Palmer* (SCA)	37
4.	Josh Fields* (OKST)	34
5.	Byron Leftwich* (MARSH)	33
	Ryan Schneider (CFL)	33
7.	Chance Harridge* (AF)	32
8.	Kyle Boller (CA)	31
	Cody Pickett* (WA)	31
	Brad Banks* (IA)	31

Touchdowns

1.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	32
2.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	28
3.	Lee Suggs* (VATECH)	24
4.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	23
5.	Josh Harris (BGSU)	22
	Chance Harridge* (AF)	22
7.	Michael Turner (NIL)	20
8.	Chris Brown* (CO)	19
9.	T.A. McLendon* (NCST)	18
	Maurice Clarett* (OHST)	18
	Quentin Griffin* (OK)	18

Points

1.	Brock Forsey* (BOISE)	192
2.	Willis McGahee* (MIAFL)	168
3.	Lee Suggs* (VATECH)	144
4.	Larry Johnson* (PAST)	140
5.	Josh Harris (BGSU)	134
6.	Chance Harridge* (AF)	132
7.	Billy Bennett* (GA)	130
8.	Nick Novak* (MD)	125
9.	Nate Kaeding* (IA)	120
	Michael Turner (NIL)	120
	Mike Nugent* (OHST)	120

Extra Point Attempts

1.	Todd Sievers* (MIAFL)	69
2.	Nick Calaycay* (BOISE)	66
3.	Jason Robbins* (TOL)	62
	Trey Dicarlo* (OK)	62
5.	Joe Rheem* (KSST)	59
	Shaun Suisham (BGSU)	59
7.	Nate Kaeding* (IA)	58
8.	Luke Phillips* (OKST)	56
	Justin Ayat* (HI)	56
10.	Robert Treece* (TXTECH)	54
	Dusty Mangum* (TX)	54
	Nick Novak* (MD)	54

Extra Points Made

1.	Todd Sievers* (MIAFL)	66
2.	Nick Calaycay* (BOISE)	63
3.	Trey Dicarlo* (OK)	58
4.	Nate Kaeding* (IA)	57
	Shaun Suisham (BGSU)	57
6.	Justin Ayat* (HI)	55
	Luke Phillips* (OKST)	55
8.	Robert Treece* (TXTECH)	54
	Dusty Mangum* (TX)	54
	Jason Robbins* (TOL)	54

Field Goal Attempts

1.	John Anderson* (WA)	34
2.	Billy Bennett* (GA)	33
	Mike Barth* (AZST)	33
	Seth Marler* (TLN)	33
	Drew Dunning* (WAST)	33
6.	Sandro Sciortino* (BC)	32
	Jeff Babcock* (COST)	32
8.	Asen Asparuhov* (FREST)	30
	Nick Browne* (TXX)	30
10.	Xavier Beitia* (FLST)	28
	Nick Novak* (MD)	28
	Mike Nugent* (OHST)	28

Field Goals Made

1.	Billy Bennett* (GA)	26
2.	Mike Nugent* (OHST)	25
3.	Jeff Babcock* (COST)	24
	Nick Novak* (MD)	24
5.	Mike Barth* (AZST)	23
	Nick Browne* (TXX)	23
	Asen Asparuhov* (FREST)	23
	Sandro Sciortino* (BC)	23
9.	John Anderson* (WA)	22
	Drew Dunning* (WAST)	22

Field Goal Percentage

1.	Jared Parseghian (MIAOH)	100.0
2.	Dan Nystrom* (MN)	95.2
3.	Kirk Yliniemi* (ORST)	93.8
4.	Nate Fikse* (UCLA)	92.3
5.	Mike Nugent* (OHST)	89.3
6.	Joey Ashcroft* (AF)	88.9
7.	Nate Kaeding* (IA)	87.5
8.	Jonathan Ruffin* (CIN)	86.4
9.	Nick Novak* (MD)	85.7
	Travis Mayle (KENT)	85.7
	Shaun Suisham (BGSU)	85.7
	Dustin Bell (HOU)	85.7

Punts

1.	Mike Barr (RUT)	92
2.	Brad Kadlubar* (NTX)	85
3.	Curtis Ansel (KS)	82
4.	Scott McMahan (BUF)	81
5.	Mark Haulman* (SMS)	80
6.	Tim Parker* (AZST)	79
	Tyler Gaus* (NM)	79
8.	Joey Hildbold* (NDAME)	78
	Grant Autrey (LALAF)	78
10.	Jose Arroyo* (OR)	77
	Joey Biasatti* (TXX)	77

Punting Yards

1.	Mike Barr (RUT)	3707
2.	Brad Kadlubar* (NTX)	3619
3.	Curtis Ansel (KS)	3459
4.	Tim Parker* (AZST)	3372
5.	Mark Haulman* (SMS)	3344
6.	Scott McMahan (BUF)	3258
7.	Jose Arroyo* (OR)	3250
8.	Tyler Gaus* (NM)	3202
9.	Mark Mariscal* (CO)	3186
10.	Jarad Preston (ECAR)	3170

Punting Yards Per Punt

1.	Matt Payne (BYU)	47.6
2.	Mark Mariscal* (CO)	47.6
3.	Glenn Pakulak (KY)	45.6
4.	Andy Groom* (OHST)	45.0
5.	Mat McBriar* (HI)	44.8
6.	Donnie Jones* (LAST)	44.0
7.	Greg Johnson (VAND)	43.8
8.	Cody Scates (TXAM)	43.7
9.	Dustin Colquitt* (TN)	43.6
10.	Jarad Preston (ECAR)	43.4

Punt Returns

1.	Wes Welker* (TXTECH)	57
2.	Steve Suter* (MD)	56
3.	Kelley Rhino* (GATECH)	45
4.	Dejuan Groce* (NE)	43
	Antonio Perkins* (OK)	43
6.	Bryant Johnson* (PAST)	41
7.	Vontez Duff* (NDAME)	40
	Danny Upchurch* (MN)	40
	Shaud Williams (AL)	40
10.	Fabian Davis* (WAKE)	39

Punt Return Yards

1.	Steve Suter* (MD)	771
2.	Wes Welker* (TXTECH)	752
3.	Dejuan Groce* (NE)	732
4.	Antonio Perkins* (OK)	647
5.	Dexter Wynn* (COST)	567
6.	Derek Abney (KY)	544
7.	Bryant Johnson* (PAST)	528
8.	Damien Dorsey* (LOU)	508
9.	Domanick Davis* (LAST)	499
10.	Tim Gilligan* (BOISE)	491

Punt Return Yards Per Return

1.	Dan Sheldon (NIL)	22.7
2.	Aris Comeaux (ARMY)	19.4
3.	Cody Cardwell (SMETH)	17.3
4.	Dejuan Groce* (NE)	17.0
5.	Lynaris Elpheage* (TLN)	16.5
6.	Dexter Wynn* (COST)	16.2
7.	Deangelo Hall* (VATECH)	16.0
	Craig Bragg* (UCLA)	16.0
9.	Damien Dorsey* (LOU)	15.4
10.	Kendrick Mosley (WMI)	15.2

Punt Return Touchdowns

1.	Dejuan Groce* (NE)	4
	Derek Abney (KY)	4
	Steve Suter* (MD)	4
4.	Dan Sheldon (NIL)	3
	Wes Welker* (TXTECH)	3
	Antonio Perkins* (OK)	3
7.	Keenan Howry* (OR)	2
	Danny Morris* (KSST)	2
	Todd Miller* (IAST)	2
	Terence Newman* (KSST)	2
	Aris Comeaux (ARMY)	2
	Jermaine Mays* (MN)	2
	Deandrew Rubin (SFL)	2
	Bo Mosley* (AR)	2
	Deangelo Hall* (VATECH)	2
	Jeremy Bloom* (CO)	2
	Kendrick Mosley (WMI)	2
	Jemeel Powell (CA)	2

Kickoff Returns

1.	William White (ARMY)	55
2.	Josh Davis* (NE)	42
3.	Erick Franklin (LATECH)	40
4.	Jonas Rutledge (SMETH)	38
5.	Cedric Thompson (ID)	37
6.	A.C. Carter (IN)	36
	Donta Greene* (TOL)	36
	Matt Carter (AKR)	36
	Ryan Wells (STAN)	36
10.	Randy Davis (BAY)	35

Kickoff Return Yards

1.	William White (ARMY)	1239
2.	Josh Davis* (NE)	994
3.	Charles Pauley (SJST)	978
4.	Jonas Rutledge (SMETH)	901
5.	Broderick Clark* (LOU)	897
6.	Erick Franklin (LATECH)	887
7.	Matt Carter (AKR)	867
8.	Cedric Thompson (ID)	836
9.	Lashaun Ward (CA)	809
	Donta Greene* (TOL)	809

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

1.	Justin Miller* (CLEM)	35.1
2.	Tyrone Walker (WMI)	32.8
3.	Charles Pauley (SJST)	31.5
4.	Lamont Reid* (NCST)	30.3
5.	Broderick Clark* (LOU)	28.9
6.	Lashaun Ward (CA)	28.9
7.	Jason Wright (NWEST)	28.5
8.	Terence Newman* (KSST)	28.5
9.	Nathan Jones (RUT)	28.3
10.	Latarence Dunbar* (TXX)	27.8

Kickoff Return Touchdowns

1.	Derek Abney (KY)	2
	Nathan Jones (RUT)	2
	Tyrone Walker (WMI)	2
	Charles Pauley (SJST)	2
	Lamont Reid* (NCST)	2
	Broderick Clark* (LOU)	2

Interceptions

1.	Jim Leonhard* (WI)	11
2.	Jason Goss* (TXX)	8
	Lynaris Elpheage* (TLN)	8
	Gerald Jones (SJST)	8
	Justin Miller* (CLEM)	8
	Gabe Franklin* (BOISE)	8
7.	Randee Drew (NIL)	7
	Shane Walton* (NDAME)	7
	Jason David* (WAST)	7
	Corey Webster* (LAST)	7

Interception Return Yards

1.	Donald Strickland* (CO)	186
2.	Bobby Walker* (KSST)	177
3.	Hyrum Peters* (HI)	176
4.	Derrick Strait* (OK)	175
5.	Willie Pile* (VATECH)	171
6.	Maurice Sikes* (MIAFL)	150
7.	Kentrell Curry* (GA)	145
8.	Lynaris Elpheage* (TLN)	133
9.	Dee Meza* (FREST)	128
10.	Deangelo Hall* (VATECH)	124

Interception Return Touchdowns

1.	Hyrum Peters* (HI)	3
	Bobby Walker* (KSST)	3
3.	Shane Walton* (NDAME)	2
	Curome Cox* (MD)	2
	Rich Gardner* (PAST)	2
	Spencer Havner* (UCLA)	2
	Keon Jackson* (TOL)	2
	Sean Lucas* (TLN)	2
	Michael Huff* (TX)	2
	Maurice Sikes* (MIAFL)	2
	Donald Strickland* (CO)	2
	Dee Meza* (FREST)	2
	Desmar Black* (NM)	2
	Blue Adams* (CIN)	2

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