2003 Passing Stats

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National Champions: Louisiana State (BCS, NFF, USA-ESPN), Southern California (AP, FWAA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Jason White (Oklahoma)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban (Louisiana State)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma ▪ AP Final #1: Southern California

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 14 Att/G).
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117 Players

				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Ryan Dinwiddie*	Boise State	WAC	276	446	61.9	4356	9.8	10.5	31	7	163.7	81	43	0.5	12
2	Bradlee Van Pelt*	Colorado State	MWC	180	297	60.6	2845	9.6	8.9	19	13	153.4	170	909	5.3	10
3	Asad Abdul-Khaliq*	Minnesota	Big Ten	158	250	63.2	2401	9.6	10.1	17	5	162.3	88	370	4.2	4
4	Philip Rivers*	North Carolina State	ACC	348	483	72.0	4491	9.3	10.1	34	7	170.5	78	109	1.4	3
5	Stan Hill	Marshall	MAC	133	191	69.6	1767	9.3	9.2	15	7	165.9	30	21	0.7	2
6	Scott Hall*	North Texas	Sun Belt	107	186	57.5	1732	9.3	9.5	13	5	153.4	68	74	1.1	1
7	Ben Roethlisberger*	Miami (OH)	MAC	342	495	69.1	4486	9.1	9.6	37	10	165.8	67	111	1.7	3
8	Bill Whittemore*	Kansas	Big 12	159	263	60.5	2385	9.1	9.4	18	6	154.7	127	534	4.2	10
9	Jim Sorgi*	Wisconsin	Big Ten	140	248	56.5	2251	9.1	8.8	17	9	148.1	67	-10	-0.1	2
10	Rod Rutherford*	Pittsburgh	Big East	247	413	59.8	3679	8.9	9.2	37	14	157.4	136	150	1.1	2
11	Buck Pierce	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	118	170	69.4	1510	8.9	8.1	7	6	150.6	87	277	3.2	8
12	Matt Leinart*	Southern California	Pac-10	255	402	63.4	3556	8.8	9.7	38	9	164.5	32	-62	-1.9	0
13	Stefan Lefors*	Louisville	CUSA	219	357	61.3	3145	8.8	8.5	17	10	145.5	71	405	5.7	3
14	Kevin Kolb*	Houston	CUSA	220	360	61.1	3131	8.7	9.3	25	6	153.8	139	346	2.5	7
15	Ell Roberson*	Kansas State	Big 12	152	294	51.7	2545	8.7	8.5	24	12	143.2	227	975	4.3	15
16	Jason White*	Oklahoma	Big 12	278	451	61.6	3846	8.5	9.3	40	10	158.1	42	-150	-3.6	1
17	Scott McBrien*	Maryland	ACC	173	314	55.1	2672	8.5	8.9	19	6	142.7	82	259	3.2	6
18	Brian Lindgren	Idaho	Sun Belt	147	244	60.2	2066	8.5	8.2	15	8	145.1	14	-44	-3.1	0
19	Brandon Hassell*	Texas Christian	CUSA	136	240	56.7	2039	8.5	7.8	10	8	135.1	120	369	3.1	5
20	Jonathan Drach	Western Michigan	MAC	118	176	67.0	1499	8.5	8.5	13	6	156.1	42	30	0.7	0
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Charlie Frye	Akron	MAC	273	421	64.8	3549	8.4	8.5	22	9	148.6	111	288	2.6	7
22	Alex Smith*	Utah	MWC	173	266	65.0	2247	8.4	9.1	15	3	152.3	149	452	3.0	5
23	Bruce Gradkowski	Toledo	MAC	277	389	71.2	3210	8.3	8.9	29	7	161.5	91	504	5.5	1
24	Aaron Rodgers*	California	Pac-10	215	349	61.6	2903	8.3	8.8	19	5	146.6	86	210	2.4	5
25	Matt Jones*	Arkansas	SEC	132	230	57.4	1917	8.3	8.5	18	7	147.1	96	707	7.4	8
26	Eli Manning*	Mississippi	SEC	275	441	62.4	3600	8.2	8.5	29	10	148.1	48	-28	-0.6	3
27	B.J. Symons*	Texas Tech	Big 12	470	719	65.4	5833	8.1	8.2	52	22	151.3	79	143	1.8	5
28	Chris Rix*	Florida State	ACC	216	382	56.5	3107	8.1	7.8	23	13	137.9	89	130	1.5	5
29	Casey Kelly*	New Mexico	MWC	146	274	53.3	2223	8.1	7.7	14	9	131.7	110	231	2.1	1
30	Bryan Randall*	Virginia Tech	Big East	150	245	61.2	1996	8.1	7.5	15	10	141.7	82	404	4.9	5
31	Reggie McNeal	Texas A&M	Big 12	113	221	51.1	1782	8.1	7.4	8	7	124.5	127	370	2.9	4
32	Derek Anderson*	Oregon State	Pac-10	261	510	51.2	4058	8.0	6.8	24	24	124.1	57	-125	-2.2	4
33	Chad Munson	Western Michigan	MAC	150	266	56.4	2123	8.0	7.1	18	13	136.0	33	-85	-2.6	0
34	Rasheed Marshall*	West Virginia	Big East	109	215	50.7	1729	8.0	7.8	15	8	133.8	101	303	3.0	4
35	Chance Mock*	Texas	Big 12	100	184	54.3	1469	8.0	9.2	16	2	147.9	39	-17	-0.4	1
36	Matt Mauck*	Louisiana State	SEC	229	358	64.0	2825	7.9	7.7	28	14	148.2	79	97	1.2	1
37	Kellen Clemens*	Oregon	Pac-10	182	304	59.9	2400	7.9	7.7	18	9	139.8	78	108	1.4	2
38	Darrell Hackney	Alabama-Birmingham	CUSA	107	210	51.0	1659	7.9	7.5	9	6	125.7	38	45	1.2	1
39	Josh Harris*	Bowling Green State	MAC	325	494	65.8	3813	7.7	7.7	27	12	143.8	215	830	3.9	13
40	Charlie Whitehurst*	Clemson	ACC	288	465	61.9	3561	7.7	7.3	21	13	135.6	92	45	0.5	4
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
41	Jason Campbell*	Auburn	SEC	181	293	61.8	2267	7.7	7.2	10	8	132.6	73	-1	0.0	1
42	David Greene*	Georgia	SEC	264	438	60.3	3307	7.6	7.0	13	11	128.5	69	-180	-2.6	1
43	Joshua Haldi	Northern Illinois	MAC	199	336	59.2	2544	7.6	7.9	25	9	142.0	75	-65	-0.9	3
44	Chris Leak*	Florida	SEC	190	320	59.4	2435	7.6	7.1	16	11	132.9	68	-53	-0.8	2
45	Luke McCown	Louisiana Tech	WAC	246	432	56.9	3246	7.5	6.9	19	14	128.1	71	-80	-1.1	1
46	Matt Kegel*	Washington State	Pac-10	218	394	55.3	2947	7.5	6.8	21	15	128.1	58	-49	-0.8	1
47	Dustin Almond*	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	121	251	48.2	1877	7.5	7.3	13	7	122.5	92	156	1.7	3
48	Josh Fields*	Oklahoma State	Big 12	184	338	54.4	2494	7.4	7.0	21	12	129.8	37	-54	-1.5	0
49	Dan Orlovsky	Connecticut	Ind	279	475	58.7	3485	7.3	7.4	33	14	137.4	30	-41	-1.4	0
50	John Navarre*	Michigan	Big Ten	270	456	59.2	3331	7.3	7.4	24	10	133.6	48	-91	-1.9	0
51	J.P. Losman	Tulane	CUSA	251	422	59.5	3077	7.3	7.4	33	14	139.9	77	80	1.0	2
52	Matt Schaub*	Virginia	ACC	281	403	69.7	2952	7.3	7.1	18	10	141.0	26	-23	-0.9	1
53	Joel Klatt	Colorado	Big 12	233	358	65.1	2614	7.3	7.2	21	10	140.2	68	-91	-1.3	1
54	Craig Krenzel*	Ohio State	Big Ten	153	278	55.0	2040	7.3	6.8	15	10	127.3	109	255	2.3	3
55	Danny Wimprine*	Memphis	CUSA	246	440	55.9	3174	7.2	6.9	22	13	127.1	40	-3	-0.1	4
56	Andrew Walter	Arizona State	Pac-10	221	421	52.5	3044	7.2	7.3	24	10	127.3	33	-125	-3.8	0
57	Casey Clausen*	Tennessee	SEC	233	412	56.6	2968	7.2	7.5	27	9	134.3	64	-45	-0.7	2
58	Jay Cutler	Vanderbilt	SEC	187	327	57.2	2347	7.2	6.5	18	13	127.7	115	299	2.6	1
59	Cory Randolph	Wake Forest	ACC	144	246	58.5	1773	7.2	6.0	8	10	121.7	97	392	4.0	5
60	Casey Bramlet	Wyoming	MWC	241	425	56.7	3037	7.1	7.2	22	9	129.6	98	-101	-1.0	3
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
61	Quinton Porter*	Boston College	Big East	140	250	56.0	1764	7.1	7.1	14	6	129.0	78	159	2.0	2
62	Timmy Chang*	Hawaii	WAC	353	601	58.7	4199	7.0	6.5	29	20	126.7	43	-60	-1.4	1
63	Jeff Smoker*	Michigan State	Big Ten	302	488	61.9	3395	7.0	6.5	21	14	128.8	63	-116	-1.8	3
64	Kyle Orton*	Purdue	Big Ten	251	414	60.6	2885	7.0	6.9	15	7	127.7	112	237	2.1	3
65	Andy Heiser	Nevada	WAC	164	326	50.3	2294	7.0	6.2	13	12	115.2	61	173	2.8	1
66	R.J. Anderson	Syracuse	Big East	186	310	60.0	2164	7.0	6.5	10	8	124.1	99	262	2.6	5
67	Scott Rislov	San Jose State	WAC	261	437	59.7	3016	6.9	7.2	18	5	129.0	53	-31	-0.6	0
68	Brock Berlin*	Miami (FL)	Big East	211	352	59.9	2419	6.9	5.4	12	17	119.3	32	-62	-1.9	0
69	Ryan Schneider	Central Florida	MAC	194	281	69.0	1949	6.9	5.5	13	15	131.9	17	-52	-3.1	0
70	Andrico Hines	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	153	253	60.5	1742	6.9	6.9	7	3	125.1	107	315	2.9	6
71	Ryan Hart	Rutgers	Big East	234	398	58.8	2714	6.8	5.4	15	19	119.0	40	-176	-4.4	1
72	Brodie Croyle	Alabama	SEC	182	341	53.4	2303	6.8	6.0	16	13	118.0	71	7	0.1	0
73	Cody Pickett	Washington	Pac-10	257	454	56.6	3043	6.7	6.1	15	13	118.1	80	-61	-0.8	3
74	Travis Cox	Utah State	Sun Belt	235	415	56.6	2791	6.7	6.8	18	7	124.1	102	53	0.5	4
75	Joshua Cribbs	Kent State	MAC	178	364	48.9	2424	6.7	6.3	14	9	112.6	161	701	4.4	14
76	James Kilian*	Tulsa	WAC	188	331	56.8	2217	6.7	6.5	22	11	128.3	133	605	4.5	7
77	Talmadge Hill	Ball State	MAC	154	253	60.9	1691	6.7	6.6	13	6	129.2	90	268	3.0	2
78	Orlando Cruz	Texas-El Paso	WAC	103	203	50.7	1360	6.7	4.9	6	11	105.9	71	147	2.1	5
79	Darian Durant	North Carolina	ACC	234	389	60.2	2551	6.6	6.3	18	10	125.4	91	396	4.4	6
80	Jared Lorenzen	Kentucky	SEC	191	336	56.8	2221	6.6	6.5	16	8	123.3	89	75	0.8	5
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
81	Dondrial Pinkins	South Carolina	SEC	162	322	50.3	2127	6.6	6.0	10	9	110.5	95	254	2.7	5
82	Nathan Chandler*	Iowa	Big Ten	165	308	53.6	2040	6.6	6.3	18	10	122.0	88	145	1.6	6
83	Gino Guidugli	Cincinnati	CUSA	227	425	53.4	2704	6.4	6.0	14	10	113.0	76	166	2.2	0
84	Drew Olson*	UCLA	Pac-10	173	325	53.2	2067	6.4	5.7	10	9	111.3	74	-181	-2.4	1
85	Adam Hall	San Diego State	MWC	105	206	51.0	1320	6.4	4.9	5	9	104.1	31	-56	-1.8	1
86	Graham Gochneaur	Marshall	MAC	121	183	66.1	1163	6.4	4.7	7	10	121.2	54	264	4.9	2
87	Brett Basanez*	Northwestern	Big Ten	162	302	53.6	1916	6.3	4.8	4	12	103.4	128	219	1.7	2
88	Kris Heavner	Arizona	Pac-10	121	237	51.1	1501	6.3	4.2	8	15	102.7	31	33	1.1	0
89	Derrick Vickers	Central Michigan	MAC	118	215	54.9	1345	6.3	5.8	11	7	117.8	48	45	0.9	0
90	Desmond Robinson	East Carolina	CUSA	133	201	66.2	1262	6.3	4.1	3	11	112.9	68	127	1.9	2
91	Jon Beutjer	Illinois	Big Ten	162	257	63.0	1597	6.2	5.4	10	9	121.1	22	-41	-1.9	0
92	Aaron Karas	Baylor	Big 12	135	239	56.5	1481	6.2	5.0	10	11	113.1	59	-185	-3.1	0
93	Kevin Fant	Mississippi State	SEC	186	351	53.0	2151	6.1	4.2	14	21	105.7	70	-149	-2.1	2
94	Matt Lovecchio	Indiana	Big Ten	155	291	53.3	1778	6.1	4.9	3	9	101.8	97	-7	-0.1	2
95	Matt Berry	Brigham Young	MWC	147	235	62.6	1445	6.1	4.1	7	14	112.1	43	-100	-2.3	2
96	Walter Washington	Temple	Big East	110	207	53.1	1265	6.1	5.6	8	6	111.4	156	579	3.7	6
97	Paul Pinegar*	Fresno State	WAC	174	294	59.2	1773	6.0	5.4	11	9	116.1	43	-18	-0.4	1
98	Mike McGann	Temple	Big East	123	234	52.6	1405	6.0	5.3	5	6	104.9	49	76	1.6	2
99	Steven Jyles	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	201	360	55.8	2112	5.9	5.1	14	12	111.3	62	59	1.0	1
100	Mike Schneider	Duke	ACC	97	208	46.6	1220	5.9	5.0	4	6	96.5	84	181	2.2	1
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
101	Jordan Palmer	Texas-El Paso	WAC	98	198	49.5	1168	5.9	3.7	7	13	97.6	67	110	1.6	3
102	Kurt Nantkes	Nevada-Las Vegas	MWC	167	323	51.7	1883	5.8	5.2	12	10	106.7	27	-135	-5.0	0
103	Jerry Babb	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	146	259	56.4	1502	5.8	4.9	6	8	106.6	68	232	3.4	5
104	Austin Flynn	Iowa State	Big 12	99	212	46.7	1238	5.8	4.2	5	10	94.1	124	396	3.2	2
105	Reggie Ball*	Georgia Tech	ACC	181	350	51.7	1996	5.7	4.9	10	11	102.8	139	384	2.8	3
106	Chris Lewis	Stanford	Pac-10	100	207	48.3	1178	5.7	4.5	8	9	100.2	44	-11	-0.3	2
107	Brad Smith*	Missouri	Big 12	211	350	60.3	1977	5.6	5.4	11	7	114.1	212	1406	6.6	18
108	Elliot Jacobs	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	145	273	53.1	1537	5.6	4.2	10	13	103.0	52	217	4.2	3
109	Zack Mills	Penn State	Big Ten	136	251	54.2	1404	5.6	5.2	6	5	105.1	63	124	2.0	1
110	Brady Quinn	Notre Dame	Ind	157	332	47.3	1831	5.5	4.0	9	15	93.5	48	25	0.5	0
111	Ronnie Banks	South Florida	CUSA	127	261	48.7	1448	5.5	4.8	8	8	99.2	41	-63	-1.5	0
112	Aaron Leak	Troy	Ind	110	259	42.5	1427	5.5	4.0	7	12	88.4	126	208	1.7	3
113	Matt Dlugolecki	San Diego State	MWC	133	228	58.3	1248	5.5	4.2	4	8	103.1	17	-63	-3.7	0
114	Chinedu Okoro	Eastern Michigan	MAC	134	251	53.4	1360	5.4	3.9	6	11	98.0	47	-164	-3.5	2
115	Zac Dahman	Army	CUSA	230	436	52.8	2234	5.1	3.7	11	19	95.4	61	-180	-3.0	1
116	Michael Harrington	Idaho	Sun Belt	90	196	45.9	996	5.1	4.7	5	4	92.9	27	-44	-1.6	0
117	Trent Edwards	Stanford	Pac-10	77	170	45.3	750	4.4	2.5	4	9	79.5	25	-23	-0.9	1

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