2009 Passing Stats

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National Champion: Alabama (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Mark Ingram (Alabama)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Gary Patterson (Texas Christian)

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

				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Kyle Padron*	Southern Methodist	CUSA	135	201	67.2	1922	9.6	9.7	10	4	159.9	51	42	0.8	2
2	Tyrod Taylor*	Virginia Tech	ACC	136	243	56.0	2311	9.5	9.7	13	5	149.4	106	370	3.5	5
3	Nathan Enderle*	Idaho	WAC	192	312	61.5	2906	9.3	9.4	22	9	157.3	41	-55	-1.3	0
4	Tim Tebow*	Florida	SEC	213	314	67.8	2895	9.2	9.8	21	5	164.2	217	910	4.2	14
5	Ryan Mallett*	Arkansas	SEC	225	403	55.8	3624	9.0	9.7	30	7	152.5	58	-29	-0.5	2
6	Andrew Luck*	Stanford	Pac-10	162	288	56.3	2575	8.9	9.2	13	4	143.5	61	354	5.8	2
7	Jimmy Clausen	Notre Dame	Ind	289	425	68.0	3722	8.8	9.7	28	4	161.4	59	-95	-1.6	3
8	Max Hall*	Brigham Young	MWC	275	409	67.2	3560	8.7	8.8	33	14	160.1	72	75	1.0	2
9	B.J. Daniels*	South Florida	Big East	122	227	53.7	1983	8.7	8.2	14	9	139.5	175	772	4.4	9
10	Andy Dalton*	Texas Christian	MWC	199	323	61.6	2756	8.5	8.8	23	8	151.8	116	512	4.4	3
11	Joe Webb	Alabama-Birmingham	CUSA	162	271	59.8	2299	8.5	8.7	21	8	150.7	227	1427	6.3	11
12	Levi Brown*	Troy	Sun Belt	321	504	63.7	4254	8.4	8.5	23	9	146.1	54	7	0.1	1
13	Jacory Harris*	Miami (FL)	ACC	242	406	59.6	3352	8.3	7.6	24	17	140.1	48	-219	-4.6	1
14	Ryan Colburn*	Fresno State	WAC	181	298	60.7	2459	8.3	7.9	19	11	143.7	66	171	2.6	2
15	Trey Revell	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	121	210	57.6	1739	8.3	6.9	12	12	134.6	95	354	3.7	5
16	Kellen Moore*	Boise State	WAC	277	431	64.3	3536	8.2	9.7	39	3	161.7	24	-5	-0.2	1
17	Christian Ponder*	Florida State	ACC	227	330	68.8	2717	8.2	8.1	14	7	147.7	72	179	2.5	2
18	Scott Tolzien*	Wisconsin	Big Ten	211	328	64.3	2705	8.2	7.7	16	11	143.0	54	8	0.1	2
19	Kirk Cousins*	Michigan State	Big Ten	198	328	60.4	2680	8.2	8.1	19	9	142.6	31	60	1.9	0
20	Bill Stull*	Pittsburgh	Big East	209	321	65.1	2633	8.2	8.4	21	8	150.6	32	-51	-1.6	2
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Case Keenum*	Houston	CUSA	492	700	70.3	5671	8.1	8.4	44	15	154.8	60	158	2.6	4
22	Blaine Gabbert*	Missouri	Big 12	262	445	58.9	3593	8.1	8.2	24	9	140.5	103	204	2.0	3
23	Trevor Vittatoe	Texas-El Paso	CUSA	224	409	54.8	3308	8.1	7.5	17	13	130.1	45	-83	-1.8	0
24	Martevious Young*	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	132	230	57.4	1861	8.1	8.9	16	3	145.7	72	294	4.1	1
25	Russell Wilson	North Carolina State	ACC	224	378	59.3	3027	8.0	8.3	31	11	147.8	103	260	2.5	4
26	Chris Todd*	Auburn	SEC	198	328	60.4	2612	8.0	8.5	22	6	145.7	44	-116	-2.6	0
27	Richard Stanzi*	Iowa	Big Ten	171	304	56.3	2417	8.0	6.8	17	15	131.6	55	-31	-0.6	0
28	Riley Skinner	Wake Forest	ACC	264	400	66.0	3160	7.9	7.9	26	12	147.8	70	56	0.8	2
29	Daryll Clark*	Penn State	Big Ten	232	381	60.9	3003	7.9	8.0	24	10	142.6	84	211	2.5	7
30	Diondre Borel	Utah State	WAC	214	366	58.5	2885	7.9	8.3	17	4	137.8	173	458	2.6	6
31	G.J. Kinne	Tulsa	CUSA	210	345	60.9	2732	7.9	7.9	22	10	142.6	150	399	2.7	5
32	Matt Barkley*	Southern California	Pac-10	211	352	59.9	2735	7.8	6.8	15	14	131.3	45	-38	-0.8	2
33	Joe Cox*	Georgia	SEC	185	331	55.9	2584	7.8	7.2	24	15	136.3	31	-28	-0.9	0
34	Tom Savage*	Rutgers	Big East	149	285	52.3	2211	7.8	7.6	14	7	128.7	59	-105	-1.8	1
35	Greg McElroy*	Alabama	SEC	198	325	60.9	2508	7.7	8.2	17	4	140.5	54	83	1.5	1
36	Aaron Opelt	Toledo	MAC	154	261	59.0	1997	7.7	7.2	16	10	135.8	30	164	5.5	3
37	Rusty Smith	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	145	253	57.3	1915	7.6	7.8	14	5	135.2	14	-27	-1.9	1
38	Terrance Cain*	Utah	MWC	137	215	63.7	1624	7.6	7.5	11	5	139.4	87	318	3.7	2
39	Colt McCoy*	Texas	Big 12	332	470	70.6	3521	7.5	7.5	27	12	147.4	129	348	2.7	3
40	Dan Lefevour*	Central Michigan	MAC	318	456	69.7	3438	7.5	8.1	28	7	150.3	183	713	3.9	15
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
41	Kevin Riley*	California	Pac-10	209	382	54.7	2850	7.5	7.5	18	8	128.7	82	51	0.6	1
42	Jevan Snead*	Mississippi	SEC	191	351	54.4	2632	7.5	6.1	20	20	124.8	52	101	1.9	3
43	Tony Pike*	Cincinnati	Big East	211	338	62.4	2520	7.5	8.4	29	6	149.8	31	6	0.2	2
44	Bryant Moniz	Hawaii	WAC	182	319	57.1	2396	7.5	7.0	14	10	128.4	58	117	2.0	1
45	Grant Stucker	Colorado State	MWC	133	251	53.0	1874	7.5	6.3	12	12	121.9	38	9	0.2	2
46	Chandler Harnish*	Northern Illinois	MAC	143	223	64.1	1670	7.5	7.3	11	6	137.9	89	229	2.6	2
47	Jeff Van Camp	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	109	184	59.2	1372	7.5	8.3	12	2	141.2	35	19	0.5	3
48	Thaddeus Lewis	Duke	ACC	274	449	61.0	3330	7.4	7.5	20	8	134.5	86	48	0.6	4
49	Brett Hodges*	Central Florida	CUSA	197	329	59.9	2438	7.4	6.7	17	13	131.3	59	-18	-0.3	1
50	Todd Reesing	Kansas	Big 12	313	496	63.1	3616	7.3	7.3	22	10	134.9	104	119	1.1	6
51	Taylor Potts*	Texas Tech	Big 12	309	470	65.7	3440	7.3	7.0	22	13	137.1	24	-166	-6.9	2
52	Sean Canfield*	Oregon State	Pac-10	303	446	67.9	3271	7.3	7.6	21	7	141.9	48	-160	-3.3	2
53	Jonathan Crompton*	Tennessee	SEC	224	384	58.3	2800	7.3	7.2	27	13	136.0	44	-52	-1.2	1
54	Jordan Jefferson*	Louisiana State	SEC	182	296	61.5	2166	7.3	7.4	17	7	137.2	112	171	1.5	1
55	Spencer Keith	Kent State	MAC	168	294	57.1	2147	7.3	6.6	14	11	126.7	42	84	2.0	1
56	Colin Kaepernick*	Nevada	WAC	166	282	58.9	2052	7.3	7.7	20	6	139.1	161	1183	7.3	16
57	Tate Forcier	Michigan	Big Ten	165	281	58.7	2050	7.3	6.6	13	10	128.1	118	240	2.0	3
58	Adam Froman	Louisville	Big East	111	185	60.0	1354	7.3	6.8	6	5	126.8	61	78	1.3	0
59	Jerrod Johnson*	Texas A&M	Big 12	296	497	59.6	3579	7.2	7.7	30	8	136.7	145	506	3.5	8
60	Jarrett Brown*	West Virginia	Big East	187	296	63.2	2144	7.2	6.6	11	9	130.2	117	466	4.0	6
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
61	Ross Jenkins	Louisiana Tech	WAC	172	290	59.3	2095	7.2	7.6	17	5	135.9	79	73	0.9	2
62	Juice Williams	Illinois	Big Ten	131	227	57.7	1632	7.2	6.9	12	7	129.4	143	507	3.5	4
63	Landry Jones*	Oklahoma	Big 12	261	449	58.1	3198	7.1	6.9	26	14	130.8	35	-113	-3.2	0
64	Jake Locker	Washington	Pac-10	230	395	58.2	2800	7.1	6.9	21	11	129.7	112	388	3.5	7
65	Zach Maynard	Buffalo	MAC	218	379	57.5	2694	7.1	6.3	18	15	125.0	87	300	3.4	1
66	Zac Lee*	Nebraska	Big 12	177	302	58.6	2143	7.1	6.5	14	10	126.9	103	171	1.7	1
67	Terrelle Pryor*	Ohio State	Big Ten	167	295	56.6	2094	7.1	6.6	18	11	128.9	162	779	4.8	7
68	Dave Shinskie*	Boston College	ACC	149	288	51.7	2049	7.1	6.0	15	14	119.0	30	-74	-2.5	1
69	Greg Paulus	Syracuse	Big East	193	285	67.7	2024	7.1	5.8	13	14	132.6	51	-12	-0.2	1
70	Tyler Sheehan*	Bowling Green State	MAC	373	575	64.9	4051	7.0	7.4	27	7	137.1	73	-8	-0.1	4
71	Mike Kafka*	Northwestern	Big Ten	319	492	64.8	3430	7.0	6.5	16	12	129.3	150	295	2.0	8
72	Ryan Lindley	San Diego State	MWC	239	437	54.7	3054	7.0	6.4	23	16	123.4	22	-131	-6.0	1
73	Joey Elliott	Purdue	Big Ten	267	433	61.7	3026	7.0	6.7	22	13	131.1	87	268	3.1	4
74	Dwight Dasher*	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	219	399	54.9	2789	7.0	6.6	23	14	125.6	224	1154	5.2	13
75	Adam Weber*	Minnesota	Big Ten	191	367	52.0	2582	7.0	5.9	13	15	114.7	73	-133	-1.8	1
76	Jeremiah Masoli*	Oregon	Pac-10	177	305	58.0	2147	7.0	7.1	15	6	129.5	121	668	5.5	13
77	Ben Chappell	Indiana	Big Ten	268	428	62.6	2941	6.9	6.1	17	15	126.4	41	-9	-0.2	3
78	Theo Scott*	Ohio	MAC	199	344	57.8	2369	6.9	6.6	20	11	128.5	79	129	1.6	3
79	Zac Robinson*	Oklahoma State	Big 12	180	301	59.8	2084	6.9	6.1	15	12	126.4	111	305	2.7	4
80	Kyle Parker*	Clemson	ACC	205	369	55.6	2526	6.8	6.5	20	12	124.4	61	135	2.2	1
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
81	Omar Clayton	Nevada-Las Vegas	MWC	196	326	60.1	2230	6.8	6.0	13	12	123.4	76	238	3.1	3
82	Chris Turner	Maryland	ACC	180	303	59.4	2069	6.8	6.0	10	10	121.1	84	22	0.3	2
83	Patrick Pinkney*	East Carolina	CUSA	259	440	58.9	2947	6.7	6.2	15	12	120.9	48	81	1.7	3
84	Kevin Prince*	UCLA	Pac-10	173	308	56.2	2050	6.7	6.0	8	8	115.5	68	179	2.6	1
85	Austen Arnaud*	Iowa State	Big 12	178	303	58.7	2015	6.7	5.6	14	13	121.3	147	561	3.8	8
86	Nick Florence	Baylor	Big 12	165	266	62.0	1786	6.7	5.6	6	9	119.1	57	62	1.1	3
87	Zach Frazer*	Connecticut	Big East	116	218	53.2	1461	6.7	5.8	10	9	116.4	17	-28	-1.6	0
88	Corey Leonard	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	114	211	54.0	1416	6.7	6.1	7	6	115.7	72	174	2.4	0
89	Stephen Garcia*	South Carolina	SEC	239	432	55.3	2862	6.6	6.4	17	10	119.3	120	186	1.6	4
90	Brian Anderson*	Marshall	CUSA	231	398	58.0	2646	6.6	5.9	14	13	119.0	64	20	0.3	1
91	Zac Dysert	Miami (OH)	MAC	247	401	61.6	2611	6.5	5.3	12	16	118.2	149	258	1.7	5
92	Chris Masson	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	222	373	59.5	2406	6.5	6.0	10	8	118.3	62	192	3.1	6
93	Riley Dodge	North Texas	Sun Belt	205	303	67.7	1975	6.5	4.9	9	15	122.3	104	463	4.5	5
94	Bo Levi Mitchell*	Southern Methodist	CUSA	149	266	56.0	1725	6.5	5.7	12	10	117.9	19	-64	-3.4	1
95	Will Hudgens	Memphis	CUSA	143	236	60.6	1544	6.5	6.0	7	6	120.3	16	-58	-3.6	1
96	Tyson Lee	Mississippi State	SEC	130	221	58.8	1444	6.5	4.0	4	14	107.0	74	175	2.4	2
97	Vaughn Charlton*	Temple	MAC	107	213	50.2	1390	6.5	5.1	10	11	110.2	31	-59	-1.9	1
98	Tim Hiller	Western Michigan	MAC	309	514	60.1	3249	6.3	6.1	23	13	122.9	39	-101	-2.6	0
99	Paul McCall	Florida International	Sun Belt	208	370	56.2	2343	6.3	6.1	14	8	117.6	76	14	0.2	2
100	Jordan La Secla	San Jose State	WAC	182	304	59.9	1926	6.3	5.4	10	11	116.7	56	-110	-2.0	1
				Passing									Rushing
Rk	Player	School	Conf	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
101	Jameel Sewell	Virginia	ACC	157	292	53.8	1848	6.3	5.7	7	7	110.0	136	167	1.2	7
102	Grant Gregory	Kansas State	Big 12	100	175	57.1	1096	6.3	5.7	4	4	112.7	106	308	2.9	3
103	Danny Sullivan	Arizona State	Pac-10	168	312	53.8	1939	6.2	5.6	10	9	110.9	28	-28	-1.0	3
104	Kawaun Jakes	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	148	244	60.7	1516	6.2	5.3	9	9	117.6	125	355	2.8	5
105	Tyler Hansen	Colorado	Big 12	129	231	55.8	1440	6.2	5.6	8	7	113.6	84	61	0.7	1
106	Ryan Griffin	Tulane	CUSA	141	222	63.5	1382	6.2	5.8	9	6	123.8	28	-59	-2.1	1
107	Nick Foles*	Arizona	Pac-10	260	409	63.6	2486	6.1	6.0	19	9	125.6	27	-73	-2.7	3
108	Patrick Nicely	Akron	MAC	120	222	54.1	1349	6.1	5.4	6	6	108.6	42	46	1.1	0
109	T.J. Yates*	North Carolina	ACC	214	355	60.3	2136	6.0	4.9	14	15	115.4	44	-66	-1.5	1
110	Austyn Carta-Samuels*	Wyoming	MWC	191	326	58.6	1953	6.0	5.9	10	5	116.0	142	366	2.6	3
111	Nick Fanuzzi	Rice	CUSA	162	270	60.0	1598	5.9	5.4	11	8	117.2	38	-1	0.0	1
112	Donovan Porterie	New Mexico	MWC	249	432	57.6	2411	5.6	4.8	12	13	107.7	86	-33	-0.4	2
113	Cody Hawkins	Colorado	Big 12	121	239	50.6	1277	5.3	4.1	10	11	100.1	15	-93	-6.2	1
114	Larry Smith	Vanderbilt	SEC	106	227	46.7	1126	5.0	3.9	4	7	88.0	85	213	2.5	2
115	Kelly Page	Ball State	MAC	109	207	52.7	1019	4.9	3.6	7	9	96.5	53	128	2.4	2

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