1982 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Todd Dillon • Long Beach State 289
2. Tony Eason • Illinois 278
3. John Elway • Stanford 262
4. Ben Bennett • Duke 236
5. Sandy Schwab • Northwestern 234
6. Steve Young • Brigham Young 230
7. Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt 228
8. Scott Campbell • Purdue 218
9. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 217
10. Gary Schofield • Wake Forest 212
11. Paul Berner • Pacific 211
12. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 210
13. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 202
14. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 201
15. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 200
16. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 196
17. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 191
18. Kent Austin • Mississippi 186
19. Gary Kubiak • Texas A&M 181
20. Danny Barrett • Cincinnati 179
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Wayne Peace • Florida 70.7
2. John Elway • Stanford 64.7
3. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 64.2
4. Chuck Long • Iowa 64.2
5. Alan Risher • Louisiana State 63.7
6. Tim Riordan • Temple 63.6
7. Ben Bennett • Duke 63.1
8. Steve Young • Brigham Young 62.7
9. Tony Eason • Illinois 61.8
10. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 61.4
11. Kent Austin • Mississippi 60.6
12. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 59.6
13. Dan Marino • Pittsburgh 59.2
14. Alan Cockrell • Tennessee 59.2
15. Mike McKay • Tulane 58.5
16. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 58.3
17. Jim Bob Taylor • Georgia Tech 58.2
18. Marco Pagnanelli • Navy 58.0
19. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 57.6
20. Donny Harrison • Ohio 57.6
Passing Yards
1. Todd Dillon • Long Beach State 3517
2. Tony Eason • Illinois 3248
3. John Elway • Stanford 3242
4. Steve Young • Brigham Young 3100
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 3033
6. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 2847
7. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 2824
8. Doug Flutie • Boston College 2749
9. Sandy Schwab • Northwestern 2735
10. Scott Campbell • Purdue 2626
11. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 2620
12. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 2595
13. Paul Berner • Pacific 2586
14. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 2520
15. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 2485
16. Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt 2481
17. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 2468
18. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 2380
Gary Schofield • Wake Forest 2380
20. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 2302
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 9.1
2. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 8.8
3. John Bond • Mississippi State 8.7
4. Steve Young • Brigham Young 8.4
5. Wayne Peace • Florida 8.3
6. Ben Bennett • Duke 8.1
7. Lionel Wilson • Houston 8.1
8. John Elway • Stanford 8.0
9. Mark McKay • San Diego State 7.9
10. Jim Bob Taylor • Georgia Tech 7.9
11. Ken Vierra • Utah 7.9
12. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 7.9
13. Doug Flutie • Boston College 7.9
14. Alan Risher • Louisiana State 7.8
15. Steve Smith • Michigan 7.7
16. Kelly Lowrey • Florida State 7.7
17. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 7.7
18. Todd Blackledge • Penn State 7.6
19. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.5
20. Tim Riordan • Temple 7.4
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 9.0
2. Ken Vierra • Utah 7.9
3. John Elway • Stanford 7.9
4. Alan Risher • Louisiana State 7.8
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 7.7
6. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 7.5
7. Tim Riordan • Temple 7.2
8. Steve Young • Brigham Young 7.2
9. Mark McKay • San Diego State 7.2
10. Dave Osborn • New Mexico 7.2
11. Wayne Peace • Florida 7.2
12. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 7.2
13. Kelly Lowrey • Florida State 7.1
14. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 7.0
15. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 6.9
16. Todd Blackledge • Penn State 6.9
17. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 6.9
18. John Bond • Mississippi State 6.8
19. Mike Brannan • Baylor 6.7
20. Jeff Hostetler • West Virginia 6.7
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 153.5
2. Alan Risher • Louisiana State 146.6
3. John Elway • Stanford 145.6
4. Wayne Peace • Florida 143.4
5. Ben Bennett • Duke 142.5
6. Steve Young • Brigham Young 140.0
7. Tim Riordan • Temple 137.8
8. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 136.4
9. Ken Vierra • Utah 136.4
10. Todd Blackledge • Penn State 134.2
11. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 132.6
12. Brian McClure • Bowling Green State 130.8
13. Mark McKay • San Diego State 130.8
14. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 130.2
15. Tony Eason • Illinois 128.2
16. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 127.8
17. Dave Osborn • New Mexico 126.7
18. Steve Smith • Michigan 126.3
19. Kelly Lowrey • Florida State 126.1
20. Chuck Long • Iowa 124.8
Rushing Yards
1. Ernest Anderson • Oklahoma State 1877
2. Herschel Walker • Georgia 1752
3. Mike Rozier • Nebraska 1689
4. Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist 1617
5. Sam Dejarnette • Southern Mississippi 1545
6. Carl Monroe • Utah 1507
7. Michael Gunter • Tulsa 1464
8. Tim Spencer • Ohio State 1371
9. Lawrence Ricks • Michigan 1300
10. Robert Lavette • Georgia Tech 1208
11. Allen Harvin • Cincinnati 1161
12. Jay Peterson • Miami (OH) 1157
13. Ken Lacy • Tulsa 1097
14. Curtis Adams • Central Michigan 1090
15. Cliff Austin • Clemson 1064
Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 1064
17. John Kershner • Air Force 1056
18. Darryl Clark • Texas 1049
19. Curt Warner • Penn State 1041
20. Willie Joyner • Maryland 1039
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Michael Gunter • Tulsa 7.5
2. Troy King • Wisconsin 7.2
3. Marcus Dupree • Oklahoma 7.0
4. Mike Rozier • Nebraska 7.0
5. Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist 7.0
6. Lionel James • Auburn 6.9
7. Mike D. Carter • New Mexico 6.7
8. Michael Haddix • Mississippi State 6.7
9. Tony Baker • East Carolina 6.6
10. Bo Jackson • Auburn 6.5
11. Michael Johnson • New Mexico 6.4
12. Ricky Williams • Florida State 6.2
13. Denny Allen • New Mexico 6.1
14. Allen Harvin • Cincinnati 6.1
15. Thomas Dendy • South Carolina 6.1
16. Casey Tiumalu • Brigham Young 6.0
17. Hilria Johnson • Utah 5.9
18. Larry Moriarty • Notre Dame 5.9
19. Tyrone Anthony • North Carolina 5.9
20. Willie Joyner • Maryland 5.9
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Herkie Walls • Texas 28.1
2. Jeff Raikes • Colorado State 27.9
3. Derek Holloway • Arkansas 25.2
4. Danny Knight • Mississippi State 25.0
5. Henry Ellard • Fresno State 24.4
6. Duane Gunn • Indiana 21.8
7. Jessie Hester • Florida State 21.6
8. Stephone Paige • Fresno State 21.1
9. Mark Clayton • Louisville 21.0
10. Jon Schoen • Boston College 20.9
11. Clinton Sampson • San Diego State 20.8
12. Chris Castor • Duke 20.7
13. Anthony Carter • Michigan 20.7
14. Joey Jones • Alabama 20.1
15. Jesse Bendross • Alabama 20.0
16. Brad Anderson • Arizona 19.8
17. Mike Kirby • Air Force 19.8
18. Rodney Achter • Toledo 19.4
19. Chris Woods • Auburn 19.3
20. Stanley Washington • TCU 19.3
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Ernest Anderson • Oklahoma State 1980
2. Herschel Walker • Georgia 1841
3. Mike Rozier • Nebraska 1735
4. Eric Dickerson • Southern Methodist 1677
5. Carl Monroe • Utah 1615
6. Henry Ellard • Fresno State 1610
7. Sam Dejarnette • Southern Mississippi 1577
8. Michael Gunter • Tulsa 1507
9. Robert Lavette • Georgia Tech 1494
10. Tim Spencer • Ohio State 1486
11. Curt Warner • Penn State 1376
12. Allen Harvin • Cincinnati 1361
13. Lawrence Ricks • Michigan 1352
14. Jay Peterson • Miami (OH) 1329
15. Kelvin Bryant • North Carolina 1313
16. Dalton Hilliard • Louisiana State 1269
17. Bryan Thomas • Pittsburgh 1250
18. Mel Gray • Purdue 1215
19. Mark Clayton • Louisville 1180
20. Vincent White • Stanford 1171
Total Yards
1. Todd Dillon • Long Beach State 3587
2. Steve Young • Brigham Young 3507
3. Tony Eason • Illinois 3258
4. John Elway • Stanford 3104
5. Doug Flutie • Boston College 3019
6. Tom Ramsey • UCLA 2937
7. Randall Cunningham • Nevada-Las Vegas 2908
8. Ben Bennett • Duke 2885
9. Whit Taylor • Vanderbilt 2679
10. Jeff Tedford • Fresno State 2575
11. Steve Clarkson • San Jose State 2573
12. Sandy Schwab • Northwestern 2555
13. Scott Campbell • Purdue 2508
14. Tom Tunnicliffe • Arizona 2441
15. Paul Berner • Pacific 2431
16. Mike Hohensee • Minnesota 2418
17. Terry Nugent • Colorado State 2374
18. Babe Laufenberg • Indiana 2351
19. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 2306
20. Boomer Esiason • Maryland 2231
Total Yards Per Play
1. Steve Young • Brigham Young 7.3
2. Doug Flutie • Boston College 6.9
3. John Elway • Stanford 6.7
4. Tony Eason • Illinois 6.2
5. Todd Dillon • Long Beach State 6.1
Field Goal Percentage
1. Chuck Nelson • Washington 96.2
2. Mark Fleetwood • South Carolina 94.4
3. Paul Woodside • West Virginia 90.3
4. Mike Bass • Illinois 88.5
5. Fuad Reveiz • Tennessee 87.1
6. Brooks Barwick • North Carolina 87.0
7. Mike Johnston • Notre Dame 86.4
8. Sean Pavlich • Air Force 83.3
9. John Lee • UCLA 82.4
10. Ricky Gann • Texas Tech 81.3
Dana Moore • Mississippi State 81.3
12. Kevin Butler • Georgia 81.0
Mike Prindle • Western Michigan 81.0
14. Ali Haji-Sheikh • Michigan 80.0
Bob Paulling • Clemson 80.0
Alex Falcinelli • Rutgers 80.0
17. Tony Lee • Toledo 78.9
18. Nick Gancitano • Penn State 78.6
Steve Jordan • Southern California 78.6
20. Jeff Harrell • Southern Methodist 76.5
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Anthony Carter • Michigan 16.6
2. Lionel James • Auburn 15.8
3. Irving Fryar • Nebraska 15.4
4. Frank Minnifield • Louisville 15.0
5. Richie Hall • Colorado State 13.3
6. Gerald McNeil • Baylor 12.8
7. Melvin Robinson • Rice 12.7
8. Greg Peterson • Brigham Young 12.6
9. Fredd Young • New Mexico State 12.2
10. Louis Lipps • Southern Mississippi 12.2
11. Jack Westbrook • Georgia Tech 12.1
12. Willie Drewery • West Virginia 12.0
13. Napoleon McCallum • Navy 11.8
14. Jeff Donaldson • Colorado 11.8
15. Anthony Young • Temple 11.7
16. Brent Dennis • Tulsa 11.7
17. Leonard Harris • Texas Tech 11.1
18. Kevin Baugh • Penn State 10.9
19. Greg Poole • North Carolina 10.8
20. Randy Blackmore • Western Michigan 10.8
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Anthony Young • Temple 2
Mike Fox • San Diego State 2
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Elton Akins • Army 701
2. Steve Brown • Oregon 672
3. Roy Lewis • Cal State Fullerton 632
4. Malcolm Pittman • Virginia 617
5. Derrick Samuels • Kent State 602
6. Ken Williams • Stanford 568
7. Willie Gault • Tennessee 549
8. Tim Quander • Maryland 530
9. Vince Courville • Rice 524
10. Greg Allen • Florida State 515
11. Bob Thomas • Virginia Tech 487
12. James Terrell • Oregon State 470
13. Denny Moore • Air Force 466
Stephen Jones • Central Michigan 466
Eddie Harris • Toledo 466
16. Topper Clemons • Wake Forest 460
17. Harold Gayden • Syracuse 455
18. Phil Smith • San Diego State 450
19. Dokie Williams • UCLA 449
20. Kerry Glenn • Minnesota 439
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Tim Kearse • San Jose State 32.6
2. Carl Monroe • Utah 30.1
3. Keith Humphries • Louisville 28.8
4. Vance Johnson • Arizona 27.2
5. Elton Akins • Army 27.0
6. Dokie Williams • UCLA 26.4
7. Clarence Verdin • Louisiana 26.3
8. Derrick Samuels • Kent State 26.2
9. Eric Martin • Louisiana State 25.9
10. Greg Allen • Florida State 25.8
11. Cliff Reed • Western Michigan 25.4
12. Sam Dejarnette • Southern Mississippi 25.3
13. Allen Pinkett • Notre Dame 25.3
14. Anthony Carter • Michigan 25.2
15. Mike Haffey • Miami (OH) 25.1
16. Waymon Alridge • Nevada-Las Vegas 25.0
Phil Smith • San Diego State 25.0
18. Harry Roberts • Oklahoma State 24.9
19. James Terrell • Oregon State 24.7
20. Keyvan Jenkins • Nevada-Las Vegas 24.6
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Elton Akins • Army 2
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Jake Simpson • New Mexico 2
Joey Browner • Southern California 2
Keith Stanberry • Oklahoma 2
Scott Radecic • Penn State 2
Victor Scott • Colorado 2