1986 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 283
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 258
3. Mike Perez* • San Jose State 249
4. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 245
5. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 237
6. Larry Egger • Utah 232
7. Todd Santos • San Diego State 218
8. John Paye* • Stanford 217
9. Chris Miller • Oregon 216
Bruce Porter • Ohio 216
11. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 212
12. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 211
13. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 205
Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 205
Todd Ellis • South Carolina 205
16. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 200
17. Dan Henning • Maryland 196
18. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 193
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 183
20. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 180
Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 180
Pass Attempts
1. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 470
2. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 426
3. Mike Perez* • San Jose State 421
4. Sammy Garza • UTEP 410
5. Bruce Porter • Ohio 383
6. Larry Egger • Utah 382
7. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 380
8. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 377
9. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 374
10. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 369
11. Chris Miller • Oregon 356
12. Dan Henning • Maryland 353
13. Todd Santos • San Diego State 350
14. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 349
John Paye* • Stanford 349
16. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 340
17. Billy Joe Tolliver • Texas Tech 333
18. Bret Stafford • Texas 329
19. Steve Slayden • Duke 313
20. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 308
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 67.3
2. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 65.0
3. Wade Kosakowski • Ball State 64.6
4. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 64.4
5. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 64.2
6. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 63.4
7. Sammy Garza • UTEP 62.9
8. Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 62.7
9. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 62.7
10. Mark Maye • North Carolina 62.5
11. Todd Santos • San Diego State 62.3
12. John Paye* • Stanford 62.2
13. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 61.6
14. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 60.8
15. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 60.7
16. Larry Egger • Utah 60.7
17. Chris Miller • Oregon 60.7
18. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 60.3
19. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 60.2
20. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 60.2
Passing Yards
1. Mike Perez* • San Jose State 3225
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 3140
3. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 3020
4. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 2921
5. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2871
6. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 2831
7. Larry Egger • Utah 2761
8. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 2729
9. Dan Henning • Maryland 2725
10. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 2645
11. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 2604
12. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 2581
13. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 2557
14. Todd Santos • San Diego State 2553
15. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 2541
16. Chris Miller • Oregon 2503
17. Kevin Murray • Texas A&M 2463
18. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 2365
19. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 2363
20. Cody Carlson • Baylor 2284
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 9.9
2. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 9.3
3. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 8.9
4. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 8.7
5. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 8.5
6. Lee Saltz • Temple 8.5
7. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 8.4
8. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 8.3
9. Ed Blount • Washington State 8.3
10. Ned James • New Mexico 8.3
11. James Jackson • Georgia 8.1
12. Jeff Van Raaphorst* • Arizona State 8.1
13. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 8.1
14. Mark Vlasic* • Iowa 8.1
15. Mark Maye • North Carolina 8.0
16. Cody Carlson • Baylor 8.0
17. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 7.9
18. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 7.9
19. Steve Lindsley • Brigham Young 7.8
20. Jim Karsatos* • Ohio State 7.8
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 9.7
2. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 8.8
3. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 8.4
4. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 8.3
5. Lee Saltz • Temple 8.1
6. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 8.1
7. Mark Vlasic* • Iowa 8.1
8. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 8.0
9. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 8.0
10. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 7.9
11. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 7.9
12. Ned James • New Mexico 7.9
13. James Jackson • Georgia 7.7
14. Mark Maye • North Carolina 7.6
15. Jeff Van Raaphorst* • Arizona State 7.5
16. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 7.5
17. John Shaffer • Penn State 7.4
18. Larry Egger • Utah 7.3
19. Dan Henning • Maryland 7.2
20. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 7.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 165.8
2. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 151.7
3. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 150.7
4. Shawn Halloran • Boston College 146.8
5. Tommy Hodson • Louisiana State 142.9
6. Mark Vlasic* • Iowa 142.6
7. Jeff Francis • Tennessee 142.1
8. Lee Saltz • Temple 141.8
9. Ned James • New Mexico 141.6
10. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 141.4
11. Mark Maye • North Carolina 141.3
12. Steve Beuerlein • Notre Dame 141.2
13. Terry Morris* • Miami (OH) 141.0
14. Jeff Van Raaphorst* • Arizona State 140.3
15. Ron Adams • Eastern Michigan 139.2
16. Kevin Sweeney • Fresno State 137.3
17. Sammy Garza • UTEP 134.9
18. Larry Egger • Utah 134.9
19. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 134.3
20. Chris Chandler • Washington 133.6
Rush Attempts
1. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 362
2. Paul Palmer • Temple 346
3. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 299
4. Kenny Jackson* • San Jose State 268
5. Brad Muster* • Stanford 260
6. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 259
7. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 256
8. Gaston Green* • UCLA 253
9. George Swarn* • Miami (OH) 251
10. Tory Crawford • Army 245
11. David Adams • Arizona 238
12. Chris Hardy • San Diego State 237
13. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 236
14. Lakei Heimuli • Brigham Young 230
15. Darryl Harris* • Arizona State 228
16. Roger Vick • Texas A&M 220
17. Troy Stradford • Boston College 218
18. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 217
19. Rick Bayless* • Iowa 216
20. Darrell Wallace • Missouri 211
Rushing Yards
1. Paul Palmer • Temple 1866
2. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 1532
3. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1471
4. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 1419
5. Gaston Green* • UCLA 1405
6. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 1398
7. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 1391
8. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 1325
9. Terrence Flagler* • Clemson 1258
10. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 1250
11. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 1240
12. Troy Stradford • Boston College 1188
13. David Adams • Arizona 1175
14. Rick Bayless* • Iowa 1150
15. Kenny Jackson* • San Jose State 1135
16. Brad Muster* • Stanford 1123
17. George Swarn* • Miami (OH) 1112
18. Rodney Stevenson • Central Michigan 1104
19. Jamie Morris* • Michigan 1086
20. Tory Crawford • Army 1078
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 8.3
2. Spencer Tillman* • Oklahoma 7.2
3. Tony Jeffery • TCU 7.1
4. Earl Johnson* • Oklahoma 7.0
5. Terrence Flagler* • Clemson 6.6
6. Eric Starr • North Carolina 6.5
7. Robert Parker • Brigham Young 6.3
8. Eddie Johnson • Utah 6.3
9. Derrick Ellison • Tulsa 6.3
10. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 6.3
11. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 6.2
12. Maurice Williams • Virginia Tech 6.2
13. Gene Jelks • Alabama 6.1
14. Ivy Joe Hunter • Kentucky 6.0
15. Tyreese Knox • Nebraska 6.0
16. Sammie Smith • Florida State 5.9
17. Eric Wilkerson • Kent State 5.9
18. Lydell Carr* • Oklahoma 5.9
19. Keith Woodside • Texas A&M 5.9
20. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 5.7
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Keith Gloster • Temple 24.7
2. Stephen Baker • Fresno State 23.8
3. George Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 23.8
4. Willie Culpepper • Louisiana 21.7
5. J.D. Brookhart • Colorado State 21.5
6. James Shibest • Arkansas 21.5
7. Chris Nixon • Rice 21.5
8. Ronnie Kelley • Tulsa 21.3
9. Ryan Bethea • South Carolina 21.2
10. Lyneal Alston • Southern Mississippi 21.0
11. Lawyer Tillman • Auburn 20.9
12. Andy Schillinger* • Miami (OH) 20.8
13. Eric Vaughn • Louisville 20.5
14. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 20.2
15. Jim Mauro* • Iowa 20.0
16. Kennedy Bryant • Pacific 20.0
17. Aaron Cox* • Arizona State 19.9
18. James Milling • Maryland 19.7
19. Eric Brown • Tulsa 19.7
20. David Davis • Baylor 19.5
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 402
2. Paul Palmer • Temple 358
3. Brad Muster* • Stanford 325
4. Kenny Jackson* • San Jose State 320
5. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 318
6. George Swarn* • Miami (OH) 301
7. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 290
8. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 278
9. Chris Hardy • San Diego State 273
10. Lakei Heimuli • Brigham Young 271
11. Gaston Green* • UCLA 264
12. David Adams • Arizona 258
Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 258
14. Troy Stradford • Boston College 249
15. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 247
Darryl Harris* • Arizona State 247
17. Rick Bayless* • Iowa 246
18. Tory Crawford • Army 245
19. Jamie Morris* • Michigan 242
20. Roger Vick • Texas A&M 240
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Paul Palmer • Temple 1976
2. Brad Muster* • Stanford 1741
3. Kelvin Farmer • Toledo 1735
4. Steve Bartalo • Colorado State 1708
5. Bobby Humphrey • Alabama 1672
6. Troy Stradford • Boston College 1633
7. Reggie Taylor • Cincinnati 1624
8. George Swarn* • Miami (OH) 1535
9. Rick Calhoun • Cal State Fullerton 1523
10. Kenny Jackson* • San Jose State 1491
11. Gaston Green* • UCLA 1475
12. Terrence Flagler* • Clemson 1446
13. Darrell Thompson • Minnesota 1438
14. Brent Fullwood • Auburn 1437
15. Gary Patton • Eastern Michigan 1429
16. Jamie Morris* • Michigan 1373
Lakei Heimuli • Brigham Young 1373
18. Derrick Fenner • North Carolina 1372
19. Rick Bayless* • Iowa 1359
20. David Adams • Arizona 1337
Total Yards
1. Mike Perez* • San Jose State 3250
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 3002
3. Todd Ellis • South Carolina 2975
4. Jim Harbaugh* • Michigan 2847
5. Dan Henning • Maryland 2681
6. Terrence Jones • Tulane 2671
7. Erik Wilhelm • Oregon State 2665
8. Cody Carlson • Baylor 2640
9. Larry Egger • Utah 2625
10. Danny McCoin • Cincinnati 2585
11. Chris Miller • Oregon 2549
12. Gregg Tipton • Hawaii 2548
13. Jeff Graham • Long Beach State 2525
14. Bret Stafford • Texas 2472
15. Vinny Testaverde • Miami (FL) 2454
16. Mike Elkins • Wake Forest 2443
17. Kelly Stouffer • Colorado State 2390
18. Dave Yarema • Michigan State 2359
19. Don McPherson • Syracuse 2350
20. Don Smith • Mississippi State 2349
Total Yards Per Play
1. Mike Perez* • San Jose State 7.0
2. Sammy Garza • UTEP 6.0
Field Goal Percentage
1. Gary Coston • Arizona 87.5
2. Jeff Dawson • Florida 86.7
3. Jim Cook • Nevada-Las Vegas 84.6
4. Lee Newman • TCU 84.2
5. John Duvic • Northwestern 82.6
6. Chris Kinzer • Virginia Tech 81.5
7. Jeff Jaeger • Washington 81.0
8. Tim Lashar* • Oklahoma 80.0
9. Steve DeLine • Colorado State 79.2
10. Tom Whelihan • Missouri 78.9
Gary Gussman* • Miami (OH) 78.9
12. Lee Gliarmis • North Carolina 78.6
Dan Plocki • Maryland 78.6
14. Kent Bostrom* • Arizona State 78.3
15. David Browndyke • Louisiana State 77.8
Scott Slater • Texas A&M 77.8
17. Doug Peterson • Duke 76.9
Kendall Trainor • Arkansas 76.9
Dale Klein • Nebraska 76.9
Chuck Berleth • East Carolina 76.9
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Anthony Parker* • Arizona State 19.8
2. Rod Smith • Nebraska 18.9
3. Kwante Hampton • Long Beach State 15.1
4. Riccardo Ingram • Georgia Tech 14.6
5. Jeff Joseph* • Arizona State 14.1
6. Milt Garner • Kansas 13.8
7. Clifford Hicks • Oregon 13.6
8. Tyrone Thurman • Texas Tech 13.5
9. David Kintigh • Miami (FL) 12.8
10. Kelvin Martin • Boston College 12.6
11. Andrew Mott • Southern Mississippi 12.5
12. Dana Brinson • Nebraska 12.2
13. Thomas Henley* • Stanford 12.2
14. Jerry Craine • Memphis 11.4
15. David Hollis • Nevada-Las Vegas 11.3
16. Thomas Woods • Tennessee 11.3
17. Chance Conner • Army 11.2
18. Andre Riley • Washington 10.9
19. Patrick Collins* • Oklahoma 10.8
20. Kitrick Taylor • Washington State 10.7
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Kwante Hampton • Long Beach State 2
Milt Garner • Kansas 2
Stephen Baker • Fresno State 2
Tyrone Thurman • Texas Tech 2
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Terrance Roulhac* • Clemson 32.1
2. Blair Thomas • Penn State 31.9
3. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 27.9
4. J.R. Ambrose • Mississippi 27.2
5. Steve Jones • Washington 27.1
6. Michael Robinson • Mississippi State 26.8
7. Dan Kissling • Wisconsin 26.7
8. Keith Jones • Illinois 26.5
9. Keith Ross • Florida State 26.5
10. Kevin R. Scott* • Stanford 26.5
11. Chris Thomas* • Miami (OH) 25.9
12. Vince Delgado • California 25.9
13. Tom Rotello • Air Force 25.9
14. Derrick McAdoo • Baylor 25.4
15. Donnie Centers • Arkansas 25.4
16. Alan Edwards • Army 25.1
17. Vernell Ramsey • Houston 25.1
18. Sammy Seals • Memphis 24.9
19. Curtis Duncan • Northwestern 24.8
20. M.J. Nelson • Colorado 24.7
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Tim Brown • Notre Dame 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Harold Hicks • San Diego State 176
2. Tim Mcdonald* • Southern California 166
3. Derrick Taylor • North Carolina State 164
4. John King* • San Jose State 148
5. Steve Williams • Boston College 143
6. Chuck Cecil • Arizona 142
7. Bennie Blades • Miami (FL) 128
8. Jerry Deckard • Oklahoma State 127
9. Boyd Cowan • Texas Tech 124
10. Delton Hall* • Clemson 121
11. Falanda Newton • TCU 120
12. Chris Spielman* • Ohio State 118
13. David Brown* • Ohio State 117
14. Toi Cook* • Stanford 115
15. Joe Kellogg • Central Michigan 110
Jeff Wilcox • Brigham Young 110
17. K.C. Clark* • San Jose State 107
Nate Odomes • Wisconsin 107
19. Billy Owens • Pittsburgh 106
20. Craig Rutledge* • UCLA 104
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. Billy Owens • Pittsburgh 2
Chuck Cecil • Arizona 2
Jerry Deckard • Oklahoma State 2