NCAA Football Season Leaders
Passing
Based on completions 1937-69, completions per game 1970-78, passing efficiency rating system since 1979.
Year | Player, School | Com | Pct | TD | Yds |
1937 | Davey O'Brien, TCU |
94 | .402 | NA | 969 |
1938 | Davey O'Brien, TCU |
93 | .557 | NA | 1457 |
1939 | Kay Eakin, Arkansas | 78 | .404 | NA | 962 |
1940 | Billy Sewell, Wash. St | 86 | .494 | NA | 1023 |
1941 | Bud Schwenk, Wash.-MO | 114 | .487 | NA | 1457 |
1942 | Ray Evans, Kansas | 101 | .505 | NA | 1117 |
1943 | Johnny Cook, Georgia | 73 | .465 | NA | 1007 |
1944 | Paul Rickards, Pittsburgh | 84 | .472 | NA | 997 |
1945 | Al Dekdebrun, Cornell | 90 | .464 | NA | 1227 |
1946 | Travis Tidwell, Auburn | 79 | .500 | 5 | 943 |
1947 | Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss |
133 | .571 | 18 | 1367 |
1948 | Stan Heath, Nev-Reno | 126 | .568 | 22 | 2005 |
1949 | Adrian Burk, Baylor | 110 | .576 | 14 | 1428 |
1950 | Don Heinrich, Washington | 134 | .606 | 14 | 1846 |
1951 | Don Klosterman, Loyola-CA | 159 | .505 | 9 | 1843 |
1952 | Don Heinrich, Washington | 137 | .507 | 13 | 1647 |
1953 | Bob Garrett, Stanford | 118 | .576 | 17 | 1637 |
1954 | Paul Larson, California | 125 | .641 | 10 | 1537 |
1955 | George Welsh, Navy | 94 | .627 | 8 | 1319 |
1956 | John Brodie, Stanford |
139 | .579 | 12 | 1633 |
1957 | Ken Ford, H-Simmons | 115 | .561 | 14 | 1254 |
1958 | Buddy Humphrey, Baylor | 112 | .574 | 7 | 1316 |
1959 | Dick Norman, Stanford | 152 | .578 | 11 | 1963 |
1960 | Harold Stephens, H-Simm. | 145 | .566 | 3 | 1254 |
1961 | Chon Gallegos, S. Jose St | 117 | .594 | 14 | 1480 |
1962 | Don Trull, Baylor | 125 | .546 | 11 | 1627 |
1963 | Don Trull, Baylor | 174 | .565 | 12 | 2157 |
1964 | Jerry Rhome, Tulsa | 224 | .687 | 32 | 2870 |
1965 | Bill Anderson, Tulsa | 296 | .582 | 30 | 3464 |
1966 | John Eckman, Wichita St | 195 | .426 | 7 | 2339 |
1967 | Terry Stone, N. Mexico | 160 | .476 | 9 | 1946 |
1968 | Chuck Hixson, SMU | 265 | .566 | 21 | 3103 |
1969 | John Reaves, Florida | 222 | .561 | 24 | 2896 |
Year | Player, School | Com | Ave | TD | Yds |
1970 | Sonny Sixkiller, Wash | 186 | 18.6 | 15 | 2303 |
1971 | Brian Sipe, S. Diego St. | 196 | 17.8 | 17 | 2532 |
1972 | Don Strock, Va. Tech | 228 | 20.7 | 16 | 3243 |
1973 | Jesse Freitas, S. Diego St. | 227 | 20.6 | 21 | 2993 |
1974 | Steve Bartkowski, Cal | 182 | 16.5 | 12 | 2580 |
1975 | Craig Penrose, S. Diego St. | 198 | 18.0 | 15 | 2660 |
1976 | Tommy Kramer, Rice | 269 | 24.5 | 21 | 3317 |
1977 | Guy Benjamin, Stanford | 208 | 20.8 | 19 | 2521 |
1978 |
Steve Dils, Stanford | 247 | 22.5 | 22 | 2943 |
Year | Player, School | Com | TD | Yds | Rtg |
1979 | Turk Schonert, Stanford | 148 | 19 | 1922 | 163.0 |
1980 | Jim McMahon, BYU | 284 | 47 | 4571 | 176.9 |
1981 | Jim McMahon, BYU | 272 | 30 | 3555 | 155.0 |
1982 | Tom Ramsey, UCLA | 191 | 21 | 2824 | 153.5 |
1983 | Steve Young, BYU | 306 | 33 | 3902 | 168.5 |
1984 | Doug Flutie, BC | 233 | 27 | 3454 | 152.9 |
1985 | Jim Harbaugh, Michigan | 139 | 18 | 1913 | 163.7 |
1986 | Vinny Testaverde, Miami-FL | 175 | 26 | 2557 | 165.8 |
1987 | Don McPherson, Syracuse | 129 | 22 | 2341 | 164.3 |
1988 | Timm Rosenbach, Wash. St. | 199 | 23 | 2791 | 162.0 |
1989 | Ty Detmer, BYU |
265 | 32 | 4560 | 175.6 |
1990 | Shawn Moore, Virginia | 144 | 21 | 2262 | 160.7 |
1991 | Elvis Grbac, Michigan | 152 | 24 | 1955 | 169.0 |
1992 | Elvis Grbac, Michigan | 112 | 15 | 1465 | 154.2 |
1993 | Trent Dilfer, Fresno St. | 217 | 28 | 3276 | 173.1 |
1994 | Kerry Collins, Penn St. | 176 | 21 | 2679 | 172.9 |
1995 | Danny Wuerffel, Florida | 210 | 35 | 3266 | 178.4 |
1996 | Steve Sarkisian, BYU | 278 | 33 | 4027 | 173.6 |
1997 | Cade McNown, UCLA | 173 | 22 | 2877 | 168.6 |
1998 | Shaun King, Tulane | 223 | 36 | 3232 | 183.3 |
1999 | Michael Vick, Va. Tech | 90 | 12 | 1840 | 180.4 |
2000 | Bart Hendricks, Boise St. | 210 | 35 | 3364 | 170.6 |
2001 | Rex Grossman, Florida | 259 | 34 | 3896 | 170.8 |
2002 | Bart Hendricks, Boise St. | 210 | 35 | 3364 | 170.6 |
2003 | Jason White, Oklahoma | 265 | 40 | 3744 | 168.0 |
2004 | Stefan Lefors, Louisville | 171 | 18 | 2402 | 185.4 |
2005 | Rudy Carpenter, Arizona St. | 156 | 17 | 2273 | 175.0 |
2006 | Colt Brennan, Hawaii | 406 | 59 | 5549 | 186.0 |
Rushing
Based on total yards 1937-69, yards per game since 1970
Year | Player, School | Att | Yards |
1937 | Byron (Whizzer) White, Colorado | 181 | 1121 |
1938 | Len Eshmont, Fordham | 132 | 831 |
1939 | John Polanski, Wake Forest | 137 | 882 |
1940 | Al Ghesquiere, Detroit | 146 | 957 |
1941 | Frank Sinkwich, Georgia | 209 | 1103 |
1942 | Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons | 187 | 1281 |
1943 | Creighton Miller, Notre Dame | 151 | 911 |
1944 | Red Williams, Minnesota | 136 | 911 |
1945 | Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M |
142 | 1048 |
1946 | Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons | 227 | 1262 |
1947 | Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons | 193 | 1173 |
1948 | Fred Wendt, Texas Mines | 184 | 1570 |
1949 | John Dottley, Ole Miss | 208 | 1312 |
1950 | Wilford White, Arizona St | 199 | 1502 |
1951 | Ollie Matson, San Francisco |
245 | 1566 |
1952 | Howie Waugh, Tulsa | 164 | 1372 |
1953 | J.C. Caroline, Illinois | 194 | 1256 |
1954 | Art Luppino, Arizona | 179 | 1359 |
1955 | Art Luppino, Arizona | 209 | 1313 |
1956 | Jim Crawford, Wyoming | 200 | 1104 |
1957 | Leon Burton, Arizona St | 117 | 1126 |
1958 | Dick Bass, Pacific | 205 | 1361 |
1959 | Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St | 130 | 971 |
1960 | Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St | 197 | 1338 |
1961 | Jim Pilot, New Mexico St | 191 | 1278 |
1962 | Jim Pilot, New Mexico St | 208 | 1247 |
1963 | Dave Casinelli, Memphis St | 219 | 1016 |
1964 | Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest | 252 | 1044 |
1965 | Mike Garrett, USC |
267 | 1440 |
1966 | Ray McDonald, Idaho | 259 | 1329 |
1967 | O.J. Simpson, USC | 266 | 1415 |
1968 | O.J. Simpson, USC | 355 | 1709 |
1969 | Steve Owens, Oklahoma |
358 | 1523 |
Year | Player, School | Att | Yds | Ave |
1970 | Ed Marinaro, Cornell | 285 | 1425 | 158.3 |
1971 | Ed Marinaro, Cornell | 356 | 1881 | 209.0 |
1972 | Pete VanValkenburg, BYU | 232 | 1386 | 138.6 |
1973 | Mark Kellar, Northern Ill | 291 | 1719 | 156.3 |
1974 | Louie Giammona, Utah St. | 329 | 1534 | 153.4 |
1975 | Ricky Bell, USC | 357 | 1875 | 170.5 |
1976 | Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh |
338 | 1948 | 177.1 |
1977 | Earl Campbell, Texas |
267 | 1744 | 158.5 |
1978 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma | 231 | 1762 | 160.2 |
1979 | Charles White, USC | 293 | 1803 | 180.3 |
1980 | George Rogers, S. Carolina |
297 | 1781 | 161.9 |
1981 | Marcus Allen, USC |
403 | 2342 | 212.9 |
1982 | Ernest Anderson, Okla. St. | 353 | 1877 | 170.6 |
1983 | Mike Rozier, Nebraska |
275 | 2148 | 179.0 |
1984 | Keith Byars, Ohio St. | 313 | 1655 | 150.5 |
1985 | Lorenzo White, Mich. St. | 386 | 1908 | 173.5 |
1986 | Paul Palmer, Temple | 346 | 1866 | 169.6 |
1987 | Ickey Woods, UNLV | 259 | 1658 | 150.7 |
1988 | Barry Sanders, Okla. St. | 344 | 2628 | 238.9 |
1989 | Anthony Thompson, Ind | 358 | 1793 | 163.0 |
1990 | Gerald Hudson, Okla. St | 279 | 1642 | 149.3 |
1991 | Marshall Faulk, S. Diego St. | 201 | 1429 | 158.8 |
1992 | Marshall Faulk, S. Diego St. | 265 | 1630 | 163.0 |
1993 | LeShon Johnson, No. Ill. | 327 | 1976 | 179.6 |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam, Colorado | 298 | 2055 | 186.8 |
1995 | Troy Davis, Iowa St. | 345 | 2010 | 182.7 |
1996 | Troy Davis, Iowa St. | 402 | 2185 | 198.6 |
1997 | Ricky Williams, Texas | 279 | 1893 | 172.1 |
1998 | Ricky Williams, Texas | 361 | 2124 | 193.1 |
1999 | LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU | 268 | 1850 | 168.2 |
2000 | LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU | 369 | 2158 | 196.2 |
2001 | Chance Kretschmer, Nevada | 302 | 1732 | 157.5 |
2002 | Larry Johnson, Penn State | 251 | 2015 | 167.9 |
2003 | Patrick Cobbs, North Texas | 284 | 1570 | 157.0 |
2004 | Jamario Thomas, North Texas | 256 | 1709 | 189.9 |
2005 | DeAngelo Williams, Memphis | 310 | 1964 | 178.6 |
2006 | Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. | 309 | 1928 | 148.3 |
Receiving
Based on total 1937-69, receptions per game since 1970
Year | Player, School | No | TD | Yds |
1937 | Jim Benton, Arkansas | 47 | 7 | 754 |
1938 | Sam Boyd, Baylor | 32 | 5 | 537 |
1939 | Ken Kavanaugh, LSU |
30 | NA | 467 |
1940 | Eddie Bryant, Virginia | 30 | 2 | 222 |
1941 | Hank Stanton, Arizona | 50 | NA | 820 |
1942 | Bill Rogers, Texas A&M | 39 | NA | 432 |
1943 | Neil Armstrong, Okla. A&M | 39 | NA | 317 |
1944 | Reid Moseley, Georgia | 32 | NA | 506 |
1945 | Reid Moseley, Georgia | 31 | NA | 662 |
1946 | Neil Armstrong, Okla. A&M | 32 | 1 | 479 |
1947 | Barney Poole, Ole Miss | 52 | 8 | 513 |
1948 | Red O'Quinn, Wake Forest | 39 | 7 | 605 |
1949 | Art Weiner, N. Carolina | 52 | 7 | 762 |
1950 | Gordon Cooper, Denver | 46 | 8 | 569 |
1951 | Dewey McConnell, Wyoming | 47 | 9 | 725 |
1952 | Ed Brown, Fordham | 57 | 6 | 774 |
1953 | John Carson, Georgia | 45 | 4 | 663 |
1954 | Jim Hanifan, California | 44 | 7 | 569 |
1955 | Hank Burnine, Missouri | 44 | 2 | 594 |
1956 | Art Powell, San Jose St | 40 | 5 | 583 |
1957 | Stuart Vaughan, Utah | 53 | 5 | 756 |
1958 | Dave Hibbert, Arizona | 61 | 4 | 606 |
1959 | Chris Burford, Stanford | 61 | 6 | 756 |
1960 | Hugh Campbell, Wash. St | 66 | 10 | 881 |
1961 | Hugh Campbell, Wash. St | 53 | 5 | 723 |
1962 | Vern Burke, Oregon St | 69 | 10 | 1007 |
1963 | Lawrence Elkins, Baylor | 70 | 8 | 873 |
1964 | Howard Twilley, Tulsa | 95 | 13 | 1178 |
1965 | Howard Twilley, Tulsa | 134 | 16 | 1779 |
1966 | Glenn Meltzer, Wichita St | 91 | 4 | 1115 |
1967 | Bob Goodridge, Vanderbilt | 79 | 6 | 1114 |
1968 | Ron Sellers, Florida St | 86 | 12 | 1496 |
1969 | Jerry Hendren, Idaho | 95 | 12 | 1452 |
Year | Player, School | No | Ave | TD | Yds |
1970 | Mike Mikolayunas, Davidson | 87 | 8.7 | 8 | 1128 |
1971 | Tom Reynolds, San Diego St | 67 | 6.7 | 7 | 1070 |
1972 | Tom Forzani, Utah St | 85 | 7.7 | 8 | 1169 |
1973 | Jay Miller, BYU | 100 | 9.1 | 8 | 1181 |
1974 | D. McDonald, San Diego St | 86 | 7.8 | 7 | 1157 |
1975 | Bob Farnham, Brown | 56 | 6.2 | 2 | 701 |
1976 | Billy Ryckman, La. Tech | 77 | 7.0 | 10 | 1382 |
1977 | W. Tolleson, W. Carolina | 73 | 6.6 | 7 | 1101 |
1978 | Dave Petzke, Northern Ill | 91 | 8.3 | 11 | 1217 |
1979 | Rick Beasley, Appalach. St | 74 | 6.7 | 12 | 1205 |
1980 | Dave Young, Purdue | 67 | 6.1 | 8 | 917 |
1981 | Pete Harvey, N. Texas St | 57 | 6.3 | 3 | 743 |
1982 | Vincent White, Stanford | 68 | 6.8 | 8 | 677 |
1983 | Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt | 97 | 8.8 | 8 | 909 |
1984 | David Williams, Illinois | 101 | 9.2 | 8 | 1278 |
1985 | Rodney Carter, Purdue | 98 | 8.9 | 4 | 1099 |
1986 | Mark Templeton, L. Beach St | 99 | 9.0 | 2 | 688 |
1987 | Jason Phillips, Houston | 99 | 9.0 | 3 | 875 |
1988 | Jason Phillips, Houston | 108 | 9.8 | 15 | 1444 |
1989 | Manny Hazard, Houston | 142 | 12.9 | 22 | 1689 |
1990 | Manny Hazard, Houston | 78 | 7.8 | 9 | 946 |
1991 | Fred Gilbert, Houston | 106 | 9.6 | 7 | 957 |
1992 | Sherman Smith, Houston | 103 | 9.4 | 6 | 923 |
1993 | Chris Penn, Tulsa | 105 | 9.6 | 12 | 1578 |
1994 | Alex Van Dyke, Nevada | 98 | 8.9 | 10 | 1246 |
1995 | Alex Van Dyke, Nevada | 129 | 11.7 | 16 | 1854 |
1996 | Damond Wilkins, Nevada | 114 | 10.4 | 4 | 1121 |
1997 | Eugene Baker, Kent | 103 | 9.4 | 18 | 1549 |
1998 | Troy Edwards, La. Tech | 140 | 11.7 | 27 | 1996 |
1999 | Trevor Insley, Nevada | 134 | 12.2 | 13 | 2060 |
2000 | James Jordan, La. Tech | 109 | 9.1 | 4 | 1003 |
2001 | Kevin Curtis, Utah St. | 100 | 9.1 | 10 | 1531 |
2002 | Nate Burleson, Nevada | 138 | 11.5 | 12 | 1629 |
2003 | Lance Moore, Toledo | 103 | 8.6 | 9 | 1194 |
2004 | Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. | 105 | 9.6 | 8 | 1399 |
2005 | Greg Jennings, Western Mich. | 98 | 8.9 | 14 | 1259 |
2006 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | 92 | 7.7 | 12 | 1425 |
All-Purpose Yardage
Based on average yards per game.
Year | Player, School | Yds | Ave |
1937 | Byron (Whizzer) White, Colorado | 1970 | 246.3 |
1938 | Parker Hall, Ole Miss | 1420 | 129.1 |
1939 | Tom Harmon, Michigan |
1208 | 151.0 |
1940 | Tom Harmon, Michigan |
1312 | 164.0 |
1941 | Bill Dudley, Virginia |
1674 | 186.0 |
1942 | |
1943 | Stan Koslowski, Holy Cross | 1411 | 176.4 |
1944 | Red Williams, Minnesota | 1467 | 163.0 |
1945 | Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M |
1577 | 197.1 |
1946 | Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons | 1765 | 176.5 |
1947 | Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons | 1798 | 179.8 |
1948 | Lou Kusserow, Columbia | 1737 | 193.0 |
1949 | Johnny Papit, Virginia | 1611 | 179.0 |
1950 | Wilford White, Arizona St. | 2065 | 206.5 |
1951 | Ollie Matson, San Francisco |
2037 | 226.3 |
1952 | Billy Vessels, Oklahoma | 1512 | 151.2 |
1953 | J.C. Caroline, Illinois | 1470 | 163.3 |
1954 | Art Luppino, Arizona | 2193 | 219.3 |
1955 | Jim Swink, TCU | 1702 | 170.2 |
TIE | Art Luppino, Arizona | 1702 | 170.2 |
1956 | Jack Hill, Utah St | 1691 | 169.1 |
1957 | Overton Curtis, Utah St | 1608 | 160.8 |
1958 | Dick Bass, Pacific | 1878 | 187.8 |
1959 | Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St | 1800 | 180.0 |
1960 | Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St | 1613 | 161.3 |
1961 | Jim Pilot, New Mexico St | 1606 | 160.6 |
1962 | Gary Wood, Cornell | 1395 | 155.0 |
1963 | Gary Wood, Cornell | 1508 | 167.6 |
1964 | Donny Anderson, Texas Tech | 1710 | 171.0 |
1965 | Floyd Little, Syracuse | 1990 | 199.0 |
1966 | Frank Quayle, Virginia | 1616 | 161.6 |
1967 | O.J. Simpson, USC | 1700 | 188.9 |
1968 | O.J. Simpson, USC | 1966 | 196.6 |
1969 | Lynn Moore, Army | 1795 | 179.5 |
1970 | Don McCauley, North Carolina | 2021 | 183.7 |
1971 | Ed Marinaro, Cornell | 1932 | 214.7 |
1972 | Howard Stevens, Louisville | 2132 | 213.2 |
1973 | Willard Harrell, Pacific | 1777 | 177.7 |
1974 | Louie Giammona, Utah St | 1984 | 198.4 |
1975 | Louie Giammona, Utah St | 2045 | 185.9 |
1976 | Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh |
2021 | 183.7 |
1977 | Earl Campbell, Texas |
1855 | 168.6 |
1978 |
Charles White, USC | 2096 | 174.7 |
1979 | Charles White, USC | 1941 | 194.1 |
1980 | Marcus Allen, USC |
1794 | 179.4 |
1981 | Marcus Allen, USC |
2559 | 232.6 |
1982 | Carl Monroe, Utah | 2036 | 185.1 |
1983 | Napoleon McCallum, Navy | 2385 | 216.8 |
1984 | Keith Byars, Ohio St | 2284 | 207.6 |
1985 | Napoleon McCallum, Navy | 2330 | 211.8 |
1986 | Paul Palmer, Temple | 2633 | 239.4 |
1987 | Eric Wilkerson, Kent St | 2074 | 188.6 |
1988 | Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. | 3250 | 295.5 |
1989 | Mike Pringle, CS-Fullerton | 2690 | 244.6 |
1990 | Glyn Milburn, Stanford | 2222 | 202.0 |
1991 | Ryan Benjamin, Pacific | 2995 | 249.6 |
1992 | Ryan Benjamin, Pacific | 2597 | 236.1 |
1993 | LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. | 2082 | 189.3 |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam, Colorado | 2349 | 213.5 |
1995 | Troy Davis, Iowa St. | 2466 | 224.2 |
1996 | Troy Davis, Iowa St. | 2364 | 214.9 |
1997 | Troy Edwards, La. Tech | 2144 | 194.9 |
1998 | Troy Edwards, La. Tech | 2784 | 232.0 |
1999 | Trevor Insley, Nevada | 2176 | 197.8 |
2000 | Emmett White, Utah St. | 2628 | 238.9 |
2001 | Levron Williams, Indiana | 2201 | 200.1 |
2002 | Larry Johnson, Penn St. | 2575 | 214.6 |
2003 | DeAngelo Williams, Memphis | 2113 | 192.1 |
2004 | Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. | 1920 | 192.0 |
2005 | Reggie Bush, Southern Cal | 2890 | 222.3 |
2006 | Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. | 2177 | 167.5 |
Total Offense
Based on total yards 1937-69, yards per game since 1970.
Year | Player, School | Plays | Yds |
1937 | Byron (Whizzer) White, Colorado | 224 | 1596 |
1938 | Davey O'Brien, TCU |
291 | 1847 |
1939 | Kenny Washington, UCLA | 259 | 1370 |
1940 | Johnny Knolla, Creighton | 298 | 1420 |
1941 | Bud Schwenk, Washington-MO | 354 | 1928 |
1942 | Frank Sinkwich, Georgia | 341 | 2187 |
1943 | Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana | 355 | 1648 |
1944 | Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M |
241 | 1758 |
1945 | Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M |
203 | 1641 |
1946 | Travis Bidwell, Auburn | 339 | 1715 |
1947 | Fred Enke, Arizona | 329 | 1941 |
1948 | Stan Heath, Nevada-Reno | 233 | 1992 |
1949 | Johnny Bright, Drake | 275 | 1950 |
1950 | Johnny Bright, Drake | 320 | 2400 |
1951 | Dick Kazmaier, Princeton |
272 | 1827 |
1952 | Ted Marchibroda, Detroit | 305 | 1813 |
1953 | Paul Larson, California | 262 | 1572 |
1954 | George Shaw, Oregon | 276 | 1536 |
1955 | George Welsh, Navy | 203 | 1348 |
1956 | John Brodie, Stanford |
295 | 1642 |
1957 | Bob Newman, Washington St | 263 | 1444 |
1958 | Dick Bass, Pacific | 218 | 1440 |
1959 | Dick Norman, Stanford | 319 | 2018 |
1960 | Billy Kilmer, UCLA | 292 | 1889 |
1961 | Dave Hoppmann, Iowa St | 320 | 1638 |
1962 | Terry Baker, Oregon St |
318 | 2276 |
1963 | George Mira, Miami-FL | 394 | 2318 |
1964 | Jerry Rhome, Tulsa | 470 | 3128 |
1965 | Bill Anderson, Tulsa | 580 | 3343 |
1966 | Virgil Carter, BYU | 388 | 2545 |
1967 | Sal Olivas, New Mexico St | 368 | 2184 |
1968 | Greg Cook Cincinnati | 507 | 3210 |
1969 | Dennis Shaw, San Diego St | 388 | 3197 |
Year | Player, School | Plays | Yds | Ave |
1970 | Pat Sullivan, Auburn | 333 | 2856 | 285.6 |
1971 | Gary Huff, Florida St | 386 | 2653 | 241.2 |
1972 | Don Strock, Va. Tech | 480 | 3170 | 288.2 |
1973 | Jesse Freitas, San Diego St. | 410 | 2901 | 263.7 |
1974 | Steve Joachim, Temple | 331 | 2227 | 222.7 |
1975 | Gene Swick, Toledo | 490 | 2706 | 246.0 |
1976 | Tommy Kramer, Rice | 562 | 3272 | 297.5 |
1977 | Doug Williams, Gambling | 377 | 3229 | 293.5 |
1978 | Mike Ford, SMU | 459 | 2957 | 268.8 |
1979 | Marc Wilson, BYU | 488 | 3580 | 325.5 |
1980 | Jim McMahon, BYU | 540 | 4627 | 385.6 |
1981 | Jim McMahon, BYU | 487 | 3458 | 345.8 |
1982 | Todd Dillon, Long Beach St | 585 | 3587 | 326.1 |
1983 | Steve Young, BYU | 531 | 4346 | 395.1 |
1984 | Robbie Bosco, BYU | 543 | 3932 | 327.7 |
1985 | Jim Everett, Purdue | 518 | 3589 | 326.3 |
1986 | Mike Perez, San Jose St | 425 | 2969 | 329.9 |
1987 | Todd Santos, San Diego St. | 562 | 3688 | 307.3 |
1988 | Scott Mitchell, Utah | 589 | 4299 | 390.8 |
1989 | Andre Ware, Houston | 628 | 4661 | 423.7 |
1990 | David Klingler, Houston | 704 | 5221 | 474.6 |
1991 | Ty Detmer, BYU |
478 | 4001 | 333.4 |
1992 | Jimmy Klingler, Houston | 544 | 3768 | 342.6 |
1993 | Chris Vargas, Nevada | 535 | 4332 | 393.8 |
1994 | Mike Maxwell, Nevada | 477 | 3498 | 318.0 |
1995 | Mike Maxwell, Nevada | 443 | 3623 | 402.6 |
1996 | Josh Wallwork, Wyoming | 525 | 4209 | 350.8 |
1997 | Tim Rattay, La. Tech | 541 | 3968 | 360.7 |
1998 | Tim Rattay, La. Tech | 602 | 4840 | 403.3 |
1999 | Tim Rattay, La. Tech | 562 | 3810 | 381.0 |
2000 | Drew Brees, Purdue | 564 | 3939 | 358.1 |
2001 | Rex Grossman, Florida | 429 | 3904 | 354.9 |
2002 | Byron Leftwich, Marshall | 481 | 4024 | 365.8 |
2003 | B. J. Symons, Texas Tech | 481 | 5476 | 456.3 |
2004 | Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech | 632 | 4061 | 369.2 |
2005 | Colt Brennan, Hawaii | 371 | 4301 | 371.3 |
2006 | Colt Brennan, Hawaii | 645 | 5915 | 422.5 |
Scoring
Based on total points 1937-69, points per game since 1970.
Year | Player, School | TD | XP | FG | Pts |
1937 | Byron (Whizzer) White, Colo | 16 | 23 | 1 | 122 |
1938 | Parker Hall, Ole Miss | 11 | 7 | 0 | 73 |
1939 | Tom Harmon, Michigan |
14 | 15 | 1 | 102 |
1940 | Tom Harmon, Michigan |
16 | 18 | 1 | 117 |
1941 | Bill Dudley, Virginia |
18 | 23 | 1 | 134 |
1942 | Bob Steuber, Missouri | 18 | 13 | 0 | 121 |
1943 | Steve Van Buren, LSU | 14 | 14 | 0 | 98 |
1944 | Glenn Davis, Army | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
1945 | Doc Blanchard, Army | 19 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
1946 | Gene Roberts, Tenn-Chatt | 18 | 9 | 0 | 117 |
1947 | Lou Gambino, Maryland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
1948 | Fred Wendt, Texas Mines | 20 | 32 | 0 | 152 |
1949 | George Thomas, Oklahoma | 19 | 3 | 0 | 117 |
1950 | Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska | 22 | 25 | 0 | 157 |
1951 | Ollie Matson, San Francisco |
21 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
1952 | Jackie Parker, Miss. St. | 16 | 24 | 0 | 120 |
1953 | Earl Lindley, Utah St. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81 |
1954 | Art Luppino, Arizona | 24 | 22 | 0 | 166 |
1955 | Jim Swink, TCU | 20 | 5 | 0 | 125 |
1956 | Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma | 18 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
1957 | Leon Burton, Ariz. St. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
1958 | Dick Bass, Pacific | 18 | 8 | 0 | 116 |
1959 | Pervis Atkins, N. Mexico St. | 17 | 5 | 0 | 107 |
1960 | Bob Gaiters, N. Mexico St. | 23 | 7 | 0 | 145 |
1961 | Jim Pilot, N. Mexico St. | 21 | 12 | 0 | 138 |
1962 | Jerry Logan, W. Texas St. | 13 | 32 | 0 | 110 |
1963 | Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton | 14 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
TIE | Dave Casinelli, Memphis St. | 14 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
1964 | Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest | 17 | 9 | 0 | 111 |
1965 | Howard Twilley, Tulsa | 16 | 31 | 0 | 127 |
1966 | Ken Hebert, Houston | 11 | 41 | 2 | 113 |
1967 | Leroy Keyes, Purdue | 19 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
1968 | Jim O'Brien, Cincinnati | 12 | 31 | 13 | 142 |
1969 | Steve Owens, Oklahoma |
23 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
Year | Player, School | TD | XP | FG | Pts | Ave |
1970 | Brian Bream, Air Force | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12.0 |
TIE | Gary Kosins, Dayton | 18 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12.0 |
1971 | Ed Marinaro, Cornell | 24 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 16.4 |
1972 | Harold Henson, Ohio St | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12.0 |
1973 | Jim Jennings, Rutgers | 21 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 11.6 |
1974 | Bill Marek, Wisconsin | 19 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 12.7 |
1975 | Pete Johnson, Ohio St | 25 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 13.6 |
1976 | Tony Dorsett, Pitt |
22 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 12.2 |
1977 | Earl Campbell, Texas |
19 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 10.4 |
1978 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 10.9 |
1979 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma | 22 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 12.0 |
1980 | Sammy Winder, So. Miss | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 10.9 |
1981 | Marcus Allen, USC |
23 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 12.5 |
1982 | Greg Allen, Fla. St | 21 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 11.5 |
1983 | Mike Rozier, Nebraska |
29 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 14.5 |
1984 | Keith Byars, Ohio St | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 13.1 |
1985 | Bernard White, B. Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 10.4 |
1986 | Steve Bartalo, Colo. St | 19 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 10.4 |
1987 | Paul Hewitt, S. Diego St. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 12.0 |
1988 | Barry Sanders, Okla.St. | 39 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 21.3 |
1989 | Anthony Thompson, Ind | 25 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 14.0 |
1990 | Stacey Robinson, No. Ill | 19 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 10.9 |
1991 | Marshall Faulk, S.D. St. | 23 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 15.6 |
1992 | Garrison Hearst, Georgia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 11.5 |
1993 | Bam Morris, Texas Tech | 22 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 12.2 |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam, Colo | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 13.1 |
1995 | Eddie George, Ohio St. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 12.0 |
1996 | Corey Dillon, Washington | 23 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 12.6 |
1997 | Ricky Williams, Texas | 25 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 13.8 |
1998 | Troy Edwards, La. Tech | 31 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 15.7 |
1999 | Shaun Alexander, Alabama | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 13.1 |
2000 | Lee Suggs, Va. Tech | 28 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 15.3 |
2001 | Luke Staley, BYU | 28 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 15.5 |
2002 | Brock Forsey, Boise St. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 14.5 |
2003 | Cedric Benson, Texas | 21 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 11.6 |
2004 | DeAngelo Williams, Memphis | 22 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 12.0 |
2005 | Michael Bush, Louisville | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 14.4 |
2006 | Ian Johnson, Boise St. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 12.7 |