COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1997
Total Offense
PLAYS YDS YDSPG
1 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech --- 541 3968 360.73
2 Tim Couch, Kentucky ---------- 613 3759 341.73
3 Ryan Leaf, Washington St. ---- 447 3583 325.73
4 Daunte Culpepper, Central Fla. 517 3524 320.36
5 John Dutton, Nevada ---------- 411 3522 320.18
6 Peyton Manning, Tennessee ---- 526 3789 315.75
7 Charlie Batch, Eastern Mich. - 519 3390 308.18
8 Thad Busby, Florida St. ------ 447 3301 300.09
9 Jose Davis, Kent ------------- 415 2883 288.30
10 Jon Denton, UNLV ------------- 438 2591 287.89
11 Chad Pennington, Marshall ---- 483 3421 285.08
12 Billy Dicken, Purdue --------- 462 3119 283.55
13 Shaun King, Tulane ----------- 487 3078 279.82
14 Dameyune Craig, Auburn ------- 499 3277 273.08
15 Chris Redman, Louisville ----- 492 2958 268.91
16 Brian Brennan, Idaho --------- 433 2668 266.80
17 Chris Wallace, Toledo -------- 531 3187 265.58
18 Cade McNown, UCLA ------------ 348 2902 263.82
19 Matt Sauk, Utah St. ---------- 442 2898 263.45
20 Pete Gonzalez, Pittsburgh ---- 436 2826 256.91
21 Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech --- 408 2792 253.82
22 Justin Vedder, California ---- 489 2743 249.36
23 Sam Ricketts, Miami (Ohio) --- 400 2739 249.00
24 Mike Bobo, Georgia ----------- 346 2681 243.73
25 John Hessler, Colorado ------- 413 2666 242.36
26 Donovan McNabb, Syracuse ----- 375 2892 241.00
27 Graham Leigh, New Mexico ----- 411 2846 237.17
28 Brian Kuklick, Wake Forest --- 363 2132 236.89
29 Chris McCoy, Navy ------------ 381 2573 233.91
30 Stewart Patridge, Mississippi 408 2559 232.64
31 Corby Jones, Missouri -------- 374 2545 231.36
32 Aaron Brooks, Virginia ------- 355 2537 230.64
33 Nealon Greene, Clemson ------- 377 2477 225.18
34 Jamie Barnette, No. Caro. St. 379 2456 223.27
35 Matt Hasselbeck, Boston Col. - 375 2231 223.10
36 Dan Gonzalez, East Caro. ----- 506 2419 219.91
37 Ty Houghtaling, New Mex. St. - 399 2393 217.55
38 Tim Crowley, Central Mich. --- 368 2164 216.40
39 Bernard Oden, Memphis -------- 445 2330 211.82
40 Brock Huard, Washington ------ 275 2058 205.80
40 Tim Lester, Western Mich. ---- 324 2058 205.80
42 Doug Johnson, Florida -------- 307 1838 204.22
43 Mike McQueary, Penn St. ------ 308 2184 198.55
44 Scott Frost, Nebraska -------- 335 2332 194.33
45 Todd Bandhauer, Iowa St. ----- 435 2135 194.09
46 Anthony Wright, South Caro. -- 330 1741 193.44
47 Michael Bishop, Kansas St. --- 332 2123 193.00
48 Clint Stoerner, Arkansas ----- 438 2080 189.09
49 John Fitzgerald, Tulsa ------- 298 2079 189.00
50 Bob Niemet, Bowling Green ---- 318 1692 188.00
