COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2008
Big Ten Conference Rank Player Gm Net Rec PR Kor Yards Yds/gm 1. Javon Ringer, Michigan St. 13 1637 190 0 224 2051 157.77 2. Shonn Greene, Iowa 13 1850 49 0 0 1899 146.08 3. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 631 235 0 853 1719 143.25 4. Arrelious Benn, Illinois 12 101 105 114 398 1668 139.00 5. Kory Sheets, Purdue 12 1131 253 0 259 1643 136.92 6. David Gilreath, Wisconsin 13 285 520 175 767 1747 134.38 7. Chris Wells, Ohio St. 10 1197 47 0 0 1244 124.40 8. Derrick Williams, Penn St. 13 243 485 169 515 1412 108.62 9. Desmond Tardy, Purdue 12 9 876 57 345 1287 107.25 10. Evan Royster, Penn St. 13 1236 155 0 0 1391 107.00 FIELD GOALS Rank Player Gm Fga Fgm Avg FgPgm 1. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 13 28 22 .786 1.69 2. Amado Villarreal, Northwestern 13 25 20 .800 1.54 2. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 24 20 .833 1.54 2. Philip Welch, Wisconsin 13 24 20 .833 1.54 5. Matt Eller, Illinois 12 20 15 .750 1.25 5. Ryan Pretorius, Ohio St. 12 19 15 .789 1.25 7. Trent Mossbrucker, Iowa 12 15 13 .867 1.08 8. Joel Monroe, Minnesota 13 16 12 .750 .92 9. K.C. Lopata, Michigan 12 15 10 .667 .83 9. Austin Starr, Indiana 12 17 10 .588 .83 INTERCEPTIONS Rank Player Gm Int Yds TD IntPgm 1. Tyler Sash, Iowa 12 5 147 0 .42 2. Pat Angerer, Iowa 13 5 34 0 .38 3. Kurt Coleman, Ohio St. 12 4 18 0 .33 3. Otis Wiley, Michigan St. 12 4 84 1 .33 5. Traye Simmons, Minnesota 13 4 81 1 .31 5. Lydell Sargeant, Penn St. 13 4 55 0 .31 5. Niles Brinkley, Wisconsin 13 4 66 0 .31 5. Amari Spievey, Iowa 13 4 127 1 .31 9. Morgan Trent, Michigan 12 3 0 0 .25 10. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 3 7 0 .23 10. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa 13 3 5 0 .23 10. Jordan Mabin, Northwestern 13 3 38 0 .23 10. Brad Phillips, Northwestern 13 3 4 0 .23 10. Kyle Theret, Minnesota 13 3 65 0 .23 KICKOFF RETURN Rank Player Gm KRet Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota 13 42 1083 0 25.79 3.23 2. Derrick Williams, Penn St. 13 20 515 2 25.75 1.54 3. Aaron Valentin, Purdue 12 16 411 0 25.69 1.33 4. Boubacar Cissoko, Michigan 12 20 467 0 23.35 1.67 5. Jewel Hampton, Iowa 13 23 537 0 23.35 1.77 6. Martavious Odoms, Michigan 11 20 461 0 23.05 1.82 7. Demetrius McCray, Indiana 12 17 387 0 22.76 1.42 8. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 38 853 0 22.45 3.17 9. A.J. Jenkins, Illinois 12 22 490 1 22.27 1.83 10. Stephen Simmons, Northwestern 10 23 509 0 22.13 2.30 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Player Gm Att Cmp CPct Int PYds YdsAtt TD Rating 1. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. 13 166 100 60.24 4 1311 7.90 12 145.62 2. Daryll Clark, Penn St. 13 321 192 59.81 6 2592 8.07 19 143.44 3. Juice Williams, Illinois 12 381 219 57.48 16 3173 8.33 22 138.09 4. Richard Stanzi, Iowa 13 254 150 59.06 9 1956 7.70 14 134.84 5. Adam Weber, Minnesota 13 410 255 62.20 8 2761 6.73 15 126.93 6. Dustin Sherer, Wisconsin 11 191 104 54.45 5 1389 7.27 6 120.67 7. Curtis Painter, Purdue 10 379 227 59.89 11 2400 6.33 13 118.60 8. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern 11 408 245 60.05 15 2432 5.96 17 116.52 9. Ben Chappell, Indiana 11 153 80 52.29 3 1001 6.54 4 111.95 10. Brian Hoyer, Michigan St. 13 353 180 50.99 9 2404 6.81 9 111.51 PUNTING Rank Player Gm Punt Yds Avg PuntGm 1. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan 12 80 3436 42.95 6.67 2. Chris Hagerup, Indiana 12 61 2586 42.39 5.08 3. Justin Kucek, Minnesota 13 75 3152 42.03 5.77 4. Aaron Bates, Michigan St. 13 71 2979 41.96 5.46 5. Brad Nortman, Wisconsin 13 66 2761 41.83 5.08 6. Ryan Donahue, Iowa 13 50 2078 41.56 3.85 7. A.J. Trapasso, Ohio St. 13 58 2390 41.21 4.46 8. Anthony Santella, Illinois 12 53 2088 39.40 4.42 9. Stefan Demos, Northwestern 13 64 2499 39.05 4.92 10. Chris Summers, Purdue 11 50 1919 38.38 4.55 PUNT RETURN Rank Player Gm Ret Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. Ray Small, Ohio St. 11 24 364 1 15.17 2.18 2. Marcus Sherels, Minnesota 12 15 179 0 11.93 1.25 3. Andy Brodell, Iowa 13 36 383 1 10.64 2.77 4. Otis Wiley, Michigan St. 12 24 249 0 10.38 2.00 5. Derrick Williams, Penn St. 13 18 169 1 9.39 1.38 6. David Gilreath, Wisconsin 13 19 175 0 9.21 1.46 7. Arrelious Benn, Illinois 12 15 114 0 7.60 1.25 RECEPTIONS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat YdsGm 1. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 84 1074 7 7.00 12.79 89.50 2. Greg Orton, Purdue 12 69 720 5 5.75 10.43 60.00 3. Desmond Tardy, Purdue 12 67 876 5 5.58 13.07 73.00 3. Arrelious Benn, Illinois 12 67 1055 3 5.58 15.75 87.92 5. Ross Lane, Northwestern 13 60 640 3 4.62 10.67 49.23 6. Eric Peterman, Northwestern 13 59 737 6 4.54 12.49 56.69 7. Martavious Odoms, Michigan 11 49 443 0 4.45 9.04 40.27 8. Keith Smith, Purdue 12 49 486 2 4.08 9.92 40.50 9. Rasheed Ward, Northwestern 13 51 526 3 3.92 10.31 40.46 10. Ray Fisher, Indiana 11 42 373 5 3.82 8.88 33.91 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 84 1074 7 7.00 12.79 89.50 2. Arrelious Benn, Illinois 12 67 1055 3 5.58 15.75 87.92 3. Desmond Tardy, Purdue 12 67 876 5 5.58 13.07 73.00 4. Deon Butler, Penn St. 13 47 810 7 3.62 17.23 62.31 5. Mark Dell, Michigan St. 11 36 679 3 3.27 18.86 61.73 6. Greg Orton, Purdue 12 69 720 5 5.75 10.43 60.00 7. Jordan Norwood, Penn St. 11 41 637 6 3.73 15.54 57.91 8. Eric Peterman, Northwestern 13 59 737 6 4.54 12.49 56.69 9. Blair White, Michigan St. 13 43 659 1 3.31 15.33 50.69 10. Ross Lane, Northwestern 13 60 640 3 4.62 10.67 49.23 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 84 1074 7 7.00 12.79 89.50 2. Arrelious Benn, Illinois 12 67 1055 3 5.58 15.75 87.92 3. Desmond Tardy, Purdue 12 67 876 5 5.58 13.07 73.00 4. Deon Butler, Penn St. 13 47 810 7 3.62 17.23 62.31 5. Eric Peterman, Northwestern 13 59 737 6 4.54 12.49 56.69 6. Greg Orton, Purdue 12 69 720 5 5.75 10.43 60.00 7. Mark Dell, Michigan St. 11 36 679 3 3.27 18.86 61.73 8. Blair White, Michigan St. 13 43 659 1 3.31 15.33 50.69 9. Ross Lane, Northwestern 13 60 640 3 4.62 10.67 49.23 10. Derrell Johnson-Koulian, Iowa 13 44 639 3 3.38 14.52 49.15 RUSHING Rank Player Gm Rush Yds TD Yds/gm 1. Shonn Greene, Iowa 13 307 1850 20 142.31 2. Javon Ringer, Michigan St. 13 390 1637 22 125.92 3. Chris Wells, Ohio St. 10 207 1197 8 119.70 4. Evan Royster, Penn St. 13 191 1236 12 95.08 5. Kory Sheets, Purdue 12 234 1131 16 94.25 6. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 13 226 1161 13 89.31 7. John Clay, Wisconsin 13 155 884 9 68.00 8. Daniel Dufrene, Illinois 11 117 663 0 60.27 9. Juice Williams, Illinois 12 175 719 5 59.92 10. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 94 631 7 52.58 SCORING Rank Player Gm TD Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm 1. Javon Ringer, Michigan St. 13 22 0 0 0 0 132 10.15 2. Shonn Greene, Iowa 13 20 0 0 0 0 120 9.23 2. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 0 60 60 20 24 120 9.23 4. Kory Sheets, Purdue 12 17 0 0 0 0 102 8.50 5. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 13 0 34 34 22 28 100 7.69 6. Philip Welch, Wisconsin 13 0 39 40 20 24 99 7.62 7. Matt Eller, Illinois 12 0 39 41 15 20 84 7.00 8. Amado Villarreal, Northwestern 13 0 30 34 20 25 90 6.92 9. Ryan Pretorius, Ohio St. 12 0 38 39 15 19 83 6.92 10. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 13 13 0 0 0 0 80 6.15 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Player Gm Rush Net Pyd Pl TotYd YdsPl YdsGm 1. Juice Williams, Illinois 12 175 719 3173 556 3892 7.00 324.33 2. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern 11 84 230 2432 492 2662 5.41 242.00 3. Curtis Painter, Purdue 10 44 10 2400 423 2410 5.70 241.00 4. Adam Weber, Minnesota 13 127 233 2761 537 2994 5.58 230.31 5. Daryll Clark, Penn St. 13 79 282 2592 400 2874 7.19 221.08 6. Brian Hoyer, Michigan St. 13 43 -94 2404 396 2310 5.83 177.69 7. Kellen Lewis, Indiana 10 93 500 1131 286 1631 5.70 163.10 8. Richard Stanzi, Iowa 13 56 20 1956 310 1976 6.37 152.00 9. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. 13 139 631 1311 305 1942 6.37 149.38 10. Shonn Greene, Iowa 13 307 1850 0 307 1850 6.03 142.31 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TDPct Rating 1. Iowa 13 463 256 55.29 23 2565 5.54 9 1.94 98.32 2. Ohio St. 13 440 253 57.50 15 2386 5.42 12 2.73 105.23 3. Penn St. 13 399 225 56.39 16 2429 6.09 10 2.51 107.79 4. Wisconsin 13 404 212 52.48 12 2545 6.30 15 3.71 111.73 5. Northwestern 13 472 277 58.69 13 2784 5.90 13 2.75 111.83 6. Purdue 12 360 202 56.11 10 2199 6.11 14 3.89 114.69 7. Michigan St. 13 422 224 53.08 14 2774 6.57 18 4.27 115.76 8. Illinois 12 342 200 58.48 6 2369 6.93 18 5.26 130.55 9. Minnesota 13 415 245 59.04 15 3124 7.53 21 5.06 131.70 10. Michigan 12 374 216 57.75 9 2760 7.38 19 5.08 131.74 11. Indiana 12 396 250 63.13 6 3126 7.89 20 5.05 143.05 KICKOFF RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds TD Avg 1. Penn St. 13 37 908 2 24.54 2. Minnesota 13 53 1274 0 24.04 3. Purdue 12 48 1112 0 23.17 4. Michigan 12 64 1372 0 21.44 5. Illinois 12 49 1031 1 21.04 6. Iowa 13 39 798 0 20.46 7. Indiana 12 73 1456 0 19.95 8. Michigan St. 13 52 1026 0 19.73 9. Northwestern 13 47 921 0 19.60 10. Ohio St. 13 33 633 0 19.18 11. Wisconsin 13 58 994 0 17.14 NET PUNTING Rank Team Punt Avg Ret RYds NetAvg TotYd 1. Michigan 83 42 21 165 39.34 3490 2. Ohio St. 60 40 16 66 37.98 2445 3. Penn St. 42 42 12 64 37.86 1774 4. Iowa 51 40 12 60 37.02 2088 5. Indiana 66 41 23 145 36.62 2742 6. Minnesota 77 41 27 228 36.30 3163 7. Wisconsin 68 40 29 280 35.32 2782 8. Michigan St. 73 40 30 290 34.37 2979 9. Northwestern 66 38 25 240 34.12 2532 10. Illinois 55 38 26 284 31.64 2124 11. Purdue 57 36 18 300 29.58 2106 PASSING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp Int PPct Yds YdAtt Td YdsGm YdsCmp 1. Illinois 12 393 223 16 56.74 3232 8.22 22 269.33 14.49 2. Purdue 12 502 295 13 58.76 2995 5.97 16 249.58 10.15 3. Penn St. 13 383 224 6 58.49 3160 8.25 24 243.08 14.11 4. Minnesota 13 415 258 8 62.17 2848 6.86 15 219.08 11.04 5. Northwestern 13 458 279 18 60.92 2817 6.15 20 216.69 10.10 6. Michigan St. 13 399 214 10 53.63 2773 6.95 11 213.31 12.96 7. Wisconsin 13 333 180 11 54.05 2445 7.34 11 188.08 13.58 8. Iowa 13 320 187 11 58.44 2362 7.38 16 181.69 12.63 9. Indiana 12 358 193 11 53.91 2175 6.08 11 181.25 11.27 10. Ohio St. 13 267 160 6 59.93 1953 7.31 17 150.23 12.21 11. Michigan 12 338 165 12 48.82 1718 5.08 11 143.17 10.41 PASS DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct YdsCmp Int Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm 1. Purdue 12 360 202 56.11 10.89 10 2199 6.11 14 183.25 2. Ohio St. 13 440 253 57.50 9.43 15 2386 5.42 12 183.54 3. Penn St. 13 399 225 56.39 10.80 16 2429 6.09 10 186.85 4. Wisconsin 13 404 212 52.48 12.00 12 2545 6.30 15 195.77 5. Iowa 13 463 256 55.29 10.02 23 2565 5.54 9 197.31 6. Illinois 12 342 200 58.48 11.85 6 2369 6.93 18 197.42 7. Michigan St. 13 422 224 53.08 12.38 14 2774 6.57 18 213.38 8. Northwestern 13 472 277 58.69 10.05 13 2784 5.90 13 214.15 9. Michigan 12 374 216 57.75 12.78 9 2760 7.38 19 230.00 10. Minnesota 13 415 245 59.04 12.75 15 3124 7.53 21 240.31 11. Indiana 12 396 250 63.13 12.50 6 3126 7.89 20 260.50 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TPct Rating 1. Penn St. 13 383 224 58.49 6 3160 8.25 24 6.27 145.35 2. Ohio St. 13 267 160 59.93 6 1953 7.31 17 6.37 137.86 3. Illinois 12 393 223 56.74 16 3232 8.22 22 5.60 136.11 4. Iowa 13 320 187 58.44 11 2362 7.38 16 5.00 130.03 5. Minnesota 13 415 258 62.17 8 2848 6.86 15 3.61 127.92 6. Wisconsin 13 333 180 54.05 11 2445 7.34 11 3.30 120.07 7. Northwestern 13 458 279 60.92 18 2817 6.15 20 4.37 119.12 8. Michigan St. 13 399 214 53.63 10 2773 6.95 11 2.76 116.06 9. Purdue 12 502 295 58.76 13 2995 5.97 16 3.19 114.25 10. Indiana 12 358 193 53.91 11 2175 6.08 11 3.07 108.93 11. Michigan 12 338 165 48.82 12 1718 5.08 11 3.25 95.13 PUNT RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds Tds Avg 1. Ohio St. 13 35 455 2 13.00 2. Penn St. 13 25 259 1 10.36 3. Iowa 13 41 413 1 10.07 4. Michigan St. 13 28 279 0 9.96 5. Minnesota 13 18 179 0 9.94 6. Wisconsin 13 19 175 0 9.21 7. Indiana 12 16 144 0 9.00 8. Michigan 12 26 224 2 8.62 9. Northwestern 13 23 191 0 8.30 10. Purdue 12 11 85 1 7.73 11. Illinois 12 18 117 0 6.50 RUSHING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg Tds YdsGm 1. Wisconsin 13 567 2745 4.84 31 211.15 2. Penn St. 13 511 2676 5.24 36 205.85 3. Ohio St. 13 540 2502 4.63 21 192.46 4. Iowa 13 515 2453 4.76 30 188.69 5. Illinois 12 460 2034 4.42 17 169.50 6. Indiana 12 445 2003 4.50 19 166.92 7. Michigan 12 453 1771 3.91 17 147.58 8. Northwestern 13 491 1843 3.75 15 141.77 9. Michigan St. 13 511 1692 3.31 24 130.15 10. Purdue 12 392 1498 3.82 19 124.83 11. Minnesota 13 436 1350 3.10 20 103.85 RUSHING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg TD YdsGm 1. Penn St. 13 430 1212 2.82 12 93.23 2. Iowa 13 397 1222 3.08 7 94.00 3. Ohio St. 13 406 1433 3.53 7 110.23 4. Northwestern 13 454 1643 3.62 15 126.38 5. Wisconsin 13 450 1733 3.85 23 133.31 6. Michigan 12 462 1643 3.56 21 136.92 7. Michigan St. 13 450 1852 4.12 16 142.46 8. Minnesota 13 458 1863 4.07 13 143.31 9. Illinois 12 464 1835 3.95 16 152.92 10. Indiana 12 501 2060 4.11 30 171.67 11. Purdue 12 466 2098 4.50 17 174.83 SCORING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Pts PtGm TD Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Iowa 13 169 13.00 17 14 0 0 0 17 1 2. Ohio St. 13 181 13.92 21 20 1 0 0 11 0 3. Penn St. 13 187 14.38 22 20 1 0 0 11 0 4. Northwestern 13 262 20.15 31 29 1 0 0 15 0 5. Michigan St. 13 287 22.08 37 36 0 0 0 9 1 6. Minnesota 13 322 24.77 37 36 0 0 0 20 2 7. Purdue 12 301 25.08 36 32 1 0 0 17 0 8. Wisconsin 13 345 26.54 43 37 1 0 0 16 0 9. Illinois 12 319 26.58 39 34 2 0 0 15 1 10. Michigan 12 347 28.92 42 39 0 0 0 18 1 11. Indiana 12 423 35.25 52 49 0 0 0 20 1 SCORING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Yds TD Pts Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Penn St. 13 5836 63 506 38.92 63 0 0 0 21 1 2. Iowa 13 4815 48 394 30.31 45 1 0 0 19 1 3. Illinois 12 5266 43 344 28.67 39 1 0 0 15 0 4. Ohio St. 13 4455 42 359 27.62 39 0 0 0 22 1 5. Wisconsin 13 5190 42 357 27.46 39 1 0 0 20 2 6. Michigan St. 13 4465 37 326 25.08 34 1 0 0 22 1 7. Purdue 12 4493 37 296 24.67 33 1 0 0 13 0 8. Northwestern 13 4660 37 317 24.38 31 1 0 0 20 1 9. Minnesota 13 4198 38 302 23.23 34 2 0 0 12 0 10. Indiana 12 4178 31 246 20.50 28 0 0 0 10 1 11. Michigan 12 3489 31 243 20.25 27 0 0 0 10 0 TOTAL DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Avg Plays Yds TD YdsGm 1. Penn St. 13 4.39 829 3641 22 280.08 2. Iowa 13 4.40 860 3787 17 291.31 3. Ohio St. 13 4.51 846 3819 21 293.77 4. Wisconsin 13 5.01 854 4278 43 329.08 5. Northwestern 13 4.78 926 4427 31 340.54 6. Illinois 12 5.22 806 4204 39 350.33 7. Michigan St. 13 5.31 872 4626 37 355.85 8. Purdue 12 5.20 826 4297 36 358.08 9. Michigan 12 5.27 836 4403 42 366.92 10. Minnesota 13 5.71 873 4987 37 383.62 11. Indiana 12 5.78 897 5186 52 432.17 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Pl Yds Avg TD YdsGm 1. Penn St. 13 894 5836 6.53 63 448.92 2. Illinois 12 853 5266 6.17 43 438.83 3. Wisconsin 13 900 5190 5.77 42 399.23 4. Purdue 12 894 4493 5.03 37 374.42 5. Iowa 13 835 4815 5.77 48 370.38 6. Northwestern 13 949 4660 4.91 37 358.46 7. Indiana 12 803 4178 5.20 31 348.17 8. Michigan St. 13 910 4465 4.91 37 343.46 9. Ohio St. 13 807 4455 5.52 42 342.69 10. Minnesota 13 851 4198 4.93 38 322.92 11. Michigan 12 791 3489 4.41 31 290.75 TURNOVER MARGIN Rank Team Gm FGa IGa Gtot FLo ILo Ltot Mrgn 1. Ohio St. 13 14 15 29 7 6 13 1.23 2. Minnesota 13 16 15 31 11 8 19 .92 3. Iowa 13 9 23 32 13 11 24 .62 4. Penn St. 13 7 16 23 10 6 16 .54 5. Michigan St. 13 10 14 24 12 10 22 .15 6. Indiana 12 16 6 22 10 11 21 .08 7. Northwestern 13 12 13 25 10 18 28 -.23 8. Purdue 12 10 10 20 10 13 23 -.25 9. Illinois 12 14 6 20 10 16 26 -.50 10. Wisconsin 13 10 12 22 19 11 30 -.62 11. Michigan 12 11 9 20 18 12 30 -.83
