COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2001
Mid American Conference
RUSHING
CARRIES YDS YDS/CARRY
1 Chad Brinker, Ohio 53 393 7.42
2 Trod Buggs, Marshall 60 439 7.32
3 Calvin Murray Jr, Miami Ohio 47 342 7.28
4 Joshua Cribbs, Kent State 164 1019 6.21
5 Chante Murphy, Kent State 81 480 5.93
6 Jamel Patterson, Ohio 117 638 5.45
7 Ray Huston, Ohio 49 263 5.37
8 Chester Taylor, Toledo 268 1430 5.34
9 David Alston, Kent State 119 633 5.32
10 Franklin Wallace, Marshall 153 802 5.24
11 Bob Hendry, Akron 160 819 5.12
12 Kenan Lawhorne, Central Mich 99 506 5.11
13 Jason Teeters, Ball St 48 244 5.08
14 Brandon Payne, Akron 98 493 5.03
15 Antwon Mccray, Toledo 105 521 4.96
16 Terrence Jackson, Central Mich 251 1190 4.74
17 Josh Harris, Bowling Green 129 600 4.65
18 Marcus Merriweather, Ball St 268 1244 4.64
19 John Gibson, Bowling Green 97 444 4.58
20 Chris Roberson, Eastern Mich 167 755 4.52
21 Albert Grundy, Buffalo 51 228 4.47
22 Phillip Reed, Western Mich 122 539 4.42
23 Steve Little, Miami Ohio 135 587 4.35
24 Derrick Gordon, Buffalo 113 486 4.30
25 Michael Turner, Northern Ill 92 395 4.29
25 Joe Alls, Bowling Green 129 553 4.29
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD
1 Byron Leftwich, Marshall 470 314 4122 37
2 Ben Roethlisberger, Miami Ohio 381 241 3105 25
3 Tavares Bolden, Toledo 290 199 2345 12
4 Joe Freedy, Buffalo 371 187 2077 10
5 Charlie Frye, Akron 289 170 2055 9
6 Chris Finlen, Northern Ill 331 166 2036 14
7 Talmadge Hill, Ball St 301 159 1953 13
8 Jeff Welsh, Western Mich 213 134 1702 15
9 Joshua Cribbs, Kent State 238 131 1516 10
10 Kainoa Akina, Eastern Mich 267 140 1504 14
11 Andy Sahm, Bowling Green 198 122 1326 11
12 Derrick Vickers, Central Mich 211 116 1156 7
13 Josh Harris, Bowling Green 132 81 1022 8
14 Jonathan Drach, Western Mich 191 92 988 7
15 Derek Gorney, Central Mich 150 74 831 5
16 Dontrell Jackson, Ohio 83 44 559 2
17 Troy Edwards, Eastern Mich 75 34 366 0
18 Jeff Crooks, Eastern Mich 47 21 221 1
19 Freddie Ray, Ohio 58 22 207 1
20 Brian Jones, Toledo 32 16 188 3
21 Randall Secky, Buffalo 35 15 153 0
22 Ryan Harris, Western Mich 16 12 146 1
23 Nick Sparks, Akron 13 8 80 0
23 Ryan Hawk, Miami Ohio 11 5 80 0
25 Pj Fleck, Northern Ill 1 1 61 0
TOTAL OFFENSE
PLAYS YARDS
1 Byron Leftwich, Marshall 534 4214
2 Ben Roethlisberger, Miami Ohio 501 3294
3 Tavares Bolden, Toledo 352 2581
4 Joshua Cribbs, Kent State 402 2535
5 Chris Finlen, Northern Ill 417 2142
6 Charlie Frye, Akron 351 2077
7 Joe Freedy, Buffalo 435 2066
8 Talmadge Hill, Ball St 399 2032
9 Kainoa Akina, Eastern Mich 351 1681
10 Jeff Welsh, Western Mich 242 1656
11 Josh Harris, Bowling Green 261 1622
12 Chester Taylor, Toledo 270 1447
13 Andy Sahm, Bowling Green 250 1359
14 Derrick Vickers, Central Mich 264 1311
15 Marcus Merriweather, Ball St 268 1244
16 Terrence Jackson, Central Mich 251 1190
17 Jonathan Drach, Western Mich 246 1112
18 Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill 268 1096
19 Dontrell Jackson, Ohio 226 1031
20 Derek Gorney, Central Mich 171 839
21 Bob Hendry, Akron 160 819
22 Franklin Wallace, Marshall 153 802
23 Chris Roberson, Eastern Mich 169 755
24 Jamel Patterson, Ohio 117 638
25 David Alston, Kent State 119 633
RECEIVING (CATCHES)
CT YDS
1 Darius Watts, Marshall 91 1417
2 Josh Davis, Marshall 78 961
3 Robert Redd, Bowling Green 72 884
4 Kevin Walter, Eastern Mich 62 748
5 Donta Greene, Toledo 61 631
6 Pj Fleck, Northern Ill 59 732
7 Denero Marriott, Marshall 56 800
8 David Bautista, Bowling Green 52 661
9 Rob Turner, Central Mich 50 668
10 Matt Cherry, Akron 48 630
10 Joshua Bush, Western Mich 48 617
12 Jason Branch, Miami Ohio 46 565
13 Carl Ford, Toledo 45 640
14 Eddie Tillitz, Miami Ohio 43 577
15 Chad Bartoszek, Buffalo 42 441
16 Billy Lynch, Ball St 40 419
17 Darrell Hill, Northern Ill 38 822
18 Michael Larkin, Miami Ohio 37 672
18 Jurron Kelly, Kent State 37 479
20 Kurt Gerling, Bowling Green 36 436
20 Jake Schifino, Akron 36 506
22 Maurice Bradford, Buffalo 35 498
22 Matt Knueven, Buffalo 35 443
24 Sean Schembra, Ball St 34 432
25 Kenan Lawhorne, Central Mich 33 190
RECEIVING YARDS
CT YDS
1 Darius Watts, Marshall 91 1417
2 Josh Davis, Marshall 78 961
3 Robert Redd, Bowling Green 72 884
4 Darrell Hill, Northern Ill 38 822
5 Denero Marriott, Marshall 56 800
6 Kevin Walter, Eastern Mich 62 748
7 Pj Fleck, Northern Ill 59 732
8 Michael Larkin, Miami Ohio 37 672
9 Rob Turner, Central Mich 50 668
10 David Bautista, Bowling Green 52 661
11 Carl Ford, Toledo 45 640
12 Donta Greene, Toledo 61 631
13 Matt Cherry, Akron 48 630
14 Joshua Bush, Western Mich 48 617
15 Eddie Tillitz, Miami Ohio 43 577
16 Jason Branch, Miami Ohio 46 565
17 Jake Schifino, Akron 36 506
18 Maurice Bradford, Buffalo 35 498
19 Jurron Kelly, Kent State 37 479
20 Matt Knueven, Buffalo 35 443
21 Chad Bartoszek, Buffalo 42 441
22 Kurt Gerling, Bowling Green 36 436
23 Sean Schembra, Ball St 34 432
24 Billy Lynch, Ball St 40 419
25 Chauncey Henry, Miami Ohio 31 407
FIELD GOALS
FG
1 Steve Azar, Northern Ill 20
2 Zac Derr, Akron 15
3 Dallas Pelz, Buffalo 12
3 Todd France, Toledo 12
5 Paul Savich, Central Mich 11
6 Dave Pavich, Kent State 10
7 Curtis Head, Marshall 9
8 Robert Menchinger, Western Mich 8
9 Eric Klaban, Eastern Mich 7
9 Kevin Kerr, Ohio 7
11 Jared Parseghian, Miami Ohio 6
11 Mike Langford, Ball St 6
13 Toller Starnes, Eastern Mich 5
14 Shaum Suisham, Bowling Green 3
14 Thomas Pucke, Ball St 3
16 Andy Brumbergs, Miami Ohio 1
16 Brett Jackson, Miami Ohio 1
SCORING
TD CONV XP FG POINTS
1 Chester Taylor, Toledo 23 0 0 0 138
2 Darius Watts, Marshall 18 1 0 0 110
3 Steve Azar, Northern Ill 0 0 31 20 91
4 Todd France, Toledo 1 0 44 12 86
5 Marcus Merriweather, Ball St 13 0 0 0 78
5 Curtis Head, Marshall 0 0 51 9 78
7 Zac Derr, Akron 0 0 29 15 74
8 Bob Hendry, Akron 10 1 0 0 62
9 Paul Savich, Central Mich 0 0 28 11 61
10 Terrence Jackson, Central Mich 10 0 0 0 60
10 Franklin Wallace, Marshall 10 0 0 0 60
10 Steve Little, Miami Ohio 10 0 0 0 60
10 Dave Pavich, Kent State 0 0 30 10 60
14 Robert Menchinger, Western Mich 0 0 31 8 55
14 Dallas Pelz, Buffalo 0 0 19 12 55
16 Robert Redd, Bowling Green 9 0 0 0 54
16 Josh Harris, Bowling Green 9 0 0 0 54
16 Denero Marriott, Marshall 9 0 0 0 54
19 Shaum Suisham, Bowling Green 0 0 44 3 53
20 Darrell Hill, Northern Ill 8 0 0 0 48
21 Jared Parseghian, Miami Ohio 0 0 28 6 46
22 David Alston, Kent State 7 0 0 0 42
22 Marquis Dwarte, Buffalo 7 0 0 0 42
22 Kevin Kerr, Ohio 0 0 21 7 42
22 Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill 7 0 0 0 42
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING OFFENSE
CAR YDS YDSPG
1 Ohio 567 2641 240.10
2 Kent State 445 2375 215.90
3 Toledo 497 2352 213.80
4 Central Mich 514 2189 199.00
5 Akron 504 1987 180.60
6 Bowling Green 485 1827 166.10
7 Ball St 501 1811 164.60
8 Marshall 403 1869 155.80
9 Northern Ill 466 1589 144.50
10 Miami Ohio 447 1609 134.10
11 Buffalo 384 1250 113.60
12 Eastern Mich 373 1208 109.80
13 Western Mich 352 1099 99.90
PASSING OFFENSE
ATT CMP YDS YDSPG
1 Marshall 477 318 4191 349.30
2 Miami Ohio 392 246 3185 265.40
3 Western Mich 421 238 2836 257.80
4 Toledo 325 217 2550 231.80
5 Bowling Green 339 207 2387 217.00
6 Buffalo 407 202 2230 202.70
7 Northern Ill 342 171 2157 196.10
7 Eastern Mich 404 202 2157 196.10
9 Akron 306 178 2135 194.10
10 Central Mich 364 190 1987 180.60
11 Ball St 305 159 1953 177.50
12 Kent State 270 140 1610 146.40
13 Ohio 144 67 819 74.50
TOTAL OFFENSE
PLAYS YARDS YDSPG
1 Marshall 880 6060 505.00
2 Toledo 822 4902 445.64
3 Miami Ohio 839 4794 399.50
4 Bowling Green 824 4214 383.09
5 Central Mich 878 4176 379.64
6 Akron 810 4122 374.73
7 Kent State 715 3985 362.27
8 Western Mich 773 3935 357.73
9 Ball St 806 3764 342.18
10 Northern Ill 808 3746 340.55
11 Buffalo 791 3480 316.36
12 Ohio 711 3460 314.55
13 Eastern Mich 777 3365 305.91
SCORING OFFENSE
GAMES PTS AVG
1 Marshall 12 448 37.30
2 Toledo 11 384 34.90
3 Bowling Green 11 333 30.30
4 Northern Ill 11 303 27.50
5 Miami Ohio 12 319 26.60
6 Akron 11 281 25.50
7 Western Mich 11 277 25.20
8 Ball St 11 268 24.40
9 Central Mich 11 251 22.80
10 Kent State 11 248 22.50
11 Buffalo 11 205 18.60
12 Ohio 11 198 18.00
13 Eastern Mich 11 197 17.90
RUSHING DEFENSE
CAR YDS YDSPG
1 Bowling Green 372 949 86.30
2 Toledo 385 1172 106.50
3 Miami Ohio 449 1707 142.30
4 Ball St 389 1681 152.80
5 Northern Ill 463 1734 157.60
6 Buffalo 481 1951 177.40
7 Eastern Mich 486 1953 177.50
8 Akron 446 2042 185.60
9 Western Mich 508 2051 186.50
10 Kent State 503 2093 190.30
11 Ohio 489 2207 200.60
12 Central Mich 494 2292 208.40
13 Marshall 560 2599 216.60
PASSING DEFENSE
ATT CMP YDS TD INT YDSPG
1 Western Mich 300 173 1978 14 8 179.80
2 Buffalo 301 182 1980 14 12 180.00
3 Eastern Mich 326 178 2180 13 6 198.20
4 Marshall 353 183 2394 15 12 199.50
5 Kent State 354 205 2248 11 15 204.40
6 Miami Ohio 393 210 2495 20 11 207.90
7 Ball St 362 192 2310 17 8 210.00
8 Toledo 366 209 2424 17 12 220.40
9 Northern Ill 362 204 2506 17 17 227.80
10 Central Mich 331 171 2545 18 8 231.40
11 Bowling Green 363 192 2566 18 18 233.30
12 Ohio 336 229 2697 17 5 245.20
13 Akron 359 211 3134 26 11 284.90
TOTAL DEFENSE
PLAYS YARDS YDSPG
1 Bowling Green 735 3515 319.55
2 Toledo 751 3596 326.91
3 Miami Ohio 842 4202 350.17
4 Buffalo 782 3931 357.36
5 Ball St 751 3991 362.82
6 Western Mich 808 4029 366.27
7 Eastern Mich 812 4133 375.73
8 Northern Ill 825 4240 385.45
9 Kent State 857 4341 394.64
10 Marshall 913 4993 416.08
11 Central Mich 825 4837 439.73
12 Ohio 825 4904 445.82
13 Akron 805 5176 470.55
SCORING DEFENSE
GAMES PTS AVG
1 Bowling Green 11 215 19.50
2 Western Mich 11 266 24.20
3 Kent State 11 281 25.50
3 Toledo 11 281 25.50
5 Marshall 12 308 25.70
6 Miami Ohio 12 309 25.80
7 Buffalo 11 286 26.00
8 Northern Ill 11 292 26.50
9 Ball St 11 296 26.90
10 Ohio 11 323 29.40
11 Central Mich 11 346 31.50
12 Eastern Mich 11 356 32.40
13 Akron 11 360 32.70
TURNOVER MARGIN
TURNOVERS TURNOVERS
FUM INT GAINED FUM INT LOST MARGIN
Bowling Green 16 18 34 5 13 18 16
Northern Ill 6 17 23 5 9 14 9
Marshall 11 12 23 11 7 18 5
Kent State 8 15 23 12 6 18 5
Toledo 13 12 25 14 8 22 3
Akron 5 11 16 6 8 14 2
Western Mich 9 8 17 5 12 17 0
Buffalo 8 12 20 6 15 21 -1
Miami Ohio 6 11 17 5 13 18 -1
Central Mich 10 8 18 9 14 23 -5
Ohio 8 5 13 15 4 19 -6
Eastern Mich 6 6 12 5 14 19 -7
Ball St 8 8 16 9 15 24 -8