COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2003
Big Ten Conference ALL PURPOSE RUNNING Rank Player Gm Net Rec PR Kor Yards Yds/gm 1. Chris Perry, Michigan 13 1674 367 0 0 2041 157.00 2. Marion Barber III, Minnesota 13 1196 119 405 172 1892 145.54 3. Jason Wright, Northwestern 13 1388 251 0 232 1871 143.92 4. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois 9 525 303 79 378 1285 142.78 5. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 13 1121 11 0 413 1545 118.85 6. Fred Russell, Iowa 13 1355 6 0 158 1519 116.85 7. Ramon Ochoa, Iowa 13 22 477 495 396 1390 106.92 8. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 65 444 619 191 1319 101.46 8. Brandon Williams, Wisconsin 13 -1 649 22 626 1319 101.46 10. Lee Evans, Wisconsin 13 26 121 0 0 1239 95.31 FIELD GOALS Rank Player Gm Fga Fgm Avg FgPgm 1. Ben Jones, Purdue 13 30 25 .833 1.92 2. David Rayner, Michigan St. 13 29 22 .759 1.69 3. Nate Kaeding, Iowa 13 21 20 .952 1.54 4. Mike Nugent, Ohio St. 13 19 16 .842 1.23 5. John Gockman, Illinois 12 22 14 .636 1.17 6. Rhys Lloyd, Minnesota 13 18 14 .778 1.08 7. Bryan Robertson, Indiana 12 18 12 .667 1.00 8. Robbie Gould, Penn St. 10 16 9 .563 .90 9. Garrett Rivas, Michigan 13 12 9 .750 .69 10. Brian Huffman, Northwestern 13 7 5 .714 .38 INTERCEPTIONS Rank Player Gm Int Yds TD IntPgm 1. Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 13 7 98 0 .54 2. Jovon Johnson, Iowa 13 6 81 0 .46 3. Bryan Heinz, Northwestern 13 5 12 0 .38 4. Justin Isom, Minnesota 11 4 47 0 .36 5. Alan Zemaitis, Penn St. 12 4 207 1 .33 6. Stuart Schweigert, Purdue 13 4 62 0 .31 6. Marvin Ward, Northwestern 13 4 103 1 .31 8. Yaacov Yisrael, Penn St. 12 3 111 1 .25 9. Dustin Fox, Ohio St. 13 3 6 0 .23 9. Chris Gamble, Ohio St. 13 3 0 0 .23 9. Mike Labinjo, Michigan St. 13 3 19 0 .23 9. Jason Harmon, Michigan St. 13 3 74 0 .23 9. Eli Ward, Minnesota 13 3 35 0 .23 9. Leon Hall, Michigan 13 3 3 0 .23 9. Sean Considine, Iowa 13 3 44 0 .23 KICKOFF RETURN Rank Player Gm KRet Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. DeAndra Cobb, Michigan St. 13 28 763 3 27.25 2.15 2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 13 16 413 1 25.81 1.23 3. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois 9 16 378 0 23.63 1.78 4. Lance Bennett, Indiana 12 18 405 0 22.50 1.50 5. Ramon Ochoa, Iowa 13 18 396 0 22.00 1.38 6. Jerome Brooks, Purdue 13 32 701 0 21.91 2.46 7. Brandon Williams, Wisconsin 13 29 626 0 21.59 2.23 8. Marcus Mason, Illinois 9 11 208 0 18.91 1.22 9. Calvin Lowry, Penn St. 12 16 300 0 18.75 1.33 10. Derell Jenkins, Northwestern 13 18 320 0 17.78 1.38 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Player Gm Att Cmp CPct Int PYds YdsAtt TD Rating 1. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, Minnesota 13 250 158 63.20 5 2401 9.60 17 162.31 2. Jim Sorgi, Wisconsin 12 248 140 56.45 9 2251 9.08 17 148.06 3. John Navarre, Michigan 13 456 270 59.21 10 3331 7.30 24 133.55 4. Jeff Smoker, Michigan St. 13 488 302 61.89 14 3395 6.96 21 128.79 5. Kyle Orton, Purdue 13 414 251 60.63 7 2885 6.97 15 127.74 6. Craig Krenzel, Ohio St. 11 278 153 55.04 10 2040 7.34 15 127.29 7. Nathan Chandler, Iowa 13 308 165 53.57 10 2040 6.62 18 122.00 8. Zack Mills, Penn St. 10 251 136 54.18 5 1404 5.59 6 105.07 9. Michael Robinson, Penn St. 11 138 62 44.93 5 892 6.46 5 103.93 10. Brett Basanez, Northwestern 13 302 162 53.64 12 1916 6.34 4 103.36 PUNTING Rank Player Gm Punt Yds Avg PuntGm 1. Brandon Fields, Michigan St. 13 62 2878 46.42 4.77 2. Steve Weatherford, Illinois 11 46 2045 44.46 4.18 3. B.J. Sander, Ohio St. 13 82 3553 43.33 6.31 4. Brent Slaton, Purdue 13 78 3303 42.35 6.00 5. Jeremy Kapinos, Penn St. 12 68 2850 41.91 5.67 6. David Bradley, Iowa 13 79 3223 40.80 6.08 7. Tyson Beattie, Indiana 12 68 2773 40.78 5.67 8. R.J. Morse, Wisconsin 13 62 2521 40.66 4.77 9. Adam Finley, Michigan 13 53 2120 40.00 4.08 10. Brian Huffman, Northwestern 13 72 2872 39.89 5.54 PUNT RETURN Rank Player Gm Ret Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. Marion Barber III, Minnesota 13 28 405 0 14.46 2.15 2. Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 13 34 470 2 13.82 2.62 3. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 45 619 2 13.76 3.46 4. Ramon Ochoa, Iowa 13 40 495 1 12.38 3.08 5. Anthony Chambers, Purdue 13 47 499 1 10.62 3.62 6. Calvin Lowry, Penn St. 12 26 240 0 9.23 2.17 7. Michael Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 20 178 1 8.90 1.54 8. Glenn Johnson, Indiana 11 17 136 0 8.00 1.55 9. Ziehl Kavanaght, Michigan St. 13 26 206 0 7.92 2.00 10. Kunle Patrick, Northwestern 13 25 150 0 6.00 1.92 RECEPTIONS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCatch YdsGm 1. Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue 13 86 835 3 6.62 9.71 64.23 2. Braylon Edwards, Michigan 13 85 1138 14 6.54 13.39 87.54 3. John Standeford, Purdue 13 77 1150 4 5.92 14.94 88.46 4. Kelvin Hayden, Illinois 10 52 592 3 5.20 11.38 59.20 5. Lee Evans, Wisconsin 13 64 1213 13 4.92 18.95 93.31 6. Agim Shabaj, Michigan St. 13 57 692 5 4.38 12.14 53.23 7. Carey Davis, Illinois 9 39 236 1 4.33 6.05 26.22 8. Michael Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 55 834 7 4.23 15.16 64.15 9. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois 9 37 303 4 4.11 8.19 33.67 10. Courtney Roby, Indiana 11 45 504 0 4.09 11.20 45.82 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Lee Evans, Wisconsin 13 64 1213 13 4.92 18.95 93.31 2. John Standeford, Purdue 13 77 1150 4 5.92 14.94 88.46 3. Braylon Edwards, Michigan 13 85 1138 14 6.54 13.39 87.54 4. Jared Ellerson, Minnesota 12 44 909 5 3.67 20.66 75.75 5. Jason Avant, Michigan 12 47 772 2 3.92 16.43 64.33 6. Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue 13 86 835 3 6.62 9.71 64.23 7. Michael Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 55 834 7 4.23 15.16 64.15 8. Aaron Hosack, Minnesota 13 51 814 8 3.92 15.96 62.62 9. Kelvin Hayden, Illinois 10 52 592 3 5.20 11.38 59.20 10. Agim Shabaj, Michigan St. 13 57 692 5 4.38 12.14 53.23 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Lee Evans, Wisconsin 13 64 1213 13 4.92 18.95 93.31 2. John Standeford, Purdue 13 77 1150 4 5.92 14.94 88.46 3. Braylon Edwards, Michigan 13 85 1138 14 6.54 13.39 87.54 4. Jared Ellerson, Minnesota 12 44 909 5 3.67 20.66 75.75 5. Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue 13 86 835 3 6.62 9.71 64.23 6. Michael Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 55 834 7 4.23 15.16 64.15 7. Aaron Hosack, Minnesota 13 51 814 8 3.92 15.96 62.62 8. Jason Avant, Michigan 12 47 772 2 3.92 16.43 64.33 9. Agim Shabaj, Michigan St. 13 57 692 5 4.38 12.14 53.23 10. Brandon Williams, Wisconsin 13 49 649 1 3.77 13.24 49.92 RUSHING Rank Player Gm Rush Yds TD Avg Yds/gm 1. Chris Perry, Michigan 13 338 1674 18 4 128.77 2. Jason Wright, Northwestern 13 267 1388 20 5 106.77 3. Fred Russell, Iowa 13 282 1355 7 4 104.23 4. Marion Barber III, Minnesota 13 207 1196 17 5 92.00 5. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 13 162 1121 10 6 86.23 6. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana 12 225 938 7 4 78.17 7. Jerod Void, Purdue 13 235 952 13 4 73.23 8. Dwayne Smith, Wisconsin 13 165 857 9 5 65.92 9. Lydell Ross, Ohio St. 13 193 826 10 4 63.54 10. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois 9 140 525 2 3 58.33 SCORING Rank Player Gm TD Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm 1. Jason Wright, Northwestern 13 21 0 0 0 0 126 9.69 2. Chris Perry, Michigan 13 20 0 0 0 0 120 9.23 3. Ben Jones, Purdue 13 0 36 37 25 30 111 8.54 4. Nate Kaeding, Iowa 13 1 40 41 20 21 106 8.15 5. David Rayner, Michigan St. 13 0 39 40 22 29 105 8.08 6. Marion Barber III, Minnesota 13 17 0 0 0 0 102 7.85 7. Rhys Lloyd, Minnesota 13 0 59 61 14 18 101 7.77 8. Mike Nugent, Ohio St. 13 0 38 38 16 19 86 6.62 8. Braylon Edwards, Michigan 13 14 0 0 0 0 86 6.62 10. Jerod Void, Purdue 13 13 0 0 0 0 78 6.00 10. Lee Evans, Wisconsin 13 13 0 0 0 0 78 6.00 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Player Gm Rush Net Pyd Pl TotYd YdsPl YdsGm 1. Jeff Smoker, Michigan St. 13 63 98 214 -116 488 3395 551 3279 2. John Navarre, Michigan 13 48 88 179 -91 456 3331 504 3240 3. Kyle Orton, Purdue 13 112 489 252 237 414 2885 526 3122 4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, Minnesota 13 88 447 77 370 250 2401 338 2771 5. Craig Krenzel, Ohio St. 11 109 392 137 255 278 2040 387 2295 6. Jim Sorgi, Wisconsin 12 67 196 206 -10 248 2251 315 2241 7. Nathan Chandler, Iowa 13 88 348 203 145 308 2040 396 2185 8. Brett Basanez, Northwestern 13 128 480 261 219 302 1916 430 2135 9. Matt LoVecchio, Indiana 11 97 272 279 -7 291 1778 388 1771 10. Zack Mills, Penn St. 10 63 226 102 124 251 1404 314 1528 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TDPct Rating 1. Michigan 13 411 221 53.77 14 2347 5.71 9 2.19 102.18 2. Purdue 13 421 222 52.73 14 2673 6.35 12 2.85 108.79 3. Penn St. 12 311 160 51.45 10 1840 5.92 14 4.50 109.52 4. Iowa 13 462 257 55.63 13 2884 6.24 11 2.38 110.27 5. Ohio St. 13 515 298 57.86 15 3049 5.92 14 2.72 110.78 6. Wisconsin 13 423 228 53.90 12 2774 6.56 13 3.07 113.45 7. Minnesota 13 454 268 59.03 11 2830 6.23 14 3.08 116.69 8. Michigan St. 13 450 244 54.22 15 3317 7.37 27 6.00 129.25 9. Northwestern 13 427 261 61.12 15 3292 7.71 15 3.51 130.43 10. Illinois 12 314 189 60.19 2 2428 7.73 15 4.78 139.64 11. Indiana 12 316 212 67.09 9 2845 9.00 24 7.59 162.09 KICKOFF RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds TD Avg 1. Michigan St. 13 45 1065 3 23.67 2. Iowa 13 33 732 0 22.18 3. Purdue 13 40 846 0 21.15 4. Northwestern 13 45 931 0 20.69 5. Minnesota 13 35 715 1 20.43 6. Indiana 12 38 774 0 20.37 7. Illinois 12 43 840 0 19.53 8. Michigan 13 29 562 0 19.38 9. Wisconsin 13 41 738 0 18.00 10. Ohio St. 13 29 510 0 17.59 11. Penn St. 12 31 474 0 15.29 NET PUNTING Rank Team Punt Avg Ret RYds NetAvg TotYd 1. Ohio St. 82 43 31 191 41.00 3553 2. Michigan St. 76 45 36 351 40.68 3443 3. Illinois 62 44 31 396 37.63 2729 4. Iowa 82 40 36 247 37.41 3315 5. Wisconsin 62 40 25 233 36.90 2521 6. Purdue 78 42 43 460 36.45 3303 7. Indiana 69 40 32 382 34.65 2773 8. Northwestern 74 38 37 335 34.28 2872 9. Minnesota 45 39 23 279 33.09 1768 10. Penn St. 70 40 42 541 33.09 2857 11. Michigan 63 37 28 348 32.00 2364 PASSING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp Int PPct Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm YdsCmp 1. Michigan 13 476 284 10 59.66 3520 7.39 26 270.77 12.39 2. Michigan St. 13 506 312 15 61.66 3510 6.94 21 270.00 11.25 3. Illinois 12 451 274 16 60.75 2756 6.11 15 229.67 10.06 4. Purdue 13 419 254 7 60.62 2912 6.95 16 224.00 11.46 5. Wisconsin 13 332 184 13 55.42 2833 8.53 18 217.92 15.40 6. Ohio St. 13 366 208 13 56.83 2679 7.32 20 206.08 12.88 7. Minnesota 13 287 176 7 61.32 2671 9.31 18 205.46 15.18 8. Penn St. 12 396 198 10 50.00 2296 5.80 11 191.33 11.60 9. Indiana 12 330 174 9 52.73 1998 6.05 4 166.50 11.48 10. Northwestern 13 335 178 13 53.13 2121 6.33 4 163.15 11.92 11. Iowa 13 321 171 10 53.27 2095 6.53 19 161.15 12.25 PASS DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct YdsCmp Int Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm 1. Penn St. 12 311 160 51.45 11.50 10 1840 5.92 14 153.33 2. Michigan 13 411 221 53.77 10.62 14 2347 5.71 9 180.54 3. Illinois 12 314 189 60.19 12.85 2 2428 7.73 15 202.33 4. Purdue 13 421 222 52.73 12.04 14 2673 6.35 12 205.62 5. Wisconsin 13 423 228 53.90 12.17 12 2774 6.56 13 213.38 6. Minnesota 13 454 268 59.03 10.56 11 2830 6.23 14 217.69 7. Iowa 13 462 257 55.63 11.22 13 2884 6.24 11 221.85 8. Ohio St. 13 515 298 57.86 10.23 15 3049 5.92 14 234.54 9. Indiana 12 316 212 67.09 13.42 9 2845 9.00 24 237.08 10. Northwestern 13 427 261 61.12 12.61 15 3292 7.71 15 253.23 11. Michigan St. 13 450 244 54.22 13.59 15 3317 7.37 27 255.15 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TPct Rating 1. Minnesota 13 287 176 61.32 7 2671 9.31 18 6.27 155.29 2. Wisconsin 13 332 184 55.42 13 2833 8.53 18 5.42 137.14 3. Michigan 13 476 284 59.66 10 3520 7.39 26 5.46 135.64 4. Ohio St. 13 366 208 56.83 13 2679 7.32 20 5.46 129.21 5. Purdue 13 419 254 60.62 7 2912 6.95 16 3.82 128.24 6. Michigan St. 13 506 312 61.66 15 3510 6.94 21 4.15 127.74 7. Iowa 13 321 171 53.27 10 2095 6.53 19 5.92 121.42 8. Illinois 12 451 274 60.75 16 2756 6.11 15 3.33 116.01 9. Penn St. 12 396 198 50.00 10 2296 5.80 11 2.78 102.82 10. Northwestern 13 335 178 53.13 13 2121 6.33 4 1.19 102.46 11. Indiana 12 330 174 52.73 9 1998 6.05 4 1.21 102.10 PUNT RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds Tds Avg 1. Wisconsin 13 37 530 3 14.32 2. Minnesota 13 32 435 0 13.59 3. Iowa 13 48 628 4 13.08 4. Michigan 13 53 673 2 12.70 5. Purdue 13 48 499 1 10.40 6. Indiana 12 29 276 1 9.52 7. Penn St. 12 33 305 1 9.24 8. Illinois 12 21 163 1 7.76 9. Northwestern 13 34 253 0 7.44 10. Ohio St. 13 49 330 3 6.73 11. Michigan St. 13 41 252 0 6.15 RUSHING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg Tds YdsGm 1. Minnesota 13 683 3759 5.50 46 289.15 2. Northwestern 13 593 2759 4.65 30 212.23 3. Wisconsin 13 573 2301 4.02 23 177.00 4. Michigan 13 538 2287 4.25 29 175.92 5. Iowa 13 534 2248 4.21 20 172.92 6. Indiana 12 555 1863 3.36 15 155.25 7. Purdue 13 552 1936 3.51 22 148.92 8. Ohio St. 13 494 1639 3.32 14 126.08 9. Penn St. 12 397 1464 3.69 14 122.00 10. Illinois 12 375 1328 3.54 5 110.67 11. Michigan St. 13 390 1266 3.25 15 97.38 RUSHING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg TD YdsGm 1. Ohio St. 13 415 810 1.95 12 62.31 2. Iowa 13 480 1205 2.51 10 92.69 3. Purdue 13 467 1260 2.70 9 96.92 4. Michigan 13 434 1516 3.49 14 116.62 5. Minnesota 13 452 1595 3.53 18 122.69 6. Michigan St. 13 510 1622 3.18 9 124.77 7. Wisconsin 13 468 1846 3.94 21 142.00 8. Northwestern 13 523 2133 4.08 23 164.08 9. Indiana 12 508 2311 4.55 23 192.58 10. Penn St. 12 585 2509 4.29 13 209.08 11. Illinois 12 573 2691 4.70 32 224.25 SCORING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Pts PtGm TD Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Iowa 13 210 16.15 24 22 2 0 0 12 2 2. Michigan 13 219 16.85 27 27 0 0 0 10 0 3. Purdue 13 226 17.38 26 25 0 0 0 15 0 4. Ohio St. 13 229 17.62 28 25 0 0 0 12 0 5. Penn St. 12 255 21.25 31 25 1 0 0 14 0 6. Minnesota 13 285 21.92 34 33 0 0 0 16 0 7. Michigan St. 13 293 22.54 37 35 0 0 0 12 0 8. Wisconsin 13 306 23.54 36 33 0 0 0 19 0 9. Northwestern 13 326 25.08 42 38 0 0 0 12 0 10. Indiana 12 388 32.33 52 49 0 0 0 9 0 11. Illinois 12 398 33.17 52 45 1 0 0 13 0 SCORING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Yds TD Pts Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Minnesota 13 6430 66 503 38.69 61 2 0 0 14 0 2. Michigan 13 5807 61 460 35.38 57 1 0 0 11 1 3. Iowa 13 4343 45 373 28.69 43 0 0 0 20 0 4. Michigan St. 13 4776 43 363 27.92 39 0 0 0 22 0 5. Wisconsin 13 5134 45 355 27.31 42 1 0 0 13 1 6. Purdue 13 4848 39 349 26.85 36 1 0 0 25 1 7. Ohio St. 13 4318 39 322 24.77 38 0 0 0 16 1 8. Northwestern 13 4880 35 263 20.23 32 0 0 0 7 0 9. Penn St. 12 3760 29 233 19.42 26 0 0 0 11 0 10. Illinois 12 4084 23 203 16.92 21 1 0 0 14 0 11. Indiana 12 3861 20 177 14.75 19 0 0 0 12 1 TOTAL DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Avg Plays Yds TD YdsGm 1. Ohio St. 13 4.15 930 3859 28 296.85 2. Michigan 13 4.57 845 3863 27 297.15 3. Purdue 13 4.43 888 3933 26 302.54 4. Iowa 13 4.34 942 4089 24 314.54 5. Minnesota 13 4.88 906 4425 34 340.38 6. Wisconsin 13 5.19 891 4620 36 355.38 7. Penn St. 12 4.85 896 4349 31 362.42 8. Michigan St. 13 5.14 960 4939 37 379.92 9. Northwestern 13 5.71 950 5425 42 417.31 10. Illinois 12 5.77 887 5119 52 426.58 11. Indiana 12 6.26 824 5156 52 429.67 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Pl Yds Avg TD YdsGm 1. Minnesota 13 970 6430 6.63 66 494.62 2. Michigan 13 101 5807 5.73 61 446.69 3. Wisconsin 13 905 5134 5.67 45 394.92 4. Northwestern 13 928 4880 5.26 35 375.38 5. Purdue 13 971 4848 4.99 39 372.92 6. Michigan St. 13 896 4776 5.33 43 367.38 7. Illinois 12 826 4084 4.94 23 340.33 8. Iowa 13 855 4343 5.08 45 334.08 9. Ohio St. 13 860 4318 5.02 39 332.15 10. Indiana 12 885 3861 4.36 20 321.75 11. Penn St. 12 793 3760 4.74 29 313.33 TURNOVER MARGIN Rank Team Gm FGa IGa Gtot FLo ILo Ltot Mrgn 1. Purdue 13 14 14 28 9 7 16 .92 2. Michigan St. 13 14 15 29 3 15 18 .85 3. Iowa 13 12 13 25 11 10 21 .31 4. Indiana 12 11 9 20 8 9 17 .25 5. Michigan 13 7 14 21 9 10 19 .15 6. Ohio St. 13 10 15 25 11 13 24 .08 7. Minnesota 13 5 11 16 10 7 17 -.08 8. Northwestern 13 9 15 24 13 13 26 -.15 9. Wisconsin 13 10 12 22 12 13 25 -.23 10. Penn St. 12 6 10 16 12 10 22 -.50 11. Illinois 12 6 2 8 10 16 26 -1.50