COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2006
Big Ten Conference
Rank Player Gm Net Rec PR Kor Yards Yds/gm
1. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 13 1569 197 0 0 1766 135.85
2. Michael Hart, Michigan 13 1562 125 0 0 1687 129.77
3. Tony Hunt, Penn St. 13 1386 259 0 0 1645 126.54
4. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 14 150 106 0 490 1708 122.00
5. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 79 670 332 467 1548 119.08
6. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 17 781 266 440 1504 115.69
7. Amir Pinnix, Minnesota 13 1272 138 0 0 1410 108.46
8. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 387 180 0 723 1290 107.50
9. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern 12 1000 261 0 8 1269 105.75
10. Antonio Pittman, Ohio St. 13 1233 127 0 0 1360 104.62
FIELD GOALS
Rank Player Gm Fga Fgm Avg FgPgm
1. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 34 22 .647 1.69
2. Garrett Rivas, Michigan 13 20 17 .850 1.31
3. Jason Reda, Illinois 12 19 15 .789 1.25
3. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 12 19 15 .789 1.25
5. Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin 13 20 15 .750 1.15
6. Kyle Schlicher, Iowa 12 20 13 .650 1.08
7. Austin Starr, Indiana 12 15 12 .800 1.00
8. Joel Howells, Northwestern 12 12 8 .667 .67
9. Jason Giannini, Minnesota 11 12 7 .583 .64
10. Aaron Pettrey, Ohio St. 13 11 8 .727 .62
INTERCEPTIONS
Rank Player Gm Int Yds TD IntPgm
1. Anthony Scirrotto, Penn St. 13 6 122 0 .46
2. Will Meyers, Indiana 12 5 74 0 .42
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio St. 13 5 56 0 .38
4. Tracy Porter, Indiana 12 4 53 0 .33
5. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 4 99 1 .31
5. Dominique Barber, Minnesota 13 4 57 1 .31
7. Mike Humpal, Iowa 12 3 0 0 .25
7. Allen Langford, Wisconsin 12 3 9 0 .25
7. Brendan Smith, Northwestern 12 3 82 0 .25
10. Miguel Merrick, Iowa 13 3 7 0 .23
10. Leon Hall, Michigan 13 3 10 0 .23
10. Mike Sherels, Minnesota 13 3 20 0 .23
10. Jamal Harris, Minnesota 13 3 1 0 .23
KICKOFF RETURN
Rank Player Gm KRet Yds TD Avg RetGm
1. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 24 723 3 30.13 2.00
2. Dominic Jones, Minnesota 13 32 786 1 24.56 2.46
3. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 18 440 1 24.44 1.38
4. A.J. Wallace, Penn St. 13 16 388 0 24.25 1.23
5. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 21 467 0 22.24 1.62
6. Kory Sheets, Purdue 14 19 422 0 22.21 1.36
7. Sherrick McManis, Northwestern 11 28 588 0 21.00 2.55
8. Demond Williams, Michigan St. 12 34 690 0 20.29 2.83
9. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 14 25 490 0 19.60 1.79
10. Jarvis Minton, Wisconsin 10 15 282 0 18.80 1.50
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Rank Player Gm Att Cmp CPct Int PYds YdsAtt TD Rating
1. Troy Smith, Ohio St. 13 311 203 65.27 6 2542 8.17 30 161.91
2. John Stocco, Wisconsin 11 268 158 58.96 6 2185 8.15 17 143.90
3. Chad Henne, Michigan 13 328 203 61.89 8 2508 7.65 22 143.38
4. Bryan Cupito, Minnesota 13 359 214 59.61 9 2819 7.85 22 140.78
5. Drew Tate, Iowa 11 352 207 58.81 13 2623 7.45 18 130.89
6. Curtis Painter, Purdue 14 530 315 59.43 19 3985 7.52 22 129.12
7. Drew Stanton, Michigan St. 11 269 164 60.97 10 1807 6.72 12 124.68
8. Kellen Lewis, Indiana 11 346 190 54.91 7 2221 6.42 14 118.14
9. Anthony Morelli, Penn St. 13 386 208 53.89 8 2424 6.28 11 111.90
10. Isiah Williams, Illinois 12 261 103 39.46 9 1489 5.70 9 91.87
PUNTING
Rank Player Gm Punt Yds Avg PuntGm
1. Brandon Fields, Michigan St. 12 57 2469 43.32 4.75
2. Jeremy Kapinos, Penn St. 13 61 2555 41.89 4.69
3. Kenneth DeBauche, Wisconsin 13 59 2468 41.83 4.54
4. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan 13 50 2079 41.58 3.85
5. A.J. Trapasso, Ohio St. 13 49 1990 40.61 3.77
6. Tyson Beattie, Indiana 12 64 2592 40.50 5.33
7. Justin Kucek, Minnesota 13 56 2257 40.30 4.31
8. Andy Fenstermaker, Iowa 13 55 2073 37.69 4.23
9. Slade Larscheid, Northwestern 12 65 2417 37.18 5.42
10. Kyle Yelton, Illinois 12 50 1837 36.74 4.17
PUNT RETURN
Rank Player Gm Ret Yds TD Avg RetGm
1. Derrick Williams, Penn St. 13 25 301 1 12.04 1.92
2. Dominic Jones, Minnesota 13 19 218 0 11.47 1.46
3. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 29 332 1 11.45 2.23
4. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 24 266 1 11.08 1.85
5. Royce Adams, Purdue 14 22 141 0 6.41 1.57
6. Zach Hampton, Wisconsin 13 31 178 0 5.74 2.38
7. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois 12 23 116 0 5.04 1.92
8. Terry Love, Michigan St. 12 18 88 0 4.89 1.50
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat YdsGm
1. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 14 87 1068 6 6.21 12.28 76.29
2. Kerry Reed, Michigan St. 12 64 775 5 5.33 12.11 64.58
3. James Hardy, Indiana 10 51 722 10 5.10 14.16 72.20
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 61 903 5 4.69 14.80 69.46
5. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 59 781 9 4.54 13.24 60.08
5. Logan Payne, Minnesota 13 59 804 9 4.54 13.63 61.85
7. Steve Breaston, Michigan 13 58 670 2 4.46 11.55 51.54
8. Matt Trannon, Michigan St. 10 44 518 3 4.40 11.77 51.80
9. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota 11 47 564 4 4.27 12.00 51.27
10. Greg Orton, Purdue 14 58 790 5 4.14 13.62 56.43
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm
1. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 14 87 1068 6 6.21 12.28 76.29
2. James Hardy, Indiana 10 51 722 10 5.10 14.16 72.20
3. Mario Manningham, Michigan 10 38 703 9 3.80 18.50 70.30
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 61 903 5 4.69 14.80 69.46
5. Kerry Reed, Michigan St. 12 64 775 5 5.33 12.11 64.58
6. Logan Payne, Minnesota 13 59 804 9 4.54 13.63 61.85
7. Andy Brodell, Iowa 12 39 724 5 3.25 18.56 60.33
8. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 59 781 9 4.54 13.24 60.08
9. Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio St. 13 51 734 8 3.92 14.39 56.46
10. Greg Orton, Purdue 14 58 790 5 4.14 13.62 56.43
TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm
1. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 14 87 1068 6 6.21 12.28 76.29
2. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 61 903 5 4.69 14.80 69.46
3. Logan Payne, Minnesota 13 59 804 9 4.54 13.63 61.85
4. Greg Orton, Purdue 14 58 790 5 4.14 13.62 56.43
5. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. 13 59 781 9 4.54 13.24 60.08
6. Kerry Reed, Michigan St. 12 64 775 5 5.33 12.11 64.58
7. Dustin Keller, Purdue 14 56 771 4 4.00 13.77 55.07
8. Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio St. 13 51 734 8 3.92 14.39 56.46
9. Andy Brodell, Iowa 12 39 724 5 3.25 18.56 60.33
10. James Hardy, Indiana 10 51 722 10 5.10 14.16 72.20
RUSHING
Rank Player Gm Rush Yds TD Yds/gm
1. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 13 311 1569 15 120.69
2. Michael Hart, Michigan 13 318 1562 14 120.15
3. Tony Hunt, Penn St. 13 277 1386 11 106.62
4. Amir Pinnix, Minnesota 13 252 1272 10 97.85
5. Antonio Pittman, Ohio St. 13 242 1233 14 94.85
6. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern 12 189 1000 5 83.33
7. Albert Young, Iowa 12 178 779 7 64.92
8. Pierre Thomas, Illinois 12 131 755 5 62.92
9. Kory Sheets, Purdue 14 158 780 11 55.71
10. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois 12 78 640 5 53.33
SCORING
Rank Player Gm TD Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm
1. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 0 30 30 22 34 96 7.38
1. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 13 16 0 0 0 0 96 7.38
3. Garrett Rivas, Michigan 13 0 42 44 17 20 93 7.15
4. Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin 13 0 47 47 15 20 92 7.08
5. Michael Hart, Michigan 13 14 0 0 0 0 86 6.62
6. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 12 0 33 33 15 19 78 6.50
7. Antonio Pittman, Ohio St. 13 14 0 0 0 0 84 6.46
7. Tony Hunt, Penn St. 13 14 0 0 0 0 84 6.46
9. Aaron Pettrey, Ohio St. 13 0 55 58 8 11 79 6.08
10. James Hardy, Indiana 10 10 0 0 0 0 60 6.00
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Player Gm Rush Net Pyd Pl TotYd YdsPl YdsGm
1. Curtis Painter, Purdue 14 76 107 3985 606 4092 6.75 292.29
2. Drew Tate, Iowa 11 49 124 2623 401 2747 6.85 249.73
3. Kellen Lewis, Indiana 11 124 441 2221 470 2662 5.66 242.00
4. Bryan Cupito, Minnesota 13 37 -69 2819 396 2750 6.94 211.54
5. Troy Smith, Ohio St. 13 72 204 2542 383 2746 7.17 211.23
6. Drew Stanton, Michigan St. 11 110 445 1807 379 2252 5.94 204.73
7. John Stocco, Wisconsin 11 48 -79 2185 316 2106 6.66 191.45
8. Chad Henne, Michigan 13 47 -83 2508 375 2425 6.47 186.54
9. Anthony Morelli, Penn St. 13 39 -88 2424 425 2336 5.50 179.69
10. Isiah Williams, Illinois 12 154 576 1489 415 2065 4.98 172.08
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TDPct Rating
1. Wisconsin 13 387 185 47.80 15 1798 4.65 6 1.55 84.19
2. Ohio St. 13 415 242 58.31 21 2368 5.71 10 2.41 104.06
3. Penn St. 13 440 244 55.45 13 2561 5.82 10 2.27 105.98
4. Michigan 13 488 262 53.69 12 2924 5.99 19 3.89 111.96
5. Illinois 12 335 186 55.52 10 2187 6.53 11 3.28 115.20
6. Iowa 13 423 241 56.97 14 2732 6.46 20 4.73 120.24
7. Northwestern 12 341 210 61.58 11 2450 7.18 14 4.11 129.05
8. Purdue 14 455 279 61.32 11 3377 7.42 20 4.40 133.31
9. Minnesota 13 434 270 62.21 17 3487 8.03 24 5.53 140.11
10. Michigan St. 12 355 206 58.03 8 2771 7.81 32 9.01 148.81
11. Indiana 12 318 196 61.64 13 2739 8.61 29 9.12 155.87
KICKOFF RETURNS
Rank Team Gm Ret Yds TD Avg
1. Minnesota 13 38 873 1 22.97
2. Indiana 12 47 1043 3 22.19
3. Ohio St. 13 30 651 1 21.70
4. Penn St. 13 32 678 1 21.19
5. Illinois 12 41 801 0 19.54
6. Michigan 13 32 616 0 19.25
7. Purdue 14 52 974 0 18.73
8. Michigan St. 12 45 834 0 18.53
9. Northwestern 12 38 684 0 18.00
10. Iowa 13 28 498 0 17.79
11. Wisconsin 13 27 405 0 15.00
NET PUNTING
Rank Team Punt Avg Ret RYds NetAvg TotYd
1. Wisconsin 59 41 31 177 37.47 2468
2. Michigan St. 58 42 23 192 37.19 2469
3. Ohio St. 49 40 15 119 36.55 1990
4. Penn St. 62 41 24 107 36.42 2585
5. Iowa 56 37 14 33 35.96 2107
6. Purdue 57 40 21 167 35.47 2329
7. Michigan 64 39 27 187 34.92 2542
8. Indiana 66 39 31 297 34.21 2615
9. Minnesota 57 39 29 235 34.07 2257
10. Northwestern 67 36 30 250 30.85 2417
11. Illinois 67 34 22 251 29.36 2338
PASSING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp Int PPct Yds YdAtt Td YdsGm YdsCmp
1. Purdue 14 541 322 20 59.52 4082 7.55 24 291.57 12.68
2. Iowa 13 423 248 19 58.63 3118 7.37 21 239.85 12.57
3. Michigan St. 12 417 248 13 59.47 2731 6.55 18 227.58 11.01
4. Indiana 12 430 232 12 53.95 2665 6.20 16 222.08 11.49
5. Minnesota 13 373 218 11 58.45 2874 7.71 22 221.08 13.18
6. Ohio St. 13 340 221 6 65.00 2791 8.21 31 214.69 12.63
7. Wisconsin 13 331 195 9 58.91 2749 8.31 21 211.46 14.10
8. Penn St. 13 424 226 9 53.30 2599 6.13 12 199.92 11.50
9. Michigan 13 331 206 8 62.24 2538 7.67 22 195.23 12.32
10. Northwestern 12 332 188 17 56.63 2028 6.11 8 169.00 10.79
11. Illinois 12 332 140 14 42.17 1878 5.66 11 156.50 13.41
PASS DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct YdsCmp Int Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm
1. Wisconsin 13 387 185 47.80 9.72 15 1798 4.65 6 138.31
2. Ohio St. 13 415 242 58.31 9.79 21 2368 5.71 10 182.15
3. Illinois 12 335 186 55.52 11.76 10 2187 6.53 11 182.25
4. Penn St. 13 440 244 55.45 10.50 13 2561 5.82 10 197.00
5. Northwestern 12 341 210 61.58 11.67 11 2450 7.18 14 204.17
6. Iowa 13 423 241 56.97 11.34 14 2732 6.46 20 210.15
7. Michigan 13 488 262 53.69 11.16 12 2924 5.99 19 224.92
8. Indiana 12 318 196 61.64 13.97 13 2739 8.61 29 228.25
9. Michigan St. 12 355 206 58.03 13.45 8 2771 7.81 32 230.92
10. Purdue 14 455 279 61.32 12.10 11 3377 7.42 20 241.21
11. Minnesota 13 434 270 62.21 12.91 17 3487 8.03 24 268.23
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TPct Rating
1. Ohio St. 13 340 221 65.00 6 2791 8.21 31 9.12 160.51
2. Wisconsin 13 331 195 58.91 9 2749 8.31 21 6.34 144.16
3. Michigan 13 331 206 62.24 8 2538 7.67 22 6.65 143.71
4. Minnesota 13 373 218 58.45 11 2874 7.71 22 5.90 136.69
5. Purdue 14 541 322 59.52 20 4082 7.55 24 4.44 130.13
6. Iowa 13 423 248 58.63 19 3118 7.37 21 4.96 127.92
7. Michigan St. 12 417 248 59.47 13 2731 6.55 18 4.32 122.52
8. Indiana 12 430 232 53.95 12 2665 6.20 16 3.72 112.76
9. Penn St. 13 424 226 53.30 9 2599 6.13 12 2.83 109.88
10. Northwestern 12 332 188 56.63 17 2028 6.11 8 2.41 105.62
11. Illinois 12 332 140 42.17 14 1878 5.66 11 3.31 92.22
PUNT RETURNS
Rank Team Gm Ret Yds Tds Avg
1. Indiana 12 18 226 1 12.56
2. Minnesota 13 20 219 0 10.95
3. Michigan 13 33 357 1 10.82
4. Penn St. 13 36 369 1 10.25
5. Ohio St. 13 30 306 1 10.20
6. Iowa 13 29 292 0 10.07
7. Michigan St. 12 20 158 2 7.90
8. Northwestern 12 13 98 1 7.54
9. Wisconsin 13 36 237 1 6.58
10. Purdue 14 24 149 0 6.21
11. Illinois 12 23 116 0 5.04
RUSHING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg Tds YdsGm
1. Illinois 12 434 2266 5.22 15 188.83
2. Michigan 13 535 2282 4.27 21 175.54
3. Ohio St. 13 480 2208 4.60 25 169.85
4. Wisconsin 13 536 2102 3.92 24 161.69
5. Minnesota 13 467 2007 4.30 25 154.38
6. Penn St. 13 457 1950 4.27 16 150.00
7. Iowa 13 432 1865 4.32 16 143.46
8. Northwestern 12 422 1705 4.04 16 142.08
9. Michigan St. 12 387 1550 4.01 15 129.17
10. Purdue 14 400 1738 4.35 23 124.14
11. Indiana 12 392 1366 3.48 13 113.83
RUSHING DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg TD YdsGm
1. Michigan 13 301 564 1.87 5 43.38
2. Penn St. 13 400 1137 2.84 8 87.46
3. Ohio St. 13 384 1278 3.33 9 98.31
4. Wisconsin 13 388 1492 3.85 9 114.77
5. Illinois 12 462 1535 3.32 19 127.92
6. Michigan St. 12 416 1594 3.83 8 132.83
7. Iowa 13 480 1737 3.62 14 133.62
8. Minnesota 13 485 2056 4.24 19 158.15
9. Northwestern 12 445 1900 4.27 21 158.33
10. Indiana 12 453 2089 4.61 22 174.08
11. Purdue 14 542 2677 4.94 23 191.21
SCORING DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Pts PtGm TD Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf
1. Wisconsin 13 157 12.08 18 17 0 0 1 10 0
2. Ohio St. 13 166 12.77 19 17 1 0 0 11 0
3. Penn St. 13 187 14.38 21 19 0 0 0 14 0
4. Michigan 13 207 15.92 25 22 0 0 0 11 1
5. Iowa 13 269 20.69 34 32 0 0 0 11 0
6. Minnesota 13 338 26.00 45 39 0 0 0 9 1
7. Northwestern 12 314 26.17 39 36 0 0 0 14 1
8. Purdue 14 374 26.71 45 38 3 0 0 20 0
9. Illinois 12 321 26.75 38 37 0 0 0 18 1
10. Michigan St. 12 341 28.42 43 39 0 0 0 14 1
11. Indiana 12 394 32.83 54 49 0 0 0 7 0
SCORING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Yds TD Pts Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf
1. Ohio St. 13 4999 61 450 34.62 57 0 0 0 9 0
2. Michigan 13 4820 47 380 29.23 43 2 0 0 17 0
2. Wisconsin 13 4851 48 380 29.23 47 0 0 0 15 0
4. Minnesota 13 4881 50 376 28.92 47 0 0 1 9 0
5. Purdue 14 5820 48 364 26.00 47 0 0 0 9 1
6. Michigan St. 12 4281 37 302 25.17 33 0 0 0 15 1
7. Iowa 13 4983 38 310 23.85 37 0 0 0 15 0
8. Indiana 12 4031 35 277 23.08 29 0 0 0 12 1
9. Penn St. 13 4549 32 290 22.31 30 0 0 0 22 1
10. Illinois 12 4144 27 235 19.58 24 1 0 0 15 1
11. Northwestern 12 3733 25 198 16.50 24 0 0 0 8 0
TOTAL DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Avg Plays Yds TD YdsGm
1. Wisconsin 13 4.25 775 3290 18 253.08
2. Michigan 13 4.42 789 3488 25 268.31
3. Ohio St. 13 4.56 799 3646 19 280.46
4. Penn St. 13 4.40 840 3698 21 284.46
5. Illinois 12 4.67 797 3722 38 310.17
6. Iowa 13 4.95 903 4469 34 343.77
7. Northwestern 12 5.53 786 4350 39 362.50
8. Michigan St. 12 5.66 771 4365 43 363.75
9. Indiana 12 6.26 771 4828 54 402.33
10. Minnesota 13 6.03 919 5543 45 426.38
11. Purdue 14 6.07 997 6054 45 432.43
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Pl Yds Avg TD YdsGm
1. Purdue 14 941 5820 6.18 48 415.71
2. Ohio St. 13 820 4999 6.10 61 384.54
3. Iowa 13 855 4983 5.83 38 383.31
4. Minnesota 13 840 4881 5.81 50 375.46
5. Wisconsin 13 867 4851 5.60 48 373.15
6. Michigan 13 866 4820 5.57 47 370.77
7. Michigan St. 12 804 4281 5.32 37 356.75
8. Penn St. 13 881 4549 5.16 32 349.92
9. Illinois 12 766 4144 5.41 27 345.33
10. Indiana 12 822 4031 4.90 35 335.92
11. Northwestern 12 754 3733 4.95 25 311.08
TURNOVER MARGIN
Rank Team Gm FGa IGa Gtot FLo ILo Ltot Mrgn
1. Minnesota 13 15 17 32 3 11 14 1.38
2. Michigan 13 14 12 26 4 8 12 1.08
3. Ohio St. 13 6 21 27 12 6 18 .69
4. Penn St. 13 12 13 25 15 9 24 .08
5. Wisconsin 13 10 15 25 16 9 25 .00
6. Purdue 14 17 11 28 9 20 29 -.07
7. Michigan St. 12 12 8 20 8 13 21 -.08
8. Indiana 12 9 13 22 14 12 26 -.33
9. Northwestern 12 11 11 22 12 17 29 -.58
10. Iowa 13 6 14 20 12 19 31 -.85
11. Illinois 12 10 10 20 21 14 35 -1.25