COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2007
Big Ten Conference
Rank Player Gm Net Rec PR Kor Yards Yds/gm
1. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 13 177 126 18 113 2590 199.23
2. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 13 85 936 93 100 2121 163.15
3. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois 13 1681 318 0 0 1999 153.77
4. Michael Hart, Michigan 10 1361 50 0 0 1411 141.10
5. Javon Ringer, Michigan St. 13 1447 295 0 0 1742 134.00
6. Chris Wells, Ohio St. 13 1609 21 0 0 1630 125.38
7. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 11 1212 89 0 0 1301 118.27
8. Rodney Kinlaw, Penn St. 13 1329 128 0 18 1475 113.46
9. Mario Manningham, Michigan 12 119 117 0 0 1293 107.75
10. David Gilreath, Wisconsin 13 15 10 364 967 1356 104.31
FIELD GOALS
Rank Player Gm Fga Fgm Avg FgPgm
1. Austin Starr, Indiana 13 23 21 .913 1.62
1. Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin 13 25 21 .840 1.62
3. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 26 20 .769 1.54
4. Chris Summers, Purdue 13 22 18 .818 1.38
4. Ryan Pretorius, Ohio St. 13 23 18 .783 1.38
6. Jason Reda, Illinois 13 18 16 .889 1.23
7. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 13 22 15 .682 1.15
8. Amado Villarreal, Northwestern 12 18 12 .667 1.00
9. Daniel Murray, Iowa 12 10 7 .700 .58
9. Joel Monroe, Minnesota 12 9 7 .778 .58
INTERCEPTIONS
Rank Player Gm Int Yds TD IntPgm
1. Shane Carter, Wisconsin 13 7 92 0 .54
2. Tracy Porter, Indiana 13 6 137 0 .46
3. Charles Godfrey, Iowa 12 5 33 0 .42
4. Terrell Vinson, Purdue 13 5 34 0 .38
4. Kevin Mitchell, Illinois 13 5 1 0 .38
6. Vontae Davis, Illinois 12 4 0 0 .33
7. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St. 13 4 53 1 .31
7. Otis Wiley, Michigan St. 13 4 77 1 .31
9. Mike Humpal, Iowa 12 3 49 0 .25
9. Kyle Theret, Minnesota 12 3 72 0 .25
9. Chris Phillips, Indiana 12 3 58 1 .25
KICKOFF RETURN
Rank Player Gm KRet Yds TD Avg RetGm
1. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 13 39 1135 0 29.10 3.00
2. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 13 36 1007 2 27.97 2.77
3. A.J. Wallace, Penn St. 13 22 581 1 26.41 1.69
4. James Bailey, Indiana 12 18 456 1 25.33 1.50
5. Derrell Johnson-Koulian, Iowa 12 22 521 0 23.68 1.83
6. Sherrick McManis, Northwestern 12 31 718 0 23.16 2.58
7. Harold Howell, Minnesota 10 30 693 0 23.10 3.00
8. David Gilreath, Wisconsin 13 42 967 0 23.02 3.23
9. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana 12 18 413 0 22.94 1.50
10. Marcus Sherels, Minnesota 9 17 364 0 21.41 1.89
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Rank Player Gm Att Cmp CPct Int PYds YdsAtt TD Rating
1. Todd Boeckman, Ohio St. 13 298 190 63.76 14 2372 7.96 25 148.91
2. Kellen Lewis, Indiana 13 442 265 59.95 10 3043 6.88 28 134.17
3. Tyler Donovan, Wisconsin 13 333 193 57.96 11 2607 7.83 17 133.96
4. Curtis Painter, Purdue 13 569 356 62.57 11 3846 6.76 29 132.30
5. Brian Hoyer, Michigan St. 13 376 223 59.31 11 2725 7.25 20 131.89
6. Chad Henne, Michigan 10 278 162 58.27 9 1938 6.97 17 130.54
7. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern 12 521 318 61.04 19 3656 7.02 19 124.72
8. Anthony Morelli, Penn St. 13 402 234 58.21 10 2651 6.59 19 124.22
9. Adam Weber, Minnesota 12 449 258 57.46 19 2895 6.45 24 120.80
10. Isiah Williams, Illinois 13 267 153 57.30 12 1743 6.53 13 119.22
PUNTING
Rank Player Gm Punt Yds Avg PuntGm
1. Jeremy Boone, Penn St. 13 59 2538 43.02 4.54
2. Justin Kucek, Minnesota 12 62 2645 42.66 5.17
3. Kenneth DeBauche, Wisconsin 13 58 2412 41.59 4.46
4. A.J. Trapasso, Ohio St. 13 53 2199 41.49 4.08
5. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan 13 70 2876 41.09 5.38
6. Ryan Donahue, Iowa 12 86 3533 41.08 7.17
7. Jared Armstrong, Purdue 13 67 2724 40.66 5.15
8. Stefan Demos, Northwestern 12 54 2168 40.15 4.50
9. Aaron Bates, Michigan St. 13 69 2742 39.74 5.31
10. Michael Hines, Indiana 13 59 2301 39.00 4.54
PUNT RETURN
Rank Player Gm Ret Yds TD Avg RetGm
1. David Gilreath, Wisconsin 13 26 364 0 14.00 2.00
2. Brian Hartline, Ohio St. 13 20 229 1 11.45 1.54
3. Derrick Williams, Penn St. 13 23 254 1 11.04 1.77
3. Tracy Porter, Indiana 13 23 254 0 11.04 1.77
5. Greg Mathews, Michigan 13 28 224 0 8.00 2.15
6. Colin Sandeman, Iowa 10 12 92 0 7.67 1.20
7. Kyle Hudson, Illinois 12 17 128 0 7.53 1.42
8. Ray Small, Ohio St. 11 21 153 0 7.29 1.91
9. Harold Howell, Minnesota 10 15 72 0 4.80 1.50
10. Terry Love, Michigan St. 12 22 105 0 4.77 1.83
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat YdsGm
1. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 13 87 936 8 6.69 10.76 72.00
2. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 13 79 1260 8 6.08 15.95 96.92
2. James Hardy, Indiana 13 79 1125 16 6.08 14.24 86.54
4. Mario Manningham, Michigan 12 72 1174 12 6.00 16.31 97.83
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 75 982 6 5.77 13.09 75.54
6. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 67 909 9 5.58 13.57 75.75
7. Ernie Wheelwright, Minnesota 12 66 775 9 5.50 11.74 64.58
7. Eric Peterman, Northwestern 12 66 744 3 5.50 11.27 62.00
9. Dustin Keller, Purdue 13 68 881 7 5.23 12.96 67.77
10. Greg Orton, Purdue 13 67 752 3 5.15 11.22 57.85
10. Adrian Arrington, Michigan 13 67 882 8 5.15 13.16 67.85
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm
1. Mario Manningham, Michigan 12 72 1174 12 6.00 16.31 97.83
2. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 13 79 1260 8 6.08 15.95 96.92
3. James Hardy, Indiana 13 79 1125 16 6.08 14.24 86.54
4. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 67 909 9 5.58 13.57 75.75
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 75 982 6 5.77 13.09 75.54
6. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 13 87 936 8 6.69 10.76 72.00
7. Brian Robiskie, Ohio St. 13 55 935 11 4.23 17.00 71.92
8. Adrian Arrington, Michigan 13 67 882 8 5.15 13.16 67.85
9. Dustin Keller, Purdue 13 68 881 7 5.23 12.96 67.77
10. Ernie Wheelwright, Minnesota 12 66 775 9 5.50 11.74 64.58
TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS
Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm
1. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 13 79 1260 8 6.08 15.95 96.92
2. Mario Manningham, Michigan 12 72 1174 12 6.00 16.31 97.83
3. James Hardy, Indiana 13 79 1125 16 6.08 14.24 86.54
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 13 75 982 6 5.77 13.09 75.54
5. Dorien Bryant, Purdue 13 87 936 8 6.69 10.76 72.00
6. Brian Robiskie, Ohio St. 13 55 935 11 4.23 17.00 71.92
7. Eric Decker, Minnesota 12 67 909 9 5.58 13.57 75.75
8. Adrian Arrington, Michigan 13 67 882 8 5.15 13.16 67.85
9. Dustin Keller, Purdue 13 68 881 7 5.23 12.96 67.77
10. Ernie Wheelwright, Minnesota 12 66 775 9 5.50 11.74 64.58
RUSHING
Rank Player Gm Rush Yds TD Yds/gm
1. Michael Hart, Michigan 10 265 1361 14 136.10
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois 13 262 1681 17 129.31
3. Chris Wells, Ohio St. 13 274 1609 15 123.77
4. Javon Ringer, Michigan St. 13 245 1447 6 111.31
5. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 11 233 1212 14 110.18
6. Rodney Kinlaw, Penn St. 13 243 1329 10 102.23
7. Albert Young, Iowa 12 206 968 6 80.67
8. Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan St. 13 222 872 21 67.08
9. Kory Sheets, Purdue 13 168 859 11 66.08
10. Isiah Williams, Illinois 13 165 755 7 58.08
SCORING
Rank Player Gm TD Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm
1. Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan St. 13 21 0 0 0 0 126 9.69
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois 13 19 0 0 0 0 114 8.77
3. Austin Starr, Indiana 13 0 48 48 21 23 111 8.54
4. Chris Summers, Purdue 13 0 56 56 18 22 110 8.46
4. Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 13 1 44 45 20 26 110 8.46
6. Michael Hart, Michigan 10 14 0 0 0 0 84 8.40
7. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 11 15 0 0 0 0 90 8.18
8. Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin 13 0 42 43 21 25 105 8.08
9. Ryan Pretorius, Ohio St. 13 0 48 50 18 23 102 7.85
10. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. 13 0 53 54 15 22 98 7.54
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Player Gm Rush Net Pyd Pl TotYd YdsPl YdsGm
1. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern 12 86 31 3656 607 3687 6.07 307.25
2. Curtis Painter, Purdue 13 53 -20 3846 622 3826 6.15 294.31
3. Adam Weber, Minnesota 12 146 617 2895 595 3512 5.90 292.67
4. Kellen Lewis, Indiana 13 147 736 3043 589 3779 6.42 290.69
5. Tyler Donovan, Wisconsin 13 112 277 2607 445 2884 6.48 221.85
6. Anthony Morelli, Penn St. 13 48 -13 2651 450 2638 5.86 202.92
7. Brian Hoyer, Michigan St. 13 47 -105 2725 423 2620 6.19 201.54
8. Isiah Williams, Illinois 13 165 755 1743 432 2498 5.78 192.15
9. Jake Christensen, Iowa 12 99 0 2269 469 2269 4.84 189.08
10. Todd Boeckman, Ohio St. 13 56 63 2372 354 2435 6.88 187.31
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TDPct Rating
1. Ohio St. 13 406 216 53.20 11 1952 4.81 13 3.20 98.73
2. Michigan 13 393 217 55.22 14 2325 5.92 14 3.56 109.53
3. Purdue 13 511 291 56.95 14 3123 6.11 19 3.72 115.03
4. Iowa 12 426 247 57.98 14 2750 6.46 13 3.05 115.72
5. Penn St. 13 437 256 58.58 11 2788 6.38 14 3.20 117.73
6. Illinois 13 479 284 59.29 17 3180 6.64 21 4.38 122.44
7. Wisconsin 13 427 236 55.27 12 2893 6.78 21 4.92 122.82
8. Indiana 13 469 289 61.62 19 3168 6.75 21 4.48 125.01
9. Michigan St. 13 423 246 58.16 12 2856 6.75 22 5.20 126.40
10. Northwestern 12 391 245 62.66 9 2921 7.47 24 6.14 141.11
11. Minnesota 12 430 275 63.95 7 3472 8.07 28 6.51 150.06
KICKOFF RETURNS
Rank Team Gm Ret Yds TD Avg
1. Michigan St. 13 53 1361 0 25.68
2. Purdue 13 60 1434 3 23.90
3. Minnesota 12 61 1418 1 23.25
4. Northwestern 12 54 1208 1 22.37
5. Indiana 13 50 1112 1 22.24
6. Penn St. 13 42 883 1 21.02
7. Iowa 12 43 862 0 20.05
8. Wisconsin 13 56 1105 0 19.73
9. Illinois 13 40 762 1 19.05
10. Michigan 13 46 851 0 18.50
11. Ohio St. 13 34 600 0 17.65
NET PUNTING
Rank Team Punt Avg Ret RYds NetAvg TotYd
1. Penn St. 60 42 20 107 39.43 2573
2. Northwestern 55 39 21 103 36.82 2168
3. Ohio St. 54 40 19 90 36.70 2212
4. Purdue 67 40 24 169 36.64 2724
5. Iowa 87 40 20 121 35.98 3551
6. Michigan 71 41 29 211 35.87 2918
7. Wisconsin 58 41 31 204 35.31 2412
8. Indiana 61 37 25 147 34.98 2301
9. Minnesota 63 41 25 365 34.29 2645
10. Michigan St. 70 39 22 174 33.83 2742
11. Illinois 65 37 22 199 33.08 2449
PASSING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp Int PPct Yds YdAtt Td YdsGm YdsCmp
1. Northwestern 12 529 322 19 60.87 3695 6.98 20 307.92 11.48
2. Purdue 13 594 369 13 62.12 3993 6.72 30 307.15 10.82
3. Minnesota 12 454 262 19 57.71 2949 6.50 25 245.75 11.26
4. Indiana 13 446 267 11 59.87 3073 6.89 28 236.38 11.51
5. Michigan 13 423 225 14 53.19 2862 6.77 25 220.15 12.72
6. Michigan St. 13 393 232 11 59.03 2842 7.23 21 218.62 12.25
7. Wisconsin 13 347 199 11 57.35 2704 7.79 17 208.00 13.59
8. Penn St. 13 415 240 10 57.83 2682 6.46 19 206.31 11.18
9. Ohio St. 13 329 210 14 63.83 2558 7.78 26 196.77 12.18
10. Iowa 12 376 199 7 52.93 2281 6.07 17 190.08 11.46
11. Illinois 13 323 182 15 56.35 2187 6.77 15 168.23 12.02
PASS DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct YdsCmp Int Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm
1. Ohio St. 13 406 216 53.20 9.04 11 1952 4.81 13 150.15
2. Michigan 13 393 217 55.22 10.71 14 2325 5.92 14 178.85
3. Penn St. 13 437 256 58.58 10.89 11 2788 6.38 14 214.46
4. Michigan St. 13 423 246 58.16 11.61 12 2856 6.75 22 219.69
5. Wisconsin 13 427 236 55.27 12.26 12 2893 6.78 21 222.54
6. Iowa 12 426 247 57.98 11.13 14 2750 6.46 13 229.17
7. Purdue 13 511 291 56.95 10.73 14 3123 6.11 19 240.23
8. Northwestern 12 391 245 62.66 11.92 9 2921 7.47 24 243.42
9. Indiana 13 469 289 61.62 10.96 19 3168 6.75 21 243.69
10. Illinois 13 479 284 59.29 11.20 17 3180 6.64 21 244.62
11. Minnesota 12 430 275 63.95 12.63 7 3472 8.07 28 289.33
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TPct Rating
1. Ohio St. 13 329 210 63.83 14 2558 7.78 26 7.90 146.68
2. Indiana 13 446 267 59.87 11 3073 6.89 28 6.28 133.56
3. Wisconsin 13 347 199 57.35 11 2704 7.79 17 4.90 132.58
4. Michigan St. 13 393 232 59.03 11 2842 7.23 21 5.34 131.78
5. Purdue 13 594 369 62.12 13 3993 6.72 30 5.05 130.86
6. Northwestern 12 529 322 60.87 19 3695 6.98 20 3.78 124.87
7. Michigan 13 423 225 53.19 14 2862 6.77 25 5.91 122.92
8. Penn St. 13 415 240 57.83 10 2682 6.46 19 4.58 122.38
9. Minnesota 12 454 262 57.71 19 2949 6.50 25 5.51 122.06
10. Illinois 13 323 182 56.35 15 2187 6.77 15 4.64 119.21
11. Iowa 12 376 199 52.93 7 2281 6.07 17 4.52 115.06
PUNT RETURNS
Rank Team Gm Ret Yds Tds Avg
1. Wisconsin 13 36 432 0 12.00
2. Indiana 13 23 254 0 11.04
3. Iowa 12 29 307 0 10.59
4. Penn St. 13 29 291 1 10.03
5. Ohio St. 13 53 472 1 8.91
6. Michigan 13 35 261 0 7.46
7. Purdue 13 19 141 0 7.42
8. Illinois 13 25 177 1 7.08
9. Northwestern 12 19 120 0 6.32
10. Minnesota 12 20 107 0 5.35
11. Michigan St. 13 31 126 0 4.06
RUSHING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg Tds YdsGm
1. Illinois 13 595 3338 5.61 28 256.77
2. Wisconsin 13 587 2610 4.45 29 200.77
3. Michigan St. 13 580 2576 4.44 29 198.15
4. Ohio St. 13 554 2560 4.62 21 196.92
5. Penn St. 13 528 2519 4.77 27 193.77
6. Michigan 13 540 2144 3.97 20 164.92
7. Minnesota 12 433 1941 4.48 15 161.75
8. Indiana 13 475 2046 4.31 18 157.38
9. Purdue 13 413 1674 4.05 22 128.77
10. Iowa 12 438 1515 3.46 11 126.25
11. Northwestern 12 398 1437 3.61 17 119.75
RUSHING DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg TD YdsGm
1. Ohio St. 13 426 1077 2.53 3 82.85
2. Penn St. 13 449 1219 2.71 9 93.77
3. Iowa 12 454 1464 3.22 11 122.00
4. Michigan St. 13 449 1636 3.64 19 125.85
5. Illinois 13 462 1718 3.72 11 132.15
6. Wisconsin 13 423 1743 4.12 16 134.08
7. Purdue 13 487 1936 3.98 21 148.92
8. Michigan 13 505 2039 4.04 17 156.85
9. Indiana 13 549 2076 3.78 24 159.69
10. Northwestern 12 456 2005 4.40 26 167.08
11. Minnesota 12 483 2752 5.70 25 229.33
SCORING DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Pts PtGm TD Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf
1. Ohio St. 13 166 12.77 20 20 0 0 0 8 1
2. Penn St. 13 228 17.54 27 27 0 0 0 13 0
3. Iowa 12 225 18.75 24 21 0 0 0 20 0
4. Michigan 13 278 21.38 32 29 2 1 0 17 0
5. Illinois 13 283 21.77 35 32 1 0 0 13 0
6. Wisconsin 13 301 23.15 37 37 0 0 0 14 0
7. Purdue 13 345 26.54 41 37 1 0 0 20 0
8. Michigan St. 13 346 26.62 42 41 0 0 0 17 1
9. Indiana 13 370 28.46 48 43 0 0 0 13 0
10. Northwestern 12 372 31.00 52 48 0 0 0 4 0
11. Minnesota 12 440 36.67 55 51 1 0 0 19 0
SCORING OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Yds TD Pts Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf
1. Purdue 13 5667 56 446 34.31 56 0 0 0 18 0
2. Michigan St. 13 5418 55 430 33.08 53 1 0 0 15 0
3. Indiana 13 5119 50 412 31.69 49 0 0 0 21 0
4. Ohio St. 13 5118 51 408 31.38 48 0 0 0 18 0
5. Penn St. 13 5201 48 394 30.31 46 0 0 0 20 0
6. Wisconsin 13 5314 46 383 29.46 42 1 0 0 21 0
7. Illinois 13 5525 45 362 27.85 44 0 0 0 16 0
8. Michigan 13 5006 45 354 27.23 42 0 0 0 14 0
9. Minnesota 12 4890 42 315 26.25 37 1 0 0 8 0
10. Northwestern 12 5132 39 310 25.83 36 1 0 0 12 1
11. Iowa 12 3796 28 222 18.50 24 0 0 0 10 0
TOTAL DEFENSE
Rank Team Gm Avg Plays Yds TD YdsGm
1. Ohio St. 13 3.64 832 3029 20 233.00
2. Penn St. 13 4.52 886 4007 27 308.23
3. Michigan 13 4.86 898 4364 32 335.69
4. Michigan St. 13 5.15 872 4492 42 345.54
5. Iowa 12 4.79 880 4214 24 351.17
6. Wisconsin 13 5.45 850 4636 37 356.62
7. Illinois 13 5.21 941 4898 35 376.77
8. Purdue 13 5.07 998 5059 41 389.15
9. Indiana 13 5.15 101 5244 48 403.38
10. Northwestern 12 5.82 847 4926 52 410.50
11. Minnesota 12 6.82 913 6224 55 518.67
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Team Gm Pl Yds Avg TD YdsGm
1. Purdue 13 100 5667 5.63 56 435.92
2. Northwestern 12 927 5132 5.54 39 427.67
3. Illinois 13 918 5525 6.02 45 425.00
4. Michigan St. 13 973 5418 5.57 55 416.77
5. Wisconsin 13 934 5314 5.69 46 408.77
6. Minnesota 12 887 4890 5.51 42 407.50
7. Penn St. 13 943 5201 5.52 48 400.08
8. Indiana 13 921 5119 5.56 50 393.77
9. Ohio St. 13 883 5118 5.80 51 393.69
10. Michigan 13 963 5006 5.20 45 385.08
11. Iowa 12 814 3796 4.66 28 316.33
TURNOVER MARGIN
Rank Team Gm FGa IGa Gtot FLo ILo Ltot Mrgn
1. Iowa 12 7 14 21 6 7 13 .67
2. Indiana 13 12 19 31 18 11 29 .15
2. Michigan 13 15 14 29 13 14 27 .15
2. Penn St. 13 17 11 28 16 10 26 .15
2. Michigan St. 13 8 12 20 7 11 18 .15
6. Purdue 13 13 14 27 13 13 26 .08
7. Wisconsin 13 7 12 19 10 11 21 -.15
7. Illinois 13 8 17 25 12 15 27 -.15
9. Ohio St. 13 8 11 19 8 14 22 -.23
10. Northwestern 12 7 9 16 6 19 25 -.75
11. Minnesota 12 7 7 14 10 19 29 -1.25