Kansas State deserves to be left remembering Alamo

Sporting News, The, Dec 21, 1998 by Mark Blaudschun

PASSING EFFICIENCY LEADERS

Rk.    Player, school                         Att.    Comp.

 1.    Shaun King, Tulane,                    328      223
 2.    Akili Smith, Oregon                    325      191
 3.    Daunte Culpepper, Central Fla.         402      296
 4.    Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech             559      380
 5.    David Neill, Nevada                    344      199
 6.    Michael Bishop, Kansas State           295      164
 7.    Donovan McNabb, Syracuse               251      157
 8.    Marc Bulger, West Virginia             369      240
 9.    Cade McNown, UCLA                      323      188
10.    Joe Germaine, Ohio State               346      209
11.    Tim Couch, Kentucky                    553      400
12.    Chris Redman, Louisville               473      309
13.    Jarious Jackson, Notre Dame            188      104
14.    Scott Covington, Miami (Fla.)          270      159
15.    Major Applewhite, Texas                273      159
16.    Herb Tyler, LSU                        250      153
17.    Clint Stoerner, Arkansas               312      167
18.    Chad Pennington, Marshall              432      279
19.    Doug Johnson, Florida                  274      154
20.    Tee Martin, Tennessee                  267      153

                               Rating
Rk.      Yds.        TD          Pts.

 1.     3,232        36         183.3
 2.     3,307        30         170.4
 3.     3,690        28         170.2
 4.     4,943        46         164.8
 5.     3,249        29         159.8
 6.     2,844        23         159.6
 7.     2,134        22         158.9
 8.     3,178        27         157.2
 9.     3,130        23         156.9
10.     3,108        24         154.7
11.     4,275        36         153.3
12.     4,042        29         151.0
13.     1,740        13         149.5
14.     2,301        19         147.8
15.     2,453        18         147.4
16.     2,018        18         147.2
17.     2,629        26         146.7
18.     3,419        24         146.2
19.     2,346        19         145.2
20.     2,164        19         144.4
RUSHING

Rk.   Player, school                  Att.   Yds.    Avg.     YPG

 1.   Ricky Williams, Texas           361    2,124   5.9    193.09
 2.   Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio)   365    1,787   4.9    162.45
 3.   Mike Cloud, Boston College      308    1,726   5.6    156.91
 4.   Ricky Williams, Texas Tech      306    1,582   5.2    143.82
 5.   Devin West, Missouri            283    1,578   5.6    143.45
 6.   Amos Zereoue, West Va.          261    1,430   5.5    143.00
 7.   Denvis Manns, New Mex. St.      269    1,469   5.5    133.55
 8.   Edgerrin James, Miami (Fla.)    242    1,416   5.9    128.73
 9.   Ron Dayne, Wisconsin            268    1,279   4.8    127.90
10.   Steve Hookfin, Ohio             273    1,315   4.8    119.55
11.   Thomas Jones, Virginia          238    1,303   5.5    118.45
12.   Eric Flowers, Central Mich.     292    1,302   4.5    118.36
13.   Kevin Faulk, LSU                229    1,279   5.6    116.27
14.   James Johnson, Miss. St.        236    1,383   5.9    115.25
15.   Joel Thomas, Idaho              231    1,229   5.3    111.73
RECEPTIONS PER GAME

Rk.    Player, school                       G       Rec.

 1.    Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech        12       140
 2.    Dameane Douglas, California         11       100
 3.    Geoff Noisy, Nevada                 11        94
 4.    Arnold Jackson, Louisville          11        90
 5.    Torry Holt, North Caro. St.         11        88
       Siaha Burley, Central Fla.          11        88
 7.    Craig Yeast, Kentucky               11        85
 8.    Jerrian James, Houston              11        80
 9.    Anthony White, Kentucky             11        78
10.    D'wayne Bates, Northwestern         12        83
11.    Marty Booker, Northeast La.         11        75
12.    David Boston, Ohio St.              11        74
       P.J. Franklin, Tulane               11        74
       Deronnie Pitts, Stanford            11        74
15.    Dane Looker, Washington             10        64

Rk.      Yds.      Avg.       RPG

 1.     1,996      14.3     11.67
 2.     1,150      11.5      9.09
 3.     1,405      14.9      8.55
 4.     1,165      12.9      8.18
 5.     1,604      18.2      8.00
        1,142      13.0      8.00
 7.     1,311      15.4      7.73
 8.       931      11.6      7.27
 9.       582       7.5      7.09
10.     1,245      15.0      6.92
11.     1,168      15.6      6.82
12.     1,330      18.0      6.73
        1,174      15.9      6.73
        1,012      13.7      6.73
15.       662      10.3      6.40
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME

Rk.   Player, school                  G     Rec.   Yds.      YPG

 1.   Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech    12    140    1,996    166.33
 2.   Torry Holt, N Carolina St.      11     88    1,604    145.82
 3.   Geoff Noisy, Nevada             11     94    1,405    127.73
 4.   Travis McGriff, Florida         11     70    1,357    123.36
 5.   David Boston, Ohio St.          11     74    1,330    120.91
 6.   Craig Yeast, Kentucky           11     85    1,311    119.18
 7.   Trevor Insley, Nevada           11     69    1,220    110.91
 8.   Sherrod Gideon, So. Miss.       11     66    1,186    107.82
 9.   P.J. Franklin, Tulane           11     74    1,174    106.73
10.   Brandon Stokley, SW La.         11     65    1,173    106.64
11.   Marty Booker, Northeast La.     11     75    1,168    106.18
12.   Arnold Jackson, Louisville      11     90    1,165    105.91
13.   Dameane Douglas, California     11    100    1,150    104.55
14.   Siaha Burley, Central Fla.      11     88    1,142    103.82
15.   D'wayne Bates, Northwestern     12     83    1,245    103.75