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2016 season

Rankings

The season's leaders, by team and by player.

Season
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Conference
OffenseDefenseOverallConference

Scoring offense

Points per game

  1. 1Western Kentucky45.5
  2. 2Louisiana Tech44.3
  3. 3Oklahoma43.9
  4. 4South Florida43.8
  5. 5Texas Tech43.7
  6. 6Louisville42.5
  7. 7Tulsa42.5
  8. 8Washington41.8
  9. 9Western Michigan41.6
  10. 10Pittsburgh40.9
  11. 11Michigan40.3
  12. 12Middle Tennessee39.7
  13. 13Ohio State39.4
  14. 14Clemson39.2
  15. 15Memphis38.8
  16. 16Alabama38.8
  17. 17Oklahoma State38.6
  18. 18Washington State38.2
  19. 19Toledo38.0
  20. 20Navy37.9
  21. 21Penn State37.6
  22. 22California37.1
  23. 23New Mexico36.7
  24. 24Tennessee36.4
  25. 25Wyoming35.9

Passing yards

Per game

  1. 1Texas Tech463.0
  2. 2Louisiana Tech363.4
  3. 3Washington State362.5
  4. 4California358.8
  5. 5Western Kentucky336.8
  6. 6East Carolina334.7
  7. 7Clemson333.9
  8. 8Middle Tennessee325.8
  9. 9Oklahoma State323.9
  10. 10Toledo322.8
  11. 11Syracuse321.3
  12. 12Oklahoma318.0
  13. 13Ole Miss314.9
  14. 14Memphis304.4
  15. 15Boise State298.3
  16. 16Southern Miss298.2
  17. 17Houston296.3
  18. 18Eastern Michigan296.1
  19. 19UCLA295.6
  20. 20Missouri295.4
  21. 21Purdue294.9
  22. 22North Carolina293.2
  23. 23Louisville290.5
  24. 24Baylor280.9
  25. 25USC276.4

Rushing yards

Per game

  1. 1New Mexico350.0
  2. 2Army326.5
  3. 3Air Force317.4
  4. 4Navy310.1
  5. 5South Florida285.3
  6. 6Auburn271.3
  7. 7San Diego State262.9
  8. 8Tulsa262.3
  9. 9Georgia Tech258.1
  10. 10App State250.9
  11. 11Ohio State245.2
  12. 12Alabama245.0
  13. 13Louisville242.2
  14. 14Baylor241.8
  15. 15UNLV241.5
  16. 16Northern Illinois239.8
  17. 17Texas239.3
  18. 18Oklahoma236.8
  19. 19Arizona235.0
  20. 20Kentucky234.2
  21. 21LSU233.0
  22. 22Kansas State231.8
  23. 23Mississippi State230.5
  24. 24West Virginia228.4
  25. 25Western Michigan228.1

Players

Passing yards

Season total

  1. 1Patrick MahomesTexas Tech5,05241 TD
  2. 2Ryan HigginsLouisiana Tech4,61741 TD
  3. 3Deshaun WatsonClemson4,59341 TD
  4. 4Luke FalkWashington State4,46838 TD
  5. 5Mike WhiteWestern Kentucky4,36337 TD
  6. 6Davis WebbCalifornia4,29537 TD
  7. 7Logan WoodsideToledo4,12945 TD
  8. 8Mason RudolphOklahoma State4,09128 TD
  9. 9Baker MayfieldOklahoma3,96540 TD
  10. 10Mitch TrubiskyNorth Carolina3,74830 TD
  11. 11Riley FergusonMemphis3,69832 TD
  12. 12Brett RypienBoise State3,64624 TD
  13. 13Trace McSorleyPenn State3,61429 TD
  14. 14Greg Ward Jr.Houston3,55722 TD
  15. 15Jerod EvansVirginia Tech3,55229 TD
  16. 16Lamar JacksonLouisville3,54330 TD
  17. 17Cooper RushCentral Michigan3,54023 TD
  18. 18Zach TerrellWestern Michigan3,53333 TD
  19. 19Brad KaayaMiami3,53227 TD
  20. 20Austin AllenArkansas3,43025 TD
  21. 21Jake BrowningWashington3,43043 TD
  22. 22Drew LockMissouri3,39923 TD
  23. 23Richard LagowIndiana3,36219 TD
  24. 24David BloughPurdue3,35225 TD
  25. 25Deondre FrancoisFlorida State3,35020 TD

Rushing yards

Season total

  1. 1Donnel PumphreySan Diego State2,13317 TD
  2. 2D'Onta ForemanTexas2,02815 TD
  3. 3Brian HillWyoming1,86022 TD
  4. 4Aaron JonesUTEP1,77317 TD
  5. 5Dalvin CookFlorida State1,76519 TD
  6. 6Jeremy McNicholsBoise State1,70923 TD
  7. 7James FlandersTulsa1,62918 TD
  8. 8Anthony WalesWestern Kentucky1,62127 TD
  9. 9Christian McCaffreyStanford1,60313 TD
  10. 10Lamar JacksonLouisville1,57121 TD
  11. 11I'Tavius MathersMiddle Tennessee1,56117 TD
  12. 12Quinton FlowersSouth Florida1,53018 TD
  13. 13Justin JacksonNorthwestern1,52415 TD
  14. 14Saquon BarkleyPenn State1,49618 TD
  15. 15Kareem HuntToledo1,47510 TD
  16. 16Ito SmithSouthern Miss1,45917 TD
  17. 17D'Angelo BrewerTulsa1,4357 TD
  18. 18Joe WilliamsUtah1,40710 TD
  19. 19Jalin MooreApp State1,40210 TD
  20. 20Derrius GuiceLSU1,38715 TD
  21. 21Corey ClementWisconsin1,37515 TD
  22. 22Jamaal WilliamsBYU1,37512 TD
  23. 23Nick FitzgeraldMississippi State1,37516 TD
  24. 24Myles GaskinWashington1,37310 TD
  25. 25Rawleigh Williams IIIArkansas1,36012 TD

Receiving yards

Season total

  1. 1Trent TaylorLouisiana Tech1,80312 TD
  2. 2Zay JonesEast Carolina1,7318 TD
  3. 3Taywan TaylorWestern Kentucky1,73017 TD
  4. 4Richie JamesMiddle Tennessee1,62512 TD
  5. 5Carlos HendersonLouisiana Tech1,53519 TD
  6. 6Dede WestbrookOklahoma1,52417 TD
  7. 7Corey DavisWestern Michigan1,50019 TD
  8. 8Amba Etta-TawoSyracuse1,48214 TD
  9. 9Anthony MillerMemphis1,43414 TD
  10. 10James WashingtonOklahoma State1,38010 TD
  11. 11Mike WilliamsClemson1,36111 TD
  12. 12Tanner GentryWyoming1,32614 TD
  13. 13Nicholas NorrisWestern Kentucky1,31814 TD
  14. 14Michael GallupColorado State1,27214 TD
  15. 15Thomas SperbeckBoise State1,2729 TD
  16. 16Cody ThompsonToledo1,26911 TD
  17. 17Chad HansenCalifornia1,24911 TD
  18. 18Austin CarrNorthwestern1,24712 TD
  19. 19Courtland SuttonSMU1,24610 TD
  20. 20KD CannonBaylor1,21513 TD
  21. 21Keevan LucasTulsa1,18015 TD
  22. 22Noel ThomasUConn1,1793 TD
  23. 23Allenzae StaggersSouthern Miss1,1657 TD
  24. 24Kenny GolladayNorthern Illinois1,1648 TD
  25. 25Jonathan GilesTexas Tech1,15813 TD

Offensive points

Rushing and receiving touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Anthony WalesWestern Kentucky174
  2. 2Jeremy McNicholsBoise State162
  3. 3Will WorthNavy150
  4. 4Brian HillWyoming132
  5. 5Saquon BarkleyPenn State132
  6. 6Carlos HendersonLouisiana Tech126
  7. 7Lamar JacksonLouisville126
  8. 8Aaron JonesUTEP120
  9. 9Dalvin CookFlorida State120
  10. 10I'Tavius MathersMiddle Tennessee120
  11. 11James ConnerPittsburgh120
  12. 12Corey DavisWestern Michigan114
  13. 13Ito SmithSouthern Miss114
  14. 14Jahad ThomasTemple114
  15. 15James FlandersTulsa108
  16. 16John RossWashington108
  17. 17Quinton FlowersSouth Florida108
  18. 18Richard McQuarleyNew Mexico108
  19. 19Dede WestbrookOklahoma102
  20. 20Donnel PumphreySan Diego State102
  21. 21Phillip LindsayColorado102
  22. 22Taywan TaylorWestern Kentucky102
  23. 23Wayne GallmanClemson102
  24. 24Christian McCaffreyStanford96
  25. 25Derrius GuiceLSU96