ncaa completion percentage leaders 1978 with 2000+ passing yards

Steve Dils had the highest completion percentage when throwing for 2,000+ yards in 1978, with 63.2 percent.

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Assumption:Threshold per season
Data note: Completion Percentage, Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	PCT	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Steve Dils S. Dils	63.2	2,943	1978	STAN	11	247	391	7.5	267.5	22	15	137.3	5.6	3.8
2	Ed Smith E. Smith	57.9	2,226	1978	MSU	11	169	292	7.6	202.4	20	8	139.0	6.8	2.7
3	Mike Ford M. Ford	57.6	3,007	1978	SMU	11	224	389	7.7	273.4	17	23	125.1	4.4	5.9
4	Mark Halda M. Halda	57.3	2,262	1978	SDSU	11	205	358	6.3	205.6	14	14	115.4	3.9	3.9
5	Dave Marler D. Marler	56.8	2,422	1978	MSST	11	163	287	8.4	220.2	11	17	128.5	3.8	5.9
6	Paul McGaffigan P. McGaffigan	56.3	2,165	1978	LBS	11	169	300	7.2	196.8	9	13	118.2	3.0	4.3
7	Rich Campbell R. Campbell	56.0	2,287	1978	CAL	11	164	293	7.8	207.9	14	19	124.3	4.8	6.5
8	Joe Montana J. Montana	54.2	2,010	1978	ND	11	141	260	7.7	182.7	10	9	124.9	3.8	3.5
9	David Spriggs D. Spriggs	53.3	2,558	1978	NMSU	11	169	317	8.1	232.5	17	25	123.0	5.4	7.9
10	Ed Luther E. Luther	53.1	2,275	1978	SJSU	12	205	386	5.9	189.6	13	24	101.3	3.4	6.2
11	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	52.3	2,088	1978	USU	11	150	287	7.3	189.8	9	15	113.3	3.1	5.2
12	Randy Gomez R. Gomez	51.9	2,027	1978	UTAH	11	138	266	7.6	184.3	19	18	125.9	7.1	6.8
13	Bruce Parker B. Parker	50.3	2,019	1978		12	156	310	6.5	168.3	17	13	114.7	5.5	4.2
14	Jack Thompson J. Thompson	50.3	2,333	1978	WSU	11	175	348	6.7	212.1	17	20	111.2	4.9	5.7
15	Mike Pusey M. Pusey	44.4	2,046	1978	WCU	11	147	331	6.2	186.0	14	18	99.4	4.2	5.4

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More Stanford Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,933

Warren

RUSH

679

Ford

REC

440

High

Team Rankings

PPG

19.9

135th

OPP PPG

35.5

153rd

RUSH YDS/G

112.3

144th

PASS YDS/G

247.4

51st

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Boston College	2-2	4-3
10	Pittsburgh	2-3	5-3
11	Stanford	2-3	4-4
12	Virginia	2-3	4-4
13	California	2-3	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	STAN	@	LOU	3:15 PM
Sat 11/14	STAN	@	VT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	STAN	@	CAL	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	SMU	@	STAN	1:00 PM

Last Game

NC State

3 - 4

Final

Stanford

4 - 4

Fri 23 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125