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43 2015 PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE // REVIEW 2014 NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (National leader and Pac-12 among top 15) RUSHING National Leader: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin .............................. 184.8 PASSING EFFICIENCY (QB rating) National Leader: Marcus Mariota, Oregon .................................. 181.7 4. Cody Kessler, USC ......................................................... 167.1 13. Brett Hundley, UCLA ..................................................... 152.7 PASSING (Completions per game) National Leader: Connor Halliday, Washington State ................... 39.33 4. Sefo Liufau, Colorado .................................................... 26.33 6. Jared Goff, California .................................................... 26.67 8. Cody Kessler, USC ......................................................... 24.23 10. Sean Mannion, Oregon State ......................................... 23.50 PASSING (Yards per game) National Leader: Connor Halliday, Washington State ................... 430.3 5. Jared Goff, California ..................................................... 331.1 11. Marcus Mariota, Oregon ................................................ 296.9 12. Cody Kessler, USC ......................................................... 294.3 TOTAL OFFENSE National Leader: Connor Halliday, Washington State ................... 415.8 5. Marcus Mariota, Oregon ................................................ 348.3 8. Jared Goff, California ..................................................... 327.4 RECEPTIONS PER GAME National Leaders: Justin Hardy, East Carolina ........................... 9.3 t3. Vince Mayle, Washington State ...................................... 8.8 t3. Nelson Spruce, Colorado ............................................... 8.8 8. Nelson Agholor, USC ..................................................... 8.0 10. River Cracraft, Washington State .................................... 7.3 14. Jaelan Strong, Arizona State .......................................... 6.8 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME National Leader: Rashard Higgins, Colorado State .................... 145.8 2. Vince Mayle, Washington State ...................................... 123.6 12. Nelson Agholor, USC ..................................................... 101.0 13. Nelson Spruce, Colorado ............................................... 99.8 SCORING National Leader: Jay Ajayi, Boise State ..................................... 13.7 12. Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State ........................................ 9.8 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS National Leader: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin .............................. 195.71 12. Javorius Allen, USC ....................................................... 149.77 SACKS (Per Game) National Leader: Nate Orchard, Utah ......................................... 1.42 2. Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington ........................................... 1.36 t4. Scooby Wright III, Arizona .............................................. 1.00 11. Andrew Hudson, Washington ........................................ 0.89 TACKLES FOR LOSS National Leader: Scooby Wright III, Arizona ............................... 2.1 2. Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington ........................................... 1.8 4. Nate Orchard, Utah ....................................................... 1.6 INTERCEPTIONS National Leader: Gerod Holliman, Louisville .............................. 14 (1.1) 12. Erick Dargan, Oregon .................................................... 7 (0.5) PUNT RETURNS National Leader: Tyler Lockett, Kansas State ............................. 19.1 4. Kaelin Clay, Utah ........................................................... 15.0 KICKOFF RETURNS National Leader: JJ Nelson, UAB .............................................. 38.3 2. Trevor Davis, California .................................................. 32.6 5. Adoreé Jackson, USC .................................................... 29.7 TEAM LEADERS (National leader and Pac-12 among top 15) RUSHING OFFENSE National Leader: Georgia Tech .................................................. 342.1 PASSING OFFENSE National Leader: Washington State ............................................ 477.7 6. California ................................................................... 346.0 10. Oregon ................................................................... 312.5 15. USC ................................................................... 296.6 TOTAL OFFENSE National Leader: Baylor ............................................................ 581.5 3. Oregon ................................................................... 547.0 7. Washington State .......................................................... 517.5 13. California ................................................................... 495.2 SCORING OFFENSE National Leader: Baylor ............................................................ 48.2 4. Oregon ................................................................... 45.4 10. California ................................................................... 38.3 RUSHING DEFENSE National Leader: Michigan State ............................................... 88.5 7. Stanford ................................................................... 104.5 PASS DEFENSE National Leader: San Jose State ............................................... 117.8 8. Stanford ................................................................... 177.9 TOTAL DEFENSE National Leader: Clemson ........................................................ 260.8 3. Stanford ................................................................... 282.4 SCORING DEFENSE National Leader: Mississippi ..................................................... 16.0 2. Stanford ................................................................... 16.4 PUNT RETURNS National Leader: Stanford .......................................................... 18.32 9. Utah ................................................................... 13.79 12. Oregon ................................................................... 12.48 KICKOFF RETURNS National Leader: UAB .............................................................. 28.15 13. Arizona State ................................................................. 24.13 TURNOVER MARGIN National Leader: Oregon ............................................................ 1.53 6. Arizona State ................................................................. 1.08 t9. Washington ................................................................... 0.86 11. USC ................................................................... 0.85 PASSING EFFICIENCY National Leader: Oregon ............................................................ 180.78 4. USC ................................................................... 165.35 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE National Leader: Clemson ........................................................ 98.32 6. Stanford ................................................................... 105.79 TEAM SACKS National Leader: Utah ............................................................... 4.23 2. Washington ................................................................... 3.71 5. Stanford ................................................................... 3.54 t13. Arizona State ................................................................. 3.00 TEAM TACKLES FOR LOSS National Leader: Clemson ........................................................ 10.1 6. Utah ................................................................... 7.9 9. Arizona State ................................................................. 7.5 15. Stanford ................................................................... 7.3