2012 National Leaders Passing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | JR | QB | 12 | 98 | 59 | 60.2 | 929 | 9 | 5 | 159.94 | 87 | 34 | 28 | 8 |
| 1 | Geno Smith | WVU | SR | QB | 8 | 87 | 68 | 78.2 | 862 | 7 | 1 | 185.64 | 87 | 37 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | Matt Barkley | USC | SR | QB | 9 | 78 | 56 | 71.8 | 770 | 8 | 2 | 183.43 | 83 | 30 | 22 | 6 |
| 4 | Eric Soza | UTSA | JR | QB | 6 | 61 | 41 | 67.2 | 414 | 5 | 1 | 147.99 | 82 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | SR | QB | 5 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 411 | 3 | 0 | 165.39 | 79 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 10 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 806 | 4 | 0 | 142.62 | 78 | 36 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 7 | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 295 | 4 | 3 | 124.34 | 78 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 8 | 58 | 42 | 72.4 | 549 | 4 | 2 | 167.78 | 76 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Logan Kilgore | MTSU | JR | QB | 8 | 75 | 44 | 58.7 | 621 | 4 | 0 | 145.82 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 9 | 59 | 40 | 67.8 | 569 | 6 | 1 | 178.98 | 75 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | 36 | 27 | 75.0 | 380 | 3 | 0 | 191.17 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Jeff Driskel | Florida | SO | QB | 9 | 47 | 32 | 68.1 | 333 | 4 | 0 | 155.69 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 13 | 107 | 71 | 66.4 | 966 | 9 | 1 | 168.09 | 74 | 38 | 19 | 10 |
| 13 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | SO | QB | 2 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 172.08 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 7 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 610 | 6 | 2 | 184.01 | 73 | 20 | 13 | 9 |
| 15 | Michael Rocco | Virginia | JR | QB | 5 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 256 | 3 | 0 | 232.02 | 73 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Tyler Russell | Miss St | JR | QB | 10 | 82 | 47 | 57.3 | 690 | 5 | 0 | 148.13 | 72 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 18 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 10 | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 387 | 3 | 2 | 106.40 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 18 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 9 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 119.71 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Dylan Thompson | S Carolina | SO | QB | 3 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 206 | 3 | 1 | 171.69 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | James Franklin | Missouri | JR | QB | 6 | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 306 | 2 | 0 | 138.26 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 21 | Sam Richardson | Iowa State | FR | QB | 3 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 189.24 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Mike Glennon | NC State | SR | QB | 9 | 85 | 48 | 56.5 | 684 | 7 | 3 | 144.18 | 68 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 23 | Gary Nova | Rutgers | SO | QB | 9 | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 545 | 5 | 3 | 126.95 | 68 | 26 | 9 | 4 |
| 23 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 9 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 506 | 5 | 3 | 160.01 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 10 | 60 | 40 | 66.7 | 479 | 6 | 1 | 163.40 | 68 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 9 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 116.85 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Terrance Owens | Toledo | JR | QB | 10 | 102 | 64 | 62.7 | 830 | 7 | 2 | 149.83 | 65 | 36 | 14 | 6 |
| 28 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 11 | 85 | 58 | 68.2 | 755 | 8 | 2 | 169.20 | 65 | 40 | 18 | 6 |
| 28 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 9 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 751 | 5 | 0 | 167.48 | 65 | 26 | 17 | 11 |
| 31 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 13 | 119 | 75 | 63.0 | 905 | 2 | 1 | 130.78 | 64 | 37 | 19 | 9 |
| 31 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 10 | 76 | 44 | 57.9 | 561 | 3 | 1 | 130.31 | 64 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 33 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 11 | 86 | 64 | 74.4 | 861 | 3 | 2 | 165.38 | 63 | 38 | 19 | 9 |
| 33 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 4 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 333 | 3 | 0 | 151.98 | 63 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 35 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 92 | 65 | 70.7 | 719 | 5 | 1 | 152.07 | 62 | 34 | 15 | 6 |
| 35 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 11 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 714 | 6 | 1 | 160.97 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 9 |
| 37 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 10 | 106 | 73 | 68.9 | 921 | 7 | 2 | 159.88 | 61 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| 37 | Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | SR | QB | 7 | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 522 | 2 | 2 | 136.21 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 39 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 11 | 89 | 53 | 59.6 | 621 | 4 | 2 | 128.51 | 60 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
| 39 | Sean Renfree | Duke | SR | QB | 7 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 423 | 3 | 2 | 140.43 | 60 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 39 | Joel Stave | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 7 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 135.57 | 60 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 42 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 7 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 349 | 2 | 1 | 135.24 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Ryan Radcliff | C Mich | SR | QB | 9 | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 700 | 5 | 0 | 145.38 | 58 | 33 | 16 | 5 |
| 43 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 6 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 440 | 2 | 2 | 118.74 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 43 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 6 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 258 | 3 | 1 | 304.40 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 46 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | JR | QB | 12 | 45 | 31 | 68.9 | 439 | 6 | 0 | 194.84 | 57 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 47 | Matt Scott | Arizona | SR | QB | 9 | 86 | 51 | 59.3 | 651 | 3 | 2 | 129.75 | 56 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 47 | Jake Medlock | FIU | SO | QB | 5 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 522 | 3 | 0 | 154.91 | 56 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 49 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 11 | 112 | 74 | 66.1 | 934 | 8 | 6 | 148.98 | 55 | 40 | 21 | 9 |
| 49 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 9 | 78 | 53 | 67.9 | 751 | 5 | 2 | 164.85 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 7 |
| 49 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 11 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 582 | 5 | 2 | 144.52 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| 52 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 6 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 590 | 5 | 2 | 153.61 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 52 | Dontae Strickland | Air Force | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 883.60 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 2 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 168.05 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 54 | Riley Nelson | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 236 | 0 | 1 | 118.20 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Austin Brown | UAB | FR | QB | 4 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 177.15 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Landry Jones | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 9 | 89 | 64 | 71.9 | 829 | 7 | 4 | 167.12 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 8 |
| 57 | J.W. Walsh | Okla St | FR | QB | 3 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 152.73 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 57 | Connor Halliday | Wash St | SO | QB | 3 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 237 | 4 | 0 | 148.74 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 57 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 433.40 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | David Fales | SJSU | JR | QB | 9 | 118 | 89 | 75.4 | 1066 | 6 | 2 | 164.70 | 51 | 51 | 24 | 6 |
| 61 | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | SO | QB | 6 | 79 | 54 | 68.4 | 771 | 4 | 2 | 161.98 | 51 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| 61 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 6 | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 86.53 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 61 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 168.40 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 12 | 77 | 52 | 67.5 | 636 | 8 | 0 | 171.20 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| 65 | Joe Southwick | Boise St | JR | QB | 11 | 74 | 48 | 64.9 | 534 | 3 | 1 | 136.16 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 65 | Graham Wilbert | FAU | SR | QB | 6 | 50 | 35 | 70.0 | 450 | 4 | 0 | 172.00 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 65 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 228 | 3 | 1 | 158.80 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 65 | Sean Schroeder | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 4 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 106.21 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Andrew Manley | NMSU | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 129.80 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 11 | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 506 | 4 | 1 | 132.04 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 71 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | SR | QB | 5 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 145.72 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | JR | QB | 9 | 78 | 49 | 62.8 | 567 | 5 | 0 | 145.03 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 73 | Clint Chelf | Okla St | JR | QB | 4 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 418 | 6 | 1 | 167.82 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 73 | Tyler Van Tubbergen | W Mich | JR | QB | 5 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 120.95 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 76 | Zach Mettenberger | LSU | JR | QB | 13 | 126 | 69 | 54.8 | 841 | 3 | 3 | 113.93 | 47 | 37 | 17 | 7 |
| 76 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | JR | QB | 10 | 68 | 48 | 70.6 | 554 | 7 | 1 | 170.05 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
| 76 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 7 | 62 | 48 | 77.4 | 489 | 4 | 1 | 161.73 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 76 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 140.38 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 80 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 12 | 65 | 38 | 58.5 | 632 | 3 | 2 | 149.21 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 10 |
| 80 | Wes Lunt | Okla St | FR | QB | 3 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 196.63 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 11 | 111 | 57 | 51.4 | 721 | 5 | 3 | 115.37 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 7 |
| 82 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 10 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 577 | 5 | 2 | 148.53 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 82 | Nick Sherry | UNLV | FR | QB | 7 | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 279 | 2 | 2 | 125.67 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 82 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 277.47 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Corey Robinson | Troy | JR | QB | 9 | 81 | 57 | 70.4 | 639 | 2 | 0 | 144.79 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 7 |
| 86 | Tyler Benz | E Mich | SO | QB | 5 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 378 | 6 | 1 | 174.56 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 86 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | SR | QB | 13 | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 372 | 4 | 2 | 122.64 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 86 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 284 | 3 | 0 | 169.88 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 86 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 187 | 3 | 1 | 250.83 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 86 | Arsenio Favor | USM | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 111.26 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 8 | 43 | 32 | 74.4 | 454 | 3 | 0 | 186.13 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 92 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | SO | QB | 7 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 140.09 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | Alex Carder | W Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 217 | 1 | 2 | 115.10 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 92 | Adam Dingwell | SDSU | SO | QB | 4 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 122.29 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 92 | Kyle Nunn | SJSU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 395.60 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | EJ Manuel | FSU | SR | QB | 13 | 115 | 78 | 67.8 | 841 | 5 | 1 | 141.87 | 42 | 40 | 18 | 9 |
| 97 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 111 | 76 | 68.5 | 797 | 7 | 1 | 147.79 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 7 |
| 97 | Tyler Bray | Tennessee | JR | QB | 8 | 78 | 52 | 66.7 | 696 | 7 | 1 | 168.67 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
| 97 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 507 | 4 | 2 | 144.11 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
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