1942 college football season
Individual leaders
### Individual leaders

#### Total offense

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Rush yds | Pass yds | Total Yds | Avg gainper play |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Frank Sinkwich](/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich "Frank Sinkwich") | Georgia | 11 | 341 | 795 | 1392 | 2187 | 6\.41 |
| 2 | [Paul Governali](/wiki/Paul_Governali "Paul Governali") | Columbia | 9 | 268 | 168 | 1442 | 1610 | 6\.01 |
| 3 | [Bob Steuber](/wiki/Bob_Steuber "Bob Steuber") | Missouri | 12 | 199 | 1098 | 356 | 1454 | 7\.31 |
| 4 | [Glenn Dobbs](/wiki/Glenn_Dobbs "Glenn Dobbs") | Tulsa | 10 | 179 | 361 | 1066 | 1427 | 7\.97 |
| 5 | [Ray Evans](/wiki/Ray_Evans_%28halfback%29 "Ray Evans (halfback)") | Kansas | 10 | 311 | 293 | 1117 | 1410 | 4\.53 |
| 6 | [Billy Hillenbrand](/wiki/Billy_Hillenbrand "Billy Hillenbrand") | Indiana | 10 | 239 | 480 | 877 | 1357 | 5\.68 |
| 7 | [Bruce Smith](/wiki/Bruce_Smith_%28halfback%29 "Bruce Smith (halfback)") | Great Lakes Navy | 12 | 245 | 849 | 486 | 1335 | 5\.45 |
| 8 | [Otto Graham](/wiki/Otto_Graham "Otto Graham") | Northwestern | 10 | 318 | 235 | 1092 | 1327 | 4\.17 |
| 9 | Dutton | Pittsburgh | 9 | 303 | 675 | 610 | 1285 | 4\.24 |
| 10 | [Rudy Mobley](/wiki/Rudy_Mobley "Rudy Mobley") | Hardin\-Simmons | 9 | 187 | 1281 | 0 | 1281 | 6\.85 |

#### Rushing

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rushes | Net Yds | Avg Gainper Play |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Rudy Mobley](/wiki/Rudy_Mobley "Rudy Mobley") | Hardin\-Simmons | 9 | 187 | 1281 | 6\.85 |
| 2 | [Bob Steuber](/wiki/Bob_Steuber "Bob Steuber") | Missouri | 12 | 149 | 1098 | 7\.37 |
| 3 | Camp Wilson | Hardin\-Simmons | 9 | 196 | 981 | 5\.01 |
| 4 | Mike Holowak | Boston College | 9 | 174 | 965 | 5\.55 |
| 5 | [Gene Fekete](/wiki/Gene_Fekete "Gene Fekete") | Ohio State | 10 | 185 | 910 | 4\.92 |
| 6 | [Bruce Smith](/wiki/Bruce_Smith_%28halfback%29 "Bruce Smith (halfback)") | Great Lakes Navy | 12 | 144 | 849 | 5\.90 |
| 7 | [Bob Kennedy](/wiki/Bob_Kennedy_%28American_football%2C_born_1921%29 "Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1921)") | Washington State | 10 | 226 | 813 | 3\.60 |
| 8 | [Frank Sinkwich](/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich "Frank Sinkwich") | Georgia | 11 | 175 | 795 | 4\.54 |
| 9 | [Elroy Hirsch](/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch "Elroy Hirsch") | Wisconsin | 10 | 141 | 767 | 5\.44 |
| 10 | [Roy McKay](/wiki/Roy_McKay_%28American_football%29 "Roy McKay (American football)") | Texas | 10 | 132 | 701 | 5\.31 |

#### Passing

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Att. | Compl. | Int. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ray Evans](/wiki/Ray_Evans_%28halfback%29 "Ray Evans (halfback)") | Kansas | 10 | 200 | 101 | 9 | .505 | 1117 |
| 2 | [Otto Graham](/wiki/Otto_Graham "Otto Graham") | Northwestern | 10 | 182 | 89 | 18 | .489 | 1092 |
| 3 | [Paul Governali](/wiki/Paul_Governali "Paul Governali") | Columbia | 9 | 165 | 87 | 18 | .527 | 1442 |
| 4 | [Frank Sinkwich](/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich "Frank Sinkwich") | Georgia | 11 | 166 | 84 | 7 | .506 | 1392 |
| 5 | Turnbull Gillette | Virginia | 9 | 144 | 82 | 14 | .569 | 920 |
| 6 | [Angelo Bertelli](/wiki/Angelo_Bertelli "Angelo Bertelli") | Notre Dame | 11 | 162 | 72 | 16 | .444 | 1039 |
| 7 | Clark | Texas Mines | 9 | 136 | 71 | 12 | .522 | 846 |
| 8 | [Glenn Dobbs](/wiki/Glenn_Dobbs "Glenn Dobbs") | Tulsa | 10 | 107 | 67 | 4 | .626 | 1066 |
| 9 | [Tommy Mont](/wiki/Tommy_Mont "Tommy Mont") | Maryland | 9 | 127 | 66 | 12 | .520 | 1076 |
| 10 | [Emery Nix](/wiki/Emery_Nix "Emery Nix")± | TCU | 10 | 154 | 66 | 9 | .429 | 672 |


Which team had a player who rushed for over 1000 yards?