Top Bowl Game Performers
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| Johnny Manziel compiled a Cotton Bowl-record 516 total yards, including 229 on the ground. (US Presswire) |
Below is a list of the top bowl game performances for the 2012-13 bowl season.
| Leading Rushers (minimum 125 yards) | ||||
| Player, School | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs |
| Kerwynn Williams, Utah State | 18 | 235 | 13.1 | 3 |
| Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M | 17 | 229 | 13.5 | 2 |
| Prince-Tyson Gulley, Syracuse | 26 | 217 | 8.3 | 2 |
| Bishop Sankey, Washington | 30 | 205 | 6.8 | 1 |
| Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 2 |
| Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona | 28 | 172 | 6.1 | 3 |
| Marion Grice, Arizona State | 14 | 159 | 11.4 | 2 |
| Jerome Smith, Syracuse | 29 | 158 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Trey Watts, Tulsa | 25 | 149 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State | 32 | 145 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Kenjon Barner, Oregon | 30 | 143 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Cody Fajardo, Nevada | 22 | 140 | 6.4 | 1 |
| Rex Burkhead, Nebraska | 24 | 140 | 5.8 | 1 |
| Eddie Lacy, Alabama | 20 | 140 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Lache Seastrunk, Baylor | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 1 |
| Lonnie Pryor, Florida State | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 2 |
| George Winn, Cincinnati | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Todd Gurley, Georgia | 23 | 125 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Leading Passers (minimum 300 yards) | |||||
| Player, School | Comp | Att | Yards | TDs | INTs |
| Aaron Murray, Georgia | 19 | 34 | 427 | 5 | 2 |
| David Fales, San Jose State | 33 | 43 | 395 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Glennon, N.C. State | 35 | 53 | 383 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Scott, Arizona | 28 | 47 | 382 | 3 | 2 |
| Derek Carr, Fresno State | 33 | 53 | 361 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Renfree, Duke | 37 | 49 | 357 | 1 | 2 |
| Tajh Boyd, Clemson | 36 | 50 | 346 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendon Kay, Cincinnati | 17 | 25 | 332 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyler Tettleton, Ohio | 14 | 22 | 331 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett Hundley, UCLA | 26 | 50 | 329 | 3 | 0 |
| Terrance Broadway, La.-Lafayette | 21 | 32 | 316 | 1 | 1 |
| Leading Receivers (minimum 125 yards) | |||||
| Player, School | Rec | Yards | Avg | TDs | |
| DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson | 13 | 191 | 14.7 | 2 | |
| Austin Hill, Arizona | 8 | 175 | 21.9 | 2 | |
| Chase Cochran, Ohio | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 1 | |
| Jordan Taylor, Rice | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 3 | |
| Jeremy Gallon, Michigan | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 2 | |
| Davante Adams, Fresno State | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 1 | |
| Rashad Ross, Arizona State | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 3 | |
| Chris Conley, Georgia | 2 | 136 | 68.0 | 2 | |
| Noel Grigsby, San Jose State | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 0 | |
| Tyler Futrell, Ohio | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 0 | |
| Leading Kickers (minimum 12 points) | |||||
| Player, School | FGs | XPs | Pts | ||
| Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State | 3/3 | 7/7 | 16 | ||
| Brett Baer, La.-Lafayette | 3/3 | 4/5 | 13 | ||
| Allen Hardison, Nevada | 2/2 | 6/6 | 12 | ||
| Tony Miliano, Cincinnati | 2/2 | 6/6 | 12 | ||
