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For many years, bowl game stats were not included in the official stats. In 2002, the NCAA changed that policy and started including bowl game stats in the official stats. This change was not retroactive. The NCAA stated that the new policy would be in effect going forward, but pre-2002 stats would not be revised retroactively to include bowl games.

The Pac 10 nevertheless decided that it would implement the new policy retroactively (for most purposes). The Pac 12 record book therefore includes stats from pre-2002 bowl games (for most purposes).

This means that the NCAA record book and the Pac 12 record book are inconsistent in some places. For example, if you look up the career all-purpose yardage total for Darrin Nelson or the career rushing total for Marcus Allen, the NCAA record book and the Pac 12 record book will give you different numbers.

Stanford follows the NCAA's policy and has not retroactively changed its pre-2002 records. So, Stanford's record book is consistent with the NCAA record book, but not always consistent with the Pac 12 record book. The stats listed in my earlier post are from Stanford's record book, and do not include pre-2002 bowl games.

Including bowl games, the stats in my earlier post would be as follows. The changes reflect bowl game stats for Jim Plunkett and Steve Stenstrom:

Most TD Passes, Career
77  John Elway
75  Steve Stenstrom
74  Andrew Luck
53  Jim Plunkett

Most TD Passes, Season
32  Andrew Luck, 2010
29  Steve Stenstrom, 1993
29  Andrew Luck, 2011 to date
27  John Elway, 1980

Most Total Offense, Career
10,179  Steve Stenstrom
9,549  Andrew Luck
9,070  John Elway
8,178  Jim Plunkett

[terry]

For many years, bowl game stats were not included in the official stats. In 2002, the NCAA changed that policy and started including bowl game stats in the official stats. This change was not retroactive. The NCAA stated that the new policy would be in effect going forward, but pre-2002 stats would not be revised retroactively to include bowl games.

The Pac 10 nevertheless decided that it would implement the new policy retroactively (for most purposes). The Pac 12 record book therefore includes stats from pre-2002 bowl games (for most purposes).

This means that the NCAA record book and the Pac 12 record book are inconsistent in some places. For example, if you look up the career all-purpose yardage total for Darrin Nelson or the career rushing total for Marcus Allen, the NCAA record book and the Pac 12 record book will give you different numbers.

Stanford follows the NCAA's policy and has not retroactively changed its pre-2002 records. So, Stanford's record book is consistent with the NCAA record book, but not always consistent with the Pac 12 record book. The stats listed in my earlier post are from Stanford's record book, and do not include pre-2002 bowl games.

Including bowl games, the stats in my earlier post would be as follows. The changes reflect bowl game stats for Jim Plunkett and Steve Stenstrom:

Most TD Passes, Career
77  John Elway
75  Steve Stenstrom
74  Andrew Luck
53  Jim Plunkett

Most TD Passes, Season
32  Andrew Luck, 2010
29  Steve Stenstrom, 1993
29  Andrew Luck, 2011 to date
27  John Elway, 1980

Most Total Offense, Career
10,179  Steve Stenstrom
9,549  Andrew Luck
9,070  John Elway
8,178  Jim Plunkett