He passed for 973 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 638 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1976. As a junior, he started all twelve games at quarterback and led the 1977 team to a 10–2 record and #9 ranking in the final AP poll. He passed for 1,348 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for 375 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior in 1978, he again started all twelve games and led Michigan to a 10–2 record and #5 ranking in the final AP poll. He passed for 1,283 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 611 yards and 12 touchdowns. Leach won numerous individual honors in 1978, including the following: Won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference. Tied with Chuck Fusina as the first-team quarterback on the All-America Team selected by the American Football Coaches Association. Selected by both the Associated Press (media) and United Press International (coaches) as the first-team quarterback on the All-Big Ten team. Finished third in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, behind Billy Sims and Chuck Fusina. Selected as the co-Most Valuable Player (along with Charles White) of the Rose Bowl, his last game as a Wolverine. Leach was the first NCAA Division I (now FBS) player to pass for 200 points and score 200 points. He continues to hold the NCAA record for highest percentage of passes for touchdowns (400-499 attempts) with 45 in 462. One of the finest athletes in Michigan history, Leach was named All-Big Ten as a quarterback three times and also placed in the voting for the Heisman Trophy three times. Leach shattered all Michigan's career passing, total offense and touchdown records. He set an NCAA record for most touchdowns accounted for (82) and broke Big Ten records for total offense (6,460 yards), total plays (1,034), and touchdown passes (48). A standout on the diamond as well as the gridiron, Leach won the Big Ten batting championship as a junior and won the rare honor of being named All-American in both football and baseball. In 1999, Sports Illustrated published a list of "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Michigan" (in all sports), and ranked Leach 22nd. "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Michigan," Sports Illustrated, December 27, 1999. College statistics * Includes bowl games. Professional baseball Leach was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the first round