▁Trib une ▁Silver ▁Football ▁tro phy ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁valuable ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference . ▁ ▁He ▁tied ▁with ▁Ch uck ▁F us ina ▁as ▁the ▁first - team ▁quarter back ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁College ▁Football ▁All - America ▁Team ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Football ▁Co aches ▁Association . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁( media ) ▁and ▁United ▁Press ▁International ▁( co aches ) ▁as ▁the ▁first - team ▁quarter back ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁ball oting ▁for ▁the ▁He is man ▁Tro phy , ▁behind ▁Billy ▁Sim s ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁F us ina . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁co - M ost ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Charles ▁White ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Rose ▁Bowl , ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁Wol ver ine . ▁ ▁Le ach ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁player ▁to ▁pass ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁points ▁and ▁score ▁ 2 0 0 ▁points . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁NCAA ▁record ▁for ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁passes ▁for ▁touch down s ▁( 4 0 0 - 4 9 9 ▁attempts ) ▁with ▁ 4 5 ▁in ▁ 4 6 2 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁athlet es ▁in ▁Michigan ▁history , ▁Le ach ▁was ▁named ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁as ▁a ▁quarter back ▁three ▁times