▁lead ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁receiving ▁while ▁ear ning ▁first - team ▁all - Big ▁E ight ▁acc ol ades . ▁IS U ▁went ▁ 5 - 4 - 1 ▁that ▁year , ▁a ▁significant ▁improvement ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 - 8 - 1 ▁mark ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁receiver ▁under ▁his ▁bel t , ▁Bar ney ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁To ▁achieve ▁this ▁goal , ▁he ▁needed ▁a ▁strong ▁battery ▁mate . ▁He ▁had ▁one ▁in ▁senior ▁quarter back ▁Tim ▁Van ▁Gal der , ▁who ▁was ▁setting ▁school ▁records ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁Van ▁Gal der ▁and ▁Bar ney ▁te amed ▁up ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁best ▁pass - catch ing ▁tan dem ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁E ight ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁as ▁Van ▁Gal der ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁passing ▁( 1 , 6 4 5 ▁yards ) ▁and ▁Bar ney ▁pac ed ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁receiving ▁( 7 8 2 ▁yards ). ▁ ▁Bar ney ▁broke ▁the ▁IS U ▁and ▁Big ▁E ight ▁marks ▁in ▁single - season ▁receiving ▁yards ▁( 7 8 2 ) ▁and ▁reception s ▁( 5 6 ) ▁to ▁ear n ▁first - team ▁all - Big ▁E ight ▁and ▁second - team ▁All - America ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁His ▁biggest ▁game ▁occurred ▁at ▁Arizona , ▁where ▁he ▁ha u led ▁in ▁a ▁then - Big ▁E ight ▁record