best passer rating in ncaa single game by a qb

Ryan Hilinski has the best passer rating by a quarterback in a game, with a 1,144.0 rating against UTEP on September 9, 2023.

NAMERTGDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ryan Hilinski
R. Hilinski
1,144.0
9/9/2023
NW NW
vs
UTEP UTEP
1
1
100.0
85
85.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Graham Knowles
G. Knowles
1,135.6
9/6/2025
GT GT
vs
WEBB WEBB
1
1
100.0
84
84.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Ben Brittain
B. Brittain
1,102.0
9/23/2022
AFA AFA
vs
NEV NEV
1
1
100.0
80
80.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
4Pat Devlin
P. Devlin
1,102.0
10/18/2008
PSU PSU
vs
MICH MICH
1
1
100.0
80
80.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
5Matt Mumme
M. Mumme
1,093.6
9/19/1998
UK UK
vs
IND IND
1
1
100.0
79
79.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
6Ryan Harris
R. Harris
1,085.2
9/9/2000
WMU WMU
@
IOWA IOWA
1
1
100.0
78
78.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
7Quentin Hayes
Q. Hayes
1,068.4
11/30/2024
AFA AFA
@
SDSU SDSU
1
1
100.0
76
76.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
8D.J. Gillins
D.J. Gillins
1,068.4
9/9/2017
SMU SMU
vs
UNT UNT
1
1
100.0
76
76.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Kavika Johnson
K. Johnson
1,051.6
10/22/2016
UTEP UTEP
@
UTSA UTSA
1
1
100.0
74
74.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Joel Lanning
J. Lanning
1,051.6
10/17/2015
ISU ISU
vs
TCU TCU
1
1
100.0
74
74.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Treon Harris
T. Harris
1,051.6
9/6/2014
FLA FLA
vs
EMU EMU
2
2
100.0
148
74.0
2
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
12Alex Delton
A. Delton
1,034.8
9/15/2018
KSU KSU
vs
UTSA UTSA
1
1
100.0
72
72.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
1
2
13Jaylin Nelson
J. Nelson
1,009.6
11/4/2017
TXST TXST
vs
NMSU NMSU
1
1
100.0
69
69.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
14Dakereon Joyner
D. Joyner
1,001.2
11/5/2022
SC SC
@
VAN VAN
1
1
100.0
68
68.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
15General Booty
G. Booty
976.0
11/16/2024
ULM ULM
@
AUB AUB
1
1
100.0
65
65.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
16Eddie Printz
E. Printz
976.0
10/1/2016
TXST TXST
vs
IW IW
1
1
100.0
65
65.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
17Tom Flacco
T. Flacco
967.6
10/29/2015
WMU WMU
@
EMU EMU
1
1
100.0
64
64.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
18Grant Loy
G. Loy
959.2
11/23/2018
BGSU BGSU
vs
BUFF BUFF
1
1
100.0
63
63.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Mike Stuntz
M. Stuntz
959.2
10/27/2001
NEB NEB
vs
OKLA OKLA
1
1
100.0
63
63.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
20Gavin Wimsatt
G. Wimsatt
950.8
11/15/2025
JVST JVST
vs
KENN KENN
1
1
100.0
62
62.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Reggie Robertson
R. Robertson
917.2
10/2/2004
CAL CAL
@
ORST ORST
1
1
100.0
58
58.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
22J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
900.4
10/2/2021
MICH MICH
@
WIS WIS
1
1
100.0
56
56.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
23Scott McCummings
S. McCummings
892.0
9/3/2011
CONN CONN
vs
FOR FOR
1
1
100.0
55
55.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
24Matt Swanson
M. Swanson
892.0
8/31/2000
WYO WYO
@
AUB AUB
1
1
100.0
55
55.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
25Carson Baker
C. Baker
883.6
9/2/2021
WKU WKU
vs
UTM UTM
1
1
100.0
54
54.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
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PASS

2,400

Stone

Preston Stone

RUSH

941

Komolafe

Caleb Komolafe

REC

880

Wilde

Griffin Wilde
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PPG

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OPP PPG

20.9

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RUSH YDS/G

167.1

66th

PASS YDS/G

181.8

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TEAMCONFOVERALL
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Washington Washington
5-4
9-4
10
Nebraska Nebraska
4-5
7-6
11
Northwestern Northwestern
4-5
7-6
12
Penn State Penn State
3-6
7-6
13
UCLA UCLA
3-6
3-9
Schedule
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Sat
9/5
SDST SDST
@
NW NW
1:00 PM
Sat
9/19
COLO COLO
@
NW NW
1:00 PM
Fri
9/25
NW NW
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Fri
10/2
PSU PSU
@
NW NW
8:00 PM
Sat
10/10
BALL BALL
@
NW NW
1:00 PM
Last Game
CMU Central Michigan

0 - 1

7

Final

34

NW Northwestern

1 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

Darian Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Trinidad Chambliss
Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

Cam Cook

1,649

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Kewan Lacy
Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,278

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,264

Young

Wyatt Young
Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

34

Mensah

Darian Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker
Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

24

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

18

Hellums

Cale Hellums
Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

14

Brown

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13

Cooper

Omar Cooper Jr.
QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

170.4

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Sack Leaders

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14.5

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12.5

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45.1

Notre Dame

42.0

Indiana

41.6

Utah

41.3

South Florida

40.5

Tennessee

39.8
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Indiana

11.7

Texas Tech

11.8

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13.3

Miami

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512.4

Ole Miss

489.7

South Florida

488.7

Utah

482.9

Texas State

472.8

Florida State

472.1
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285.6

Utah

266.3

Air Force

261.4

Army

254.9

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246.7

JMU

241.5
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340.2

North Texas

318.0

Ole Miss

313.3

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Tennessee

292.8
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45.0

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CFB 2025 Standings

Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Duke Duke
9
5
.643
2
Virginia Virginia
11
3
.786
3
Miami Miami
13
2
.867
4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
8
5
.615
5
SMU SMU
9
4
.692
6
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
9
4
.692
7
California California
7
6
.538
8
Clemson Clemson
7
6
.538
9
NC State NC State
8
5
.615
10
Louisville Louisville
9
4
.692
11
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
4
.692
12
Stanford Stanford
4
8
.333
13
Florida State Florida State
5
7
.417
14
North Carolina North Carolina
4
8
.333
15
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
3
9
.250
16
Boston College Boston College
2
10
.167
17
Syracuse Syracuse
3
9
.250
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
12
2
.857
2
Alabama Alabama
11
4
.733
3
Ole Miss Ole Miss
13
2
.867
4
Texas A&M Texas A&M
11
2
.846
5
Texas Texas
10
3
.769
6
Oklahoma Oklahoma
10
3
.769
7
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
10
3
.769
8
Missouri Missouri
8
5
.615
9
Tennessee Tennessee
8
5
.615
10
LSU LSU
7
6
.538
11
Kentucky Kentucky
5
7
.417
12
Florida Florida
4
8
.333
13
Auburn Auburn
5
7
.417
14
Mississippi State Mississippi State
5
8
.385
15
South Carolina South Carolina
4
8
.333
16
Arkansas Arkansas
2
10
.167
Big 10WLPCT
1
Indiana Indiana
15
0
1.000
2
Ohio State Ohio State
12
2
.857
3
Oregon Oregon
13
2
.867
4
Michigan Michigan
9
4
.692
5
USC USC
9
4
.692
6
Iowa Iowa
9
4
.692
7
Illinois Illinois
9
4
.692
8
Minnesota Minnesota
8
5
.615
9
Washington Washington
9
4
.692
10
Nebraska Nebraska
7
6
.538
11
Northwestern Northwestern
7
6
.538
12
Penn State Penn State
7
6
.538
13
UCLA UCLA
3
9
.250
14
Rutgers Rutgers
5
7
.417
15
Wisconsin Wisconsin
4
8
.333
16
Maryland Maryland
4
8
.333
17
Michigan State Michigan State
4
8
.333
18
Purdue Purdue
2
10
.167
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
UNLV UNLV
10
4
.714
2
New Mexico New Mexico
9
4
.692
3
San Diego State San Diego State
9
4
.692
4
Boise State Boise State
9
5
.643
5
Fresno State Fresno State
9
4
.692
6
Hawaii Hawaii
9
4
.692
7
Utah State Utah State
6
7
.462
8
Air Force Air Force
4
8
.333
9
Wyoming Wyoming
4
8
.333
10
Nevada Nevada
3
9
.250
11
San José State San José State
3
9
.250
12
Colorado State Colorado State
2
10
.167
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
12
2
.857
2
Tulane Tulane
11
3
.786
3
Navy Navy
11
2
.846
4
South Florida South Florida
9
4
.692
5
East Carolina East Carolina
9
4
.692
6
Memphis Memphis
8
5
.615
7
Army Army
7
6
.538
8
UTSA UTSA
7
6
.538
9
Temple Temple
5
7
.417
10
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
4
8
.333
11
Rice Rice
5
8
.385
12
UAB UAB
4
8
.333
13
Tulsa Tulsa
4
8
.333
14
Charlotte Charlotte
1
11
.083
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
10
2
.833
2
UConn UConn
9
4
.692
Big 12WLPCT
1
Texas Tech Texas Tech
12
2
.857
2
BYU BYU
12
2
.857
3
Utah Utah
11
2
.846
4
Houston Houston
10
3
.769
5
Arizona Arizona
9
4
.692
6
Arizona State Arizona State
8
5
.615
7
Iowa State Iowa State
8
4
.667
8
Kansas State Kansas State
6
6
.500
9
TCU TCU
9
4
.692
10
Cincinnati Cincinnati
7
6
.538
11
Baylor Baylor
5
7
.417
12
Kansas Kansas
5
7
.417
13
UCF UCF
5
7
.417
14
West Virginia West Virginia
4
8
.333
15
Colorado Colorado
3
9
.250
16
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
1
11
.083
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
7
6
.538
2
Oregon State Oregon State
2
10
.167
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Western Michigan Western Michigan
10
4
.714
2
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
7
7
.500
3
Ohio Ohio
9
4
.692
4
Toledo Toledo
8
5
.615
5
Central Michigan Central Michigan
7
6
.538
6
Akron Akron
5
7
.417
7
Buffalo Buffalo
5
7
.417
8
Kent State Kent State
5
7
.417
9
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
8
.333
10
Ball State Ball State
4
8
.333
11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
4
8
.333
12
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
3
9
.250
13
UMass UMass
0
12
.000
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
12
2
.857
2
Troy Troy
8
6
.571
3
Old Dominion Old Dominion
10
3
.769
4
Southern Miss Southern Miss
7
6
.538
5
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
6
7
.462
6
Louisiana Louisiana
6
7
.462
7
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
7
6
.538
8
Arkansas State Arkansas State
7
6
.538
9
Marshall Marshall
5
7
.417
10
Texas State Texas State
7
6
.538
11
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
8
.385
12
South Alabama South Alabama
4
8
.333
13
Georgia State Georgia State
1
11
.083
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
3
9
.250
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
10
4
.714
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
9
5
.643
3
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
9
4
.692
4
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
5
.615
5
Missouri State Missouri State
7
6
.538
6
FIU FIU
7
6
.538
7
Delaware Delaware
7
6
.538
8
Liberty Liberty
4
8
.333
9
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
3
9
.250
10
New Mexico State New Mexico State
4
8
.333
11
UTEP UTEP
2
10
.167
12
Sam Houston Sam Houston
2
10
.167

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/15
MICH MICH
@
NW NW
24-22
Sat
11/15
USF USF
@
NAVY NAVY
38-41
Sat
11/15
SC SC
@
TAMU TAMU
30-31
Sat
11/15
UTEP UTEP
@
MOST MOST
24-38
Sat
11/15
MTSU MTSU
@
WKU WKU
26-42

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
UNC UNC
@
TCU TCU
12:00 PM
Sat
8/29
MEM MEM
@
UNLV UNLV
1:00 PM
Sat
8/29
HAW HAW
@
STAN STAN
1:00 PM
Sat
8/29
SAC SAC
@
EMU EMU
1:00 PM
Sat
8/29
NMSU NMSU
@
FSU FSU
1:00 PM