Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

Interpreted as:

cfb most passing yards by a player in a season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,967	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	B.J. Symons	5,833	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	8.1	448.7	52	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
3	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,705	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	8.0	438.8	48	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
4	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	5,671	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
5	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,671	2009	HOU	14	492	700	70.3	8.1	405.1	44	15	154.8	6.3	2.1
6	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,631	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	9.3	402.2	48	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
7	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	5,579	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	8.1	429.2	48	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
8	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	5,549	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	9.9	396.4	58	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
9	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	5,188	1990	BYU	12	361	562	64.2	9.2	432.3	41	28	155.9	7.3	5.0
10	David Klingler D. Klingler	5,140	1990	HOU	11	374	643	58.2	8.0	467.3	54	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
11	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,111	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	8.2	393.2	45	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
12	Derek Carr D. Carr	5,088	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
13	Paul Smith P. Smith	5,065	2007	TLSA	14	327	544	60.1	9.3	361.8	47	19	159.8	8.6	3.5
14	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	5,055	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
15	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,052	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
16	Bryant Moniz B. Moniz	5,040	2010	HAW	14	361	555	65.0	9.1	360.0	39	15	159.1	7.0	2.7
17	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,020	2008	HOU	13	397	589	67.4	8.5	386.2	44	11	159.9	7.5	1.9
18	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	5,017	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	7.0	358.4	45	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
19	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	4,946	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
20	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	4,943	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	8.8	411.9	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
21	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,904	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
22	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,903	2023	WASH	15	363	555	65.4	8.8	326.9	36	11	157.1	6.5	2.0	11	83
23	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,875	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
24	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
25	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	4,830	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	8.8	371.5	49	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127