cfb passing yards leader 1989

Andre Ware had the most passing yards in 1989, with 4,699 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andre Ware
A. Ware
4,699
1989
11
365
578
63.1
8.1
427.2
46
15
152.5
8.0
2.6
2Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
4,560
1989
12
265
412
64.3
11.1
380.0
32
15
175.6
7.8
3.6
3Dan McGwire
D. McGwire
3,651
1989
12
258
440
58.6
8.3
304.3
16
19
131.7
3.6
4.3
4Jeremy Leach
J. Leach
3,573
1989
12
282
511
55.2
7.0
297.8
22
20
120.3
4.3
3.9
5Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
3,211
1989
12
237
444
53.4
7.2
267.6
31
19
128.6
7.0
4.3
6Peter Tom Willis
P. Tom Willis
3,124
1989
11
211
346
61.0
9.0
284.0
20
9
150.7
5.8
2.6
7Mike Romo
M. Romo
2,927
1989
11
282
503
56.1
5.8
266.1
14
18
107.0
2.8
3.6
8Bill Musgrave
B. Musgrave
2,761
1989
11
208
362
57.5
7.6
251.0
20
14
132.0
5.5
3.9
9Troy Taylor
T. Taylor
2,738
1989
11
220
394
55.8
6.9
248.9
16
12
121.5
4.1
3.0
10Rich Dackin
R. Dackin
2,679
1989
11
215
394
54.6
6.8
243.5
18
11
121.2
4.6
2.8
11Dan Speltz
D. Speltz
2,671
1989
11
214
309
69.3
8.6
242.8
20
11
156.1
6.5
3.6
12Tommy Hodson
T. Hodson
2,655
1989
11
183
317
57.7
8.4
241.4
22
12
143.4
6.9
3.8
13Shane Montgomery
S. Montgomery
2,632
1989
11
217
396
54.8
6.6
239.3
16
15
116.4
4.0
3.8
14Paul Oates
P. Oates
2,621
1989
12
168
364
46.2
7.2
218.4
19
17
114.5
5.2
4.7
15Deron Smith
D. Smith
2,613
1989
12
237
423
56.0
6.2
217.8
18
16
114.4
4.3
3.8
16Paul Justin
P. Justin
2,591
1989
11
183
314
58.3
8.3
235.5
17
10
139.1
5.4
3.2
17Brett Favre
B. Favre
2,588
1989
11
206
381
54.1
6.8
235.3
14
10
118.0
3.7
2.6
18Howard Gasser
H. Gasser
2,586
1989
12
189
359
52.6
7.2
215.5
16
19
117.3
4.5
5.3
19Cary Conklin
C. Conklin
2,569
1989
11
208
365
57.0
7.0
233.5
16
17
121.3
4.4
4.7
20Scott Erney
S. Erney
2,536
1989
11
208
374
55.6
6.8
230.5
15
17
116.7
4.0
4.5
21Alex Van Pelt
A. Van Pelt
2,527
1989
11
172
307
56.0
8.2
229.7
15
11
134.1
4.9
3.6
22Browning Nagle
B. Nagle
2,503
1989
11
187
334
56.0
7.5
227.5
16
10
128.8
4.8
3.0
23Phillip Barnhill
P. Barnhill
2,454
1989
11
182
377
48.3
6.5
223.1
17
11
112.0
4.5
2.9
24Jeff George
J. George
2,417
1989
11
216
348
62.1
6.9
219.7
19
11
132.1
5.5
3.2
25Todd Marinovich
T. Marinovich
2,400
1989
11
197
321
61.4
7.5
218.2
16
12
133.1
5.0
3.7
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