college football most passing yards per game single season before 1988

Before 1988, Jim McMahon had the most passing yards per game in a season, with 380.9 per game in 1980.

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Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	380.9	1980	BYU	12	284	445	63.8	4,571	10.3	47	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
2	Steve Young S. Young	354.7	1983	BYU	11	306	429	71.3	3,902	9.1	33	10	168.5	7.7	2.3
3	Bill Anderson B. Anderson	346.4	1965	TLSA	10	296	509	58.2	3,464	6.8	30	14	129.3	5.9	2.8
4	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	338.2	1979	BYU	11	250	427	58.5	3,720	8.7	29	15	147.1	6.8	3.5
5	Jim Everett J. Everett	331.9	1985	PUR	11	285	450	63.3	3,651	8.1	23	11	143.5	5.1	2.4
6	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	328.7	1985	BYU	13	338	511	66.1	4,273	8.4	30	24	146.4	5.9	4.7
7	Todd Santos T. Santos	327.7	1987	SDSU	12	306	492	62.2	3,932	8.0	26	15	140.7	5.3	3.0
8	Greg Cook G. Cook	327.2	1968	CIN	10	219	411	53.3	3,272	8.0	25	17	132.0	6.1	4.1
9	Doug Gaynor D. Gaynor	323.0	1984	LBS	10	248	385	64.4	3,230	8.4	16	17	139.8	4.2	4.4
10	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	322.9	1984	BYU	12	283	458	61.8	3,875	8.5	33	11	151.8	7.2	2.4
11	Todd Dillon T. Dillon	319.7	1982	LBS	11	289	504	57.3	3,517	7.0	19	21	120.1	3.8	4.2
12	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	318.5	1969	SDSU	10	199	335	59.4	3,185	9.5	39	26	162.2	11.6	7.8
13	Sam King S. King	314.8	1981	UNLV	12	255	433	58.9	3,778	8.7	18	19	137.1	4.2	4.4
14	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	314.0	1984	BC	11	233	386	60.4	3,454	8.9	27	11	152.9	7.0	2.8
15	Chuck Hixson C. Hixson	310.3	1968	SMU	10	265	468	56.6	3,103	6.6	21	23	117.3	4.5	4.9
16	Tony Eason T. Eason	305.5	1981	ILL	11	248	406	61.1	3,360	8.3	20	14	140.0	4.9	3.4
17	Billy Stevens B. Stevens	304.2	1965	UTEP	10	196	432	45.4	3,042	7.0	21	29	107.1	4.9	6.7
18	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	303.5	1984	MIA	12	262	416	63.0	3,642	8.8	25	16	148.7	6.0	3.8
19	Matt Kofler M. Kofler	303.4	1981	SDSU	11	262	436	60.1	3,337	7.7	21	15	133.4	4.8	3.4
20	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	301.5	1976	RICE	11	269	501	53.7	3,317	6.6	21	19	115.6	4.2	3.8
21	Doug Williams D. Williams	298.7	1977	GRAM	11	181	352	51.4	3,286	9.3	38	18	155.2	10.8	5.1
22	Doug Gaynor D. Gaynor	296.9	1985	LBS	12	321	451	71.2	3,563	7.9	19	18	143.5	4.2	4.0
23	Brian McClure B. McClure	296.7	1983	BGSU	11	298	466	63.9	3,264	7.0	16	16	127.2	3.4	3.4
24	Mike Perez M. Perez	296.5	1987	SJSU	11	242	407	59.5	3,262	8.0	22	13	138.2	5.4	3.2
25	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	296.3	1981	BYU	12	272	423	64.3	3,555	8.4	30	7	155.0	7.1	1.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,514

Bachmeier

RUSH

344

Martin

REC

498

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

33.1

40th

OPP PPG

18.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

193.7

36th

PASS YDS/G

220.6

92nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Utah	4-0	7-0
2	BYU	3-1	6-1
3	Arizona	3-1	6-1
4	Texas Tech	3-1	6-1
5	Oklahoma State	3-1	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	ASU	@	BYU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/7	BYU	@	UTAH	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BAY	@	BYU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	BYU	@	KU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CIN	@	BYU	1:00 PM

Last Game

BYU

6 - 1

Final

UCF

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	6	.333
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	2	7	.222

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125