college football most passing yards per game single season since 2000

Since 2000, B.J. Symons has averaged the most passing yards per game in a season, with 448.7 per game in 2003.

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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%	SCK	SCKY
1	B.J. Symons	448.7	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	5,833	8.1	52	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
2	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	438.8	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	5,705	8.0	48	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
3	Connor Halliday C. Halliday	430.3	2014	WSU	9	354	526	67.3	3,873	7.4	32	11	145.0	6.1	2.1	19	163
4	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	429.2	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	5,579	8.1	48	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
5	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	426.2	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
6	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	421.0	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
7	Case Keenum C. Keenum	405.1	2009	HOU	14	492	700	70.3	5,671	8.1	44	15	154.8	6.3	2.1
8	Brennan Armstrong B. Armstrong	404.5	2021	UVA	11	326	500	65.2	4,449	8.9	31	10	156.4	6.2	2.0	30	195
9	Case Keenum C. Keenum	402.2	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	5,631	9.3	48	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
10	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	396.4	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	5,549	9.9	58	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
11	Sonny Cumbie S. Cumbie	395.2	2004	TTU	12	421	642	65.6	4,742	7.4	32	18	138.5	5.0	2.8
12	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	393.2	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	5,111	8.2	45	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
13	Derek Carr D. Carr	391.4	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
14	Case Keenum C. Keenum	386.2	2008	HOU	13	397	589	67.4	5,020	8.5	44	11	159.9	7.5	1.9
15	Chase Holbrook C. Holbrook	384.9	2006	NMSU	12	396	566	70.0	4,619	8.2	34	9	155.2	6.0	1.6
16	Luke Falk L. Falk	380.1	2015	WSU	12	447	644	69.4	4,561	7.1	38	8	145.9	5.9	1.2	38	292
17	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	378.1	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
18	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	377.2	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	4,904	10.0	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
19	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	372.0	2026	ORST	7	189	273	69.2	2,604	9.5	24	2	176.9	8.8	0.7	9	71
20	Luke Falk L. Falk	371.8	2014	WSU	5	156	243	64.2	1,859	7.7	13	7	140.4	5.3	2.9	17	105
21	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	371.5	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	4,830	8.8	49	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
22	Myles Brennan M. Brennan	370.7	2020	LSU	3	79	131	60.3	1,112	8.5	11	3	154.7	8.4	2.3	9	55
23	C.J. Stroud	369.6	2021	OSU	12	317	441	71.9	4,435	10.1	44	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
24	Kyle McCord K. McCord	367.6	2024	SYR	13	391	592	66.0	4,779	8.1	34	12	148.8	5.7	2.0	27	242
25	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	367.6	2018	WSU	13	468	662	70.7	4,779	7.2	38	9	147.6	5.7	1.4	13	75

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,561

Hammond

RUSH

619

Williams

REC

499

Johnson

Team Rankings

PPG

35.9

27th

OPP PPG

20.4

40th

RUSH YDS/G

189.7

41st

PASS YDS/G

229.4

81st

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
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
6	Houston	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	ARIZ	@	TTU	12:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WVU	@	TTU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TTU	@	OKST	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	TTU	@	BAY	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	TCU	@	TTU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Texas Tech

6 - 1

Final

Cincinnati

5 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

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

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
6	Delaware	4	4	.500
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
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	5	.375
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	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
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	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
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