college football qbs with 4000 passing yards in a season

Jim McMahon passed for 4,571 yards in 1980.

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

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	4,571	1980	BYU	12	284	445	63.8	10.3	380.9	47	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
2	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	4,273	1985	BYU	13	338	511	66.1	8.4	328.7	30	24	146.4	5.9	4.7
3	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	4,322	1988	UTAH	11	323	533	60.6	8.1	392.9	29	15	141.0	5.4	2.8
4	Andre Ware A. Ware	4,699	1989	HOU	11	365	578	63.1	8.1	427.2	46	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
5	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	4,560	1989	BYU	12	265	412	64.3	11.1	380.0	32	15	175.6	7.8	3.6
6	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
7	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
8	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	4,031	1991	BYU	12	249	403	61.8	10.0	335.9	35	12	168.5	8.7	3.0
9	Chris Vargas C. Vargas	4,265	1993	NEV	11	331	490	67.6	8.7	387.7	34	18	156.2	6.9	3.7
10	Steve Sarkisian S. Sarkisian	4,027	1996	BYU	14	278	404	68.8	10.0	287.6	33	12	173.6	8.2	3.0
11	Josh Wallwork J. Wallwork	4,090	1996	WYO	12	286	458	62.4	8.9	340.8	33	15	154.7	7.2	3.3
12	Tim Couch T. Couch	4,275	1998	UK	11	400	553	72.3	7.7	388.6	36	15	153.3	6.5	2.7
13	Chris Redman C. Redman	4,042	1998	LOU	10	309	473	65.3	8.5	404.2	29	15	151.0	6.1	3.2
14	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
15	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	4,167	2000	FSU	12	266	431	61.7	9.7	347.3	33	11	163.1	7.7	2.6
16	David Carr D. Carr	4,299	2001	FRES	13	308	476	64.7	9.0	330.7	42	7	166.7	8.8	1.5
17	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	4,132	2001	MRSH	12	315	470	67.0	8.8	344.3	38	7	164.6	8.1	1.5
18	Timmy Chang T. Chang	4,350	2002	HAW	13	335	603	55.6	7.2	334.6	25	22	122.5	4.1	3.6
19	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	4,642	2002	TTU	13	447	669	66.8	6.9	357.1	42	12	142.2	6.3	1.8
20	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	4,019	2002	MRSH	11	309	447	69.1	9.0	365.4	26	9	159.8	5.8	2.0
21	Cody Pickett C. Pickett	4,186	2002	WASH	12	340	558	60.9	7.5	348.8	26	13	134.7	4.7	2.3
22	Ryan Dinwiddie R. Dinwiddie	4,031	2003	BSU	13	257	411	62.5	9.8	310.1	28	5	165.0	6.8	1.2
23	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,016	2003	NCST	12	311	438	71.0	9.2	334.7	29	7	166.7	6.6	1.6
24	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	4,110	2003	M-OH	13	321	462	69.5	8.9	316.2	33	10	163.5	7.1	2.2
25	B.J. Symons	5,336	2003	TTU	12	429	666	64.4	8.0	444.7	48	21	149.2	7.2	3.2

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More BYU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,750

Bachmeier

RUSH

344

Martin

REC

585

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

32.4

44th

OPP PPG

18.8

29th

RUSH YDS/G

175.4

54th

PASS YDS/G

222.5

90th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Utah	5-0	8-0
2	BYU	4-1	7-1
3	Texas Tech	4-1	7-1
4	Houston	3-2	6-2
5	Arizona	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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

Arizona State

4 - 4

Final

BYU

7 - 1

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
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	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375