heisman qbs with the most passing yards in a cfb season

Joe Burrow has the most passing yards by a quarterback Heisman Trophy winner in a season, with 5,671 yards in 2019.

NAMEYDSHEISMANSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
5,671
1
2019
LSU LSU
15
402
527
76.3
10.8
378.1
60
6
202.0
11.4
1.1
34
206
2Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
5,188
1
1990
BYU BYU
12
361
562
64.2
9.2
432.3
41
28
155.9
7.3
5.0
3Bryce Young
B. Young
4,872
1
2021
ALA ALA
15
366
547
66.9
8.9
324.8
47
7
167.5
8.6
1.3
39
277
4Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
4,720
1
2008
OKLA OKLA
14
328
483
67.9
9.8
337.1
50
8
180.8
10.4
1.7
5Andre Ware
A. Ware
4,699
1
1989
HOU HOU
11
365
578
63.1
8.1
427.2
46
15
152.5
8.0
2.6
6Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4,627
1
2017
OKLA OKLA
14
285
404
70.5
11.5
330.5
43
6
198.9
10.6
1.5
26
180
7Caleb Williams
C. Williams
4,537
1
2022
USC USC
14
333
500
66.6
9.1
324.1
42
5
168.5
8.4
1.0
29
246
8Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4,454
1
2014
ORE ORE
15
304
445
68.3
10.0
296.9
42
4
181.7
9.4
0.9
31
175
9Kyler Murray
K. Murray
4,361
1
2018
OKLA OKLA
14
260
377
69.0
11.6
311.5
42
7
199.2
11.1
1.9
18
109
10Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4,293
1
2011
BAY BAY
13
291
402
72.4
10.7
330.2
37
6
189.5
9.2
1.5
11Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
4,167
1
2000
FSU FSU
12
266
431
61.7
9.7
347.3
33
11
163.1
7.7
2.6
12Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,057
1
2013
FSU FSU
14
257
384
66.9
10.6
289.8
40
10
184.8
10.4
2.6
27
188
13Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
3,942
1
2002
USC USC
13
309
489
63.2
8.1
303.2
33
10
149.1
6.7
2.0
14Jason White
J. White
3,846
1
2003
OKLA OKLA
14
278
451
61.6
8.5
274.7
40
10
158.1
8.9
2.2
15Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
3,812
1
2023
LSU LSU
12
236
327
72.2
11.7
317.7
40
4
208.0
12.2
1.2
22
96
16Johnny Manziel
J. Manziel
3,706
1
2012
TAMU TAMU
13
295
434
68.0
8.5
285.1
26
9
155.3
6.0
2.1
17Danny Wuerffel
D. Wuerffel
3,625
1
1996
FLA FLA
12
207
360
57.5
10.1
302.1
39
13
170.6
10.8
3.6
18Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
3,543
1
2016
LOU LOU
13
230
409
56.2
8.7
272.5
30
9
148.8
7.3
2.2
45
316
19Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
3,454
1
1984
BC BC
11
233
386
60.4
8.9
314.0
27
11
152.9
7.0
2.8
20Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
3,322
1
2004
USC USC
13
269
412
65.3
8.1
255.5
33
6
156.5
8.0
1.5
21Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
3,286
1
2007
FLA FLA
13
234
350
66.9
9.4
252.8
32
6
172.5
9.1
1.7
22Gino Torretta
G. Torretta
3,060
1
1992
MIA MIA
11
228
402
56.7
7.6
278.2
19
7
132.8
4.7
1.7
23Charlie Ward
C. Ward
3,032
1
1993
FSU FSU
11
264
380
69.5
8.0
275.6
27
4
157.8
7.1
1.1
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
2,854
1
2010
AUB AUB
14
185
280
66.1
10.2
203.9
30
7
182.0
10.7
2.5
25Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
2,715
1
1970
STAN STAN
11
191
358
53.4
7.6
246.8
18
18
123.6
5.0
5.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1956 season.

More LSU Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

90th

OPP PPG

18.9

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.3

154th

PASS YDS/G

249.3

59th

2025 SEC Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
9
Oklahoma Oklahoma
2-2
6-2
10
Florida Florida
2-2
3-4
11
LSU LSU
2-3
5-3
12
Auburn Auburn
1-4
4-4
13
South Carolina South Carolina
1-5
3-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
LSU LSU
@
ALA ALA
7:30 PM
Sat
11/15
ARK ARK
@
LSU LSU
1:00 PM
Sat
11/22
WKU WKU
@
LSU LSU
1:00 PM
Sat
11/29
LSU LSU
@
OKLA OKLA
1:00 PM
Last Game
TAMU Texas A&M

8 - 0

49

Final

25

LSU LSU

5 - 3

Sat 25 Oct 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

CFB 2025 Rankings

CFB 2025 Division Standings

Mountain WestWLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
6
2
.750
2
San Diego State San Diego State
6
1
.857
Big 12WLPCT
1
BYU BYU
8
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
7
1
.875
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
8
0
1.000
2
Virginia Virginia
7
1
.875
Big 10WLPCT
1
Ohio State Ohio State
7
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
8
0
1.000
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
5
3
.625
2
Central Michigan Central Michigan
5
3
.625
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
5
2
.714
2
UConn UConn
5
3
.625
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Texas A&M Texas A&M
8
0
1.000
2
Alabama Alabama
7
1
.875
American AthleticWLPCT
1
Navy Navy
7
0
1.000
2
Tulane Tulane
6
1
.857
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
4
4
.500
2
Oregon State Oregon State
1
7
.125
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
7
1
.875
2
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
4
3
.571
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
6
2
.750
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
5
3
.625

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/3
OHIO OHIO
@
BALL BALL
14-20
Fri
10/3
ARMY ARMY
@
UAB UAB
31-13
Fri
10/3
ILL ILL
@
PUR PUR
43-27
Fri
10/3
KSU KSU
@
BAY BAY
34-35
Fri
10/3
ISU ISU
@
CIN CIN
30-38

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
MEM MEM
@
RICE RICE
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
UNC UNC
@
SYR SYR
7:30 PM
Fri
10/31
SHSU SHSU
@
LT LT
8:00 PM
Sat
11/1
BUFF BUFF
@
BGSU BGSU
12:00 PM
Sat
11/1
PSU PSU
@
OSU OSU
12:00 PM