highest passer rating in a college football game

Emmanuel Byers has the highest passer rating in a game, with a 1,186.0 rating against Miami on November 26, 2005.

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	NAME	RTG	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Emmanuel Byers E. Byers	1,186.0	11/26/2005	UVA	@	MIA	1	1	100.0	90	90.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
2	Ryan Hilinski R. Hilinski	1,144.0	9/9/2023	NW	vs	UTEP	1	1	100.0	85	85.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
3	Josh Burnham J. Burnham	1,135.6	11/29/2025	ND	@	STAN	1	1	100.0	84	84.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
4	Graham Knowles G. Knowles	1,135.6	9/6/2025	GT	vs	WEBB	1	1	100.0	84	84.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
5	Dontae Strickland D. Strickland	1,135.6	10/15/2016	SYR	vs	VT	1	1	100.0	84	84.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
6	Jalen Fitzpatrick J. Fitzpatrick	1,127.2	10/26/2013	TEM	@	SMU	1	1	100.0	83	83.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
7	Marshall Williams M. Williams	1,110.4	9/11/2010	WAKE	vs	DUKE	1	1	100.0	81	81.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
8	Austin Herbert A. Herbert	1,110.4	10/28/2000	NCST	vs	FSU	1	1	100.0	81	81.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
9	Trevor Gaylor T. Gaylor	1,110.4	9/11/1999	M-OH	@	WVU	1	1	100.0	81	81.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
10	Bill Powell B. Powell	1,110.4	9/20/1997	RUTG	vs	BC	1	1	100.0	81	81.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
11	Ben Brittain B. Brittain	1,102.0	9/23/2022	AFA	vs	NEV	1	1	100.0	80	80.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
12	Alex Allen A. Allen	1,102.0	10/31/2009	AKR	@	NIU	1	1	100.0	80	80.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
13	Pat Devlin P. Devlin	1,102.0	10/18/2008	PSU	vs	MICH	1	1	100.0	80	80.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
14	Dwayne Harris D. Harris	1,102.0	10/13/2007	ECU	@	UTEP	1	1	100.0	80	80.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
15	Dave Thomas D. Thomas	1,102.0	9/27/2007	MEM	@	ARST	1	1	100.0	80	80.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
16	Brett Biggs B. Biggs	1,093.6	9/10/2005	AKR	@	PUR	1	1	100.0	79	79.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
17	Terrell Williams T. Williams	1,093.6	10/2/2004	CAL	@	ORST	1	1	100.0	79	79.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
18	Charles Pauley C. Pauley	1,093.6	11/9/2002	SJSU	vs	LT	1	1	100.0	79	79.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
19	Matt Mumme M. Mumme	1,093.6	9/19/1998	UK	vs	IND	1	1	100.0	79	79.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
20	Ryan Harris R. Harris	1,085.2	9/9/2000	WMU	@	IOWA	1	1	100.0	78	78.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
21	Quentin Hayes Q. Hayes	1,068.4	11/30/2024	AFA	@	SDSU	1	1	100.0	76	76.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
22	D.J. Gillins	1,068.4	9/9/2017	SMU	vs	UNT	1	1	100.0	76	76.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
23	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	1,068.4	9/10/2016	CHAR	vs	ELON	1	1	100.0	76	76.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0
24	E.J. Biggers	1,068.4	1/6/2007	WMU	@	CIN	1	1	100.0	76	76.0	1	0	100.0	0.0
25	Mario Sanders M. Sanders	1,060.0	10/6/2026	USM	@	TROY	1	1	100.0	75	75.0	1	0	100.0	0.0	0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,080

Pribula

RUSH

337

Middlebrook

REC

204

Courtney

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

53rd

OPP PPG

19.2

41st

RUSH YDS/G

162.8

71st

PASS YDS/G

217.5

97th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1
6	Virginia	2-1	4-2
7	California	2-1	3-3
8	Georgia Tech	1-1	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	UVA	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DUKE	@	UVA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	UVA	@	WAKE	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CAL	@	UVA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNC	@	UVA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Syracuse

2 - 3

Final

Virginia

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333