highest passer rating with at least 25 attempts in a college football game

Bruce Gradkowski has the best passer rating in a game when throwing 25+ pass attempts, with a 317.4 rating against Buffalo on November 1, 2003.

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	NAME	RTG	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski	317.4	25	11/1/2003	TOL	vs	BUFF	23	92.0	435	17.4	6	0	24.0	0.0
2	Mike Teel M. Teel	314.0	26	12/4/2008	RUTG	vs	LOU	21	80.8	447	17.2	7	0	26.9	0.0
3	Drew Olson D. Olson	301.3	27	11/12/2005	UCLA	vs	ASU	22	81.5	510	18.9	5	0	18.5	0.0
4	Marcus Arroyo M. Arroyo	298.0	26	11/10/2001	SJSU	vs	NEV	21	80.8	476	18.3	5	0	19.2	0.0
5	David Neill D. Neill	295.5	26	10/24/1998	NEV	@	IDHO	20	76.9	480	18.5	5	0	19.2	0.0
6	Wes Counts W. Counts	290.6	28	10/6/2001	MTSU	vs	IDHO	23	82.1	459	16.4	6	0	21.4	0.0
7	Vernon Adams V. Adams	288.0	25	11/21/2015	ORE	vs	USC	20	80.0	407	16.3	6	1	24.0	4.0	3	22
8	Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor	287.9	25	9/30/2023	ARST	@	MASS	20	80.0	383	15.3	6	0	24.0	0.0	1	4
9	David Carr D. Carr	285.5	27	12/1/2001	FRES	vs	USU	21	77.8	432	16.0	6	0	22.2	0.0
10	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	284.1	31	11/2/2024	MISS	@	ARK	25	80.6	515	16.6	6	0	19.4	0.0	1	8
11	Cade Klubnik C. Klubnik	277.9	26	9/7/2024	CLEM	vs	APP	24	92.3	378	14.5	5	0	19.2	0.0	0	0
12	Jimmy Clausen J. Clausen	277.6	26	12/24/2008	ND	@	HAW	22	84.6	401	15.4	5	0	19.2	0.0
13	Jason Martin J. Martin	277.6	36	10/19/1996	LT	vs	TOL	28	77.8	542	15.1	8	0	22.2	0.0
14	Seth Russell S. Russell	277.2	25	9/6/2014	BAY	vs	NWST	16	64.0	438	17.5	5	0	20.0	0.0	0	0
15	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	272.6	27	8/31/2024	MISS	vs	FUR	22	81.5	418	15.5	5	0	18.5	0.0	1	3
16	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	271.8	26	10/25/2014	WKU	vs	ODU	23	88.5	371	14.3	5	0	19.2	0.0	1	9
17	Cutter Boley C. Boley	271.5	27	9/5/2026	ASU	vs	MORG	21	77.8	387	14.3	6	0	22.2	0.0	1	8
18	Stephen Calvert S. Calvert	270.4	27	11/2/2019	LIB	@	MASS	20	74.1	474	17.6	4	0	14.8	0.0	0	0
19	Jon Wassink J. Wassink	269.6	25	8/31/2019	WMU	vs	MONM	20	80.0	368	14.7	5	0	20.0	0.0	1	15
20	Case Keenum C. Keenum	269.2	28	10/22/2011	HOU	vs	MRSH	24	85.7	376	13.4	6	0	21.4	0.0
21	Sam Hartman S. Hartman	268.9	29	10/23/2021	WAKE	@	ARMY	23	79.3	458	15.8	5	0	17.2	0.0	0	0
22	Bo Nix B. Nix	268.1	29	11/18/2023	ORE	@	ASU	24	82.8	404	13.9	6	0	20.7	0.0	1	8
23	David Johnson D. Johnson	266.5	27	10/18/2008	TLSA	vs	UTEP	21	77.8	434	16.1	5	1	18.5	3.7
24	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	266.3	36	10/22/2016	OKLA	@	TTU	27	75.0	545	15.1	7	0	19.4	0.0	0	0
25	C.J. Stroud	265.9	26	10/8/2022	OSU	@	MSU	21	80.8	361	13.9	6	1	23.1	3.8	1	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,244

Richter

RUSH

609

Miller

REC

592

Dabbs

Team Rankings

PPG

37.4

17th

OPP PPG

25.4

87th

RUSH YDS/G

187.4

45th

PASS YDS/G

288.1

14th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Ohio	4-0	6-2
2	Toledo	3-1	6-2
3	Western Michigan	4-1	6-3
4	Buffalo	3-1	5-3
5	Miami (OH)	3-1	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	TOL	@	SAC	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	MASS	@	TOL	1:00 PM
Fri 11/20	BGSU	@	TOL	7:30 PM
Fri 11/27	TOL	@	OHIO	12:00 PM

Last Game

Western Michigan

5 - 3

Final

Toledo

6 - 2

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

982

Gutierrez

972

Sheppard

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

14

Sheppard

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

Bradley

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

40.4

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

295.8

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

324.1

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	3	.625
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	5	3	.625
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	6	2	.750
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	5	3	.625
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	6	.250
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
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	6	2	.750
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	4	.500
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	2	.750
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	6	2	.750
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	4	4	.500
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	4	4	.500

	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	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
9	Kent State	3	6	.333
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	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	4	.500
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	6	2	.750
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	2	.750
4	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
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

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	WVU	@	ISU	42-45
Sat 10/3	ARMY	@	LT	29-31
Sat 10/3	CIN	@	ARIZ	7-34
Sun 10/4	SJSU	@	HAW	20-16
Tue 10/6	USM	@	TROY	34-55

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	APP	@	GASO	6:30 PM
Sat 10/31	WSU	@	SDSU	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLEM	@	FSU	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKST	@	ISU	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	7:30 PM

Bruce Gradkowski has the best passer rating in a game when throwing 25+ pass attempts, with a 317.4 rating against Buffalo on November 1, 2003.

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