highest yards per pass attempt by an sec qb in a single season with atleast 280 attempts through 2013

Before 2014, Zach Mettenberger had the most passing yards per passing attempt in the SEC by a quarterback in a season when throwing 280+ pass attempts, with 10.41 in 2013.

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

	NAME	YDS/ATT	ATT	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Zach Mettenberger Z. Mettenberger	10.41	296	3,082	2013	LSU	12	192	64.9	10.4	256.8	22	8	171.4	7.4	2.7	21	163
2	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	10.07	360	3,625	1996	FLA	12	207	57.5	10.1	302.1	39	13	170.6	10.8	3.6
3	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	10.05	325	3,266	1995	FLA	11	210	64.6	10.0	296.9	35	10	178.4	10.8	3.1
4	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	9.88	317	3,132	2007	FLA	12	217	68.5	9.9	261.0	29	6	177.9	9.1	1.9
5	Ryan Mallett R. Mallett	9.87	364	3,592	2010	ARK	12	242	66.5	9.9	299.3	30	11	170.5	8.2	3.0
6	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	9.86	395	3,896	2001	FLA	11	259	65.6	9.9	354.2	34	12	170.8	8.6	3.0
7	Aaron Murray A. Murray	9.82	353	3,466	2012	UGA	13	231	65.4	9.8	266.6	31	8	172.4	8.8	2.3
8	Johnny Manziel J. Manziel	9.54	391	3,732	2013	TAMU	12	270	69.1	9.5	311.0	33	13	170.4	8.4	3.3	19	151
9	Aaron Murray A. Murray	9.38	304	2,851	2010	UGA	12	188	61.8	9.4	237.6	24	6	162.7	7.9	2.0
10	Greg McElroy G. McElroy	9.35	296	2,767	2010	ALA	12	209	70.6	9.3	230.6	19	5	166.9	6.4	1.7
11	AJ McCarron	9.33	286	2,669	2012	ALA	13	191	66.8	9.3	205.3	26	3	173.1	9.1	1.0
12	Kerwin Bell K. Bell	9.33	288	2,687	1985	FLA	11	180	62.5	9.3	244.3	21	8	159.4	7.3	2.8
13	Ryan Mallett R. Mallett	9.32	367	3,422	2009	ARK	12	210	57.2	9.3	285.2	29	7	157.8	7.9	1.9
14	Pat Sullivan P. Sullivan	9.2	281	2,586	1970	AUB	10	167	59.4	9.2	258.6	17	12	148.2	6.0	4.3
15	Rohan Davey R. Davey	9.12	367	3,347	2001	LSU	12	217	59.1	9.1	278.9	18	10	146.5	4.9	2.7
16	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	9.12	352	3,209	2008	UGA	12	215	61.1	9.1	267.4	22	9	153.2	6.3	2.6
17	JaMarcus Russell J. Russell	9.08	308	2,797	2006	LSU	12	211	68.5	9.1	233.1	26	7	168.1	8.4	2.3
18	Mike Bobo M. Bobo	8.99	306	2,751	1997	UGA	11	199	65.0	9.0	250.1	19	8	155.8	6.2	2.6
19	Stephen Garcia S. Garcia	8.94	315	2,816	2010	SC	13	205	65.1	8.9	216.6	20	11	154.1	6.3	3.5
20	Aaron Murray A. Murray	8.86	347	3,075	2013	UGA	11	225	64.8	8.9	279.5	26	9	158.8	7.5	2.6	13	82
21	Erik Ainge E. Ainge	8.75	311	2,722	2006	TENN	11	208	66.9	8.8	247.5	19	8	155.4	6.1	2.6
22	AJ McCarron	8.75	306	2,676	2013	ALA	12	207	67.6	8.7	223.0	26	5	165.9	8.5	1.6	10	64
23	Shane Matthews S. Matthews	8.67	361	3,130	1991	FLA	11	218	60.4	8.7	284.5	28	18	148.8	7.8	5.0
24	Peyton Manning P. Manning	8.65	380	3,287	1996	TENN	11	243	63.9	8.7	298.8	20	12	147.7	5.3	3.2
25	David Greene D. Greene	8.61	324	2,789	2001	UGA	11	192	59.3	8.6	253.5	17	9	143.3	5.2	2.8

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,173

Leavitt

RUSH

657

Jones

REC

634

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

40.1

7th

OPP PPG

16.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

192.0

38th

PASS YDS/G

318.0

6th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Florida	3-2	5-2
5	Ole Miss	3-2	5-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Tennessee	3-2	6-2
8	Oklahoma	2-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	LSU	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LSU	@	ARK	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

6 - 2

Final

Auburn

4 - 3

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

	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

	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