last time a player had 500 passing yards in a game college football

Drew Mestemaker threw for 608 yards against Charlotte on October 24, 2025.

	NAME	DATE	YDS	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	10/24/2025	608	UNT	@	CHAR	37	49	75.5	12.4	4	1	202.6	8.2	2.0	3	25
2	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	11/2/2024	515	MISS	@	ARK	25	31	80.6	16.6	6	0	284.1	19.4	0.0	1	8
3	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	11/25/2023	527	ARIZ	@	ASU	30	41	73.2	12.9	5	1	216.5	12.2	2.4	0	0
4	John Paddock J. Paddock	11/11/2023	507	ILL	vs	IND	24	36	66.7	14.1	4	1	216.1	11.1	2.8	1	8
5	Shedeur Sanders S. Sanders	9/2/2023	510	COLO	@	TCU	38	47	80.9	10.9	4	0	200.1	8.5	0.0	4	32
6	Jalon Daniels J. Daniels	12/28/2022	544	KU	@	ARK	37	55	67.3	9.9	5	2	173.1	9.1	3.6	3	16
7	E.J. Warner	11/26/2022	527	TEM	vs	ECU	45	63	71.4	8.4	5	1	164.7	7.9	1.6	0	0
8	Clayton Tune C. Tune	11/5/2022	527	HOU	@	SMU	36	53	67.9	9.9	7	3	183.7	13.2	5.7	2	12
9	Kyle Vantrease K. Vantrease	10/15/2022	578	GASO	vs	JMU	38	64	59.4	9.0	4	1	152.7	6.3	1.6	0	0
10	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	10/15/2022	516	WASH	vs	ARIZ	36	44	81.8	11.7	4	0	210.3	9.1	0.0	0	0
11	Kurtis Rourke K. Rourke	9/24/2022	537	OHIO	vs	FOR	41	50	82.0	10.7	4	0	198.6	8.0	0.0	3	15
12	Jack Coan J. Coan	1/1/2022	509	ND	vs	OKST	38	68	55.9	7.5	5	1	140.1	7.4	1.5	2	10
13	C.J. Stroud	1/1/2022	573	OSU	@	UTAH	37	46	80.4	12.5	6	1	223.8	13.0	2.2	0	0
14	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	12/30/2021	534	PUR	vs	TENN	26	46	56.5	11.6	5	3	176.9	10.9	6.5	2	15
15	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	12/3/2021	577	WKU	@	UTSA	36	59	61.0	9.8	4	2	158.8	6.8	3.4	3	18
16	Bryce Young B. Young	11/20/2021	559	ALA	vs	ARK	31	40	77.5	14.0	5	0	236.1	12.5	0.0	4	33
17	Todd Centeio T. Centeio	11/20/2021	527	CSU	@	HAW	29	48	60.4	11.0	5	2	178.7	10.4	4.2	5	31
18	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	11/6/2021	536	PUR	vs	MSU	40	54	74.1	9.9	3	0	175.8	5.6	0.0	3	16
19	Rocky Lombardi R. Lombardi	11/3/2021	532	NIU	@	KENT	33	57	57.9	9.3	3	0	153.7	5.3	0.0	1	4
20	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	10/30/2021	519	PITT	vs	MIA	39	55	70.9	9.4	3	2	160.9	5.5	3.6	4	35
21	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	10/9/2021	523	WKU	vs	UTSA	38	60	63.3	8.7	5	1	160.7	8.3	1.7	1	7
22	Brennan Armstrong B. Armstrong	9/18/2021	554	UVA	@	UNC	39	54	72.2	10.3	4	1	179.1	7.4	1.9	3	15
23	Dennis Grosel D. Grosel	12/5/2020	520	BC	@	UVA	32	46	69.6	11.3	4	3	180.2	8.7	6.5	4	39
24	Sam Howell S. Howell	11/14/2020	550	UNC	vs	WAKE	32	45	71.1	12.2	6	1	213.3	13.3	2.2	2	13
25	Matt Corral M. Corral	11/14/2020	513	MISS	vs	SC	28	32	87.5	16.0	4	0	263.4	12.5	0.0	1	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,868

Jackson

RUSH

687

White

REC

453

Stevenson

Team Rankings

PPG

42.2

9th

OPP PPG

29.2

122nd

RUSH YDS/G

186.8

49th

PASS YDS/G

347.0

2nd

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	UTSA	2-0	5-1
2	North Texas	2-0	4-2
3	Florida Atlantic	1-0	4-1
4	Memphis	2-1	5-2
5	Army	2-1	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	UNT	@	NAVY	3:30 PM
Thu 10/29	FAU	@	UNT	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	RICE	@	UNT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	UNT	@	UTSA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNT	@	TULN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Charlotte

0 - 6

Final

North Texas

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Stokes

18

Maiava

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

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	3	2	.600
15	Rutgers	1	4	.200
16	Penn State	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	4	.333
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333