michigan wolverines qbs by highest passer rating single season minimum 50 passing yards per game since 1968

Since 1968, Demetrius Brown has the best passer rating for Michigan by a quarterback in a season when passing for 50.0+ yards per game, with a 177.5 rating in 1988.

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Data note: Passer Rating, Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RTG	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Demetrius Brown D. Brown	177.5	57.4	1988	MICH	11	37	60	61.7	631	10.5	5	0	8.3	0.0
2	Devin Gardner D. Gardner	174.4	85.0	2010	MICH	1	7	10	70.0	85	8.5	1	0	10.0	0.0
3	Michael Taylor M. Taylor	172.0	87.8	1989	MICH	11	64	102	62.7	966	9.5	11	3	10.8	2.9
4	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	169.0	177.7	1991	MICH	11	152	228	66.7	1,955	8.6	24	5	10.5	2.2
5	J.J. McCarthy	167.4	199.4	2023	MICH	15	240	332	72.3	2,991	9.0	22	4	6.6	1.2	19	153
6	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	163.7	173.9	1985	MICH	11	139	212	65.6	1,913	9.0	18	6	8.5	2.8
7	Devin Gardner D. Gardner	161.7	93.8	2012	MICH	13	75	126	59.5	1,219	9.7	11	5	8.7	4.0
8	Rick Leach R. Leach	159.4	81.5	1976	MICH	11	46	93	49.5	897	9.6	13	8	14.0	8.6
9	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	157.0	213.1	1986	MICH	12	167	254	65.7	2,557	10.1	10	8	3.9	3.1
10	J.J. McCarthy	155.0	194.2	2022	MICH	14	208	322	64.6	2,719	8.4	22	5	6.8	1.6	12	107
11	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	154.2	162.8	1992	MICH	9	112	169	66.3	1,465	8.7	15	12	8.9	7.1
12	Drew Henson D. Henson	152.7	231.5	2000	MICH	8	131	217	60.4	1,852	8.5	16	4	7.4	1.8
13	Rick Leach R. Leach	152.6	104.2	1978	MICH	11	68	137	49.6	1,146	8.4	16	4	11.7	2.9
14	John Wangler J. Wangler	151.0	111.6	1979	MICH	11	72	122	59.0	1,228	10.1	7	7	5.7	5.7
15	Todd Collins T. Collins	150.2	210.9	1993	MICH	11	178	274	65.0	2,320	8.5	16	7	5.8	2.6
16	Shea Patterson S. Patterson	149.8	200.0	2018	MICH	13	210	325	64.6	2,600	8.0	22	7	6.8	2.2	21	145
17	Denard Robinson D. Robinson	149.6	197.7	2010	MICH	13	182	291	62.5	2,570	8.8	18	11	6.2	3.8
18	Todd Collins T. Collins	148.6	214.2	1994	MICH	11	172	264	65.2	2,356	8.9	11	7	4.2	2.7
19	John Navarre J. Navarre	147.2	97.2	2000	MICH	6	40	77	51.9	583	7.6	8	1	10.4	1.3
20	Dennis Franklin D. Franklin	146.9	84.8	1974	MICH	11	58	104	55.8	933	9.0	8	5	7.7	4.8
21	Devin Gardner D. Gardner	146.1	246.7	2013	MICH	12	208	345	60.3	2,960	8.6	21	11	6.1	3.2	35	267
22	Chad Henne C. Henne	143.4	192.9	2006	MICH	13	203	328	61.9	2,508	7.6	22	8	6.7	2.4
23	Cade McNamara C. McNamara	141.9	184.0	2021	MICH	14	210	327	64.2	2,576	7.9	15	6	4.6	1.8	11	81
24	Jake Rudock J. Rudock	141.5	232.1	2015	MICH	13	249	389	64.0	3,017	7.8	20	9	5.1	2.3	17	89
25	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	140.2	74.9	1989	MICH	11	73	116	62.9	824	7.1	8	3	6.9	2.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

924

Underwood

RUSH

319

Marshall

REC

539

Buchanan

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

129th

OPP PPG

15.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

134.7

118th

PASS YDS/G

165.9

161st

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Iowa	2-2	5-2
12	Nebraska	2-2	5-2
13	Michigan	1-3	4-3
14	Washington	1-3	4-3
15	Rutgers	1-3	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MICH	@	RUTG	12:30 PM
Sat 11/7	MSU	@	MICH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MICH	@	ORE	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UCLA	@	MICH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Indiana

7 - 1

Final

Michigan

4 - 3

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

963

Riley

957

Bishop

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

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

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

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	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	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	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	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Charlotte	1	7	.125
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	4	4	.500
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