most freshman quarterbacks to throw for 2354 passing yards in a season

Mark Herrmann passed for 2,453 yards as a freshman quarterback in 1977.

Interpreted as:

most freshman quarterbacks to throw for 2354 or more passing yards in a season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Mark Herrmann M. Herrmann	2,453	1977	PUR	11	175	319	54.9	7.7	223.0	18	27	121.1	5.6	8.5
2	Todd Ellis T. Ellis	3,020	1986	SC	11	205	340	60.3	8.9	274.5	20	22	141.4	5.9	6.5
3	Alex Van Pelt A. Van Pelt	2,527	1989	PITT	11	172	307	56.0	8.2	229.7	15	11	134.1	4.9	3.6
4	Mike Romo M. Romo	2,927	1989	SMU	11	282	503	56.1	5.8	266.1	14	18	107.0	2.8	3.6
5	Todd Marinovich T. Marinovich	2,400	1989	USC	11	197	321	61.4	7.5	218.2	16	12	133.1	5.0	3.7
6	Tommy Maddox T. Maddox	2,682	1990	UCLA	11	182	327	55.7	8.2	243.8	17	14	133.1	5.2	4.3
7	Major Applewhite M. Applewhite	2,453	1998	TEX	11	159	273	58.2	9.0	223.0	18	11	147.4	6.6	4.0
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	3,508	2013	CAL	12	320	531	60.3	6.6	292.3	18	10	123.2	3.4	1.9	30	183
9	Christian Hackenberg C. Hackenberg	2,955	2013	PSU	12	231	392	58.9	7.5	246.3	20	10	134.0	5.1	2.6	20	125
10	Joe Licata J. Licata	2,824	2013	BUFF	13	233	402	58.0	7.0	217.2	24	8	132.7	6.0	2.0	7	32
11	John O'Korn J. O'Korn	3,117	2013	HOU	13	259	445	58.2	7.0	239.8	28	10	133.3	6.3	2.2	26	189
12	Davis Webb D. Webb	2,718	2013	TTU	10	226	361	62.6	7.5	271.8	20	9	139.1	5.5	2.5	7	57
13	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,057	2013	FSU	14	257	384	66.9	10.6	289.8	40	10	184.8	10.4	2.6	27	188
14	J.T. Barrett	2,834	2014	OSU	12	203	314	64.6	9.0	236.2	34	10	169.8	10.8	3.2	22	155
15	Brad Kaaya B. Kaaya	3,198	2014	MIA	13	221	378	58.5	8.5	246.0	26	12	145.9	6.9	3.2	20	143
16	Taylor Lamb T. Lamb	2,381	2014	APP	12	181	295	61.4	8.1	198.4	17	9	142.1	5.8	3.1	9	39
17	Matt Linehan M. Linehan	2,519	2014	IDHO	11	221	378	58.5	6.7	229.0	11	18	114.5	2.9	4.8	39	266
18	Anu Solomon A. Solomon	3,793	2014	ARIZ	14	313	540	58.0	7.0	270.9	28	9	130.7	5.2	1.7	38	227
19	Jake Browning J. Browning	2,955	2015	WASH	12	233	368	63.3	8.0	246.3	16	10	139.7	4.3	2.7	30	195
20	Chase Litton C. Litton	2,605	2015	MRSH	11	230	383	60.1	6.8	236.8	23	8	132.8	6.0	2.1	16	101
21	Tanner Mangum T. Mangum	3,377	2015	BYU	13	267	446	59.9	7.6	259.8	23	10	136.0	5.2	2.2	30	190
22	Josh Rosen J. Rosen	3,668	2015	UCLA	13	292	487	60.0	7.5	282.2	23	11	134.3	4.7	2.3	15	118
23	Brett Rypien B. Rypien	3,350	2015	BSU	11	272	428	63.6	7.8	304.5	20	8	141.0	4.7	1.9	19	124
24	Brent Stockstill B. Stockstill	4,005	2015	MTSU	13	327	490	66.7	8.2	308.1	30	9	151.9	6.1	1.8	17	168
25	Shane Buechele S. Buechele	2,958	2016	TEX	12	236	391	60.4	7.6	246.5	21	11	136.0	5.4	2.8	30	161

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Browne

RUSH

201

Ijeboi

REC

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Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

45th

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113th

RUSH YDS/G

151.5

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PASS YDS/G

337.5

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2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Oregon	0-0	1-1
13	Penn State	0-0	2-0
14	Purdue	0-0	1-1
15	UCLA	0-0	1-0
16	Washington	0-0	2-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	PUR	@	UCLA	11:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ND	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	PUR	@	ILL	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MINN	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Fri 10/16	WASH	@	PUR	8:00 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

767

Jennings

665

Heintschel

653

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Rush Yards Leaders

374

Sheppard

280

Carter

250

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Rec Yards Leaders

333

Duff

330

Toney

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Pass TD Leaders

8

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Mensah

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Duff

5

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QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

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Baker

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Sack Leaders

4.0

Lewis

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CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

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66.5

66.0

61.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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645.0

644.0

638.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

506.0

431.0

394.0

364.0

329.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

434.0

427.0

376.5

376.0

373.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

8.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	1	.500
2	Arizona State	1	1	.500
3	BYU	2	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	2	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
9	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
10	UCF	1	1	.500
11	Utah	1	0	1.000
12	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
13	Kansas	1	1	.500
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	2	0	1.000
4	Akron	1	1	.500
5	Ball State	1	1	.500
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
8	Kent State	1	1	.500
9	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	1	1	.500
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	1	.500
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	1	.500
5	South Florida	2	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	1	.500
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	2	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	2	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	1	1	.500
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	1	1	.500

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	Virginia	2	0	1.000
3	SMU	2	0	1.000
4	Duke	2	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	1	.500
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Louisville	1	1	.500
12	California	1	1	.500
13	Clemson	0	1	.000
14	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	1	1	.500

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

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	2	.333
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

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

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	1	.500
3	Indiana	2	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan	2	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	1	.500
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	1	.500
13	Penn State	2	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	1	.500
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	2	0	1.000
17	Wisconsin	0	1	.000
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	1	1	.500
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000