most pass yards before 2000

Before 2000, Ty Detmer had the most passing yards, with 15,031 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
15,031
48
958
1,530
62.6
9.8
313.1
121
65
162.7
7.9
4.2
2Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
12,746
33
1,015
1,552
65.4
8.2
386.2
115
35
154.3
7.4
2.3
3Chris Redman
C. Redman
12,541
43
1,031
1,679
61.4
7.5
291.7
84
51
134.6
5.0
3.0
4Todd Santos
T. Santos
11,425
47
910
1,484
61.3
7.7
243.1
70
57
133.9
4.7
3.8
5Tim Lester
T. Lester
11,299
44
875
1,507
58.1
7.5
256.8
87
49
133.6
5.8
3.3
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
11,201
45
863
1,381
62.5
8.1
248.9
89
33
147.1
6.4
2.4
7Eric Zeier
E. Zeier
11,153
44
838
1,402
59.8
8.0
253.5
67
37
137.1
4.8
2.6
8Alex Van Pelt
A. Van Pelt
10,913
45
845
1,463
57.8
7.5
242.5
64
59
126.8
4.4
4.0
9Danny Wuerffel
D. Wuerffel
10,875
46
708
1,170
60.5
9.3
236.4
114
42
163.6
9.7
3.6
10Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
10,698
36
807
1,265
63.8
8.5
297.2
100
30
156.2
7.9
2.4
11Kevin Sweeney
K. Sweeney
10,623
56
731
1,336
54.7
8.0
189.7
66
48
130.6
4.9
3.6
12Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
10,579
44
677
1,271
53.3
8.3
240.4
67
54
132.1
5.3
4.2
13Steve Stenstrom
S. Stenstrom
10,531
43
833
1,320
63.1
8.0
244.9
72
36
142.7
5.5
2.7
14Brian McClure
B. McClure
10,280
44
900
1,427
63.1
7.2
233.6
63
58
130.0
4.4
4.1
15Troy Kopp
T. Kopp
10,258
40
798
1,374
58.1
7.5
256.5
87
47
134.8
6.3
3.4
16Glenn Foley
G. Foley
10,039
44
703
1,275
55.1
7.9
228.2
72
60
130.5
5.6
4.7
17Cade McNown
C. McNown
10,008
44
646
1,153
56.0
8.7
227.5
61
39
139.6
5.3
3.4
18Ben Bennett
B. Bennett
9,614
42
820
1,375
59.6
7.0
228.9
55
57
123.3
4.0
4.1
19Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
9,536
47
653
1,060
61.6
9.0
202.9
84
34
156.9
7.9
3.2
20Todd Ellis
T. Ellis
9,519
41
704
1,266
55.6
7.5
232.2
49
66
121.1
3.9
5.2
21Jamie Barnette
J. Barnette
9,461
44
637
1,243
51.2
7.6
215.0
59
40
124.4
4.7
3.2
22Stoney Case
S. Case
9,460
42
677
1,237
54.7
7.6
225.2
67
39
130.5
5.4
3.2
23David Klingler
D. Klingler
9,430
32
726
1,261
57.6
7.5
294.7
91
38
138.2
7.2
3.0
24Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
9,393
44
870
1,480
58.8
6.3
213.5
52
61
115.4
3.5
4.1
25Jeremy Leach
J. Leach
9,382
43
735
1,432
51.3
6.6
218.2
49
62
109.0
3.4
4.3
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0
1.000
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4
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1.000
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.750
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.500
15
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16
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.250
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18
3
2
.600
Big 12WLPCT
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1.000
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1.000
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4
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14
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1
.800
2
3
2
.600
3
2
3
.400
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2
2
.500
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1
3
.250
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7
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8
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2
3
.400
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1.000
2
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1
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11
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9/12
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@
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9/12
@
31-39
Sat
9/12
WOF WOF
@
15-36
Sat
9/12
@
20-48

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/3
@
2:00 PM
Sat
10/3
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@
3:30 PM
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10/3
@
3:30 PM
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10/3
@
3:30 PM
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10/3
@
3:30 PM