most pass yds per game in a season with 500 attempts and less than 600 attempts

Ty Detmer has the most passing yards per game in a season when throwing 500+ pass attempts and throwing fewer than 600 pass attempts, with 432.3 per game in 1990.

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	NAME	YDS/G	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	432.3	562	1990	BYU	12	361	64.2	5,188	9.2	41	28	155.9	7.3	5.0
2	Connor Halliday C. Halliday	430.3	526	2014	WSU	9	354	67.3	3,873	7.4	32	11	145.0	6.1	2.1	19	163
3	Andre Ware A. Ware	427.2	578	1989	HOU	11	365	63.1	4,699	8.1	46	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
4	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	421.0	591	2016	TTU	12	388	65.7	5,052	8.5	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
5	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	411.9	559	1998	LT	12	380	68.0	4,943	8.8	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
6	Brennan Armstrong B. Armstrong	404.5	500	2021	UVA	11	326	65.2	4,449	8.9	31	10	156.4	6.2	2.0	30	195
7	Case Keenum C. Keenum	397.3	556	2008	HOU	12	375	67.4	4,768	8.6	43	10	161.4	7.7	1.8
8	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	395.6	568	2008	TTU	12	406	71.5	4,747	8.4	41	7	163.0	7.2	1.2
9	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	392.9	533	1988	UTAH	11	323	60.6	4,322	8.1	29	15	141.0	5.4	2.8
10	Case Keenum C. Keenum	392.2	534	2011	HOU	13	383	71.7	5,099	9.5	45	5	177.9	8.4	0.9
11	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	392.2	516	1999	LT	10	342	66.3	3,922	7.6	35	12	147.9	6.8	2.3
12	Tim Couch T. Couch	388.6	553	1998	UK	11	400	72.3	4,275	7.7	36	15	153.3	6.5	2.7
13	Luke Falk L. Falk	387.8	591	2015	WSU	11	418	70.7	4,266	7.2	36	8	148.8	6.1	1.4	36	278
14	Chase Holbrook C. Holbrook	384.9	566	2006	NMSU	12	396	70.0	4,619	8.2	34	9	155.2	6.0	1.6
15	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	383.8	517	2006	HAW	13	373	72.1	4,990	9.7	53	11	182.8	10.3	2.1
16	Sonny Cumbie S. Cumbie	383.8	582	2004	TTU	11	382	65.6	4,222	7.3	29	18	136.8	5.0	3.1
17	Sean Mannion S. Mannion	366.9	570	2013	ORST	12	376	66.0	4,403	7.7	36	14	146.8	6.3	2.5	24	204
18	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	362.8	500	2022	WASH	12	330	66.0	4,354	8.7	29	7	155.5	5.8	1.4	5	38
19	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	362.0	510	2014	WKU	12	344	67.5	4,344	8.5	44	10	163.5	8.6	2.0	19	127
20	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	361.5	536	2015	BGSU	13	369	68.8	4,700	8.8	43	8	166.0	8.0	1.5	35	215
21	Nick Foles N. Foles	361.2	560	2011	ARIZ	12	387	69.1	4,334	7.7	28	14	145.6	5.0	2.5
22	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	360.7	522	2011	OKST	12	379	72.6	4,328	8.3	34	12	159.1	6.5	2.3
23	Kyle McCord K. McCord	360.5	558	2024	SYR	12	367	65.8	4,326	7.8	29	12	143.7	5.2	2.2	24	218
24	Shane Carden S. Carden	359.1	551	2014	ECU	12	358	65.0	4,309	7.8	28	8	144.5	5.1	1.5	28	198
25	Landry Jones L. Jones	358.5	537	2011	OKLA	12	339	63.1	4,302	8.0	28	14	142.4	5.2	2.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,033

Bachmeier

RUSH

344

Martin

REC

378

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

34.6

47th

OPP PPG

13.4

11th

RUSH YDS/G

223.8

19th

PASS YDS/G

209.6

103rd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	BYU	3-0	5-0
2	Texas Tech	2-0	5-0
3	Utah	2-0	5-0
4	Baylor	2-0	4-1
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ND	@	BYU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BYU	@	UCF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ASU	@	BYU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BYU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BAY	@	BYU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa State

3 - 3

Final

BYU

5 - 0

Fri 9 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

Maiava

17

Taylor

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

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

	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

	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	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333