most passing yards by college football quarterbacks 1982 to 1986

Between the 1982 and 1986 seasons, Kevin Sweeney had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 10,623 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Kevin Sweeney K. Sweeney	10,623	56	731	1,336	54.7	8.0	189.7	66	48	130.6	4.9	3.6
2	Brian McClure B. McClure	10,280	44	900	1,427	63.1	7.2	233.6	63	58	130.0	4.4	4.1
3	Chuck Long C. Long	9,196	45	691	1,071	64.5	8.6	204.4	64	46	147.8	6.0	4.3
4	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	8,927	33	572	1,079	53.0	8.3	270.5	57	46	131.4	5.3	4.3
5	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	8,400	36	638	997	64.0	8.4	233.3	66	36	149.4	6.6	3.6
6	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	8,108	33	734	1,148	63.9	7.1	245.7	51	38	131.3	4.4	3.3
7	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	8,020	34	596	1,029	57.9	7.8	235.9	59	29	136.7	5.7	2.8
8	John Paye J. Paye	7,669	39	715	1,198	59.7	6.4	196.6	38	44	116.6	3.2	3.7
9	Todd Santos T. Santos	7,493	35	604	992	60.9	7.6	214.1	44	42	130.5	4.4	4.2
10	Jim Everett J. Everett	7,151	44	549	918	59.8	7.8	162.5	40	29	133.3	4.4	3.2
11	Kelly Stouffer K. Stouffer	7,142	32	577	1,015	56.8	7.0	223.2	36	38	120.2	3.5	3.7
12	Steve Young S. Young	7,002	22	536	796	67.3	8.8	318.3	51	28	155.3	6.4	3.5
13	Jeff Wickersham J. Wickersham	6,921	38	587	1,005	58.4	6.9	182.1	25	39	116.7	2.5	3.9
14	Doug Gaynor D. Gaynor	6,793	22	569	836	68.1	8.1	308.8	35	35	141.8	4.2	4.2
15	Chris Miller C. Miller	6,681	36	560	1,015	55.2	6.6	185.6	42	39	116.4	4.1	3.8
16	Steve Bradley S. Bradley	6,579	33	532	1,023	52.0	6.4	199.4	35	52	107.1	3.4	5.1
17	Kevin Murray K. Murray	6,506	35	534	926	57.7	7.0	185.9	48	32	126.9	5.2	3.5
18	Alex Espinoza A. Espinoza	6,387	42	556	1,114	49.9	5.7	152.1	36	42	101.2	3.2	3.8
19	Gale Gilbert G. Gilbert	6,258	33	529	943	56.1	6.6	189.6	31	45	113.1	3.3	4.8
20	Jeff Van Raaphorst J. Van Raaphorst	6,250	29	473	811	58.3	7.7	215.5	42	36	131.3	5.2	4.4
21	Sammy Garza S. Garza	6,130	46	483	817	59.1	7.5	133.3	35	47	124.8	4.3	5.8
22	John Congemi J. Congemi	6,126	44	519	950	54.6	6.4	139.2	40	30	116.4	4.2	3.2
23	Ben Bennett B. Bennett	6,119	22	536	843	63.6	7.3	278.1	37	24	133.3	4.4	2.8
24	Kent Austin K. Austin	6,108	44	559	967	57.8	6.3	138.8	31	39	113.4	3.2	4.0
25	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	6,058	45	413	674	61.3	9.0	134.6	48	25	152.9	7.1	3.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,035

Warner

RUSH

697

Luke

REC

642

Freeman

Team Rankings

PPG

26.4

84th

OPP PPG

20.1

26th

RUSH YDS/G

169.3

63rd

PASS YDS/G

180.4

141st

2025 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	San Diego State	6-2	9-4
4	Boise State	6-2	9-5
5	Fresno State	5-3	9-4
6	Hawaii	5-3	9-4
7	Utah State	4-4	6-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/4	FRES	@	USC	9:00 PM
Sat 9/12	SAC	@	FRES	1:00 PM
Sat 9/19	FRES	@	SJSU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	RICE	@	FRES	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	FRES	@	WSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami (OH)

0 - 1

Final

Fresno State

1 - 0

Sat 27 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167