most passing yards by college football quarterbacks 1982 to 1986

From 1982 through 1986, 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

1,252

Mandal

RUSH

286

Luke

REC

375

Freeman

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

77th

OPP PPG

20.0

46th

RUSH YDS/G

139.7

107th

PASS YDS/G

224.0

91st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	2-0	5-1
2	Oregon State	2-0	4-2
3	Fresno State	1-1	4-2
4	San Diego State	1-1	2-4
5	Utah State	1-1	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	FRES	@	SDSU	10:30 PM
Sat 10/31	ORST	@	FRES	11:00 PM
Sat 11/7	FRES	@	USU	9:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FRES	@	TXST	4:00 PM
Sat 11/21	CSU	@	FRES	7:30 PM

Last Game

Boise State

5 - 1

Final

Fresno State

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

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

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

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	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
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	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	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	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	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	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
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