most passing yards for a qb in a college season conference usa

Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards by a quarterback in the C-USA in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,967	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,671	2009	HOU	14	492	700	70.3	8.1	405.1	44	15	154.8	6.3	2.1
3	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,631	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	9.3	402.2	48	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
4	Paul Smith P. Smith	5,065	2007	TLSA	14	327	544	60.1	9.3	361.8	47	19	159.8	8.6	3.5
5	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	5,055	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
6	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,020	2008	HOU	13	397	589	67.4	8.5	386.2	44	11	159.9	7.5	1.9
7	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	4,830	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	8.8	371.5	49	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
8	Austin Reed A. Reed	4,744	2022	WKU	14	389	603	64.5	7.9	338.9	40	11	148.8	6.6	1.8	11	72
9	Ryan Higgins R. Higgins	4,617	2016	LT	13	329	496	66.3	9.3	355.2	41	8	168.6	8.3	1.6	23	143
10	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	4,476	2015	USM	14	331	521	63.5	8.6	319.7	38	12	155.2	7.3	2.3	24	195
11	Mike White M. White	4,363	2016	WKU	14	280	416	67.3	10.5	311.6	37	7	181.4	8.9	1.7	18	111
12	Rakeem Cato R. Cato	4,201	2012	MRSH	12	406	584	69.5	7.2	350.1	37	11	147.1	6.3	1.9
13	Mike White M. White	4,177	2017	WKU	13	368	560	65.7	7.5	321.3	26	8	140.8	4.6	1.4	45	311
14	Shane Carden S. Carden	4,139	2013	ECU	13	387	549	70.5	7.5	318.4	33	10	150.0	6.0	1.8	10	57
15	Chase Clement C. Clement	4,119	2008	RICE	13	326	490	66.5	8.4	316.8	44	7	163.9	9.0	1.4
16	Frank Harris F. Harris	4,063	2022	UTSA	14	328	471	69.6	8.6	290.2	32	9	160.7	6.8	1.9	25	162
17	David Johnson D. Johnson	4,059	2008	TLSA	14	258	400	64.5	10.1	289.9	46	18	178.7	11.5	4.5
18	Mason Fine M. Fine	4,052	2017	UNT	14	324	511	63.4	7.9	289.4	31	15	144.2	6.1	2.9	39	284
19	Chris Redman C. Redman	4,042	1998	LOU	10	309	473	65.3	8.5	404.2	29	15	151.0	6.1	3.2
20	Jeff Driskel J. Driskel	4,033	2015	LT	13	281	450	62.4	9.0	310.2	27	8	154.0	6.0	1.8	18	104
21	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
22	Dominique Davis D. Davis	3,967	2010	ECU	13	393	609	64.5	6.5	305.2	37	16	134.0	6.1	2.6
23	Rakeem Cato R. Cato	3,916	2013	MRSH	14	298	499	59.7	7.8	279.7	39	9	147.8	7.8	1.8	5	35
24	Rakeem Cato R. Cato	3,903	2014	MRSH	14	267	451	59.2	8.7	278.8	40	13	155.4	8.9	2.9	22	125
25	Kyle Padron K. Padron	3,828	2010	SMU	14	302	508	59.4	7.5	273.4	31	14	137.4	6.1	2.8

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

887

Glenn

RUSH

451

Glenn

REC

433

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

122nd

OPP PPG

31.1

130th

RUSH YDS/G

148.0

92nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

92nd

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	New Mexico State	2-2	3-5
5	Middle Tennessee	2-2	4-4
6	Western Kentucky	2-2	3-5
7	Missouri State	2-2	3-5
8	Florida International	1-3	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Delaware

4 - 4

Final

Western Kentucky

3 - 5

Tue 27 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375