Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

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	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	B.J. Symons	5,833	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	8.1	448.7	52	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
3	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,705	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	8.0	438.8	48	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
4	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	5,671	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
5	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
6	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
7	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	5,579	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	8.1	429.2	48	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
8	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	5,549	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	9.9	396.4	58	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
9	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	5,188	1990	BYU	12	361	562	64.2	9.2	432.3	41	28	155.9	7.3	5.0
10	David Klingler D. Klingler	5,140	1990	HOU	11	374	643	58.2	8.0	467.3	54	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
11	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,111	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	8.2	393.2	45	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
12	Derek Carr D. Carr	5,088	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
13	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
14	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
15	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,052	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
16	Bryant Moniz B. Moniz	5,040	2010	HAW	14	361	555	65.0	9.1	360.0	39	15	159.1	7.0	2.7
17	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
18	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	5,017	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	7.0	358.4	45	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
19	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	4,946	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
20	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	4,943	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	8.8	411.9	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
21	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,904	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
22	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,903	2023	WASH	15	363	555	65.4	8.8	326.9	36	11	157.1	6.5	2.0	11	83
23	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,875	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
24	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
25	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

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

852

Tisdale

RUSH

216

Allen

REC

260

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

19.8

126th

OPP PPG

39.6

168th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

145th

PASS YDS/G

232.0

81st

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Missouri State	0-0	1-3
7	Sam Houston	0-0	1-3
8	Delaware	0-1	2-3
9	Middle Tennessee	0-1	2-3
10	Western Kentucky	0-1	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

1 - 4

Final

New Mexico State

2 - 3

Thu 1 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200