most passing yards in a season by a college football team

The Houston Cougars have the most passing yards by a team in a season, with 6,301 yards in 2011.

		TEAM	YDS	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1		Houston	6,301	2011	14	479	682	70.2	9.2	450.1	51	6	170.8	7.5	0.9
2		Texas Tech	6,179	2003	13	506	780	64.9	7.9	475.3	53	23	147.9	6.8	2.9
3		Hawaii	6,178	2006	14	444	615	72.2	10.0	441.3	57	12	183.3	9.3	2.0
4		Texas Tech	6,114	2007	13	544	763	71.3	8.0	470.3	43	15	153.3	5.6	2.0
5		Western Kentucky	6,072	2021	14	480	697	68.9	8.7	433.7	63	12	168.4	9.0	1.7	17	123
6		Houston	6,072	2009	14	525	747	70.3	8.1	433.7	42	15	153.1	5.6	2.0
7		LSU	6,024	2019	15	426	567	75.1	10.6	401.6	61	7	197.4	10.8	1.2	34	206
8		Washington State	5,732	2014	12	510	771	66.1	7.4	477.7	45	18	143.2	5.8	2.3	36	268
9		Hawaii	5,713	2007	13	459	663	69.2	8.6	439.5	39	23	154.1	5.9	3.5
10		Washington State	5,683	2019	13	505	710	71.1	8.0	437.2	50	16	157.1	7.0	2.3	20	153
11		Houston	5,624	1989	11	434	694	62.5	8.1	511.3	55	16	152.1	7.9	2.3
12		Texas Tech	5,556	2016	12	428	653	65.5	8.5	463.0	47	11	157.4	7.2	1.7	30	271
13		Hawaii	5,520	2010	14	394	618	63.8	8.9	394.3	35	17	152.0	5.7	2.8
14		Texas Tech	5,444	2002	14	515	770	66.9	7.1	388.9	50	15	143.8	6.5	1.9
15		Hawaii	5,406	2002	14	407	731	55.7	7.4	386.1	31	26	124.7	4.2	3.6
16		Hawaii	5,382	2003	14	444	754	58.9	7.1	384.4	39	27	128.8	5.2	3.6
17		BYU	5,379	1990	12	373	580	64.3	9.3	448.3	41	29	155.5	7.1	5.0
18		Texas Tech	5,371	2008	13	465	662	70.2	8.1	413.2	41	10	155.8	6.2	1.5
19		Houston	5,221	2008	13	411	610	67.4	8.6	401.6	39	11	156.8	6.4	1.8
20		Houston	5,213	1990	11	386	659	58.6	7.9	473.9	54	20	146.0	8.2	3.0
21		Western Kentucky	5,211	2015	14	398	554	71.8	9.4	372.2	50	9	177.4	9.0	1.6	16	129
22		Tulsa	5,194	2007	14	336	564	59.6	9.2	371.0	49	19	158.9	8.7	3.4
23		Louisiana Tech	5,185	1998	12	402	601	66.9	8.6	432.1	48	14	161.1	8.0	2.3
24		Washington	5,155	2023	15	376	574	65.5	9.0	343.7	38	12	158.6	6.6	2.1	12	86
25		Ohio State	5,144	2018	14	396	561	70.6	9.2	367.4	51	8	174.8	9.1	1.4	23	118

StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1956 season.

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Weigman

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RUSH

800

Connors

Dean Connors

REC

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Thomas

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PPG

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OPP PPG

21.6

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RUSH YDS/G

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216.5

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2025 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Utah	6-2	9-2
4	Arizona State	6-2	8-3
5	Houston	5-3	8-3
6	Arizona	5-3	8-3
7	Cincinnati	5-3	7-4

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/29	HOU	@	BAY	12:00 PM

TCU

7 - 4

17

Final

14

HOU

8 - 3

Sat 22 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,469

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Drew Mestemaker

3,458

Veltkamp

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3,441

Fagnano

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,446

Cook

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1,403

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,306

Love

Jeremiyah Love

Rec Yards Leaders

1,276

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,234

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,124

Lemon

Makai Lemon

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

30

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

28

Fagnano

Joe Fagnano

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

19

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

17

Love

Jeremiyah Love

13

Bell

Skyler Bell

12

Brown

Camden Brown

11

Harris

Jackson Harris

QB Rating Leaders

185.4

Sayin

Julian Sayin

184.8

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

174.2

Pavia

Diego Pavia

12.5

Bailey

David Bailey

11.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

11.5

Howell

Cashius Howell

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.3

43.3

42.6

42.3

42.2

42.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.6

11.6

11.6

12.3

13.0

14.0

Total Yards Rankings

503.3

497.0

493.8

491.1

485.9

484.5

Rush Yards Rankings

308.2

279.6

259.5

259.3

256.5

235.5

Pass Yards Rankings

343.9

322.0

309.6

307.9

305.1

301.4

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

35.0

35.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	11	0	1.000
2	Indiana	11	0	1.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	10	1	.909
2	Tulane	9	2	.818

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	2	.818
2	UConn	9	3	.750

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	2	9	.182
2	Washington State	5	6	.455

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	San Diego State	9	2	.818
2	Boise State	7	4	.636

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	11	0	1.000
2	Georgia	10	1	.909

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	10	1	.909
2	BYU	10	1	.909

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	2	.818
2	Virginia	9	2	.818

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	7	4	.636
2	Ohio	7	4	.636

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	7	4	.636
2	Kennesaw State	8	3	.727

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	10	1	.909
2	Old Dominion	8	3	.727

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/31	RUTG	@	ILL	13-35
Fri 10/31	NAVY	@	UNT	17-31
Fri 10/31	MIA	@	SMU	20-26
Fri 10/31	VAN	@	TEX	31-34
Fri 10/31	ARMY	@	AFA	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/25	BGSU	@	MASS	4:30 PM
Tue 11/25	WMU	@	EMU	7:30 PM
Thu 11/27	NAVY	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Fri 11/28	IOWA	@	NEB	12:00 PM
Fri 11/28	OHIO	@	BUFF	12:00 PM