most passing yards in a season by a texas player

Colt McCoy has the most passing yards for Texas in a season, with 3,859 yards in 2008.

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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	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	3,859	2008	TEX	13	332	433	76.7	8.9	296.8	34	8	173.8	7.9	1.8
2	Sam Ehlinger S. Ehlinger	3,663	2019	TEX	13	296	454	65.2	8.1	281.8	32	10	151.8	7.0	2.2	34	184
3	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	3,521	2009	TEX	14	332	470	70.6	7.5	251.5	27	12	147.4	5.7	2.6
4	Quinn Ewers Q. Ewers	3,479	2023	TEX	12	272	394	69.0	8.8	289.9	22	6	158.6	5.6	1.5	27	147
5	Quinn Ewers Q. Ewers	3,472	2024	TEX	14	293	445	65.8	7.8	248.0	31	12	149.0	7.0	2.7	31	187
6	Major Applewhite M. Applewhite	3,357	1999	TEX	13	271	467	58.0	7.2	258.2	21	9	129.4	4.5	1.9
7	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	3,303	2007	TEX	13	276	424	65.1	7.8	254.1	22	18	139.2	5.2	4.2
8	Sam Ehlinger S. Ehlinger	3,292	2018	TEX	14	275	425	64.7	7.7	235.1	25	5	146.8	5.9	1.2	26	195
9	Chris Simms C. Simms	3,207	2002	TEX	13	235	396	59.3	8.1	246.7	26	12	143.0	6.6	3.0
10	Arch Manning A. Manning	3,163	2025	TEX	13	248	404	61.4	7.8	243.3	26	7	144.9	6.4	1.7	23	138
11	Vince Young V. Young	3,036	2005	TEX	13	212	325	65.2	9.3	233.5	26	10	163.9	8.0	3.1
12	Shane Buechele S. Buechele	2,958	2016	TEX	12	236	391	60.4	7.6	246.5	21	11	136.0	5.4	2.8	30	161
13	Garrett Gilbert G. Gilbert	2,744	2010	TEX	12	260	441	59.0	6.2	228.7	10	17	111.0	2.3	3.9
14	David Ash D. Ash	2,699	2012	TEX	12	214	318	67.3	8.5	224.9	19	8	153.3	6.0	2.5
15	Chris Simms C. Simms	2,603	2001	TEX	12	214	362	59.1	7.2	216.9	22	11	133.5	6.1	3.0
16	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	2,570	2006	TEX	13	217	318	68.2	8.1	197.7	29	7	161.8	9.1	2.2
17	Sam Ehlinger S. Ehlinger	2,566	2020	TEX	10	194	322	60.2	8.0	256.6	26	5	150.7	8.1	1.6	22	136
18	James Brown J. Brown	2,468	1996	TEX	12	170	299	56.9	8.3	205.7	17	12	136.9	5.7	4.0
19	Major Applewhite M. Applewhite	2,453	1998	TEX	11	159	273	58.2	9.0	223.0	18	11	147.4	6.6	4.0
20	James Brown J. Brown	2,447	1995	TEX	11	163	322	50.6	7.6	222.5	19	12	126.5	5.9	3.7
21	Tyrone Swoopes T. Swoopes	2,409	2014	TEX	12	224	384	58.3	6.3	200.8	13	11	116.5	3.4	2.9	25	194
22	Peter Gardere P. Gardere	2,364	1992	TEX	11	181	329	55.0	7.2	214.9	16	13	123.5	4.9	4.0
23	Shea Morenz S. Morenz	2,341	1993	TEX	11	183	335	54.6	7.0	212.8	13	18	115.4	3.9	5.4
24	Bret Stafford B. Stafford	2,233	1986	TEX	11	176	329	53.5	6.8	203.0	12	15	113.4	3.6	4.6
25	Quinn Ewers Q. Ewers	2,177	2022	TEX	10	172	296	58.1	7.4	217.7	15	6	132.6	5.1	2.0	11	86

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More Texas Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,024

Manning

RUSH

537

Brown

REC

523

Wingo

Team Rankings

PPG

31.1

48th

OPP PPG

17.4

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.9

119th

PASS YDS/G

231.9

78th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Alabama	5-2	7-2
3	Kentucky	5-2	7-2
4	Texas	4-2	7-2
5	Tennessee	4-2	7-2
6	Ole Miss	4-3	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	7:30 PM
Sat 11/21	ARK	@	TEX	3:30 PM
Fri 11/27	TEX	@	TXAM	7:30 PM

Last Game

Texas

7 - 2

Final

Missouri

6 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333