most passing yards in a season since 2015

Since 2015, Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a season since 2015
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
5,967
2021
WKU WKU
14
475
686
69.2
8.7
426.2
62
11
168.9
9.0
1.6
16
114
2Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
5,671
2019
LSU LSU
15
402
527
76.3
10.8
378.1
60
6
202.0
11.4
1.1
34
206
3Anthony Gordon
A. Gordon
5,579
2019
WSU WSU
13
493
689
71.6
8.1
429.2
48
16
157.9
7.0
2.3
20
153
4Brandon Doughty
B. Doughty
5,055
2015
WKU WKU
14
388
540
71.9
9.4
361.1
48
9
176.5
8.9
1.7
15
124
5Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,052
2016
TTU TTU
12
388
591
65.7
8.5
421.0
41
10
157.0
6.9
1.7
27
242
6Matt Johnson
M. Johnson
4,946
2015
BGSU BGSU
14
384
570
67.4
8.7
353.3
46
8
164.1
8.1
1.4
36
224
7Mason Rudolph
M. Rudolph
4,904
2017
OKST OKST
13
318
489
65.0
10.0
377.2
37
9
170.6
7.6
1.8
23
114
8Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
4,903
2023
WASH WASH
15
363
555
65.4
8.8
326.9
36
11
157.1
6.5
2.0
11
83
9Dwayne Haskins
D. Haskins
4,875
2018
OSU OSU
14
373
533
70.0
9.1
348.2
50
8
174.8
9.4
1.5
20
107
10Bryce Young
B. Young
4,872
2021
ALA ALA
15
366
547
66.9
8.9
324.8
47
7
167.5
8.6
1.3
39
277
11Kyle McCord
K. McCord
4,779
2024
SYR SYR
13
391
592
66.0
8.1
367.6
34
12
148.8
5.7
2.0
27
242
12Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
4,779
2018
WSU WSU
13
468
662
70.7
7.2
367.6
38
9
147.6
5.7
1.4
13
75
13Austin Reed
A. Reed
4,744
2022
WKU WKU
14
389
603
64.5
7.9
338.9
40
11
148.8
6.6
1.8
11
72
14Will Rogers
W. Rogers
4,739
2021
MSST MSST
13
505
683
73.9
6.9
364.5
36
9
147.0
5.3
1.3
34
210
15Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,719
2015
CAL CAL
13
341
529
64.5
8.9
363.0
43
13
161.3
8.1
2.5
26
210
16Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,658
2015
TTU TTU
13
365
574
63.6
8.1
358.3
36
15
147.2
6.3
2.6
27
160
17Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
4,641
2022
WASH WASH
13
362
554
65.3
8.4
357.0
31
8
151.3
5.6
1.4
5
38
18Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4,627
2017
OKLA OKLA
14
285
404
70.5
11.5
330.5
43
6
198.9
10.6
1.5
26
180
19Ryan Higgins
R. Higgins
4,617
2016
LT LT
13
329
496
66.3
9.3
355.2
41
8
168.6
8.3
1.6
23
143
20Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,593
2016
CLEM CLEM
15
388
579
67.0
7.9
306.2
41
17
151.1
7.1
2.9
17
93
21Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
4,572
2021
PITT PITT
14
354
530
66.8
8.6
326.6
44
7
164.0
8.3
1.3
32
256
22Luke Falk
L. Falk
4,561
2015
WSU WSU
12
447
644
69.4
7.1
380.1
38
8
145.9
5.9
1.2
38
292
23Caleb Williams
C. Williams
4,537
2022
USC USC
14
333
500
66.6
9.1
324.1
42
5
168.5
8.4
1.0
29
246
24Bo Nix
B. Nix
4,508
2023
ORE ORE
14
364
470
77.4
9.6
322.0
45
3
188.3
9.6
0.6
5
31
25Mac Jones
M. Jones
4,500
2020
ALA ALA
13
311
402
77.4
11.2
346.2
41
4
203.1
10.2
1.0
13
74
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PASS

2,062

McIvor

Maverick McIvor

RUSH

576

Parrish

Marvis Parrish

REC

888

Henry

Matthew Henry
Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

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OPP PPG

23.4

64th

RUSH YDS/G

132.8

110th

PASS YDS/G

272.6

29th

2025 C-USA Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
7-1
10-4
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
7-1
9-5
3
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
6-2
9-4
4
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
5-3
8-5
5
Missouri State Missouri State
5-3
7-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
9/5
WKU WKU
@
NEV NEV
10:30 PM
Sat
9/12
WKU WKU
@
UGA UGA
12:45 PM
Sat
9/19
WKU WKU
@
IND IND
4:00 PM
Sat
9/26
MHU
@
WKU WKU
7:00 PM
Thu
10/1
WKU WKU
@
NMSU NMSU
8:00 PM
Last Game
WKU Western Kentucky

1 - 0

27

Final

16

USM Southern Miss

0 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

Darian Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Trinidad Chambliss
Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

Cam Cook

1,649

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Kewan Lacy
Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,278

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,264

Young

Wyatt Young
Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

34

Mensah

Darian Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker
Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

24

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

18

Hellums

Cale Hellums
Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

14

Brown

Camden Brown

13

Cooper

Omar Cooper Jr.
QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Diego Pavia
Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

David Bailey

14.5

Tucker

Nadame Tucker

12.5

Smith

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CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings
North Texas

45.1

Notre Dame

42.0

Indiana

41.6

Utah

41.3

South Florida

40.5

Tennessee

39.8
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Ohio State

9.3

Indiana

11.7

Texas Tech

11.8

Toledo

13.3

Miami

14.8

San Diego State

15.4
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512.4

Ole Miss

489.7

South Florida

488.7

Utah

482.9

Texas State

472.8

Florida State

472.1
Rush Yards Rankings
Navy

285.6

Utah

266.3

Air Force

261.4

Army

254.9

Jacksonville State

246.8

JMU

241.5
Pass Yards Rankings
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340.2

North Texas

318.0

Ole Miss

313.3

Baylor

309.6

USC

296.0

Tennessee

292.8
Sack Leaders
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50.0

Indiana

46.0

Oklahoma

45.0

Western Michigan

43.0

Texas A&M

43.0

Texas

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Duke Duke
9
5
.643
2
Virginia Virginia
11
3
.786
3
Miami Miami
13
2
.867
4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
8
5
.615
5
SMU SMU
9
4
.692
6
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
9
4
.692
7
California California
7
6
.538
8
Clemson Clemson
7
6
.538
9
NC State NC State
8
5
.615
10
Louisville Louisville
9
4
.692
11
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
4
.692
12
Stanford Stanford
4
8
.333
13
Florida State Florida State
5
7
.417
14
North Carolina North Carolina
4
8
.333
15
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
3
9
.250
16
Boston College Boston College
2
10
.167
17
Syracuse Syracuse
3
9
.250
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
12
2
.857
2
Alabama Alabama
11
4
.733
3
Ole Miss Ole Miss
13
2
.867
4
Texas A&M Texas A&M
11
2
.846
5
Texas Texas
10
3
.769
6
Oklahoma Oklahoma
10
3
.769
7
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
10
3
.769
8
Missouri Missouri
8
5
.615
9
Tennessee Tennessee
8
5
.615
10
LSU LSU
7
6
.538
11
Kentucky Kentucky
5
7
.417
12
Florida Florida
4
8
.333
13
Auburn Auburn
5
7
.417
14
Mississippi State Mississippi State
5
8
.385
15
South Carolina South Carolina
4
8
.333
16
Arkansas Arkansas
2
10
.167
Big 10WLPCT
1
Indiana Indiana
15
0
1.000
2
Ohio State Ohio State
12
2
.857
3
Oregon Oregon
13
2
.867
4
Michigan Michigan
9
4
.692
5
USC USC
9
4
.692
6
Iowa Iowa
9
4
.692
7
Illinois Illinois
9
4
.692
8
Minnesota Minnesota
8
5
.615
9
Washington Washington
9
4
.692
10
Nebraska Nebraska
7
6
.538
11
Northwestern Northwestern
7
6
.538
12
Penn State Penn State
7
6
.538
13
UCLA UCLA
3
9
.250
14
Rutgers Rutgers
5
7
.417
15
Wisconsin Wisconsin
4
8
.333
16
Maryland Maryland
4
8
.333
17
Michigan State Michigan State
4
8
.333
18
Purdue Purdue
2
10
.167
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
UNLV UNLV
10
4
.714
2
New Mexico New Mexico
9
4
.692
3
San Diego State San Diego State
9
4
.692
4
Boise State Boise State
9
5
.643
5
Fresno State Fresno State
9
4
.692
6
Hawaii Hawaii
9
4
.692
7
Utah State Utah State
6
7
.462
8
Air Force Air Force
4
8
.333
9
Wyoming Wyoming
4
8
.333
10
Nevada Nevada
3
9
.250
11
San José State San José State
3
9
.250
12
Colorado State Colorado State
2
10
.167
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
12
2
.857
2
Tulane Tulane
11
3
.786
3
Navy Navy
11
2
.846
4
South Florida South Florida
9
4
.692
5
East Carolina East Carolina
9
4
.692
6
Memphis Memphis
8
5
.615
7
Army Army
7
6
.538
8
UTSA UTSA
7
6
.538
9
Temple Temple
5
7
.417
10
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
4
8
.333
11
Rice Rice
5
8
.385
12
UAB UAB
4
8
.333
13
Tulsa Tulsa
4
8
.333
14
Charlotte Charlotte
1
11
.083
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
10
2
.833
2
UConn UConn
9
4
.692
Big 12WLPCT
1
Texas Tech Texas Tech
12
2
.857
2
BYU BYU
12
2
.857
3
Utah Utah
11
2
.846
4
Houston Houston
10
3
.769
5
Arizona Arizona
9
4
.692
6
Arizona State Arizona State
8
5
.615
7
Iowa State Iowa State
8
4
.667
8
Kansas State Kansas State
6
6
.500
9
TCU TCU
9
4
.692
10
Cincinnati Cincinnati
7
6
.538
11
Baylor Baylor
5
7
.417
12
Kansas Kansas
5
7
.417
13
UCF UCF
5
7
.417
14
West Virginia West Virginia
4
8
.333
15
Colorado Colorado
3
9
.250
16
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
1
11
.083
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
7
6
.538
2
Oregon State Oregon State
2
10
.167
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Western Michigan Western Michigan
10
4
.714
2
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
7
7
.500
3
Ohio Ohio
9
4
.692
4
Toledo Toledo
8
5
.615
5
Central Michigan Central Michigan
7
6
.538
6
Akron Akron
5
7
.417
7
Buffalo Buffalo
5
7
.417
8
Kent State Kent State
5
7
.417
9
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
8
.333
10
Ball State Ball State
4
8
.333
11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
4
8
.333
12
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
3
9
.250
13
UMass UMass
0
12
.000
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
12
2
.857
2
Troy Troy
8
6
.571
3
Old Dominion Old Dominion
10
3
.769
4
Southern Miss Southern Miss
7
6
.538
5
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
6
7
.462
6
Louisiana Louisiana
6
7
.462
7
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
7
6
.538
8
Arkansas State Arkansas State
7
6
.538
9
Marshall Marshall
5
7
.417
10
Texas State Texas State
7
6
.538
11
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
8
.385
12
South Alabama South Alabama
4
8
.333
13
Georgia State Georgia State
1
11
.083
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
3
9
.250
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
10
4
.714
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
9
5
.643
3
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
9
4
.692
4
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
5
.615
5
Missouri State Missouri State
7
6
.538
6
FIU FIU
7
6
.538
7
Delaware Delaware
7
6
.538
8
Liberty Liberty
4
8
.333
9
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
3
9
.250
10
New Mexico State New Mexico State
4
8
.333
11
UTEP UTEP
2
10
.167
12
Sam Houston Sam Houston
2
10
.167

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/15
MICH MICH
@
NW NW
24-22
Sat
11/15
USF USF
@
NAVY NAVY
38-41
Sat
11/15
SC SC
@
TAMU TAMU
30-31
Sat
11/15
UTEP UTEP
@
MOST MOST
24-38
Sat
11/15
MTSU MTSU
@
WKU WKU
26-42

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
UNC UNC
@
TCU TCU
12:00 PM
Sat
8/29
SJSU SJSU
@
USC USC
3:00 PM
Sat
8/29
NCST NCST
@
UVA UVA
3:30 PM
Sat
8/29
JVST JVST
@
NDSU NDSU
5:30 PM
Sat
8/29
SAC SAC
@
EMU EMU
6:30 PM