most passing yards in a season since 2021

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

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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	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
3	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
4	Kyle McCord K. McCord	4,779	2024	SYR	13	391	592	66.0	8.1	367.6	34	12	148.8	5.7	2.0	27	242
5	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
6	Will Rogers W. Rogers	4,739	2021	MSST	13	505	683	73.9	6.9	364.5	36	9	147.0	5.3	1.3	34	210
7	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,641	2022	WASH	13	362	554	65.3	8.4	357.0	31	8	151.3	5.6	1.4	5	38
8	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	4,572	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	8.6	326.6	44	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256
9	Caleb Williams C. Williams	4,537	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
10	Bo Nix B. Nix	4,508	2023	ORE	14	364	470	77.4	9.6	322.0	45	3	188.3	9.6	0.6	5	31
11	Brennan Armstrong B. Armstrong	4,449	2021	UVA	11	326	500	65.2	8.9	404.5	31	10	156.4	6.2	2.0	30	195
12	C.J. Stroud	4,435	2021	OSU	12	317	441	71.9	10.1	369.6	44	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
13	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	4,379	2025	UNT	14	319	463	68.9	9.5	312.8	34	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
14	Drake Maye D. Maye	4,321	2022	UNC	14	342	517	66.2	8.4	308.6	38	7	157.9	7.4	1.4	40	204
15	Cam Ward C. Ward	4,313	2024	MIA	13	305	454	67.2	9.5	331.8	39	7	172.2	8.6	1.5	22	142
16	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	4,279	2024	MISS	13	276	398	69.3	10.8	329.2	29	6	180.7	7.3	1.5	28	160
17	Kyle Vantrease K. Vantrease	4,253	2022	GASO	13	371	604	61.4	7.0	327.2	27	16	130.0	4.5	2.6	6	51
18	Sam Hartman S. Hartman	4,228	2021	WAKE	14	300	508	59.1	8.3	302.0	39	14	148.8	7.7	2.8	34	184
19	Carson Strong C. Strong	4,186	2021	NEV	12	367	524	70.0	8.0	348.8	36	8	156.8	6.9	1.5	35	232
20	Shedeur Sanders S. Sanders	4,134	2024	COLO	13	353	477	74.0	8.7	318.0	37	10	168.2	7.8	2.1	42	356
21	Stetson Bennett S. Bennett	4,127	2022	UGA	15	310	454	68.3	9.1	275.1	27	7	161.2	5.9	1.5	9	67
22	Jake Haener J. Haener	4,096	2021	FRES	13	329	490	67.1	8.4	315.1	33	9	155.9	6.7	1.8	23	168
23	Clayton Tune C. Tune	4,074	2022	HOU	13	334	496	67.3	8.2	313.4	40	10	158.9	8.1	2.0	23	157
24	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
25	Garrett Nussmeier G. Nussmeier	4,052	2024	LSU	13	337	525	64.2	7.7	311.7	29	12	142.7	5.5	2.3	15	126

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

857

Tisdale

RUSH

346

Allen

REC

369

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

120th

OPP PPG

30.6

126th

RUSH YDS/G

136.0

117th

PASS YDS/G

217.6

96th

2026 C-USA Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
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

Western Kentucky

3 - 4

Final

Sam Houston

1 - 5

Wed 14 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
4	UNLV	4	3	.571
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
3	BYU	6	1	.857
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	1	.857
6	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286