most passing yards in one big ten football game by a player

C.J. Stroud has the most passing yards in the Big 10 in a game, with 573 yards in the Rose Bowl against Utah on January 1, 2022.

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	NAME	YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	C.J. Stroud	573	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	37	46	80.4	12.5	6	1	223.8	13.0	2.2	0	0
2	David Blough D. Blough	572	9/15/2018	PUR	vs	MIZ	39	55	70.9	10.4	3	1	172.6	5.5	1.8	1	7
3	Curtis Painter C. Painter	546	12/26/2007	PUR	vs	CMU	35	54	64.8	10.1	3	2	160.7	5.6	3.7
4	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	536	11/6/2021	PUR	vs	MSU	40	54	74.1	9.9	3	0	175.8	5.6	0.0	3	16
5	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	534	12/30/2021	PUR	vs	TENN	26	46	56.5	11.6	5	3	176.9	10.9	6.5	2	15
6	Mike Kafka M. Kafka	532	1/1/2010	NW	@	AUB	47	78	60.3	6.8	4	5	121.7	5.1	6.4
7	Kyle Orton K. Orton	522	11/20/2004	PUR	vs	IND	33	54	61.1	9.7	6	0	179.0	11.1	0.0
8	Drew Brees D. Brees	522	10/3/1998	PUR	vs	MINN	31	36	86.1	14.5	0	0	207.9	0.0	0.0
9	C.J. Bacher	520	10/6/2007	NW	@	MSU	38	48	79.2	10.8	5	0	204.5	10.4	0.0
10	Brett Basanez B. Basanez	513	9/2/2004	NW	@	TCU	39	62	62.9	8.3	4	1	150.5	6.5	1.6
11	Elijah Sindelar E. Sindelar	509	9/7/2019	PUR	vs	VAN	34	52	65.4	9.8	5	1	175.5	9.6	1.9	0	0
12	Drew Brees D. Brees	509	10/16/1999	PUR	vs	MSU	40	57	70.2	8.9	5	4	160.1	8.8	7.0
13	John Paddock J. Paddock	507	11/11/2023	ILL	vs	IND	24	36	66.7	14.1	4	1	216.1	11.1	2.8	1	8
14	Devin Gardner D. Gardner	503	10/19/2013	MICH	vs	IND	21	29	72.4	17.3	2	0	240.9	6.9	0.0	2	22
15	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	499	12/1/2018	OSU	vs	NW	34	41	82.9	12.2	5	1	220.5	12.2	2.4	4	25
16	Richard Lagow R. Lagow	496	9/24/2016	IND	vs	WAKE	28	47	59.6	10.6	3	5	148.0	6.4	10.6	2	12
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	494	10/10/1998	PUR	@	WIS	55	83	66.3	6.0	0	4	106.6	0.0	4.8
18	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	491	11/21/2020	IND	@	OSU	27	51	52.9	9.6	5	1	162.2	9.8	2.0	2	11
19	Danny Etling D. Etling	485	11/30/2013	PUR	@	IND	33	49	67.3	9.9	4	0	177.4	8.2	0.0	2	13
20	C.J. Stroud	484	9/11/2021	OSU	vs	ORE	35	54	64.8	9.0	3	1	154.7	5.6	1.9	2	20
21	Ben Chappell B. Chappell	480	10/2/2010	IND	vs	MICH	45	64	70.3	7.5	3	1	145.7	4.7	1.6
22	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	470	10/20/2018	OSU	@	PUR	49	73	67.1	6.4	2	1	127.5	2.7	1.4	1	2
23	C.J. Bacher	470	10/13/2007	NW	vs	MINN	41	58	70.7	8.1	4	0	161.5	6.9	0.0
24	Nate Sudfeld N. Sudfeld	464	10/17/2015	IND	vs	RUTG	32	42	76.2	11.0	4	2	190.9	9.5	4.8	1	9
25	Brett Basanez B. Basanez	463	10/15/2005	NW	@	PUR	37	55	67.3	8.4	3	0	156.0	5.5	0.0

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,772

Sayin

RUSH

460

Jackson

REC

916

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

8th

OPP PPG

13.2

11th

RUSH YDS/G

165.7

68th

PASS YDS/G

337.8

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Indiana	3-0	6-0
2	UCLA	3-0	5-0
3	Ohio State	3-0	5-1
4	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
5	USC	3-1	6-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Maryland

2 - 4

Final

Ohio State

5 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	4	.333
7	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333