most passing yards in the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Todd Santos had the most passing yards, with 11,425 yards.

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most passing yards by a player in the 1980s
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Todd Santos
T. Santos
11,425
47
910
1,484
61.3
7.7
243.1
70
57
133.9
4.7
3.8
2Kevin Sweeney
K. Sweeney
10,623
56
731
1,336
54.7
8.0
189.7
66
48
130.6
4.9
3.6
3Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
10,579
44
677
1,271
53.3
8.3
240.4
67
54
132.1
5.3
4.2
4Brian McClure
B. McClure
10,280
44
900
1,427
63.1
7.2
233.6
63
58
130.0
4.4
4.1
5Ben Bennett
B. Bennett
9,614
42
820
1,375
59.6
7.0
228.9
55
57
123.3
4.0
4.1
6Todd Ellis
T. Ellis
9,519
41
704
1,266
55.6
7.5
232.2
49
66
121.1
3.9
5.2
7Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
9,393
44
870
1,480
58.8
6.3
213.5
52
61
115.4
3.5
4.1
8Chuck Long
C. Long
9,210
56
692
1,072
64.6
8.6
164.5
64
46
147.8
6.0
4.3
9Tommy Hodson
T. Hodson
9,115
44
674
1,163
58.0
7.8
207.2
69
41
136.3
5.9
3.5
10Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
8,981
35
669
1,165
57.4
7.7
256.6
69
38
135.2
5.9
3.3
11John Elway
J. Elway
8,805
33
724
1,150
63.0
7.7
266.8
71
36
141.4
6.2
3.1
12Robbie Bosco
R. Bosco
8,400
36
638
997
64.0
8.4
233.3
66
36
149.4
6.6
3.6
13Andre Ware
A. Ware
8,202
27
660
1,074
61.5
7.6
303.8
75
28
143.4
7.0
2.6
14Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
8,146
44
736
1,151
63.9
7.1
185.1
51
38
131.4
4.4
3.3
15Troy Taylor
T. Taylor
8,126
44
683
1,162
58.8
7.0
184.7
51
46
124.1
4.4
4.0
16Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
8,126
24
556
868
64.1
9.4
338.6
77
25
166.2
8.9
2.9
17Jeff Graham
J. Graham
8,080
36
664
1,175
56.5
6.9
224.4
42
42
118.9
3.6
3.6
18Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
8,020
34
596
1,029
57.9
7.8
235.9
59
29
136.7
5.7
2.8
19Steve Slayden
S. Slayden
8,004
41
699
1,204
58.1
6.6
195.2
48
53
118.3
4.0
4.4
20Mike Gundy
M. Gundy
7,997
42
604
1,035
58.4
7.7
190.4
54
37
133.3
5.2
3.6
21Steve Young
S. Young
7,733
34
592
908
65.2
8.5
227.4
56
33
149.8
6.2
3.6
22Terrence Jones
T. Jones
7,684
44
570
1,042
54.7
7.4
174.6
46
41
123.3
4.4
3.9
23John Paye
J. Paye
7,669
39
715
1,198
59.7
6.4
196.6
38
44
116.6
3.2
3.7
24Rodney Peete
R. Peete
7,640
44
571
972
58.7
7.9
173.6
52
32
135.8
5.3
3.3
25Scott Campbell
S. Campbell
7,636
44
609
1,060
57.5
7.2
173.5
45
41
124.2
4.2
3.9
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9
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4
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4
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5
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6
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6
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4
8
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8
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SC SC
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11/15
UTEP UTEP
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USC USC
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8/29
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NDSU NDSU
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8/29
SAC SAC
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EMU EMU
6:30 PM