most passing yards per attempt in a season minimum 2000 yards

Ryan Dinwiddie has the most passing yards per attempt with 2,000+ passing yards in a season, with 12.3 yards in 2002.

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most passing yards per attempt by a player in a season minimum 2000 passing yards

	NAME	AVG	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ryan Dinwiddie R. Dinwiddie	12.3	2,123	2002	BSU	8	117	173	67.6	265.4	19	3	203.5	11.0	1.7
2	Grayson McCall G. McCall	12.1	2,558	2021	CCAR	10	154	211	73.0	255.8	23	3	207.9	10.9	1.4	15	62
3	Kyler Murray K. Murray	11.9	4,053	2018	OKLA	13	241	340	70.9	311.8	40	7	205.7	11.8	2.1	15	90
4	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	11.8	4,340	2017	OKLA	13	262	369	71.0	333.8	41	5	203.8	11.1	1.4	21	137
5	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	11.8	3,634	2019	OKLA	13	222	309	71.8	279.5	32	7	200.3	10.4	2.3	21	138
6	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	11.7	3,812	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
7	Mac Jones M. Jones	11.4	3,739	2020	ALA	11	250	327	76.5	339.9	32	4	202.3	9.8	1.2	10	59
8	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	11.4	3,353	2018	ALA	13	199	294	67.7	257.9	37	4	202.3	12.6	1.4	11	99
9	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	11.3	2,840	2019	ALA	9	180	252	71.4	315.6	33	3	206.9	13.1	1.2	10	63
10	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	11.1	3,669	2016	OKLA	12	235	330	71.2	305.8	38	8	197.8	11.5	2.4	18	123
11	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	11.1	4,560	1989	BYU	12	265	412	64.3	380.0	32	15	175.6	7.8	3.6
12	Jameis Winston J. Winston	10.9	3,820	2013	FSU	13	237	349	67.9	293.8	38	10	190.1	10.9	2.9	23	166
13	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	10.8	3,998	2011	BAY	12	267	369	72.4	333.2	36	6	192.3	9.8	1.6
14	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	10.8	3,267	2020	BYU	11	221	302	73.2	297.0	30	3	194.8	9.9	1.0	10	90
15	Bryce Petty B. Petty	10.8	3,844	2013	BAY	12	220	356	61.8	320.3	30	2	179.2	8.4	0.6	17	87
16	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	10.7	4,715	2019	LSU	13	342	439	77.9	362.7	48	6	201.5	10.9	1.4	28	175
17	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	10.7	3,875	2024	MISS	12	249	363	68.6	322.9	25	6	177.7	6.9	1.7	25	139
18	Tyler Huntley T. Huntley	10.7	2,966	2019	UTAH	13	205	278	73.7	228.2	18	4	181.9	6.5	1.4	19	111
19	Matt Corral M. Corral	10.6	2,995	2020	MISS	9	201	282	71.3	332.8	27	14	182.2	9.6	5.0	16	94
20	Layne Hatcher L. Hatcher	10.6	2,058	2020	ARST	11	116	194	59.8	187.1	19	2	179.2	9.8	1.0	15	94
21	Sam Howell S. Howell	10.6	3,352	2020	UNC	11	219	317	69.1	304.7	27	6	182.2	8.5	1.9	29	191
22	McKenzie Milton M. Milton	10.5	3,795	2017	UCF	12	249	360	69.2	316.3	35	9	184.8	9.7	2.5	10	50
23	Cam Newton C. Newton	10.5	2,589	2010	AUB	13	165	246	67.1	199.2	28	6	188.2	11.4	2.4
24	Seth Russell S. Russell	10.5	2,104	2015	BAY	7	119	200	59.5	300.6	29	6	189.7	14.5	3.0	3	14
25	Mike White M. White	10.4	4,027	2016	WKU	13	260	386	67.4	309.8	34	6	181.0	8.8	1.6	12	90

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,334

Madsen

RUSH

1,125

Riley

REC

617

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Team Rankings

PPG

31.4

42nd

OPP PPG

23.0

59th

RUSH YDS/G

188.4

36th

PASS YDS/G

244.3

63rd

2025 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	New Mexico	6-2	9-4
3	San Diego State	6-2	9-4
4	Boise State	6-2	9-5
5	Fresno State	5-3	9-4
6	Hawaii	5-3	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	BSU	@	ORE	3:30 PM
Sat 9/12	MEM	@	BSU	6:00 PM
Sat 9/19	SDAK	@	BSU	10:00 PM
Sat 9/26	BSU	@	WMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	USU	@	BSU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Boise State

0 - 1

Final

Washington

1 - 0

Sat 13 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

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CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

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CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167