most passing yards per game in a season in college before 1987

Before 1987, Jim McMahon gained the most passing yards per game in a season, with 380.9 per game in 1980.

	NAME	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	380.9	1980	BYU	12	284	445	63.8	4,571	10.3	47	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
2	Steve Young S. Young	354.7	1983	BYU	11	306	429	71.3	3,902	9.1	33	10	168.5	7.7	2.3
3	Bill Anderson B. Anderson	346.4	1965	TLSA	10	296	509	58.2	3,464	6.8	30	14	129.3	5.9	2.8
4	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	338.2	1979	BYU	11	250	427	58.5	3,720	8.7	29	15	147.1	6.8	3.5
5	Jim Everett J. Everett	331.9	1985	PUR	11	285	450	63.3	3,651	8.1	23	11	143.5	5.1	2.4
6	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	328.7	1985	BYU	13	338	511	66.1	4,273	8.4	30	24	146.4	5.9	4.7
7	Greg Cook G. Cook	327.2	1968	CIN	10	219	411	53.3	3,272	8.0	25	17	132.0	6.1	4.1
8	Doug Gaynor D. Gaynor	323.0	1984	LBS	10	248	385	64.4	3,230	8.4	16	17	139.8	4.2	4.4
9	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	322.9	1984	BYU	12	283	458	61.8	3,875	8.5	33	11	151.8	7.2	2.4
10	Todd Dillon T. Dillon	319.7	1982	LBS	11	289	504	57.3	3,517	7.0	19	21	120.1	3.8	4.2
11	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	318.5	1969	SDSU	10	199	335	59.4	3,185	9.5	39	26	162.2	11.6	7.8
12	Sam King S. King	314.8	1981	UNLV	12	255	433	58.9	3,778	8.7	18	19	137.1	4.2	4.4
13	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	314.0	1984	BC	11	233	386	60.4	3,454	8.9	27	11	152.9	7.0	2.8
14	Chuck Hixson C. Hixson	310.3	1968	SMU	10	265	468	56.6	3,103	6.6	21	23	117.3	4.5	4.9
15	Tony Eason T. Eason	305.5	1981	ILL	11	248	406	61.1	3,360	8.3	20	14	140.0	4.9	3.4
16	Billy Stevens B. Stevens	304.2	1965	UTEP	10	196	432	45.4	3,042	7.0	21	29	107.1	4.9	6.7
17	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	303.5	1984	MIA	12	262	416	63.0	3,642	8.8	25	16	148.7	6.0	3.8
18	Matt Kofler M. Kofler	303.4	1981	SDSU	11	262	436	60.1	3,337	7.7	21	15	133.4	4.8	3.4
19	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	301.5	1976	RICE	11	269	501	53.7	3,317	6.6	21	19	115.6	4.2	3.8
20	Doug Williams D. Williams	298.7	1977	GRAM	11	181	352	51.4	3,286	9.3	38	18	155.2	10.8	5.1
21	Doug Gaynor D. Gaynor	296.9	1985	LBS	12	321	451	71.2	3,563	7.9	19	18	143.5	4.2	4.0
22	Brian McClure B. McClure	296.7	1983	BGSU	11	298	466	63.9	3,264	7.0	16	16	127.2	3.4	3.4
23	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	296.3	1981	BYU	12	272	423	64.3	3,555	8.4	30	7	155.0	7.1	1.7
24	Tony Eason T. Eason	295.3	1982	ILL	11	278	450	61.8	3,248	7.2	17	15	128.2	3.8	3.3
25	Don Strock D. Strock	294.8	1972	VT	11	228	427	53.4	3,243	7.6	16	27	116.9	3.7	6.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

642

Bachmeier

RUSH

328

Martin

REC

270

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

44.0

10th

OPP PPG

15.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

262.7

10th

PASS YDS/G

219.0

96th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Texas Tech	1-0	4-0
3	Utah	1-0	4-0
4	BYU	1-0	3-0
5	Baylor	1-0	3-1
6	Oklahoma State	1-0	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	BYU	@	TCU	7:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ISU	@	BYU	10:15 PM
Sat 10/17	ND	@	BYU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BYU	@	UCF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ASU	@	BYU	1:00 PM

Last Game

BYU

3 - 0

Final

Colorado State

2 - 1

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
8	Louisville	2	2	.500
9	SMU	3	1	.750
10	California	2	2	.500
11	Stanford	2	2	.500
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Boston College	2	2	.500
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Memphis	3	1	.750
6	Tulsa	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Rice	1	3	.250
12	Charlotte	0	4	.000
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Delaware	2	2	.500
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250