most throwing yards by a quarterback in college football 2023

Michael Penix Jr. had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 2023, with 4,903 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	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
2	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
3	Carson Beck C. Beck	3,941	2023	UGA	14	302	417	72.4	9.5	281.5	24	6	167.9	5.8	1.4	11	66
4	Seth Henigan S. Henigan	3,883	2023	MEM	13	318	476	66.8	8.2	298.7	32	9	153.7	6.7	1.9	19	88
5	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	3,812	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	11.7	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
6	Davis Brin D. Brin	3,781	2023	GASO	13	362	552	65.6	6.8	290.8	24	19	130.6	4.3	3.4	31	204
7	Joey Aguilar J. Aguilar	3,757	2023	APP	14	293	460	63.7	8.2	268.4	33	10	151.6	7.2	2.2	19	107
8	Cam Ward C. Ward	3,736	2023	WSU	12	323	485	66.6	7.7	311.3	25	7	145.4	5.2	1.4	39	226
9	Dillon Gabriel D. Gabriel	3,660	2023	OKLA	12	266	384	69.3	9.5	305.0	30	6	172.0	7.8	1.6	16	96
10	Jordan McCloud J. McCloud	3,648	2023	JMU	13	281	412	68.2	8.9	280.6	35	10	165.8	8.5	2.4	23	148
11	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,633	2023	USC	12	266	388	68.6	9.4	302.8	30	5	170.1	7.7	1.3	35	272
12	Drake Maye D. Maye	3,608	2023	UNC	12	269	425	63.3	8.5	300.7	24	9	149.0	5.6	2.1	29	130
13	Gunnar Watson G. Watson	3,569	2023	TROY	14	268	439	61.0	8.1	254.9	27	6	146.9	6.2	1.4	25	185
14	Brayden Schager B. Schager	3,542	2023	HAW	13	332	525	63.2	6.7	272.5	26	14	130.9	5.0	2.7	39	265
15	Quinn Ewers Q. Ewers	3,479	2023	TEX	12	272	394	69.0	8.8	289.9	22	6	158.6	5.6	1.5	27	147
16	Alan Bowman A. Bowman	3,460	2023	OKST	14	304	501	60.7	6.9	247.1	15	14	123.0	3.0	2.8	7	51
17	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi B. Fowler-Nicolosi	3,460	2023	CSU	12	292	470	62.1	7.4	288.3	22	16	132.6	4.7	3.4	12	75
18	TJ Finley	3,439	2023	TXST	13	279	414	67.4	8.3	264.5	24	8	152.4	5.8	1.9	28	145
19	Chandler Rogers C. Rogers	3,382	2023	UNT	12	262	422	62.1	8.0	281.8	29	5	149.7	6.9	1.2	33	218
20	Taulia Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	3,377	2023	MD	12	290	437	66.4	7.7	281.4	25	11	145.1	5.7	2.5	26	213
21	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	3,364	2023	MISS	13	233	359	64.9	9.4	258.8	23	5	162.0	6.4	1.4	27	175
22	Austin Reed A. Reed	3,340	2023	WKU	12	289	470	61.5	7.1	278.3	31	11	138.3	6.6	2.3	7	43
23	Brady Cook B. Cook	3,317	2023	MIZ	13	244	369	66.1	9.0	255.2	21	6	157.2	5.7	1.6	26	163
24	Byrum Brown B. Brown	3,292	2023	USF	13	276	427	64.6	7.7	253.2	26	11	144.3	6.1	2.6	38	224
25	Shedeur Sanders S. Sanders	3,230	2023	COLO	11	298	430	69.3	7.5	293.6	27	3	151.7	6.3	0.7	52	458

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,396

Williams

RUSH

232

Bonner

REC

387

Roebuck

Team Rankings

PPG

26.2

92nd

OPP PPG

22.2

66th

RUSH YDS/G

90.3

176th

PASS YDS/G

279.5

24th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4
15	Penn State	0-3	3-3
16	Washington	0-3	3-3
17	Maryland	0-3	2-4
18	Michigan State	0-3	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/16	WASH	@	PUR	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	WASH	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WASH	@	MSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	IND	@	WASH	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa

5 - 1

Final

Washington

3 - 3

Fri 9 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

13.0

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

	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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	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