Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,967	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	B.J. Symons	5,833	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	8.1	448.7	52	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
3	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,705	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	8.0	438.8	48	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
4	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	5,671	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
5	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,671	2009	HOU	14	492	700	70.3	8.1	405.1	44	15	154.8	6.3	2.1
6	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,631	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	9.3	402.2	48	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
7	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	5,579	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	8.1	429.2	48	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
8	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	5,549	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	9.9	396.4	58	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
9	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	5,188	1990	BYU	12	361	562	64.2	9.2	432.3	41	28	155.9	7.3	5.0
10	David Klingler D. Klingler	5,140	1990	HOU	11	374	643	58.2	8.0	467.3	54	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
11	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	5,111	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	8.2	393.2	45	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
12	Derek Carr D. Carr	5,088	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
13	Paul Smith P. Smith	5,065	2007	TLSA	14	327	544	60.1	9.3	361.8	47	19	159.8	8.6	3.5
14	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	5,055	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
15	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,052	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
16	Bryant Moniz B. Moniz	5,040	2010	HAW	14	361	555	65.0	9.1	360.0	39	15	159.1	7.0	2.7
17	Case Keenum C. Keenum	5,020	2008	HOU	13	397	589	67.4	8.5	386.2	44	11	159.9	7.5	1.9
18	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	5,017	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	7.0	358.4	45	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
19	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	4,946	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
20	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	4,943	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	8.8	411.9	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
21	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,904	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
22	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
23	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,875	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
24	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
25	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	4,830	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	8.8	371.5	49	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,121

Glenn

RUSH

604

Glenn

REC

537

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

94th

OPP PPG

32.4

137th

RUSH YDS/G

154.7

77th

PASS YDS/G

222.9

84th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Middle Tennessee	3-3	5-5
5	Delaware	3-3	5-5
6	Western Kentucky	3-3	4-6
7	Missouri State	3-3	4-6
8	Florida International	2-4	4-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jacksonville State

7 - 3

Final

Western Kentucky

4 - 6

Sat 14 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

326.2

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	San Diego State	5	5	.500
3	Texas State	6	4	.600
4	Oregon State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Washington State	2	8	.200
8	Colorado State	3	7	.300

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Ohio State	7	3	.700
5	Iowa	8	2	.800
6	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
7	USC	7	3	.700
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Penn State	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Northwestern	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Nebraska	6	4	.600
14	Maryland	4	6	.400
15	Michigan	5	5	.500
16	Purdue	3	7	.300
17	Michigan State	3	7	.300
18	Rutgers	2	8	.200

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Texas	8	2	.800
4	Tennessee	8	2	.800
5	Kentucky	7	3	.700
6	Ole Miss	6	4	.600
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma	6	4	.600
9	Florida	6	4	.600
10	Auburn	6	4	.600
11	LSU	6	4	.600
12	Missouri	6	4	.600
13	Arkansas	4	6	.400
14	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
15	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
4	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
5	Delaware	5	5	.500
6	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
7	Missouri State	4	6	.400
8	Florida International	4	6	.400
9	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
10	Georgia State	5	5	.500
11	Troy	4	6	.400
12	Marshall	5	5	.500
13	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Florida State	5	5	.500
8	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
9	Stanford	5	5	.500
10	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
11	Virginia	5	5	.500
12	Syracuse	5	5	.500
13	North Carolina	5	5	.500
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	NC State	4	6	.400
16	California	3	7	.300
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	8	2	.800
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	North Texas	7	3	.700
4	UAB	6	4	.600
5	East Carolina	6	4	.600
6	Army	5	4	.556
7	Tulsa	6	4	.600
8	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	10	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Houston	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Arizona	7	3	.700
7	Arizona State	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	Iowa State	5	5	.500
11	TCU	5	5	.500
12	Kansas	4	6	.400
13	West Virginia	5	5	.500
14	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
15	Colorado	4	6	.400
16	Kansas State	4	6	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Wyoming	7	3	.700
2	New Mexico	8	2	.800
3	North Dakota State	8	2	.800
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	Nevada	4	6	.400
7	San Jose State	5	6	.455
8	Hawai'i	3	7	.300
9	UTEP	1	9	.100
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000