most total yards by a qb in college football history

Dillon Gabriel has accounted for the most career yards by a quarterback, with 19,964 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

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

	NAME	TOTALYDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dillon Gabriel D. Gabriel	19,964	64	1,376	2,111	65.2	18,722	8.9	292.5	155	32	160.9	7.3	1.5	111	676
2	Bo Nix B. Nix	17,001	61	1,286	1,936	66.4	15,352	7.9	251.7	113	26	149.6	5.8	1.3	60	388
3	Sam Hartman S. Hartman	16,634	60	1,136	1,898	59.9	15,656	8.2	260.9	134	49	147.3	7.1	2.6	129	804
4	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	16,061	55	953	1,438	66.3	12,749	8.9	231.8	89	20	158.4	6.2	1.4	129	682
5	Dan Lefevour D. Lefevour	15,911	53	1,171	1,763	66.4	12,905	7.3	243.5	102	36	142.9	5.8	2.0
6	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	15,692	48	1,026	1,497	68.5	14,607	9.8	304.3	131	30	175.4	8.8	2.0	108	664
7	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	15,598	45	1,403	2,010	69.8	15,793	7.9	351.0	134	34	154.4	6.7	1.7
8	Holton Ahlers H. Ahlers	15,424	55	1,127	1,857	60.7	13,936	7.5	253.4	97	37	137.0	5.2	2.0	104	707
9	Seth Henigan S. Henigan	15,184	50	1,148	1,792	64.1	14,278	8.0	285.6	104	31	146.7	5.8	1.7	96	542
10	Rakeem Cato R. Cato	14,910	53	1,153	1,838	62.7	14,079	7.7	265.6	131	44	145.8	7.1	2.4
11	Kellen Moore K. Moore	14,541	53	1,157	1,658	69.8	14,667	8.8	276.7	142	28	169.0	8.6	1.7
12	Will Rogers W. Rogers	14,387	54	1,521	2,187	69.5	14,773	6.8	273.6	108	35	139.4	4.9	1.6	110	779
13	Colin Kaepernick C. Kaepernick	14,216	51	740	1,271	58.2	10,098	7.9	198.0	82	24	142.5	6.5	1.9
14	Luke Falk L. Falk	14,081	43	1,403	2,054	68.3	14,481	7.1	336.8	119	39	142.8	5.8	1.9	124	859
15	Frank Harris F. Harris	14,063	54	1,034	1,547	66.8	11,862	7.7	219.7	92	31	146.9	5.9	2.0	79	515
16	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	13,967	48	1,067	1,685	63.3	13,741	8.2	286.3	96	34	146.6	5.7	2.0	32	223
17	Chevan Cordeiro C. Cordeiro	13,830	61	971	1,624	59.8	12,191	7.5	199.9	88	32	136.8	5.4	2.0	134	846
18	Kevin Kolb K. Kolb	13,723	50	964	1,565	61.6	12,964	8.3	259.3	85	31	145.1	5.4	2.0
19	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	13,699	42	915	1,447	63.2	13,618	9.4	324.2	92	26	159.7	6.4	1.8	92	539
20	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	13,599	49	1,087	1,711	63.5	13,484	7.9	275.2	95	34	144.1	5.6	2.0
21	Aaron Murray A. Murray	13,551	52	921	1,478	62.3	13,166	8.9	253.2	121	41	158.6	8.2	2.8
22	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	13,528	45	852	1,308	65.1	11,970	9.2	266.0	81	27	158.3	6.2	2.1	74	457
23	Brett Rypien B. Rypien	13,527	50	1,035	1,617	64.0	13,578	8.4	271.6	90	29	149.3	5.6	1.8	90	547
24	Sam Ehlinger S. Ehlinger	13,455	46	923	1,476	62.5	11,436	7.7	248.6	94	27	145.0	6.4	1.8	93	614
25	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	13,383	53	1,065	1,707	62.4	12,556	7.4	236.9	83	32	136.5	4.9	1.9	117	846

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,099

Jenkins

RUSH

577

Watson

REC

358

Derry

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

45th

OPP PPG

23.0

64th

RUSH YDS/G

163.3

66th

PASS YDS/G

207.0

107th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	Cincinnati	2-2	5-2
9	Arizona State	2-2	4-3
10	UCF	2-2	4-3
11	West Virginia	2-3	5-3
12	Kansas State	1-3	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	BAY	@	UCF	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	UCF	@	KU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	ASU	@	UCF	1:00 PM
Fri 11/20	ISU	@	UCF	6:00 PM
Sat 11/28	UCF	@	COLO	1:00 PM

Last Game

BYU

6 - 1

Final

UCF

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	MEM	@	CHAR	59-8
Sat 10/3	NAVY	@	AFA	9-14
Sat 10/3	ALA	@	MSST	56-23
Sat 10/3	UCF	@	HOU	17-27
Sat 10/3	WVU	@	ISU	42-45

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SHSU	@	MOSU	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	KENN	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	JVST	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM

Dillon Gabriel has accounted for the most career yards by a quarterback, with 19,964 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

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