most total yards by a qb in college in a season

Joe Burrow has accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in a season, with 6,055 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards in 2019.

Interpreted as:

most passing total yards by a qb in college in a season

	NAME	TOTALYDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	6,055	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
2	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,984	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
3	Kyler Murray K. Murray	5,362	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	4,361	11.6	311.5	42	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109
4	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,337	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
5	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	5,250	2014	ORE	15	304	445	68.3	4,454	10.0	296.9	42	4	181.7	9.4	0.9	31	175
6	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	5,222	2016	CLEM	15	388	579	67.0	4,593	7.9	306.2	41	17	151.1	7.1	2.9	17	93
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	5,205	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
8	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	5,174	2019	OKLA	14	237	340	69.7	3,851	11.3	275.1	32	8	191.2	9.4	2.4	23	150
9	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	5,121	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	4,946	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
10	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,117	2015	TTU	13	365	574	63.6	4,658	8.1	358.3	36	15	147.2	6.3	2.6	27	160
11	Drake Maye D. Maye	5,019	2022	UNC	14	342	517	66.2	4,321	8.4	308.6	38	7	157.9	7.4	1.4	40	204
12	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	5,007	2011	BAY	13	291	402	72.4	4,293	10.7	330.2	37	6	189.5	9.2	1.5
13	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,983	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	4,875	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
14	Austin Reed A. Reed	4,968	2022	WKU	14	389	603	64.5	4,744	7.9	338.9	40	11	148.8	6.6	1.8	11	72
15	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	4,946	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	3,812	11.7	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
16	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	4,940	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	4,627	11.5	330.5	43	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
17	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	4,940	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	5,055	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
18	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,939	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	4,904	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
19	Caleb Williams C. Williams	4,917	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	4,537	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
20	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,911	2023	WASH	15	363	555	65.4	4,903	8.8	326.9	36	11	157.1	6.5	2.0	11	83
21	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	4,903	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	5,017	7.0	358.4	45	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
22	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	4,872	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
23	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	4,867	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	4,943	8.8	411.9	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
24	Chase Clement C. Clement	4,834	2008	RICE	13	326	490	66.5	4,119	8.4	316.8	44	7	163.9	9.0	1.4
25	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	4,833	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	4,572	8.6	326.6	44	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256

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Team Leaders

PASS

574

Leavitt

RUSH

179

Jones

REC

162

Green

Team Rankings

PPG

48.0

18th

OPP PPG

12.0

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

228.0

29th

PASS YDS/G

358.0

4th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Florida	0-0	2-0
4	Georgia	0-0	2-0
5	LSU	0-0	2-0
6	Mississippi State	0-0	2-0
7	Missouri	0-0	2-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	LSU	@	MISS	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	TXAM	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MCNS	@	LSU	7:45 PM
Sat 10/10	LSU	@	UK	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	MSST	@	LSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 1

Final

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2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

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CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

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Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

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

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

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333