most yards by a college quarterback in 1976

Tommy Kramer had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 1976, with 3,317 yards.

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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%
1	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	3,317	1976	RICE	11	269	501	53.7	6.6	301.5	21	19	115.6	4.2	3.8
2	Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen	3,192	1976	BYU	11	207	372	55.6	8.6	290.2	29	19	143.2	7.8	5.1
3	Jack Thompson J. Thompson	2,762	1976	WSU	11	208	355	58.6	7.8	251.1	20	14	134.7	5.6	3.9
4	Leamon Hall L. Hall	2,174	1976	ARMY	11	162	344	47.1	6.3	197.6	15	27	98.9	4.4	7.8
5	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	2,084	1976	SJSU	11	141	262	53.8	8.0	189.5	19	6	140.0	7.3	2.3
6	Vince Ferragamo V. Ferragamo	2,071	1976	NEB	12	145	254	57.1	8.2	172.6	20	9	144.5	7.9	3.5
7	Guy Benjamin G. Benjamin	1,982	1976	STAN	9	170	295	57.6	6.7	220.2	12	17	116.0	4.1	5.8
8	Steve Haynes S. Haynes	1,981	1976	LT	10	120	216	55.6	9.2	198.1	16	11	146.9	7.4	5.1
9	Mark Miller M. Miller	1,839	1976	BGSU	11	125	245	51.0	7.5	167.2	13	13	121.0	5.3	5.3
10	Joe Roth J. Roth	1,789	1976	CAL	11	154	295	52.2	6.1	162.6	7	18	98.8	2.4	6.1
11	Dennis Sproul D. Sproul	1,751	1976	ASU	11	111	243	45.7	7.2	159.2	12	12	112.6	4.9	4.9
12	Ed Smith E. Smith	1,749	1976	MSU	10	132	257	51.4	6.8	174.9	13	10	117.4	5.1	3.9
13	Roy Henry R. Henry	1,709	1976	ULL	11	127	258	49.2	6.6	155.4	18	14	117.0	7.0	5.4
14	Mike Carroll M. Carroll	1,627	1976	WIS	11	132	262	50.4	6.2	147.9	13	17	105.9	5.0	6.5
15	Dan Haremann D. Haremann	1,585	1976	UTAH	11	117	222	52.7	7.1	144.1	10	14	114.9	4.5	6.3
16	Jack Henderson J. Henderson	1,582	1976	ORE	11	157	298	52.7	5.3	143.8	6	16	93.2	2.0	5.4
17	Lloyd Patterson L. Patterson	1,563	1976	MEM	11	87	178	48.9	8.8	142.1	14	6	141.8	7.9	3.4
18	Ronnie Hickerson R. Hickerson	1,554	1976	TLSA	11	114	247	46.2	6.3	141.3	8	20	93.5	3.2	8.1
19	Jimmy Fisher J. Fisher	1,511	1976	FLA	11	83	146	56.8	10.3	137.4	10	8	155.4	6.8	5.5
20	Mike Howell M. Howell	1,511	1976	ULM	10	81	210	38.6	7.2	151.1	10	15	100.4	4.8	7.1
21	Jimmy Black J. Black	1,506	1976	FSU	11	103	178	57.9	8.5	136.9	9	9	135.5	5.1	5.1
22	Jeff Martin J. Martin	1,482	1976	DRKE	11	121	251	48.2	5.9	134.7	7	12	97.4	2.8	4.8
23	Dan Kendra D. Kendra	1,476	1976	WVU	11	113	233	48.5	6.3	134.2	9	19	98.1	3.9	8.2
24	Rodney Allison R. Allison	1,458	1976	TTU	11	83	139	59.7	10.5	132.5	8	8	155.3	5.8	5.8
25	Bob Lopez B. Lopez	1,455	1976	ILST	11	116	226	51.3	6.4	132.3	3	15	96.5	1.3	6.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

478

Brown

RUSH

690

Brown

REC

257

Clark

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

124th

OPP PPG

32.6

137th

RUSH YDS/G

265.6

4th

PASS YDS/G

87.1

216th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	South Florida	2-4	6-4
11	Navy	2-4	3-6
12	Charlotte	1-5	1-9
13	Temple	1-5	2-8
14	Rice	0-6	1-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/19	RICE	@	TEM	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	ARMY	@	RICE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Tulane

5 - 5

Final

Rice

1 - 9

Sat 14 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,086

Veltkamp

3,076

Mensah

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

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

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

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

343.8

339.1

331.0

322.9

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	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

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

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	8	2	.800
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	LSU	6	4	.600
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	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	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
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	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
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	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	5	5	.500
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	2	.800
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	San Jose State	5	6	.455
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	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

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

	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	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400