top 20 most passing yards for a ncaa season

The LSU Tigers have the most passing yards by a team when in the AP top 20 in a season, with 6,024 yards in 2019.

	TEAM	YDS	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	LSU	6,024	2019	15	426	567	75.1	10.6	401.6	61	7	197.4	10.8	1.2	34	206
2	Washington	5,155	2023	15	376	574	65.5	9.0	343.7	38	12	158.6	6.6	2.1	12	86
3	Ohio State	5,144	2018	14	396	561	70.6	9.2	367.4	51	8	174.8	9.1	1.4	23	118
4	Alabama	5,073	2021	15	380	571	66.5	8.9	338.2	48	7	166.5	8.4	1.2	41	286
5	Oklahoma	5,065	2017	14	309	433	71.4	11.7	361.8	47	6	202.7	10.9	1.4	26	180
6	Oklahoma State	5,059	2017	13	325	503	64.6	10.1	389.2	37	10	169.4	7.4	2.0	24	122
7	Clemson	5,009	2016	15	422	629	67.1	8.0	333.9	45	17	152.2	7.2	2.7	20	114
8	Ohio State	4,952	2021	13	349	494	70.6	10.0	380.9	46	8	182.3	9.3	1.6	17	133
9	Oregon	4,857	2023	14	397	514	77.2	9.4	346.9	49	5	186.1	9.5	1.0	5	31
10	Alabama	4,854	2018	15	301	438	68.7	11.1	323.6	52	8	197.3	11.9	1.8	15	123
11	Baylor	4,757	2014	13	323	519	62.2	9.2	365.9	38	8	160.3	7.3	1.5	24	154
12	USC	4,696	2022	14	345	515	67.0	9.1	335.4	43	5	169.2	8.3	1.0	29	246
13	Oregon	4,687	2014	15	326	474	68.8	9.9	312.5	44	4	180.8	9.3	0.8	31	175
14	Alabama	4,656	2020	13	324	425	76.2	11.0	358.2	42	4	199.0	9.9	0.9	19	116
15	Florida State	4,608	2000	12	290	469	61.8	9.8	384.0	36	14	163.7	7.7	3.0
16	Texas A&M	4,593	2013	13	339	489	69.3	9.4	353.3	40	13	169.9	8.2	2.7	22	157
17	Ole Miss	4,561	2024	13	295	434	68.0	10.5	350.8	31	7	176.6	7.1	1.6	29	167
18	Florida	4,543	2020	12	321	473	67.9	9.6	378.6	46	10	176.4	9.7	2.1	20	127
19	Miami	4,527	2024	13	328	489	67.1	9.3	348.2	41	8	169.2	8.4	1.6	23	149
20	Oklahoma	4,520	2018	14	274	401	68.3	11.3	322.9	43	7	194.9	10.7	1.7	19	116
21	TCU	4,517	2015	13	326	517	63.1	8.7	347.5	39	15	155.5	7.5	2.9	18	81
22	Texas	4,460	2024	16	357	541	66.0	8.2	278.8	40	14	154.5	7.4	2.6	37	225
23	Florida	4,457	2001	11	299	464	64.4	9.6	405.2	43	13	170.1	9.3	2.8
24	Alabama	4,449	2019	13	287	406	70.7	11.0	342.2	49	6	199.6	12.1	1.5	12	81
25	Georgia	4,437	2022	15	336	492	68.3	9.0	295.8	31	7	162.0	6.3	1.4	9	67

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More LSU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

732

Leavitt

RUSH

285

Jones

REC

222

Green

Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

29th

OPP PPG

18.7

54th

RUSH YDS/G

209.3

39th

PASS YDS/G

291.3

26th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Oklahoma	0-0	2-1
12	Auburn	0-1	2-1
13	LSU	0-1	2-1
14	South Carolina	0-1	2-1
15	Texas A&M	0-1	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	TXAM	@	LSU	7:30 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
Sat 10/24	LSU	@	AUB	12:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

2 - 1

Final

Ole Miss

3 - 0

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,173

Maiava

1,122

Atkinson

1,053

Stokes

Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

458

Baugh

454

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

476

Legree

444

Toney

419

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

12

Maiava

11

Taylor

11

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

8

Knight

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Dixon

6

Duff

6

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

244.1

Hoover

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

54.0

51.7

50.7

49.7

48.3

Opp PPG Rankings

4.3

5.3

7.3

7.7

8.0

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

539.0

537.0

528.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

319.0

298.7

286.7

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

366.7

364.7

358.0

345.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	3	0	1.000
3	Georgia	3	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	0	1.000
6	Kentucky	2	1	.667
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	0	1.000
9	Texas	3	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	1	.667
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	2	1	.667
5	South Alabama	2	1	.667
6	Marshall	2	1	.667
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	1	2	.333
9	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
10	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
11	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
12	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
13	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	2	1	.667
2	Colorado State	2	1	.667
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	2	.333
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	3	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	2	1	.667
9	Colorado	2	1	.667
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	1	.667
13	UCF	2	1	.667
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	3	.250
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	2	1	.667
5	Western Michigan	2	1	.667
6	Akron	1	2	.333
7	Ball State	1	2	.333
8	Buffalo	1	2	.333
9	Kent State	1	2	.333
10	Miami (OH)	1	2	.333
11	Ohio	1	2	.333
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Duke	3	0	1.000
3	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
4	California	2	1	.667
5	Clemson	2	1	.667
6	Louisville	2	1	.667
7	Virginia	2	1	.667
8	SMU	2	1	.667
9	Virginia Tech	3	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	1	.667
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	2	.333
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	3	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	1	.667

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
4	Memphis	3	1	.750
5	UTSA	2	1	.667
6	East Carolina	1	2	.333
7	North Texas	1	2	.333
8	Rice	1	2	.333
9	Temple	1	2	.333
10	Tulane	1	2	.333
11	UAB	1	2	.333
12	Charlotte	0	3	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	4	0	1.000
2	UCLA	3	0	1.000
3	Indiana	3	0	1.000
4	Iowa	3	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	0	1.000
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Northwestern	2	0	1.000
10	Illinois	2	1	.667
11	Maryland	2	1	.667
12	Michigan State	2	1	.667
13	Minnesota	2	1	.667
14	Ohio State	2	1	.667
15	Oregon	2	1	.667
16	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	2	.333
18	Rutgers	0	3	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	2	1	.667
2	Liberty	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	1	2	.333
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

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