what is penn states most passing yards by a player in a season

Trace McSorley has the most passing yards for Penn State in a season, with 3,614 yards in 2016.

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Assumption:All-time
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	Trace McSorley T. McSorley	3,614	2016	PSU	14	224	387	57.9	9.3	258.1	29	8	156.9	7.5	2.1	23	160
2	Trace McSorley T. McSorley	3,570	2017	PSU	13	284	427	66.5	8.4	274.6	28	10	153.7	6.6	2.3	26	141
3	Drew Allar D. Allar	3,327	2024	PSU	16	262	394	66.5	8.4	207.9	24	8	153.5	6.1	2.0	19	136
4	Matt McGloin M. McGloin	3,271	2012	PSU	12	270	446	60.5	7.3	272.6	24	5	137.7	5.4	1.1
5	Sean Clifford S. Clifford	3,107	2021	PSU	13	261	428	61.0	7.3	239.0	21	8	134.4	4.9	1.9	30	189
6	Daryll Clark D. Clark	3,003	2009	PSU	13	232	381	60.9	7.9	231.0	24	10	142.6	6.3	2.6
7	Christian Hackenberg C. Hackenberg	2,977	2014	PSU	13	270	484	55.8	6.2	229.0	12	15	109.4	2.5	3.1	44	277
8	Christian Hackenberg C. Hackenberg	2,955	2013	PSU	12	231	392	58.9	7.5	246.3	20	10	134.0	5.1	2.6	20	125
9	Sean Clifford S. Clifford	2,822	2022	PSU	13	226	351	64.4	8.0	217.1	24	7	150.5	6.8	2.0	17	98
10	Kerry Collins K. Collins	2,679	1994	PSU	11	176	264	66.7	10.1	243.5	21	7	172.9	8.0	2.7
11	Sean Clifford S. Clifford	2,654	2019	PSU	12	189	319	59.2	8.3	221.2	23	7	148.5	7.2	2.2	24	121
12	Anthony Morelli A. Morelli	2,651	2007	PSU	13	234	402	58.2	6.6	203.9	19	10	124.2	4.7	2.5
13	Drew Allar D. Allar	2,631	2023	PSU	13	233	389	59.9	6.8	202.4	25	2	136.9	6.4	0.5	15	111
14	Daryll Clark D. Clark	2,592	2008	PSU	13	192	321	59.8	8.1	199.4	19	6	143.4	5.9	1.9
15	Trace McSorley T. McSorley	2,530	2018	PSU	13	192	361	53.2	7.0	194.6	18	7	124.6	5.0	1.9	27	161
16	Christian Hackenberg C. Hackenberg	2,525	2015	PSU	13	192	359	53.5	7.0	194.2	16	6	123.9	4.5	1.7	38	225
17	Tony Sacca T. Sacca	2,488	1991	PSU	12	169	292	57.9	8.5	207.3	21	5	149.8	7.2	1.7
18	Anthony Morelli A. Morelli	2,424	2006	PSU	13	208	386	53.9	6.3	186.5	11	8	111.9	2.8	2.1
19	Zack Mills Z. Mills	2,417	2002	PSU	13	188	333	56.5	7.3	185.9	17	10	128.3	5.1	3.0
20	Michael Robinson M. Robinson	2,350	2005	PSU	12	162	311	52.1	7.6	195.8	17	10	127.2	5.5	3.2
21	Chuck Fusina C. Fusina	2,221	1977	PSU	11	142	246	57.7	9.0	201.9	15	9	146.4	6.1	3.7
22	Todd Blackledge T. Blackledge	2,218	1982	PSU	11	161	292	55.1	7.6	201.6	22	14	134.2	7.5	4.8
23	Mike McQueary M. McQueary	2,211	1997	PSU	11	146	255	57.3	8.7	201.0	17	9	145.0	6.7	3.5
24	Wally Richardson W. Richardson	2,198	1995	PSU	11	193	335	57.6	6.6	199.8	18	6	126.9	5.4	1.8
25	John Hufnagel J. Hufnagel	2,039	1972	PSU	11	115	216	53.2	9.4	185.4	15	8	148.0	6.9	3.7

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,664

Becht

RUSH

278

Hansen

REC

510

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.7

70th

OPP PPG

18.9

31st

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

126th

PASS YDS/G

253.4

45th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Washington	1-3	4-3
15	Rutgers	1-3	2-5
16	Penn State	0-4	3-4
17	Maryland	0-4	2-5
18	Michigan State	0-5	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	4:15 PM
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MINN	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

3 - 4

Final

Michigan

4 - 2

Sat 17 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