Mike Ford had the most passing yards in 1978, with 3,007 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Mike Ford M. Ford	3,007	1978	SMU	11	224	389	57.6	7.7	273.4	17	23	125.1	4.4	5.9
2	Steve Dils S. Dils	2,943	1978	STAN	11	247	391	63.2	7.5	267.5	22	15	137.3	5.6	3.8
3	David Spriggs D. Spriggs	2,558	1978	NMSU	11	169	317	53.3	8.1	232.5	17	25	123.0	5.4	7.9
4	Dave Marler D. Marler	2,422	1978	MSST	11	163	287	56.8	8.4	220.2	11	17	128.5	3.8	5.9
5	Jack Thompson J. Thompson	2,333	1978	WSU	11	175	348	50.3	6.7	212.1	17	20	111.2	4.9	5.7
6	Rich Campbell R. Campbell	2,287	1978	CAL	11	164	293	56.0	7.8	207.9	14	19	124.3	4.8	6.5
7	Ed Luther E. Luther	2,275	1978	SJSU	12	205	386	53.1	5.9	189.6	13	24	101.3	3.4	6.2
8	Mark Halda M. Halda	2,262	1978	SDSU	11	205	358	57.3	6.3	205.6	14	14	115.4	3.9	3.9
9	Ed Smith E. Smith	2,226	1978	MSU	11	169	292	57.9	7.6	202.4	20	8	139.0	6.8	2.7
10	Paul McGaffigan P. McGaffigan	2,165	1978	LBS	11	169	300	56.3	7.2	196.8	9	13	118.2	3.0	4.3
11	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	2,088	1978	USU	11	150	287	52.3	7.3	189.8	9	15	113.3	3.1	5.2
12	Mike Pusey M. Pusey	2,046	1978	WCU	11	147	331	44.4	6.2	186.0	14	18	99.4	4.2	5.4
13	Randy Gomez R. Gomez	2,027	1978	UTAH	11	138	266	51.9	7.6	184.3	19	18	125.9	7.1	6.8
14	Bruce Parker B. Parker	2,019	1978		12	156	310	50.3	6.5	168.3	17	13	114.7	5.5	4.2
15	Joe Montana J. Montana	2,010	1978	ND	11	141	260	54.2	7.7	182.7	10	9	124.9	3.8	3.5
16	Brad Wright B. Wright	1,925	1978	UNM	12	126	251	50.2	7.7	160.4	9	15	114.5	3.6	6.0
17	Mark Herrmann M. Herrmann	1,904	1978	PUR	11	152	274	55.5	6.9	173.1	14	12	121.9	5.1	4.4
18	Chuck Fusina C. Fusina	1,859	1978	PSU	11	137	242	56.6	7.7	169.0	11	12	126.2	4.5	5.0
19	Mike Wright M. Wright	1,852	1978	BGSU	11	134	259	51.7	7.2	168.4	14	12	120.4	5.4	4.6
20	Dan Manucci D. Manucci	1,808	1978	KSU	11	122	237	51.5	7.6	164.4	9	18	112.9	3.8	7.6
21	Phil Bradley P. Bradley	1,780	1978	MIZ	11	136	226	60.2	7.9	161.8	12	10	135.0	5.3	4.4
22	David Henderson D. Henderson	1,732	1978	FUR	11	112	187	59.9	9.3	157.5	12	6	152.5	6.4	3.2
23	Pete Kraker P. Kraker	1,731	1978	NIU	11	134	283	47.3	6.1	157.4	10	14	100.5	3.5	4.9
24	Dave Rader D. Rader	1,683	1978	TLSA	11	90	184	48.9	9.1	153.0	14	6	144.3	7.6	3.3
25	Steve Brown S. Brown	1,682	1978	APP	11	114	204	55.9	8.2	152.9	13	5	141.3	6.4	2.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

989

Jennings

RUSH

275

Raphael

REC

201

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

38.0

38th

OPP PPG

25.0

98th

RUSH YDS/G

168.3

73rd

PASS YDS/G

368.7

2nd

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Louisville	1-0	2-1
7	Virginia	1-0	2-1
8	SMU	1-1	2-1
9	Virginia Tech	0-0	3-0
10	Boston College	0-0	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	MOSU	@	SMU	9:00 PM
Sat 10/3	BC	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/17	UVA	@	SMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	CAL	@	SMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SMU	@	SYR	1:00 PM

Last Game

SMU

2 - 1

Final

Louisville

2 - 1

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

5.0

Diawara

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

376.0

355.7

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

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	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
9	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
12	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	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

	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

	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