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

2,764

Jennings

RUSH

755

Raphael

REC

626

Knight

Team Rankings

PPG

37.0

19th

OPP PPG

22.9

60th

RUSH YDS/G

154.2

81st

PASS YDS/G

321.6

7th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Wake Forest	5-1	8-1
3	Louisville	5-2	6-3
4	SMU	5-2	7-2
5	Duke	4-2	7-2
6	Clemson	4-2	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	WAKE	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 11/21	SMU	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	SMU	@	STAN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Virginia Tech

6 - 3

Final

SMU

7 - 2

Fri 6 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.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	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	4	.600
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	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	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333