best passer rating from 1985 to 1995, minimum of 1000 attempts

From 1985 through 1995, Ty Detmer had the highest passer rating when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with a 162.7 rating.

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Data note: Passer Rating, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RTG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%
1	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	162.7	1,530	48	958	62.6	15,031	9.8	313.1	121	65	7.9	4.2
2	Andre Ware A. Ware	143.4	1,074	27	660	61.5	8,202	7.6	303.8	75	28	7.0	2.6
3	Steve Stenstrom S. Stenstrom	142.7	1,320	43	833	63.1	10,531	8.0	244.9	72	36	5.5	2.7
4	David Klingler D. Klingler	138.2	1,261	32	726	57.6	9,430	7.5	294.7	91	38	7.2	3.0
5	Todd Santos T. Santos	137.8	1,199	35	750	62.6	9,362	7.8	267.5	61	43	5.1	3.6
6	Shane Matthews S. Matthews	137.6	1,202	34	722	60.1	9,287	7.7	273.1	74	46	6.2	3.8
7	Eric Zeier E. Zeier	137.1	1,402	44	838	59.8	11,153	8.0	253.5	67	37	4.8	2.6
8	Tommy Hodson T. Hodson	136.3	1,163	44	674	58.0	9,115	7.8	207.2	69	41	5.9	3.5
9	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	135.2	1,165	35	669	57.4	8,981	7.7	256.6	69	38	5.9	3.3
10	Darrell Bevell D. Bevell	135.0	1,012	43	625	61.8	7,429	7.3	172.8	58	37	5.7	3.7
11	Troy Kopp T. Kopp	134.8	1,374	40	798	58.1	10,258	7.5	256.5	87	47	6.3	3.4
12	Mike Gundy M. Gundy	133.3	1,035	42	604	58.4	7,997	7.7	190.4	54	37	5.2	3.6
13	Stoney Case S. Case	130.5	1,237	42	677	54.7	9,460	7.6	225.2	67	39	5.4	3.2
14	Bill Musgrave B. Musgrave	130.5	1,018	37	582	57.2	7,631	7.5	206.2	55	38	5.4	3.7
15	Glenn Foley G. Foley	130.5	1,275	44	703	55.1	10,039	7.9	228.2	72	60	5.6	4.7
16	Steve Taneyhill S. Taneyhill	130.1	1,209	42	727	60.1	8,555	7.1	203.7	61	37	5.0	3.1
17	Danny O'Neil D. O'Neil	129.4	1,031	38	571	55.4	7,618	7.4	200.5	58	34	5.6	3.3
18	Alex Van Pelt A. Van Pelt	126.8	1,463	45	845	57.8	10,913	7.5	242.5	64	59	4.4	4.0
19	Tom Corontzos T. Corontzos	125.4	1,026	42	558	54.4	7,712	7.5	183.6	47	37	4.6	3.6
20	Len Williams L. Williams	124.9	1,076	43	644	59.9	7,487	7.0	174.1	44	37	4.1	3.4
21	Troy Taylor T. Taylor	124.1	1,162	44	683	58.8	8,126	7.0	184.7	51	46	4.4	4.0
22	Terrence Jones T. Jones	123.3	1,042	44	570	54.7	7,684	7.4	174.6	46	41	4.4	3.9
23	Cody Ledbetter C. Ledbetter	123.2	1,039	39	556	53.5	7,480	7.2	191.8	55	43	5.3	4.1
24	Todd Ellis T. Ellis	121.1	1,266	41	704	55.6	9,519	7.5	232.2	49	66	3.9	5.2
25	Steve Slayden S. Slayden	121.0	1,002	32	586	58.5	6,775	6.8	211.7	44	44	4.4	4.4

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,750

Bachmeier

RUSH

344

Martin

REC

585

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

32.4

44th

OPP PPG

18.8

29th

RUSH YDS/G

175.4

54th

PASS YDS/G

222.5

90th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Utah	5-0	8-0
2	BYU	4-1	7-1
3	Texas Tech	4-1	7-1
4	Houston	3-2	6-2
5	Arizona	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	BYU	@	UTAH	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BAY	@	BYU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	BYU	@	KU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CIN	@	BYU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Arizona State

4 - 4

Final

BYU

7 - 1

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375