big ten qbs most passing yards in conference all-time

Taulia Tagovailoa has the most career passing yards in the Big 10 by a quarterback, with 11,256 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Taulia Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	11,256	41	955	1,424	67.1	7.9	274.5	76	37	145.9	5.3	2.6	93	761
2	Curtis Painter C. Painter	11,163	46	987	1,648	59.9	6.8	242.7	67	46	124.6	4.1	2.8
3	Adam Weber A. Weber	10,917	50	909	1,594	57.0	6.8	218.3	72	51	123.1	4.5	3.2
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	10,909	41	942	1,525	61.8	7.2	266.1	81	41	134.0	5.3	2.7
5	Clayton Thorson C. Thorson	10,731	53	991	1,696	58.4	6.3	202.5	61	45	118.1	3.6	2.7	125	819
6	Sean Clifford S. Clifford	10,661	51	833	1,356	61.4	7.9	209.0	86	31	143.8	6.3	2.3	95	562
7	Brett Basanez B. Basanez	10,580	47	913	1,584	57.6	6.7	225.1	44	36	118.4	2.8	2.3
8	Trace McSorley T. McSorley	9,899	46	720	1,215	59.3	8.1	215.2	77	25	144.5	6.3	2.1	77	467
9	David Blough D. Blough	9,734	45	871	1,429	61.0	6.8	216.3	69	43	128.1	4.8	3.0	89	564
10	Chad Henne C. Henne	9,715	47	828	1,387	59.7	7.0	206.7	87	37	133.9	6.3	2.7
11	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	9,585	35	858	1,285	66.8	7.5	273.9	65	32	141.1	5.1	2.5	60	464
12	Tanner Morgan T. Morgan	9,454	51	661	1,063	62.2	8.9	185.4	65	32	151.0	6.1	3.0	84	551
13	J.T. Barrett	9,434	50	769	1,211	63.5	7.8	188.7	104	30	152.3	8.6	2.5	74	442
14	Mark Herrmann M. Herrmann	9,354	44	729	1,242	58.7	7.5	212.6	64	75	126.9	5.2	6.0
15	Chuck Long C. Long	9,210	56	692	1,072	64.6	8.6	164.5	64	46	147.8	6.0	4.3
16	Connor Cook C. Cook	9,194	42	673	1,170	57.5	7.9	218.9	71	22	139.8	6.1	1.9
17	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	9,131	43	723	1,128	64.1	8.1	212.3	66	30	146.1	5.9	2.7
18	John Navarre J. Navarre	9,014	43	744	1,327	56.1	6.8	209.6	70	30	126.0	5.3	2.3
19	Kyle Orton K. Orton	8,918	42	748	1,262	59.3	7.1	212.3	61	24	130.8	4.8	1.9
20	Tommy Armstrong Jr. T. Armstrong Jr.	8,871	45	625	1,172	53.3	7.6	197.1	67	44	128.3	5.7	3.8	41	319
21	Athan Kaliakmanis A. Kaliakmanis	8,604	48	658	1,168	56.3	7.4	179.3	55	27	129.1	4.7	2.3	85	513
22	Nathan Scheelhaase N. Scheelhaase	8,568	48	775	1,231	63.0	7.0	178.5	55	37	130.2	4.5	3.0
23	Jeff Smoker J. Smoker	8,556	39	663	1,118	59.3	7.7	219.4	58	38	133.9	5.2	3.4
24	Adrian Martinez A. Martinez	8,491	39	670	1,055	63.5	8.0	217.7	45	30	139.5	4.3	2.8	84	505
25	Christian Hackenberg C. Hackenberg	8,457	38	693	1,235	56.1	6.8	222.6	48	31	121.4	3.9	2.5	102	627

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More Maryland Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,615

Washington

RUSH

281

Williams

REC

580

Durr

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

74th

OPP PPG

33.3

141st

RUSH YDS/G

133.0

121st

PASS YDS/G

244.7

58th

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	ILL	@	MD	12:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MD	@	PUR	12:30 PM
Sat 11/14	WIS	@	MD	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MD	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Rutgers

2 - 4

Final

Maryland

2 - 5

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

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

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

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

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
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	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Charlotte	1	7	.125
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	4	4	.500
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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
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	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125