cfb most total yards by a qb in one season all-time

Joe Burrow has accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in a season, with 6,055 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards in 2019.

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

	NAME	TOTALYDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	6,055	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
2	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,984	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
3	Kyler Murray K. Murray	5,362	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	4,361	11.6	311.5	42	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109
4	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,337	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
5	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	5,250	2014	ORE	15	304	445	68.3	4,454	10.0	296.9	42	4	181.7	9.4	0.9	31	175
6	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	5,222	2016	CLEM	15	388	579	67.0	4,593	7.9	306.2	41	17	151.1	7.1	2.9	17	93
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	5,205	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
8	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	5,174	2019	OKLA	14	237	340	69.7	3,851	11.3	275.1	32	8	191.2	9.4	2.4	23	150
9	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	5,121	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	4,946	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
10	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,117	2015	TTU	13	365	574	63.6	4,658	8.1	358.3	36	15	147.2	6.3	2.6	27	160
11	Drake Maye D. Maye	5,019	2022	UNC	14	342	517	66.2	4,321	8.4	308.6	38	7	157.9	7.4	1.4	40	204
12	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	5,007	2011	BAY	13	291	402	72.4	4,293	10.7	330.2	37	6	189.5	9.2	1.5
13	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,983	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	4,875	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
14	Austin Reed A. Reed	4,968	2022	WKU	14	389	603	64.5	4,744	7.9	338.9	40	11	148.8	6.6	1.8	11	72
15	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	4,946	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	3,812	11.7	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
16	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	4,940	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	4,627	11.5	330.5	43	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
17	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	4,940	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	5,055	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
18	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,939	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	4,904	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
19	Caleb Williams C. Williams	4,917	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	4,537	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
20	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,911	2023	WASH	15	363	555	65.4	4,903	8.8	326.9	36	11	157.1	6.5	2.0	11	83
21	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	4,903	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	5,017	7.0	358.4	45	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
22	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	4,872	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
23	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	4,867	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	4,943	8.8	411.9	46	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
24	Chase Clement C. Clement	4,834	2008	RICE	13	326	490	66.5	4,119	8.4	316.8	44	7	163.9	9.0	1.4
25	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	4,833	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	4,572	8.6	326.6	44	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256

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More LSU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,173

Leavitt

RUSH

657

Jones

REC

634

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

40.1

7th

OPP PPG

16.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

192.0

35th

PASS YDS/G

318.0

7th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Ole Miss	4-2	6-2
5	Texas	3-2	6-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Missouri	3-2	6-2
8	Tennessee	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	LSU	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LSU	@	ARK	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

6 - 2

Final

Auburn

4 - 3

Sat 24 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