who is wisconsin's all time passing leader

Joel Stave has the most career passing yards for Wisconsin, with 7,635 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	Joel Stave J. Stave	7,635	45	613	1,031	59.5	7.4	169.7	48	37	129.8	4.7	3.6
2	Darrell Bevell D. Bevell	7,429	43	625	1,012	61.8	7.3	172.8	58	37	135.0	5.7	3.7
3	John Stocco J. Stocco	7,227	49	534	934	57.2	7.7	147.5	47	22	134.1	5.0	2.4
4	Alex Hornibrook A. Hornibrook	5,438	35	426	704	60.5	7.7	155.4	47	33	138.1	6.7	4.7	48	289
5	Brooks Bollinger B. Bollinger	5,406	44	398	740	53.8	7.3	122.9	36	17	126.6	4.9	2.3
6	Graham Mertz G. Mertz	5,405	34	460	773	59.5	7.0	159.0	38	26	127.7	4.9	3.4	49	320
7	Scott Tolzien S. Tolzien	5,271	29	410	602	68.1	8.8	181.8	32	18	153.2	5.3	3.0
8	Mike Samuel M. Samuel	4,735	41	371	661	56.1	7.2	115.5	24	26	120.4	3.6	3.9
9	Randy Wright R. Wright	4,697	33	359	669	53.7	7.0	142.3	34	32	119.8	5.1	4.8
10	Jim Sorgi J. Sorgi	4,475	32	287	517	55.5	8.7	139.8	33	20	141.5	6.4	3.9
11	Tony Lowery T. Lowery	4,006	41	355	648	54.8	6.2	97.7	14	32	104.0	2.2	4.9
12	Neil Graff N. Graff	3,699	31	273	551	49.5	6.7	119.3	23	27	109.9	4.2	4.9
13	Jack Coan J. Coan	3,278	22	297	437	68.0	7.5	149.0	23	8	144.7	5.3	1.8	29	184
14	Tyler Donovan T. Donovan	3,227	23	235	400	58.8	8.1	140.3	22	13	138.2	5.5	3.3
15	Mike Howard M. Howard	3,199	45	288	518	55.6	6.2	71.1	19	29	108.4	3.7	5.6
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,175	14	225	309	72.8	10.3	226.8	33	4	191.8	10.7	1.3
17	Ron Miller R. Miller	2,838	18	201	386	52.1	7.4	157.7	19	27	116.1	4.9	7.0
18	Braedyn Locke B. Locke	2,713	15	240	448	53.6	6.1	180.9	18	11	112.8	4.0	2.5	16	103
19	Mike Kalasmiki M. Kalasmiki	2,626	29	187	402	46.5	6.5	90.6	18	25	103.7	4.5	6.2
20	Gregg Bohlig G. Bohlig	2,579	33	171	355	48.2	7.3	78.2	16	21	112.2	4.5	5.9
21	Mike Carroll M. Carroll	2,335	22	190	385	49.4	6.1	106.1	13	30	95.9	3.4	7.8
22	Hal Brandt H. Brandt	2,293	27	189	393	48.1	5.8	84.9	13	26	94.8	3.3	6.6
23	Bud Keyes B. Keyes	2,181	34	181	387	46.8	5.6	64.1	14	24	93.6	3.6	6.2
24	Tanner Mordecai T. Mordecai	2,066	10	204	314	65.0	6.6	206.6	9	4	127.1	2.9	1.3	17	108
25	John Boyajian J. Boyajian	2,064	30	162	316	51.3	6.5	68.8	7	21	100.2	2.2	6.6

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More Wisconsin Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,256

Joseph

RUSH

365

Joseph

REC

343

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

83rd

OPP PPG

15.3

14th

RUSH YDS/G

150.7

89th

PASS YDS/G

179.4

143rd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Northwestern	3-1	6-1
5	Minnesota	3-1	5-2
6	Wisconsin	3-1	5-2
7	USC	3-2	6-2
8	Purdue	2-2	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	WIS	@	IOWA	12:00 PM
Sat 11/7	RUTG	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WIS	@	MD	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	WIS	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	MINN	@	WIS	7:30 PM

Last Game

USC

6 - 2

Final

Wisconsin

5 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

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

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
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	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
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