Big Ten Conference Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards

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Since 1956

Year	Player	Yds	School
2012	Taylor Martinez*	3890	Nebraska
2011	Russell Wilson*	3513	Wisconsin
2010	Denard Robinson*	4272	Michigan
2009	Mike Kafka*	3725	Northwestern
2008	Juice Williams	3892	Illinois
2007	Curtis Painter*	3826	Purdue
2006	Curtis Painter*	4092	Purdue
2005	Brett Basanez*	4045	Northwestern
2004	Kyle Orton*	3202	Purdue
2003	Jeff Smoker*	3279	Michigan State
2002	Brad Banks*	2996	Iowa
2001	Zak Kustok	3272	Northwestern
2000	Drew Brees	3939	Purdue
1999	Drew Brees*	4086	Purdue
1998	Drew Brees*	4176	Purdue
1997	Billy Dicken*	3487	Purdue
1996	Steve Schnur*	2600	Northwestern
1995	Bobby Hoying*	3290	Ohio State
1994	Kerry Collins	2660	Penn State
1993	Todd Collins	2428	Michigan
1992	Marquel Fleetwood	2487	Minnesota
1991	Jason Verduzco	2983	Illinois
1990	Jason Verduzco*	2384	Illinois
1989	Jeff George*	2556	Illinois
1988	Chuck Hartlieb*	3530	Iowa
1987	Chuck Hartlieb*	2933	Iowa
1986	Jim Harbaugh*	2847	Michigan
1985	Jim Everett	3589	Purdue
1984	Jim Everett*	3207	Purdue
1983	Chuck Long*	2541	Iowa
1982	Tony Eason	3258	Illinois
1981	Tony Eason	3331	Illinois
1980	Mark Herrmann*	3026	Purdue
1979	Art Schlichter*	2246	Ohio State
1978	Ed Smith	2247	Michigan State
1977	Mark Herrmann	2190	Purdue
1976	Mike Carroll	1773	Wisconsin
1975	Tony Dungy	1759	Minnesota
1974	Cornelius Greene*	1781	Ohio State
1973	Archie Griffin*	1577	Ohio State
1972	Otis Armstrong	1361	Purdue
1971	Craig Curry	2071	Minnesota
1970	Craig Curry	1610	Minnesota
1969	Mike Phipps	2745	Purdue
1968	Dennis Brown	1777	Michigan
1967	Mike Phipps	2020	Purdue
1966	Bob Griese	1964	Purdue
1965	Bob Griese	1784	Purdue
1964	Gary Snook	2044	Iowa
1963	Tom Myers	1292	Northwestern
1962	Ron Vander Kelen*	1839	Wisconsin
1961	Ron Miller	1449	Wisconsin
1960	Tom Matte	1419	Ohio State
1959	Dale Hackbart*	1121	Wisconsin
1958	Randy Duncan*	1462	Iowa
1957	Randy Duncan	1183	Iowa
1956	Melvin Dillard	902	Purdue

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