Independent Single Season Leaders and Records for Total Yards Per Play

Minimum 3000 total yards.
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Since 1977

Rank	Player	Avg	Year	School
1.	Doug Flutie*	8.21	1984	Boston College
2.	Tim Rattay	8.08	1998	Louisiana Tech
3.	Peter Tom Willis	7.97	1989	Florida State
4.	Craig Erickson	7.72	1990	Miami (FL)
5.	Brady Quinn*	7.71	2005	Notre Dame
6.	Daunte Culpepper	7.65	1998	Central Florida
7.	Steve Walsh	7.61	1988	Miami (FL)
8.	Jason Martin	7.55	1996	Louisiana Tech
9.	Jimmy Clausen	7.49	2009	Notre Dame
10.	Tim Rattay	7.33	1997	Louisiana Tech
11.	Vinny Testaverde	7.33	1985	Miami (FL)
12.	Bernie Kosar	7.29	1984	Miami (FL)
13.	Jeff Blake	7.15	1991	East Carolina
14.	Jarious Jackson	7.05	1999	Notre Dame
15.	Sam King	7.03	1981	Nevada-Las Vegas
16.	Doug Flutie*	6.89	1982	Boston College
17.	Dan Orlovsky	6.82	2003	Connecticut
18.	Daunte Culpepper	6.82	1997	Central Florida
19.	Tim Rattay	6.78	1999	Louisiana Tech
20.	Brady Quinn*	6.37	2006	Notre Dame
21.	Jimmy Clausen*	6.27	2008	Notre Dame
22.	Jose Fuentes	6.19	2002	Utah State
23.	Brian Mitchell	5.97	1989	Louisiana-Lafayette
24.	Vic Penn	5.85	1999	Central Florida
25.	Todd Ellis*	5.72	1987	South Carolina

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