Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
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Since 1977

Season	Player	AY/A	School
2012	A.J. McCarron*	10.82	Alabama
2011	Robert Griffin III*	11.85	Baylor
2010	Cam Newton*	11.21	Auburn
2009	Tim Tebow*	9.84	Florida
2008	Sam Bradford*	11.10	Oklahoma
2007	Tim Tebow*	10.45	Florida
2006	Colt Brennan*	11.04	Hawaii
2005	Rudy Carpenter*	11.07	Arizona State
2004	Stefan Lefors*	11.13	Louisville
2003	Ryan Dinwiddie*	10.45	Boise State
2002	Ryan Dinwiddie*	12.43	Boise State
2001	Rex Grossman	10.22	Florida
2000	Bart Hendricks	10.67	Boise State
1999	Michael Vick*	11.54	Virginia Tech
1998	Shaun King*	10.92	Tulane
1997	Cade McNown*	10.66	UCLA
1996	Danny Wuerffel	10.61	Florida
1995	Danny Wuerffel	10.82	Florida
1994	Kerry Collins	10.55	Penn State
1993	Trent Dilfer*	10.54	Fresno State
1992	Bert Emanuel	8.38	Rice
1991	Ty Detmer	10.40	Brigham Young
1990	Shawn Moore	9.63	Virginia
1989	Ty Detmer*	10.72	Brigham Young
1988	Major Harris*	9.87	West Virginia
1987	Don McPherson*	9.78	Syracuse
1986	Vinny Testaverde	9.68	Miami (FL)
1985	Kerwin Bell	9.54	Florida
1984	Kerwin Bell	8.80	Florida
1983	Steve Young	9.59	Brigham Young
1982	Tom Ramsey*	8.80	UCLA
1981	Jim McMahon	9.08	Brigham Young
1980	Jim McMahon	10.56	Brigham Young
1979	Brian Broomell	9.57	Temple
1978	Dave Rader	9.20	Tulsa
1977	Matt Cavanaugh*	10.02	Pittsburgh

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