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Single Season Leaders and Records for Passing Efficiency Rating

Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
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Since 1977

Rank	Player	Rate	Season	School
1.	Russell Wilson*	191.78	2011	Wisconsin
2.	Robert Griffin III*	189.48	2011	Baylor
3.	Ryan Dinwiddie*	188.18	2002	Boise State
4.	Colt Brennan*	185.96	2006	Hawaii
5.	Kellen Moore*	182.63	2010	Boise State
6.	Cam Newton*	182.05	2010	Auburn
7.	Stefan Lefors*	181.74	2004	Louisville
8.	Sam Bradford*	180.84	2008	Oklahoma
9.	Shaun King*	178.71	1998	Tulane
10.	David Johnson*	178.69	2008	Tulsa
11.	Danny Wuerffel	178.41	1995	Florida
12.	Jim McMahon	176.87	1980	Brigham Young
13.	Sam Bradford*	176.53	2007	Oklahoma
14.	Alex Smith*	176.52	2004	Utah
15.	A.J. McCarron*	175.28	2012	Alabama
16.	Kellen Moore*	175.19	2011	Boise State
17.	Rudy Carpenter*	175.01	2005	Arizona State
18.	Joe Hamilton	175.00	1999	Georgia Tech
19.	Aaron Murray*	174.82	2012	Georgia
20.	Case Keenum*	174.03	2011	Houston
21.	Colt McCoy*	173.75	2008	Texas
22.	Steve Sarkisian	173.56	1996	Brigham Young
23.	Ty Detmer*	173.38	1989	Brigham Young
24.	Jason Campbell*	172.89	2004	Auburn
25.	Kerry Collins	172.85	1994	Penn State
26.	Tim Tebow*	172.46	2007	Florida
27.	Tim Tebow*	172.37	2008	Florida
28.	Chad Pennington	171.41	1999	Marshall
29.	Michael Vick*	171.08	1999	Virginia Tech
30.	Ben Leard	170.78	1999	Auburn
31.	David Fales*	170.76	2012	San Jose State
32.	Rex Grossman	170.75	2001	Florida
33.	Bart Hendricks	170.63	2000	Boise State
34.	Danny Wuerffel	170.61	1996	Florida
35.	Philip Rivers*	170.49	2003	North Carolina State
36.	Daunte Culpepper	170.24	1998	Central Florida
37.	Andrew Luck*	170.16	2010	Stanford
38.	Andrew Luck*	169.69	2011	Stanford
39.	Billy Blanton	169.55	1996	San Diego State
40.	Terrance Owens*	169.24	2011	Toledo
41.	John Beck*	169.05	2006	Brigham Young
42.	Greg McElroy*	168.98	2010	Alabama
43.	Ty Detmer	168.51	1991	Brigham Young
44.	Steve Young	168.45	1983	Brigham Young
45.	Mark Barsotti*	167.73	1991	Fresno State
46.	Akili Smith*	167.30	1998	Oregon
47.	Trent Dilfer*	167.20	1993	Fresno State
48.	Omar Jacobs*	167.20	2004	Bowling Green State
49.	JaMarcus Russell*	167.03	2006	Louisiana State
50.	Zac Robinson*	166.84	2008	Oklahoma State
51.	David Carr	166.75	2001	Fresno State
52.	Brian Brohm*	166.73	2005	Louisville
53.	Wes Counts	166.63	2001	Middle Tennessee State
54.	Andy Dalton*	166.48	2010	Texas Christian
55.	Cade McNown*	166.01	1997	UCLA
56.	Stan Hill	165.93	2003	Marshall
57.	Scott Tolzien*	165.92	2010	Wisconsin
58.	Ben Roethlisberger*	165.84	2003	Miami (OH)
59.	Vinny Testaverde	165.79	1986	Miami (FL)
60.	Tajh Boyd*	165.59	2012	Clemson
61.	Tim Rattay	164.76	1998	Louisiana Tech
62.	Ryan Dinwiddie	164.69	2001	Boise State
63.	Mark Sanchez*	164.64	2008	Southern California
64.	Byron Leftwich	164.57	2001	Marshall
65.	Dave Barr*	164.47	1993	California
66.	Matt Leinart*	164.45	2003	Southern California
67.	Dave Wilson	164.17	1977	Ball State
68.	Tim Tebow*	164.17	2009	Florida
69.	Jake Kelchner*	164.02	1993	West Virginia
70.	Vince Young*	163.95	2005	Texas
71.	Chase Clement*	163.92	2008	Rice
72.	Geno Smith*	163.86	2012	West Virginia
73.	Ryan Dinwiddie*	163.72	2003	Boise State
74.	Ryan Mallett*	163.65	2010	Arkansas
75.	Bobby Hoying*	163.43	1995	Ohio State
76.	Tyler Palko	163.25	2006	Pittsburgh
77.	Marcus Mariota*	163.23	2012	Oregon
78.	Turk Schonert	163.15	1979	Stanford
79.	Chris Weinke	163.09	2000	Florida State
80.	Jeff Smoker	162.81	2001	Michigan State
81.	Kevin Kolb*	162.72	2006	Houston
82.	Troy Smith*	162.65	2005	Ohio State
83.	Jared Zabransky*	162.57	2006	Boise State
84.	Bruce Gradkowski*	162.56	2004	Toledo
85.	Donovan McNabb	162.34	1995	Syracuse
86.	Asad Abdul-Khaliq*	162.31	2003	Minnesota
87.	Brian Broomell	162.27	1979	Temple
88.	Keith Price*	161.93	2011	Washington
89.	Troy Smith*	161.91	2006	Ohio State
90.	Colt McCoy*	161.82	2006	Texas
91.	Rex Grossman	161.81	2000	Florida
92.	Matt Cavanaugh*	161.71	1977	Pittsburgh
93.	Elvis Grbac	161.67	1991	Michigan
94.	Kellen Moore*	161.65	2009	Boise State
95.	Drew Olson*	161.60	2005	UCLA
96.	Bruce Gradkowski	161.53	2003	Toledo
97.	Jimmy Clausen	161.42	2009	Notre Dame
98.	Matt Barkley	161.22	2011	Southern California
99.	Dennis Dixon*	161.19	2007	Oregon
100.	Dave Brown	161.00	1989	Duke

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