Pass Attempts Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
Read more about our data coverage.

Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Year Player Att School
2023Michael Penix Jr.*555Washington
2022Will Rogers*610Mississippi State
2021Bailey Zappe*687Western Kentucky
2020Kyle Trask*437Florida
2019Anthony Gordon*689Washington State
2018Gardner Minshew*662Washington State
2017Tyler Rogers*566New Mexico State
2016Luke Falk*633Washington State
2015Luke Falk*644Washington State
2014Shane Carden*617East Carolina
2013Connor Halliday*714Washington State
2012Rakeem Cato584Marshall
2011Case Keenum*603Houston
2010Landry Jones*617Oklahoma
2009Case Keenum*700Houston
2008Graham Harrell*626Texas Tech
2007Graham Harrell*713Texas Tech
2006Graham Harrell*617Texas Tech
2005Cody Hodges*531Texas Tech
2004Sonny Cumbie*642Texas Tech
2003B.J. Symons*719Texas Tech
2002Kliff Kingsbury*712Texas Tech
2001Kliff Kingsbury529Texas Tech
2000Kliff Kingsbury585Texas Tech
1999Dan Robinson556Hawaii
1998Tim Rattay559Louisiana Tech
1997Tim Couch547Kentucky
1996Jon Denton506Nevada-Las Vegas
1995Cody Ledbetter453New Mexico State
1994John Walsh463Brigham Young
1993Chris Vargas490Nevada
1992Jimmy Klingler504Houston
1991David Klingler497Houston
1990David Klingler643Houston
1989Andre Ware578Houston
1988Scott Mitchell533Utah
1987Todd Santos492San Diego State
1986Erik Wilhelm470Oregon State
1985Robbie Bosco511Brigham Young
1984Robbie Bosco458Brigham Young
1983Kurt Page493Vanderbilt
1982Todd Dillon504Long Beach State
1981Matt Kofler436San Diego State
1980Dave Wilson463Illinois
1979Marc Wilson427Brigham Young
1978Steve Dils391Stanford
1977Randy Hertel356Rice
1976Tommy Kramer501Rice
1975Steve Myer353New Mexico
1974Craig Kimball355San Jose State
1973Jesse Freitas347San Diego State
1972Don Strock427Virginia Tech
1971Brian Sipe369San Diego State
1970Bob Parker402Air Force
1969Steve Ramsey414North Texas
1968Chuck Hixson468Southern Methodist
1967Terry Stone336New Mexico
1966John Eckman458Wichita State
1965Bill Anderson509Tulsa
1964Jerry Rhome326Tulsa
1963George Mira334Miami (FL)
1962George Mira260Miami (FL)
1961Ron Miller198Wisconsin
1960Norm Snead259Wake Forest
1959Dick Norman263Stanford
1958Buddy Humphrey195Baylor
1957Ken Ford205Hardin-Simmons
1956John Brodie240Stanford