Pass Completion Percentage Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

Minimum 875 pass attempts.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
Leaders Table
Year Player Pct School
2023Bo Nix*77.4Oregon
2022Clay Millen72.2Colorado State
2021Will Rogers*73.9Mississippi State
2020Mac Jones*77.4Alabama
2019Joe Burrow*76.3Louisiana State
2018Jack Abraham73.1Southern Mississippi
2017Baker Mayfield*70.5Oklahoma
2016Baker Mayfield*70.9Oklahoma
2015Brandon Doughty*71.9Western Kentucky
2014Grant Hedrick*70.8Boise State
2013Teddy Bridgewater*71Louisville
2012David Fales*72.5San Jose State
2011Kellen Moore*74.3Boise State
2010Dan Persa*73.5Northwestern
2009Colt McCoy*70.6Texas
2008Colt McCoy*76.7Texas
2007Riley Skinner*72.4Wake Forest
2006Colt Brennan*72.6Hawaii
2005Phil Horvath70.6Northern Illinois
2004Stefan Lefors*73.5Louisville
2003Philip Rivers*72North Carolina State
2002Brian Jones*70.2Toledo
2001Wes Counts72.6Middle Tennessee State
2000Josh Heupel64.7Oklahoma
1999Chad Pennington67.9Marshall
1998Daunte Culpepper73.6Central Florida
1997Tim Couch66.4Kentucky
1996Steve Sarkisian68.8Brigham Young
1995Mike Maxwell67.7Nevada
1994Scott Milanovich68.8Maryland
1993Charlie Ward69.5Florida State
1992Grady Benton66.2Arizona State
1991Elvis Grbac66.7Michigan
1990Jason Palumbis68.6Stanford
1989Dan Speltz69.3Cal State Fullerton
1988Timm Rosenbach65.9Washington State
1987Jeff Burger66.7Auburn
1986Dave Yarema67.3Michigan State
1985Doug Gaynor71.2Long Beach State
1984Chuck Long66.1Iowa
1983Steve Young71.3Brigham Young
1982Wayne Peace70.7Florida
1981Jim McMahon64.3Brigham Young
1980Rich Campbell70.7California
1979Rich Campbell67.1California
1978Steve Dils63.2Stanford
1977Dave Wilson65Ball State
1976Kevin Case61Dartmouth
1975Gene Swick61.7Toledo
1974Gene Swick62Toledo
1973Jesse Freitas65.4San Diego State
1972Randy Drake61.5Long Beach State
1971Doug Shobert62.8Temple
1970Mike Sherwood60.6West Virginia
1969Gordon Slade61.5Davidson
1968Gordon Slade59Davidson
1967Bill Andrejko61Villanova
1966Danny Holman61.5San Jose State
1965Tom Wilson60.8Texas Tech
1964Jerry Rhome68.7Tulsa
1963Archie Roberts61.6Columbia
1962Archie Roberts60Columbia
1961Chon Gallegos59.4San Jose State
1960Jim Dawson58.7West Texas A&M
1959Ron Costello61.6Xavier
1958Randy Duncan58.7Iowa
1957Billy Baker58.7Furman
1956John Brodie57.9Stanford