Passing Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Bailey Zappe*59672021Western Kentucky
2B.J. Symons*58332003Texas Tech
3Graham Harrell*57052007Texas Tech
4Joe Burrow*56712019LSU
Case Keenum*56712009Houston
6Case Keenum*56312011Houston
7Anthony Gordon*55792019Washington State
8Colt Brennan*55492006Hawaii
9Ty Detmer51881990Brigham Young
10David Klingler51401990Houston
11Graham Harrell*51112008Texas Tech
12Derek Carr*50832013Fresno State
13Paul Smith*50652007Tulsa
14Brandon Doughty*50552015Western Kentucky
15Patrick Mahomes50522016Texas Tech
16Bryant Moniz*50402010Hawaii
17Case Keenum*50202008Houston
18Kliff Kingsbury*50172002Texas Tech
19Matt Johnson*49462015Bowling Green State
20Tim Rattay49431998Louisiana Tech
21Mason Rudolph*49042017Oklahoma State
22Bryce Young*48722021Alabama
23Dwayne Haskins*48312018Ohio State
24Brandon Doughty*48302014Western Kentucky
25Gardner Minshew*47792018Washington State
26Austin Reed*47462022Western Kentucky
27Sonny Cumbie*47422004Texas Tech
28Will Rogers*47392021Mississippi State
29Shane Carden*47362014East Carolina
30Brandon Weeden*47272011Oklahoma State
31Sam Bradford*47202008Oklahoma
32Landry Jones*47182010Oklahoma
33Jared Goff*47142015California
34Andre Ware46991989Houston
35Sean Mannion*46622013Oregon State
36Patrick Mahomes*46532015Texas Tech
37Michael Penix Jr.*46412022Washington
38Baker Mayfield*46272017Oklahoma
39Chase Holbrook46192006New Mexico State
40Ryan Higgins*46172016Louisiana Tech
41Connor Halliday*45972013Washington State
42Deshaun Watson*45932016Clemson
43Jim McMahon45711980Brigham Young
44Luke Falk*45612015Washington State
45Ty Detmer45601989Brigham Young
46Graham Harrell*45552006Texas Tech
47Caleb Williams*45372022USC
48Matt Ryan*45072007Boston College
49Mac Jones*45002020Alabama
50Philip Rivers*44912003North Carolina State
51Ben Roethlisberger*44862003Miami (OH)
52Nick Mullens*44762015Southern Mississippi
53Timmy Chang*44742002Hawaii
54Luke Falk*44682016Washington State
55Landry Jones*44632011Oklahoma
56Cody Pickett*44582002Washington
57Marcus Mariota*44542014Oregon
58Brennan Armstrong44492021Virginia
59C.J. Stroud*44352021Ohio State
60Geno Smith*43852011West Virginia
61Nick Arbuckle*43682015Georgia State
62Mike White*43632016Western Kentucky
63Kyler Murray*43612018Oklahoma
64Ryan Dinwiddie*43562003Boise State
65Colt Brennan*43432007Hawaii
66Chase Daniel*43352008Missouri
67Nick Foles43342011Arizona
68Dane Evans*43322015Tulsa
69Scott Mitchell43221988Utah
70Drake Maye*43212022North Carolina
71Kenny Pickett*43192021Pitt
72Nick Florence*43092012Baylor
73David Carr43082001Fresno State
74Chase Daniel*43062007Missouri
75Colt Brennan43012005Hawaii
76Davis Webb42952016California
77Robert Griffin III*42932011Baylor
78Kyle Trask*42832020Florida
79Brandon Weeden*42772010Oklahoma State
80Tim Couch42751998Kentucky
81Robbie Bosco42731985Brigham Young
82Byron Leftwich*42682002Marshall
83Landry Jones*42672012Oklahoma
84Chris Vargas42651993Nevada
85Timmy Chang*42582004Hawaii
86Riley Ferguson*42572017Memphis
87Levi Brown*42542009Troy
88Kyle Vantrease*42532022Georgia Southern
89Sam Hartman*42282021Wake Forest
90Seth Doege*42052012Texas Tech
Geno Smith*42052012West Virginia
92Rakeem Cato42012012Marshall
93Bryce Petty*42002013Baylor
94Timmy Chang*41992003Hawaii
95Cody Hodges*41972005Texas Tech
96David Fales*41932012San Jose State
97David Fales41892013San Jose State
98Carson Strong*41862021Nevada
99Mike White*41772017Western Kentucky
100Chris Weinke41672000Florida State