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
22Michael Penix Jr.*49032023Washington
23Bryce Young*48722021Alabama
24Dwayne Haskins*48312018Ohio State
25Brandon Doughty*48302014Western Kentucky
26Kyle McCord*47792024Syracuse
Gardner Minshew*47792018Washington State
28Austin Reed*47462022Western Kentucky
29Sonny Cumbie*47422004Texas Tech
30Will Rogers*47392021Mississippi State
31Shane Carden*47362014East Carolina
32Brandon Weeden*47272011Oklahoma State
33Sam Bradford*47202008Oklahoma
34Jared Goff*47192015California
35Landry Jones*47182010Oklahoma
36Andre Ware46991989Houston
37Sean Mannion*46622013Oregon State
38Patrick Mahomes*46532015Texas Tech
39Michael Penix Jr.*46412022Washington
40Baker Mayfield*46272017Oklahoma
41Chase Holbrook46192006New Mexico State
42Ryan Higgins*46172016Louisiana Tech
43Connor Halliday*45972013Washington State
44Deshaun Watson*45932016Clemson
45Jim McMahon45711980Brigham Young
46Luke Falk*45662015Washington State
47Ty Detmer45601989Brigham Young
48Graham Harrell*45552006Texas Tech
49Caleb Williams*45372022USC
50Bo Nix*45082023Oregon
51Matt Ryan*45072007Boston College
52Mac Jones*45002020Alabama
53Philip Rivers*44912003North Carolina State
54Ben Roethlisberger*44862003Miami (OH)
55Nick Mullens*44762015Southern Mississippi
56Timmy Chang*44742002Hawaii
57Luke Falk*44682016Washington State
58Landry Jones*44632011Oklahoma
59Cody Pickett*44582002Washington
60Marcus Mariota*44542014Oregon
61Brennan Armstrong44492021Virginia
62C.J. Stroud*44352021Ohio State
63Geno Smith*43852011West Virginia
64Nick Arbuckle*43682015Georgia State
65Mike White*43632016Western Kentucky
66Kyler Murray*43612018Oklahoma
67Ryan Dinwiddie*43562003Boise State
68Colt Brennan*43432007Hawaii
69Chase Daniel*43352008Missouri
70Nick Foles43342011Arizona
71Dane Evans*43322015Tulsa
72Scott Mitchell43221988Utah
73Drake Maye*43212022North Carolina
74Kenny Pickett*43192021Pitt
75Cameron Ward*43132024Miami (FL)
76Nick Florence*43092012Baylor
77David Carr43082001Fresno State
78Chase Daniel*43062007Missouri
79Colt Brennan43012005Hawaii
80Davis Webb42952016California
81Robert Griffin III*42932011Baylor
82Kyle Trask*42832020Florida
83Jaxson Dart*42792024Ole Miss
84Brandon Weeden*42772010Oklahoma State
85Tim Couch42751998Kentucky
86Robbie Bosco42731985Brigham Young
87Byron Leftwich*42682002Marshall
88Landry Jones*42672012Oklahoma
89Chris Vargas42651993Nevada
90Timmy Chang*42582004Hawaii
91Riley Ferguson*42572017Memphis
92Levi Brown*42542009Troy
93Kyle Vantrease*42532022Georgia Southern
94Sam Hartman*42282021Wake Forest
95Seth Doege*42052012Texas Tech
Geno Smith*42052012West Virginia
97Rakeem Cato42012012Marshall
98Bryce Petty*42002013Baylor
99Timmy Chang*41992003Hawaii
100Cody Hodges*41972005Texas Tech