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
26Gardner Minshew*47792018Washington State
27Austin Reed*47462022Western Kentucky
28Sonny Cumbie*47422004Texas Tech
29Will Rogers*47392021Mississippi State
30Shane Carden*47362014East Carolina
31Brandon Weeden*47272011Oklahoma State
32Sam Bradford*47202008Oklahoma
33Jared Goff*47192015California
34Landry Jones*47182010Oklahoma
35Andre Ware46991989Houston
36Sean Mannion*46622013Oregon State
37Patrick Mahomes*46532015Texas Tech
38Michael Penix Jr.*46412022Washington
39Baker Mayfield*46272017Oklahoma
40Chase Holbrook46192006New Mexico State
41Ryan Higgins*46172016Louisiana Tech
42Connor Halliday*45972013Washington State
43Deshaun Watson*45932016Clemson
44Jim McMahon45711980Brigham Young
45Luke Falk*45662015Washington State
46Ty Detmer45601989Brigham Young
47Graham Harrell*45552006Texas Tech
48Caleb Williams*45372022USC
49Bo Nix*45082023Oregon
50Matt Ryan*45072007Boston College
51Mac Jones*45002020Alabama
52Philip Rivers*44912003North Carolina State
53Ben Roethlisberger*44862003Miami (OH)
54Nick Mullens*44762015Southern Mississippi
55Timmy Chang*44742002Hawaii
56Luke Falk*44682016Washington State
57Landry Jones*44632011Oklahoma
58Cody Pickett*44582002Washington
59Marcus Mariota*44542014Oregon
60Brennan Armstrong44492021Virginia
61C.J. Stroud*44352021Ohio State
62Geno Smith*43852011West Virginia
63Nick Arbuckle*43682015Georgia State
64Mike White*43632016Western Kentucky
65Kyler Murray*43612018Oklahoma
66Ryan Dinwiddie*43562003Boise State
67Colt Brennan*43432007Hawaii
68Chase Daniel*43352008Missouri
69Nick Foles43342011Arizona
70Dane Evans*43322015Tulsa
71Scott Mitchell43221988Utah
72Drake Maye*43212022North Carolina
73Kenny Pickett*43192021Pitt
74Nick Florence*43092012Baylor
75David Carr43082001Fresno State
76Chase Daniel*43062007Missouri
77Colt Brennan43012005Hawaii
78Davis Webb42952016California
79Robert Griffin III*42932011Baylor
80Kyle Trask*42832020Florida
81Brandon Weeden*42772010Oklahoma State
82Tim Couch42751998Kentucky
83Robbie Bosco42731985Brigham Young
84Byron Leftwich*42682002Marshall
85Landry Jones*42672012Oklahoma
86Chris Vargas42651993Nevada
87Timmy Chang*42582004Hawaii
88Riley Ferguson*42572017Memphis
89Levi Brown*42542009Troy
90Kyle Vantrease*42532022Georgia Southern
91Sam Hartman*42282021Wake Forest
92Seth Doege*42052012Texas Tech
Geno Smith*42052012West Virginia
94Rakeem Cato42012012Marshall
95Bryce Petty*42002013Baylor
96Timmy Chang*41992003Hawaii
97Cody Hodges*41972005Texas Tech
98David Fales*41932012San Jose State
99David Fales41892013San Jose State
100Mike White*41772017Western Kentucky