Performance archive
2004 Single-Game Passing Yards Leaders
The season’s 25 highest individual passing yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.
Top 25 performances
Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.
| Rank | Player | Total | Game | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 522 yards | vs. Indiana 63–24 | Week 13 Nov 20 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 520 yards | vs. California 45–31 | Week 1 Dec 31 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 513 yards | vs. TCU 45–48 | Week 2 Sep 3 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 470 yards | vs. SMU 27–13 | Week 2 Sep 5 |
| 5 | Toledo | 455 yards | vs. Ball State 52–14 | Week 6 Oct 2 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 449 yards | vs. New Mexico 24–27 | Week 3 Sep 12 |
| 7 | UAB | 448 yards | vs. Tulane 55–59 | Week 9 Oct 23 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 447 yards | vs. Arkansas State 45–17 | Week 7 Oct 9 |
| 9 | UConn | 445 yards | vs. Syracuse 30–42 | Week 10 Oct 30 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 441 yards | vs. TCU 70–35 | Week 4 Sep 18 |
| 11 | Marshall | 439 yards | vs. Akron 28–31 | Week 11 Nov 6 |
| 12 | Oregon | 437 yards | vs. Washington State 41–38 | Week 7 Oct 9 |
| 13 | Akron | 436 yards | vs. Miami (OH) 27–37 | Week 13 Nov 20 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 436 yards | vs. Nebraska 70–10 | Week 7 Oct 9 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 432 yards | vs. Purdue 16–41 | Week 6 Oct 2 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 428 yards | vs. Iowa 44–7 | Week 4 Sep 19 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 418 yards | vs. Memphis 35–47 | Week 4 Sep 18 |
| 18 | UAB | 417 yards | vs. Hawai'i 40–59 | Week 1 Dec 25 |
| 19 | Tulane | 417 yards | vs. UAB 59–55 | Week 9 Oct 23 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 416 yards | vs. Cincinnati 26–45 | Week 3 Sep 11 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 416 yards | vs. Michigan State 41–38 | Week 15 Dec 5 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 415 yards | vs. UCLA 48–42 | Week 9 Oct 23 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 415 yards | vs. Stanford 34–31 | Week 11 Nov 7 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | 415 yards | vs. Toledo 41–49 | Week 14 Nov 24 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 411 yards | vs. Boise State 34–53 | Week 3 Sep 11 |
Methodology and coverage
Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.