Performance archive

2007 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	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	646 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 45–49 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
2	Daniel Meager North Texas	601 yards	vs. SMU 31–45 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
3	Brian Brohm Louisville	555 yards	vs. Syracuse 35–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
4	Colt Brennan Hawai'i	548 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 45–44 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 8
5	Curtis Painter Purdue	546 yards	vs. Central Michigan 51–48 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 27
6	Colt Brennan Hawai'i	545 yards	vs. San José State 42–35 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
7	Chase Clement Rice	541 yards	vs. Tulsa 43–48 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
8	Max Hall BYU	537 yards	vs. Tulsa 47–55 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
9	C.J. Bacher Northwestern	520 yards	vs. Michigan State 48–41 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
10	Joe Ganz Nebraska	510 yards	vs. Kansas State 73–31 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
11	Willie Tuitama Arizona	510 yards	vs. Washington 48–41 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 27
12	Colt Brennan Hawai'i	495 yards	vs. Boise State 39–27 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
13	Joe Ganz Nebraska	484 yards	vs. Colorado 51–65 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
14	Giovanni Vizza North Texas	478 yards	vs. Navy 62–74 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
15	Chase Holbrook New Mexico State	473 yards	vs. New Mexico 34–44 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
16	C.J. Bacher Northwestern	470 yards	vs. Minnesota 49–48 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
17	Alex Brink Washington State	469 yards	vs. San Diego State 45–17 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 8
18	Brian Brohm Louisville	467 yards	vs. Utah 35–44 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
19	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	466 yards	vs. Texas 43–59 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
20	Rusty Smith Florida Atlantic	463 yards	vs. Minnesota 42–39 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 15
21	Paul Smith Tulsa	454 yards	vs. BYU 55–47 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
22	Alex Brink Washington State	449 yards	vs. Stanford 33–17 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
23	Willie Tuitama Arizona	446 yards	vs. New Mexico 27–29 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
24	Kevin O'Connell San Diego State	443 yards	vs. Portland State 52–17 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
25	Colt Brennan Hawai'i	442 yards	vs. Washington 35–28 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2

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.

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Top 25 performances

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