Performance archive

2008 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	536 yards	vs. Eastern Washington 49–24 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 30
2	Andy Schmitt Eastern Michigan	516 yards	vs. Central Michigan 56–52 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 28
3	Case Keenum Houston	494 yards	vs. Rice 42–56 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
4	Chase Holbrook New Mexico State	486 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 31–35 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
5	Max Hall BYU	486 yards	vs. Northern Iowa 41–17 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 30
6	Brian Brunner Central Michigan	485 yards	vs. Indiana 37–34 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 1
7	Andy Schmitt Eastern Michigan	484 yards	vs. Temple 52–55 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
8	Case Keenum Houston	480 yards	vs. UTEP 42–37 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
9	Josh Freeman Kansas State	478 yards	vs. Oklahoma 35–58 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 25
10	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	474 yards	vs. Texas 39–33 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
11	Tim Hiller Western Michigan	471 yards	vs. Central Michigan 28–38 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
12	David Johnson Tulsa	469 yards	vs. New Mexico 56–14 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 20
13	Sam Bradford Oklahoma	468 yards	vs. Kansas 45–31 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
14	Juice Williams Illinois	462 yards	vs. Minnesota 20–27 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 11
15	Austin Davis Southern Miss	461 yards	vs. Rice 40–45 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
16	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	456 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 56–20 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 9
17	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	454 yards	vs. Kansas State 58–28 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 4
18	Juice Williams Illinois	451 yards	vs. Missouri 42–52 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 31
19	Graham Harrell Texas Tech	450 yards	vs. Texas A&M 43–25 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
20	Curtis Painter Purdue	448 yards	vs. Indiana 62–10 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
21	Mike Teel Rutgers	447 yards	vs. Louisville 63–14 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 5
22	Chase Clement Rice	444 yards	vs. Southern Miss 45–40 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
23	Austen Arnaud Iowa State	440 yards	vs. Kansas State 30–38 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
24	Chase Daniel Missouri	439 yards	vs. Buffalo 42–21 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 20
25	David Johnson Tulsa	434 yards	vs. UTEP 77–35 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19

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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