Performance archive

2010 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	Bryant Moniz Hawai'i	560 yards	vs. San José State 41–7 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
2	Bryant Moniz Hawai'i	532 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 41–21 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
3	Ryan Lindley San Diego State	528 yards	vs. Utah 34–38 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
4	Kellen Moore Boise State	507 yards	vs. Hawai'i 42–7 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
5	Jordan La Secla San José State	496 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 38–45 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
6	Ben Chappell Indiana	480 yards	vs. Michigan 35–42 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 2
7	Landry Jones Oklahoma	468 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 47–41 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
8	David Piland Houston	467 yards	vs. Southern Miss 41–59 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
9	Zach Collaros Cincinnati	463 yards	vs. South Florida 30–38 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
10	Taylor Potts Texas Tech	462 yards	vs. Baylor 45–38 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 9
11	Landry Jones Oklahoma	453 yards	vs. Colorado 43–10 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
12	Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M	449 yards	vs. Texas Tech 45–27 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
13	Nick Foles Arizona	448 yards	vs. Oregon 29–48 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
14	David Piland Houston	441 yards	vs. Texas Tech 20–35 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
15	Nick Foles Arizona	440 yards	vs. Oregon State 27–29 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 9
16	T.J. Yates North Carolina	439 yards	vs. Florida State 37–35 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
17	Ryan Aplin Arkansas State	438 yards	vs. Louisiana 24–31 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
18	Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State	435 yards	vs. Baylor 55–28 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
19	Blaine Gabbert Missouri	434 yards	vs. Iowa 24–27 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 29
20	Landry Jones Oklahoma	429 yards	vs. UConn 48–20 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 2
21	Ross Jenkins Louisiana Tech	422 yards	vs. Idaho 48–35 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 16
22	Bryan Ellis UAB	418 yards	vs. East Carolina 42–54 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
23	Danny O'Brien Maryland	417 yards	vs. NC State 38–31 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
24	Marc Verica Virginia	417 yards	vs. Duke 48–55 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
25	Dominique Davis East Carolina	413 yards	vs. Navy 35–76 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6

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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