Performance archive

2013 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	Connor Halliday Washington State	557 yards	vs. Oregon 38–62 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
2	David Fales San José State	547 yards	vs. Fresno State 62–52 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
3	Garrett Gilbert SMU	538 yards	vs. Temple 59–49 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 26
4	Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion	533 yards	vs. Idaho 59–38 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 9
5	Derek Carr Fresno State	522 yards	vs. New Mexico 69–28 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
6	Connor Halliday Washington State	521 yards	vs. California 44–22 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 5
7	Derek Carr Fresno State	519 yards	vs. San José State 52–62 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
8	Jared Goff California	504 yards	vs. Washington State 22–44 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 5
9	Devin Gardner Michigan	503 yards	vs. Indiana 63–47 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19
10	Sean Schroeder Hawai'i	499 yards	vs. Wyoming 56–59 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
11	Brett Smith Wyoming	498 yards	vs. Hawai'i 59–56 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
12	Joe Licata Buffalo	497 yards	vs. Toledo 41–51 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 13
13	Sean Mannion Oregon State	493 yards	vs. Washington State 52–24 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
14	Connor Halliday Washington State	488 yards	vs. Utah 49–37 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
15	Derek Carr Fresno State	487 yards	vs. Nevada 41–23 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 3
16	Danny Etling Purdue	485 yards	vs. Indiana 36–56 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 30
17	Jared Goff California	485 yards	vs. Portland State 37–30 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 7
18	Garrett Gilbert SMU	484 yards	vs. Rutgers 52–55 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 5
19	David Fales San José State	482 yards	vs. Wyoming 51–44 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 26
20	Sean Mannion Oregon State	481 yards	vs. California 49–17 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
21	Shane Carden East Carolina	480 yards	vs. Tulane 33–36 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 12
22	Johnny Manziel Texas A&M	464 yards	vs. Alabama 42–49 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 14
23	Davis Webb Texas Tech	462 yards	vs. West Virginia 37–27 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19
24	Casey Cochran UConn	461 yards	vs. Memphis 45–10 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 7
25	Derek Carr Fresno State	460 yards	vs. Boise State 41–40 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 21

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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