Performance archive

2016 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	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	734 yards	vs. Oklahoma 59–66 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
2	Nick Mullens Southern Miss	591 yards	vs. Rice 44–28 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
3	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	586 yards	vs. Baylor 54–35 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
4	Deshaun Watson Clemson	580 yards	vs. Pittsburgh 42–43 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
5	Baker Mayfield Oklahoma	545 yards	vs. Texas Tech 66–59 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
6	Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State	540 yards	vs. Pittsburgh 45–38 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
7	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	540 yards	vs. Arizona State 55–68 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
8	Davis Webb California	522 yards	vs. San Diego State 40–45 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
9	Mike White Western Kentucky	517 yards	vs. Rice 46–14 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
10	Logan Woodside Toledo	505 yards	vs. BYU 53–55 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
11	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	504 yards	vs. Kansas State 38–44 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 8
12	Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech	504 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 34–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
13	Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech	502 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 44–58 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 3
14	Richard Lagow Indiana	496 yards	vs. Wake Forest 28–33 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
15	Justin Herbert Oregon	489 yards	vs. Arizona State 54–35 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
16	Greg Ward Jr. Houston	487 yards	vs. Memphis 44–48 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
17	Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech	484 yards	vs. Massachusetts 56–28 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
18	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	483 yards	vs. Stephen F. Austin 69–17 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 4
19	Luke Falk Washington State	480 yards	vs. Boise State 28–31 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
20	Davis Webb California	478 yards	vs. Arizona State 41–51 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 25
21	Matt Linehan Idaho	476 yards	vs. New Mexico State 55–23 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
22	Tyler Jones Texas State	475 yards	vs. Incarnate Word 48–17 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
23	Gage Gubrud Eastern Washington	474 yards	vs. Washington State 45–42 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 4
24	DeShone Kizer Notre Dame	471 yards	vs. Syracuse 50–33 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
25	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	470 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 59–45 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17

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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