Performance archive

2017 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	Baker Mayfield Oklahoma	598 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 62–52 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 4
2	Drew Anderson Buffalo	597 yards	vs. Western Michigan 68–71 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
3	Nic Shimonek Texas Tech	543 yards	vs. Arizona State 52–45 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
4	Drew Lock Missouri	521 yards	vs. Missouri State 72–43 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
5	Justice Hansen Arkansas State	520 yards	vs. UL Monroe 67–50 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
6	Tyler Hilinski Washington State	509 yards	vs. Arizona 37–58 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
7	Quinton Flowers South Florida	503 yards	vs. UCF 42–49 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
8	Nick Starkel Texas A&M	499 yards	vs. Wake Forest 52–55 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 29
9	Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State	497 yards	vs. Pittsburgh 59–21 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
10	McKenzie Milton UCF	494 yards	vs. Memphis 62–55 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2
11	Josh Rosen UCLA	491 yards	vs. Texas A&M 45–44 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 3
12	Shea Patterson Ole Miss	489 yards	vs. UT Martin 45–23 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
13	Mike White Western Kentucky	485 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 41–38 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18
14	Josh Rosen UCLA	480 yards	vs. Stanford 34–58 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
15	Luke Falk Washington State	478 yards	vs. Nevada 45–7 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
16	Tyler Rogers New Mexico State	474 yards	vs. Texas State 45–35 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 4
17	Riley Ferguson Memphis	471 yards	vs. Houston 42–38 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
18	Riley Ferguson Memphis	471 yards	vs. UCF 55–62 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2
19	Drew Lock Missouri	467 yards	vs. Idaho 68–21 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 21
20	Shane Morris Central Michigan	467 yards	vs. Kansas 45–27 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
21	Gardner Minshew East Carolina	463 yards	vs. Houston 27–52 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 4
22	Josh Rosen UCLA	463 yards	vs. Memphis 45–48 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
23	Zach Smith Baylor	463 yards	vs. Oklahoma 41–49 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
24	John Wolford Wake Forest	461 yards	vs. Louisville 42–32 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 28
25	Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State	459 yards	vs. Baylor 59–16 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 14

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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