Performance archive

2020 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	K.J. Costello Mississippi State	623 yards	vs. LSU 44–34 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 26
2	Bailey Zappe Houston Christian	567 yards	vs. Texas Tech 33–35 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 13
3	Sam Howell North Carolina	550 yards	vs. Wake Forest 59–53 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
4	Dillon Gabriel UCF	548 yards	vs. Memphis 49–50 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 17
5	Dennis Grosel Boston College	520 yards	vs. Virginia 32–43 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 5
6	Matt Corral Ole Miss	513 yards	vs. South Carolina 59–42 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 15
7	Michael Penix Jr. Indiana	495 yards	vs. Ohio State 35–42 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
8	Brady White Memphis	486 yards	vs. UCF 50–49 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 17
9	Bailey Zappe Houston Christian	480 yards	vs. North Texas 31–57 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 5
10	Kyle Trask Florida	474 yards	vs. Georgia 44–28 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
11	Kyle Trask Florida	474 yards	vs. LSU 34–37 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 13
12	Shane Buechele SMU	474 yards	vs. Memphis 30–27 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
13	Nick Starkel San José State	467 yards	vs. New Mexico 38–21 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
14	Mac Jones Alabama	464 yards	vs. Ohio State 52–24 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 12
15	Nick Starkel San José State	453 yards	vs. Boise State 34–20 Game details →	Week 16 Dec 19
16	Brady McBride Texas State	443 yards	vs. Arkansas State 47–45 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
17	Sam Howell North Carolina	443 yards	vs. Virginia 41–44 Game details →	Week 9 Nov 1
18	Will Rogers Mississippi State	440 yards	vs. Ole Miss 24–31 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
19	D.J. Uiagalelei Clemson	439 yards	vs. Notre Dame 40–47 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 8
20	Brady White Memphis	437 yards	vs. South Florida 34–33 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
21	Mac Jones Alabama	435 yards	vs. Texas A&M 52–24 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
22	Max Johnson LSU	435 yards	vs. Ole Miss 53–48 Game details →	Week 16 Dec 19
23	Kyle Trask Florida	433 yards	vs. Tennessee 31–19 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 5
24	Carter Bradley Toledo	432 yards	vs. Northern Illinois 41–24 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 5
25	Alan Bowman Texas Tech	430 yards	vs. Houston Christian 35–33 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 13

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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