Performance archive

2023 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	Noah Fifita Arizona	527 yards	vs. Arizona State 59–23 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
2	Shedeur Sanders Colorado	510 yards	vs. TCU 45–42 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
3	John Paddock Illinois	507 yards	vs. Indiana 48–45 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 11
4	Max Brosmer New Hampshire	493 yards	vs. Central Michigan 42–45 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
5	Will Rogers Mississippi State	487 yards	vs. South Carolina 30–37 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
6	Jacob Zeno UAB	484 yards	vs. Florida Atlantic 45–42 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 4
7	Michael Penix Jr. Washington	473 yards	vs. Michigan State 41–7 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
8	E.J. Warner Temple	472 yards	vs. UTSA 34–49 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
9	Darren Grainger Georgia State	466 yards	vs. Charlotte 41–25 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 16
10	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi Colorado State	462 yards	vs. Utah Tech 41–20 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
11	Jordan McCloud James Madison	457 yards	vs. UConn 44–6 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 11
12	Quinn Ewers Texas	452 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 49–21 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2
13	Cameron Ward Washington State	451 yards	vs. Colorado State 50–24 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
14	Michael Penix Jr. Washington	450 yards	vs. Boise State 56–19 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
15	Jason Bean Kansas	449 yards	vs. UNLV 49–36 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 27
16	Rocco Becht Iowa State	446 yards	vs. Memphis 26–36 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 29
17	Drake Maye North Carolina	442 yards	vs. Syracuse 40–7 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
18	Josh Hoover TCU	439 yards	vs. BYU 44–11 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 14
19	Cameron Ward Washington State	438 yards	vs. Oregon 24–38 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 21
20	Byrum Brown South Florida	435 yards	vs. Rice 42–29 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
21	JT Daniels Rice	432 yards	vs. South Florida 29–42 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
22	Michael Penix Jr. Washington	430 yards	vs. Texas 37–31 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 2
23	Brayden Schager Hawai'i	427 yards	vs. San Diego State 34–41 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
24	Dillon Gabriel Oklahoma	423 yards	vs. West Virginia 59–20 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
25	Graham Mertz Florida	423 yards	vs. South Carolina 41–39 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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