Performance archive

2024 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	Jaxson Dart Ole Miss	515 yards	vs. Arkansas 63–31 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
2	Maverick McIvor Abilene Christian	506 yards	vs. Texas Tech 51–52 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 31
3	Jacolby Criswell North Carolina	475 yards	vs. James Madison 50–70 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 21
4	Kyle McCord Syracuse	470 yards	vs. UConn 31–24 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
5	Micah Alejado Hawai'i	469 yards	vs. New Mexico 38–30 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 1
6	Spencer Petras Utah State	461 yards	vs. UNLV 34–50 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 12
7	Carson Beck Georgia	459 yards	vs. Mississippi State 41–31 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 12
8	D.J. Lagway Florida	456 yards	vs. Samford 45–7 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 7
9	Nick Vattiato Middle Tennessee	456 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 21–49 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 14
10	Seth Henigan Memphis	454 yards	vs. UTSA 36–44 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
11	Kyle McCord Syracuse	453 yards	vs. Washington State 52–35 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 28
12	Chandler Morris North Texas	449 yards	vs. Tulane 37–45 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 26
13	Walker Eget San José State	446 yards	vs. Boise State 21–42 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
14	Chandler Morris North Texas	445 yards	vs. Memphis 44–52 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19
15	Sawyer Robertson Baylor	445 yards	vs. LSU 31–44 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 31
16	Shedeur Sanders Colorado	445 yards	vs. North Dakota State 31–26 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 30
17	Carson Beck Georgia	439 yards	vs. Alabama 34–41 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 28
18	Chandler Morris North Texas	439 yards	vs. Tulsa 52–20 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 28
19	Shedeur Sanders Colorado	438 yards	vs. Oklahoma State 52–0 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
20	Cameron Ward Miami	437 yards	vs. California 39–38 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
21	Owen McCown UTSA	434 yards	vs. Tulsa 45–46 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 26
22	Giovanni Lopez South Alabama	432 yards	vs. North Texas 38–52 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 31
23	E.J. Warner Rice	430 yards	vs. South Florida 35–28 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 30
24	Brendan Sorsby Cincinnati	426 yards	vs. Texas Tech 41–44 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
25	Joey Aguilar App State	424 yards	vs. East Carolina 21–19 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 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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