who has passed for the most yards in 1 season in cfb

Bailey Zappe made 686 passing attempts in 2021.

Interpreted as:
Who has passed for the most passing yards in 1 season in cfb?
NAME ATT YDS SEASON TM GP CMP PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
686
5,967
2021
WKU WKU
14
475
69.2
8.7
426.2
62
11
168.9
9.0
1.6
16
114
2 B.J. Symons
B.J. Symons
719
5,833
2003
TTU TTU
13
470
65.4
8.1
448.7
52
22
151.3
7.2
3.1
3 Graham Harrell
G. Harrell
713
5,705
2007
TTU TTU
13
512
71.8
8.0
438.8
48
14
157.3
6.7
2.0
4 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
527
5,671
2019
LSU LSU
15
402
76.3
10.8
378.1
60
6
202.0
11.4
1.1
34
206
5 Case Keenum
C. Keenum
700
5,671
2009
HOU HOU
14
492
70.3
8.1
405.1
44
15
154.8
6.3
2.1
6 Case Keenum
C. Keenum
603
5,631
2011
HOU HOU
14
428
71.0
9.3
402.2
48
5
174.0
8.0
0.8
7 Anthony Gordon
A. Gordon
689
5,579
2019
WSU WSU
13
493
71.6
8.1
429.2
48
16
157.9
7.0
2.3
20
153
8 Colt Brennan
C. Brennan
559
5,549
2006
HAW HAW
14
406
72.6
9.9
396.4
58
12
186.0
10.4
2.1
9 Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
562
5,188
1990
BYU BYU
12
361
64.2
9.2
432.3
41
28
155.9
7.3
5.0
10 David Klingler
D. Klingler
643
5,140
1990
HOU HOU
11
374
58.2
8.0
467.3
54
20
146.8
8.4
3.1
11 Graham Harrell
G. Harrell
626
5,111
2008
TTU TTU
13
442
70.6
8.2
393.2
45
9
160.0
7.2
1.4
12 Derek Carr
D. Carr
659
5,088
2013
FRES FRES
13
454
68.9
7.7
391.4
50
8
156.4
7.6
1.2
9
68
13 Paul Smith
P. Smith
544
5,065
2007
TLSA TLSA
14
327
60.1
9.3
361.8
47
19
159.8
8.6
3.5
14 Brandon Doughty
B. Doughty
540
5,055
2015
WKU WKU
14
388
71.9
9.4
361.1
48
9
176.5
8.9
1.7
15
124
15 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
591
5,052
2016
TTU TTU
12
388
65.7
8.5
421.0
41
10
157.0
6.9
1.7
27
242
16 Bryant Moniz
B. Moniz
555
5,040
2010
HAW HAW
14
361
65.0
9.1
360.0
39
15
159.1
7.0
2.7
17 Case Keenum
C. Keenum
589
5,020
2008
HOU HOU
13
397
67.4
8.5
386.2
44
11
159.9
7.5
1.9
18 Kliff Kingsbury
K. Kingsbury
712
5,017
2002
TTU TTU
14
479
67.3
7.0
358.4
45
13
143.7
6.3
1.8
19 Matt Johnson
M. Johnson
570
4,946
2015
BGSU BGSU
14
384
67.4
8.7
353.3
46
8
164.1
8.1
1.4
36
224
20 Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
559
4,943
1998
LT LT
12
380
68.0
8.8
411.9
46
13
164.8
8.2
2.3
21 Mason Rudolph
M. Rudolph
489
4,904
2017
OKST OKST
13
318
65.0
10.0
377.2
37
9
170.6
7.6
1.8
23
114
22 Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
555
4,903
2023
WASH WASH
15
363
65.4
8.8
326.9
36
11
157.1
6.5
2.0
11
83
23 Dwayne Haskins
D. Haskins
533
4,875
2018
OSU OSU
14
373
70.0
9.1
348.2
50
8
174.8
9.4
1.5
20
107
24 Bryce Young
B. Young
547
4,872
2021
ALA ALA
15
366
66.9
8.9
324.8
47
7
167.5
8.6
1.3
39
277
25 Brandon Doughty
B. Doughty
552
4,830
2014
WKU WKU
13
375
67.9
8.8
371.5
49
10
167.1
8.9
1.8
19
127
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