What Does Passing Yards Per Game Measure?
Passing yards per game is total passing yards divided by games played. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Team Passing Yards Per Game Rankings
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 371.3 | 347.0 | 379.7 | 361.2 | - | 398.0 | 335.7 |
| 2 |  | 347.8 | 404.0 | 363.7 | 364.6 | - | 361.8 | 333.8 |
| 3 |  | 341.0 | 410.0 | 359.7 | 365.8 | - | 348.0 | 331.7 |
| 4 |  | 340.7 | 387.0 | 313.3 | 306.2 | - | 377.5 | 291.7 |
| 5 |  | 329.4 | 452.0 | 371.7 | 354.2 | - | 312.5 | 346.3 |
| 6 |  | 323.1 | 235.0 | 267.0 | 310.0 | - | 356.3 | 279.0 |
| 7 |  | 317.8 | 387.0 | 330.7 | 333.6 | - | 336.2 | 287.0 |
| 8 |  | 316.0 | 236.0 | 214.0 | 265.6 | - | 312.0 | 326.0 |
| 9 |  | 308.4 | 336.0 | 320.3 | 323.0 | - | 322.8 | 289.3 |
| 10 |  | 303.6 | 258.0 | 268.0 | 281.4 | - | 318.6 | 278.7 |
| 11 |  | 295.1 | 372.0 | 284.3 | 300.0 | - | 292.4 | 302.0 |
| 12 |  | 290.8 | 334.0 | 248.7 | 302.2 | - | 321.6 | 239.3 |
| 13 |  | 290.3 | 289.0 | 304.7 | 290.2 | - | 330.0 | 260.5 |
| 14 |  | 288.1 | 391.0 | 294.0 | 273.4 | - | 324.0 | 228.3 |
| 15 |  | 286.3 | 414.0 | 328.3 | 262.6 | - | 311.0 | 261.5 |
| 16 |  | 285.3 | 265.0 | 259.0 | 263.4 | - | 288.0 | 280.7 |
| 17 |  | 285.0 | 256.0 | 287.3 | 280.4 | - | 310.7 | 265.8 |
| 18 |  | 284.9 | 250.0 | 234.7 | 273.0 | - | 308.3 | 253.7 |
| 19 |  | 284.4 | 164.0 | 234.0 | 256.6 | - | 340.5 | 228.3 |
| 20 |  | 283.1 | 333.0 | 264.7 | 271.6 | - | 269.8 | 316.5 |
| 21 |  | 282.7 | 302.0 | 275.0 | 292.4 | - | 294.8 | 252.5 |
| 22 |  | 280.7 | 273.0 | 229.0 | 258.0 | - | 257.0 | 340.0 |
| 23 |  | 280.5 | 320.0 | 263.3 | 289.8 | - | 236.3 | 324.8 |
| 24 |  | 278.0 | 246.0 | 186.0 | 275.4 | - | 285.8 | 267.7 |
| 25 |  | 277.0 | 236.0 | 270.7 | 257.2 | - | 262.5 | 296.3 |
| 26 |  | 275.4 | 329.0 | 277.0 | 279.6 | - | 280.0 | 270.8 |
| 27 |  | 275.3 | 272.0 | 285.3 | 266.4 | - | 327.7 | 236.0 |
| 28 |  | 272.1 | 327.0 | 290.3 | 251.6 | - | 289.2 | 229.5 |
| 29 |  | 270.1 | 285.0 | 204.7 | 255.2 | - | 261.0 | 282.3 |
| 30 |  | 269.6 | 310.0 | 234.7 | 241.0 | - | 254.0 | 290.3 |
| 31 |  | 267.4 | 212.0 | 260.3 | 237.2 | - | 285.8 | 243.0 |
| 32 |  | 266.9 | 282.0 | 289.0 | 269.0 | - | 272.5 | 261.3 |
| 33 |  | 266.6 | 343.0 | 298.7 | 268.8 | - | 317.0 | 228.8 |
| 34 |  | 265.9 | 339.0 | 275.3 | 242.4 | - | 233.8 | 308.7 |
| 35 |  | 264.7 | 186.0 | 197.0 | 241.8 | - | 311.8 | 202.0 |
| 36 |  | 261.7 | 261.0 | 244.0 | 246.6 | - | 267.5 | 254.0 |
| 37 |  | 260.0 | 311.0 | 214.3 | 262.4 | - | 288.2 | 213.0 |
| 38 |  | 257.6 | 256.0 | 290.7 | 281.0 | - | 293.8 | 209.3 |
| 39 |  | 257.4 | 204.0 | 246.7 | 246.4 | - | 263.6 | 242.0 |
| 40 |  | 256.6 | 155.0 | 235.0 | 230.6 | - | 276.5 | 230.0 |
| 41 |  | 255.3 | 259.0 | 270.7 | 265.8 | - | 236.8 | 301.5 |
| 42 |  | 253.4 | 267.0 | 266.3 | 236.4 | - | 249.0 | 259.3 |
| 43 |  | 250.7 | 179.0 | 193.0 | 213.6 | - | 228.0 | 281.0 |
| 44 |  | 248.9 | 247.0 | 281.0 | 267.0 | - | 238.2 | 262.3 |
| 45 |  | 248.7 | 302.0 | 273.3 | 260.4 | - | 298.8 | 182.0 |
| 46 |  | 247.4 | 303.0 | 246.7 | 256.8 | - | 304.6 | 152.0 |
| 47 |  | 247.0 | 164.0 | 254.3 | 266.4 | - | 224.3 | 277.3 |
| 48 |  | 246.9 | 258.0 | 201.7 | 187.6 | - | 262.3 | 231.5 |
| 49 |  | 245.7 | 167.0 | 250.7 | 268.0 | - | 232.0 | 280.0 |
| 50 |  | 244.7 | 263.0 | 193.7 | 216.4 | - | 261.3 | 222.7 |
| 51 |  | 244.6 | 173.0 | 249.3 | 237.2 | - | 254.3 | 231.7 |
| 52 |  | 244.0 | 228.0 | 232.0 | 235.2 | - | 253.3 | 237.0 |
| 53 |  | 242.5 | 309.0 | 299.0 | 269.4 | - | 276.5 | 208.5 |
| 54 |  | 242.1 | 100.0 | 195.3 | 229.2 | - | 268.5 | 207.0 |
| 55 |  | 238.3 | 181.0 | 258.0 | 276.8 | - | 264.8 | 203.0 |
| 56 |  | 238.1 | 212.0 | 232.0 | 231.4 | - | 236.6 | 242.0 |
| 57 |  | 237.7 | 210.0 | 238.3 | 240.0 | - | 236.4 | 241.0 |
| 58 |  | 236.6 | 247.0 | 253.7 | 233.6 | - | 247.8 | 218.0 |
| 59 |  | 236.4 | 256.0 | 254.7 | 263.6 | - | 233.5 | 240.3 |
| 60 |  | 235.7 | 164.0 | 221.7 | 218.6 | - | 254.8 | 188.0 |
| 61 |  | 234.9 | 298.0 | 199.7 | 212.4 | - | 237.0 | 232.0 |
| 62 |  | 234.1 | 305.0 | 232.3 | 262.4 | - | 187.0 | 297.0 |
| 63 |  | 233.6 | 184.0 | 274.7 | 239.8 | - | 281.8 | 185.5 |
| 64 |  | 232.6 | 139.0 | 194.3 | 214.6 | - | 244.3 | 225.6 |
| 65 |  | 231.4 | 251.0 | 172.3 | 221.8 | - | 253.5 | 202.0 |
| 66 |  | 231.0 | 219.0 | 239.0 | 220.6 | - | 219.6 | 259.5 |
| 66 |  | 231.0 | 89.0 | 198.7 | 232.8 | - | 214.4 | 272.5 |
| 68 |  | 229.4 | 227.0 | 201.0 | 222.2 | - | 262.0 | 186.0 |
| 69 |  | 228.1 | 283.0 | 236.0 | 235.4 | - | 223.5 | 234.3 |
| 69 |  | 228.1 | 81.0 | 213.3 | 221.0 | - | 243.4 | 202.7 |
| 71 |  | 224.7 | 212.0 | 215.0 | 203.6 | - | 222.4 | 230.5 |
| 72 |  | 224.4 | 173.0 | 247.0 | 238.4 | - | 286.5 | 162.3 |
| 73 |  | 224.0 | 109.0 | 211.3 | 213.8 | - | 250.3 | 197.8 |
| 74 |  | 222.9 | 206.0 | 233.7 | 224.6 | - | 249.8 | 196.0 |
| 75 |  | 222.3 | 137.0 | 173.7 | 185.8 | - | 220.8 | 226.0 |
| 76 |  | 221.7 | 271.0 | 237.0 | 210.8 | - | 248.3 | 201.8 |
| 77 |  | 221.6 | 245.0 | 202.7 | 267.0 | - | 296.3 | 176.8 |
| 78 |  | 220.7 | 172.0 | 238.0 | 237.6 | - | 200.6 | 271.0 |
| 79 |  | 220.6 | 257.0 | 275.0 | 222.8 | - | 249.5 | 182.0 |
| 80 |  | 220.4 | 194.0 | 195.0 | 220.8 | - | 211.4 | 243.0 |
| 81 |  | 219.4 | 203.0 | 202.3 | 211.2 | - | 214.6 | 227.3 |
| 82 |  | 216.9 | 221.0 | 127.0 | 180.8 | - | 206.0 | 227.8 |
| 83 |  | 215.4 | 275.0 | 246.0 | 222.4 | - | 235.0 | 203.6 |
| 84 |  | 213.0 | 197.0 | 238.7 | 238.4 | - | 238.0 | 193.0 |
| 85 |  | 212.4 | 198.0 | 222.3 | 230.4 | - | 222.3 | 199.3 |
| 86 |  | 212.1 | 141.0 | 221.0 | 211.8 | - | 278.7 | 162.3 |
| 87 |  | 211.6 | 262.0 | 263.0 | 235.2 | - | 216.0 | 207.3 |
| 88 |  | 210.6 | 149.0 | 223.0 | 255.6 | - | 258.0 | 175.0 |
| 88 |  | 210.6 | 204.0 | 179.0 | 189.6 | - | 228.2 | 166.5 |
| 90 |  | 207.6 | 148.0 | 181.7 | 200.6 | - | 222.3 | 196.5 |
| 90 |  | 207.6 | 198.0 | 199.7 | 208.8 | - | 206.5 | 209.0 |
| 92 |  | 207.0 | 293.0 | 272.3 | 212.6 | - | 184.8 | 236.7 |
| 93 |  | 206.5 | 79.0 | 254.0 | 224.2 | - | 231.2 | 165.3 |
| 94 |  | 206.4 | 149.0 | 210.3 | 208.6 | - | 224.3 | 193.0 |
| 95 |  | 201.6 | 171.0 | 175.7 | 220.4 | - | 169.0 | 226.0 |
| 96 |  | 200.0 | 158.0 | 138.0 | 203.8 | - | 215.8 | 152.5 |
| 96 |  | 200.0 | 246.0 | 166.7 | 198.6 | - | 181.7 | 213.8 |
| 98 |  | 199.9 | 281.0 | 192.0 | 179.6 | - | 170.0 | 222.3 |
| 99 |  | 198.4 | 183.0 | 224.7 | 194.2 | - | 211.8 | 185.0 |
| 100 |  | 196.9 | 212.0 | 165.7 | 191.2 | - | 212.3 | 181.5 |
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Which teams have the highest passing yards per game in college football in 2026?
Oregon State leads college football in passing yards per game at 371.3, through games played October 29, 2026. North Texas is second at 347.8, Oklahoma State third at 341.0, Miami fourth at 340.7 & Florida Atlantic fifth at 329.4. Oregon State's average is 23.5 yards above second place & 94.3 yards above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 67.7 yards separate first from tenth. Ohio State is sixth at 323.1, LSU seventh at 317.8, SMU eighth at 316.0, Arizona ninth at 308.4 & USC tenth at 303.6.
A gap of 8.5 yards separates tenth from 11th, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. TCU is 11th at 295.1, Pittsburgh 12th at 290.8, Wake Forest 13th at 290.3, Toledo 14th at 288.1, Delaware 15th at 286.3, California 16th at 285.3, Syracuse 17th at 285.0 & Ole Miss 18th at 284.9.
Eight teams sit inside 4.8 yards of each other from 16th to 23rd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Virginia Tech is 19th at 284.4, Colorado State 20th at 283.1, Washington 21st at 282.7, Purdue 22nd at 280.7, Memphis 23rd at 280.5, Oregon 24th at 278.0 & Baylor 25th at 277.0.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 138 FBS teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Passing yards per game is total passing yards divided by games played. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.