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2012 College Passing Yards per Game Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Passing yards per game played.

The 2012 leaders: Rakeem Cato (350.1), Ryan Griffin (346.4), Colby Cameron (345.6).

Passing Yards per Game

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 112 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksYds/G
1Rakeem CatoQBMRSH584614350.1
2Ryan GriffinQBTULN394381346.4
3Colby CameronQBLT522532345.6
4Nick FlorenceQBBAY451461343.4
5Dalton WilliamsQBAKR522440338.7
6Geno SmithQBWVU490503333.7
7Landry JonesQBOU507514332.4
8Seth DoegeQBTTU496515327.8
9David FalesQBSJSU408424316.5
10Derek CarrQBFRES457477311.8
11Tyler WilsonQBARK401415307.9
12Mike GlennonQBNCSU511543304.0
13Ryan NassibQBSYR448459301.6
14Tyler BrayQBTENN451456301.0
15Matt BarkleyQBUSC387403297.5
16Tajh BoydQBCLEM377400295.8
17Matt ScottQBARIZ452467294.4
18Zac DysertQBM-OH480513290.2
19Teddy BridgewaterQBLOU387411287.7
20Chuckie KeetonQBUSU376364285.8
21Johnny ManzielQBTA&M400422284.9
22Corey RobinsonQBTROY389404283.7
23Brett SmithQBWYO330359283.2
24Kolton BrowningQBULM389385283.0
25Bryn RennerQBUNC422435279.7
26Tyler TettletonQBOHIO345315279.2
27Stephen MorrisQBMIA421436278.8
28Alex CarderQBWMU248260275.3
29Matthew McGloinQBPSU446465272.8
30Sean MannionQBORST309319271.8
31Aaron MurrayQBUGA353376266.6
32David PilandQBHOU448451266.3
33Ryan RadcliffQBCMU378357264.1
34Brett HundleyQBUCLA429470262.8
35Keith WenningQBBALL426434261.6
36Ryan AplinQBARST376385260.8
37Tino SunseriQBPITT361394258.6
38Bo WallaceQBMISS336346258.5
39Shane CardenQBECU371370258.0
40Chase RettigQBBC467504254.6
41Andrew ManleyQBNMSU384377251.3
42Sean RenfreeQBDUKE392412250.5
43Cameron CoffmanQBIU407419248.5
44Garrett GilbertQBSMU478455247.3
45Jordan LynchQBNIU353316246.8
46Terrance OwensQBTOL337355242.8
47EJ ManuelQBFSU349375238.5
48Jake MedlockQBFIU263294236.3
49Graham WilbertQBFAU405432234.5
50Tyler RussellQBMSST366378232.6
51Logan ThomasQBVT390409231.9
52Taylor KellyQBASU340372231.0
53B.J. DanielsQBUSF289302230.9
54Cody FajardoQBNEV336349230.0
55Terrance BroadwayQBUL283284229.6
56Mike WegzynQBMASS346229228.1
57David AshQBTEX285294223.5
58Riley NelsonQBBYU306326223.4
59Chandler WhitmerQBCONN361394221.6
60Zach MaynardQBCAL296329221.4
61Jordan RodgersQBVAN294313221.0
62Austin BrownQBUAB355392220.7
63Derek ThompsonQBUNT372374219.1
64Andrew MaxwellQBMSU431448214.8
65Munchie LegauxQBCIN230236214.5
66Blake BortlesQBUCF366389214.4
67Logan KilgoreQBMTSU335339214.2
68Gary NovaQBRUTG348358213.8
69Nick SherryQBUNLV426447212.0
70Marcus MariotaQBORE312329209.2
71Tanner PriceQBWAKE410405209.1
72Dominique BlackmanQBIDHO243254208.7
73Jeff TuelQBWSU332368208.7
74Connor HallidayQBWSU291307208.7
75Eric SozaQBUTSA282260208.5
76Cody GreenQBTLSA396404208.2
77Collin KleinQBKSU272283207.5
78Zach MettenbergerQBLSU329352207.4
79Keith PriceQBWASH393423207.2
80Joe SouthwickQBBOIS333336205.5
81AJ McCarronQBALA286306205.3
82Taylor MartinezQBNEB341368205.2
83Tyler Van TubbergenQBWMU261228202.8
84Matt SchilzQBBGSU378383202.2
85Taylor McHargueQBRICE317329198.0
86Everett GolsonQBND282295194.1
87Kawaun JakesQBWKU288310190.8
88James VandenbergQBIOWA389409187.4
89Nick LamaisonQBUTEP252222187.3
90Josh NunesQBSTAN235243182.6
91Ross MethenyQBUSA345361179.0
92Shaun RutherfordQBTXST299307178.1
93Michael RoccoQBUVA266275174.3
94James FranklinQBMIZ234252173.6
95Connor ShawQBSC202221173.2
96Braxton MillerQBOSU254281169.9
97Robert MarveQBPUR219231169.1
98Trevone BoykinQBTCU263281168.5
99Jacob KaramQBMEM274302157.9
100Sean SchroederQBHAW345381157.4

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