Most passing yards in a college football quarterback's season, bowls included since 2004
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Bailey Zappe leads with 5,967 passing yards in 2021, bowls included, first of 7,491 quarterback seasons since 2004.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Bailey Zappe (2021 Western Kentucky)2021 | 5,967 | |
 Case Keenum (2009 Houston)2009 | 5,671 | |
 Joe Burrow (2019 LSU)2019 | 5,671 | |
| Case Keenum (2011 Houston)2011 | 5,631 | |
 Anthony Gordon (2019 Washington State)2019 | 5,579 | |
 Graham Harrell (2007 Texas Tech)2007 | 5,221 | |
| Graham Harrell (2008 Texas Tech)2008 | 5,111 | |
 Derek Carr (2013 Fresno State)2013 | 5,082 | |
 Paul Smith (2007 Tulsa)2007 | 5,065 | |
| Brandon Doughty (2015 Western Kentucky)2015 | 5,055 | |
| Patrick Mahomes (2016 Texas Tech)2016 | 5,052 | |
 Bryant Moniz (2010 Hawaii)2010 | 5,040 | |
| Case Keenum (2008 Houston)2008 | 5,020 | |
 Matt Quinn Johnson (2015 Bowling Green)2015 | 4,946 | |
 Mason Rudolph (2017 Oklahoma State)2017 | 4,904 | |
 Michael Penix Jr. (2023 Washington)2023 | 4,903 | |
 Bryce Young (2021 Alabama)2021 | 4,872 | |
 Dwayne Haskins (2018 Ohio State)2018 | 4,831 | |
| Brandon Doughty (2014 Western Kentucky)2014 | 4,830 | |
 Kyle McCord (2024 Syracuse)2024 | 4,779 | |
| Gardner Minshew II (2018 Washington State)2018 | 4,776 | |
| Austin Reed (2022 Western Kentucky)2022 | 4,744 | |
| Sonny Cumbie (2004 Texas Tech)2004 | 4,742 | |
 Will Rogers (2021 Mississippi State)2021 | 4,739 | |
 Shane Carden (2014 East Carolina)2014 | 4,736 |
Method
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a record set before then isn't on this board.