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NCAA Passing Yards Record For a Single Game

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Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday (12) attempts a pass during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Southern California on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. Southern California won 44-17.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Aug 14, 2024, 10:28 AM

The NCAA record for passing yards in a college football game is 734 yards.

Remarkably, two different players have thrown for exactly 734 yards in a game. 

Unsurprisingly, the first is Patrick Mahomes, who threw for 734 yards and five touchdowns against Baker Mayfield’s Oklahoma team on Oct. 22, 2016. Mayfield and the Sooners won, 66-59. 

Two years earlier, little-known Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday originally set the mark in a 60-59 loss to Jared Goff’s California team.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.