Passing offense is the fun part of watching a college football game. And while schools that opt for a pass heavy offense may be fun to watch, does it always convert to wins? Here’s the data to find out.
As we can see here, some schools that focus on passing can find success in passing numbers even without winning games. Washington State hasn’t done much in the past few years, but nevertheless, has some really solid passing numbers.
Oklahoma, of course, sits at third, with the arguably strongest string of quarterbacks (Mayfield, Murray, Hurts) in college football passing through their halls.
Team | Avg | Trend | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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Texas Tech | 4575.73 | 3896 | 4231 | 4338 | 5556 | 5046 | 4213 | 5107 | 4627 | 4145 | 4146 | 5028 | |
Washington State | 4401.55 | 5683 | 4859 | 4769 | 4713 | 5059 | 5732 | 4784 | 3965 | 3868 | 2870 | 2115 | |
Oklahoma | 4055.55 | 4164 | 4520 | 5065 | 4134 | 4006 | 2646 | 2588 | 4379 | 4542 | 4807 | 3760 | |
Oklahoma State | 3975.64 | 2916 | 4028 | 5059 | 4211 | 4591 | 3149 | 3603 | 4312 | 5034 | 4496 | 2333 | |
Houston | 3962.55 | 2440 | 3841 | 3136 | 3852 | 3477 | 2993 | 3647 | 3941 | 6301 | 3927 | 6033 | |
Baylor | 3926.09 | 3571 | 3770 | 3452 | 3652 | 3764 | 4757 | 4668 | 4427 | 4569 | 3649 | 2908 | |
Clemson | 3843.73 | 4325 | 4185 | 3297 | 5009 | 4373 | 3404 | 4328 | 4176 | 3952 | 2544 | 2688 | |
Boise State | 3761.36 | 3664 | 3796 | 3677 | 3878 | 4029 | 3926 | 3610 | 2901 | 4022 | 4174 | 3698 | |
East Carolina | 3758.82 | 3466 | 3417 | 3815 | 4016 | 3375 | 4835 | 4265 | 3551 | 3433 | 4131 | 3043 | |
Hawai'i | 3681.09 | 5056 | 4344 | 2814 | 3185 | 2501 | 2794 | 3617 | 2266 | 4014 | 5520 | 4381 | |
Texas A&M | 3633.82 | 3060 | 3284 | 3266 | 3317 | 3323 | 3971 | 4593 | 4114 | 3784 | 3599 | 3661 | |
USC | 3561.45 | 4365 | 2989 | 4186 | 3593 | 3776 | 3856 | 3179 | 3670 | 3530 | 3142 | 2890 | |
West Virginia | 3558.73 | 2984 | 4216 | 4021 | 3343 | 3269 | 4121 | 3145 | 4285 | 4509 | 2769 | 2484 | |
Troy | 3479.55 | 3758 | 2799 | 3505 | 3386 | 2890 | 2385 | 3867 | 3978 | 3496 | 3836 | 4375 | |
Florida State | 3473.55 | 3479 | 3241 | 2551 | 3433 | 3325 | 4246 | 4423 | 3709 | 3341 | 2938 | 3523 | |
Alabama | 3415.18 | 4449 | 4854 | 2708 | 3154 | 3407 | 3890 | 3230 | 3052 | 2797 | 3395 | 2631 | |
Arizona State | 3396.45 | 3235 | 3025 | 3324 | 3111 | 3881 | 3556 | 3723 | 3370 | 4117 | 3437 | 2582 | |
Louisiana Tech | 3393.64 | 3490 | 3246 | 2997 | 5087 | 4201 | 3531 | 2472 | 4209 | 3211 | 2629 | 2257 | |
SMU | 3378.91 | 4017 | 3260 | 3823 | 3168 | 2620 | 2024 | 4097 | 3059 | 3573 | 3861 | 3666 | |
Cincinnati | 3326.09 | 2552 | 2847 | 2597 | 3071 | 4679 | 3947 | 3949 | 3104 | 2699 | 3128 | 4014 | |
Western Kentucky | 3322.91 | 3371 | 2722 | 4355 | 4715 | 5211 | 4866 | 3140 | 2667 | 2008 | 1722 | 1775 | |
North Carolina | 3307.82 | 3716 | 2740 | 2705 | 3811 | 3675 | 3619 | 3606 | 3501 | 3307 | 3432 | 2274 | |
Southern Mississippi | 3297.18 | 3764 | 2805 | 3121 | 3877 | 4616 | 3231 | 2911 | 2019 | 3587 | 3283 | 3055 | |
Arkansas State | 3292.55 | 4057 | 3659 | 4106 | 3148 | 2693 | 3381 | 2615 | 3367 | 3817 | 3052 | 2323 | |
North Carolina State | 3286.00 | 2749 | 4071 | 3580 | 3383 | 2740 | 2652 | 2890 | 4031 | 3120 | 3655 | 3275 | |
California | 3281.27 | 2561 | 2421 | 3107 | 4306 | 4892 | 4152 | 3957 | 2499 | 3206 | 2098 | 2895 | |
Western Michigan | 3278.64 | 3128 | 3086 | 1978 | 3533 | 3736 | 3475 | 2532 | 3477 | 4385 | 3429 | 3306 | |
Fresno State | 3273.91 | 2721 | 3740 | 3331 | 2557 | 2140 | 3132 | 5134 | 4233 | 3544 | 2860 | 2621 | |
Arizona | 3272.18 | 3193 | 3063 | 2343 | 2137 | 3548 | 3945 | 2516 | 3879 | 4444 | 4000 | 2926 | |
Mississippi | 3262.09 | 2328 | 4157 | 3941 | 3779 | 4351 | 3427 | 3683 | 3247 | 1819 | 2307 | 2844 | |
Oregon | 3258.64 | 3615 | 3222 | 2469 | 3183 | 3358 | 4687 | 3789 | 2888 | 3130 | 3160 | 2344 | |
San Jose State | 3258.36 | 4056 | 3146 | 2574 | 2665 | 2882 | 3038 | 4271 | 4325 | 3322 | 3075 | 2488 | |
Notre Dame | 3248.91 | 3278 | 3347 | 2326 | 3051 | 3360 | 3711 | 3313 | 2896 | 3284 | 3290 | 3882 | |
Bowling Green | 3233.55 | 1888 | 2864 | 2820 | 2713 | 5135 | 3639 | 3725 | 2757 | 3139 | 2779 | 4110 | |
UCLA | 3231.27 | 3066 | 2853 | 4478 | 3547 | 3748 | 3358 | 3269 | 3860 | 2776 | 1693 | 2896 | |
Indiana | 3229.82 | 3931 | 3094 | 3188 | 3559 | 3820 | 1697 | 3680 | 3744 | 2393 | 3446 | 2976 | |
TCU | 3224.91 | 2444 | 2749 | 3431 | 3486 | 4517 | 4240 | 2715 | 3075 | 3011 | 2983 | 2823 | |
Louisville | 3220.64 | 3048 | 2533 | 3898 | 3777 | 3186 | 3276 | 4082 | 3849 | 2749 | 2522 | 2507 | |
Miami (Florida) | 3206.73 | 3239 | 2175 | 3153 | 3564 | 3602 | 3249 | 3452 | 3545 | 2785 | 3105 | 3405 | |
Marshall | 3198.36 | 2605 | 2965 | 3115 | 2902 | 3009 | 4022 | 4122 | 4381 | 2773 | 2605 | 2683 | |
Central Michigan | 3187.73 | 3531 | 1614 | 3324 | 3589 | 3905 | 3157 | 2500 | 3170 | 3290 | 3408 | 3577 | |
Colorado State | 3186.91 | 3663 | 3659 | 3799 | 3181 | 2965 | 4181 | 3730 | 2522 | 2215 | 2662 | 2479 | |
UCF | 3166.09 | 4117 | 3347 | 4313 | 2726 | 2246 | 3059 | 3661 | 3158 | 2856 | 2610 | 2734 | |
Toledo | 3165.55 | 2515 | 2963 | 3919 | 4196 | 3036 | 3044 | 2481 | 3276 | 3480 | 2574 | 3337 | |
Missouri | 3151.73 | 2671 | 3632 | 4012 | 3545 | 1986 | 2648 | 3540 | 2615 | 3017 | 3292 | 3711 | |
BYU | 3146.91 | 3701 | 2753 | 2530 | 2573 | 3854 | 3623 | 2942 | 3214 | 3190 | 2579 | 3657 | |
Middle Tennessee | 3140.45 | 2837 | 3650 | 3264 | 4236 | 4052 | 2610 | 2707 | 2593 | 3058 | 2474 | 3064 | |
Duke | 3124.27 | 2152 | 3199 | 2774 | 2877 | 3204 | 2814 | 3474 | 3691 | 3266 | 3256 | 3660 | |
Memphis | 3111.09 | 4177 | 3405 | 4355 | 3957 | 3999 | 3076 | 2078 | 1999 | 2283 | 2321 | 2572 | |
Michigan State | 3091.55 | 3182 | 2824 | 2798 | 2668 | 3279 | 3453 | 2964 | 2729 | 3535 | 3073 | 3502 | |
Oregon State | 3088.00 | 3061 | 2990 | 2355 | 2086 | 1909 | 3305 | 4844 | 3992 | 3441 | 2465 | 3520 | |
Arkansas | 3085.45 | 2315 | 2307 | 2465 | 3434 | 3486 | 2444 | 1782 | 3618 | 3909 | 4338 | 3842 | |
Tulsa | 3079.36 | 3376 | 2125 | 2077 | 3449 | 4332 | 3176 | 2297 | 2960 | 3216 | 3753 | 3112 | |
Georgia | 3065.91 | 3122 | 3165 | 2653 | 2515 | 2406 | 2599 | 4085 | 3991 | 3423 | 3151 | 2615 | |
Penn State | 3065.36 | 2877 | 2835 | 3772 | 3650 | 2788 | 3034 | 3110 | 3283 | 2301 | 2986 | 3083 | |
Washington | 3064.55 | 3164 | 3337 | 2889 | 3623 | 3110 | 2801 | 3384 | 2767 | 3322 | 2475 | 2838 | |
Texas | 3031.36 | 3761 | 3619 | 3365 | 3024 | 1751 | 2599 | 2762 | 3380 | 2469 | 2784 | 3831 | |
Ohio State | 3027.45 | 3684 | 5100 | 3679 | 2781 | 2455 | 3707 | 2846 | 2178 | 1651 | 2971 | 2250 | |
Virginia Tech | 3003.55 | 2718 | 3300 | 3113 | 3666 | 2936 | 2826 | 3071 | 3002 | 3166 | 2850 | 2391 | |
South Carolina | 2997.45 | 2667 | 3547 | 2794 | 2771 | 2490 | 3671 | 3300 | 3095 | 2359 | 3338 | 2940 | |
Colorado | 2987.27 | 2858 | 2995 | 3125 | 3563 | 3128 | 3415 | 2989 | 2309 | 3089 | 2672 | 2717 | |
Purdue | 2974.64 | 3719 | 3998 | 3270 | 3539 | 2847 | 2249 | 2590 | 3100 | 2537 | 1809 | 3063 | |
Stanford | 2963.27 | 3149 | 3550 | 2608 | 2056 | 2965 | 2988 | 2776 | 2802 | 3623 | 3357 | 2722 | |
Louisiana-Monroe | 2957.36 | 3041 | 2970 | 3452 | 2304 | 2703 | 3359 | 2850 | 3779 | 2851 | 2721 | 2501 | |
Utah State | 2944.27 | 3628 | 3825 | 2938 | 2469 | 2667 | 2782 | 3258 | 3445 | 2270 | 2144 | 2961 | |
Virginia | 2943.64 | 3748 | 2751 | 3233 | 2872 | 2859 | 2837 | 2542 | 3216 | 3090 | 3186 | 2046 | |
Miami (Ohio) | 2929.45 | 2495 | 2547 | 2852 | 2998 | 2502 | 3333 | 1491 | 3584 | 3589 | 3552 | 3281 | |
Iowa State | 2926.91 | 4047 | 3132 | 3548 | 3106 | 2715 | 2981 | 2630 | 2783 | 2760 | 2091 | 2403 | |
Nevada | 2911.18 | 3246 | 3624 | 3245 | 2498 | 2139 | 2498 | 2968 | 3170 | 3369 | 3177 | 2089 | |
New Mexico State | 2867.36 | 2611 | 3182 | 4422 | 2939 | 3034 | 2899 | 2900 | 2853 | 3551 | 2009 | 1141 | |
Syracuse | 2862.36 | 2887 | 3441 | 3538 | 3855 | 1881 | 2209 | 2360 | 3761 | 2733 | 2375 | 2446 | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | 2857.91 | 3314 | 2878 | 2578 | 2317 | 2502 | 2489 | 2759 | 3399 | 3503 | 3000 | 2698 | |
Ohio | 2851.00 | 2866 | 2710 | 2451 | 3142 | 3019 | 2474 | 3190 | 3139 | 3486 | 2110 | 2774 | |
Tennessee | 2803.91 | 2878 | 2357 | 2084 | 3100 | 2582 | 2914 | 1979 | 3787 | 2911 | 3309 | 2942 | |
North Texas | 2803.45 | 3400 | 3988 | 4086 | 2708 | 1937 | 2073 | 2987 | 2629 | 2272 | 2077 | 2681 | |
Utah | 2781.91 | 3187 | 3021 | 3242 | 2817 | 2340 | 2570 | 2835 | 2288 | 2252 | 3069 | 2980 | |
LSU | 2780.64 | 6024 | 2970 | 2645 | 2281 | 2158 | 2118 | 3263 | 2607 | 2135 | 2023 | 2363 | |
Wake Forest | 2770.00 | 3748 | 3069 | 3599 | 2154 | 2739 | 2116 | 2359 | 2410 | 3291 | 1726 | 3259 | |
Northwestern | 2762.91 | 1404 | 3352 | 3040 | 3186 | 1801 | 2598 | 2726 | 2198 | 3305 | 3057 | 3725 | |
Pittsburgh | 2750.91 | 3402 | 1985 | 2612 | 2882 | 2478 | 2417 | 3074 | 3341 | 2721 | 2601 | 2747 | |
Iowa | 2738.91 | 2976 | 2946 | 2473 | 1991 | 2862 | 3081 | 2562 | 2249 | 3052 | 3049 | 2887 | |
Florida Atlantic | 2731.45 | 3956 | 2844 | 2983 | 2521 | 2557 | 2394 | 2375 | 2851 | 1717 | 2492 | 3356 | |
Northern Illinois | 2729.64 | 2611 | 2175 | 2599 | 2688 | 2918 | 2689 | 3116 | 3239 | 3386 | 2655 | 1950 | |
Mississippi State | 2728.27 | 2333 | 2259 | 2170 | 2726 | 4113 | 3649 | 3178 | 3091 | 2364 | 2411 | 1717 | |
Michigan | 2727.27 | 3261 | 2804 | 2226 | 2756 | 3090 | 2042 | 3221 | 2591 | 2377 | 3252 | 2380 | |
Nebraska | 2724.55 | 2551 | 2966 | 3330 | 2752 | 3470 | 2757 | 2557 | 2904 | 2115 | 2108 | 2460 | |
Ball State | 2718.82 | 2923 | 3035 | 2126 | 2750 | 2619 | 2590 | 4214 | 3302 | 2892 | 1843 | 1613 | |
Buffalo | 2697.91 | 1795 | 3155 | 3490 | 2406 | 2994 | 2855 | 2955 | 2391 | 2522 | 2211 | 2903 | |
Florida International | 2657.73 | 2754 | 3194 | 3031 | 2720 | 2854 | 2016 | 1713 | 2861 | 2794 | 2698 | 2600 | |
San Diego State | 2647.55 | 2634 | 2433 | 1920 | 2023 | 1988 | 2319 | 3358 | 2287 | 3158 | 3840 | 3163 | |
Temple | 2612.27 | 3312 | 3297 | 3273 | 3324 | 3038 | 2408 | 2996 | 1329 | 1648 | 2206 | 1904 | |
Akron | 2604.45 | 2347 | 2390 | 2949 | 3063 | 2508 | 2995 | 2633 | 3753 | 1960 | 1861 | 2190 | |
Florida | 2599.27 | 3910 | 2776 | 1975 | 2805 | 2899 | 2159 | 2051 | 1902 | 2414 | 2396 | 3305 | |
Wisconsin | 2590.91 | 2802 | 2050 | 2689 | 2507 | 2968 | 2082 | 2562 | 2197 | 3280 | 2593 | 2770 | |
Auburn | 2589.36 | 2697 | 2892 | 3267 | 2203 | 2258 | 2984 | 2422 | 1879 | 2022 | 3002 | 2857 | |
South Florida | 2570.91 | 2035 | 3173 | 2987 | 2941 | 2530 | 2361 | 2002 | 2586 | 2995 | 2139 | 2531 | |
Connecticut | 2503.18 | 2592 | 2147 | 3230 | 2432 | 2412 | 2032 | 2810 | 2765 | 2336 | 1964 | 2815 | |
Eastern Michigan | 2500.82 | 3681 | 2947 | 3088 | 3849 | 2666 | 1821 | 2137 | 2054 | 1520 | 1921 | 1825 | |
Wyoming | 2485.36 | 1770 | 1576 | 2304 | 3207 | 2247 | 2733 | 3389 | 3180 | 2689 | 1992 | 2252 | |
Tulane | 2467.45 | 2679 | 2378 | 1920 | 1360 | 2415 | 2415 | 2399 | 3359 | 2782 | 2949 | 2486 | |
Rice | 2455.27 | 1992 | 2272 | 1738 | 2582 | 2691 | 3009 | 2495 | 2933 | 2361 | 2591 | 2344 | |
Illinois | 2446.18 | 2409 | 1988 | 2098 | 2095 | 2921 | 3247 | 3452 | 2026 | 2392 | 1963 | 2317 | |
Kansas | 2444.36 | 2778 | 2307 | 2717 | 2885 | 2623 | 2435 | 1685 | 1784 | 2008 | 1942 | 3724 | |
UNLV | 2431.09 | 2474 | 2002 | 2243 | 1955 | 2537 | 3357 | 3105 | 2839 | 1315 | 2222 | 2693 | |
Kansas State | 2416.09 | 2352 | 1945 | 2259 | 2041 | 2288 | 3736 | 2921 | 2701 | 1970 | 2331 | 2033 | |
Vanderbilt | 2412.09 | 2064 | 3168 | 2923 | 2486 | 2062 | 2149 | 2958 | 2774 | 2270 | 1913 | 1766 | |
Maryland | 2385.18 | 2088 | 1695 | 1940 | 2317 | 2092 | 2863 | 3226 | 2181 | 2524 | 2791 | 2520 | |
UTEP | 2372.09 | 2292 | 2208 | 1619 | 2204 | 2346 | 1858 | 1959 | 2688 | 2707 | 2903 | 3309 | |
Minnesota | 2340.91 | 3293 | 2714 | 1513 | 2257 | 2793 | 1844 | 1925 | 2203 | 1804 | 2713 | 2691 | |
Rutgers | 2316.18 | 1672 | 1586 | 1387 | 1659 | 2485 | 2956 | 3063 | 2711 | 3136 | 2328 | 2495 | |
Kentucky | 2283.27 | 1478 | 2099 | 2446 | 2419 | 2512 | 2774 | 2321 | 2115 | 1627 | 3501 | 1824 | |
Kent State | 2182.91 | 2846 | 2543 | 1472 | 1700 | 1657 | 2570 | 2238 | 2275 | 1745 | 2409 | 2557 | |
Boston College | 2155.27 | 2288 | 2583 | 2162 | 1869 | 1331 | 1681 | 2012 | 3102 | 2032 | 2225 | 2423 | |
New Mexico | 1736.82 | 2340 | 2122 | 1489 | 1389 | 1768 | 1068 | 1365 | 895 | 2196 | 1892 | 2581 | |
Air Force | 1555.00 | 1602 | 1576 | 1321 | 1752 | 1847 | 1893 | 1259 | 1334 | 1821 | 1551 | 1149 | |
Georgia Tech | 1534.00 | 1607 | 1089 | 927 | 1679 | 1462 | 1882 | 1695 | 1818 | 1850 | 1091 | 1774 | |
Navy | 1222.55 | 1238 | 947 | 1005 | 1794 | 1280 | 1058 | 1117 | 1362 | 1029 | 1560 | 1058 | |
Army | 865.36 | 1066 | 1041 | 361 | 967 | 1128 | 747 | 931 | 797 | 605 | 1015 | 861 | |
Georgia State | #N/A | #N/A | 2577 | 2481 | 3248 | 2955 | 4367 | 3348 | 3036 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Liberty | #N/A | #N/A | 3756 | 3138 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Appalachian State | #N/A | #N/A | 2824 | 2478 | 2811 | 2327 | 2546 | 2637 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Charlotte | #N/A | #N/A | 2749 | 2166 | 1643 | 2313 | 2089 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Coastal Carolina | #N/A | #N/A | 2379 | 2168 | 2269 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
UAB | #N/A | #N/A | 2815 | 2862 | 2347 | #N/A | #N/A | 2637 | 2578 | 3706 | 2815 | 3201 | 2352 |
UTSA | #N/A | #N/A | 2189 | 1918 | 2231 | 2777 | 2321 | 2104 | 2909 | 2403 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
South Alabama | #N/A | #N/A | 1906 | 2439 | 2845 | 3169 | 2394 | 2561 | 3033 | 2728 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Georgia Southern | #N/A | #N/A | 968 | 1027 | 1320 | 1868 | 824 | 1286 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Texas State | #N/A | #N/A | 2893 | 2186 | 2468 | 2639 | 2752 | 2711 | 1857 | 2405 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Massachusetts | #N/A | #N/A | 2022 | 3577 | 3570 | 3080 | 3090 | 3741 | 1877 | 2240 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Old Dominion | #N/A | #N/A | 2117 | 3564 | 2021 | 3042 | 2634 | 3510 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
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