College Football Stat Leaders

2004 College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Texas Tech (414.3)

Best Season

Washington State 2014 (477.7)

Scope

All Conferences • 2004

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

When a team rises to the top of passing yards per game, it usually means the offense can keep throwing efficiency alive across downs and field position, which is why this page pairs single-season leaders with longer historical context.

Passing Yards Per Game pages track college football teams in 2004 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2025.

Texas Tech sits atop the current leaderboard at 414.3, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Texas Tech owns the strongest average across 22 seasons at 352.5, while Florida Atlantic anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Texas Tech currently headlines this route, while Florida Atlantic supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Passing Yards Per Game Reads

Passing yards per game highlights how aggressively a team can move the ball through the air after sacks and negative plays are accounted for, which separates explosive passing attacks from volume-only offenses. On this 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 414.3 to 338.2, with Texas Tech setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big 12 Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while American Athletic Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Texas Tech to No. 5 Arizona State is 76.2, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 370.0 in 2024 to 340.5 in 2025, a swing of 29.5. Texas Tech's current mark of 414.3 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 352.5 held by Texas Tech.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	2004	414.3
2	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	2004	346.5
3	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2004	346.2
4	Purdue	Big Ten Conference	2004	338.4
5	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	2004	338.2
6	Oregon State	Pac-12 Conference	2004	331.0
7	Rutgers	Big East Conference	2004	324.6
8	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2004	308.8
9	BYU	Mountain West Conference	2004	301.9
10	Louisville	Conference USA	2004	296.8
11	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2004	294.7
12	UConn	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2004	290.7
13	Pittsburgh	Big East Conference	2004	286.1
14	USC	Pacific-10 Conference	2004	284.2
15	Florida	Southeastern Conference	2004	282.8
16	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt Conference	2004	282.8
17	Nevada	Western Athletic Conference	2004	281.6
18	TCU	Conference USA	2004	280.5
19	Boise State	Western Athletic Conference	2004	280.2
20	Colorado State	Mountain West Conference	2004	278.7
21	Houston	Conference USA	2004	277.0
22	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2004	276.7
23	Stanford	Pacific-10 Conference	2004	275.5
24	Texas A&M	Big 12 Conference	2004	273.5
25	Utah	Mountain West Conference	2004	270.5

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic Conference	340.5
2024	Syracuse	Atlantic Coast Conference	370.0
2023	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	346.9
2022	Washington	Pac-12 Conference	369.8
2021	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	433.7
2020	Florida	Southeastern Conference	378.6
2019	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	436.8
2018	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	373.5
2017	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	389.2
2016	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	463.0
2015	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	389.2
2014	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	477.7
2013	Fresno State	Mountain West	394.8
2012	Marshall	Conference USA	365.1
2011	Houston	Conference USA	462.1
2010	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	412.5
2009	Houston	Conference USA	443.4
2008	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	422.7
2007	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	452.2
2006	New Mexico State	Western Athletic Conference	416.9
2005	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	412.3
2004	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	414.3

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Texas Tech	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	352.5	2016 (463.0)
2	Washington State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	308.8	2014 (477.7)
3	Hawai'i	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	292.5	2007 (452.2)
4	Delaware	2025	291.5	2025 (291.5)
5	Houston	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	290.2	2011 (462.1)
6	USC	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	284.4	2019 (335.8)
7	Oklahoma	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	281.8	2017 (361.8)
8	Missouri State	2025	279.7	2025 (279.7)
9	Baylor	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	278.1	2014 (365.9)
10	East Carolina	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	274.1	2014 (371.9)
11	SMU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	268.9	2013 (341.4)
12	Oklahoma State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	268.0	2011 (395.1)
13	Boise State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	264.3	2010 (326.0)
14	BYU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	262.8	2006 (332.8)
15	Ole Miss	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	262.3	2024 (350.8)
16	Arizona State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	260.7	2005 (391.8)
17	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	259.7	2020 (348.5)
18	Purdue	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	259.1	2021 (355.4)
19	Louisville	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	258.9	2007 (355.5)
20	Texas A&M	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	258.0	2013 (353.3)
21	Arizona	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	256.5	2011 (386.1)
22	Western Kentucky	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	256.4	2021 (433.7)
23	San José State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	255.7	2013 (355.9)
24	Troy	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	255.3	2009 (346.6)
25	North Carolina	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	254.2	2022 (309.3)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in passing yards per game in 2004?

Texas Tech ranks first at 414.3 in 2004.

Why does the 2004 passing yards per game season stand out?

The top of the 2004 leaderboard is separated by 76.2 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2004 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Texas Tech's 2004 mark of 414.3 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 352.5 held by Texas Tech.