College Football Stat Leaders

2010 College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Hawai'i (412.5)

Best Season

Washington State 2014 (477.7)

Scope

All Conferences • 2010

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 2010 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2025.

Hawai'i sits atop the current leaderboard at 412.5, 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.

Hawai'i 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 2010 leaderboard, the visible range runs 412.5 to 334.0, with Hawai'i setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big 12 Conference places 2 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 Hawai'i to No. 5 Houston is 78.5, 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. Hawai'i's current mark of 412.5 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	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	2010	412.5
2	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	2010	357.2
3	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	2010	355.0
4	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	2010	345.8
5	Houston	Conference USA	2010	334.0
6	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	2010	333.5
7	East Carolina	Conference USA	2010	328.6
8	Boise State	Western Athletic Conference	2010	326.0
9	Arizona	Pac-12 Conference	2010	324.7
10	Troy	Sun Belt Conference	2010	309.6
11	San Diego State	Mountain West Conference	2010	301.6
12	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2010	301.5
13	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	2010	301.4
14	Tulsa	Conference USA	2010	301.3
15	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2010	300.8
16	NC State	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	298.7
17	Texas A&M	Big 12 Conference	2010	297.9
18	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	2010	294.8
19	Baylor	Big 12 Conference	2010	290.8
20	SMU	Conference USA	2010	288.9
21	Duke	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	285.1
22	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	284.4
23	Cincinnati	Big East Conference	2010	282.0
24	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	2010	280.3
25	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	277.8

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 2010?

Hawai'i ranks first at 412.5 in 2010.

Why does the 2010 passing yards per game season stand out?

The top of the 2010 leaderboard is separated by 78.5 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2010 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Hawai'i's 2010 mark of 412.5 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 352.5 held by Texas Tech.