College Football Stat Leaders

2017 Big 12 College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Oklahoma State (389.2)

Best Season

Texas Tech 2016 (463.0)

Scope

Big 12 • 2017

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2017 leaderboard, the visible range runs 389.2 to 287.7, with Oklahoma State setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Baylor is the latest winner at 309.6.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Oklahoma State to No. 5 Baylor is 101.5, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 318.0 in 2024 to 309.6 in 2025, a swing of 8.4. Oklahoma State's current mark of 389.2 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 352.5 held by Texas Tech.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference2017389.2
2OklahomaBig 12 Conference2017361.8
3Texas TechBig 12 Conference2017333.7
4West VirginiaBig 12 Conference2017309.3
5BaylorBig 12 Conference2017287.7
6Iowa StateBig 12 Conference2017272.9
7TexasBig 12 Conference2017258.8
8TCUBig 12 Conference2017245.1
9KansasBig 12 Conference2017226.4
10Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2017173.8

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004352.52016 (463.0)
2Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004289.42017 (361.8)
3Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004278.12014 (365.9)
4Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004277.22008 (337.1)
5Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004268.02011 (395.1)
6West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012263.22018 (351.3)
7TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012262.22015 (347.5)
8Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004256.92009 (298.9)
9Arizona2025, 2024251.62025 (255.2)
10Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004245.02008 (322.1)
11Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004239.32007 (333.4)
12Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004238.82019 (311.3)
13Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004227.52024 (318.0)
14Arizona State2025, 2024226.62024 (229.5)
15UCF2025, 2024, 2023226.42023 (258.8)
16Cincinnati2025, 2024, 2023225.22024 (236.5)
17Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004219.82009 (334.1)
18BYU2025, 2024, 2023218.02024 (227.4)
19Utah2025, 2024208.02025 (216.6)
20Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004206.72007 (298.2)
21Houston2025, 2024, 2023203.52023 (241.4)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 passing yards per game leaderboard in 2017?

Oklahoma State ranks first at 389.2 in 2017.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term passing yards per game profile?

Texas Tech owns the strongest all-time average at 352.5 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Baylor is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.