College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Big 12 College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Iowa State (263.8)

Best Season

Texas Tech 2016 (463.0)

Scope

Big 12 • 2021

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 263.8 to 236.5, with Iowa 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 Iowa State to No. 5 TCU is 27.3, 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. Iowa State's current mark of 263.8 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 352.5 held by Texas Tech.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1Iowa StateBig 12 Conference2021263.8
2OklahomaBig 12 Conference2021263.5
3Texas TechBig 12 Conference2021257.2
4West VirginiaBig 12 Conference2021247.9
5TCUBig 12 Conference2021236.5
6Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference2021231.9
7TexasBig 12 Conference2021225.4
8BaylorBig 12 Conference2021203.1
9Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2021199.9
10KansasBig 12 Conference2021184.8

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025BaylorBig 12 Conference309.6
2024ColoradoBig 12 Conference318.0
2023OklahomaBig 12 Conference324.8
2022Texas TechBig 12 Conference302.1
2021Iowa StateBig 12 Conference263.8
2020OklahomaBig 12 Conference315.0
2019Texas TechBig 12 Conference324.7
2018Texas TechBig 12 Conference352.6
2017Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference389.2
2016Texas TechBig 12 Conference463.0
2015Texas TechBig 12 Conference388.2
2014BaylorBig 12 Conference365.9
2013Texas TechBig 12 Conference392.8
2012Texas TechBig 12 Conference355.9
2011Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference395.1
2010OklahomaBig 12 Conference357.2
2009Texas TechBig 12 Conference410.5
2008Texas TechBig 12 Conference422.7
2007Texas TechBig 12 Conference443.2
2006Texas TechBig 12 Conference377.5
2005Texas TechBig 12 Conference412.3
2004Texas TechBig 12 Conference414.3

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 2021?

Iowa State ranks first at 263.8 in 2021.

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.