NCAA Division I FBS passing leaders

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The NCAA Division I FBS passing leaders comprise the career, single-season, and single-game leaders in passing yards, touchdowns, passer efficiency, completions, and completion percentage. These lists are disproportionately represented by more recent players for several structural and historical reasons: Since 1955, the length of the regular season has expanded from 10 games to 11 and later to 12 games, with some programs now playing additional postseason games, including conference championship games, bowl games, and the College Football Playoff. The NCAA did not permit freshmen to compete in varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of World War II–era seasons), preventing earlier players from accumulating statistics over four full seasons. Bowl games were not included in single-season or career statistics until 2002. As a result, many pre-2002 players are underrepresented; for example, Ty Detmer would have 16,206 passing yards and 127 passing touchdowns if bowl statistics were...

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