| Pass Attempts |
| Game |
| 1. |
68 |
Steve Smith |
vs. Notre Dame • 1989 |
| 2. |
63 |
John Elway |
at Ohio State • 1982 |
| 3. |
59 |
Steve Stenstrom |
at Notre Dame • 1994 |
| |
59 |
T.C. Ostrander |
vs. UCLA • 2007 |
| 5. |
57 |
Tanner McKee |
vs. Arizona State • 2022 |
| 6. |
56 |
Davis Mills |
vs. Colorado • 2020 |
|
56 |
John Paye |
at San Diego State • 1985 |
| 8. |
55 |
Mike Boryla |
at Oregon • 1972 |
| 9. |
54 |
Todd Husak |
vs. San Jose State • 1998 |
| 10. |
53 |
Guy Benjamin |
at UCLA • 1976 |
| 11. |
52 |
Steve Smith |
vs. San Jose State • 1989 |
| 12. |
51 |
Mike Cordova |
at Penn State • 1974 |
| |
51 |
Steve Dils |
at Washington State • 1978 |
| |
51 |
John Elway |
at Washington • 1981 |
| |
51 |
Steve Stenstrom |
vs. California • 1993 |
| Season |
| 1. |
455 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1993 |
| 2. |
447 |
Todd Husak |
1998 |
| 3. |
426 |
Tanner McKee |
2022 |
| 4. |
419 |
Steve Dils |
1978 |
| 5. |
413 |
K.J. Costello |
2018 |
| 6. |
405 |
John Elway |
1982 |
| |
405 |
John Paye |
1985 |
| 8. |
404 |
Andrew Luck |
2011 |
| 9. |
388 |
Jim Plunkett |
1970 |
| 10. |
379 |
John Elway |
1980 |
| 11. |
372 |
Andrew Luck |
2010 |
| Career |
| 1. |
1,380 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1991-94 |
| 2. |
1,246 |
John Elway |
1979-82 |
| 3. |
1,198 |
John Paye |
1983-86 |
| 4. |
1,103 |
Kevin Hogan |
2012-15 |
| 5. |
1,064 |
Andrew Luck |
2009-11 |
| 6. |
992 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| 7. |
908 |
Todd Husak |
1996-99 |
| 8. |
867 |
Trent Edwards |
2003-06 |
| 9. |
844 |
Guy Benjamin |
1974-77 |
| 10. |
791 |
K.J. Costello |
2017-19 |
| Pass Completions |
| Game |
| 1. |
40 |
John Paye |
at San Diego State • 1985 |
| 2. |
39 |
Steve Smith |
vs. Notre Dame • 1989 |
| 3. |
37 |
Steve Stenstrom |
at Notre Dame • 1994 |
| 4. |
35 |
Guy Benjamin |
at UCLA • 1976 |
|
35 |
John Elway |
at Ohio State • 1982 |
| 6. |
34 |
Dick Norman |
vs. California • 1959 |
|
34 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. Washington State • 2018 |
| 8. |
33 |
Tanner McKee |
vs. Arizona State • 2022 |
|
33 |
Davis Mills |
at Washington State • 2019 |
|
33 |
John Elway |
at Purdue • 1981 |
|
33 |
Andrew Luck |
at Arizona State • 2010 |
| Season |
| 1. |
300 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1993 |
| 2. |
288 |
Andrew Luck |
2011 |
| 3. |
271 |
John Paye |
1985 |
| 4. |
269 |
K.J. Costello |
2018 |
| 5. |
264 |
Tanner McKee |
2022 |
|
264 |
Steve Dils |
1978 |
| 7. |
263 |
Andrew Luck |
2010 |
| 8. |
262 |
John Elway |
1982 |
| 9. |
248 |
John Elway |
1980 |
| 10. |
234 |
Jason Palumbis |
1990 |
| 11. |
233 |
Todd Husak |
1998 |
| Career |
| 1. |
866 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1991-94 |
| 2. |
774 |
John Elway |
1979-82 |
| 3. |
727 |
Kevin Hogan |
2012-15 |
| 4. |
715 |
John Paye |
1983-86 |
| 5. |
713 |
Andrew Luck |
2009-11 |
| 6. |
550 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| 7. |
511 |
Guy Benjamin |
1974-77 |
| 8. |
495 |
K.J. Costello |
2017-19 |
| 9. |
488 |
Trent Edwards |
2003-06 |
| 10. |
483 |
Todd Husak |
1996-99 |
| 11. |
473 |
Tanner McKee |
2020-22 |
| Passing Yards |
| Game |
| 1. |
504 |
Davis Mills |
at Washington State • 2019 |
| 2. |
450 |
Todd Husak |
vs. Oregon State • 1998 |
| 3. |
430 |
Steve Dils |
at Washington State • 1978 |
| 4. |
428 |
Davis Mills |
at UCLA • 2020 |
| 5. |
423 |
Andrew Luck |
at Arizona • 2009 |
| 6. |
419 |
Todd Husak |
at UCLA • 1998 |
| 7. |
418 |
John Elway |
at Purdue • 1981 |
| 8. |
408 |
John Paye |
at Oregon • 1985 |
|
408 |
Steve Stenstrom |
at UCLA • 1994 |
| 10. |
407 |
John Elway |
at Ohio State • 1982 |
|
407 |
Steve Stenstrom |
at Oregon • 1993 |
|
407 |
Steve Stenstrom |
vs. Oregon State • 1993 |
| Season |
| 1. |
3,627 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1993 |
| 2. |
3,540 |
K.J. Costello |
2018 |
| 3. |
3,517 |
Andrew Luck |
2011 |
| 4. |
3,338 |
Andrew Luck |
2010 |
| 5. |
3,242 |
John Elway |
1982 |
| 6. |
3,153 |
Steve Dils |
1978 |
| 7. |
3,092 |
Todd Husak |
1998 |
| 8. |
2,980 |
Jim Plunkett |
1970 |
| 9. |
2,947 |
Tanner McKee |
2022 |
| 10. |
2,946 |
Todd Husak |
1999 |
| 11. |
2,889 |
John Elway |
1980 |
| Career |
| 1. |
10,911 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1991-94 |
| 2. |
9,430 |
Andrew Luck |
2009-11 |
| 3. |
9,385 |
Kevin Hogan |
2012-15 |
| 4. |
9,349 |
John Elway |
1979-82 |
| 5. |
7,809 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| 6. |
7,669 |
John Paye |
1983-86 |
| 7. |
6,834 |
Todd Husak |
1996-99 |
| 8. |
6,215 |
Guy Benjamin |
1974-77 |
| 9. |
6,151 |
K.J. Costello |
2017-19 |
| 10. |
5,443 |
Trent Edwards |
2003-06 |
| 11. |
5,336 |
Tanner McKee |
2020-22 |
| 12. |
4,954 |
Jason Palumbis |
1988-91 |
| 13. |
4,461 |
Chad Hutchinson |
1996-97 |
| 14. |
4,456 |
Chris Lewis |
2000-03 |
| 15. |
4,082 |
Mike Boryla |
1970-73 |
| 16. |
3,783 |
T.C. Ostrander |
2004-07 |
| 17. |
3,737 |
Dick Norman |
1958-60 |
| 18. |
3,594 |
John Brodie |
1954-56 |
| 19. |
3,556 |
Mike Cordova |
1973-76 |
| 20. |
3,488 |
Steve Dils |
1977-78 |
| 21. |
3,468 |
Davis Mills |
2018-20 |
| Completion Percentage |
| Season (minimum 180 attempts) |
| 1. |
.7129 |
Andrew Luck (288-404) |
2011 |
| 2. |
.7070 |
Andrew Luck (263-372) |
2010 |
| 3. |
.6862 |
Jason Palumbis (234-341) |
1990 |
| 4. |
.6776 |
Kevin Hogan (206-304) |
2015 |
| 5. |
.6700 |
Turk Schonert (148-221) |
1979 |
| 6. |
.6691 |
John Paye (271-405) |
1985 |
| 7. |
.6615 |
Davis Mills (129-195) |
2020 |
| 8. |
.6593 |
Steve Stenstrom (300-455) |
1993 |
| 9. |
.6591 |
Kevin Hogan (232-352) |
2014 |
| 10. |
.6556 |
Davis Mills (158-241) |
2019 |
| Career (minimum 300 attempts) |
| 1. |
.670 |
Andrew Luck (713-1,064) |
2009-11 |
| 2. |
.659 |
Kevin Hogan (727-1,103) |
2012-15 |
| 3. |
.655 |
Davis Mills (287-438) |
2018-20 |
| 4. |
.632 |
Tanner McKee (473-748) |
2020-22 |
| 5. |
.631 |
Steve Dils (291-461) |
1977-78 |
| 6. |
.628 |
Steve Stenstrom (866-1,380) |
1991-94 |
| 7. |
.626 |
K.J. Costello (495-791) |
2017-19 |
| 8. |
.624 |
Jason Palumbis (442-708) |
1988-91 |
| 9. |
.621 |
John Elway (774-1,246) |
1979-82 |
| 10. |
.612 |
Chad Hutchinson (401-655) |
1996-97 |
| 11. |
.605 |
Guy Benjamin (511-844) |
1974-77 |
| Passing Effeciency |
| Season (minimum 180 attempts) |
| 1. |
171.0 |
Kevin Hogan
(206-304, 2,867 yards, 8 INT, 27 TD) |
2015 |
| 2. |
170.2 |
Andrew Luck
(263-372, 3,338 yards, 8 INT, 32 TD) |
2010 |
| 3. |
169.7 |
Andrew Luck
(288-404, 3,517 yards, 10 INT, 37 TD) |
2011 |
| 4. |
163.2 |
Turk Schonert
(148-221, 1,927 yards, 6 INT, 19 TD) |
1979 |
| 5. |
155.0 |
K.J. Costello
(269-413, 3,540 yards, 11 INT, 29 TD) |
2018 |
| 6. |
151.5 |
Kevin Hogan
(180-295, 2,630 yards, 10 INT, 20 TD) |
2013 |
| 7. |
148.6 |
Steve Stenstrom
(217-333, 2,822 yards, 6 INT, 16 TD) |
1994 |
| 8. |
147.2 |
John Elway
(248-379, 2,889 yards, 11 INT, 27 TD) |
1980 |
| 9. |
146.3 |
Steve Stenstrom
(300-455, 3,627 yards, 14 INT, 27 TD) |
1993 |
| 10. |
145.8 |
Kevin Hogan
(232-352, 2,792 yards, 8 INT, 19 TD) |
2014 |
| 11. |
145.6 |
John Elway
(262-405, 3,242 yards, 12 INT, 24 TD) |
1982 |
| Career (minimum 300 attempts) |
| 1. |
162.8 |
Andrew Luck
(713-1,064, 9,430 yards, 22 INT, 82 TD) |
2009-11 |
| 2. |
154.6 |
Kevin Hogan
(727-1,103, 9,385 yards, 29 INT, 75 TD) |
2012-15 |
| 3. |
143.8 |
K.J. Costello
(495-791, 6,151 yards, 18 INT, 49 TD) |
2017-19 |
| 4. |
141.9 |
Davis Mills
(287-438, 3,468 yards, 8 INT, 18 TD) |
2018-20 |
| 5. |
141.4 |
Steve Stenstrom
(866-1,380, 10,911 yards, 38 INT, 74 TD) |
1991-94 |
| 6. |
139.3 |
John Elway
(774-1,246, 9,349 yards, 39 INT, 77 TD) |
1979-82 |
| 7. |
138.8 |
Steve Dils
(291-461, 3,488 yards, 15 INT, 26 TD) |
1977-78 |
| 8. |
133.0 |
Randy Fasani
(199-390, 3,088 yards, 11 INT, 25 TD) |
1999-01 |
| 9. |
131.5 |
Tanner McKee
(473-748, 5,336 yards, 15 INT, 28 TD) |
2020-22 |
| 10. |
131.0 |
Guy Benjamin
(511-844, 6,215 yards, 43 INT, 48 TD) |
1974-77 |
| 11. |
129.5 |
Jim Plunkett
(550-992, 7,809 yards, 48 INT, 53 TD) |
1968-70 |
| Touchdown Passes |
| Game |
| 1. |
6 |
John Elway |
vs. Oregon State • 1980 |
| 2. |
5 |
Mike Boryla |
vs. Washington State • 1973 |
|
5 |
Steve Dils |
at Washington State • 1978 |
|
5 |
John Elway |
at Washington State • 1980 |
|
5 |
John Elway |
vs. Oregon State • 1982 |
|
5 |
Steve Stenstrom |
vs. Colorado • 1993 |
|
5 |
Joe Borchard |
vs. UCLA • 1999 |
|
5 |
Kevin Hogan |
vs. California • 2013 |
|
5 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. UCLA • 2018 |
| 10. |
4 |
Jim Plunkett |
vs. San Jose State • 1968 |
|
4 |
Jim Plunkett |
at Purdue • 1969 |
|
4 |
Jim Plunkett |
at Washington • 1969 |
|
4 |
Mike Cordova |
vs. Army • 1975 |
|
4 |
John Elway |
at Purdue • 1982 |
|
4 |
Steve Stenstrom |
vs. San Jose State • 1994 |
|
4 |
Mark Butterfield |
vs. UCLA • 1995 |
|
4 |
Chad Hutchinson |
vs. Oregon • 1997 |
|
4 |
Todd Husak |
at Arizona State • 1999 |
|
4 |
Randy Fasani |
vs. San Jose State • 2000 |
|
4 |
Randy Fasani |
vs. Boston College • 2001 |
|
4 |
Randy Fasani |
vs. Arizona State • 2001 |
|
4 |
Chris Lewis |
vs. California • 2001 |
|
4 |
Trent Edwards |
at San Jose State • 2006 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
vs. Sacramento State • 2010 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
vs. Wake Forest • 2010 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
vs. Oregon State • 2010 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
vs. Virginia Tech • 2011 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
at Duke • 2011 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
at Washington State • 2011 |
|
4 |
Andrew Luck |
vs. Notre Dame • 2011 |
|
4 |
Kevin Hogan |
vs. Army • 2014 |
|
4 |
Kevin Hogan |
vs. Notre Dame • 2015 |
|
4 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. Notre Dame • 2017 |
|
4 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. San Diego State • 2018 |
|
4 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. Washington State • 2018 |
|
4 |
K.J. Costello |
vs. Oregon State • 2018 |
|
4 |
Ashton Daniels |
at Colorado • 2023 |
| Season |
| 1. |
37 |
Andrew Luck |
2011 |
| 2. |
32 |
Andrew Luck |
2010 |
| 3. |
29 |
K.J. Costello |
2018 |
| 4. |
27 |
John Elway |
1980 |
|
27 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1993 |
|
27 |
Kevin Hogan |
2015 |
| 7. |
25 |
Steve Dils |
1978 |
| 8. |
24 |
John Elway |
1982 |
| 9. |
22 |
Guy Benjamin |
1977 |
| 10. |
20 |
Jim Plunkett |
1969 |
|
20 |
John Elway |
1981 |
|
20 |
Kevin Hogan |
2013 |
| Career |
| 1. |
82 |
Andrew Luck |
2009-11 |
| 2. |
77 |
John Elway |
1979-82 |
| 3. |
75 |
Kevin Hogan |
2012-15 |
| 4. |
74 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1991-94 |
| 5. |
53 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| 6. |
49 |
K.J. Costello |
2017-19 |
| 7. |
48 |
Guy Benjamin |
1974-77 |
| 8. |
41 |
Todd Husak |
1996-99 |
| 9. |
38 |
John Paye |
1983-86 |
| 10. |
36 |
Trent Edwards |
2003-06 |
| 300-yard Passing Games |
| Season |
| 1. |
9 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1993 |
| 2. |
7 |
John Elway |
1982 |
|
7 |
K.J. Costello |
2018 |
| 4. |
6 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1994 |
|
5 |
Todd Husak |
1999 |
|
5 |
Andrew Luck |
2011 |
| 7. |
4 |
Todd Husak |
1998 |
| 8. |
3 |
Tanner McKee |
2022 |
|
3 |
Jim Plunkett |
1969 |
|
3 |
John Elway |
1981 |
|
3 |
John Paye |
1985 |
|
3 |
Jason Palumbis |
1990 |
|
3 |
Mark Butterfield |
1995 |
|
3 |
Andrew Luck |
2010 |
| Career |
| 1. |
15 |
Steve Stenstrom |
1991-94 |
| 2. |
10 |
John Elway |
1979-82 |
| 3. |
9 |
Todd Husak |
1996-99 |
|
9 |
Andrew Luck |
2009-11 |
| 5. |
8 |
K.J. Costello |
2017-19 |
| 6. |
6 |
John Paye |
1983-86 |
| 7. |
4 |
Tanner McKee |
2020-22 |
|
4 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| 9. |
3 |
Guy Benjamin |
1974-77 |
|
3 |
Jason Palumbis |
1988-91 |
|
3 |
Mark Butterfield |
1992-95 |
|
3 |
Kevin Hogan |
2012-15 |
| Interceptions |
| Game |
| 1. |
5 |
Jim Plunkett |
vs. Purdue • 1970 |
|
5 |
John Elway |
vs. San Jose State • 1981 |
| Season |
| 1. |
20 |
Mike Boryla |
1972 |
| Career |
| 1. |
48 |
Jim Plunkett |
1968-70 |
| Longest Pass Play |
| Game |
| 1. |
98 |
Joe Borchard to Troy Walters (TD) |
vs. UCLA • 1999 |
