Colorado football’s top 20 all-time passing leaders
The quarterback has become a more and more important position in college football. While the run game remains critical to any offense, having a competent gunslinger that can command your aerial attack seems almost required nowadays.
I think that belief was reflected when looking at the top 20 all-time passing leaders in the history of Colorado Buffaloes football. Now, I’m not saying that having more passing yards equals a better QB, but it was interesting to see how CU’s quarterbacks of the past 20 years dominate this list.
And sitting at 1,540 career passing yards following his freshman, let’s hope that trend continues for Brendon Lewis, or whoever is under center come next season.
Here are the top 20 passing leaders in Colorado history:
Bill Solomon — 2,115
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Ken Johnson — 2,175
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Bobby Anderson — 2,198
AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
Zack Jordan — 2,287
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Bernie McCall — 2,332
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David Williams — 2,449
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Randy Essington — 2,773
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Gale Weidner — 3,033
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Craig Ochs — 3,325
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Darian Hagan — 3,801
Quarterback Darian Hagan of the Colorado Buffaloes runs down the field during a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Colorado won the game 10-9.
Steve Vogel — 3,912
Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Steve Vogel is shown in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy University of Colorado athletics)
John Hessler — 4,788
Colorado quarterback John Hessler evades the rush as he looks to pass the ball during the first half of the Buffaloes’ 21-0 victory over the Missouri Tigers in Folsom Filed in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 1995. Hessler paced the win by throwing for two touchdowns as well as running for the final score.
Mike Moschetti — 4,797
Sept. 5 1998: Quarterback Mike Moschetti #4 of the Colorado Buffaloes talks to head coach Rick Neuheisel during a game against the Colorado State Rams at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Buffaloes defeated the Rams 42-14.
Koy Detmer — 5,390
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Tyler Hansen — 5,705
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Kordell Stewart — 6,481
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Joel Klatt — 7,375
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Cody Hawkins — 7,409
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Sefo Liufau – 9,568
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Steven Montez — 9,649
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