All-Time Single Game Passing Attempts Leaders

You might be able to guess what inspired this post, but here’s a look at the quarterbacks who have attempted the most passes in a single game in Michigan history:

Hit the jump for the list.

1. 56 attempts – Tom Brady (1998 vs. Ohio State)
2. 55 attempts – John Navarre (2003 vs. Oregon)
3. 54 attempts – Chad Henne (2004 vs. Ohio State)
4. 52 attempts – Scott Dreisbach (1995 vs. Virginia)
5. 51 attempts – Joe Milton (2020 vs. Michigan State)
6. 49 attempts – John Navarre (2003 vs. Iowa)
7. 49 attempts – Chad Henne (2004 vs. Minnesota)
8. 47 attempts – Dick Vidmer (1966 vs. Michigan State)
9. 47 attempts – John Navarre (2001 vs. Ohio State)
10. 47 attempts – John Navarre (2003 vs. Minnseota)
11. 46 attempts – Brian Griese (1995 vs. Penn State)
12. 46 attempts – Tom Brady (1999 vs. Alabama)
13. 46 attempts – John Navarre (2002 vs. Ohio State)
14. 46 attempts – John Navarre (2003 vs. USC)
15. 46 attempts – Jake Rudock (2015 vs. Indiana)
16. 45 attempts – Devin Gardner (2013 vs. Ohio State)
17. 44 attempts – John Navarre (2001 vs. Washington)
18. 44 attempts – Chad Henne (2005 vs. Notre Dame)
19. 44 attempts – Brandon Peters (2017 vs. South Carolina)
20. 43 attempts – Chad Henne (2005 vs. Nebraska)
21. 43 attempts – Devin Gardner (2012 vs. Northwestern)
22. 43 attempts – Jake Rudock (2015 vs. Utah)
23. 43 attempts – Shea Patterson (2019 vs. Ohio State)
24. 42 attempts – Todd Collins (2002 vs. Oklahoma State)
25. 42 attempts – John Navarre (2002 vs. Notre Dame)

It’s pretty crazy to think that John Navarre’s name appears eight times on this list. Navarre was a lightly recruited guy who looked like a defensive end – and played it in high school. Chad Henne is second at four.

Joe Milton’s 51 attempts against Michigan State last Saturday were the most for a Michigan quarterback in sixteen years.

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