Though Brennan is certainly the biggest star in Hawaii football history, holding all-time NCAA records in both touchdown passes in a season and touchdown passes in a career, Chang was the one who, between 2000-2004, established Hawaii as the nation’s top passing program.
Chang threw for an astounding 17,072 yards in his four years at Hawaii, establishing the all-time record for most passing yards in a college football career.
Below is a list of the top 10 career passing leaders in NCAA football history.
Timmy Chang, Hawaii: (2000-2004) 17,072 yards
Ty Detmer, BYU: (1988-91) 15,031
Colt Brennan, Hawaii: (2005-07) 14,193
Philip Rivers, North Carolina State: (2000-03) 13,484
Kevin Kolb, Houston: (2003-06) 12,964
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech: (1997-99) 12,746
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech: (2000-03) 12,666
Chris Redman, Louisville: (1996-99) 12,541
Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech: (1999-02) 12,429
Byron Leftwich, Marshall: (1998-02) 11,903
