HONOLULU — Hawaii's Timmy Chang became the most prolific passer in college football history Saturday night, surpassing Brigham Young's Ty Detmer.
Chang needed just 14 yards to break Detmer's NCAA career yardage mark of 15,031 yards set from 1988-91, and overtook the Heisman Trophy winner from BYU with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rivers on Hawaii's second offensive series against Louisiana Tech.
The crowd erupted and gave Chang a standing ovation as the referees handed him the game ball. Chang ran across the field and gave the ball and a hug to his father, Levi Chang, on the sideline.
Chang tied the record on the same drive on an 8-yard pass to Rivers.
The fifth-year senior from Honolulu also needed just nine completions to tie the career mark of 1,231 held by Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury.
Chang already owns the record for career attempts (2,169) and last week at No. 16 Boise State set the records for interceptions (74) and total offense (14,811).
The only major passing record Chang has remaining to achieve is career TDs passes, which Detmer owns with 121.