MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Cam Ward stands alone atop the Miami Hurricanes' single-season records.

After previously setting the program record for touchdown passes, on Saturday against Wake Forest Ward broke Bernie Kosar's UM record of 3,642 passing yards in a single season. The record had stood since 1984.

Ward, who was honored during Miami's Senior Day festivities prior to kickoff, will spend only one season as a Hurricane, but he has made his mark. He entered Saturday's game with 32 touchdowns and 3,494 passing yards. Ward led Miami to a 9-1 record through its first 10 games, its best record through 10 games since 2017.

Ward entered Saturday's slate of games with the most passing yards and passing touchdowns in the nation. He is one of the front-runners for the Heisman Trophy. He needed 149 yards to break Kosar's record, and he reached the mark in the second quarter on Saturday.

Ward, who played two seasons at FCS Incarnate Word and two seasons at Washington State, entered Saturday with 10,462 passing yards and 80 touchdowns in three seasons at the FBS level.

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