big ten freshman qb with most passing tds in big ten games season

C.J. Stroud has the most passing touchdowns by a freshman Big 10 quarterback in Big 10 games in a season, with 34 touchdowns in 2021.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
34
2021
OSU OSU
9
230
316
72.8
3,193
10.1
354.8
3
191.3
10.8
0.9
9
69
2C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
26
2022
OSU OSU
9
173
270
64.1
2,399
8.9
266.6
6
166.0
9.6
2.2
7
55
3J.T. Barrett
J.T. Barrett
21
2014
OSU OSU
8
133
204
65.2
1,747
8.6
218.4
5
166.2
10.3
2.5
13
88
4Kyle McCord
K. McCord
18
2023
OSU OSU
9
175
268
65.3
2,354
8.8
261.6
6
156.8
6.7
2.2
14
98
5Brendan Sorsby
B. Sorsby
15
2023
IND IND
9
126
221
57.0
1,479
6.7
164.3
5
131.1
6.8
2.3
17
156
6Payton Thorne
P. Thorne
15
2021
MSU MSU
9
153
257
59.5
2,018
7.9
224.2
9
137.7
5.8
3.5
15
101
7Christian Hackenberg
C. Hackenberg
15
2013
PSU PSU
8
152
265
57.4
1,928
7.3
241.0
6
132.6
5.7
2.3
11
51
8Drew Allar
D. Allar
14
2023
PSU PSU
8
138
246
56.1
1,353
5.5
169.1
1
120.3
5.7
0.4
10
80
9Adrian Martinez
A. Martinez
14
2018
NEB NEB
9
194
305
63.6
2,217
7.3
246.3
6
135.9
4.6
2.0
19
138
10Graham Mertz
G. Mertz
13
2022
WIS WIS
9
120
224
53.6
1,439
6.4
159.9
8
119.5
5.8
3.6
19
118
11J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
13
2022
MICH MICH
8
132
212
62.3
1,575
7.4
196.9
2
143.0
6.1
0.9
8
75
12J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
12
2023
MICH MICH
9
135
189
71.4
1,782
9.4
198.0
1
170.5
6.3
0.5
13
96
13Athan Kaliakmanis
A. Kaliakmanis
12
2023
MINN MINN
9
123
236
52.1
1,442
6.1
160.2
6
115.1
5.1
2.5
18
116
14Payton Thorne
P. Thorne
11
2022
MSU MSU
8
165
263
62.7
1,696
6.4
212.0
6
126.1
4.2
2.3
12
95
15Jack Plummer
J. Plummer
10
2019
PUR PUR
6
131
212
61.8
1,422
6.7
237.0
6
128.0
4.7
2.8
18
144
16Graham Mertz
G. Mertz
8
2021
WIS WIS
8
96
159
60.4
1,143
7.2
142.9
4
132.3
5.0
2.5
6
50
17David Blough
D. Blough
8
2015
PUR PUR
7
137
246
55.7
1,223
5.0
174.7
7
102.5
3.3
2.8
15
93
18Danny Etling
D. Etling
8
2013
PUR PUR
7
130
228
57.0
1,449
6.4
207.0
5
117.6
3.5
2.2
28
206
19Dylan Raiola
D. Raiola
7
2024
NEB NEB
9
194
300
64.7
1,925
6.4
213.9
9
120.3
2.3
3.0
25
175
20Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
7
2019
IND IND
4
72
100
72.0
871
8.7
217.8
2
164.3
7.0
2.0
1
6
21Tanner Morgan
T. Morgan
7
2018
MINN MINN
6
80
133
60.2
1,234
9.3
205.7
5
147.9
5.3
3.8
10
50
22Kasim Hill
K. Hill
7
2018
MD MD
7
52
108
48.1
684
6.3
97.7
3
117.2
6.5
2.8
10
69
23Drake Lindsey
D. Lindsey
6
2025
MINN MINN
5
99
160
61.9
912
5.7
182.4
4
117.1
3.8
2.5
10
51
24Katin Houser
K. Houser
6
2023
MSU MSU
8
109
185
58.9
1,047
5.7
130.9
5
111.8
3.2
2.7
14
97
25Gavin Wimsatt
G. Wimsatt
6
2023
RUTG RUTG
9
102
218
46.8
1,261
5.8
140.1
8
97.1
2.8
3.7
12
77
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Ohio State Ohio State
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Oregon Oregon
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1:00 PM
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11/22
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1:00 PM
Sat
11/29
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@
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12:00 PM
Last Game

34

Final

0

WIS Wisconsin

2 - 5

Sat 18 Oct 2025

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CFB 2025 Division Standings

Mountain WestWLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
6
2
.750
2
San Diego State San Diego State
6
1
.857
Big 12WLPCT
1
BYU BYU
8
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
7
1
.875
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
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Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
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.875
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.625
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UConn UConn
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Texas A&M Texas A&M
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0
1.000
2
Alabama Alabama
7
1
.875
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Navy Navy
7
0
1.000
2
Tulane Tulane
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1
.857
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
4
4
.500
2
Oregon State Oregon State
1
7
.125
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1
JMU JMU
6
1
.857
2
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
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3
.571
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Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
5
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2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
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3
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CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/3
AFA AFA
@
NAVY NAVY
31-34
Fri
10/3
WIS WIS
@
MICH MICH
10-24
Fri
10/3
OHIO OHIO
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14-20
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UAB UAB
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10/28
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8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
JMU JMU
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TXST TXST
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
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10/29
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10/30
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CCAR CCAR
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