David Klingler has scored the most total touchdowns in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 1990.

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Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1977

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	David Klingler D. Klingler	55	1990	HOU	11	1				330	30.0
2	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	53	1980	BYU	12	6				318	26.5
3	Andre Ware A. Ware	49	1989	HOU	11	3				294	26.7
4	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	47	1998	LT	12	1	0			282	23.5
5	Shaun King S. King	46	1998	TULN	11	10	0			276	25.1
6	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	45	1990	BYU	12	4				270	22.5
7	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	41	1996	FLA	12	2				246	20.5
8	Steve Young S. Young	41	1983	BYU	11	8				246	22.4
9	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	40	1998	UCF	11	12	0			240	21.8
10	Tim Couch T. Couch	40	1997	UK	11	3				240	21.8
11	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	40	1997	MRSH	12	1				240	20.0
12	Montee Ball M. Ball	39	2011	WIS	14	33	6	0	0	234	16.7
13	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	39	1999	MRSH	12	2				234	19.5
14	Drew Brees D. Brees	39	1998	PUR	12	3	0			234	19.5
15	Peyton Manning P. Manning	39	1997	TENN	12	3	0			234	19.5
16	Ryan Leaf R. Leaf	39	1997	WSU	11	6				234	21.3
17	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	39	1991	BYU	12	4				234	19.5
18	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	39	1988	OKST	11	37	0			234	21.3
19	Troy Kopp T. Kopp	38	1991		12	1				228	19.0
20	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	38	1989	BYU	12	6				228	19.0
21	Doug Williams D. Williams	38	1977	GRAM	11	0				228	20.7
22	Tim Couch T. Couch	37	1998	UK	11	1				222	20.2
23	Michael Bishop M. Bishop	37	1998	KSU	12	14				222	18.5
24	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	37	1995	FLA	11	2				222	20.2
25	Dan Marino D. Marino	36	1981	PITT	11	2				216	19.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,552

Weigman

RUSH

712

Hughes

REC

764

Thomas

Team Rankings

PPG

35.1

22nd

OPP PPG

23.4

65th

RUSH YDS/G

207.4

19th

PASS YDS/G

263.5

32nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Baylor	4-2	6-3
6	Oklahoma State	4-2	6-3
7	Houston	4-3	7-3
8	Arizona State	3-3	5-4
9	UCF	3-3	5-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	HOU	@	WVU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	BAY	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

7 - 3

Final

Colorado

4 - 6

Fri 13 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	2	.778
6	Ohio State	6	3	.667
7	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333