most college football passing tds in a season

Bailey Zappe has the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 62 touchdowns in 2021.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	62	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	426.2	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	60	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	378.1	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
3	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	58	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	5,549	9.9	396.4	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
4	David Klingler D. Klingler	54	1990	HOU	11	374	643	58.2	5,140	8.0	467.3	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
5	B.J. Symons	52	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	5,833	8.1	448.7	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
6	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	50	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	4,875	9.1	348.2	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	50	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
8	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	50	2008	OKLA	14	328	483	67.9	4,720	9.8	337.1	8	180.8	10.4	1.7
9	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	49	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	4,830	8.8	371.5	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
10	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	48	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	5,579	8.1	429.2	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
11	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	48	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	5,055	9.4	361.1	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
12	Case Keenum C. Keenum	48	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	5,631	9.3	402.2	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
13	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	48	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	5,705	8.0	438.8	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
14	Bryce Young B. Young	47	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	4,872	8.9	324.8	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
15	Paul Smith P. Smith	47	2007	TLSA	14	327	544	60.1	5,065	9.3	361.8	19	159.8	8.6	3.5
16	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	47	1980	BYU	12	284	445	63.8	4,571	10.3	380.9	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
17	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	46	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	4,946	8.7	353.3	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
18	David Johnson D. Johnson	46	2008	TLSA	14	258	400	64.5	4,059	10.1	289.9	18	178.7	11.5	4.5
19	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	46	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	4,943	8.8	411.9	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
20	Andre Ware A. Ware	46	1989	HOU	11	365	578	63.1	4,699	8.1	427.2	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	45	2023	ORE	14	364	470	77.4	4,508	9.6	322.0	3	188.3	9.6	0.6	5	31
22	Logan Woodside L. Woodside	45	2016	TOL	13	289	418	69.1	4,129	9.9	317.6	9	183.3	10.8	2.2	14	89
23	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	45	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	5,111	8.2	393.2	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
24	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	45	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	5,017	7.0	358.4	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
25	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	44	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	4,572	8.6	326.6	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

857

Tisdale

RUSH

346

Allen

REC

369

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

120th

OPP PPG

30.6

130th

RUSH YDS/G

136.0

112th

PASS YDS/G

217.6

97th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Jacksonville State	3-0	5-2
2	Liberty	2-0	5-1
3	Western Kentucky	2-1	3-4
4	Florida International	1-1	3-3
5	Middle Tennessee	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

3 - 4

Final

Sam Houston

1 - 5

Wed 14 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333