most college football passing tds in a season since 2015

Since 2015, Bailey Zappe has the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 62 touchdowns in 2021.

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Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1956

	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	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	C.J. Stroud	44	2021	OSU	12	317	441	71.9	4,435	10.1	369.6	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
12	Drew Lock D. Lock	44	2017	MIZ	13	242	419	57.8	3,964	9.5	304.9	13	165.7	10.5	3.1	11	71
13	Kyle Trask K. Trask	43	2020	FLA	12	301	437	68.9	4,283	9.8	356.9	8	180.0	9.8	1.8	20	127
14	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	43	2018	ALA	15	245	355	69.0	3,966	11.2	264.4	6	199.4	12.1	1.7	12	110
15	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	43	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	4,627	11.5	330.5	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
16	Jake Browning J. Browning	43	2016	WASH	14	243	391	62.1	3,430	8.8	245.0	9	167.5	11.0	2.3	25	134
17	Jared Goff J. Goff	43	2015	CAL	13	341	529	64.5	4,719	8.9	363.0	13	161.3	8.1	2.5	26	210
18	Caleb Williams C. Williams	42	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	4,537	9.1	324.1	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
19	Kyler Murray K. Murray	42	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	4,361	11.6	311.5	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109
20	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	41	2025	IND	16	273	379	72.0	3,535	9.3	220.9	6	182.9	10.8	1.6	25	164
21	C.J. Stroud	41	2022	OSU	13	258	389	66.3	3,688	9.5	283.7	6	177.7	10.5	1.5	13	98
22	Mac Jones M. Jones	41	2020	ALA	13	311	402	77.4	4,500	11.2	346.2	4	203.1	10.2	1.0	13	74
23	Justin Fields J. Fields	41	2019	OSU	14	238	354	67.2	3,273	9.2	233.8	3	181.4	11.6	0.8	31	205
24	Ryan Higgins R. Higgins	41	2016	LT	13	329	496	66.3	4,617	9.3	355.2	8	168.6	8.3	1.6	23	143
25	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	41	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	421.0	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

887

Glenn

RUSH

451

Glenn

REC

433

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

122nd

OPP PPG

31.1

130th

RUSH YDS/G

148.0

92nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

92nd

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	New Mexico State	2-2	3-5
5	Middle Tennessee	2-2	4-4
6	Western Kentucky	2-2	3-5
7	Missouri State	2-2	3-5
8	Florida International	1-3	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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

Delaware

4 - 4

Final

Western Kentucky

3 - 5

Tue 27 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375