most ncaa passing tds in a season by a freshman qb

C.J. Stroud has the most passing touchdowns by a freshman quarterback in a season, with 44 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	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
2	Jameis Winston J. Winston	40	2013	FSU	14	257	384	66.9	4,057	10.6	289.8	10	184.8	10.4	2.6	27	188
3	Drake Maye D. Maye	38	2022	UNC	14	342	517	66.2	4,321	8.4	308.6	7	157.9	7.4	1.4	40	204
4	Sam Howell S. Howell	38	2019	UNC	13	259	422	61.4	3,641	8.6	280.1	7	160.2	9.0	1.7	36	224
5	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	34	2025	UNT	14	319	463	68.9	4,379	9.5	312.8	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
6	J.T. Barrett	34	2014	OSU	12	203	314	64.6	2,834	9.0	236.2	10	169.8	10.8	3.2	22	155
7	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	31	2016	USC	13	246	366	67.2	3,086	8.4	237.4	9	161.1	8.5	2.5	6	41
8	Kedon Slovis K. Slovis	30	2019	USC	12	282	392	71.9	3,502	8.9	291.8	9	167.6	7.7	2.3	23	138
9	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	30	2018	CLEM	15	259	397	65.2	3,280	8.3	218.7	4	157.6	7.6	1.0	11	68
10	Brent Stockstill B. Stockstill	30	2015	MTSU	13	327	490	66.7	4,005	8.2	308.1	9	151.9	6.1	1.8	17	168
11	Dillon Gabriel D. Gabriel	29	2019	UCF	13	236	398	59.3	3,653	9.2	281.0	7	156.9	7.3	1.8	22	123
12	Spencer Rattler S. Rattler	28	2020	OKLA	11	214	317	67.5	3,031	9.6	275.5	7	172.6	8.8	2.2	22	132
13	Anu Solomon A. Solomon	28	2014	ARIZ	14	313	540	58.0	3,793	7.0	270.9	9	130.7	5.2	1.7	38	227
14	John O'Korn J. O'Korn	28	2013	HOU	13	259	445	58.2	3,117	7.0	239.8	10	133.3	6.3	2.2	26	189
15	Layne Hatcher L. Hatcher	27	2019	ARST	10	204	310	65.8	2,946	9.5	294.6	10	167.9	8.7	3.2	30	150
16	Byrum Brown B. Brown	26	2023	USF	13	276	427	64.6	3,292	7.7	253.2	11	144.3	6.1	2.6	38	224
17	Grayson McCall G. McCall	26	2020	CCAR	11	172	250	68.8	2,488	10.0	226.2	3	184.3	10.4	1.2	11	56
18	Brad Kaaya B. Kaaya	26	2014	MIA	13	221	378	58.5	3,198	8.5	246.0	12	145.9	6.9	3.2	20	143
19	Kadin Semonza K. Semonza	25	2024	BALL	12	275	427	64.4	2,904	6.8	242.0	10	136.2	5.9	2.3	33	233
20	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	25	2023	ARIZ	12	241	333	72.4	2,869	8.6	239.1	6	165.9	7.5	1.8	19	128
21	Tyler Van Dyke T. Van Dyke	25	2021	MIA	10	202	324	62.3	2,931	9.0	293.1	6	160.1	7.7	1.9	20	123
22	Seth Henigan S. Henigan	25	2021	MEM	11	235	393	59.8	3,322	8.5	302.0	8	147.7	6.4	2.0	23	118
23	CJ Carr	24	2025	ND	12	195	293	66.6	2,741	9.4	228.4	6	168.1	8.2	2.0	12	101
24	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	24	2025	HAW	11	285	430	66.3	3,106	7.2	282.4	9	141.2	5.6	2.1	25	159
25	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	24	2024	ASU	13	216	350	61.7	2,885	8.2	221.9	6	150.2	6.9	1.7	19	131

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,772

Sayin

RUSH

460

Jackson

REC

916

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

8th

OPP PPG

13.2

11th

RUSH YDS/G

165.7

68th

PASS YDS/G

337.8

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Indiana	3-0	6-0
2	UCLA	3-0	5-0
3	Ohio State	3-0	5-1
4	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
5	USC	3-1	6-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Maryland

2 - 4

Final

Ohio State

5 - 1

Sat 10 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

12.2

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	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

	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