most pass td per game in a season before 1978

Before 1978, Dennis Shaw had the most passing touchdowns per game played in a season, with 3.9 in 1969.

	NAME	TD/GP	TD	GP	SEASON	TM	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	3.9	39	10	1969	SDSU	199	335	59.4	3,185	9.5	318.5	26	162.2	11.6	7.8
2	Doug Williams D. Williams	3.45	38	11	1977	GRAM	181	352	51.4	3,286	9.3	298.7	18	155.2	10.8	5.1
3	Jerry Rhome J. Rhome	3.2	32	10	1964	TLSA	224	326	68.7	2,870	8.8	287.0	4	172.6	9.8	1.2
4	Bill Anderson B. Anderson	3	30	10	1965	TLSA	296	509	58.2	3,464	6.8	346.4	14	129.3	5.9	2.8
5	Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen	2.64	29	11	1976	BYU	207	372	55.6	3,192	8.6	290.2	19	143.2	7.8	5.1
6	Greg Cook G. Cook	2.5	25	10	1968	CIN	219	411	53.3	3,272	8.0	327.2	17	132.0	6.1	4.1
7	Bill Cappleman B. Cappleman	2.5	25	10	1968	FSU	162	287	56.4	2,410	8.4	241.0	11	148.1	8.7	3.8
8	Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey	2.4	24	10	1969	UNT	195	414	47.1	2,828	6.8	282.8	31	108.6	5.8	7.5
9	John Reaves J. Reaves	2.4	24	10	1969	FLA	222	396	56.1	2,896	7.3	289.6	19	127.9	6.1	4.8
10	Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey	2.4	24	10	1968	UNT	177	332	53.3	2,516	7.6	251.6	17	130.6	7.2	5.1
11	Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey	2.33	21	9	1967	UNT	119	269	44.2	1,732	6.4	192.4	19	110.0	7.8	7.1
12	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	2.3	23	10	1969	PUR	169	321	52.6	2,527	7.9	252.7	18	131.2	7.2	5.6
13	Gary Huff G. Huff	2.27	25	11	1972	FSU	206	385	53.5	2,893	7.5	263.0	23	126.1	6.5	6.0
14	Bo Burris B. Burris	2.2	22	10	1966	HOU	98	204	48.0	1,666	8.2	166.6	21	131.6	10.8	10.3
15	Joe Davis J. Davis	2.18	24	11	1977	SDSU	174	290	60.0	2,360	8.1	214.5	12	147.4	8.3	4.1
16	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	2.18	24	11	1977	BYU	164	277	59.2	2,418	8.7	219.8	18	148.1	8.7	6.5
17	Frank Harris F. Harris	2.11	19	9	1969	BC	121	228	53.1	1,562	6.9	173.6	13	126.7	8.3	5.7
18	Brian Dowling B. Dowling	2.11	19	9	1968	YALE	92	160	57.5	1,554	9.7	172.7	10	165.8	11.9	6.3
19	Gordon Slade G. Slade	2.1	21	10	1969	DAV	198	322	61.5	2,177	6.8	217.7	13	131.7	6.5	4.0
20	Charlie Richards C. Richards	2.1	21	10	1969	RICH	175	356	49.2	2,556	7.2	255.6	15	120.5	5.9	4.2
21	Buster O'Brien B. O'Brien	2.1	21	10	1968	RICH	149	255	58.4	1,961	7.7	196.1	10	142.4	8.2	3.9
22	Chuck Hixson C. Hixson	2.1	21	10	1968	SMU	265	468	56.6	3,103	6.6	310.3	23	117.3	4.5	4.9
23	Virgil Carter V. Carter	2.1	21	10	1966	BYU	141	293	48.1	2,182	7.4	218.2	16	123.4	7.2	5.5
24	Billy Stevens B. Stevens	2.1	21	10	1965	UTEP	196	432	45.4	3,042	7.0	304.2	29	107.1	4.9	6.7
25	Gary Sheide G. Sheide	2.09	23	11	1974	BYU	181	300	60.3	2,174	7.2	197.6	19	133.8	7.7	6.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

706

Denegal

RUSH

312

Kinnard

REC

177

Acevedo

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

101st

OPP PPG

28.8

118th

RUSH YDS/G

150.2

95th

PASS YDS/G

153.6

166th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Fresno State	1-0	4-1
3	Oregon State	1-0	3-2
4	San Diego State	1-0	2-3
5	Colorado State	0-1	2-3
6	Texas State	0-1	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	SDSU	@	ORST	6:00 PM
Sat 10/17	FRES	@	SDSU	10:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SDSU	@	CSU	6:30 PM
Sat 10/31	WSU	@	SDSU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USU	@	SDSU	9:30 PM

Last Game

Texas State

2 - 3

Final

San Diego State

2 - 3

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200