most passing touchdowns by a freshman quarterback in college season

C.J. Stroud has the most passing touchdowns by a freshman quarterback in a season, with 44 touchdowns in 2021.

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Assumption:All-time
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	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

2,007

Sayin

RUSH

685

Jackson

REC

1,200

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

35.7

21st

OPP PPG

18.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

147.7

90th

PASS YDS/G

320.2

8th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Indiana	5-1	8-1
3	Oregon	4-2	6-3
4	Ohio State	4-2	6-3
5	Iowa	4-2	7-2
6	Wisconsin	4-2	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Oregon

6 - 3

Final

Ohio State

6 - 3

Sat 7 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

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

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

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

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

517.0

516.6

514.0

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	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
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	6	3	.667
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	7	.222
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	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
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	7	2	.778
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	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
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	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
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	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
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	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333