most passing touchdowns by a junior quarterback in a single college football season

David Klingler has the most passing touchdowns by a junior quarterback in a season, with 54 touchdowns in 1990.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1David Klingler
D. Klingler
54
1990
HOU HOU
11
374
643
58.2
5,140
8.0
467.3
20
146.8
8.4
3.1
2Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
47
1980
BYU BYU
12
284
445
63.8
4,571
10.3
380.9
18
176.9
10.6
4.0
3Andre Ware
A. Ware
46
1989
HOU HOU
11
365
578
63.1
4,699
8.1
427.2
15
152.5
8.0
2.6
4Logan Woodside
L. Woodside
45
2016
TOL TOL
13
289
418
69.1
4,129
9.9
317.6
9
183.3
10.8
2.2
14
89
5Drew Lock
D. Lock
44
2017
MIZ MIZ
13
242
419
57.8
3,964
9.5
304.9
13
165.7
10.5
3.1
11
71
6Jared Goff
J. Goff
43
2015
CAL CAL
13
341
529
64.5
4,719
8.9
363.0
13
161.3
8.1
2.5
26
210
7Kyler Murray
K. Murray
42
2018
OKLA OKLA
14
260
377
69.0
4,361
11.6
311.5
7
199.2
11.1
1.9
18
109
8Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
42
2014
ORE ORE
15
304
445
68.3
4,454
10.0
296.9
4
181.7
9.4
0.9
31
175
9C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
41
2022
OSU OSU
13
258
389
66.3
3,688
9.5
283.7
6
177.7
10.5
1.5
13
98
10Mac Jones
M. Jones
41
2020
ALA ALA
13
311
402
77.4
4,500
11.2
346.2
4
203.1
10.2
1.0
13
74
11Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
41
2016
TTU TTU
12
388
591
65.7
5,052
8.5
421.0
10
157.0
6.9
1.7
27
242
12Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
41
2016
CLEM CLEM
15
388
579
67.0
4,593
7.9
306.2
17
151.1
7.1
2.9
17
93
13Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
41
1990
BYU BYU
12
361
562
64.2
5,188
9.2
432.3
28
155.9
7.3
5.0
14Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
40
2016
OKLA OKLA
13
254
358
70.9
3,965
11.1
305.0
8
196.4
11.2
2.2
18
123
15Tanner Mordecai
T. Mordecai
39
2021
SMU SMU
12
308
454
67.8
3,628
8.0
302.3
12
158.0
8.6
2.6
16
112
16Cody Kessler
C. Kessler
39
2014
USC USC
13
315
452
69.7
3,826
8.5
294.3
5
167.1
8.6
1.1
32
228
17Rakeem Cato
R. Cato
39
2013
MRSH MRSH
14
298
499
59.7
3,916
7.8
279.7
9
147.8
7.8
1.8
5
35
18Sam Hartman
S. Hartman
38
2022
WAKE WAKE
12
270
428
63.1
3,701
8.6
308.4
12
159.4
8.9
2.8
34
195
19Luke Falk
L. Falk
38
2016
WSU WSU
13
443
633
70.0
4,468
7.1
343.7
11
145.6
6.0
1.7
30
198
20Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
38
2015
USM USM
14
331
521
63.5
4,476
8.6
319.7
12
155.2
7.3
2.3
24
195
21Justice Hansen
J. Hansen
37
2017
ARST ARST
12
305
487
62.6
3,967
8.1
330.6
16
149.6
7.6
3.3
31
195
22Mike White
M. White
37
2016
WKU WKU
14
280
416
67.3
4,363
10.5
311.6
7
181.4
8.9
1.7
18
111
23Sean Mannion
S. Mannion
37
2013
ORST ORST
13
400
603
66.3
4,662
7.7
358.6
15
146.6
6.1
2.5
24
204
24Cade Klubnik
C. Klubnik
36
2024
CLEM CLEM
14
308
486
63.4
3,639
7.5
259.9
6
148.2
7.4
1.2
23
157
25Logan Bonner
L. Bonner
36
2021
USU USU
14
263
430
61.2
3,628
8.4
259.1
12
154.1
8.4
2.8
22
133
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

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