most passing touchdowns in a season college football

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

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most passing touchdowns by a player in a season college football

	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	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	58	2006	HAW	14	406	559	72.6	5,549	9.9	396.4	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
4	David Klingler D. Klingler	54	1990	HOU	11	374	643	58.2	5,140	8.0	467.3	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
5	B.J. Symons	52	2003	TTU	13	470	719	65.4	5,833	8.1	448.7	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
6	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
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	50	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
8	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	50	2008	OKLA	14	328	483	67.9	4,720	9.8	337.1	8	180.8	10.4	1.7
9	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	49	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	4,830	8.8	371.5	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
10	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
11	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
12	Case Keenum C. Keenum	48	2011	HOU	14	428	603	71.0	5,631	9.3	402.2	5	174.0	8.0	0.8
13	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	48	2007	TTU	13	512	713	71.8	5,705	8.0	438.8	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
14	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
15	Paul Smith P. Smith	47	2007	TLSA	14	327	544	60.1	5,065	9.3	361.8	19	159.8	8.6	3.5
16	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	47	1980	BYU	12	284	445	63.8	4,571	10.3	380.9	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
17	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
18	David Johnson D. Johnson	46	2008	TLSA	14	258	400	64.5	4,059	10.1	289.9	18	178.7	11.5	4.5
19	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	46	1998	LT	12	380	559	68.0	4,943	8.8	411.9	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
20	Andre Ware A. Ware	46	1989	HOU	11	365	578	63.1	4,699	8.1	427.2	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
21	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
22	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
23	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	45	2008	TTU	13	442	626	70.6	5,111	8.2	393.2	9	160.0	7.2	1.4
24	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	45	2002	TTU	14	479	712	67.3	5,017	7.0	358.4	13	143.7	6.3	1.8
25	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

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,062

McIvor

RUSH

576

Parrish

REC

888

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

54th

OPP PPG

23.4

64th

RUSH YDS/G

132.8

111th

PASS YDS/G

272.6

29th

2025 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Kennesaw State	7-1	10-4
2	Jacksonville State	7-1	9-5
3	Western Kentucky	6-2	9-4
4	Louisiana Tech	5-3	8-5
5	Missouri State	5-3	7-6

Last Game

Western Kentucky

1 - 0

Final

Southern Miss

0 - 1

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CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,711

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,464

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

36

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

23

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Brown

13

Sarratt

13

Allen

QB Rating Leaders

184.7

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

10.3

11.8

13.1

13.3

15.1

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

496.2

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

315.9

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

46.0

45.0

43.0

42.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	12	2	.857
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	1	.929
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	14	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	1	.929
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	ND	@	PITT	37-15
Fri 11/14	MICH	@	NW	24-22
Fri 11/14	USF	@	NAVY	38-41
Fri 11/14	SC	@	TAMU	30-31
Fri 11/14	UTEP	@	MOST	24-38

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	MISS	7:30 PM
Fri 1/9	ORE	@	IND	7:30 PM

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

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