most receiving tds in a season in college football

Troy Edwards has the most receiving touchdowns in a season, with 27 touchdowns in 1998.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Receiving Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC TD	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	27	1998	LT	12	140		1,996	14.3	166.3	227	21	10.8	18.9	3
2	Stedman Bailey S. Bailey	25	2012	WVU	13	114		1,622	14.2	124.8	13	2	6.5	1.0	0
3	Randy Moss R. Moss	25	1997	MRSH	12	90		1,647	18.3	137.3	2	1	2.0	0.2	0
4	Davante Adams D. Adams	24	2013	FRES	13	131	118	1,719	13.1	132.2	0	0		0.0	0
5	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	23	2020	ALA	13	117	148	1,856	15.9	142.8	6	4	1.5	0.5	1
6	Michael Crabtree M. Crabtree	22	2007	TTU	13	134		1,962	14.6	150.9
7	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	22	2003	PITT	13	92		1,672	18.2	128.6	5	2	2.5	0.4	0
8	Manny Hazard M. Hazard	22	1989	HOU	11	142		1,689	11.9	153.5
9	Jarett Dillard J. Dillard	21	2006	RICE	13	91		1,247	13.7	95.9	5	2	2.5	0.4	0
10	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	20	2019	LSU	14	84	125	1,780	21.2	127.1	5	1	5.0	0.4	0
11	Corey Coleman C. Coleman	20	2015	BAY	12	74	119	1,363	18.4	113.6	111	22	5.0	9.3	0
12	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	20	2011	HOU	14	89		1,752	19.7	125.1	6	2	3.0	0.4	0
13	Justin Blackmon J. Blackmon	20	2010	OKST	12	111		1,782	16.1	148.5	77	4	19.3	6.4	1
14	Jarett Dillard J. Dillard	20	2008	RICE	13	87		1,310	15.1	100.8
15	Jaelon Darden J. Darden	19	2020	UNT	9	74	116	1,190	16.1	132.2	-3	1	-3.0	-0.3	0
16	Corey Davis C. Davis	19	2016	WMU	14	97	139	1,500	15.5	107.1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
17	Carlos Henderson C. Henderson	19	2016	LT	13	82	135	1,535	18.7	118.1	133	14	9.5	10.2	2
18	Lyle Leong L. Leong	19	2010	TTU	13	74		926	12.5	71.2
19	Freddie Barnes F. Barnes	19	2009	BGSU	13	155		1,770	11.4	136.2	78	25	3.1	6.0	2
20	Dez Bryant D. Bryant	19	2008	OKST	13	87		1,480	17.0	113.8
21	Michael Crabtree M. Crabtree	19	2008	TTU	13	97		1,165	12.0	89.6	1	2	0.5	0.1	0
22	Ashley Lelie A. Lelie	19	2001	HAW	12	84		1,713	20.4	142.8
23	Desmond Howard D. Howard	19	1991	MICH	11	61		950	15.6	86.4	165	12	13.8	15.0	2
24	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	18	2019	LSU	15	111	133	1,540	13.9	102.7
25	Anthony Miller A. Miller	18	2017	MEM	13	96	151	1,462	15.2	112.5	25	10	2.5	1.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,160

Baker

RUSH

349

Burnette

REC

586

Mickens

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

46th

OPP PPG

21.0

49th

RUSH YDS/G

150.6

91st

PASS YDS/G

248.7

50th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Louisiana Tech	3-0	5-2
2	James Madison	4-1	7-1
3	Appalachian State	2-1	5-2
4	Georgia Southern	2-1	3-4
5	South Alabama	2-1	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	LT	@	USA	3:00 PM
Sat 11/7	LT	@	TROY	4:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USM	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ARST	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LT	@	GASO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Old Dominion

2 - 6

Final

Louisiana Tech

5 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125