most receiving touchdowns in a season by a big ten football player

Desmond Howard has scored the most receiving touchdowns in the Big 10 in a season, with 19 touchdowns in 1991.

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	NAME	REC TD	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Desmond Howard D. Howard	19	1991	MICH	11	61		950	15.6	86.4	165	12	13.8	15.0	2
2	Terry Glenn T. Glenn	17	1995	OSU	11	57		1,316	23.1	119.6	37	3	12.3	3.4	0
3	James Hardy J. Hardy	16	2007	IND	13	79		1,125	14.2	86.5
4	Taylor Stubblefield T. Stubblefield	16	2004	PUR	12	89		1,095	12.3	91.3
5	Elijah Sarratt E. Sarratt	15	2025	IND	14	65	92	830	12.8	59.3	0	0		0.0	0
6	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	15	2024	OSU	16	76	107	1,315	17.3	82.2	47	6	7.8	2.9	1
7	Braylon Edwards B. Edwards	15	2004	MICH	12	97		1,330	13.7	110.8	61	6	10.2	5.1	0
8	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	14	2023	OSU	12	67	117	1,211	18.1	100.9	26	2	13.0	2.2	1
9	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	14	2022	OSU	13	77	120	1,263	16.4	97.2	32	2	16.0	2.5	0
10	Braylon Edwards B. Edwards	14	2003	MICH	13	85		1,138	13.4	87.5	21	3	7.0	1.6	0
11	David Boston D. Boston	14	1997	OSU	12	70		930	13.3	77.5	7	1	7.0	0.6	0
12	Omar Cooper Jr. O. Cooper Jr.	13	2025	IND	16	69	91	937	13.6	58.6	74	3	24.7	4.6	1
13	Chris Olave C. Olave	13	2021	OSU	12	65	100	936	14.4	78.0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Tyler Johnson T. Johnson	13	2019	MINN	13	86	122	1,318	15.3	101.4	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
15	Lee Evans L. Evans	13	2003	WIS	13	64		1,213	19.0	93.3	26	4	6.5	2.0	0
16	Charles Rogers C. Rogers	13	2002	MSU	12	68		1,351	19.9	112.6	74	6	12.3	6.2	0
17	John Standeford J. Standeford	13	2002	PUR	13	75		1,307	17.4	100.5
18	David Terrell D. Terrell	13	2000	MICH	11	63		994	15.8	90.4	12	2	6.0	1.1	0
19	David Boston D. Boston	13	1998	OSU	11	74		1,330	18.0	120.9	1	2	0.5	0.1	0
20	Bobby Engram B. Engram	13	1993	PSU	11	48		873	18.2	79.4	15	3	5.0	1.4	0
21	Anthony Carter A. Carter	13	1980	MICH	11	46		750	16.3	68.2	35	6	5.8	3.2	0
22	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	12	2025	OSU	13	87	109	1,243	14.3	95.6	21	3	7.0	1.6	1
23	Ja'Kobi Lane J. Lane	12	2024	USC	13	43	71	525	12.2	40.4	0	0		0.0	0
24	Roman Wilson R. Wilson	12	2023	MICH	15	48	66	789	16.4	52.6	10	1	10.0	0.7	0
25	Charlie Jones C. Jones	12	2022	PUR	14	123	175	1,523	12.4	108.8	6	4	1.5	0.4	0

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More Michigan Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

881

Underwood

RUSH

244

Marshall

REC

446

Buchanan

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

108th

OPP PPG

15.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.0

114th

PASS YDS/G

180.8

141st

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Oregon	1-1	3-2
12	Illinois	1-2	3-3
13	Michigan	0-2	3-2
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4
15	Penn State	0-3	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	PSU	@	MICH	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	IND	@	MICH	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MICH	@	RUTG	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MSU	@	MICH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MICH	@	ORE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Michigan

3 - 2

Final

Minnesota

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333