most receiving touchdowns in a single fbs season

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

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

PASS

360

Baker

Blake Baker

RUSH

127

Kukuk

Trey Kukuk

REC

297

Mickens

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OPP PPG

29.0

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PASS YDS/G

220.7

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Arkansas State Arkansas State
0-0
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10
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
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11
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
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1-2
12
Old Dominion Old Dominion
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1-2
13
Southern Miss Southern Miss
0-0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/3
ARMY ARMY
@
LT LT
1:00 PM
Sat
10/10
ULL ULL
@
LT LT
1:00 PM
Sat
10/17
LT LT
@
ULM ULM
1:00 PM
Sat
10/24
ODU ODU
@
LT LT
1:00 PM
Sat
10/31
LT LT
@
USA USA
1:00 PM
Last Game
LT Louisiana Tech

1 - 2

19

Final

36

BAY Baylor

2 - 1

Sat 19 Sep 2026

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1,173

Maiava

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1,122

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

1,053

Stokes

Marcus Stokes
Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

458

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

454

Riley

Dylan Riley
Rec Yards Leaders

476

Legree

Jesse Legree

444

Toney

Malachi Toney

419

Duff

KJ Duff
Pass TD Leaders

12

Maiava

Jayden Maiava

11

Taylor

Kamario Taylor

11

Mensah

Darian Mensah
Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

8

Knight

Wayne Knight

6

Carter

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Dixon

Collin Dixon

6

Duff

KJ Duff

6

Becker

Charlie Becker
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259.3

Stockton

Gunner Stockton

244.1

Hoover

Josh Hoover

228.6

Mensah

Darian Mensah
Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

Xavier Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

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4.0

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59.3

Florida

54.0

Miami

51.7

Virginia Tech

50.7

Oregon

49.7

Indiana

48.3
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Iowa

4.3

Indiana

5.3

Penn State

7.3

Oklahoma

7.7

Notre Dame

7.7

Utah

8.0
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Miami

594.3

Mississippi State

544.7

Florida

544.3

Georgia

539.0

SMU

537.0

Oklahoma State

528.0
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

394.0

Navy

376.0

Air Force

319.0

Tennessee

298.7

UCLA

286.7

West Virginia

281.3
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Oregon State

386.3

SMU

368.7

Purdue

366.7

Ohio State

364.7

Miami

358.0

Sam Houston

345.7
Sack Leaders
Virginia Tech

14.0

LSU

13.0

Vanderbilt

12.0

Tennessee

12.0

Oklahoma

12.0

Old Dominion

11.0

CFB 2026 Standings

SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Alabama Alabama
3
0
1.000
2
Florida Florida
3
0
1.000
3
Georgia Georgia
3
0
1.000
4
Mississippi State Mississippi State
3
0
1.000
5
Ole Miss Ole Miss
3
0
1.000
6
Kentucky Kentucky
2
1
.667
7
Missouri Missouri
3
0
1.000
8
Tennessee Tennessee
3
0
1.000
9
Texas Texas
3
0
1.000
10
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
3
0
1.000
11
Oklahoma Oklahoma
2
1
.667
12
Auburn Auburn
2
1
.667
13
LSU LSU
2
1
.667
14
South Carolina South Carolina
2
1
.667
15
Texas A&M Texas A&M
2
1
.667
16
Arkansas Arkansas
1
2
.333
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Appalachian State Appalachian State
3
0
1.000
2
James Madison James Madison
3
0
1.000
3
Louisiana Louisiana
2
1
.667
4
Georgia State Georgia State
2
1
.667
5
South Alabama South Alabama
2
1
.667
6
Marshall Marshall
2
1
.667
7
Troy Troy
2
1
.667
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
1
2
.333
9
Arkansas State Arkansas State
1
2
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10
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
1
2
.333
11
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
1
2
.333
12
Old Dominion Old Dominion
1
2
.333
13
Southern Miss Southern Miss
1
2
.333
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
0
3
.000
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
2
1
.667
2
Colorado State Colorado State
2
1
.667
3
Fresno State Fresno State
2
1
.667
4
Oregon State Oregon State
1
2
.333
5
San Diego State San Diego State
1
2
.333
6
Texas State Texas State
1
2
.333
7
Washington State Washington State
1
2
.333
8
Utah State Utah State
0
3
.000
Big 12WLPCT
1
BYU BYU
3
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
3
0
1.000
3
Arizona State Arizona State
2
1
.667
4
Cincinnati Cincinnati
3
0
1.000
5
Kansas State Kansas State
3
0
1.000
6
Utah Utah
3
0
1.000
7
West Virginia West Virginia
3
0
1.000
8
Baylor Baylor
2
1
.667
9
Colorado Colorado
2
1
.667
10
Iowa State Iowa State
2
1
.667
11
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
2
1
.667
12
TCU TCU
2
1
.667
13
UCF UCF
2
1
.667
14
Arizona Arizona
2
1
.667
15
Houston Houston
2
1
.667
16
Kansas Kansas
1
2
.333
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
1
3
.250
2
UMass UMass
3
0
1.000
3
Central Michigan Central Michigan
2
1
.667
4
Toledo Toledo
2
1
.667
5
Western Michigan Western Michigan
2
1
.667
6
Akron Akron
1
2
.333
7
Ball State Ball State
1
2
.333
8
Buffalo Buffalo
1
2
.333
9
Kent State Kent State
1
2
.333
10
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
1
2
.333
11
Ohio Ohio
1
2
.333
12
Bowling Green Bowling Green
0
3
.000
13
Sacramento State Sacramento State
1
3
.250
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
3
0
1.000
2
Duke Duke
3
0
1.000
3
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
3
0
1.000
4
California California
2
1
.667
5
Clemson Clemson
2
1
.667
6
Louisville Louisville
2
1
.667
7
Virginia Virginia
2
1
.667
8
SMU SMU
2
1
.667
9
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
3
0
1.000
10
Boston College Boston College
2
1
.667
11
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
1
2
.333
12
North Carolina North Carolina
2
1
.667
13
Wake Forest Wake Forest
2
1
.667
14
Florida State Florida State
1
2
.333
15
NC State NC State
1
2
.333
16
Stanford Stanford
1
2
.333
17
Syracuse Syracuse
1
2
.333
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
3
0
1.000
2
UConn UConn
2
1
.667
American AthleticWLPCT
1
South Florida South Florida
3
0
1.000
2
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
2
1
.667
3
Tulsa Tulsa
3
0
1.000
4
Memphis Memphis
3
1
.750
5
UTSA UTSA
2
1
.667
6
East Carolina East Carolina
1
2
.333
7
North Texas North Texas
1
2
.333
8
Rice Rice
1
2
.333
9
Temple Temple
1
2
.333
10
Tulane Tulane
1
2
.333
11
UAB UAB
1
2
.333
12
Charlotte Charlotte
0
3
.000
13
Army Army
1
1
.500
14
Navy Navy
1
1
.500
Big 10WLPCT
1
USC USC
4
0
1.000
2
UCLA UCLA
3
0
1.000
3
Indiana Indiana
3
0
1.000
4
Iowa Iowa
3
0
1.000
5
Michigan Michigan
3
0
1.000
6
Nebraska Nebraska
3
0
1.000
7
Penn State Penn State
3
0
1.000
8
Washington Washington
3
0
1.000
9
Northwestern Northwestern
2
0
1.000
10
Illinois Illinois
2
1
.667
11
Maryland Maryland
2
1
.667
12
Michigan State Michigan State
2
1
.667
13
Minnesota Minnesota
2
1
.667
14
Ohio State Ohio State
2
1
.667
15
Oregon Oregon
2
1
.667
16
Wisconsin Wisconsin
2
1
.667
17
Purdue Purdue
1
2
.333
18
Rutgers Rutgers
0
3
.000
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Delaware Delaware
2
1
.667
2
Liberty Liberty
2
1
.667
3
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
2
1
.667
4
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
2
2
.500
5
Florida International Florida International
1
2
.333
6
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
1
2
.333
7
Missouri State Missouri State
1
2
.333
8
New Mexico State New Mexico State
1
2
.333
9
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
2
.333
10
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
0
3
.000
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
North Dakota State North Dakota State
4
0
1.000
2
UNLV UNLV
1
2
.333
3
New Mexico New Mexico
2
1
.667
4
San Jose State San Jose State
2
2
.500
5
Nevada Nevada
1
2
.333
6
UTEP UTEP
1
2
.333
7
Wyoming Wyoming
1
2
.333
8
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
3
.000
9
Air Force Air Force
1
1
.500
10
Hawai'i Hawai'i
1
2
.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/5
OHIO OHIO
@
NEB NEB
21-49
Sat
9/5
ORST ORST
@
HOU HOU
20-33
Sat
9/5
ECU ECU
@
ALA ALA
10-48
Sat
9/5
UNT UNT
@
IND IND
16-52
Sat
9/5
BRY BRY
@
ARMY ARMY
3-59

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/24
LIB LIB
@
CCAR CCAR
7:30 PM
Fri
9/25
ARMY ARMY
@
TEM TEM
4:00 PM
Fri
9/25
NAVY NAVY
@
UAB UAB
7:00 PM
Fri
9/25
HOW HOW
@
RUTG RUTG
7:00 PM
Fri
9/25
NW NW
@
IND IND
8:00 PM