most rushing and passing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season in college

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

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	NAME	PASS TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	62	2021	WKU	14	17	51	0.3	1.2	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	60	2019	LSU	15	368	115	3.2	24.5	5	16	1	1	16.0	1.1	0
3	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	58	2006	HAW	14	366	86	4.3	26.1	5
4	David Klingler D. Klingler	54	1990	HOU	11	81	61	1.3	7.4	1
5	B.J. Symons	52	2003	TTU	13	143	79	1.8	11.0	5
6	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	50	2018	OSU	14	108	79	1.4	7.7	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	50	2013	FRES	13	117	40	2.9	9.0	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	50	2008	OKLA	14	47	42	1.1	3.4	5
9	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	49	2014	WKU	13	-52	39	-1.3	-4.0	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	48	2019	WSU	13	-20	51	-0.4	-1.5	0
11	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	48	2015	WKU	14	-122	27	-4.5	-8.7	1	7	1	1	7.0	0.5	1
12	Case Keenum C. Keenum	48	2011	HOU	14	35	57	0.6	2.5	3
13	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	48	2007	TTU	13	-91	38	-2.4	-7.0	4
14	Bryce Young B. Young	47	2021	ALA	15	0	81	0.0	0.0	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Paul Smith P. Smith	47	2007	TLSA	14	119	105	1.1	8.5	13
16	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	47	1980	BYU	12	56	95	0.6	4.7	6
17	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	46	2015	BGSU	14	159	113	1.4	11.4	4	16	1	1	16.0	1.1	0
18	David Johnson D. Johnson	46	2008	TLSA	14	186	92	2.0	13.3	3
19	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	46	1998	LT	12	-78	43	-1.8	-6.5	1	2	1		2.0	0.2	0
20	Andre Ware A. Ware	46	1989	HOU	11	-38	50	-0.8	-3.5	3
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	45	2023	ORE	14	234	54	4.3	16.7	6	0	0	1		0.0	0
22	Logan Woodside L. Woodside	45	2016	TOL	13	-40	37	-1.1	-3.1	0
23	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	45	2008	TTU	13	-15	41	-0.4	-1.2	6
24	Kliff Kingsbury K. Kingsbury	45	2002	TTU	14	-114	102	-1.1	-8.1	2	0	1		0.0	0.0	0
25	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	44	2021	PITT	14	261	103	2.5	18.6	6	0	0	0		0.0	0

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

852

Tisdale

RUSH

321

Allen

REC

332

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

115th

OPP PPG

35.2

152nd

RUSH YDS/G

134.7

116th

PASS YDS/G

233.7

77th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Florida International	1-0	3-2
4	New Mexico State	1-1	2-4
5	Western Kentucky	1-1	2-4
6	Delaware	0-1	2-3
7	Middle Tennessee	0-1	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Missouri State

1 - 4

Final

Western Kentucky

2 - 4

Thu 8 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