most rushing touchdowns by a freshman quarterback in a single college football season

Brad Jackson has the most rushing touchdowns by a freshman quarterback in a season, with 17 touchdowns in 2025.

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

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	17	2025	TXST	13	744	174	4.3	57.2	-2	0	0		-0.2	0
2	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	13	2016	ALA	15	954	191	5.0	63.6
3	John Rhys Plumlee J. Rhys Plumlee	12	2019	MISS	9	1,023	154	6.6	113.7
4	Tobias Oliver T. Oliver	12	2018	GT	12	876	152	5.8	73.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Bear Bachmeier B. Bachmeier	11	2025	BYU	14	527	147	3.6	37.6	3	1	2	3.0	0.2	0
6	Colton Joseph C. Joseph	11	2024	ODU	9	647	114	5.7	71.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Byrum Brown B. Brown	11	2023	USF	13	809	203	4.0	62.2	36	2	2	18.0	2.8	0
8	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	11	2015	LOU	12	960	163	5.9	80.0
9	J.T. Barrett	11	2014	OSU	12	938	171	5.5	78.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Art Schlichter A. Schlichter	11	1978	OSU	11	520	139	3.7	47.3
11	Byrd Ficklin B. Ficklin	10	2025	UTAH	12	513	61	8.4	42.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Will Wilson W. Wilson	10	2025	NCST	11	146	43	3.4	13.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Taylen Green T. Green	10	2022	BSU	13	588	81	7.3	45.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Sean Chambers S. Chambers	10	2019	WYO	8	567	90	6.3	70.9
15	Ja'Quinden Jackson J. Jackson	9	2022	UTAH	12	531	78	6.8	44.3	8	1	2	8.0	0.7	0
16	Dequan Finn D. Finn	9	2021	TOL	13	501	112	4.5	38.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Donald Hammond III D. Hammond III	9	2018	AFA	9	374	84	4.5	41.6
18	Tony Lindsay T. Lindsay	9	1997	OKST	11	564	151	3.7	51.3	50	1		50.0	4.5	0
19	Ronald Veal R. Veal	9	1987	ARIZ	10	566	161	3.5	56.6	-8	1		-8.0	-0.8	0
20	Charles Thompson C. Thompson	9	1987	OKLA	11	731	105	7.0	66.5
21	Jamelle Holieway J. Holieway	9	1985	OKLA	11	861	161	5.3	78.3
22	Alfred Anderson A. Anderson	9	1980	BAY	11	290	62	4.7	26.4	23	2		11.5	2.1	0
23	Kamario Taylor K. Taylor	8	2025	MSST	11	458	82	5.6	41.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Michael Pratt M. Pratt	8	2020	TULN	10	229	115	2.0	22.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Adrian Martinez A. Martinez	8	2018	NEB	11	629	140	4.5	57.2	-11	1	1	-11.0	-1.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,933

Jackson

RUSH

922

Burgess

REC

467

Dawn

Team Rankings

PPG

38.1

13th

OPP PPG

32.0

135th

RUSH YDS/G

250.8

7th

PASS YDS/G

255.9

39th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Oregon State	3-1	5-3
3	San Diego State	3-2	4-5
4	Texas State	2-2	4-4
5	Fresno State	2-2	5-3
6	Utah State	2-2	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FRES	@	TXST	4:00 PM
Sat 11/21	WSU	@	TXST	6:00 PM

Last Game

Texas State

4 - 4

Final

Boise State

7 - 1

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
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	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375