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

Montee Ball has the most rushing touchdowns in the Big 10 in a season, with 33 touchdowns in 2011.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Montee Ball M. Ball	33	2011	WIS	14	1,923	307	6.3	137.4	306	24		12.8	21.9	6
2	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	29	2014	WIS	14	2,587	343	7.5	184.8	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
3	Blake Corum B. Corum	27	2023	MICH	15	1,245	258	4.8	83.0	117	16	18	7.3	7.8	1
4	Anthony Thompson A. Thompson	24	1989	IND	11	1,793	358	5.0	163.0	201	35		5.7	18.3	1
5	Anthony Thompson A. Thompson	24	1988	IND	11	1,546	329	4.7	140.5	219	29		7.6	19.9	0
6	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	24	1975	OSU	11	989	208	4.8	89.9	14	2		7.0	1.3	1
7	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	23	2015	OSU	13	1,821	289	6.3	140.1	206	27	30	7.6	15.8	0
8	Eddie George E. George	23	1995	OSU	12	1,826	303	6.0	152.2	399	44		9.1	33.3	1
9	Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter	23	1994	PSU	11	1,539	198	7.8	139.9	123	14		8.8	11.2	0
10	Jeremy Langford J. Langford	22	2014	MSU	13	1,522	276	5.5	117.1	62	11	19	5.6	4.8	0
11	Montee Ball M. Ball	22	2012	WIS	14	1,830	356	5.1	130.7	72	10		7.2	5.1	0
12	Javon Ringer J. Ringer	22	2008	MSU	13	1,637	390	4.2	125.9	190	28		6.8	14.6	0
13	Brian Calhoun B. Calhoun	22	2005	WIS	13	1,636	348	4.7	125.8	571	53		10.8	43.9	2
14	Damien Anderson D. Anderson	22	2000	NW	11	1,914	293	6.5	174.0	120	15		8.0	10.9	0
15	Keith Byars K. Byars	22	1984	OSU	11	1,655	313	5.3	150.5	453	37		12.2	41.2	2
16	Kaleb Johnson K. Johnson	21	2024	IOWA	12	1,537	240	6.4	128.1	188	22	26	8.5	15.7	2
17	J.K. Dobbins	21	2019	OSU	14	2,003	301	6.7	143.1	247	23	31	10.7	17.6	2
18	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	21	2019	WIS	14	2,003	320	6.3	143.1	252	26	39	9.7	18.0	5
19	Jehuu Caulcrick J. Caulcrick	21	2007	MSU	13	872	222	3.9	67.1	36	5		7.2	2.8	0
20	Mohamed Ibrahim M. Ibrahim	20	2022	MINN	12	1,665	320	5.2	138.8	50	7	7	7.1	4.2	0
21	Hassan Haskins H. Haskins	20	2021	MICH	14	1,327	270	4.9	94.8	131	18	23	7.3	9.4	0
22	Shonn Greene S. Greene	20	2008	IOWA	13	1,850	307	6.0	142.3	49	8		6.1	3.8	0
23	Jason Wright J. Wright	20	2003	NW	13	1,388	267	5.2	106.8	251	18		13.9	19.3	1
24	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	20	2002	PSU	13	2,087	271	7.7	160.5	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
25	Champ Henson C. Henson	20	1972	OSU	10	772	186	4.2	77.2	6	1		6.0	0.6	0

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More Wisconsin Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,132

Joseph

RUSH

262

Joseph

REC

339

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

31.6

59th

OPP PPG

16.6

27th

RUSH YDS/G

153.0

82nd

PASS YDS/G

226.4

89th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	UCLA	3-0	5-0
3	Ohio State	3-0	5-1
4	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
5	USC	3-1	6-1
6	Purdue	2-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	WIS	@	UCLA	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	USC	@	WIS	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	WIS	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	RUTG	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WIS	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Michigan State

2 - 3

Final

Wisconsin

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

13.0

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	5	2	.714
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	4	.333
7	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
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