most total tds by a qb in one season cfb

Bailey Zappe and Joe Burrow are tied for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in a season, with 65 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.

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most passing total tds by a qb in one season cfb

	NAME	TOTALTD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	65	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	65	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
3	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	58	2014	ORE	15	304	445	68.3	4,454	10.0	296.9	42	4	181.7	9.4	0.9	31	175
4	Chase Clement C. Clement	57	2008	RICE	13	326	490	66.5	4,119	8.4	316.8	44	7	163.9	9.0	1.4
5	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	54	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	4,875	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
6	Kyler Murray K. Murray	54	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	4,361	11.6	311.5	42	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109
7	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	53	2019	OKLA	14	237	340	69.7	3,851	11.3	275.1	32	8	191.2	9.4	2.4	23	150
8	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	53	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
9	Caleb Williams C. Williams	52	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	4,537	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
10	Derek Carr D. Carr	52	2013	FRES	13	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	50	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
11	Bo Nix B. Nix	51	2023	ORE	14	364	470	77.4	4,508	9.6	322.0	45	3	188.3	9.6	0.6	5	31
12	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	51	2014	WKU	13	375	552	67.9	4,830	8.8	371.5	49	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
13	Cam Newton C. Newton	51	2010	AUB	14	185	280	66.1	2,854	10.2	203.9	30	7	182.0	10.7	2.5
14	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	50	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	3,812	11.7	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
15	Sam Hartman S. Hartman	50	2021	WAKE	14	300	508	59.1	4,228	8.3	302.0	39	14	148.8	7.7	2.8	34	184
16	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	50	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	4,572	8.6	326.6	44	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256
17	Bryce Young B. Young	50	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	4,872	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
18	D'Eriq King D. King	50	2018	HOU	11	219	345	63.5	2,982	8.6	271.1	36	6	167.0	10.4	1.7	13	62
19	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	50	2016	CLEM	15	388	579	67.0	4,593	7.9	306.2	41	17	151.1	7.1	2.9	17	93
20	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	50	2015	WKU	14	388	540	71.9	5,055	9.4	361.1	48	9	176.5	8.9	1.7	15	124
21	Matt Johnson M. Johnson	50	2015	BGSU	14	384	570	67.4	4,946	8.7	353.3	46	8	164.1	8.1	1.4	36	224
22	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	49	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	4,627	11.5	330.5	43	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
23	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	48	2025	IND	16	273	379	72.0	3,535	9.3	220.9	41	6	182.9	10.8	1.6	25	164
24	Austin Reed A. Reed	48	2022	WKU	14	389	603	64.5	4,744	7.9	338.9	40	11	148.8	6.6	1.8	11	72
25	Rakeem Cato R. Cato	48	2014	MRSH	14	267	451	59.2	3,903	8.7	278.8	40	13	155.4	8.9	2.9	22	125

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RUSH

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REC

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PPG

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

132.8

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PASS YDS/G

272.6

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2025 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Kennesaw State	7-1	10-4
2	Jacksonville State	7-1	9-5
3	Western Kentucky	6-2	9-4
4	Louisiana Tech	5-3	8-5
5	Missouri State	5-3	7-6

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

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3,973

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3,937

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

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1,649

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1,567

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

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Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

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Rush TD Leaders

25

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24

Lacy

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Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

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Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

182.9

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177.5

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Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

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Tucker

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CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

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13.3

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Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

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CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167