most touchdowns in a season college

David Klingler has gotten the most total touchdowns in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 1990.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns by a player in a season college
NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1David Klingler
D. Klingler
55
1990
11
1
330
30.0
2Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
53
1980
12
6
318
26.5
3Andre Ware
A. Ware
49
1989
11
3
294
26.7
4Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
47
1998
12
1
0
282
23.5
5Shaun King
S. King
46
1998
11
10
0
276
25.1
6Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
45
1990
12
4
270
22.5
7Danny Wuerffel
D. Wuerffel
41
1996
12
2
246
20.5
8Steve Young
S. Young
41
1983
11
8
246
22.4
9Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
40
1998
11
12
0
240
21.8
10Tim Couch
T. Couch
40
1997
11
3
240
21.8
11Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
40
1997
12
1
240
20.0
12Montee Ball
M. Ball
39
2011
14
33
6
0
0
234
16.7
13Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
39
1999
12
2
234
19.5
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
39
1998
12
3
0
234
19.5
15Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39
1997
12
3
0
234
19.5
16Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
39
1997
11
6
234
21.3
17Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
39
1991
12
4
234
19.5
18Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
39
1988
11
37
0
234
21.3
19Troy Kopp
T. Kopp
38
1991
12
1
228
19.0
20Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
38
1989
12
6
228
19.0
21Doug Williams
D. Williams
38
1977
11
0
228
20.7
22Tim Couch
T. Couch
37
1998
11
1
222
20.2
23Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
37
1998
12
14
222
18.5
24Danny Wuerffel
D. Wuerffel
37
1995
11
2
222
20.2
25Dan Marino
D. Marino
36
1981
11
2
216
19.6
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1977 season.

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