most touchdowns in college season by position player

Running backs have the most total touchdowns in a season, with 2,475 touchdowns in 2016.

	POSITION	TD	SEASON	GP	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Running Back	2,475	2016	6,022	17	2,142	32	0	1	20	1	846	0.1
2	Running Back	2,425	2014	6,092	8	2,133	24	0	0	12	0	590	0.1
3	Running Back	2,394	2018	6,036	10	2,112	27	0	0	20	0	542	0.1
4	Running Back	2,378	2015	6,201	23	2,077	20	0	0	18	0	628	0.1
5	Wide Receiver	2,316	2018	9,809	25	120	73	0	0	73	1	620	0.1
6	Wide Receiver	2,315	2019	9,633	31	142	69	0	0	53	1	508	0.1
7	Running Back	2,296	2013	6,463	9	1,996	20	0	0	14	1	432	0.1
8	Running Back	2,269	2024	6,853	11	1,976	21	0	0	35	0	13,684	2.0
9	Running Back	2,269	2017	6,007	11	2,002	27	0	0	17	0	672	0.1
10	Running Back	2,267	2019	5,793	4	2,019	10	0	0	19	0	442	0.1
11	Running Back	2,237	2021	6,765	13	1,957	30	0	0	13	0	2,736	0.4
12	Wide Receiver	2,221	2016	9,576	39	133	61	0	1	49	1	714	0.1
13	Running Back	2,213	2022	6,562	14	1,931	21	0	0	26	0	3,778	0.6
14	Quarterback	2,200	1999	2,363	1,782	407						13,200	5.6
15	Running Back	2,198	2012	5,274	25	1,945	41					13,228	2.5
16	Wide Receiver	2,163	2017	9,760	34	112	63	0	0	48	0	658	0.1
17	Wide Receiver	2,162	2015	9,508	51	115	69	0	0	32	1	726	0.1
18	Quarterback	2,156	1998	2,465	1,741	407		10	26			12,992	5.3
19	Wide Receiver	2,140	2014	9,196	38	108	69	0	1	37	0	678	0.1
20	Wide Receiver	2,138	2023	12,969	20	114	55	0	8	84	0	3,490	0.3
21	Quarterback	2,135	1997	2,434	1,725	390						12,810	5.3
22	Running Back	2,131	2025	6,937	8	1,857	21	0	0	31	0	12,848	1.9
23	Wide Receiver	2,130	2021	12,335	25	109	52	0	0	64	0	2,814	0.2
24	Wide Receiver	2,115	2022	12,729	13	93	42	12	13	76	0	3,713	0.3
25	Wide Receiver	2,106	2013	9,408	29	89	81	0	0	41	0	628	0.1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,580

Horvath

RUSH

1,200

Horvath

REC

941

Heidenreich

Team Rankings

PPG

31.2

44th

OPP PPG

26.0

82nd

RUSH YDS/G

289.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

131.8

187th

2025 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	North Texas	7-1	12-2
2	Tulane	7-1	11-3
3	Navy	7-1	11-2
4	South Florida	6-2	9-4
5	East Carolina	6-2	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	TOWS	@	NAVY	3:30 PM
Sat 9/12	NAVY	@	FAU	7:30 PM
Fri 9/25	NAVY	@	UAB	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	NAVY	@	AFA	12:00 PM
Sat 10/10	TLSA	@	NAVY	3:30 PM

Last Game

Navy

1 - 0

Final

Cincinnati

0 - 1

Fri 2 Jan 2026

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

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