most touchdowns per game by a quarterback in a single college football season

David Klingler has the most passing touchdowns per game played by a quarterback in a season, with 4.91 in 1990.

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	NAME	TD/GP	TD	GP	SEASON	TM	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	David Klingler D. Klingler	4.91	54	11	1990	HOU	374	643	58.2	5,140	8.0	467.3	20	146.8	8.4	3.1
2	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	4.43	62	14	2021	WKU	475	686	69.2	5,967	8.7	426.2	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
3	Andre Ware A. Ware	4.18	46	11	1989	HOU	365	578	63.1	4,699	8.1	427.2	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
4	Seth Russell S. Russell	4.14	29	7	2015	BAY	119	200	59.5	2,104	10.5	300.6	6	189.7	14.5	3.0	3	14
5	Colt Brennan C. Brennan	4.14	58	14	2006	HAW	406	559	72.6	5,549	9.9	396.4	12	186.0	10.4	2.1
6	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4	60	15	2019	LSU	402	527	76.3	5,671	10.8	378.1	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
7	Joey Yellen J. Yellen	4	4	1	2019	ASU	28	44	63.6	292	6.6	292.0	2	140.3	9.1	4.5	1	5
8	B.J. Symons	4	52	13	2003	TTU	470	719	65.4	5,833	8.1	448.7	22	151.3	7.2	3.1
9	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	3.92	47	12	1980	BYU	284	445	63.8	4,571	10.3	380.9	18	176.9	10.6	4.0
10	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	3.9	39	10	1969	SDSU	199	335	59.4	3,185	9.5	318.5	26	162.2	11.6	7.8
11	Derek Carr D. Carr	3.85	50	13	2013	FRES	454	659	68.9	5,088	7.7	391.4	8	156.4	7.6	1.2	9	68
12	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	3.83	46	12	1998	LT	380	559	68.0	4,943	8.8	411.9	13	164.8	8.2	2.3
13	Brandon Doughty B. Doughty	3.77	49	13	2014	WKU	375	552	67.9	4,830	8.8	371.5	10	167.1	8.9	1.8	19	127
14	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	3.69	48	13	2019	WSU	493	689	71.6	5,579	8.1	429.2	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
15	Graham Harrell G. Harrell	3.69	48	13	2007	TTU	512	713	71.8	5,705	8.0	438.8	14	157.3	6.7	2.0
16	C.J. Stroud	3.67	44	12	2021	OSU	317	441	71.9	4,435	10.1	369.6	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
17	Myles Brennan M. Brennan	3.67	11	3	2020	LSU	79	131	60.3	1,112	8.5	370.7	3	154.7	8.4	2.3	9	55
18	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	3.67	33	9	2019	ALA	180	252	71.4	2,840	11.3	315.6	3	206.9	13.1	1.2	10	63
19	Mike Maxwell M. Maxwell	3.67	33	9	1995	NEV	277	409	67.7	3,611	8.8	401.2	17	160.2	8.1	4.2
20	Kyle Trask K. Trask	3.58	43	12	2020	FLA	301	437	68.9	4,283	9.8	356.9	8	180.0	9.8	1.8	20	127
21	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	3.57	50	14	2018	OSU	373	533	70.0	4,875	9.1	348.2	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
22	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	3.57	50	14	2008	OKLA	328	483	67.9	4,720	9.8	337.1	8	180.8	10.4	1.7
23	Connor Halliday C. Halliday	3.56	32	9	2014	WSU	354	526	67.3	3,873	7.4	430.3	11	145.0	6.1	2.1	19	163
24	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	3.5	21	6	2026	ORST	166	235	70.6	2,257	9.6	376.2	2	179.1	8.9	0.9	8	68
25	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	3.5	35	10	1999	LT	342	516	66.3	3,922	7.6	392.2	12	147.9	6.8	2.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,428

Weigman

RUSH

404

Sanford

REC

400

Overmyer

Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

16th

OPP PPG

19.2

41st

RUSH YDS/G

230.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

52nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1
6	Arizona	2-1	5-1
7	Houston	2-1	5-1
8	Cincinnati	1-1	4-1
9	Arizona State	1-1	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OKST	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/13	HOU	@	COLO	10:15 PM
Sat 11/21	HOU	@	WVU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

5 - 1

Final

Kansas State

3 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Stokes

18

Maiava

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

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	3	2	.600
15	Rutgers	1	4	.200
16	Penn State	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	4	.333
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333