usc single season passing touchdown record by quarterback

Caleb Williams has the most passing touchdowns by a USC quarterback in a season, with 42 touchdowns in 2022.

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Caleb Williams C. Williams	42	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	4,537	9.1	324.1	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
2	Cody Kessler C. Kessler	39	2014	USC	13	315	452	69.7	3,826	8.5	294.3	5	167.1	8.6	1.1	32	228
3	Matt Barkley M. Barkley	39	2011	USC	12	308	446	69.1	3,528	7.9	294.0	7	161.2	8.7	1.6
4	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	38	2003	USC	13	255	402	63.4	3,556	8.8	273.5	9	164.5	9.5	2.2
5	Matt Barkley M. Barkley	36	2012	USC	11	246	387	63.6	3,273	8.5	297.5	15	157.6	9.3	3.9
6	Mark Sanchez M. Sanchez	34	2008	USC	13	241	366	65.8	3,207	8.8	246.7	10	164.6	9.3	2.7
7	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	33	2004	USC	13	269	412	65.3	3,322	8.1	255.5	6	156.5	8.0	1.5
8	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	33	2002	USC	13	309	489	63.2	3,942	8.1	303.2	10	149.1	6.7	2.0
9	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	31	2016	USC	13	246	366	67.2	3,086	8.4	237.4	9	161.1	8.5	2.5	6	41
10	Caleb Williams C. Williams	30	2023	USC	12	266	388	68.6	3,633	9.4	302.8	5	170.1	7.7	1.3	35	272
11	Kedon Slovis K. Slovis	30	2019	USC	12	282	392	71.9	3,502	8.9	291.8	9	167.6	7.7	2.3	23	138
12	Cody Kessler C. Kessler	29	2015	USC	14	298	446	66.8	3,536	7.9	252.6	7	151.7	6.5	1.6	38	248
13	John David Booty J. David Booty	29	2006	USC	13	269	436	61.7	3,347	7.7	257.5	9	144.0	6.7	2.1
14	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	28	2005	USC	13	283	431	65.7	3,815	8.9	293.5	8	157.7	6.5	1.9
15	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	26	2017	USC	14	303	480	63.1	4,143	8.6	295.9	13	148.1	5.4	2.7	29	209
16	Matt Barkley M. Barkley	26	2010	USC	12	236	377	62.6	2,791	7.4	232.6	12	141.2	6.9	3.2
17	Rob Johnson R. Johnson	26	1993	USC	12	278	405	68.6	3,285	8.1	273.8	5	155.5	6.4	1.2
18	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	24	2025	USC	13	265	403	65.8	3,711	9.2	285.5	10	157.8	6.0	2.5	14	101
19	John David Booty J. David Booty	23	2007	USC	10	215	340	63.2	2,361	6.9	236.1	10	138.0	6.8	2.9
20	Cody Kessler C. Kessler	20	2013	USC	14	236	362	65.2	2,968	8.2	212.0	7	148.4	5.5	1.9	30	197
21	Brad Otton B. Otton	20	1996	USC	12	196	370	53.0	2,649	7.2	220.8	10	125.5	5.4	2.7
22	Rodney Peete R. Peete	19	1987	USC	11	175	291	60.1	2,460	8.5	223.6	9	146.5	6.5	3.1
23	Miller Moss M. Moss	18	2024	USC	9	233	362	64.4	2,555	7.1	283.9	9	135.1	5.0	2.5	10	59
24	Rodney Peete R. Peete	18	1988	USC	11	208	338	61.5	2,654	7.9	241.3	10	139.2	5.3	3.0
25	Paul McDonald P. McDonald	18	1978	USC	12	111	194	57.2	1,667	8.6	138.9	7	152.8	9.3	3.6

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PASS

3,711

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972

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Team Rankings

PPG

36.5

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OPP PPG

22.4

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RUSH YDS/G

174.3

56th

PASS YDS/G

297.3

13th

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Oregon	8-1	13-2
4	Michigan	7-2	9-4
5	USC	7-2	9-4
6	Iowa	6-3	9-4
7	Illinois	5-4	9-4

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0 - 1

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1 - 0

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CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

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3,973

Mensah

3,937

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

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

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PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

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13.3

14.8

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Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

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340.2

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Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

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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

Caleb Williams has the most passing touchdowns by a USC quarterback in a season, with 42 touchdowns in 2022.

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