what are the most return touchdowns in a single season in college football

Morgan Burns, Cliff Harris and Devin Hester are tied for the most touchdown returns in a season, with 5 touchdown returns.

Interpreted as:
What are the most return touchdowns by a player in a single season in college football?
NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Morgan Burns
M. Burns
5
2015
KSU KSU
12
34
1,138
33.5
94.8
4
0
0
0.0
0
2Cliff Harris
C. Harris
5
2010
ORE ORE
13
7
143
20.4
11.0
0
27
560
20.7
43.1
4
3Devin Hester
D. Hester
5
2004
MIA MIA
12
15
389
25.9
32.4
1
19
326
17.2
27.2
3
4Kaden Wetjen
K. Wetjen
4
2025
IOWA IOWA
12
14
427
30.5
35.6
1
19
538
28.3
44.8
3
5Marcus Jones
M. Jones
4
2021
HOU HOU
14
19
602
31.7
43.0
2
27
388
14.4
27.7
2
6Curtis Bolton
C. Bolton
4
2018
OKLA OKLA
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
9
0.7
2
7Jackson Abresch
J. Abresch
4
2017
NIU NIU
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
13
1.3
2
8Marcus Green
M. Green
4
2017
ULM ULM
12
27
876
32.4
73.0
4
13
101
7.8
8.4
0
9Mike Hughes
M. Hughes
4
2017
UCF UCF
13
20
635
31.8
48.8
2
14
233
16.6
17.9
1
10Darius Phillips
D. Phillips
4
2017
WMU WMU
12
26
683
26.3
56.9
2
13
104
8.0
8.7
0
11Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
4
2017
MEM MEM
13
22
881
40.0
67.8
4
1
2
2.0
0.2
0
12Adoree' Jackson
A. Jackson
4
2016
USC USC
13
26
767
29.5
59.0
2
20
315
15.8
24.2
2
13Bryson Abraham
B. Abraham
4
2015
LT LT
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Evan Berry
E. Berry
4
2015
TENN TENN
12
21
804
38.3
67.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
15Cyrus Jones
C. Jones
4
2015
ALA ALA
15
1
24
24.0
1.6
0
42
530
12.6
35.3
4
16Kaelin Clay
K. Clay
4
2014
UTAH UTAH
13
22
548
24.9
42.2
1
23
346
15.0
26.6
3
17William Likely
W. Likely
4
2014
MD MD
13
16
496
31.0
38.2
1
20
225
11.3
17.3
1
18Javier Arenas
J. Arenas
4
2008
ALA ALA
14
26
614
23.6
43.9
0
41
650
15.9
46.4
3
19Tom Zbikowski
T. Zbikowski
4
2005
ND ND
12
1
-10
-10.0
-0.8
0
27
379
14.0
31.6
2
20Antonio Perkins
A. Perkins
4
2003
OKLA OKLA
14
8
112
14.0
8.0
0
53
642
12.1
45.9
4
21Darrent Williams
D. Williams
4
2003
OKST OKST
10
4
83
20.8
8.3
0
13
233
17.9
23.3
2
22Antonio Perkins
A. Perkins
4
2002
OKLA OKLA
14
12
207
17.3
14.8
0
43
647
15.0
46.2
3
23Vicari Swain
V. Swain
3
2025
SC SC
12
0
0
0.0
0
19
302
15.9
25.2
3
24Ramon Puryear
R. Puryear
3
2024
LOU LOU
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Rayshawn Pleasant
R. Pleasant
3
2024
TULN TULN
14
18
575
31.9
41.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1977 season.

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