which fbs team had the most passing touchdowns

The BYU Cougars have the most passing touchdowns by a team, with 1,489 touchdowns.

	TEAM	TD	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	BYU	1,489	821	15,582	26,747	58.3	204,936	7.7	249.6	1,072	133.0	5.6	4.0
2	Florida State	1,353	805	13,910	24,380	57.1	184,565	7.6	229.3	948	131.2	5.5	3.9
3	USC	1,325	805	13,443	22,634	59.4	172,730	7.6	214.6	753	136.2	5.9	3.3
4	Florida	1,319	805	12,939	22,472	57.6	170,053	7.6	211.2	910	132.4	5.9	4.0
5	Houston	1,306	791	13,979	24,303	57.5	176,670	7.3	223.4	943	128.6	5.4	3.9
6	Texas Tech	1,278	797	15,309	25,995	58.9	182,809	7.0	229.4	910	127.2	4.9	3.5
7	Oregon	1,277	806	13,066	23,164	56.4	167,661	7.2	208.0	884	127.8	5.5	3.8
8	Arizona State	1,270	790	12,757	22,930	55.6	171,457	7.5	217.0	886	129.0	5.5	3.9
9	Washington State	1,231	784	15,037	26,205	57.4	185,521	7.1	236.6	1,044	124.4	4.7	4.0
10	Miami	1,203	799	13,129	23,383	56.1	173,137	7.4	216.7	960	127.1	5.1	4.1
11	Ohio State	1,163	793	10,513	17,929	58.6	142,986	8.0	180.3	649	139.8	6.5	3.6
12	Oklahoma	1,150	814	10,413	17,954	58.0	143,477	8.0	176.3	681	138.7	6.4	3.8
13	San José State	1,141	785	13,858	25,283	54.8	175,462	6.9	223.5	1,136	119.0	4.5	4.5
14	Utah	1,132	779	12,298	21,997	55.9	158,795	7.2	203.8	916	125.2	5.1	4.2
15	Stanford	1,127	785	13,973	24,424	57.2	171,720	7.0	218.8	949	123.7	4.6	3.9
16	Tennessee	1,107	800	11,689	20,197	57.9	150,049	7.4	187.6	725	131.2	5.5	3.6
17	Tulsa	1,103	791	12,322	22,886	53.8	159,711	7.0	201.9	986	119.7	4.8	4.3
18	Alabama	1,102	824	11,110	18,987	58.5	148,102	7.8	179.7	643	136.4	5.8	3.4
19	California	1,097	787	13,731	24,548	55.9	168,325	6.9	213.9	987	120.2	4.5	4.0
20	Louisville	1,058	749	12,307	22,256	55.3	159,036	7.1	212.3	902	122.9	4.8	4.1
21	Pittsburgh	1,053	797	12,044	21,777	55.3	153,557	7.1	192.7	957	121.7	4.8	4.4
22	Purdue	1,053	775	13,786	24,401	56.5	165,359	6.8	213.4	988	119.6	4.3	4.0
23	Utah State	1,047	786	12,336	22,937	53.8	157,435	6.9	200.3	986	117.9	4.6	4.3
24	Notre Dame	1,045	798	11,207	20,006	56.0	150,524	7.5	188.6	823	128.2	5.2	4.1
25	Fresno State	1,036	714	11,521	19,712	58.4	146,098	7.4	204.6	687	131.1	5.3	3.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,033

Bachmeier

RUSH

1,305

Martin

REC

928

Kingston

Team Rankings

PPG

31.9

36th

OPP PPG

19.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

184.4

43rd

PASS YDS/G

213.2

105th

2025 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Texas Tech	8-1	12-2
2	BYU	8-1	12-2
3	Utah	7-2	11-2
4	Houston	6-3	10-3
5	Arizona	6-3	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	UTU	@	BYU	8:00 PM
Sat 9/12	ARIZ	@	BYU	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	BYU	@	CSU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	BYU	@	TCU	1:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ISU	@	BYU	10:15 PM

Last Game

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0 - 1

Final

BYU

1 - 0

Sat 27 Dec 2025

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

246.8

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