single season touchdown leader from texas university 1980 to 2025

From 1980 through 2025, Ricky Williams scored the most total touchdowns for Texas in a season, with 28 touchdowns in 1998.

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Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1977

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Ricky Williams R. Williams	28	1998	TEX	11	27	1						168	15.3
2	Ricky Williams R. Williams	26	1997	TEX	11	25	0						156	14.2
3	Cedric Benson C. Benson	22	2003	TEX	12	21	1				1	0	134	11.2
4	Major Applewhite M. Applewhite	22	1999	TEX	13	1							132	10.2
5	Peter Gardere P. Gardere	21	1992	TEX	11	4	1						126	11.5
6	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	20	2022	TEX	12	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	54	4.5
7	Cedric Benson C. Benson	20	2004	TEX	12	19	1				0	0	120	10.0
8	James Brown J. Brown	20	1995	TEX	11	1							120	10.9
9	James Brown J. Brown	19	1996	TEX	12	2							114	9.5
10	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	18	2007	TEX	13	18	0				0	0	108	8.3
11	Major Applewhite M. Applewhite	18	1998	TEX	11	0							108	9.8
12	Robert Brewer R. Brewer	17	1982	TEX	11	5							102	9.3
13	Sam Ehlinger S. Ehlinger	16	2018	TEX	14	16	0
14	Joe Bergeron J. Bergeron	16	2012	TEX	13	16	0				0	0	96	7.4
15	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	15	2021	TEX	10	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	3.0
16	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	15	2016	TEX	11	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.6
17	Jordan Shipley J. Shipley	15	2009	TEX	14	0	13				0	0	90	6.4
18	Ramonce Taylor R. Taylor	15	2005	TEX	13	12	3				0	0	90	6.9
19	Peter Gardere P. Gardere	15	1990	TEX	11	4							90	8.2
20	Bret Stafford B. Stafford	15	1986	TEX	11	3							90	8.2
21	Jaydon Blue J. Blue	14	2024	TEX	15	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	84	5.6
22	Vince Young V. Young	14	2004	TEX	12	14	0				0	0	84	7.0
23	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	14	1996	TEX	11	13	1						84	7.6
24	Ricky Williams R. Williams	14	1996	TEX	12	12	2						84	7.0
25	James Brown J. Brown	14	1994	TEX	7	2							84	12.0

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More Texas Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,727

Manning

RUSH

452

Brown

REC

470

Wingo

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

53rd

OPP PPG

17.1

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.4

118th

PASS YDS/G

223.8

88th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Alabama	4-2	6-2
4	Ole Miss	4-2	6-2
5	Texas	3-2	6-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Missouri	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	TEX	@	MIZZ	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ARK	@	TEX	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	TEX	@	TXAM	7:30 PM

Last Game

Mississippi State

4 - 4

Final

Texas

6 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375