how many rookie quarter backs have thrown 20 touchdowns

Quarterbacks had 22 passing touchdowns in their rookie season in 1947.

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	POSITION	TD	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Quarterback	22	1947	63	134	278	48.2	1,997	7.2	31.7	32	59.0	7.9	11.5
2	Quarterback	26	1948	79	181	436	41.5	2,598	6.0	32.9	31	51.8	6.0	7.1
3	Quarterback	21	1953	74	253	613	41.3	3,385	5.5	45.7	51	36.2	3.4	8.3
4	Quarterback	31	1954	92	398	873	45.6	5,744	6.6	62.4	80	41.1	3.6	9.2
5	Quarterback	61	1960	165	613	1,306	46.9	8,303	6.4	50.3	64	62.8	4.7	4.9
6	Quarterback	46	1961	98	494	1,020	48.4	6,558	6.4	66.9	66	57.3	4.5	6.5
7	Quarterback	27	1962	73	285	611	46.6	4,031	6.6	55.2	40	55.9	4.4	6.5
8	Quarterback	23	1963	54	248	501	49.5	3,555	7.1	65.8	30	63.3	4.6	6.0
9	Quarterback	23	1964	83	283	635	44.6	3,910	6.2	47.1	36	53.3	3.6	5.7
10	Quarterback	21	1965	34	194	403	48.1	2,579	6.4	75.9	21	64.5	5.2	5.2
11	Quarterback	40	1966	118	549	1,158	47.4	7,191	6.2	60.9	75	52.0	3.5	6.5
12	Quarterback	37	1967	71	470	956	49.2	5,743	6.0	80.9	62	54.0	3.9	6.5
13	Quarterback	42	1968	96	490	1,103	44.4	6,485	5.9	67.6	71	49.5	3.8	6.4
14	Quarterback	33	1969	78	353	739	47.8	5,214	7.1	66.8	47	59.7	4.5	6.4	128	1,001
15	Quarterback	44	1971	73	540	1,138	47.5	7,344	6.5	100.6	77	53.2	3.9	6.8	134	1,067
16	Quarterback	20	1973	52	287	685	41.9	3,533	5.2	67.9	54	35.4	2.9	7.9	82	701
17	Quarterback	25	1974	97	395	814	48.5	5,003	6.1	51.6	58	48.7	3.1	7.1	83	690
18	Quarterback	39	1975	73	419	895	46.8	5,791	6.5	79.3	57	56.0	4.4	6.4	83	771
19	Quarterback	38	1976	120	527	1,087	48.5	6,964	6.4	58.0	69	54.4	3.5	6.3	117	934
20	Quarterback	23	1977	82	408	918	44.4	5,100	5.6	62.2	79	34.8	2.5	8.6	115	950
21	Quarterback	33	1979	119	537	1,061	50.6	6,274	5.9	52.7	60	55.7	3.1	5.7	137	1,141
22	Quarterback	25	1980	91	321	639	50.2	3,761	5.9	41.3	32	60.6	3.9	5.0	50	385
23	Quarterback	40	1983	77	515	955	53.9	6,422	6.7	83.4	43	70.2	4.2	4.5	77	654
24	Quarterback	25	1984	81	511	967	52.8	6,428	6.6	79.4	40	65.2	2.6	4.1	99	754
25	Quarterback	40	1985	95	684	1,292	52.9	8,714	6.7	91.7	47	69.5	3.1	3.6	149	1,098

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