This lists quarterbacks in NCAA in Division I FBS and its predecessors who have passed for at least 80 touchdowns in their college football careers. Individuals who will be eligible to play in the 2013 season are indicated in bold type. Statistics are current through the end of the 2012 season.[1]
Rank[2] | Player | Team (seasons) | Total passing touchdowns[3] |
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1 | Case Keenum | Houston (2007–2011) | 155 |
2 | Kellen Moore | Boise State (2008–2011) | 142 |
3 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech (2005–2008) | 134 |
4 | Colt Brennan | Hawaiʻi (2004–2007) | 131 |
5 | Landry Jones | Oklahoma (2009–2012) | 123 |
6 | Ty Detmer | BYU (1988–1991) | 121 |
7 | Timmy Chang | Hawaiʻi (2000–2004) | 117 |
8 | Matt Barkley | USC (2009–2012) | 116 |
9 | Tim Rattay | Louisiana Tech (1997–1999) | 115 |
10 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida (1993–1996) | 114 |
11 | Colt McCoy | Texas (2006–2009) | 112 |
12 | Russell Wilson | NC State (2008–2010), Wisconsin (2011) | 109 |
13 | Dan LeFevour | Central Michigan (2006–2009) | 102 |
14 | Chase Daniel | Missouri (2005–2008) | 101 |
15 | Chad Pennington | Marshall (1997–1999) | 100 ^ |
16 | Chase Clement | Rice (2005–2008) | 99 |
Tim Hiller | Western Michigan (2005, 2007–2009) | 99 | |
Matt Leinart | USC (2002–2005) | 99 | |
19 | Geno Smith | West Virginia (2009–2012) | 98 |
20 | Trevor Vittatoe | UTEP (2007–2010) | 97 |
21 | Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech (1999–2002) | 95 |
Aaron Murray | Georgia (2010–2012) | 95 | |
Brady Quinn | Notre Dame (2003–2006) | 95 | |
Philip Rivers | NC State (2000–2003) | 95 | |
25 | Max Hall | BYU (2007–2009) | 94 |
26 | Doug Williams | Grambling (1974–1977) | 93 |
27 | David Klingler | Houston (1988–1991) | 91 |
28 | Ryan Lindley | San Diego State (2008–2011) | 90 |
Todd Reesing | Kansas (2006–2009) | 90 | |
30 | Byron Leftwich | Marshall (1998–2002) | 89 |
Peyton Manning | Tennessee (1994–1997) | 89 | |
32 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma (2007–2009) | 88 |
Chris Leak | Florida (2003–2006) | 88 | |
Jordan Palmer | UTEP (2003–2006) | 88 | |
Tim Tebow | Florida (2006–2009) | 88 | |
36 | Chad Henne | Michigan (2004–2007) | 87 |
Troy Kopp | Pacific (1989–1992) | 87 | |
Tim Lester | Western Michigan (1996–1999) | 87 | |
Luke McCown | Louisiana Tech (2000–2003) | 87 | |
40 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) (1992–1995) | 86 |
41 | Bruce Gradkowski | Toledo (2002–2005) | 85 |
Chase Holbrook | New Mexico State (2005–2008) | 85 | |
Kevin Kolb | Houston (2003–2006) | 85 | |
Andrew Walter | Arizona State (2001–2005) | 85 | |
45 | Jim McMahon | BYU (1977–1978, 1980–1981) | 84 |
Dan Orlovsky | Connecticut (2001–2004) | 84 | |
Paul Pinegar | Fresno State (2002–2005) | 84 | |
Chris Redman | Louisville (1996–1999) | 84 | |
Ben Roethlisberger | Miami (OH) (2001–2003) | 84 | |
50 | Austin Davis | Southern Miss (2008–2011) | 83 |
Paul Smith | Tulsa (2003–2007) | 83 | |
Chris Weinke | Florida State (1997–2000) | 83 | |
53 | Ryan Dinwiddie | Boise State (2000–2003) | 82 |
Colin Kaepernick | Nevada (2007–2010) | 82 | |
Andrew Luck | Stanford (2009–2011) | 82 | |
Ryan Schneider | UCF (2000–2003) | 82 | |
57 | Drew Brees | Purdue (1997–2000) | 81 |
Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State (2005–2008) | 81 | |
G. J. Kinne | Tulsa (2009–2011) | 81 | |
Eli Manning | Ole Miss (2000–2003) | 81 | |
Jason White | Oklahoma (1999–2004) | 81 | |
Danny Wimprine | Memphis (2001–2004) | 81 |
^ Does not include 15 touchdown passes thrown when Marshall was competing in Division I-AA
References[]
- ↑ Career Leaders and Records for Passing Touchdowns. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03. Note that several players are not included in the list; one notable example is Peyton Manning (89 career TDs). However, each individual player listed here has his own page on the site—for example, Manning's page can be found here.
- ↑ Rank is through the end of the 2012 season.
- ↑ Total is through the end of the 2012 season.
- ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 32. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/FBS.pdf. Retrieved December 4, 2011.