Independent Single Season Leaders and Records for Total Touchdowns

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Since 1977

Rank	Player	TD	Year	School
1.	Tim Rattay	47	1998	Louisiana Tech
2.	Daunte Culpepper	40	1998	Central Florida
3.	Brady Quinn*	39	2006	Notre Dame
	Dan Marino*	39	1981	Pittsburgh
5.	Tim Rattay	35	1999	Louisiana Tech
	Tim Rattay	35	1997	Louisiana Tech
7.	Ricky Dobbs*	33	2009	Navy
	Brady Quinn*	33	2005	Notre Dame
	Dan Orlovsky	33	2003	Connecticut
	Doug Flutie*	33	1984	Boston College
11.	Jason Martin	32	1996	Louisiana Tech
12.	Jimmy Clausen	31	2009	Notre Dame
	Chris McCoy	31	1997	Navy
	Jeff Blake	31	1991	East Carolina
15.	Daunte Culpepper	30	1997	Central Florida
	Vinny Testaverde	30	1986	Miami (FL)
17.	Marquel Blackwell	29	2001	South Florida
	Steve Walsh	29	1988	Miami (FL)
	Bernie Kosar	29	1984	Miami (FL)
20.	Terrence Jones	28	1987	Tulane
	Don McPherson*	28	1987	Syracuse
	Nickie Hall	28	1980	Tulane
	Bob Relph	28	1977	Colgate
24.	Ricky Dobbs*	27	2010	Navy
	Rick Mirer	27	1991	Notre Dame
	Stacey Robinson	27	1990	Northern Illinois

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