Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Touchdowns

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Since 1977

Season	Player	TD	School
2012	Johnny Manziel*	47	Texas A&M
2011	Case Keenum*	51	Houston
2010	Cam Newton*	50	Auburn
2009	Case Keenum*	48	Houston
2008	Chase Clement*	56	Rice
2007	Paul Smith*	60	Tulsa
2006	Colt Brennan*	63	Hawaii
2005	Vince Young*	38	Texas
2004	Omar Jacobs*	45	Bowling Green State
2003	B.J. Symons*	57	Texas Tech
2002	Kliff Kingsbury*	47	Texas Tech
2001	David Carr	47	Fresno State
2000	Bart Hendricks	41	Boise State
1999	Chad Pennington	39	Marshall
1998	Shaun King*	49	Tulane
1997	Chad Pennington*	43	Marshall
1996	Danny Wuerffel	41	Florida
1995	Danny Wuerffel	37	Florida
1994	Stoney Case	33	New Mexico
1993	Chris Vargas	35	Nevada
1992	Jimmy Klingler	32	Houston
1991	Ty Detmer	39	Brigham Young
1990	David Klingler	55	Houston
1989	Andre Ware	49	Houston
1988	Barry Sanders	37	Oklahoma State
	Randy Welniak*	37	Wyoming
1987	Terrence Jones	28	Tulane
	Don McPherson*	28	Syracuse
1986	Vinny Testaverde	30	Miami (FL)
1985	Robbie Bosco*	33	Brigham Young
1984	Robbie Bosco*	37	Brigham Young
1983	Steve Young	41	Brigham Young
1982	Jeff Tedford*	32	Fresno State
1981	Dan Marino*	39	Pittsburgh
1980	Jim McMahon	53	Brigham Young
1979	Marc Wilson*	35	Brigham Young
1978	Rick Leach*	29	Michigan
1977	Doug Williams*	38	Grambling State

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