Performance archive

2014 Single-Game Passing Touchdowns Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual passing touchdowns totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky	8 touchdowns	vs. Marshall 67–66 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 28
2	Cody Kessler USC	7 touchdowns	vs. Colorado 56–28 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 18
3	Cooper Rush Central Michigan	7 touchdowns	vs. Western Kentucky 48–49 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 24
4	Jared Goff California	7 touchdowns	vs. Colorado 59–56 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 27
5	Rakeem Cato Marshall	7 touchdowns	vs. Western Kentucky 66–67 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 28
6	Sefo Liufau Colorado	7 touchdowns	vs. California 56–59 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 27
7	Trevone Boykin TCU	7 touchdowns	vs. Texas Tech 82–27 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 25
8	Vernon Adams Jr. Eastern Washington	7 touchdowns	vs. Washington 52–59 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 6
9	Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky	6 touchdowns	vs. Bowling Green 59–31 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 29
10	Bryce Petty Baylor	6 touchdowns	vs. TCU 61–58 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 11
11	Cody Kessler USC	6 touchdowns	vs. Notre Dame 49–14 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
12	Connor Halliday Washington State	6 touchdowns	vs. Portland State 59–21 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 14
13	Connor Halliday Washington State	6 touchdowns	vs. California 59–60 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 5
14	Deshaun Watson Clemson	6 touchdowns	vs. North Carolina 50–35 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 27
15	Gunner Kiel Cincinnati	6 touchdowns	vs. Toledo 58–34 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 12
16	J.T. Barrett Ohio State	6 touchdowns	vs. Kent State 66–0 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 13
17	Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech	6 touchdowns	vs. Baylor 46–48 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29
18	Anu Solomon Arizona	5 touchdowns	vs. California 49–45 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 21
19	Anu Solomon Arizona	5 touchdowns	vs. Washington State 59–37 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 25
20	Blake Frohnapfel Massachusetts	5 touchdowns	vs. Bowling Green 42–47 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 27
21	Blake Frohnapfel Massachusetts	5 touchdowns	vs. Toledo 35–42 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 25
22	Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky	5 touchdowns	vs. Old Dominion 66–51 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 25
23	Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky	5 touchdowns	vs. UTSA 45–7 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
24	Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky	5 touchdowns	vs. Central Michigan 49–48 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 24
25	Christian Stewart BYU	5 touchdowns	vs. California 42–35 Game details →	Week 14 Nov 29

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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Top 25 performances

Methodology and coverage