Performance archive

2019 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	Anthony Gordon Washington State	9 touchdowns	vs. UCLA 63–67 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
2	Joe Burrow LSU	7 touchdowns	vs. Oklahoma 63–28 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 28
3	Mason Fine North Texas	7 touchdowns	vs. UTEP 52–26 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
4	Anthony Gordon Washington State	6 touchdowns	vs. Oregon State 54–53 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
5	Drew Plitt Ball State	6 touchdowns	vs. Fordham 57–29 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 7
6	Holton Ahlers East Carolina	6 touchdowns	vs. SMU 51–59 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 9
7	Jarren Williams Miami	6 touchdowns	vs. Louisville 52–27 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 9
8	Joe Burrow LSU	6 touchdowns	vs. Vanderbilt 66–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 21
9	Kaleb Barker Troy	6 touchdowns	vs. Texas State 63–27 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 16
10	Shane Buechele SMU	6 touchdowns	vs. Temple 45–21 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19
11	Tua Tagovailoa Alabama	6 touchdowns	vs. Ole Miss 59–31 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 28
12	Anthony Gordon Washington State	5 touchdowns	vs. New Mexico State 58–7 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 1
13	Anthony Gordon Washington State	5 touchdowns	vs. Stanford 49–22 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 16
14	Brady White Memphis	5 touchdowns	vs. Tulane 47–17 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 19
15	Brady White Memphis	5 touchdowns	vs. Houston 45–27 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 16
16	Brock Purdy Iowa State	5 touchdowns	vs. Oklahoma 41–42 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
17	Chris Robison Florida Atlantic	5 touchdowns	vs. Wagner 42–7 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 21
18	Dan Ellington Georgia State	5 touchdowns	vs. Furman 48–42 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 7
19	Dorian Thompson-Robinson UCLA	5 touchdowns	vs. Washington State 67–63 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
20	Elijah Sindelar Purdue	5 touchdowns	vs. Vanderbilt 42–24 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 7
21	Ian Book Notre Dame	5 touchdowns	vs. New Mexico 66–14 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 14
22	Ian Book Notre Dame	5 touchdowns	vs. Bowling Green 52–0 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 5
23	Ian Book Notre Dame	5 touchdowns	vs. Navy 52–20 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 16
24	Jake Luton Oregon State	5 touchdowns	vs. UCLA 48–31 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
25	Jake Luton Oregon State	5 touchdowns	vs. Washington State 53–54 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24

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