Passing TD Leaders

Penn State’s All-Time Passing TD Leaders—

The Career Passing TD Leaders List—

All of the Passing Touchdown totals are “Modified/Complete” stats which means that they are updated to include all Bowl game stats considered “unofficial” by NCAA prior to 2002 season—

Outdated “official” TD numbers are in parentheses where necessary—

• Sean Clifford—86 TDs (had 6th year of eligibility in 2022 season due to Covid-19 rules)—1 OT TD pass

• Trace McSorley—77 TDs (first to reach 50, 60, & 70 career TD passes at PSU)

• Drew Allar—61 TDs (Played only 6 games due to broken ankle in 2025 season—8 TD passes)

• Christian Hackenberg—48 TDs (turned pro after 2015 season with 1 year of eligibility remaining)—2 OT TD passes

• Tony Sacca—48 TDs (41)

• Matt McGloin—46 TDs

• Daryll Clark—43 TDs

• Todd Blackledge—43 TDs (41) (turned pro after 1982 season with 1 year of eligibility remaining)

• Zack Mills—41 TDs—Best single season: 17 TDs in 2002

• Kerry Collins—41 TDs (39)—CHOF

• Chuck Fusina—40 TDs (37)—(actually first to reach 40 TD passes at PSU)—Best single season: 16 TDs (15) in 1977

• Wally Richardson—32 TDs (27)

• Anthony Morelli—31 TDs

• Tom Shuman—30 TDs (28)—Best single season: 14 TDs in 1973 (actually first PSU QB to reach 30 career TD plateau)

• John Hufnagel—27 TDs (26)—Best single season: 15 TDs in 1972—Both 26 & 15 TDs were PSU “official” records at time, but Tom Sherman passed for 15 TDs (13) in 1967

• Pete Liske—24 TDs (24)—Best single season: 12 TDs in 1962—Held PSU records at time

• Doug Strang—24 TDs (24)—Best single season: 19 TDs in 1983

• Michael Robinson—23 TDs—Best single season: 17 TDs in 2005 (Robinson had 20 rushing TDs & 3 receiving TDs in career)

  No others at 23 or more career passing TDs

LINK HERE TO PASSING YARDS LEADERS

Overtime Career TD Passing Leaders List (OT began in 1996)—

• Christian Hackenberg QB-2 TDs (2013 win vs. Illinois to Kyle Carter TE & 2014 Pinstripe Bowl win vs. Boston College to Kyle Carter TE)—Hackenberg played in 5 OT games in his career (including 2 Whiteouts and 1 Bowl game) winning 3 of them

• Sean Clifford QB-1 TD (2020 loss at Indiana to Parker Washington WR)

  Most Career TD Passes by a non-Quarterback (since 1966)—

• Mike Archie RB-2 TDs (1994 win vs. Temple at Franklin Field-51 yards to Freddie Scott WR & 1994 win vs. Michigan State-55 yards to Bobby Engram WR)

• 11 others have done it once—most recent was Tyler Warren TE (2024 win vs. Kent State-17 yards to Nick Singleton RB)—Warren also caught an 11-yard TD pass from Trey Potts RB in 2023 win at Illinois

  FYI—The lone PSU QB to catch a TD pass from a non-QB is Christian Hackenberg 14 yards from Nick Scott RB in the 2015 win over Illinois

  NOTE: Dick Barvinchak (2 career TD passes) is the only PSU player to throw a TD pass as both a QB and a non-QB—As a back-up QB, Barvinchak threw a 35-yard TD pass to Jim Eaise FL in the 1973 win vs. Army & later as a WR/SE, Barvinchak threw a 30-yard TD pass to Dave Stutts TE in the 1975 win at Syracuse in what is believed to be the first instance of a non-QB TD pass at Penn State during the era of modern QB play. Barvinchak also became the guy to catch the longest pass in PSU history from a QB to a former QB (75 yards from John Andress QB in the 1975 win at Iowa—was a non-scoring play). Barvinchak recorded 2 career TD pass receptions, both in 1974, and, as a QB, rushed for 1 TD in 1973.

  LINK HERE TO BOWL/POST-SEASON PASSING TD LEADERS LIST