Expert: Thom Brooks - 10/23/2007

Question
What Southeastern Conference football player has the most touchdowns scored in a single season?

Answer
Judy, hello!  I will keep searching to see if anyone beat Herschel Walker's records.

Take care,

Thom Brooks

Faulk finished his collegiate career ranked fifth in NCAA history with 6,833 career all-purpose yards and 53 total touchdowns … Trails only Georgia running back Herschel Walker in SEC history in rushing yards (4,557) and rushing touchdowns (46) … Holds school records with 4,557 rushing yards, 6, 833 all-purpose yards, 53 total touchdowns, 46 rushing touchdowns and 318 total points … Ranks second in school history with 856 carries … Holds the second- and third-highest single-season rushing totals in school history … He is the only player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, three times in his career. 1998 (Senior): Earned All-Southeastern Conference honors … Started all 11 games and led the SEC with 116.3 rushing yards per game, gaining 1,279 yards on 229 carries (5.6 avg.) … Ranked second in the Southeastern Conference with 102 total points (12 rushing touchdowns, three receiving and two returning) … Led the Tigers with 2,109 all-purpose yards, an average of 191.7 yards per game … Caught 22 passes for 287 yards (13.0 avg.) and three touchdowns … Returned 23 punts for 265 yards (11.5 avg.) and a touchdown … Added 278 yards and a touchdown on nine kickoff returns (30.9 avg.) … Gained a season-high 201 yards rushing on 30 attempts (6.7 avg.) and one touchdown vs. Alabama. 1997 (Junior): Selected Associated Press All-America third-team and was first-team All-SEC … Started eight of nine games and led the team with 1,646 all-purpose yards, including 1,144 rushing yards on 205 carries (5.6 avg.) … Ranked third in the country with an average of 182.9 all-purpose yards per game … Led the conference and ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 127.1 rushing yards per game … Scored 15 rushing touchdowns, the second-highest single-season total in school history … Recorded season-high 212 yards rushing on 28 attempts (7.6 avg.) and set an LSU single-game record with five touchdowns at Kentucky. 1996 (Sophomore): Voted first-team AP All American … Consensus first-team All SEC selection … Recipient of the Charles McClendon Award given to the team MVP … Gained 1,282 yards rushing on 248 carries (5.2 avg.) and scored 13 touchdowns … His 1,282 yards rushing are the second highest in school history … Led the conference and ranked fourth in the nation with an average of 191.3 all-purpose yards per game ... Named SEC Player of the Week in season opener with a school-record and a personal best 246 yards rushing on 21 carries (11.7 avg.) and two scores vs. Houston … Added a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown and finished with 376 all-purpose yards, the most ever in school history and second in SEC history vs. Houston. 1995 (Freshman): Named Freshman Offensive Player of the Year in the SEC by the Knoxville News-Sentinel … Led the team with 852 yards on 174 carries (4.9 avg.) with six touchdowns.