The 'CFP-era 40-TD passers' quiz

So far this season, Fernando Mendoza has mostly gotten to watch and learn from veteran Kirk Cousins after winning the Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff with Indiana last year. 

Now, with Cousins back in Minnesota, the first-overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft will make his first NFL start in Week 10. The start does come in a tough spot, facing the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and their defense that has allowed the fewest yards-per-game in the league so far. 

Mendoza has only appeared in garbage time so far this year for Las Vegas, completing 6-of-8 passes for 48 yards in a 45-17 loss to New England in Week 5. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. In his final season as a Hoosier, Mendoza threw for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns to six interceptions in the 16-game run to the CFP title, winning pretty much every award he could along the way. With that being said, can you name the college quarterbacks to throw 40 touchdowns in a season in the College Football Playoff era?

Good luck!

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