New on Sports Illustrated: Joe Burrow Sets NCAA Single-Season Passing Touchdown Record in National Championship

Burrow's 59th touchdown passed former Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan for the FBS single-season record.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow continued to make history in the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday, setting the FBS single-season record with 59 touchdown passes.

Burrow reached 59 touchdowns on the season with a 4-yard toss to tight end Thaddeus Moss in the third quarter. The pass was Burrow's fourth of the night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as

LSU seized a 35-25 lead.

Former Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan previously held the single-season record. He threw 58 touchdowns in 2006 and 131 in his three-year career.

Burrow won the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 14 after throwing for 5,208 passing yards in the regular season. The junior is LSU's first Heisman Trophy winner since Billy Cannon in 1959.

LSU enters Monday night seeking the program's first national championship since 2007. Trevor Lawrence and Clemson defeated Alabama for the national title in January 2019.