touchdown
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He was coming off a sensational sophomore season at Pitt when he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award for best receiver in the country after catching 100 passes for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times
Within two years of his arrival, the Crimson Hawks were battering opponents by three touchdowns per game en route to a 12-2 record and a conference championship.
Then the Texans charged clear with three touchdowns in the final quarter - two of them scored by their league-leading defence.
From BBC
His production increased as the year went on, and Brown finished the season with 78 catches for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times
But by the time Carolina scored a touchdown to take a four-point lead with under three minutes to play, that number had plunged to just 28%.
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