Eli Gillman Is Chasing the FCS Touchdown Record

Have you heard? Eli Gillman is the Big Sky Conference's all-time leader in career touchdowns. Gillman scored four more touchdowns to pass the great Cooper Kupp, bringing his career total to 78.

Can Gillman set the FCS record? He's got a chance. Here's who Gillman has to get through over his final two regular-season games and hopefully many playoff games.

All-Time Leaders in FCS Career Touchdowns

No. 3 Terrance West - 86 Career Touchdowns (Towson)

West played for the Towson Tigers from 2011 to 2013, where he racked up 86 career touchdowns. He broke onto the scene with an excellent freshman campaign, when he rushed for 28 touchdowns and was named the first-ever Jerry Rice Award winner.

His production dipped during his sophomore season, when he scored 15 touchdowns, but he found his groove in his final year.

He scored a whopping 41 touchdowns in his junior season before declaring for the NFL Draft.

West played in the NFL for four seasons with the Ravens, Browns, and Titans.

West in 2017. Thearon W. Henderson, Getty Images

No. 2 Adrian Peterson - 87 Career Touchdowns (Georgia Southern)

No, not the Oklahoma Sooner and Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson. This is Georgia Southern Eagle and Chicago Bear Adrian Peterson.

Peterson won the 1999 Walter Peyton Award, a pair of National Championships and appeared in a Super Bowl. Peterson still holds the FCS record for career rushing touchdowns with 84.

He is also a College Football Hall of Fame inductee.

No. 1 Brian Westbrook - 89 Career Touchdowns (Villanova)

Villanova's Brian Westbrook played from 1997 to 2001 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. His 89 career touchdowns are still the most in FCS history...

For now...

Gillman has a chance to set the all-time FCS record. He currently trails Westbrook by 11 touchdowns with two regular-season games to go, and hopefully a nice, long playoff run. Gillman will probably need Montana to win at least one playoff game. Otherwise, he'll have to average four touchdowns per game over Montana's final three games.

Doable? Yes. Probable? Ehh...