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Year-by-Year Touchdowns Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active TD Teams
2009  Maurice Jones-Drew (24) 13 JAX
2008  DeAngelo Williams (25) 20 CAR
2007  Randy Moss (30) 23 NWE
2006  LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 31 SDG
2005  Shaun Alexander (28) 28 SEA
2004  Shaun Alexander (27) 20 SEA
2003  Priest Holmes (30) 27 KAN
2002  Priest Holmes (29) 24 KAN
2001  Marshall Faulk (28) 21 STL
2000  Marshall Faulk (27) 26 STL
1999  Stephen Davis (25) 17 WAS
Edgerrin James (21) 17 IND
1998  Terrell Davis (26) 23 DEN
1997  Karim Abdul-Jabbar (23) 16 MIA
1996  Terry Allen (28) 21 WAS
1995  Emmitt Smith (26) 25 DAL
1994  Emmitt Smith (25) 22 DAL
1993  Jerry Rice (31) 16 SFO
1992  Emmitt Smith (23) 19 DAL
1991  Barry Sanders+ (23) 17 DET
1990  Barry Sanders+ (22) 16 DET
1989  Dalton Hilliard (25) 18 NOR
1988  Greg Bell (26) 18 RAM
1987  Jerry Rice (25) 23 SFO
1986  George Rogers (28) 18 WAS
1985  Joe Morris (25) 21 NYG
1984  Marcus Allen+ (24) 18 RAI
Mark Clayton (23) 18 MIA
1983  John Riggins+ (34) 24 WAS
1982  Marcus Allen+ (22) 14 RAI
1981  Chuck Muncie (28) 19 SDG
1980  Billy Sims (25) 16 DET
1979  Earl Campbell+ (24) 19 HOU
1978  David Sims (23) 15 SEA
1977  Walter Payton+ (23) 16 CHI
1976  Franco Harris+ (26) 14 PIT
Chuck Foreman (26) 14 MIN
1975  O.J. Simpson+ (28) 23 BUF
1974  Chuck Foreman (24) 15 MIN
1973  Larry Brown (26) 14 WAS
1972  Emerson Boozer (29) 14 NYJ
Ron A. Johnson (25) 14 NYG
1971  Duane Thomas (24) 13 DAL
1970  Dick Gordon (26) 13 CHI
MacArthur Lane (28) 13 STL
1969  Warren Wells (27) 14 OAK
Lance Rentzel (26) 13 DAL
Tom Matte (30) 13 BAL
1968  Leroy Kelly+ (26) 20 CLE
Warren Wells (26) 12 OAK
1967  Homer Jones (26) 14 NYG
Emerson Boozer (24) 13 NYJ
1966  Leroy Kelly+ (24) 16 CLE
Dan Reeves (22) 16 DAL
Lance Alworth+ (26) 13 SDG
1965  Gale Sayers+ (22) 22 CHI
Don Maynard+ (30) 14 NYJ
Lance Alworth+ (25) 14 SDG
1964  Lenny Moore+ (31) 20 BAL
Lance Alworth+ (24) 15 SDG
1963  Art Powell (26) 16 OAK
Jim Brown+ (27) 15 CLE
1962  Abner Haynes (25) 19 DTX
Jim Taylor+ (27) 19 GNB
1961  Bill Groman (25) 18 HOU
Jim Taylor+ (26) 16 GNB
1960  Sonny Randle (24) 15 STL
Paul Hornung+ (25) 15 GNB
Art Powell (23) 14 NYT
1959  Jim Brown+ (23) 14 CLE
Raymond Berry+ (26) 14 BAL
1958  Jim Brown+ (22) 18 CLE
1957  Lenny Moore+ (24) 11 BAL
1956  Rick Casares (25) 14 CHI
1955  Harlon Hill (23) 9 CHI
Alan Ameche (22) 9 BAL
1954  Harlon Hill (22) 12 CHI
1953  Joe Perry+ (26) 13 SFO
1952  Cloyce Box (29) 15 DET
1951  Elroy Hirsch+ (28) 17 RAM
1950  Bob Shaw (29) 12 CRD
1949  Gene Roberts (26) 17 NYG
Alyn Beals (28) 12 SFO
1948  Chet Mutryn (27) 16 BUF
Mal Kutner (27) 15 CRD
1947  Spec Sanders (29) 19 NYY
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 14 PHI
1946  Spec Sanders (28) 12 NYY
Ted Fritsch (26) 10 GNB
1945  Steve Van Buren+ (25) 18 PHI
1944  Bill Paschal (23) 9 NYG
Don Hutson+ (31) 9 GNB
1943  Don Hutson+ (30) 12 GNB
Bill Paschal (22) 12 NYG
1942  Don Hutson+ (29) 17 GNB
1941  George McAfee+ (23) 12 CHI
Don Hutson+ (28) 12 GNB
1940  Dick Todd (26) 9 WAS
Johnny Drake (24) 9 RAM
1939  Andy Farkas (23) 11 WAS
1938  Don Hutson+ (25) 9 GNB
1937  Clarke Hinkle+ (28) 7 GNB
Cliff Battles+ (27) 7 WAS
Don Hutson+ (24) 7 GNB
1936  Don Hutson+ (23) 9 GNB
1935  Don Hutson+ (22) 7 GNB
1934  Beattie Feathers (26) 9 CHI
1933  Shipwreck Kelly (23) 7 BKN
Kink Richards (23) 7 NYG
Buckets Goldenberg (22) 7 GNB
1932  Red Grange+ (29) 7 CHI