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Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active TD Year Teams
1. LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 28 2006 SDG
2. Shaun Alexander (28) 27 2005 SEA
Priest Holmes (30) 27 2003 KAN
4. Emmitt Smith (26) 25 1995 DAL
5. John Riggins+ (34) 24 1983 WAS
6. Joe Morris (25) 21 1985 NYG
Emmitt Smith (25) 21 1994 DAL
Terry Allen (28) 21 1996 WAS
Terrell Davis (26) 21 1998 DEN
Priest Holmes (29) 21 2002 KAN
11. Larry Johnson (26) 20 2005 KAN
12. Chuck Muncie (28) 19 1981 SDG
Earl Campbell+ (24) 19 1979 HOU
Jim Taylor+ (27) 19 1962 GNB
15. Spec Sanders (29) 18 1947 NYY
Eric Dickerson+ (23) 18 1983 RAM
George Rogers (28) 18 1986 WAS
Emmitt Smith (23) 18 1992 DAL
Marshall Faulk (27) 18 2000 STL
LaDainian Tomlinson (26) 18 2005 SDG
21. Jim Brown+ (22) 17 1958 CLE
Jim Brown+ (29) 17 1965 CLE
Stephen Davis (25) 17 1999 WAS
LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 17 2004 SDG
Larry Johnson (27) 17 2006 KAN
26. Lenny Moore+ (31) 16 1964 BAL
Leroy Kelly+ (26) 16 1968 CLE
O.J. Simpson+ (28) 16 1975 BUF
Pete Banaszak (31) 16 1975 OAK
Greg Bell (26) 16 1988 RAM
Barry Sanders+ (23) 16 1991 DET
Ricky Williams (25) 16 2002 MIA
Shaun Alexander (25) 16 2002 SEA
Shaun Alexander (27) 16 2004 SEA
35. Greg Bell (27) 15 1989 RAM
Ickey Woods (22) 15 1988 CIN
Leroy Kelly+ (24) 15 1966 CLE
Jim Taylor+ (26) 15 1961 GNB
Steve Van Buren+ (25) 15 1945 PHI
Chris Warren (27) 15 1995 SEA
Terrell Davis (25) 15 1997 DEN
Karim Abdul-Jabbar (23) 15 1997 MIA
Mike Anderson (27) 15 2000 DEN
Clinton Portis (21) 15 2002 DEN
Ahman Green (26) 15 2003 GNB
LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 15 2007 SDG
47. Pete Johnson (29) 14 1983 CIN
John Riggins+ (35) 14 1984 WAS
Eric Dickerson+ (24) 14 1984 RAM
Joe Morris (26) 14 1986 NYG
Eric Dickerson+ (28) 14 1988 IND
Barry Sanders+ (21) 14 1989 DET
Pete Johnson (25) 14 1979 CIN
Walter Payton+ (25) 14 1979 CHI
David Sims (23) 14 1978 SEA
Walter Payton+ (23) 14 1977 CHI
Franco Harris+ (26) 14 1976 PIT
Gale Sayers+ (22) 14 1965 CHI
John David Crow (27) 14 1962 STL
Jim Brown+ (23) 14 1959 CLE
Ottis Anderson (32) 14 1989 NYG
Cleveland Gary (24) 14 1990 RAM
Derrick Fenner (23) 14 1990 SEA
Marion Barber (23) 14 2006 DAL
Priest Holmes (31) 14 2004 KAN
Shaun Alexander (26) 14 2003 SEA
Jamal Lewis (24) 14 2003 BAL
Clinton Portis (22) 14 2003 DEN
LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 14 2002 SDG
Shaun Alexander (24) 14 2001 SEA
Eddie George (27) 14 2000 TEN
Rodney Hampton (23) 14 1992 NYG
Curtis Martin (22) 14 1995 NWE
Curtis Martin (23) 14 1996 NWE
Fred Taylor (22) 14 1998 JAX
Jamal Anderson (26) 14 1998 ATL
Lamar Smith (30) 14 2000 MIA
78. Billy Sims (26) 13 1981 DET
George Rogers (23) 13 1981 NOR
John Riggins+ (32) 13 1981 WAS
Curt Warner (22) 13 1983 SEA
James Wilder (26) 13 1984 TAM
Gerald Riggs (24) 13 1984 ATL
Marcus Allen+ (24) 13 1984 RAI
Curt Warner (25) 13 1986 SEA
Earl Campbell+ (25) 13 1980 HOU
Billy Sims (25) 13 1980 DET
Earl Campbell+ (23) 13 1978 HOU
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 13 1947 PHI
Paul Hornung+ (25) 13 1960 GNB
Jim Brown+ (26) 13 1962 CLE
Abner Haynes (25) 13 1962 DTX
Cookie Gilchrist (27) 13 1962 BUF
Chuck Foreman (25) 13 1975 MIN
Walter Payton+ (22) 13 1976 CHI
Chuck Foreman (26) 13 1976 MIN
Dalton Hilliard (25) 13 1989 NOR
Barry Sanders+ (22) 13 1990 DET
Domanick Williams (24) 13 2004 HOU
Jerome Bettis (32) 13 2004 PIT
Tiki Barber (29) 13 2004 NYG
Edgerrin James (27) 13 2005 IND
Willie Parker (26) 13 2006 PIT
Steven Jackson (23) 13 2006 STL
Maurice Jones-Drew (21) 13 2006 JAX
Corey Dillon (32) 13 2006 NWE
Willis McGahee (23) 13 2004 BUF
LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 13 2003 SDG
Travis Henry (24) 13 2002 BUF
Terry Allen (24) 13 1992 MIN
Ricky Watters (27) 13 1996 PHI
Terrell Davis (24) 13 1996 DEN
Emmitt Smith (29) 13 1998 DAL
James Stewart (28) 13 1999 JAX
Edgerrin James (21) 13 1999 IND
Edgerrin James (22) 13 2000 IND
Deuce McAllister (24) 13 2002 NOR
118. Larry Csonka+ (33) 12 1979 MIA
Wendell Tyler (26) 12 1981 RAM
Pete Johnson (27) 12 1981 CIN
Chuck Muncie (30) 12 1983 SDG
Earl Campbell+ (28) 12 1983 HOU
Pete Johnson (30) 12 1984 2TM
Eric Dickerson+ (25) 12 1985 RAM
Herschel Walker (24) 12 1986 DAL
Clarence Williams (24) 12 1979 SDG
Tony Dorsett+ (23) 12 1977 DAL
Steve Grogan (23) 12 1976 NWE
Rick Casares (25) 12 1956 CHI
Jim Brown+ (27) 12 1963 CLE
Cookie Gilchrist (28) 12 1963 BUF
Jim Taylor+ (29) 12 1964 GNB
Mercury Morris (25) 12 1972 MIA
O.J. Simpson+ (26) 12 1973 BUF
Floyd Little (31) 12 1973 DEN
Don Nottingham (26) 12 1975 MIA
Robb Riddick (31) 12 1988 BUF
Neal Anderson (24) 12 1988 CHI
Christian Okoye (28) 12 1989 KAN
Corey Dillon (30) 12 2004 NWE
Rudi Johnson (26) 12 2005 CIN
Corey Dillon (31) 12 2005 NWE
Stephen Davis (31) 12 2005 CAR
Mike Anderson (32) 12 2005 DEN
Rudi Johnson (27) 12 2006 CIN
Adrian L. Peterson (22) 12 2007 MIN
Joseph Addai (24) 12 2007 IND
Rudi Johnson (25) 12 2004 CIN
Curtis Martin (31) 12 2004 NYJ
Eddie George (29) 12 2002 TEN
Marcus Allen+ (30) 12 1990 RAI
Emmitt Smith (22) 12 1991 DAL
Marcus Allen+ (33) 12 1993 KAN
Natrone Means (22) 12 1994 SDG
Emmitt Smith (27) 12 1996 DAL
Fred Taylor (24) 12 2000 JAX
Antowain Smith (29) 12 2001 NWE
Marshall Faulk (28) 12 2001 STL
161. Chuck Muncie (26) 11 1979 NOR
Sherman Smith (25) 11 1979 SEA
Horace Ivory (24) 11 1978 NWE
Terdell Middleton (23) 11 1978 GNB
Walter Payton+ (24) 11 1978 CHI
Franco Harris+ (29) 11 1979 PIT
Tony Dorsett+ (26) 11 1980 DAL
Curtis Dickey (24) 11 1980 BAL
Joe Cribbs (22) 11 1980 BUF
Marcus Allen+ (22) 11 1982 RAI
Walter Payton+ (30) 11 1984 CHI
Ron Davenport (23) 11 1985 MIA
Marcus Allen+ (25) 11 1985 RAI
Franco Harris+ (27) 11 1977 PIT
Lydell Mitchell (26) 11 1975 BAL
Johnny Lujack (25) 11 1950 CHI
Dan Towler (26) 11 1954 RAM
Tobin Rote (28) 11 1956 GNB
Jim Taylor+ (25) 11 1960 GNB
Jim Nance (24) 11 1966 BOS
Leroy Kelly+ (25) 11 1967 CLE
Bill Brown (30) 11 1968 MIN
Tom Matte (30) 11 1969 BAL
MacArthur Lane (28) 11 1970 STL
Duane Thomas (24) 11 1971 DAL
Emerson Boozer (29) 11 1972 NYJ
Tom Sullivan (24) 11 1974 PHI
Steve Van Buren+ (29) 11 1949 PHI
Eric Dickerson+ (26) 11 1986 RAM
Clinton Portis (26) 11 2007 WAS
Jerome Bettis (24) 11 1996 PIT
Karim Abdul-Jabbar (22) 11 1996 MIA
Kordell Stewart (25) 11 1997 PIT
Barry Sanders+ (29) 11 1997 DET
Marcus Allen+ (37) 11 1997 KAN
Emmitt Smith (30) 11 1999 DAL
Stephen Davis (26) 11 2000 WAS
Moe Williams (28) 11 2002 MIN
Tiki Barber (27) 11 2002 NYG
Edgerrin James (25) 11 2003 IND
T.J. Duckett (22) 11 2003 ATL
Clinton Portis (24) 11 2005 WAS
Barry Sanders+ (28) 11 1996 DET
Marshall Faulk (22) 11 1995 IND
Charles White (29) 11 1987 RAM
Johnny Hector (27) 11 1987 NYJ
Neal Anderson (25) 11 1989 CHI
Thurman Thomas+ (24) 11 1990 BUF
Emmitt Smith (21) 11 1990 DAL
Ottis Anderson (33) 11 1990 NYG
Gerald Riggs (31) 11 1991 WAS
Brad Baxter (24) 11 1991 NYJ
Barry Foster (24) 11 1992 PIT
Marshall Faulk (21) 11 1994 IND
Ricky Watters (26) 11 1995 PHI
Barry Sanders+ (27) 11 1995 DET
Errict Rhett (25) 11 1995 TAM
218. Kevin Long (23) 10 1978 NYJ
Franco Harris+ (25) 10 1975 PIT
Don McCauley (26) 10 1975 BAL
Jon Keyworth (24) 10 1974 DEN
Donny Anderson (30) 10 1973 STL
Ron Springs (25) 10 1981 DAL
Billy Jackson (22) 10 1981 KAN
Earl Campbell+ (26) 10 1981 HOU
William Andrews (26) 10 1981 ATL
Mike Pruitt (29) 10 1983 CLE
Tony Collins (24) 10 1983 NWE
Ted Brown (26) 10 1983 MIN
James Wilder (27) 10 1985 TAM
Mercury Morris (26) 10 1973 MIA
Franco Harris+ (22) 10 1972 PIT
Leroy Kelly+ (29) 10 1971 CLE
Steve Van Buren+ (28) 10 1948 PHI
Joe Perry+ (21) 10 1948 SFO
Chet Mutryn (27) 10 1948 BUF
Dick Hoerner (28) 10 1950 RAM
Dan Towler (24) 10 1952 RAM
Joe Perry+ (26) 10 1953 SFO
J.D. Smith (27) 10 1959 SFO
Rick Casares (28) 10 1959 CHI
Billy Kilmer (22) 10 1961 SFO
Tommy Mason (26) 10 1965 MIN
Johnny Roland (24) 10 1967 STL
Emerson Boozer (24) 10 1967 NYJ
Bill Paschal (22) 10 1943 NYG
Tim Spencer (25) 10 1985 SDG
Leroy Hoard (31) 10 1999 MIN
James Stewart (29) 10 2000 DET
Ahman Green (23) 10 2000 GNB
LaDainian Tomlinson (22) 10 2001 SDG
Curtis Martin (28) 10 2001 NYJ
Corey Dillon (27) 10 2001 CIN
Mike Alstott (28) 10 2001 TAM
Daunte Culpepper (25) 10 2002 MIN
Travis Henry (25) 10 2003 BUF
Marshall Faulk (30) 10 2003 STL
Deuce McAllister (28) 10 2006 NOR
Earnest Graham (27) 10 2007 TAM
Corey Dillon (23) 10 1997 CIN
Raymont Harris (27) 10 1997 CHI
Terry Allen (27) 10 1995 WAS
Gerald Riggs (25) 10 1985 ATL
Kevin Mack (24) 10 1986 CLE
Curt Warner (27) 10 1988 SEA
Mike Rozier (27) 10 1988 HOU
Johnny Hector (28) 10 1988 NYJ
Neal Anderson (26) 10 1990 CHI
Herschel Walker (29) 10 1991 MIN
Rodney Hampton (22) 10 1991 NYG
Ricky Watters (24) 10 1993 SFO
Rashaan Salaam (21) 10 1995 CHI
Derek Loville (27) 10 1995 SFO
Rodney Hampton (26) 10 1995 NYG
Marion Barber (24) 10 2007 DAL