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NFL Year-by-Year Rushing Touchdowns Leaders

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active TD Teams
2012  Arian Foster (26) 15 HOU
2011  LeSean McCoy (23) 17 PHI
2010  Arian Foster (24) 16 HOU
2009  Adrian Peterson (24) 18 MIN
2008  DeAngelo Williams (25) 18 CAR
2007  LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 15 SDG
2006  LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 28 SDG
2005  Shaun Alexander (28) 27 SEA
2004  LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 17 SDG
2003  Priest Holmes (30) 27 KAN
2002  Priest Holmes (29) 21 KAN
2001  Shaun Alexander (24) 14 SEA
2000  Marshall Faulk+ (27) 18 STL
1999  Stephen Davis (25) 17 WAS
1998  Terrell Davis (26) 21 DEN
1997  Terrell Davis (25) 15 DEN
Karim Abdul-Jabbar (23) 15 MIA
1996  Terry Allen (28) 21 WAS
1995  Emmitt Smith+ (26) 25 DAL
1994  Emmitt Smith+ (25) 21 DAL
1993  Marcus Allen+ (33) 12 KAN
1992  Emmitt Smith+ (23) 18 DAL
1991  Barry Sanders+ (23) 16 DET
1990  Cleveland Gary (24) 14 RAM
Derrick Fenner (23) 14 SEA
1989  Greg Bell (27) 15 RAM
1988  Greg Bell (26) 16 RAM
1987  Johnny Hector (27) 11 NYJ
Charles White (29) 11 RAM
1986  George Rogers (28) 18 WAS
1985  Joe Morris (25) 21 NYG
1984  Eric Dickerson+ (24) 14 RAM
John Riggins+ (35) 14 WAS
1983  John Riggins+ (34) 24 WAS
1982  Marcus Allen+ (22) 11 RAI
1981  Chuck Muncie (28) 19 SDG
1980  Earl Campbell+ (25) 13 HOU
Billy Sims (25) 13 DET
1979  Earl Campbell+ (24) 19 HOU
1978  David Sims (23) 14 SEA
1977  Walter Payton+ (23) 14 CHI
1976  Franco Harris+ (26) 14 PIT
1975  O.J. Simpson+ (28) 16 BUF
Pete Banaszak (31) 16 OAK
1974  Tom Sullivan (24) 11 PHI
1973  Floyd Little+ (31) 12 DEN
O.J. Simpson+ (26) 12 BUF
1972  Mercury Morris (25) 12 MIA
1971  Duane Thomas (24) 11 DAL
1970  MacArthur Lane (28) 11 STL
1969  Tom Matte (30) 11 BAL
Jim Kiick (23) 9 MIA
1968  Leroy Kelly+ (26) 16 CLE
Paul Robinson (24) 8 CIN
1967  Leroy Kelly+ (25) 11 CLE
Emerson Boozer (24) 10 NYJ
1966  Leroy Kelly+ (24) 15 CLE
Jim Nance (24) 11 BOS
1965  Jim Brown+ (29) 17 CLE
Curtis McClinton (26) 6 KAN
Paul Lowe (29) 6 SDG
Cookie Gilchrist (30) 6 DEN
Wray Carlton (28) 6 BUF
1964  Lenny Moore+ (31) 16 BAL
Cookie Gilchrist (29) 6 BUF
Sid Blanks (24) 6 HOU
Daryle Lamonica (23) 6 BUF
1963  Cookie Gilchrist (28) 12 BUF
Jim Brown+ (27) 12 CLE
1962  Jim Taylor+ (27) 19 GNB
Abner Haynes (25) 13 DTX
Cookie Gilchrist (27) 13 BUF
1961  Jim Taylor+ (26) 15 GNB
Abner Haynes (24) 9 DTX
Paul Lowe (25) 9 SDG
1960  Paul Hornung+ (25) 13 GNB
Abner Haynes (23) 9 DTX
1959  Jim Brown+ (23) 14 CLE
1958  Jim Brown+ (22) 17 CLE
1957  Jim Brown+ (21) 9 CLE
1956  Rick Casares (25) 12 CHI
1955  Alan Ameche (22) 9 BAL
1954  Dan Towler (26) 11 RAM
1953  Joe Perry+ (26) 10 SFO
1952  Dan Towler (24) 10 RAM
1951  Rob Goode (24) 9 WAS
1950  Johnny Lujack (25) 11 CHI
1949  Steve Van Buren+ (29) 11 PHI
Marion Motley+ (29) 8 CLE
Joe Perry+ (22) 8 SFO
1948  Chet Mutryn (27) 10 BUF
Joe Perry+ (21) 10 SFO
Steve Van Buren+ (28) 10 PHI
1947  Spec Sanders (29) 18 NYY
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 13 PHI
1946  Ted Fritsch (26) 9 GNB
Don Greenwood (25) 6 CLE
John Kimbrough (28) 6 LAD
Spec Sanders (28) 6 NYY
Len Eshmont (29) 6 SFO
1945  Steve Van Buren+ (25) 15 PHI
1944  Bill Paschal (23) 9 NYG
1943  Bill Paschal (22) 10 NYG
1942  Gary Famiglietti (29) 8 CHI
1941  Hugh Gallarneau (24) 8 CHI
1940  Johnny Drake (24) 9 RAM
1939  Johnny Drake (23) 9 RAM
1938  Andy Farkas (22) 6 WAS
1937  Dutch Clark+ (31) 5 DET
Clarke Hinkle+ (28) 5 GNB
Cliff Battles+ (27) 5 WAS
1936  Dutch Clark+ (30) 7 DET
1935  Ernie Caddel (24) 6 DET
1934  Dutch Clark+ (28) 8 DET
Beattie Feathers (26) 8 CHI
1933  Glenn Presnell (28) 6 PRT
1932  Bronko Nagurski+ (24) 4 CHI