Barry Sanders has the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 37 touchdowns in 1988.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	37	1988	OKST	11	2,628	344	7.6	238.9	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
2	Montee Ball M. Ball	33	2011	WIS	14	1,923	307	6.3	137.4	306	24		12.8	21.9	6
3	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	32	2017	FAU	14	1,920	301	6.4	137.1	198	19	24	10.4	14.1	1
4	Kapri Bibbs K. Bibbs	31	2013	CSU	14	1,741	281	6.2	124.4	58	7	4	8.3	4.1	0
5	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	29	2024	BSU	14	2,601	374	7.0	185.8	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
6	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	29	2014	WIS	14	2,587	343	7.5	184.8	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
7	Kevin Smith K. Smith	29	2007	UCF	14	2,567	450	5.7	183.4	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
8	Derrick Henry D. Henry	28	2015	ALA	15	2,219	395	5.6	147.9	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
9	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	28	2014	BSU	14	1,823	347	5.3	130.2	535	50	57	10.7	38.2	4
10	Toby Gerhart T. Gerhart	28	2009	STAN	13	1,871	343	5.5	143.9	157	11		14.3	12.1	0
11	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	28	2002	MIA	13	1,753	282	6.2	134.8	355	27		13.1	27.3	0
12	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	28	1971	LBS	12	1,673	267	6.3	139.4	130	15		8.7	10.8	1
13	Blake Corum B. Corum	27	2023	MICH	15	1,245	258	4.8	83.0	117	16	18	7.3	7.8	1
14	Anthony Wales A. Wales	27	2016	WKU	13	1,621	237	6.8	124.7	323	30	39	10.8	24.8	2
15	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	27	2012	LT	12	1,194	200	6.0	99.5	35	10		3.5	2.9	1
16	Bernard Pierce B. Pierce	27	2011	TEM	12	1,481	273	5.4	123.4	52	3		17.3	4.3	0
17	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	27	2000	VT	11	1,207	222	5.4	109.7	44	3		14.7	4.0	1
18	Ricky Williams R. Williams	27	1998	TEX	11	2,124	361	5.9	193.1	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
19	Najee Harris N. Harris	26	2020	ALA	13	1,466	251	5.8	112.8	425	43	56	9.9	32.7	4
20	James Conner J. Conner	26	2014	PITT	13	1,765	298	5.9	135.8	70	5	6	14.0	5.4	0
21	Brock Forsey B. Forsey	26	2002	BSU	13	1,611	295	5.5	123.9	282	36		7.8	21.7	6
22	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	26	1971	PSU	11	1,567	254	6.2	142.5	154	16		9.6	14.0	3
23	Leon Burns L. Burns	26	1969	LBS	11	1,659	350	4.7	150.8	149	10		14.9	13.5	1
24	Tre Stewart T. Stewart	25	2024	JVST	14	1,638	278	5.9	117.0	234	18	24	13.0	16.7	1
25	Darrell Henderson D. Henderson	25	2018	MEM	14	2,119	230	9.2	151.4	304	21	27	14.5	21.7	3