most rushing touchdowns single season running back

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

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
37
1988
11
2,628
344
7.6
238.9
106
19
5.6
9.6
0
2Montee Ball
M. Ball
33
2011
14
1,923
307
6.3
137.4
306
24
12.8
21.9
6
3Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
32
2017
14
1,920
301
6.4
137.1
198
19
24
10.4
14.1
1
4Kapri Bibbs
K. Bibbs
31
2013
14
1,741
281
6.2
124.4
58
7
4
8.3
4.1
0
5Ashton Jeanty
A. Jeanty
29
2024
13
2,497
344
7.3
192.1
116
20
32
5.8
8.9
1
6Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
29
2014
14
2,587
343
7.5
184.8
153
19
27
8.1
10.9
3
7Kevin Smith
K. Smith
29
2007
13
2,448
415
5.9
188.3
230
21
11.0
17.7
1
8Derrick Henry
D. Henry
28
2015
15
2,219
395
5.6
147.9
91
11
17
8.3
6.1
0
9Jay Ajayi
J. Ajayi
28
2014
14
1,823
347
5.3
130.2
535
50
57
10.7
38.2
4
10Toby Gerhart
T. Gerhart
28
2009
13
1,871
343
5.5
143.9
157
11
14.3
12.1
0
11Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
28
2002
13
1,753
282
6.2
134.8
355
27
13.1
27.3
0
12Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
28
1971
12
1,673
267
6.3
139.4
130
15
8.7
10.8
1
13Blake Corum
B. Corum
27
2023
15
1,245
258
4.8
83.0
117
16
18
7.3
7.8
1
14Anthony Wales
A. Wales
27
2016
13
1,621
237
6.8
124.7
323
30
39
10.8
24.8
2
15Kenneth Dixon
K. Dixon
27
2012
12
1,194
200
6.0
99.5
35
10
3.5
2.9
1
16Bernard Pierce
B. Pierce
27
2011
12
1,481
273
5.4
123.4
52
3
17.3
4.3
0
17Lee Suggs
L. Suggs
27
2000
11
1,207
222
5.4
109.7
44
3
14.7
4.0
1
18Ricky Williams
R. Williams
27
1998
11
2,124
361
5.9
193.1
262
24
10.9
23.8
1
19Najee Harris
N. Harris
26
2020
13
1,466
251
5.8
112.8
425
43
56
9.9
32.7
4
20James Conner
J. Conner
26
2014
13
1,765
298
5.9
135.8
70
5
6
14.0
5.4
0
21Brock Forsey
B. Forsey
26
2002
13
1,611
295
5.5
123.9
282
36
7.8
21.7
6
22Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
26
1971
11
1,567
254
6.2
142.5
154
16
9.6
14.0
3
23Leon Burns
L. Burns
26
1969
11
1,659
350
4.7
150.8
149
10
14.9
13.5
1
24Caleb Hawkins
C. Hawkins
25
2025
13
1,434
231
6.2
110.3
370
32
39
11.6
28.5
4
25Tre Stewart
T. Stewart
25
2024
14
1,638
278
5.9
117.0
234
18
24
13.0
16.7
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,490

Flores

Zane Flores

RUSH

614

Fields

Rodney Fields Jr.

REC

481

Freeman

Gavin Freeman
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PPG

14.2

163rd

OPP PPG

33.3

136th

RUSH YDS/G

118.3

134th

PASS YDS/G

174.1

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