most rushing touchdowns single season running back

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	13	2,497	344	7.3	192.1	116	20	32	5.8	8.9	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	13	2,448	415	5.9	188.3	230	21		11.0	17.7	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	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	25	2025	UNT	13	1,434	231	6.2	110.3	370	32	39	11.6	28.5	4
25	Tre Stewart T. Stewart	25	2024	JVST	14	1,638	278	5.9	117.0	234	18	24	13.0	16.7	1

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

More CFB News

NC State-Virginia game relocated from Brazil back to US will remain on Week Zero schedule

Jun 23, 2026

Northwestern center Jackson Carsello gets injunction restoring eligibility for 2026 season

Jun 22, 2026

Facing financial pressure, Iowa State will offer alcohol sales at football and basketball games

Jun 22, 2026

Brendan Sorsby drops lawsuit against NCAA after getting an injunction to play despite gambling

Jun 18, 2026

University of Cincinnati disputes agent's claim the school knew about Brendan Sorsby's gambling

Jun 18, 2026

College football leaders weigh 16- or 24-team playoff, but need time to sort out revenue details

Jun 17, 2026

More Oklahoma State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,490

Flores

RUSH

614

Fields

REC

481

Freeman

Team Rankings

PPG

14.2

163rd

OPP PPG

33.3

136th

RUSH YDS/G

118.3

134th

PASS YDS/G

174.1

144th

2025 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Kansas	3-6	5-7
13	UCF	2-7	5-7
14	West Virginia	2-7	4-8
15	Colorado	1-8	3-9
16	Oklahoma State	0-9	1-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	OKST	@	TLSA	3:45 PM
Sat 9/12	ORE	@	OKST	12:00 PM
Sat 9/19	MURR	@	OKST	7:00 PM
Sat 9/26	OKST	@	WVU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	UCF	@	OKST	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa State

8 - 4

Final

Oklahoma State

1 - 11

Sat 29 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167