Who has the most touchdowns in a season?

LaDainian Tomlinson scores his 29th TD, breaking Priest Holmes' single-season record set the previous year. He finished the season with 31.

NAMESEASONTMGPTDRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
2006
SD SD
16
31
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
2Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
2005
SEA SEA
16
28
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
3Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes
2003
KC KC
16
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
4Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
2000
STL STL
14
26
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
5Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
1995
DAL DAL
16
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
6Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes
2002
KC KC
14
24
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
7John Riggins
John Riggins
1983
WAS WAS
15
24
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
8Randy Moss
Randy Moss
2007
NE NE
16
23
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
9Terrell Davis
Terrell Davis
1998
DEN DEN
16
23
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
10Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice
1987
SF SF
12
23
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1975
BUF BUF
14
23
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
12Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
1994
DAL DAL
15
22
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
132
8.8
13Chuck Foreman
Chuck Foreman
1975
MIN MIN
14
22
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
14Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
1965
CHI CHI
14
22
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
15Todd Gurley
Todd Gurley
2018
LAR LAR
14
21
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
16Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson
2005
KC KC
16
21
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
17Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
2001
STL STL
14
21
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
18Terry Allen
Terry Allen
1996
WAS WAS
16
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
19Joe Morris
Joe Morris
1985
NYG NYG
16
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
20Jim Brown
Jim Brown
1965
CLE CLE
14
21
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
21David Johnson
David Johnson
2016
ARI ARI
16
20
16
4
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
22LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy
2011
PHI PHI
15
20
17
3
0
0
0
0
0
120
8.0
23DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams
2008
CAR CAR
16
20
18
2
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
24LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
2005
SD SD
16
20
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
25Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
2004
SEA SEA
16
20
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
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Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
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Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
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Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
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9
4
0
.692
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Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
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Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

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Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
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NO NO
20-13
Sat
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TEN TEN
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12-20
Sat
9/6
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17-13
Sat
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9-14
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9/6
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13-27

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Sun
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12/14
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Sun
12/14
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1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
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1:00 PM