Before 1982, Gale Sayers scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first season, with 14 touchdowns in 1965.
| NAME | RUSH TD | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Sayers | 14 | 1965 | 14 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | | G. Rogers | 13 | 1981 | 16 | 1,674 | 378 | 4.4 | 104.6 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | B. Sims | 13 | 1980 | 16 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | | E. Campbell | 13 | 1978 | 15 | 1,450 | 302 | 4.8 | 96.7 | 48 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | C. Gilchrist | 13 | 1962 | 14 | 1,096 | 214 | 5.1 | 78.3 | 319 | 24 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 2 | ||
| 6 | | T. Dorsett | 12 | 1977 | 14 | 1,007 | 208 | 4.8 | 71.9 | 273 | 29 | 9.4 | 19.5 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | J. Cribbs | 11 | 1980 | 16 | 1,185 | 306 | 3.9 | 74.1 | 415 | 52 | 8.0 | 25.9 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | C. Dickey | 11 | 1980 | 15 | 800 | 176 | 4.5 | 53.3 | 204 | 25 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 2 | ||
| 9 | | B. Jackson | 10 | 1981 | 16 | 398 | 111 | 3.6 | 24.9 | 31 | 6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | J. Keyworth | 10 | 1974 | 14 | 374 | 81 | 4.6 | 26.7 | 109 | 12 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | F. Harris | 10 | 1972 | 14 | 1,055 | 188 | 5.6 | 75.4 | 180 | 21 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | B. Paschal | 10 | 1943 | 9 | 572 | 147 | 3.9 | 63.6 | 74 | 9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | A. Haynes | 9 | 1960 | 14 | 875 | 156 | 5.6 | 62.5 | 576 | 55 | 10.5 | 41.1 | 3 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Brown | 9 | 1957 | 12 | 942 | 202 | 4.7 | 78.5 | 55 | 16 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | A. Ameche | 9 | 1955 | 12 | 961 | 213 | 4.5 | 80.1 | 141 | 27 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Henry Johnson | 9 | 1954 | 12 | 681 | 129 | 5.3 | 56.8 | 183 | 28 | 6.5 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | D. Clark | 9 | 1931 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | O. Anderson | 8 | 1979 | 16 | 1,605 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | S. Fritts | 8 | 1975 | 13 | 375 | 94 | 4.0 | 28.8 | 63 | 6 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | B. Clark | 8 | 1973 | 14 | 988 | 254 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 347 | 45 | 7.7 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | C. Hill | 8 | 1969 | 13 | 942 | 204 | 4.6 | 72.5 | 232 | 20 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | P. Robinson | 8 | 1968 | 14 | 1,023 | 238 | 4.3 | 73.1 | 128 | 24 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | P. Lowe | 8 | 1960 | 14 | 855 | 136 | 6.3 | 61.1 | 377 | 23 | 16.4 | 26.9 | 2 | ||
| 24 | | L. Moore | 8 | 1956 | 12 | 649 | 86 | 7.5 | 54.1 | 102 | 11 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | B. Watkins | 8 | 1955 | 12 | 553 | 110 | 5.0 | 46.1 | 79 | 6 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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