Before 1984, Walter Payton scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 59 touchdowns.
| NAME | RUSH TD | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 59 | 73 | 6,926 | 1,548 | 4.5 | 94.9 | 1,424 | 156 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 4 | |
| 2 |  | E. Campbell | 57 | 71 | 6,995 | 1,561 | 4.5 | 98.5 | 475 | 93 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 57 | 62 | 6,463 | 1,269 | 5.1 | 104.2 | 1,046 | 121 | 8.6 | 16.9 | 6 | |
| 4 | | J. Taylor | 52 | 61 | 4,581 | 917 | 5.0 | 75.1 | 545 | 75 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 4 | |
| 5 | | S. Van Buren | 48 | 51 | 3,758 | 757 | 5.0 | 73.7 | 373 | 35 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 6 | | C. Foreman | 45 | 67 | 4,915 | 1,209 | 4.1 | 73.4 | 2,514 | 256 | 9.8 | 37.5 | 21 | |
| 7 | | P. Johnson | 43 | 74 | 4,036 | 1,036 | 3.9 | 54.5 | 931 | 127 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 6 | |
| 8 | | F. Harris | 42 | 66 | 5,133 | 1,135 | 4.5 | 77.8 | 814 | 105 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 3 | |
| 9 | | L. Kelly | 42 | 69 | 3,736 | 735 | 5.1 | 54.1 | 1,067 | 83 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 7 | |
| 10 | | T. Dorsett | 40 | 75 | 6,270 | 1,368 | 4.6 | 83.6 | 1,614 | 177 | 9.1 | 21.5 | 6 | |
| 11 | | D. Towler | 40 | 60 | 3,356 | 629 | 5.3 | 55.9 | 640 | 56 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| 12 | | G. Sayers | 39 | 64 | 4,866 | 955 | 5.1 | 76.0 | 1,313 | 111 | 11.8 | 20.5 | 9 | |
| 13 | | A. Haynes | 39 | 70 | 3,814 | 794 | 4.8 | 54.5 | 2,739 | 199 | 13.8 | 39.1 | 17 | |
| 14 | | B. Sims | 37 | 52 | 4,419 | 1,001 | 4.4 | 85.0 | 1,833 | 155 | 11.8 | 35.3 | 5 | |
| 15 | | C. Gilchrist | 37 | 64 | 4,272 | 1,000 | 4.3 | 66.8 | 1,139 | 109 | 10.4 | 17.8 | 6 | |
| 16 | | A. Ameche | 37 | 60 | 3,782 | 884 | 4.3 | 63.0 | 677 | 94 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 4 | |
| 17 | | W. Montgomery | 36 | 71 | 5,095 | 1,121 | 4.5 | 71.8 | 1,635 | 177 | 9.2 | 23.0 | 10 | |
| 18 | | O. Anderson | 34 | 71 | 6,190 | 1,401 | 4.4 | 87.2 | 1,568 | 196 | 8.0 | 22.1 | 3 | |
| 19 | | P. Lowe | 34 | 70 | 4,249 | 840 | 5.1 | 60.7 | 979 | 97 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 7 | |
| 20 | | R. Casares | 34 | 60 | 3,848 | 916 | 4.2 | 64.1 | 1,127 | 123 | 9.2 | 18.8 | 6 | |
| 21 | | J. Perry | 34 | 59 | 4,116 | 783 | 5.3 | 69.8 | 711 | 91 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 5 | |
| 22 | | J. Nance | 33 | 68 | 4,338 | 1,049 | 4.1 | 63.8 | 601 | 85 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| 23 | | P. Hornung | 33 | 60 | 2,578 | 568 | 4.5 | 43.0 | 686 | 79 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 4 | |
| 24 | | C. Muncie | 32 | 70 | 4,052 | 923 | 4.4 | 57.9 | 1,320 | 149 | 8.9 | 18.9 | 1 | |
| 25 | | C. Hill | 32 | 61 | 4,165 | 981 | 4.2 | 68.3 | 1,225 | 127 | 9.6 | 20.1 | 6 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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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 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
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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