Before 1998, Emmitt Smith scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 9 seasons, with 112 touchdowns.
| NAME | RUSH TD | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 112 | 124 | 11,234 | 2,595 | 4.3 | 90.6 | 2,434 | 388 | 6.3 | 19.6 | 7 | |
| 2 |  | J. Brown | 106 | 118 | 12,312 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 3 |  | B. Sanders | 95 | 137 | 13,778 | 2,719 | 5.1 | 100.6 | 2,632 | 315 | 8.4 | 19.2 | 10 | |
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 88 | 126 | 12,439 | 2,783 | 4.5 | 98.7 | 1,994 | 261 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 5 | |
| 5 |  | J. Taylor | 81 | 115 | 8,207 | 1,811 | 4.5 | 71.4 | 1,505 | 187 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 10 | |
| 6 |  | W. Payton | 78 | 130 | 11,625 | 2,666 | 4.4 | 89.4 | 3,088 | 328 | 9.4 | 23.8 | 9 | |
| 7 | | P. Johnson | 76 | 110 | 5,626 | 1,489 | 3.8 | 51.1 | 1,334 | 175 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 6 | |
| 8 | | F. Harris | 76 | 124 | 9,352 | 2,220 | 4.2 | 75.4 | 1,507 | 204 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 6 | |
| 9 | | M. Allen | 75 | 121 | 7,957 | 1,960 | 4.1 | 65.8 | 3,850 | 403 | 9.6 | 31.8 | 17 | |
| 10 | | E. Campbell | 74 | 115 | 9,407 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 806 | 121 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | C. Muncie | 71 | 110 | 6,702 | 1,561 | 4.3 | 60.9 | 2,323 | 263 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 3 | |
| 12 | | L. Kelly | 71 | 123 | 6,885 | 1,595 | 4.3 | 56.0 | 2,101 | 175 | 12.0 | 17.1 | 13 | |
| 13 | | S. Van Buren | 69 | 83 | 5,860 | 1,320 | 4.4 | 70.6 | 523 | 45 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 3 | |
| 14 | | T. Dorsett | 66 | 132 | 10,832 | 2,441 | 4.4 | 82.1 | 2,988 | 338 | 8.8 | 22.6 | 11 | |
| 15 | | T. Thomas | 62 | 138 | 10,762 | 2,566 | 4.2 | 78.0 | 3,876 | 397 | 9.8 | 28.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | | H. Walker | 60 | 139 | 7,996 | 1,907 | 4.2 | 57.5 | 4,387 | 460 | 9.5 | 31.6 | 18 | |
| 17 | | T. Allen | 58 | 89 | 6,181 | 1,536 | 4.0 | 69.4 | 1,273 | 155 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 5 | |
| 18 | | G. Riggs | 58 | 113 | 7,940 | 1,911 | 4.2 | 70.3 | 1,511 | 200 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | O.J. Simpson | 57 | 112 | 10,183 | 2,123 | 4.8 | 90.9 | 1,924 | 175 | 11.0 | 17.2 | 12 | |
| 20 | | R. Watters | 56 | 91 | 6,634 | 1,628 | 4.1 | 72.9 | 2,768 | 301 | 9.2 | 30.4 | 9 | |
| 21 | | C. Warner | 56 | 100 | 6,844 | 1,698 | 4.0 | 68.4 | 1,467 | 193 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 7 | |
| 22 | | G. Rogers | 54 | 92 | 7,176 | 1,692 | 4.2 | 78.0 | 368 | 55 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | C. Foreman | 53 | 109 | 5,950 | 1,556 | 3.8 | 54.6 | 3,156 | 350 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 23 | |
| 24 | | E. Boozer | 52 | 109 | 5,084 | 1,271 | 4.0 | 46.6 | 1,472 | 138 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 11 | |
| 25 | | N. Anderson | 51 | 116 | 6,166 | 1,515 | 4.1 | 53.2 | 2,763 | 302 | 9.1 | 23.8 | 20 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
 Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
| Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |