Before 2008, LaDainian Tomlinson scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.
| NAME | RUSH TD | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Tomlinson | 72 | 79 | 7,361 | 1,702 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 2,392 | 342 | 455 | 7.0 | 30.3 | 8 |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 71 | 77 | 7,183 | 1,630 | 4.4 | 93.3 | 1,576 | 239 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 4 | |
| 3 |  | S. Alexander | 62 | 80 | 5,937 | 1,347 | 4.4 | 74.2 | 1,309 | 173 | 245 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 61 | 74 | 8,256 | 1,748 | 4.7 | 111.6 | 1,045 | 136 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 59 | 73 | 6,926 | 1,548 | 4.5 | 94.9 | 1,424 | 156 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 4 | |
| 6 | | T. Davis | 58 | 65 | 6,624 | 1,410 | 4.7 | 101.9 | 1,207 | 155 | 3 | 7.8 | 18.6 | 5 |
| 7 | | E. Campbell | 57 | 71 | 6,995 | 1,561 | 4.5 | 98.5 | 475 | 93 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | J. Brown | 57 | 62 | 6,463 | 1,269 | 5.1 | 104.2 | 1,046 | 121 | 8.6 | 16.9 | 6 | |
| 9 |  | B. Sanders | 55 | 73 | 6,789 | 1,432 | 4.7 | 93.0 | 1,499 | 166 | 9.0 | 20.5 | 5 | |
| 10 | | T. Allen | 54 | 79 | 5,457 | 1,326 | 4.1 | 69.1 | 1,101 | 135 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 4 | |
| 11 | | C. Portis | 52 | 68 | 6,453 | 1,385 | 4.7 | 94.9 | 1,299 | 158 | 223 | 8.2 | 19.1 | 4 |
| 12 | | J. Taylor | 52 | 61 | 4,581 | 917 | 5.0 | 75.1 | 545 | 75 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 4 | |
| 13 | | L. Johnson | 50 | 56 | 4,764 | 1,050 | 4.5 | 85.1 | 1,219 | 127 | 190 | 9.6 | 21.8 | 6 |
| 14 | | R. Watters | 49 | 75 | 5,524 | 1,343 | 4.1 | 73.7 | 2,328 | 253 | 9.2 | 31.0 | 9 | |
| 15 | | M. Allen | 49 | 70 | 5,397 | 1,289 | 4.2 | 77.1 | 2,757 | 283 | 9.7 | 39.4 | 15 | |
| 16 | | S. Van Buren | 48 | 51 | 3,758 | 757 | 5.0 | 73.7 | 373 | 35 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 17 |  | C. Martin | 45 | 76 | 6,550 | 1,694 | 3.9 | 86.2 | 1,514 | 205 | 61 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 6 |
| 18 | | G. Riggs | 45 | 70 | 5,268 | 1,271 | 4.1 | 75.3 | 1,014 | 139 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Foreman | 45 | 67 | 4,915 | 1,209 | 4.1 | 73.4 | 2,514 | 256 | 9.8 | 37.5 | 21 | |
| 20 | | P. Johnson | 43 | 74 | 4,036 | 1,036 | 3.9 | 54.5 | 931 | 127 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 6 | |
| 21 |  | E. James | 42 | 65 | 6,172 | 1,494 | 4.1 | 95.0 | 2,019 | 261 | 354 | 7.7 | 31.1 | 10 |
| 22 | | E. George | 42 | 80 | 6,874 | 1,763 | 3.9 | 85.9 | 1,447 | 164 | 129 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 8 |
| 23 |  | M. Faulk | 42 | 77 | 5,320 | 1,389 | 3.8 | 69.1 | 2,804 | 297 | 9.4 | 36.4 | 9 | |
| 24 | | C. Warner | 42 | 61 | 5,049 | 1,189 | 4.2 | 82.8 | 1,160 | 148 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 4 | |
| 25 | | B. Sims | 42 | 60 | 5,106 | 1,131 | 4.5 | 85.1 | 2,072 | 186 | 11.1 | 34.5 | 5 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
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