chicago bears touchdown season leader

Gale Sayers has gotten the most total touchdowns for the Bears in a season, with 22 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1965.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
16
1979
16
14
2
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
16
1977
14
14
2
0
0
0
0
96
6.9
4Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
15
1989
16
11
4
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
5Rick Casares
R. Casares
14
1956
12
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
7.0
6Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
13
1990
15
10
3
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
13
1976
14
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
8Dick Gordon
D. Gordon
13
1970
14
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
9Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
13
1947
12
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
10Matt Forte
M. Forte
12
2013
16
9
3
0
0
0
1
0
74
4.6
11Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
12
2013
16
0
12
0
0
0
2
0
76
4.8
12Matt Forte
M. Forte
12
2008
16
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
13Curtis Conway
C. Conway
12
1995
16
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
14Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
12
1988
16
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
15Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12
1967
13
7
1
4
0
0
0
72
5.5
16Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12
1966
14
8
2
2
0
0
0
72
5.1
17Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
18Rick Casares
R. Casares
12
1959
12
10
2
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
19Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
12
1958
12
8
3
1
0
0
0
72
6.0
20Harlon Hill
H. Hill
12
1954
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
21George McAfee
G. McAfee
12
1941
11
5
3
4
0
0
0
72
6.5
22Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
11
2012
16
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
23Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
11
1992
16
5
6
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
11
1986
16
8
3
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
11
1985
16
9
2
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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8
0
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10
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10
7
0
.588
8
9
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12
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13
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11
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6
11
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14
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11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
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9
8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
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.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
.706
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14
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.176