highest average rushing touchdowns per season

LaDainian Tomlinson has the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 28 touchdowns in 2006.

Interpreted as:
highest average rushing rushing touchdowns by a player per season
NAMERUSH TDYPCSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
28
5.2
2006
16
1,815
348
113.4
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
2Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
27
5.1
2005
16
1,880
370
117.5
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
3Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
4.4
2003
16
1,420
320
88.8
690
74
90
9.3
43.1
0
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
4.7
1995
16
1,773
377
110.8
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
5John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
3.6
1983
15
1,347
375
89.8
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
6Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
21
5.2
2002
14
1,615
313
115.4
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
7Terrell Davis
T. Davis
21
5.1
1998
16
2,008
392
125.5
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
8Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
3.9
1996
16
1,353
347
84.6
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21
4.0
1994
15
1,484
368
98.9
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
10Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
4.5
1985
16
1,336
294
83.5
212
22
9.6
13.3
0
11Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
20
5.2
2005
16
1,750
336
109.4
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
12Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
19
4.6
1981
15
1,144
251
76.3
362
43
8.4
24.1
0
13Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
19
4.6
1979
16
1,697
368
106.1
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
14Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
19
5.4
1962
14
1,474
272
105.3
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
15Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
18
4.9
2025
17
1,585
323
93.2
378
46
55
8.2
22.2
2
16Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
18
4.8
2023
15
1,012
209
67.5
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
17Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
18
5.5
2021
17
1,811
332
106.5
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
18LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
18
3.9
2016
16
1,161
299
72.6
38
7
8
5.4
2.4
0
19Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
18
4.4
2009
16
1,383
314
86.4
436
43
57
10.1
27.3
0
20DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
18
5.5
2008
16
1,515
273
94.7
121
22
30
5.5
7.6
2
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
18
4.3
2005
16
1,462
339
91.4
370
51
77
7.3
23.1
2
22Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
18
5.4
2000
14
1,359
253
97.1
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
23Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18
4.6
1992
16
1,713
373
107.1
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
24George Rogers
G. Rogers
18
4.0
1986
15
1,203
303
80.2
24
3
8.0
1.6
0
25Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
18
4.6
1983
16
1,808
390
113.0
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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9
1
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5
12
0
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13
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7
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