least touchdowns with over 1500 rushing yards in a season

Tony Dorsett has scored the fewest rushing touchdowns with more than 1,500 rushing yards in a season, with 4 touchdowns in 1981.

Interpreted as:
least rushing touchdowns by a player with over 1500 rushing yards in a season
NAMERUSH TDRUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4
1,646
1981
16
342
4.8
102.9
325
32
10.2
20.3
2
2Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5
1,509
2012
16
285
5.3
94.3
236
35
48
6.7
14.8
1
3Tiki Barber
T. Barber
5
1,662
2006
16
327
5.1
103.9
465
58
81
8.0
29.1
0
4Herschel Walker
H. Walker
5
1,514
1988
16
361
4.2
94.6
505
53
9.5
31.6
2
5Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
6
1,572
2003
16
345
4.6
98.3
370
48
74
7.7
23.1
1
6Robert Smith
R. Smith
7
1,521
2000
16
295
5.2
95.1
348
36
44
9.7
21.8
3
7Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
7
1,570
1998
16
310
5.1
98.1
535
39
13.7
33.4
2
8Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7
1,665
1997
15
375
4.4
111.0
110
15
7.3
7.3
2
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
7
1,883
1994
16
331
5.7
117.7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
10William Andrews
W. Andrews
7
1,567
1983
16
331
4.7
97.9
609
59
10.3
38.1
4
11Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8
1,606
2011
16
343
4.7
100.4
374
43
63
8.7
23.4
3
12Frank Gore
F. Gore
8
1,695
2006
16
312
5.4
105.9
485
61
86
8.0
30.3
1
13Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
8
1,641
2003
16
351
4.7
102.6
516
69
86
7.5
32.3
0
14Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
8
1,555
2001
16
327
4.8
97.2
614
62
75
9.9
38.4
2
15Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
8
1,605
1979
16
331
4.8
100.3
308
41
7.5
19.3
2
16O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
8
1,503
1976
14
290
5.2
107.4
259
22
11.8
18.5
1
17LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
9
1,607
2013
16
314
5.1
100.4
539
52
64
10.4
33.7
2
18Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9
1,860
2005
16
357
5.2
116.3
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
19Edgerrin James
E. James
9
1,548
2004
16
334
4.6
96.8
483
51
60
9.5
30.2
0
20Chris Warren
C. Warren
9
1,545
1994
16
333
4.6
96.6
323
41
7.9
20.2
2
21Roger Craig
R. Craig
9
1,502
1988
16
310
4.8
93.9
534
76
7.0
33.4
1
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
9
1,551
1985
16
324
4.8
96.9
483
49
9.9
30.2
2
23Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
9
1,512
1979
16
338
4.5
94.5
494
41
12.0
30.9
5
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10
1,760
2008
16
363
4.8
110.0
125
21
39
6.0
7.8
0
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10
1,513
2001
16
333
4.5
94.6
320
53
63
6.0
20.0
0
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