Gale Sayers and George McAfee are tied for the most touchdown returns by a running back with 5+ rushing touchdowns in a season, with 4 touchdown returns.
Interpreted as:
most return touchdowns in a season for a running back to score 5 or more rushing touchdowns| NAME | RET TD | RUSH TD | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Sayers | 4 | 7 | 1967 |  CHI | 13 | 880 | 186 | 4.7 | 67.7 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| 2 | | G. McAfee | 4 | 5 | 1941 | CHB | 11 | 474 | 65 | 7.3 | 43.1 | 144 | 7 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| 3 | | D. Sproles | 2 | 6 | 2014 |  PHI | 15 | 329 | 57 | 5.8 | 21.9 | 387 | 40 | 62 | 9.7 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 4 | | B. Westbrook | 2 | 7 | 2003 | PHI | 15 | 613 | 117 | 5.2 | 40.9 | 332 | 37 | 48 | 9.0 | 22.1 | 4 |
| 5 | | T. Metcalf | 2 | 9 | 1975 |  STL | 13 | 816 | 165 | 4.9 | 62.8 | 378 | 43 | 8.8 | 29.1 | 2 | |
| 6 | | G. Sayers | 2 | 8 | 1966 | CHI | 14 | 1,231 | 229 | 5.4 | 87.9 | 447 | 34 | 13.1 | 31.9 | 2 | |
| 7 | | G. Sayers | 2 | 14 | 1965 | CHI | 14 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | |
| 8 | | T. Brown | 2 | 5 | 1962 | PHI | 14 | 545 | 137 | 4.0 | 38.9 | 849 | 52 | 16.3 | 60.6 | 6 | |
| 9 | | B. Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 1961 |  CLE | 14 | 548 | 101 | 5.4 | 39.1 | 368 | 32 | 11.5 | 26.3 | 3 | |
| 10 | | O. Matson | 2 | 5 | 1958 |  CHC | 12 | 505 | 129 | 3.9 | 42.1 | 465 | 33 | 14.1 | 38.8 | 3 | |
| 11 | | B. Grimes | 2 | 5 | 1950 |  GB | 12 | 480 | 84 | 5.7 | 40.0 | 261 | 17 | 15.4 | 21.8 | 1 | |
| 12 | | C. Trippi | 2 | 6 | 1948 | CHC | 12 | 690 | 128 | 5.4 | 57.5 | 228 | 22 | 10.4 | 19.0 | 2 | |
| 13 | | S. Van Buren | 2 | 5 | 1944 | PHI | 9 | 444 | 80 | 5.6 | 49.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | P. Manders | 2 | 5 | 1941 | BKN | 11 | 486 | 111 | 4.4 | 44.2 | 67 | 6 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | C. Patterson | 1 | 8 | 2022 |  ATL | 13 | 695 | 144 | 4.8 | 53.5 | 122 | 21 | 31 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 16 |  | D. Lewis | 1 | 6 | 2017 |  NE | 16 | 896 | 180 | 5.0 | 56.0 | 214 | 32 | 35 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 3 |
| 17 |  | A. Kamara | 1 | 8 | 2017 |  NO | 16 | 728 | 120 | 6.1 | 45.5 | 826 | 81 | 100 | 10.2 | 51.6 | 5 |
| 18 |  | D. Johnson | 1 | 8 | 2015 |  ARI | 16 | 581 | 125 | 4.6 | 36.3 | 457 | 36 | 57 | 12.7 | 28.6 | 4 |
| 19 | | K. Davis | 1 | 6 | 2014 |  KC | 16 | 463 | 134 | 3.5 | 28.9 | 147 | 16 | 25 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 20 |  | F. Gore | 1 | 8 | 2012 |  SF | 16 | 1,214 | 258 | 4.7 | 75.9 | 234 | 28 | 36 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 21 | | J. Charles | 1 | 7 | 2009 | KC | 15 | 1,120 | 190 | 5.9 | 74.7 | 297 | 40 | 56 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 1 |
| 22 | | L. Washington | 1 | 6 | 2008 |  NYJ | 16 | 448 | 76 | 5.9 | 28.0 | 355 | 47 | 61 | 7.6 | 22.2 | 2 |
| 23 | | M. Jones-Drew | 1 | 9 | 2007 |  JAX | 15 | 768 | 167 | 4.6 | 51.2 | 407 | 40 | 55 | 10.2 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 24 | | R. Bush | 1 | 6 | 2006 | NO | 16 | 565 | 155 | 3.6 | 35.3 | 742 | 88 | 121 | 8.4 | 46.4 | 2 |
| 25 | | M. Jones-Drew | 1 | 13 | 2006 | JAX | 16 | 941 | 166 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns and touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.
More Bears Stats
Team Rankings
PPG
18.2
28th
OPP PPG
21.8
13th
RUSH YDS/G
102.0
25th
PASS YDS/G
208.9
28th
Bears 
DAL 
LV 
NFL 2024 Leaders
NFL 2024 Rankings
NFL Fantasy 2024
NFL 2024 Betting
NFL 2024 Division Standings
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Commanders | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
 Vikings | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
| Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Rams | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
Bills 
Dolphins 
Ravens 
Steelers 
Texans 
Colts 
Chargers 
DEN 
CAR 
NYJ 
