most rushing td in a rookie qb season

Cam Newton has the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 14 touchdowns in 2011.

NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
CAR CAR
16
706
126
5.6
44.1
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
2 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
10
1961
SF SF
11
509
96
5.3
46.3
0
0
0.0
0
3 Josh Allen
J. Allen
8
2018
BUF BUF
12
631
89
7.1
52.6
0
0
1
0.0
0
4 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
7
2012
WAS WAS
15
815
120
6.8
54.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Vince Young
V. Young
7
2006
TEN TEN
15
552
83
6.7
36.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
6
2024
WAS WAS
17
891
148
6.0
52.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
6
2016
DAL DAL
16
282
57
4.9
17.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
6
2015
TB TB
16
213
54
3.9
13.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Geno Smith
G. Smith
6
2013
NYJ NYJ
16
366
72
5.1
22.9
13
1
1
13.0
0.8
0
10 Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
6
2010
DEN DEN
9
227
43
5.3
25.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
6
2001
CAR CAR
15
128
37
3.5
8.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5
2020
LAC LAC
15
234
55
4.3
15.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
5
2018
BAL BAL
16
695
147
4.7
43.4
0
0
2
0.0
0
14 DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
5
2017
CLE CLE
15
419
77
5.4
27.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
5
2012
IND IND
16
255
62
4.1
15.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Jack Thompson
J. Thompson
5
1979
CIN CIN
9
116
21
5.5
12.9
0
0
0.0
0
17 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
5
1961
MIN MIN
14
308
56
5.5
22.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
5
1945
CLE CLE
10
18
18
1.0
1.8
0
0
0.0
0
19 Bo Nix
B. Nix
4
2024
DEN DEN
17
430
92
4.7
25.3
2
1
1
2.0
0.1
1
20 Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
4
2023
IND IND
4
136
25
5.4
34.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
4
2021
NYJ NYJ
13
185
29
6.4
14.2
0
0
1
0.0
0
22 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
4
2019
ARI ARI
16
544
93
5.8
34.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4
2012
SEA SEA
16
489
94
5.2
30.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Rodney Peete
R. Peete
4
1989
DET DET
8
148
33
4.5
18.5
0
0
0.0
0
25 Pat Haden
P. Haden
4
1976
LA LA
10
84
25
3.4
8.4
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.7

19th

OPP PPG

17.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

90.7

25th

PASS YDS/G

201.0

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Falcons Falcons
1
2
0
.333
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
Saints Saints
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIA MIA
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

1 - 2 - 0

30

Final

0

ATL Falcons

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
IND IND
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM