most rushing tds by a rookie qb in a season before 2004

Before 2004, Billy Kilmer scored the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 10 touchdowns in 1961.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
10
1961
11
509
96
5.3
46.3
0
0
0.0
0
2Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
6
2001
15
128
37
3.5
8.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Jack Thompson
J. Thompson
5
1979
9
116
21
5.5
12.9
0
0
0.0
0
4Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
5
1961
14
308
56
5.5
22.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
5
1945
10
18
18
1.0
1.8
0
0
0.0
0
6Rodney Peete
R. Peete
4
1989
8
148
33
4.5
18.5
0
0
0.0
0
7Pat Haden
P. Haden
4
1976
10
84
25
3.4
8.4
0
0
0.0
0
8Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
4
1976
14
246
52
4.7
17.6
0
0
0.0
0
9Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
4
1974
10
44
16
2.8
4.4
0
0
0.0
0
10Scott Hunter
S. Hunter
4
1971
13
50
21
2.4
3.8
0
0
0.0
0
11Archie Manning
A. Manning
4
1971
12
172
33
5.2
14.3
-7
1
-7.0
-0.6
0
12Marty Domres
M. Domres
4
1969
10
145
19
7.6
14.5
0
0
0.0
0
13Virgil Carter
V. Carter
4
1968
7
265
48
5.5
37.9
0
0
0.0
0
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
1966
14
142
35
4.1
10.1
0
0
0.0
0
15George Gulyanics
G. Gulyanics
4
1947
12
212
35
6.1
17.7
22
3
7.3
1.8
0
16Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
4
1935
TOT
12
425
143
3.0
35.4
33
4
8.3
2.8
0
17David Carr
D. Carr
3
2002
16
282
59
4.8
17.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Kerry Collins
K. Collins
3
1995
15
74
42
1.8
4.9
0
0
0.0
0
19Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
3
1993
16
343
68
5.0
21.4
0
0
0.0
0
20Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
3
1988
15
139
46
3.0
9.3
0
0
0.0
0
21David Woodley
D. Woodley
3
1980
13
214
55
3.9
16.5
0
0
0.0
0
22Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
3
1975
13
110
30
3.7
8.5
0
0
0.0
0
23Brian Dowling
B. Dowling
3
1972
14
35
7
5.0
2.5
0
0
0.0
0
24Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
3
1971
14
140
26
5.4
10.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
3
1968
11
308
41
7.5
28.0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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