most rushing touchdowns by a bears player in a season since 1980

Since 1980, Neal Anderson has scored the most rushing touchdowns for the Bears in a season, with 12 touchdowns in 1988.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
12
1988
16
1,106
249
4.4
69.1
371
39
9.5
23.2
0
2Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
11
1989
16
1,275
274
4.7
79.7
434
50
8.7
27.1
4
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
11
1984
16
1,684
381
4.4
105.3
368
45
8.2
23.0
0
4Raymont Harris
R. Harris
10
1997
13
1,033
275
3.8
79.5
115
28
4.1
8.8
0
5Rashaan Salaam
R. Salaam
10
1995
16
1,074
296
3.6
67.1
56
7
8.0
3.5
0
6Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
10
1990
15
1,078
260
4.1
71.9
484
42
11.5
32.3
3
7D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
9
2025
16
1,087
223
4.9
67.9
299
34
48
8.8
18.7
1
8Jordan Howard
J. Howard
9
2018
16
935
250
3.7
58.4
145
20
27
7.3
9.1
0
9Jordan Howard
J. Howard
9
2017
16
1,122
276
4.1
70.1
125
23
32
5.4
7.8
0
10Matt Forte
M. Forte
9
2013
16
1,339
289
4.6
83.7
594
74
94
8.0
37.1
3
11Thomas Jones
T. Jones
9
2005
15
1,335
314
4.3
89.0
143
26
39
5.5
9.5
0
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
9
1985
16
1,551
324
4.8
96.9
483
49
9.9
30.2
2
13Justin Fields
J. Fields
8
2022
15
1,143
160
7.1
76.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
8
2020
15
1,070
247
4.3
71.3
438
54
68
8.1
29.2
2
15Matt Forte
M. Forte
8
2008
16
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
8
1986
16
1,333
321
4.2
83.3
382
37
10.3
23.9
3
17Vince Evans
V. Evans
8
1980
13
306
60
5.1
23.5
0
0
0.0
0
18David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
7
2021
13
849
225
3.8
65.3
301
42
51
7.2
23.2
0
19Thomas Jones
T. Jones
7
2004
14
948
240
4.0
67.7
427
56
72
7.6
30.5
0
20Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
7
2001
14
1,183
278
4.3
84.5
178
22
30
8.1
12.7
0
21Lewis Tillman
L. Tillman
7
1994
16
899
275
3.3
56.2
222
27
8.2
13.9
0
22D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
6
2024
17
959
253
3.8
56.4
386
42
52
9.2
22.7
0
23Roschon Johnson
R. Johnson
6
2024
14
150
55
2.7
10.7
104
16
20
6.5
7.4
0
24David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
6
2019
16
889
242
3.7
55.6
185
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
25Jordan Howard
J. Howard
6
2016
15
1,313
252
5.2
87.5
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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25.9

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24.4

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144.5

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234.8

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