most rushing touchdowns by a bears player in a single season

Walter Payton and Gale Sayers are tied for the most rushing touchdowns for the Bears in a season, with 14 touchdowns.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	1979	CHI	16	1,610	369	4.4	100.6	313	31		10.1	19.6	2
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	5.5	132.3	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
3	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	14	1965	CHI	14	867	166	5.2	61.9	507	29		17.5	36.2	6
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	13	1976	CHI	14	1,390	311	4.5	99.3	149	15		9.9	10.6	0
5	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	12	1988	CHI	16	1,106	249	4.4	69.1	371	39		9.5	23.2	0
6	Rick Casares R. Casares	12	1956	CHB	12	1,126	234	4.8	93.8	203	23		8.8	16.9	2
7	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	11	1989	CHI	16	1,275	274	4.7	79.7	434	50		8.7	27.1	4
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	11	1984	CHI	16	1,684	381	4.4	105.3	368	45		8.2	23.0	0
9	Walter Payton W. Payton	11	1978	CHI	16	1,395	333	4.2	87.2	480	50		9.6	30.0	0
10	Johnny Lujack J. Lujack	11	1950	CHB	12	397	63	6.3	33.1	16	1		16.0	1.3	0
11	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	10	2026	CHI	9	576	155	3.7	64.0	162	24	30	6.8	18.0	0
12	Raymont Harris R. Harris	10	1997	CHI	13	1,033	275	3.8	79.5	115	28		4.1	8.8	0
13	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	10	1995	CHI	16	1,074	296	3.6	67.1	56	7		8.0	3.5	0
14	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	10	1990	CHI	15	1,078	260	4.1	71.9	484	42		11.5	32.3	3
15	Rick Casares R. Casares	10	1959	CHB	12	699	177	3.9	58.3	273	27		10.1	22.8	2
16	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	9	2025	CHI	16	1,087	223	4.9	67.9	299	34	48	8.8	18.7	1
17	Jordan Howard J. Howard	9	2018	CHI	16	935	250	3.7	58.4	145	20	27	7.3	9.1	0
18	Jordan Howard J. Howard	9	2017	CHI	16	1,122	276	4.1	70.1	125	23	32	5.4	7.8	0
19	Matt Forte M. Forte	9	2013	CHI	16	1,339	289	4.6	83.7	594	74	94	8.0	37.1	3
20	Thomas Jones T. Jones	9	2005	CHI	15	1,335	314	4.3	89.0	143	26	39	5.5	9.5	0
21	Walter Payton W. Payton	9	1985	CHI	16	1,551	324	4.8	96.9	483	49		9.9	30.2	2
22	Justin Fields J. Fields	8	2022	CHI	15	1,143	160	7.1	76.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	8	2020	CHI	15	1,070	247	4.3	71.3	438	54	68	8.1	29.2	2
24	Matt Forte M. Forte	8	2008	CHI	16	1,238	316	3.9	77.4	477	63	76	7.6	29.8	4
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	8	1986	CHI	16	1,333	321	4.2	83.3	382	37		10.3	23.9	3

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