most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season from 1923 to 1996

Between the 1923 and 1996 seasons, Steve Grogan scored the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season, with 12 touchdowns in 1976.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
12
1976
14
397
60
6.6
28.4
0
0
0.0
0
2Tobin Rote
T. Rote
11
1956
12
398
84
4.7
33.2
0
0
0.0
0
3Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
11
1950
12
397
63
6.3
33.1
16
1
16.0
1.3
0
4Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
10
1961
11
509
96
5.3
46.3
0
0
0.0
0
5Greg Landry
G. Landry
9
1972
14
524
81
6.5
37.4
0
0
0.0
0
6Vince Evans
V. Evans
8
1980
13
306
60
5.1
23.5
0
0
0.0
0
7Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
8
1972
14
968
141
6.9
69.1
0
0
0.0
0
8Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
8
1963
14
239
50
4.8
17.1
0
0
0.0
0
9Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
8
1960
14
238
54
4.4
17.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Otto Graham
O. Graham
8
1954
12
114
63
1.8
9.5
0
0
0.0
0
11Tobin Rote
T. Rote
8
1954
12
301
67
4.5
25.1
0
0
0.0
0
12Steve Young
S. Young
7
1994
16
293
58
5.1
18.3
0
0
0.0
0
13Eric Hipple
E. Hipple
7
1981
16
168
41
4.1
10.5
0
0
0.0
0
14Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
7
1972
14
346
58
6.0
24.7
0
0
0.0
0
15Don Trull
D. Trull
7
1966
14
139
38
3.7
9.9
0
0
0.0
0
16Al Dorow
A. Dorow
7
1960
14
453
90
5.0
32.4
0
0
0.0
0
17Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
7
1951
12
171
47
3.6
14.3
0
0
0.0
0
18John Elway
J. Elway
6
1991
16
255
55
4.6
15.9
24
1
24.0
1.5
0
19Rodney Peete
R. Peete
6
1990
11
363
47
7.7
33.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Bubby Brister
B. Brister
6
1988
13
209
45
4.6
16.1
0
0
0.0
0
21Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
6
1988
16
624
93
6.7
39.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
6
1978
16
290
59
4.9
18.1
0
0
0.0
0
23Jim Hart
J. Hart
6
1968
13
20
19
1.1
1.5
0
0
0.0
0
24Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
6
1967
14
198
43
4.6
14.1
0
0
0.0
0
25Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
6
1964
14
289
55
5.3
20.6
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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