most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 26

Emmitt Smith has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a 26-year-old running back in a season, with 25 touchdowns in 1995.

NAME RUSH TD AGE SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
26
1995
DAL DAL
16
1,773
377
4.7
110.8
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
2 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
21
26
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
3 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
20
26
2005
KC KC
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
4 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
18
26
2005
SD SD
16
1,462
339
4.3
91.4
370
51
77
7.3
23.1
2
5 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
17
26
2020
TEN TEN
16
2,027
378
5.4
126.7
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
6 Michael Turner
M. Turner
17
26
2008
ATL ATL
16
1,699
376
4.5
106.2
41
6
9
6.8
2.6
0
7 Greg Bell
G. Bell
16
26
1988
RAM RAM
16
1,212
288
4.2
75.8
124
24
5.2
7.8
2
8 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
16
26
1968
CLE CLE
14
1,239
248
5.0
88.5
297
22
13.5
21.2
4
9 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
15
26
2024
GB GB
17
1,329
301
4.4
78.2
342
36
43
9.5
20.1
1
10 James Conner
J. Conner
15
26
2021
ARI ARI
15
752
202
3.7
50.1
375
37
39
10.1
25.0
3
11 Arian Foster
A. Foster
15
26
2012
HOU HOU
16
1,424
351
4.1
89.0
217
40
58
5.4
13.6
2
12 Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
15
26
2008
NYG NYG
13
1,089
219
5.0
83.8
36
6
12
6.0
2.8
0
13 Ahman Green
A. Green
15
26
2003
GB GB
16
1,883
355
5.3
117.7
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
14 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
15
26
1961
GB GB
14
1,307
243
5.4
93.4
175
25
7.0
12.5
1
15 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
14
26
2003
SEA SEA
16
1,435
326
4.4
89.7
295
42
59
7.0
18.4
2
16 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
14
26
1998
ATL ATL
16
1,846
410
4.5
115.4
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
17 Joe Morris
J. Morris
14
26
1986
NYG NYG
15
1,516
341
4.4
101.1
233
21
11.1
15.5
1
18 Franco Harris
F. Harris
14
26
1976
PIT PIT
14
1,128
289
3.9
80.6
151
23
6.6
10.8
0
19 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
13
26
2023
DET DET
14
1,015
219
4.6
72.5
117
16
24
7.3
8.4
0
20 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
13
26
2014
DAL DAL
16
1,845
392
4.7
115.3
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
21 Willie Parker
W. Parker
13
26
2006
PIT PIT
16
1,494
337
4.4
93.4
222
31
42
7.2
13.9
3
22 James Wilder
J. Wilder
13
26
1984
TB TB
16
1,544
407
3.8
96.5
685
85
8.1
42.8
0
23 Billy Sims
B. Sims
13
26
1981
DET DET
14
1,437
296
4.9
102.6
451
28
16.1
32.2
2
24 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
13
26
1976
MIN MIN
14
1,155
278
4.2
82.5
567
55
10.3
40.5
1
25 Jim Brown
J. Brown
13
26
1962
CLE CLE
14
996
230
4.3
71.1
517
47
11.0
36.9
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
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5
0
.706
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10
0
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14
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PHI PHI
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1:00 PM
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CHI CHI
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Sun
9/28
GB GB
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8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
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Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

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NFC East W L T PCT
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3
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.824
Commanders Commanders
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5
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.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
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.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
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.824
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7
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9
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.471
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7
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7
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.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
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4
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.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
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.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
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6
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
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Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
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DEN DEN
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Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
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LV LV
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Sat
10/12
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
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@
NYJ NYJ
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Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM