most rushing touchdowns from 1986 to 1993

From 1986 through 1993, Barry Sanders and Herschel Walker were tied for the most rushing touchdowns, with 55 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
55
73
6,789
1,432
4.7
93.0
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
2Herschel Walker
H. Walker
55
123
7,468
1,794
4.2
60.7
3,887
410
9.5
31.6
16
3Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
51
116
6,166
1,515
4.1
53.2
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
50
62
5,699
1,262
4.5
91.9
1,235
189
6.5
19.9
3
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
47
104
4,671
1,215
3.8
44.9
2,192
243
9.0
21.1
8
6Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
46
100
8,112
1,935
4.2
81.1
1,468
189
7.8
14.7
4
7Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
41
94
7,631
1,731
4.4
81.2
3,053
295
10.3
32.5
16
8Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
40
79
4,897
1,246
3.9
62.0
294
42
7.0
3.7
0
9Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
39
108
4,164
1,126
3.7
38.6
2,233
249
9.0
20.7
14
10Kevin Mack
K. Mack
39
83
4,019
1,069
3.8
48.4
1,305
168
7.8
15.7
5
11Earnest Byner
E. Byner
38
115
5,235
1,346
3.9
45.5
3,033
333
9.1
26.4
10
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
37
87
2,430
755
3.2
27.9
658
87
7.6
7.6
0
13Greg Bell
G. Bell
36
48
2,976
719
4.1
62.0
454
65
7.0
9.5
5
14Curt Warner
C. Warner
35
67
4,261
1,062
4.0
63.6
816
103
7.9
12.2
5
15Johnny Hector
J. Hector
34
89
3,092
766
4.0
34.7
1,254
146
8.6
14.1
2
16Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
33
75
4,247
1,061
4.0
56.6
638
86
7.4
8.5
0
17Roger Craig
R. Craig
32
117
5,765
1,446
4.0
49.3
2,793
355
7.9
23.9
4
18Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
31
57
3,732
914
4.1
65.5
982
121
8.1
17.2
2
19Marion Butts
M. Butts
31
76
4,297
1,031
4.2
56.5
407
57
7.1
5.4
1
20Brad Baxter
B. Baxter
30
64
2,462
634
3.9
38.5
387
44
8.8
6.0
0
21Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
29
95
3,891
562
6.9
41.0
-3
1
-3.0
0.0
0
22James Brooks
J. Brooks
28
93
5,166
1,067
4.8
55.5
2,167
210
10.3
23.3
20
23Derrick Fenner
D. Fenner
27
63
2,149
550
3.9
34.1
706
86
8.2
11.2
2
24Ickey Woods
I. Woods
27
37
1,525
332
4.6
41.2
397
47
8.4
10.7
0
25Lorenzo White
L. White
26
80
3,322
809
4.1
41.5
1,486
163
9.1
18.6
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