most rushing touchdowns from 1988 to 2015

Between the 1988 and 2015 seasons, Emmitt Smith scored the most rushing touchdowns, with 164 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player from 1988 to 2015
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
164
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
145
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
100
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
5Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
97
120
11,675
2,381
4.9
97.3
1,937
238
327
8.1
16.1
5
7Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
91
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
8Curtis Martin
C. Martin
90
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
9Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
86
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
72.3
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
10Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
82
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
74.9
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
11Edgerrin James
E. James
80
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
12Ricky Watters
R. Watters
78
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
13Clinton Portis
C. Portis
75
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
87.8
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
14Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
74
127
9,112
2,144
4.3
71.7
1,979
252
340
7.9
15.6
9
15Terry Allen
T. Allen
73
130
8,614
2,152
4.0
66.3
1,601
204
40
7.8
12.3
6
16Frank Gore
F. Gore
70
164
12,040
2,702
4.5
73.4
3,150
376
560
8.4
19.2
12
17Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
69
160
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
18Marcus Allen
M. Allen
69
140
6,092
1,533
4.0
43.5
2,244
253
8.9
16.0
6
19Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
68
126
8,167
1,847
4.4
64.8
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
20Thomas Jones
T. Jones
68
180
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
21Eddie George
E. George
68
141
10,441
2,865
3.6
74.0
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
22Michael Turner
M. Turner
66
134
7,338
1,639
4.5
54.8
528
70
108
7.5
3.9
1
23Ricky Williams
R. Williams
66
147
10,009
2,431
4.1
68.1
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
24Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
66
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
25Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
65
142
8,474
2,095
4.0
59.7
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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2
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4
1
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5
1
1
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5
2
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6
2
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.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
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2
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2
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9/3
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9/6
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