most rushing touchdowns in 1997

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar and Terrell Davis were tied for the most rushing touchdowns in 1997, with 15 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in 1997
NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
15
1997
16
892
283
3.2
55.8
261
29
9.0
16.3
1
2Terrell Davis
T. Davis
15
1997
15
1,750
369
4.7
116.7
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
3Marcus Allen
M. Allen
11
1997
16
505
124
4.1
31.6
86
11
7.8
5.4
0
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11
1997
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
5Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
11
1997
16
476
88
5.4
29.8
0
0
0.0
0
6Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
10
1997
16
1,129
233
4.8
70.6
259
27
9.6
16.2
0
7Raymont Harris
R. Harris
10
1997
13
1,033
275
3.8
79.5
115
28
4.1
8.8
0
8Natrone Means
N. Means
9
1997
14
823
244
3.4
58.8
104
15
6.9
7.4
0
9Steve McNair
S. McNair
8
1997
16
674
101
6.7
42.1
0
0
0.0
0
10Lawrence Phillips
L. Phillips
8
1997
TOT
12
677
201
3.4
56.4
39
11
3.5
3.3
0
11Antowain Smith
A. Smith
8
1997
16
840
194
4.3
52.5
177
28
6.3
11.1
0
12James Stewart
J. Stewart
8
1997
16
555
136
4.1
34.7
336
41
8.2
21.0
1
13Mike Alstott
M. Alstott
7
1997
15
665
176
3.8
44.3
178
23
7.7
11.9
3
14Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
7
1997
16
1,002
290
3.5
62.6
284
29
9.8
17.8
3
15Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7
1997
15
1,665
375
4.4
111.0
110
15
7.3
7.3
2
16Ki-Jana Carter
K. Carter
7
1997
15
464
128
3.6
30.9
157
21
7.5
10.5
0
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
7
1997
16
1,054
264
4.0
65.9
471
47
10.0
29.4
1
18Fred Lane
F. Lane
7
1997
13
809
182
4.4
62.2
27
8
3.4
2.1
0
19Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
7
1997
16
1,435
329
4.4
89.7
370
53
7.0
23.1
5
20Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
7
1997
16
1,086
300
3.6
67.9
106
27
3.9
6.6
0
21Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7
1997
16
1,110
285
3.9
69.4
440
48
9.2
27.5
0
22Eddie George
E. George
6
1997
16
1,399
357
3.9
87.4
44
7
6.3
2.8
1
23Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
6
1997
16
1,294
272
4.8
80.9
403
40
10.1
25.2
2
24Terry Kirby
T. Kirby
6
1997
16
418
125
3.3
26.1
279
23
12.1
17.4
1
25Robert Smith
R. Smith
6
1997
14
1,266
232
5.5
90.4
197
37
5.3
14.1
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