most rushing touchdowns in a game in 1961

4 players were tied for the most rushing touchdowns in a game in 1961, with 4 touchdowns. The first three are Abner Haynes on November 26, 1961, Jim Brown on November 19, 1961 and Jim Taylor on October 15, 1961.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a regular-season game in 1961
NAMERUSH TDDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
4
11/26/1961
vs
158
14
11.3
84
2
42.0
1
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
4
11/19/1961
vs
237
34
7.0
52
3
17.3
0
3Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
4
10/15/1961
@
158
21
7.5
22
3
7.3
0
4Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
4
10/15/1961
@
115
20
5.8
0
0
0
5Dick James
D. James
3
12/17/1961
vs
146
27
5.4
28
4
7.0
1
6Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
3
12/10/1961
vs
106
16
6.6
76
4
19.0
1
7Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
3
12/10/1961
@
216
25
8.6
114
5
22.8
2
8Rick Casares
R. Casares
3
11/26/1961
vs
78
19
4.1
14
3
4.7
0
9Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
3
10/22/1961
@
119
14
8.5
47
4
11.8
0
10Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
3
10/8/1961
vs
111
11
10.1
28
3
9.3
1
11Jack Spikes
J. Spikes
3
10/1/1961
vs
146
15
9.7
2
0
0
12Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
2
12/17/1961
vs
97
13
7.5
41
3
13.7
0
13Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
2
12/17/1961
vs
107
19
5.6
6
4
1.5
0
14Mel West
M. West
2
12/17/1961
@
65
15
4.3
28
2
14.0
0
15Billy Lott
B. Lott
2
12/9/1961
@
86
20
4.3
62
5
12.4
1
16Prentice Gautt
P. Gautt
2
12/3/1961
vs
54
13
4.2
45
1
45.0
0
17Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
2
12/3/1961
vs
186
27
6.9
18
1
18.0
0
18Dick Christy
D. Christy
2
12/3/1961
vs
19
7
2.7
145
6
24.2
0
19Art Baker
A. Baker
2
12/3/1961
@
97
21
4.6
0
0
0
20Bob Gaiters
B. Gaiters
2
11/26/1961
@
63
15
4.2
0
0
0
21J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
2
11/26/1961
vs
168
28
6.0
0
0
0
22Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
2
11/23/1961
@
94
19
4.9
0
0
0
23Norm Snead
N. Snead
2
11/19/1961
@
11
4
2.8
0
0
0
24Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
2
11/19/1961
vs
47
19
2.5
8
1
8.0
0
25Dan Lewis
D. Lewis
2
11/12/1961
@
53
7
7.6
0
0
0

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PASS

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RUSH

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Hunt

Kareem Hunt

REC

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Travis Kelce
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OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

106.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

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