most rushing touchdowns in a season 1921 to 1991

Between the 1921 and 1991 seasons, John Riggins scored the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

Interpreted as:

most rushing touchdowns by a player in a season 1921 to 1991

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	1,347	375	3.6	89.8	29	5	5.8	1.9	0
2	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	212	22	9.6	13.3	0
3	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	19	1981	SD	15	1,144	251	4.6	76.3	362	43	8.4	24.1	0
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	19	1979	HOU	16	1,697	368	4.6	106.1	94	16	5.9	5.9	0
5	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	19	1962	GB	14	1,474	272	5.4	105.3	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
6	George Rogers G. Rogers	18	1986	WAS	15	1,203	303	4.0	80.2	24	3	8.0	1.6	0
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	17	1965	CLE	14	1,544	289	5.3	110.3	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	17	1958	CLE	12	1,527	257	5.9	127.3	138	16	8.6	11.5	1
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	16	1991	DET	15	1,548	342	4.5	103.2	307	41	7.5	20.5	1
11	Greg Bell G. Bell	16	1988	RAM	16	1,212	288	4.2	75.8	124	24	5.2	7.8	2
12	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	16	1975	OAK	14	672	187	3.6	48.0	64	10	6.4	4.6	0
13	O.J. Simpson	16	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	5.5	129.8	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
14	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	16	1968	CLE	14	1,239	248	5.0	88.5	297	22	13.5	21.2	4
15	Lenny Moore L. Moore	16	1964	BAL	14	584	157	3.7	41.7	472	21	22.5	33.7	3
16	Greg Bell G. Bell	15	1989	RAM	16	1,137	272	4.2	71.1	85	19	4.5	5.3	0
17	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	1988	CIN	16	1,066	203	5.3	66.6	199	21	9.5	12.4	0
18	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	15	1966	CLE	14	1,141	209	5.5	81.5	366	32	11.4	26.1	1
19	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	15	1961	GB	14	1,307	243	5.4	93.4	175	25	7.0	12.5	1
20	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	15	1945	PHI	10	832	143	5.8	83.2	123	10	12.3	12.3	2
21	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	14	1990	SEA	16	859	215	4.0	53.7	143	17	8.4	8.9	1
22	Cleveland Gary C. Gary	14	1990	RAM	15	808	204	4.0	53.9	150	30	5.0	10.0	1
23	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	14	1989	NYG	16	1,023	325	3.1	63.9	268	28	9.6	16.8	0
24	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	1989	DET	15	1,470	280	5.3	98.0	282	24	11.8	18.8	0
25	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	14	1988	IND	16	1,659	388	4.3	103.7	377	36	10.5	23.6	1

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