most rushing touchdowns in a season by a vikings rookie rb

Adrian Peterson has the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie Vikings running back, with 12 touchdowns in 2007.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	12	2007	MIN	14	1,341	238	5.6	95.8	268	19	28	14.1	19.1	1
2	Onterrio Smith O. Smith	5	2003	MIN	15	579	107	5.4	38.6	129	15	20	8.6	8.6	0
3	D.J. Dozier	5	1987	MIN	9	257	69	3.7	28.6	89	12		7.4	9.9	2
4	Ciatrick Fason C. Fason	4	2005	MIN	13	62	32	1.9	4.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	4	1973	MIN	12	801	182	4.4	66.8	362	37		9.8	30.2	2
6	Tommy Mason T. Mason	3	1961	MIN	13	226	60	3.8	17.4	122	20		6.1	9.4	0
7	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	2	2017	MIN	4	354	74	4.8	88.5	90	11	16	8.2	22.5	0
8	Michael Bennett M. Bennett	2	2001	MIN	13	682	172	4.0	52.5	226	29	38	7.8	17.4	1
9	Robert Smith R. Smith	2	1993	MIN	10	399	82	4.9	39.9	111	24		4.6	11.1	0
10	Terry Allen T. Allen	2	1991	MIN	15	563	120	4.7	37.5	49	6		8.2	3.3	1
11	Rick Fenney R. Fenney	2	1987	MIN	11	174	42	4.1	15.8	27	7		3.9	2.5	0
12	Alfred Anderson A. Anderson	2	1984	MIN	16	773	201	3.8	48.3	102	17		6.0	6.4	1
13	Dave Osborn D. Osborn	2	1965	MIN	14	106	20	5.3	7.6	4	1		4.0	0.3	0
14	Ray Hayes R. Hayes	2	1961	MIN	13	319	73	4.4	24.5	121	16		7.6	9.3	0
15	Alexander Mattison A. Mattison	1	2019	MIN	13	462	100	4.6	35.5	82	10	12	8.2	6.3	0
16	C.J. Ham	1	2017	MIN	16	13	7	1.9	0.8	68	7	8	9.7	4.3	0
17	Toby Gerhart T. Gerhart	1	2010	MIN	15	322	81	4.0	21.5	167	21	29	8.0	11.1	0
18	Darryl Harris D. Harris	1	1988	MIN	14	151	34	4.4	10.8	30	6		5.0	2.1	0
19	Allen Rice A. Rice	1	1984	MIN	14	58	14	4.1	4.1	59	4		14.8	4.2	1
20	Doug Paschal D. Paschal	1	1980	MIN	16	53	15	3.5	3.3	18	2		9.0	1.1	0
21	Ted Brown T. Brown	1	1979	MIN	14	551	130	4.2	39.4	197	31		6.4	14.1	0
22	Robert Miller R. Miller	1	1975	MIN	14	93	30	3.1	6.6	35	4		8.8	2.5	0
23	Jim Lindsey J. Lindsey	1	1966	MIN	14	146	57	2.6	10.4	250	20		12.5	17.9	2
24	Bill McWatters B. McWatters	1	1964	MIN	11	60	14	4.3	5.5	-1	2		-0.5	-0.1	0

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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108.3

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	6	0	.647
Packers	9	7	1	.559
Lions	9	8	0	.529
Vikings	9	8	0	.529

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1,793

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1,715

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1,429

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46

Stafford

34

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31

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Rush TD Leaders

18

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14

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Rec TD Leaders

14

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QB Rating Leaders

113.5

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109.2

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105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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16.5

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15.0

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30.5

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28.4

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Opp PPG Rankings

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18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

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369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

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Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

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256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

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Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

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Goedert

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176