most rushing touchdowns in a season from 1900 to 1990

Between the 1900 and 1990 seasons, John Riggins had the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a season from 1900 to 1990
NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
WAS WAS
15
1,347
375
3.6
89.8
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
2Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
16
1,336
294
4.5
83.5
212
22
9.6
13.3
0
3Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
19
1981
SD SD
15
1,144
251
4.6
76.3
362
43
8.4
24.1
0
4Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
19
1979
HOU HOU
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
5Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
19
1962
GB GB
14
1,474
272
5.4
105.3
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
6George Rogers
G. Rogers
18
1986
WAS WAS
15
1,203
303
4.0
80.2
24
3
8.0
1.6
0
7Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
18
1983
RAM RAM
16
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
8Jim Brown
J. Brown
17
1965
CLE CLE
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
9Jim Brown
J. Brown
17
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
10Greg Bell
G. Bell
16
1988
RAM RAM
16
1,212
288
4.2
75.8
124
24
5.2
7.8
2
11Pete Banaszak
P. Banaszak
16
1975
OAK OAK
14
672
187
3.6
48.0
64
10
6.4
4.6
0
12O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
16
1975
BUF BUF
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
13Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
16
1968
CLE CLE
14
1,239
248
5.0
88.5
297
22
13.5
21.2
4
14Lenny Moore
L. Moore
16
1964
BAL BAL
14
584
157
3.7
41.7
472
21
22.5
33.7
3
15Greg Bell
G. Bell
15
1989
RAM RAM
16
1,137
272
4.2
71.1
85
19
4.5
5.3
0
16Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
1988
CIN CIN
16
1,066
203
5.3
66.6
199
21
9.5
12.4
0
17Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
15
1966
CLE CLE
14
1,141
209
5.5
81.5
366
32
11.4
26.1
1
18Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
15
1961
GB GB
14
1,307
243
5.4
93.4
175
25
7.0
12.5
1
19Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
15
1945
PHI PHI
10
832
143
5.8
83.2
123
10
12.3
12.3
2
20Derrick Fenner
D. Fenner
14
1990
SEA SEA
16
859
215
4.0
53.7
143
17
8.4
8.9
1
21Cleveland Gary
C. Gary
14
1990
RAM RAM
15
808
204
4.0
53.9
150
30
5.0
10.0
1
22Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
14
1989
NYG NYG
16
1,023
325
3.1
63.9
268
28
9.6
16.8
0
23Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
DET DET
15
1,470
280
5.3
98.0
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
24Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
14
1988
IND IND
16
1,659
388
4.3
103.7
377
36
10.5
23.6
1
25Joe Morris
J. Morris
14
1986
NYG NYG
15
1,516
341
4.4
101.1
233
21
11.1
15.5
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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27.2

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RUSH YDS/G

136.5

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PASS YDS/G

203.9

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
Commanders Commanders
3
10
0
.231
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
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.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
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.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
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.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
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.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
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CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM