From 1900 through 1990, John Riggins scored the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.
- Regular season
| NAME | RUSH TD | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 24 | 1983 | 15 | 1,347 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Morris | 21 | 1985 | 16 | 1,336 | 294 | 4.5 | 83.5 | 212 | 22 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | C. Muncie | 19 | 1981 | 15 | 1,144 | 251 | 4.6 | 76.3 | 362 | 43 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | E. Campbell | 19 | 1979 | 16 | 1,697 | 368 | 4.6 | 106.1 | 94 | 16 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Taylor | 19 | 1962 | 14 | 1,474 | 272 | 5.4 | 105.3 | 106 | 22 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | G. Rogers | 18 | 1986 | 15 | 1,203 | 303 | 4.0 | 80.2 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | E. Dickerson | 18 | 1983 | 16 | 1,808 | 390 | 4.6 | 113.0 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Brown | 17 | 1965 | 14 | 1,544 | 289 | 5.3 | 110.3 | 328 | 34 | 9.6 | 23.4 | 4 | ||
| 9 | | J. Brown | 17 | 1958 | 12 | 1,527 | 257 | 5.9 | 127.3 | 138 | 16 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | G. Bell | 16 | 1988 | 16 | 1,212 | 288 | 4.2 | 75.8 | 124 | 24 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 2 | ||
| 11 | | P. Banaszak | 16 | 1975 | 14 | 672 | 187 | 3.6 | 48.0 | 64 | 10 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | O.J. Simpson | 16 | 1975 | 14 | 1,817 | 329 | 5.5 | 129.8 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | | L. Kelly | 16 | 1968 | 14 | 1,239 | 248 | 5.0 | 88.5 | 297 | 22 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | | L. Moore | 16 | 1964 | 14 | 584 | 157 | 3.7 | 41.7 | 472 | 21 | 22.5 | 33.7 | 3 | ||
| 15 | | G. Bell | 15 | 1989 | 16 | 1,137 | 272 | 4.2 | 71.1 | 85 | 19 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | I. Woods | 15 | 1988 | 16 | 1,066 | 203 | 5.3 | 66.6 | 199 | 21 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | L. Kelly | 15 | 1966 | 14 | 1,141 | 209 | 5.5 | 81.5 | 366 | 32 | 11.4 | 26.1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | J. Taylor | 15 | 1961 | 14 | 1,307 | 243 | 5.4 | 93.4 | 175 | 25 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | S. Van Buren | 15 | 1945 | 10 | 832 | 143 | 5.8 | 83.2 | 123 | 10 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | D. Fenner | 14 | 1990 | 16 | 859 | 215 | 4.0 | 53.7 | 143 | 17 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | C. Gary | 14 | 1990 | 15 | 808 | 204 | 4.0 | 53.9 | 150 | 30 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | O. Anderson | 14 | 1989 | 16 | 1,023 | 325 | 3.1 | 63.9 | 268 | 28 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | B. Sanders | 14 | 1989 | 15 | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | E. Dickerson | 14 | 1988 | 16 | 1,659 | 388 | 4.3 | 103.7 | 377 | 36 | 10.5 | 23.6 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | J. Morris | 14 | 1986 | 15 | 1,516 | 341 | 4.4 | 101.1 | 233 | 21 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 1 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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