most rushing touchdowns in a single season including playoffs

Emmitt Smith has the most rushing touchdowns in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 31 touchdowns in 1995.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a single season including playoffs
NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
31
1995
DAL DAL
19
2,071
451
4.6
109.0
435
68
6.4
22.9
0
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
30
2006
SD SD
17
1,938
371
5.2
114.0
572
58
84
9.9
33.6
3
3John Riggins
J. Riggins
30
1983
WAS WAS
18
1,653
462
3.6
91.8
30
6
5.0
1.7
0
4Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
29
2005
SEA SEA
19
2,116
430
4.9
111.4
80
18
35
4.4
4.2
1
5Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
29
2003
KC KC
17
1,596
344
4.6
93.9
722
79
95
9.1
42.5
0
6Terrell Davis
T. Davis
24
1998
DEN DEN
19
2,476
470
5.3
130.3
286
29
9.9
15.1
2
7Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
1994
DAL DAL
17
1,602
395
4.1
94.2
349
54
6.5
20.5
1
8Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1997
DEN DEN
19
2,331
481
4.8
122.7
325
50
6.5
17.1
0
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
21
2009
MIN MIN
18
1,568
365
4.3
87.1
469
46
61
10.2
26.1
0
10Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
21
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
11Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
WAS WAS
16
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21
1992
DAL DAL
19
2,049
444
4.6
107.8
421
72
5.8
22.2
2
13Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
18
1,509
334
4.5
83.8
217
23
9.4
12.1
0
14Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
20
2005
KC KC
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
15Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
20
1981
SD SD
17
1,358
298
4.6
79.9
367
45
8.2
21.6
0
16Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
20
1979
HOU HOU
18
1,762
401
4.4
97.9
112
18
6.2
6.2
0
17Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
20
1962
GB GB
15
1,559
303
5.1
103.9
126
25
5.0
8.4
0
18Derrick Henry
D. Henry
19
2024
BAL BAL
19
2,191
367
6.0
115.3
193
19
24
10.2
10.2
2
19Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
19
2024
PHI PHI
19
824
184
4.5
43.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
20James Cook III
J. Cook III
19
2024
BUF BUF
19
1,281
260
4.9
67.4
322
38
44
8.5
16.9
2
21Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
19
2019
GB GB
18
1,202
269
4.5
66.8
505
55
75
9.2
28.1
4
22Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
19
2018
LAR LAR
17
1,411
286
4.9
83.0
585
63
88
9.3
34.4
4
23LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
19
2016
NE NE
19
1,270
334
3.8
66.8
46
8
9
5.8
2.4
0
24Stephen Davis
S. Davis
19
1999
WAS WAS
16
1,561
322
4.8
97.6
137
26
31
5.3
8.6
0
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
19
1996
NE NE
19
1,419
365
3.9
74.7
388
54
7.2
20.4
3
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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8
4
0
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1
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
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4
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.667
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6
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.500
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.500
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3
1
.708
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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5
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6
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Rams Rams
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3
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.750
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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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Sat
9/6
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