most rushing touchdowns in single season by a cardinal

David Johnson has scored the most rushing touchdowns for the Cardinals in a season, with 16 touchdowns in 2016.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1David Johnson
D. Johnson
16
2016
16
1,239
293
4.2
77.4
879
80
120
11.0
54.9
4
2James Conner
J. Conner
15
2021
15
752
202
3.7
50.1
375
37
39
10.1
25.0
3
3John David Crow
J. David Crow
14
1962
14
751
192
3.9
53.6
246
23
10.7
17.6
3
4Ernie Nevers
E. Nevers
12
1929
11
0
5Kyler Murray
K. Murray
11
2020
16
819
133
6.2
51.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
6MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
11
1970
14
977
206
4.7
69.8
365
32
11.4
26.1
2
7Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
10
2020
15
955
239
4.0
63.7
137
25
31
5.5
9.1
0
8Beanie Wells
B. Wells
10
2011
14
1,047
245
4.3
74.8
52
10
16
5.2
3.7
0
9Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
10
2008
16
399
143
2.8
24.9
237
34
50
7.0
14.8
0
10Donny Anderson
D. Anderson
10
1973
14
679
167
4.1
48.5
409
41
10.0
29.2
3
11Johnny Roland
J. Roland
10
1967
13
876
234
3.7
67.4
269
20
13.5
20.7
1
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
9
2004
15
937
267
3.5
62.5
105
15
20
7.0
7.0
0
13Mario Bates
M. Bates
9
1999
16
202
72
2.8
12.6
34
5
7
6.8
2.1
0
14Ronald Moore
R. Moore
9
1993
16
1,018
263
3.9
63.6
16
3
5.3
1.0
0
15Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
9
1984
16
434
81
5.4
27.1
318
26
12.2
19.9
2
16Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
9
1981
16
1,376
328
4.2
86.0
387
51
7.6
24.2
0
17Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
9
1980
16
1,352
301
4.5
84.5
308
36
8.6
19.3
0
18Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
9
1975
13
816
165
4.9
62.8
378
43
8.8
29.1
2
19James Conner
J. Conner
8
2024
16
1,094
236
4.6
68.4
414
47
55
8.8
25.9
1
20Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
8
2019
8
643
123
5.2
80.4
171
28
35
6.1
21.4
0
21David Johnson
D. Johnson
8
2015
16
581
125
4.6
36.3
457
36
57
12.7
28.6
4
22Rashard Mendenhall
R. Mendenhall
8
2013
15
687
217
3.2
45.8
134
18
21
7.4
8.9
0
23Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
8
2009
16
598
143
4.2
37.4
428
63
80
6.8
26.8
0
24Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
8
1998
15
1,042
274
3.8
69.5
169
18
9.4
11.3
2
25Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
8
1979
16
1,605
331
4.8
100.3
308
41
7.5
19.3
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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