most rushing touchdowns per carry in a season by a running back

11 players are tied for the most rushing touchdowns per rush attempt by a running back in a season, with 1. The first three are Ito Smith in 2021, Andy Janovich in 2019 and Vonta Leach in 2008.

NAMETD/ATTRUSH TDATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ito Smith
I. Smith
1
1
1
2021
1
4
4.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Andy Janovich
A. Janovich
1
1
1
2019
7
1
1.0
0.1
42
5
5
8.4
6.0
0
3Vonta Leach
V. Leach
1
1
1
2008
16
1
1.0
0.1
103
12
18
8.6
6.4
0
4Montell Owens
M. Owens
1
2
2
2008
16
43
21.5
2.7
17
2
3
8.5
1.1
0
5Jerald Sowell
J. Sowell
1
1
1
2005
16
1
1.0
0.1
155
28
38
5.5
9.7
2
6Joe Montgomery
J. Montgomery
1
1
1
2000
3
4
4.0
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Tracy Johnson
T. Johnson
1
1
1
1995
15
2
2.0
0.1
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
8Brad Muster
B. Muster
1
1
1
1994
7
3
3.0
0.4
88
10
8.8
12.6
0
9Howard Stevens
H. Stevens
1
1
1
1976
14
3
3.0
0.2
0
0
0.0
0
10Billy Kinard
B. Kinard
1
1
1
1956
7
27
27.0
3.9
0
0
0.0
0
11Howie Livingston
H. Livingston
1
1
1
1949
12
1
1.0
0.1
41
3
13.7
3.4
0
12C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
0.67
2
3
2025
11
5
1.7
0.5
11
2
2
5.5
1.0
0
13James Develin
J. Develin
0.67
4
6
2018
16
8
1.3
0.5
61
12
17
5.1
3.8
0
14C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
0.5
1
2
2024
17
10
5.0
0.6
35
5
6
7.0
2.1
0
15Nick Bawden
N. Bawden
0.5
1
2
2023
16
4
2.0
0.3
21
3
3
7.0
1.3
0
16C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
0.5
2
4
2022
17
7
1.8
0.4
86
10
12
8.6
5.1
0
17Andy Janovich
A. Janovich
0.5
1
2
2021
13
0
0.0
0.0
9
3
4
3.0
0.7
0
18Jalston Fowler
J. Fowler
0.5
1
2
2017
10
4
2.0
0.4
0
0
1
0.0
0
19Jeremy Stewart
J. Stewart
0.5
1
2
2013
13
2
1.0
0.2
6
2
2
3.0
0.5
0
20Jed Collins
J. Collins
0.5
2
4
2011
16
4
1.0
0.3
50
11
14
4.5
3.1
2
21Greg Jones
G. Jones
0.5
1
2
2011
16
7
3.5
0.4
19
4
9
4.8
1.2
0
22Vonta Leach
V. Leach
0.5
1
2
2007
16
2
1.0
0.1
108
25
33
4.3
6.8
2
23Lorenzo Neal
L. Neal
0.5
1
2
1999
16
1
0.5
0.1
27
7
11
3.9
1.7
2
24Kenyon Cotton
K. Cotton
0.5
1
2
1997
15
2
1.0
0.1
0
0
0.0
0
25Woody Bennett
W. Bennett
0.5
1
2
1979
15
4
2.0
0.3
9
1
9.0
0.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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