most single season rush tds between 1947 to 1959

Between the 1947 and 1959 seasons, Jim Brown had the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 17 touchdowns in 1958.

Interpreted as:
most single season rush tds by a player between 1947 to 1959
NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
17
1958
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
14
1959
12
1,329
290
4.6
110.8
190
24
7.9
15.8
0
3Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
13
1947
12
1,008
217
4.6
84.0
79
9
8.8
6.6
0
4Rick Casares
R. Casares
12
1956
12
1,126
234
4.8
93.8
203
23
8.8
16.9
2
5Tobin Rote
T. Rote
11
1956
12
398
84
4.7
33.2
0
0
0.0
0
6Dan Towler
D. Towler
11
1954
12
599
149
4.0
49.9
127
10
12.7
10.6
0
7Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
11
1950
12
397
63
6.3
33.1
16
1
16.0
1.3
0
8Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
11
1949
12
1,146
263
4.4
95.5
88
4
22.0
7.3
1
9Rick Casares
R. Casares
10
1959
12
699
177
3.9
58.3
273
27
10.1
22.8
2
10J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
10
1959
12
1,036
207
5.0
86.3
133
13
10.2
11.1
1
11Joe Perry
J. Perry
10
1953
12
1,018
192
5.3
84.8
191
19
10.1
15.9
3
12Dan Towler
D. Towler
10
1952
12
894
156
5.7
74.5
68
11
6.2
5.7
0
13Dick Hoerner
D. Hoerner
10
1950
12
381
95
4.0
31.8
446
26
17.2
37.2
1
14Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
10
1948
11
945
201
4.7
85.9
96
10
9.6
8.7
0
15Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
9
1958
12
475
73
6.5
39.6
101
9
11.2
8.4
1
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
9
1957
12
942
202
4.7
78.5
55
16
3.4
4.6
1
17Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
9
1955
12
961
213
4.5
80.1
141
27
5.2
11.8
0
18John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
9
1954
12
681
129
5.3
56.8
183
28
6.5
15.3
0
19Rob Goode
R. Goode
9
1951
12
951
208
4.6
79.3
45
3
15.0
3.8
0
20Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
9
1949
12
634
152
4.2
52.8
711
35
20.3
59.3
8
21Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
8
1958
12
791
171
4.6
65.9
81
13
6.2
6.8
1
22Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
8
1958
12
619
130
4.8
51.6
151
8
18.9
12.6
3
23Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
8
1958
10
468
115
4.1
46.8
330
29
11.4
33.0
2
24Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
8
1956
12
858
178
4.8
71.5
189
26
7.3
15.8
0
25Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
8
1956
12
916
185
5.0
76.3
193
16
12.1
16.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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