most tds scored by a rookie in a debut game

Gale Sayers has the most total touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 6 touchdowns against the 49ers on December 12, 1965.

Interpreted as:
most tds scored by a rookie in a debut regular-season game
NAME TD DATE TM OPP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
1 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6
12/12/1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
4
1
1
0
0
0
36
2 De'Von Achane
D. Achane
4
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
24
3 Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
4
10/11/2020
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
24
4 Jonas Gray
J. Gray
4
11/16/2014
NE NE
@
IND IND
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
5 Doug Martin
D. Martin
4
11/4/2012
TB TB
@
OAK OAK
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
6 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
12/3/2006
NO NO
vs
SF SF
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
7 Joseph Addai
J. Addai
4
11/26/2006
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
8 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
4
11/28/2004
BUF BUF
@
SEA SEA
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
9 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
4
12/15/2002
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
10 Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
4
12/3/2000
DEN DEN
@
NO NO
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
11 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
12/4/1997
CIN CIN
vs
TEN TEN
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
12 Ronald Moore
R. Moore
4
12/5/1993
PHX PHX
vs
RAM RAM
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
13 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
12/16/1990
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
14 Jerry Butler
J. Butler
4
9/23/1979
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
15 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4
11/20/1978
HOU HOU
vs
MIA MIA
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
16 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
4
10/17/1965
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1
2
1
0
0
0
24
17 Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
4
12/10/1961
DLT DLT
vs
DEN DEN
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
18 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
4
10/15/1961
SF SF
@
MIN MIN
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
19 Jim Brown
J. Brown
4
11/24/1957
CLE CLE
vs
LA LA
4
0
20 Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
4
10/20/1957
CHB CHB
vs
LA LA
3
1
21 Harlon Hill
H. Hill
4
10/31/1954
CHB CHB
@
SF SF
4
22 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
3
12/16/2023
DET DET
vs
DEN DEN
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
23 Christian Watson
C. Watson
3
11/13/2022
GB GB
vs
DAL DAL
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
24 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
3
1/2/2022
CIN CIN
vs
KC KC
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
25 Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
3
11/26/2020
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Thu
12/26
SEA SEA
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
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13

CHI Bears

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM