most touchdowns by a rookie running back in a game

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

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns by a rookie running back in a regular-season game
NAMETDDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6
12/12/1965
vs
4
1
1
0
0
0
36
2De'Von Achane
D. Achane
4
9/24/2023
vs
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
24
3Jonas Gray
J. Gray
4
11/16/2014
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
4Doug Martin
D. Martin
4
11/4/2012
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
5Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
12/3/2006
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
6Joseph Addai
J. Addai
4
11/26/2006
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
7Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
4
11/28/2004
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
8Clinton Portis
C. Portis
4
12/15/2002
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
9Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
4
12/3/2000
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
10Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
12/4/1997
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
11Ronald Moore
R. Moore
4
12/5/1993
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
12/16/1990
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
13Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4
11/20/1978
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
14Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
4
10/17/1965
@
1
2
1
0
0
0
24
15Jim Brown
J. Brown
4
11/24/1957
vs
4
0
16Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
4
10/20/1957
vs
3
1
17TreVeyon Henderson
T. Henderson
3
11/13/2025
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
18RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey
3
10/26/2025
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
19Quinshon Judkins
Q. Judkins
3
10/19/2025
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
20Cam Skattebo
C. Skattebo
3
10/9/2025
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
21Ashton Jeanty
A. Jeanty
3
9/28/2025
vs
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
18
22Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
3
11/26/2020
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
23Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
3
11/18/2018
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
24Corey Clement
C. Clement
3
11/5/2017
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
25Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
3
9/7/2017
@
1
2
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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