most touchdowns in a season 1876 to 2021

Between the 1876 and 2021 seasons, LaDainian Tomlinson had the most total touchdowns in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

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most touchdowns by a player in a season 1876 to 2021

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	31	2006	SD	16	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	186	11.6
2	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	28	2005	SEA	16	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	168	10.5
3	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	27	2003	KC	16	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	162	10.1
4	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	26	2000	STL	14	18	8	0	0	0	2	0	160	11.4
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	25	1995	DAL	16	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	9.4
6	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	24	2002	KC	14	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	144	10.3
7	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	24	0	0	0	0		0	144	9.6
8	Randy Moss R. Moss	23	2007	NE	16	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	138	8.6
9	Terrell Davis T. Davis	23	1998	DEN	16	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	138	8.6
10	Jerry Rice J. Rice	23	1987	SF	12	1	22	0	0	0		0	138	11.5
11	O.J. Simpson	23	1975	BUF	14	16	7	0	0	0		0	138	9.9
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	22	1994	DAL	15	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	132	8.8
13	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	22	1975	MIN	14	13	9	0	0	0		0	132	9.4
14	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	22	1965	CHI	14	14	6	2	0	0		0	132	9.4
15	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	21	2020	NO	15	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	126	8.4
16	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	21	2018	LAR	14	17	4	0	0	0	3	0	132	9.4
17	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	21	2005	KC	16	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	126	7.9
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	21	2001	STL	14	12	9	0	0	0	1	0	128	9.1
19	Terry Allen T. Allen	21	1996	WAS	16	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	7.9
20	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	1985	NYG	16	21	0	0	0	0		0	126	7.9
21	Jim Brown J. Brown	21	1965	CLE	14	17	4	0	0	0		0	126	9.0
22	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	20	2021	LAC	16	12	8	0	0	0	2	0	124	7.8
23	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	20	2021	IND	17	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	120	7.1
24	David Johnson D. Johnson	20	2016	ARI	16	16	4	0	0	0	1	0	122	7.6
25	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	20	2011	PHI	15	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	120	8.0

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