most touchdowns in a season 1876 to 2021

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

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns by a player in a season 1876 to 2021
NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
31
2006
16
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
2Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
2005
16
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
3Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
2003
16
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
2000
14
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
1995
16
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
6Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
14
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
7John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
15
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
8Randy Moss
R. Moss
23
2007
16
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
9Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
16
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
10Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
14
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
1994
15
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
132
8.8
13Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
14
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
14Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
15Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
21
2020
15
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
16Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
14
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
17Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
21
2005
16
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
18Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
14
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
19Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
20Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
21Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
22Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
20
2021
16
12
8
0
0
0
2
0
124
7.8
23Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
2021
17
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
24David Johnson
D. Johnson
20
2016
16
16
4
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
20
2011
15
17
3
0
0
0
0
0
120
8.0
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