most touchdowns in a season nfl history

LaDainian Tomlinson has the most total touchdowns in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns by a player in a season NFL history
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 SD
16
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
2 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
2005
SEA SEA
16
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
3 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
2003
KC KC
16
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
4 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
2000
STL STL
14
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
5 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
1995
DAL DAL
16
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
6 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
KC KC
14
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
7 John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
WAS WAS
15
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
8 Randy Moss
R. Moss
23
2007
NE NE
16
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
9 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
DEN DEN
16
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
10 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
SF SF
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
11 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
BUF BUF
14
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
12 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
1994
DAL DAL
15
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
132
8.8
13 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
MIN MIN
14
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
14 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
CHI CHI
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
15 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
21
2023
MIA MIA
15
18
3
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
16 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
21
2023
SF SF
16
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
17 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
21
2020
NO NO
15
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
18 Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
LAR LAR
14
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
19 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
21
2005
KC KC
16
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
20 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
STL STL
14
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
21 Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
WAS WAS
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
22 Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
23 Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
CLE CLE
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
24 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
20
2024
DET DET
17
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
25 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
20
2021
LAC LAC
16
12
8
0
0
0
2
0
124
7.8
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Chargers Chargers
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0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
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2
0
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Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
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@
MIA MIA
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10/19
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4:05 PM
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10/23
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20

DEN Broncos

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.667
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2
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0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
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1
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.667
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0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
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LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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9/28
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9/28
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9/28
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DET DET
1:00 PM