most touchdowns thrown by a running back in a single game

Sammy Baugh has the most passing touchdowns by a running back in a game, with 6 touchdowns versus the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 31, 1943.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns thrown by a running back in a single regular-season game
NAMETDDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
6
10/31/1943
WAS WAS
@
BKN
16
28
57.1
376
13.4
3
101.8
21.4
10.7
2Cecil Isbell
C. Isbell
5
11/1/1942
GB GB
vs
CHC CHC
10
21
47.6
333
15.9
1
113.6
23.8
4.8
3Ray Buivid
R. Buivid
5
12/5/1937
CHB CHB
@
CHC CHC
12
23
52.2
164
7.1
1
96.7
21.7
4.3
4Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
4
10/17/1948
NYG NYG
vs
CHC CHC
17
30
56.7
257
8.6
1
110.7
13.3
3.3
5Paul Governali
P. Governali
4
12/7/1947
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
12
20
60.0
255
12.8
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
6Arnie Herber
A. Herber
4
12/2/1945
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
10
19
52.6
187
9.8
0
126.5
21.1
0.0
7Roy McKay
R. McKay
4
10/7/1945
GB GB
vs
DET DET
6
14
42.9
151
10.8
0
122.3
28.6
0.0
8Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
4
11/19/1944
DET DET
vs
CHB CHB
7
19
36.8
170
8.9
3
70.1
21.1
15.8
9Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
4
11/14/1943
WAS WAS
vs
DET DET
18
30
60.0
180
6.0
2
88.9
13.3
6.7
10Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
4
10/17/1943
WAS WAS
@
GB GB
16
29
55.2
146
5.0
2
79.9
13.8
6.9
11Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
3
12/5/1948
NYG NYG
@
PIT PIT
36
53
67.9
363
6.8
1
98.2
5.7
1.9
12Pat Coffee
P. Coffee
3
12/5/1937
CHC CHC
vs
CHB CHB
15
33
45.5
306
9.3
2
83.6
9.1
6.1
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
2
9/18/1983
CHI CHI
@
NO NO
2
2
100.0
77
38.5
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
14Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
2
12/6/1959
GB GB
@
LA LA
2
2
100.0
56
28.0
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
15Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
2
10/17/1954
NYG NYG
vs
CHC CHC
2
2
100.0
44
22.0
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
16Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
2
9/26/1954
DET DET
vs
CHB CHB
2
2
100.0
15
7.5
0
137.5
100.0
0.0
17Ed Mioduszewski
E. Mioduszewski
2
12/13/1953
BAL BAL
@
SF SF
9
23
39.1
89
3.9
1
61.7
8.7
4.3
18George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
2
11/29/1953
BAL BAL
vs
SF SF
5
16
31.3
80
5.0
1
62.5
12.5
6.3
19Hank Lauricella
H. Lauricella
2
11/2/1952
DAL DAL
@
LA LA
5
12
41.7
88
7.3
2
67.4
16.7
16.7
20Hank Lauricella
H. Lauricella
2
10/26/1952
DAL DAL
@
SF SF
6
9
66.7
89
9.9
0
138.4
22.2
0.0
21Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
2
10/14/1951
PIT PIT
vs
SF SF
5
5
100.0
77
15.4
0
158.3
40.0
0.0
22Joe Gasparella
J. Gasparella
2
12/10/1950
PIT PIT
vs
CHC CHC
6
10
60.0
111
11.1
1
98.3
20.0
10.0
23Paul Governali
P. Governali
2
11/9/1947
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
16
35
45.7
341
9.7
2
76.0
5.7
5.7
24Breece Hall
B. Hall
1
10/26/2025
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1
1
100.0
4
4.0
0
122.9
100.0
0.0
0
0
25Cam Akers
C. Akers
1
10/5/2025
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
1
1
100.0
32
32.0
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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WAS WAS
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7
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3
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
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@
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MIA MIA
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9/13
CAR CAR
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
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12/20
PHI PHI
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5:00 PM
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CLE CLE
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12/21
LAC LAC
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DAL DAL
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