nfl rushing touchdowns leaders 1961

Jim Taylor had the most rushing touchdowns in 1961, with 15 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
15
1961
GB GB
14
1,307
243
5.4
93.4
175
25
7.0
12.5
1
2Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
10
1961
SF SF
11
509
96
5.3
46.3
0
0
0.0
0
3Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
9
1961
DLT DLT
14
841
179
4.7
60.1
558
34
16.4
39.9
3
4Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
9
1961
SD SD
14
767
175
4.4
54.8
103
17
6.1
7.4
0
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
8
1961
CLE CLE
14
1,408
305
4.6
100.6
459
46
10.0
32.8
2
6Rick Casares
R. Casares
8
1961
CHI CHI
13
588
135
4.4
45.2
69
8
8.6
5.3
0
7Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
8
1961
GB GB
12
597
127
4.7
49.8
145
15
9.7
12.1
2
8J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
8
1961
SF SF
14
823
167
4.9
58.8
343
28
12.3
24.5
1
9Bill Mathis
B. Mathis
7
1961
NYT NYT
14
846
202
4.2
60.4
42
12
3.5
3.0
1
10Lenny Moore
L. Moore
7
1961
BAL BAL
13
648
92
7.0
49.8
728
49
14.9
56.0
8
11Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
6
1961
HOU HOU
14
948
200
4.7
67.7
586
43
13.6
41.9
9
12Bob Gaiters
B. Gaiters
6
1961
NYG NYG
14
460
116
4.0
32.9
54
11
4.9
3.9
1
13John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
6
1961
PIT PIT
14
787
213
3.7
56.2
262
24
10.9
18.7
1
14Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
6
1961
SD SD
14
105
43
2.4
7.5
0
0
0.0
0
15Fred Bukaty
F. Bukaty
5
1961
DEN DEN
14
187
76
2.5
13.4
94
14
6.7
6.7
0
16Billy Lott
B. Lott
5
1961
BOS BOS
14
461
100
4.6
32.9
333
32
10.4
23.8
6
17Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5
1961
CLE CLE
14
548
101
5.4
39.1
368
32
11.5
26.3
3
18Jim Ninowski
J. Ninowski
5
1961
DET DET
13
238
33
7.2
18.3
0
0
0.0
0
19Clarence Peaks
C. Peaks
5
1961
PHI PHI
13
471
135
3.5
36.2
472
32
14.8
36.3
0
20Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
5
1961
DET DET
14
841
201
4.2
60.1
315
26
12.1
22.5
0
21Jack Spikes
J. Spikes
5
1961
DLT DLT
6
334
39
8.6
55.7
136
8
17.0
22.7
0
22Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
5
1961
MIN MIN
14
308
56
5.5
22.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
4
1961
LA LA
14
609
158
3.9
43.5
194
28
6.9
13.9
0
24Dick Bass
D. Bass
4
1961
LA LA
14
608
98
6.2
43.4
145
16
9.1
10.4
0
25Wray Carlton
W. Carlton
4
1961
BUF BUF
14
311
101
3.1
22.2
193
17
11.4
13.8
0
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PPG

24.8

10th

OPP PPG

19.0

6th

RUSH YDS/G

117.2

19th

PASS YDS/G

233.9

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
BAL BAL
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

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NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM