rb most scrimmage tds in single season

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most scrimmage touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
31
2006
SD SD
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
2Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
2005
SEA SEA
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
3Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
2003
KC KC
16
1,420
320
4.4
88.8
27
690
74
90
9.3
43.1
0
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
2000
STL STL
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
1995
DAL DAL
16
1,773
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
6Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
7John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
WAS WAS
15
1,347
375
3.6
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
8Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
9O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
BUF BUF
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
10Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
1994
DAL DAL
15
1,484
368
4.0
98.9
21
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
11Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
MIN MIN
14
1,070
280
3.8
76.4
13
691
73
9.5
49.4
9
12Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
21
2023
MIA MIA
15
1,012
209
4.8
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
13Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
21
2023
SF SF
16
1,459
272
5.4
91.2
14
564
67
83
8.4
35.3
7
14Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
21
2020
NO NO
15
932
187
5.0
62.1
16
756
83
107
9.1
50.4
5
15Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
LAR LAR
14
1,251
256
4.9
89.4
17
580
59
81
9.8
41.4
4
16Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
21
2005
KC KC
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
20
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
STL STL
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
18Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
WAS WAS
16
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
21
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
19Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
16
1,336
294
4.5
83.5
21
212
22
9.6
13.3
0
20Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
CLE CLE
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
17
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
21Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
20
2024
DET DET
17
1,412
250
5.6
83.1
16
517
52
63
9.9
30.4
4
22Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
20
2021
LAC LAC
16
911
206
4.4
56.9
12
647
70
94
9.2
40.4
8
23Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
2021
IND IND
17
1,811
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
24David Johnson
D. Johnson
20
2016
ARI ARI
16
1,239
293
4.2
77.4
16
879
80
120
11.0
54.9
4
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
20
2011
PHI PHI
15
1,309
273
4.8
87.3
17
315
48
69
6.6
21.0
3
StatMuse has season-level data for scrimmage touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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10
2
0
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Chargers Chargers
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4
0
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6
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6
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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
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LAC LAC
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