From 1987 through 1991, Barry Sanders scored the most rushing touchdowns, with 43 touchdowns.

Regular season

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	43	46	4,322	877	4.9	94.0	1,069	101	10.6	23.2	4
2	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	42	71	4,792	1,122	4.3	67.5	2,124	225	9.4	29.9	13
3	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	34	62	2,162	670	3.2	34.9	521	68	7.7	8.4	0
4	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	34	64	4,449	1,102	4.0	69.5	289	41	7.0	4.5	0
5	Herschel Walker H. Walker	34	75	4,915	1,202	4.1	65.5	2,162	221	9.8	28.8	9
6	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	33	64	5,471	1,318	4.2	85.5	1,120	143	7.8	17.5	3
7	Greg Bell G. Bell	32	42	2,599	629	4.1	61.9	312	53	5.9	7.4	3
8	Earnest Byner E. Byner	29	76	3,855	967	4.0	50.7	2,173	230	9.4	28.6	7
9	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	29	60	3,129	840	3.7	52.2	1,365	144	9.5	22.8	9
10	Marcus Allen M. Allen	28	59	2,847	734	3.9	48.3	1,224	135	9.1	20.7	2
11	Ickey Woods I. Woods	27	37	1,525	332	4.6	41.2	397	47	8.4	10.7	0
12	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	26	62	4,829	1,064	4.5	77.9	2,040	189	10.8	32.9	13
13	Johnny Hector J. Hector	26	71	2,420	578	4.2	34.1	939	111	8.5	13.2	2
14	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	24	59	2,920	718	4.1	49.5	502	62	8.1	8.5	0
15	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	23	32	2,500	606	4.1	78.1	486	73	6.7	15.2	1
16	Marion Butts M. Butts	23	45	2,742	628	4.4	60.9	229	33	6.9	5.1	1
17	James Brooks J. Brooks	23	71	4,035	844	4.8	56.8	1,482	154	9.6	20.9	16
18	Kevin Mack K. Mack	22	55	2,778	716	3.9	50.5	932	127	7.3	16.9	5
19	Curt Warner C. Warner	22	51	2,780	743	3.7	54.5	474	62	7.6	9.3	5
20	Roger Craig R. Craig	20	72	4,400	1,099	4.0	61.1	1,836	233	7.9	25.5	3
21	Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell	20	42	1,938	464	4.2	46.1	699	79	8.8	16.6	2
22	Merril Hoge M. Hoge	20	77	2,716	727	3.7	35.3	1,576	180	8.8	20.5	8
23	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	19	32	1,167	317	3.7	36.5	238	31	7.7	7.4	1
24	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	19	71	2,099	484	4.3	29.6	673	84	8.0	9.5	4
25	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	18	61	2,692	391	6.9	44.1	-3	1	-3.0	0.0	0

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Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
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Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
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Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
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Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
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Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
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Patriots	0	1	0	.000
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Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
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Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
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Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000