what is the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a month

4 players are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a month, with 8 touchdowns. The first three are Clinton Portis in December 2002, Mike Anderson in December 2000 and Curtis Dickey in November 1980.

NAMERUSH TDMONTHGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Clinton Portis
C. Portis
8
December 2002
5
672
104
6.5
134.4
154
12
17
12.8
30.8
1
2Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
8
December 2000
4
516
104
5.0
129.0
34
4
5
8.5
8.5
0
3Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
8
November 1980
5
338
64
5.3
67.6
73
7
10.4
14.6
0
4Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
8
October 1961
5
398
69
5.8
79.6
0
0
0.0
0
5Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
7
November 2020
4
274
55
5.0
68.5
86
13
16
6.6
21.5
0
6Alfred Morris
A. Morris
7
December 2012
5
631
127
5.0
126.2
35
5
6
7.0
7.0
0
7Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
7
December 2006
5
487
76
6.4
97.4
119
14
19
8.5
23.8
0
8Ronald Moore
R. Moore
7
December 1993
4
384
96
4.0
96.0
6
1
6.0
1.5
0
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
7
December 1989
4
454
87
5.2
113.5
59
7
8.4
14.8
0
10Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
7
October 1983
5
650
120
5.4
130.0
179
20
9.0
35.8
2
11Curt Warner
C. Warner
7
October 1983
5
391
100
3.9
78.2
125
16
7.8
25.0
0
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
6
November 2016
4
400
84
4.8
100.0
153
9
10
17.0
38.3
1
13Doug Martin
D. Martin
6
November 2012
4
507
89
5.7
126.8
108
13
15
8.3
27.0
0
14Joseph Addai
J. Addai
6
November 2006
4
342
68
5.0
85.5
90
10
13
9.0
22.5
0
15Edgerrin James
E. James
6
December 1999
4
423
93
4.5
105.8
86
12
17
7.2
21.5
2
16Skip Hicks
S. Hicks
6
November 1998
5
317
84
3.8
63.4
11
2
5.5
2.2
0
17Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
6
November 1998
5
416
95
4.4
83.2
190
11
17.3
38.0
1
18Ickey Woods
I. Woods
6
October 1988
5
300
78
3.8
60.0
96
8
12.0
19.2
0
19Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
6
September 1983
4
446
97
4.6
111.5
121
15
8.1
30.3
0
20Jon Keyworth
J. Keyworth
6
November 1974
5
221
37
6.0
44.2
82
8
10.3
16.4
0
21Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6
December 1965
3
313
39
8.0
104.3
99
3
33.0
33.0
1
22Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
5
October 2022
5
432
78
5.5
86.4
9
4
6
2.3
1.8
0
23Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5
December 2020
4
398
67
5.9
99.5
71
9
10
7.9
17.8
1
24Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
5
December 2013
4
356
77
4.6
89.0
76
11
15
6.9
19.0
0
25Trent Richardson
T. Richardson
5
December 2012
4
195
58
3.4
48.8
51
10
15
5.1
12.8
0
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