which lions rookie has the most rushing tds in a season

Barry Sanders has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a Lions rookie, with 14 touchdowns in 1989.

NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
DET DET
15
1,470
280
5.3
98.0
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
2 Billy Sims
B. Sims
13
1980
DET DET
16
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
3 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
10
2023
DET DET
15
945
182
5.2
63.0
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
4 Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
9
2012
DET DET
14
798
215
3.7
57.0
214
34
48
6.3
15.3
0
5 Dutch Clark
D. Clark
9
1931
POR POR
11
0
6 D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
8
2020
DET DET
13
521
114
4.6
40.1
357
46
57
7.8
27.5
2
7 Kevin Smith
K. Smith
8
2008
DET DET
16
976
238
4.1
61.0
286
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
8 James Jones
J. Jones
6
1983
DET DET
14
475
135
3.5
33.9
467
46
10.2
33.4
1
9 Kevin Jones
K. Jones
5
2004
DET DET
15
1,133
241
4.7
75.5
180
28
41
6.4
12.0
1
10 Doak Walker
D. Walker
5
1950
DET DET
12
386
83
4.7
32.2
534
35
15.3
44.5
6
11 Chuck Bennett
C. Bennett
5
1930
POR POR
14
1
12 Jahvid Best
J. Best
4
2010
DET DET
16
555
171
3.2
34.7
487
58
80
8.4
30.4
2
13 Sedrick Irvin
S. Irvin
4
1999
DET DET
14
133
36
3.7
9.5
233
25
32
9.3
16.6
0
14 Rodney Peete
R. Peete
4
1989
DET DET
8
148
33
4.5
18.5
0
0
0.0
0
15 Rick Kane
R. Kane
4
1977
DET DET
14
421
124
3.4
30.1
186
18
10.3
13.3
0
16 Lawrence Gaines
L. Gaines
4
1976
DET DET
14
659
155
4.3
47.1
130
23
5.7
9.3
1
17 Chief McLain
C. McLain
4
1930
POR POR
14
3
18 Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
3
2018
DET DET
10
641
118
5.4
64.1
213
32
39
6.7
21.3
1
19 Derrick Moore
D. Moore
3
1993
DET DET
13
405
88
4.6
31.2
169
21
8.0
13.0
1
20 Garry James
G. James
3
1986
DET DET
16
688
159
4.3
43.0
219
34
6.4
13.7
0
21 Mel Farr
M. Farr
3
1967
DET DET
13
860
206
4.2
66.2
317
39
8.1
24.4
3
22 Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
3
1959
DET DET
10
447
76
5.9
44.7
140
16
8.8
14.0
0
23 Don McIlhenny
D. McIlhenny
3
1956
DET DET
9
372
87
4.3
41.3
70
8
8.8
7.8
2
24 Gene Gedman
G. Gedman
3
1953
DET DET
12
255
83
3.1
21.3
121
14
8.6
10.1
0
25 Camp Wilson
C. Wilson
3
1946
DET DET
10
207
64
3.2
20.7
62
7
8.9
6.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

32.1

1st

OPP PPG

18.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

151.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

12 - 1 - 0

34

Final

31

GB Packers

9 - 4 - 0

Thu 5 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM