LaDainian Tomlinson has put up the most points by a running back in a season, with 186 points in 2006.
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most points by a player in a single season running back, all-time| NAME | PTS | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Tomlinson | 186 | 2006 |  SD | 16 | 1,815 | 348 | 5.2 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 |
| 2 |  | P. Hornung | 176 | 1960 |  GB | 12 | 671 | 160 | 4.2 | 55.9 | 13 | 257 | 28 | 9.2 | 21.4 | 2 | |
| 3 | | S. Alexander | 168 | 2005 |  SEA | 16 | 1,880 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 4 | | P. Holmes | 162 | 2003 |  KC | 16 | 1,420 | 320 | 4.4 | 88.8 | 27 | 690 | 74 | 90 | 9.3 | 43.1 | 0 |
| 5 |  | M. Faulk | 160 | 2000 |  STL | 14 | 1,359 | 253 | 5.4 | 97.1 | 18 | 830 | 81 | 113 | 10.2 | 59.3 | 8 |
| 6 |  | E. Smith | 150 | 1995 |  DAL | 16 | 1,773 | 377 | 4.7 | 110.8 | 25 | 375 | 62 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 0 | |
| 7 | | P. Hornung | 146 | 1961 | GB | 12 | 597 | 127 | 4.7 | 49.8 | 8 | 145 | 15 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 2 | |
| 8 | | P. Holmes | 144 | 2002 | KC | 14 | 1,615 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 |
| 9 | | J. Riggins | 144 | 1983 |  WAS | 15 | 1,347 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 10 | | T. Davis | 138 | 1998 |  DEN | 16 | 2,008 | 392 | 5.1 | 125.5 | 21 | 217 | 25 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | O.J. Simpson | 138 | 1975 |  BUF | 14 | 1,817 | 329 | 5.5 | 129.8 | 16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | |
| 12 | | G. Mingo | 137 | 1962 | DEN | 14 | 287 | 54 | 5.3 | 20.5 | 4 | 107 | 14 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | T. Gurley | 132 | 2018 |  LAR | 14 | 1,251 | 256 | 4.9 | 89.4 | 17 | 580 | 59 | 81 | 9.8 | 41.4 | 4 |
| 14 | | E. Smith | 132 | 1994 | DAL | 15 | 1,484 | 368 | 4.0 | 98.9 | 21 | 341 | 50 | 6.8 | 22.7 | 1 | |
| 15 | | C. Foreman | 132 | 1975 |  MIN | 14 | 1,070 | 280 | 3.8 | 76.4 | 13 | 691 | 73 | 9.5 | 49.4 | 9 | |
| 16 | | G. Sayers | 132 | 1965 |  CHI | 14 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | |
| 17 | | M. Faulk | 128 | 2001 | STL | 14 | 1,382 | 260 | 5.3 | 98.7 | 12 | 765 | 83 | 104 | 9.2 | 54.6 | 9 |
| 18 | | C. Gilchrist | 128 | 1962 | BUF | 14 | 1,096 | 214 | 5.1 | 78.3 | 13 | 319 | 24 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 19 | | D. Walker | 128 | 1950 |  DET | 12 | 386 | 83 | 4.7 | 32.2 | 5 | 534 | 35 | 15.3 | 44.5 | 6 | |
| 20 |  | R. Mostert | 126 | 2023 |  MIA | 15 | 1,012 | 209 | 4.8 | 67.5 | 18 | 175 | 25 | 32 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 3 |
| 21 |  | C. McCaffrey | 126 | 2023 |  SF | 16 | 1,459 | 272 | 5.4 | 91.2 | 14 | 564 | 67 | 83 | 8.4 | 35.3 | 7 |
| 22 |  | A. Kamara | 126 | 2020 |  NO | 15 | 932 | 187 | 5.0 | 62.1 | 16 | 756 | 83 | 107 | 9.1 | 50.4 | 5 |
| 23 | | L. Johnson | 126 | 2005 | KC | 16 | 1,750 | 336 | 5.2 | 109.4 | 20 | 343 | 33 | 49 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 24 | | T. Allen | 126 | 1996 | WAS | 16 | 1,353 | 347 | 3.9 | 84.6 | 21 | 194 | 32 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | J. Morris | 126 | 1985 |  NYG | 16 | 1,336 | 294 | 4.5 | 83.5 | 21 | 212 | 22 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for points going back to the 1921 season.
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