most rushing touchdowns, single season 1920 to 1960

Between the 1920 and 1960 seasons, Jim Brown had the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 17 touchdowns in 1958.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player, single season 1920 to 1960
NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jim Brown
J. Brown
17
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
2 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
15
1945
PHI PHI
10
832
143
5.8
83.2
123
10
12.3
12.3
2
3 Jim Brown
J. Brown
14
1959
CLE CLE
12
1,329
290
4.6
110.8
190
24
7.9
15.8
0
4 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
13
1960
GB GB
12
671
160
4.2
55.9
257
28
9.2
21.4
2
5 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
13
1947
PHI PHI
12
1,008
217
4.6
84.0
79
9
8.8
6.6
0
6 Rick Casares
R. Casares
12
1956
CHB CHB
12
1,126
234
4.8
93.8
203
23
8.8
16.9
2
7 Ernie Nevers
E. Nevers
12
1929
CHC CHC
11
0
8 Tex Hamer
T. Hamer
12
1924
FRA FRA
14
0
9 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
11
1960
GB GB
12
1,101
230
4.8
91.8
121
15
8.1
10.1
0
10 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
11
1956
GB GB
12
398
84
4.7
33.2
0
0
0.0
0
11 Dan Towler
D. Towler
11
1954
LA LA
12
599
149
4.0
49.9
127
10
12.7
10.6
0
12 Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
11
1950
CHB CHB
12
397
63
6.3
33.1
16
1
16.0
1.3
0
13 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
11
1949
PHI PHI
12
1,146
263
4.4
95.5
88
4
22.0
7.3
1
14 Rick Casares
R. Casares
10
1959
CHB CHB
12
699
177
3.9
58.3
273
27
10.1
22.8
2
15 J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
10
1959
SF SF
12
1,036
207
5.0
86.3
133
13
10.2
11.1
1
16 Joe Perry
J. Perry
10
1953
SF SF
12
1,018
192
5.3
84.8
191
19
10.1
15.9
3
17 Dan Towler
D. Towler
10
1952
LA LA
12
894
156
5.7
74.5
68
11
6.2
5.7
0
18 Dick Hoerner
D. Hoerner
10
1950
LA LA
12
381
95
4.0
31.8
446
26
17.2
37.2
1
19 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
10
1948
PHI PHI
11
945
201
4.7
85.9
96
10
9.6
8.7
0
20 Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
10
1943
NYG NYG
9
572
147
3.9
63.6
74
9
8.2
8.2
2
21 Barney Wentz
B. Wentz
10
1926
POT POT
14
0
22 Jim Brown
J. Brown
9
1960
CLE CLE
12
1,257
215
5.8
104.8
204
19
10.7
17.0
2
23 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
9
1960
DLT DLT
14
875
156
5.6
62.5
576
55
10.5
41.1
3
24 Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
9
1958
LA LA
12
475
73
6.5
39.6
101
9
11.2
8.4
1
25 Jim Brown
J. Brown
9
1957
CLE CLE
12
942
202
4.7
78.5
55
16
3.4
4.6
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StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
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4
0
.200
Ravens Ravens
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4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
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CLE CLE
@
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10/19
MIA MIA
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CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
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NE NE
1:00 PM
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11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
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4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
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1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
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2
0
.500
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4
1
0
.800
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3
2
0
.600
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Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
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@
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9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM