most rushing touchdowns in a single season, including postseason

Emmitt Smith has the most rushing touchdowns in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 31 touchdowns in 1995.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a single season, including postseason
NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
31
1995
DAL DAL
19
2,071
451
4.6
109.0
435
68
6.4
22.9
0
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
30
2006
SD SD
17
1,938
371
5.2
114.0
572
58
84
9.9
33.6
3
3 John Riggins
J. Riggins
30
1983
WAS WAS
18
1,653
462
3.6
91.8
30
6
5.0
1.7
0
4 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
29
2005
SEA SEA
19
2,116
430
4.9
111.4
80
18
35
4.4
4.2
1
5 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
29
2003
KC KC
17
1,596
344
4.6
93.9
722
79
95
9.1
42.5
0
6 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
24
1998
DEN DEN
19
2,476
470
5.3
130.3
286
29
9.9
15.1
2
7 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
1994
DAL DAL
17
1,602
395
4.1
94.2
349
54
6.5
20.5
1
8 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1997
DEN DEN
19
2,331
481
4.8
122.7
325
50
6.5
17.1
0
9 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
21
2009
MIN MIN
18
1,568
365
4.3
87.1
469
46
61
10.2
26.1
0
10 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
21
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
11 Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
WAS WAS
16
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
12 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21
1992
DAL DAL
19
2,049
444
4.6
107.8
421
72
5.8
22.2
2
13 Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
18
1,509
334
4.5
83.8
217
23
9.4
12.1
0
14 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
20
2005
KC KC
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
15 Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
20
1981
SD SD
17
1,358
298
4.6
79.9
367
45
8.2
21.6
0
16 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
20
1979
HOU HOU
18
1,762
401
4.4
97.9
112
18
6.2
6.2
0
17 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
20
1962
GB GB
15
1,559
303
5.1
103.9
126
25
5.0
8.4
0
18 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
19
2024
BAL BAL
19
2,191
367
6.0
115.3
193
19
24
10.2
10.2
2
19 Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
19
2024
PHI PHI
19
824
184
4.5
43.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 James Cook
J. Cook
19
2024
BUF BUF
19
1,281
260
4.9
67.4
322
38
44
8.5
16.9
2
21 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
19
2019
GB GB
18
1,202
269
4.5
66.8
505
55
75
9.2
28.1
4
22 Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
19
2018
LAR LAR
17
1,411
286
4.9
83.0
585
63
88
9.3
34.4
4
23 LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
19
2016
NE NE
19
1,270
334
3.8
66.8
46
8
9
5.8
2.4
0
24 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
19
1999
WAS WAS
16
1,561
322
4.8
97.6
137
26
31
5.3
8.6
0
25 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
19
1996
NE NE
19
1,419
365
3.9
74.7
388
54
7.2
20.4
3
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM