most touchdown by a rookie running back all-time

Gale Sayers has the most total touchdowns in his rookie season by a running back, with 22 touchdowns in 1965.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	22	1965	CHI	14	14	6	2	0	0		0	132	9.4
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20	1983	RAM	16	18	2	0	0	0		0	120	7.5
3	Clinton Portis C. Portis	17	2002	DEN	16	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.4
4	Edgerrin James E. James	17	1999	IND	16	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.4
5	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	17	1998	JAX	15	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.8
6	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	16	2016	DAL	15	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.4
7	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	16	2006	JAX	16	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
8	Billy Sims B. Sims	16	1980	DET	16	13	3	0	0	0		0	96	6.0
9	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	15	2018	NYG	16	11	4	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
10	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	15	2000	DEN	16	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
11	Curtis Martin C. Martin	15	1995	NE	16	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
12	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	1988	CIN	16	15	0	0	0	0		0	90	5.6
13	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	15	1962	BUF	14	13	2	0	8	14	0	0	128	9.1
14	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	14	2017	NO	16	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	86	5.4
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	1989	DET	15	14	0	0	0	0		0	84	5.6
16	Herschel Walker H. Walker	14	1986	DAL	16	12	2	0	0	0		0	84	5.3
17	Curt Warner C. Warner	14	1983	SEA	16	13	1	0	0	0		0	84	5.3
18	Marcus Allen M. Allen	14	1982	RAI	9	11	3	0	0	0		0	84	9.3
19	David Johnson D. Johnson	13	2015	ARI	16	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
20	Alfred Morris A. Morris	13	2012	WAS	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
21	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13	2007	MIN	14	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	78	5.6
22	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	13	2004	BUF	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
23	Ron Davenport R. Davenport	13	1985	MIA	16	11	2	0	0	0		0	78	4.9
24	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	1981	NO	16	13	0	0	0	0		0	78	4.9
25	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	13	1980	BAL	15	11	2	0	0	0		0	78	5.2

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Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
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Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	1	3	0	.250
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Browns	3	1	0	.750
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Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
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