players with 12+ touchdowns in a season

Tex Hamer got 12 total touchdowns in his rookie season in 1924.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Tex Hamer
T. Hamer
12
1924
14
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
2Ernie Nevers
E. Nevers
12
1929
11
12
0
0
1
10
0
85
7.7
3Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
14
1931
14
2
11
1
0
0
0
84
6.0
4Don Hutson
D. Hutson
12
1941
11
2
10
0
1
20
0
95
8.6
5George McAfee
G. McAfee
12
1941
11
5
3
4
0
0
0
72
6.5
6Don Hutson
D. Hutson
17
1942
11
0
17
0
1
33
0
138
12.5
7Don Hutson
D. Hutson
12
1943
10
0
11
1
3
36
0
117
11.7
8Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
12
1943
9
10
2
0
0
0
0
72
8.0
9Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
18
1945
10
15
2
1
0
2
0
110
11.0
10Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
13
1947
12
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
11Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
14
1947
12
13
0
1
0
0
0
84
7.0
12Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
15
1948
12
1
14
0
0
0
0
90
7.5
13Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
17
1949
12
9
8
0
0
0
0
102
8.5
14Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
12
1949
12
11
1
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
15Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
12
1950
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
16Leon Hart
L. Hart
12
1951
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
17Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
12
0
17
0
0
0
0
102
8.5
18Dub Jones
D. Jones
12
1951
12
7
5
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
19Cloyce Box
C. Box
15
1952
12
0
15
0
0
0
0
90
7.5
20Billy Howton
B. Howton
13
1952
12
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
21Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
12
1952
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
22Joe Perry
J. Perry
13
1953
12
10
3
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
23Harlon Hill
H. Hill
12
1954
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
24Rick Casares
R. Casares
14
1956
12
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
7.0
25Billy Howton
B. Howton
12
1956
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176