List of National Football league annual rushing touchdowns Leaders - wikipedia List of National Football league annual rushing touchdowns Leaders LaDainian Tomlinson led the league in 2006, and set the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 28. This is a season - by - season list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in rushing touchdowns. Although rushing has both an offensive and a defensive meaning, this list charts offensive rushing touchdowns, usually scored by a running back, either a halfback or a fullback. Record - keeping for rushing touchdowns began in 1932, when Bronko Nagurski of the Chicago Bears led the league with 4 rushing touchdowns. Since then, LaDainian Tomlinson has set the record for rushing touchdowns in a season, when he led the league in 2006, with 28 rushing touchdowns, while playing with the San Diego Chargers. Prior to Tomlinson 's setting of the record, Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks, jointly held the record with 27, reaching that mark in 2003 NFL season and 2005, respectively. Jim Brown holds the record for most league - leading seasons in rushing touchdowns, with 5 ( 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, and 1965 ). Dutch Clark became the first player to lead the league in consecutive seasons ( 1936 and 1937 ), although in 1937 he co-led the league. The first sole rushing touchdowns leader in consecutive seasons was Johnny Drake, when he led in 1939 and 1940. Steve Van Buren was the first to lead the league in 3 consecutive seasons, from 1947 to 1949, a figure later matched by Jim Brown ( 1957 to 1959 ) and Leroy Kelly ( 1966 to 1968 ). Marcus Allen is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in rushing touchdowns while playing with 2 different teams ; in 1982, Allen led the league while playing with the Oakland Raiders, and in 1993, he led the league while playing with the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1943, Bill Paschal became the first NFL player to post a 10 + rushing touchdowns season, when playing for the New York Giants. 40 seasons later, in 1983, John Riggins posted the league 's first 20 + rushing touchdowns season. Steve Van Buren was the first player to lead the league with consecutive 10 + rushing touchdowns seasons, in 1947 and 1948 ; he would add a third consecutive in 1949. Emmitt Smith posted the first consecutive league - leading 20 + rushing touchdowns seasons in 1994 and 1995 -- an achievement later matched by Priest Holmes, in 2003 and 2004. Contents 1 List 2 Other rushing touchdowns leaders 3 See also 4 References List The following is the season - by - season listing : In 1965, Jim Brown led the league in rushing touchdowns for a fifth time, an NFL record Marcus Allen, league leader in 1982 and 1993 the only player to lead the league in rushing touchdowns with 2 different teams John Riggins led the league in 1983 with the first 20 + rushing touchdown season DeMarco Murray, one of the two most recent rushing touchdown leaders, co-leading in 2014 Marshawn Lynch, one of two of the most recent rushing touchdown leaders, co-leading in 2013 and 2014 Set record * Year Player TDs Team 1932 Bronko Nagurski Chicago Bears 1933 Glenn Presnell 6 Portsmouth Spartans 1934 Dutch Clark Beattie Feathers 8 Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 1935 Ernie Caddel 6 Detroit Lions 1936 Dutch Clark 7 Detroit Lions 1937 Cliff Battles Dutch Clark Clarke Hinkle Washington Redskins Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 1938 Andy Farkas 6 Washington Redskins 1939 Johnny Drake 9 Cleveland Rams 1940 Johnny Drake 9 Cleveland Rams 1941 Hugh Gallarneau 8 Chicago Bears 1942 Gary Famiglietti 8 Chicago Bears 1943 Bill Paschal 10 New York Giants 1944 Bill Paschal 9 New York Giants 1945 Steve Van Buren 15 Philadelphia Eagles 1946 Ted Fritsch 9 Green Bay Packers 1947 Steve Van Buren 13 Philadelphia Eagles 1948 Steve Van Buren 10 Philadelphia Eagles 1949 Steve Van Buren 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1950 Johnny Lujack 11 Chicago Bears 1951 Rob Goode 9 Washington Redskins 1952 Dan Towler 10 Los Angeles Rams 1953 Joe Perry 10 San Francisco 49ers 1954 Dan Towler 11 Los Angeles Rams 1955 Alan Ameche 9 Baltimore Colts 1956 Rick Casares 12 Chicago Bears 1957 Jim Brown 9 Cleveland Browns 1958 Jim Brown 17 * Cleveland Browns 1959 Jim Brown 14 Cleveland Browns 1960 Paul Hornung 13 Green Bay Packers 1961 Jim Taylor 15 Green Bay Packers 1962 Jim Taylor 19 * Green Bay Packers 1963 Jim Brown 12 Cleveland Browns 1964 Lenny Moore 16 Baltimore Colts 1965 Jim Brown 17 Cleveland Browns 1966 Leroy Kelly 15 Cleveland Browns 1967 Leroy Kelly 11 Cleveland Browns 1968 Leroy Kelly 16 Cleveland Browns 1969 Tom Matte 11 Baltimore Colts 1970 MacArthur Lane 11 St. Louis Cardinals 1971 Duane Thomas 11 Dallas Cowboys 1972 Mercury Morris 12 Miami Dolphins 1973 Floyd Little O.J. Simpson 12 Denver Broncos Buffalo Bills Tom Sullivan 11 Philadelphia Eagles Pete Banaszak O.J. Simpson 16 Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills 1976 Franco Harris 14 Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 Walter Payton 14 Chicago Bears 1978 David Sims 14 Seattle Seahawks 1979 Earl Campbell 19 * Houston Oilers 1980 Earl Campbell Billy Sims 13 Houston Oilers Detroit Lions 1981 Chuck Muncie 19 * San Diego Chargers 1982 Marcus Allen 11 Oakland Raiders John Riggins 24 * Washington Redskins 1984 Eric Dickerson John Riggins 14 Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins 1985 Joe Morris 21 New York Giants 1986 George Rogers 18 Washington Redskins Johnny Hector Charles White 11 New York Jets Los Angeles Rams Greg Bell 16 Los Angeles Rams Greg Bell 15 Los Angeles Rams Derrick Fenner Cleveland Gary 14 Seattle Seahawks Los Angeles Rams 1991 Barry Sanders 16 Detroit Lions Emmitt Smith 18 Dallas Cowboys 1993 Marcus Allen 12 Kansas City Chiefs 1994 Emmitt Smith 21 Dallas Cowboys 1995 Emmitt Smith 25 * Dallas Cowboys Terry Allen 21 Washington Redskins Karim Abdul - Jabbar Terrell Davis 15 Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos 1998 Terrell Davis 21 Denver Broncos 1999 Stephen Davis 17 Washington Redskins 2000 Marshall Faulk 18 St. Louis Rams Shaun Alexander 14 Seattle Seahawks 2002 Priest Holmes 21 Kansas City Chiefs 2003 Priest Holmes 27 * Kansas City Chiefs LaDainian Tomlinson 17 San Diego Chargers 2005 Shaun Alexander 27 * Seattle Seahawks 2006 LaDainian Tomlinson 28 * San Diego Chargers 2007 LaDainian Tomlinson 15 San Diego Chargers 2008 DeAngelo Williams 18 Carolina Panthers 2009 Adrian Peterson 18 Minnesota Vikings Arian Foster 16 Houston Texans 2011 LeSean McCoy 17 Philadelphia Eagles 2012 Arian Foster 15 Houston Texans 2013 Jamaal Charles Marshawn Lynch 12 Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 2014 Marshawn Lynch DeMarco Murray 13 Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys 2015 Devonta Freeman Jeremy Hill Adrian Peterson DeAngelo Williams 11 Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 LeGarrette Blount 18 New England Patriots Other rushing touchdowns leaders Year League Player TDs Team 1946 AAFC Len Eshmont Don Greenwood John Kimbrough Spec Sanders 6 San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Dons New York Yankees 1947 AAFC Spec Sanders 18 New York Yankees 1948 AAFC Chet Mutryn Joe Perry 10 Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers 1949 AAFC Marion Motley Joe Perry 8 Cleveland Browns San Francisco 49ers 1960 AFL Abner Haynes 9 Dallas Texans 1961 AFL Abner Haynes Paul Lowe 9 Dallas Texans San Diego Chargers 1962 AFL Cookie Gilchrist Abner Haynes 13 Buffalo Bills Dallas Texans 1963 AFL Cookie Gilchrist 12 Buffalo Bills 1964 AFL Sid Blanks Cookie Gilchrist Daryle Lamonica 6 Houston Oilers Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL Wray Carlton Cookie Gilchrist Paul Lowe Curtis McClinton 6 Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1966 AFL Jim Nance 11 Boston Patriots 1967 AFL Emerson Boozer 10 New York Jets 1968 AFL Paul Robinson 8 Cincinnati Bengals 1969 AFL Jim Kiick 9 Miami Dolphins See also List of National Football League rushing touchdowns leaders References ^ Jump up to : `` NFL Year - by - Year Rushing Touchdowns Leaders ''. Pro-Football - Reference. Sports - Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` LaDainian Tomlinson breaks single - season touchdown record ''. History. Retrieved October 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Peticca, Mike ( July 29, 2013 ). `` Cleveland Browns ' 100 best all - time players : No. 2, Jim Brown ( video ) ''. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved October 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Dean, Rick ( January 5, 2004 ). `` High Priest -- KC 's Holmes tops pair of NFL charts ''. The Capital - Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2014. NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders 1932 : Nagurski 1933 : Presnell 1934 : Clark & Feathers 1935 : Caddel 1936 : Clark 1937 : Battles, Clark & Hinkle 1938 : Farkas 1939 : Drake 1940 : Drake 1941 : Gallarneau 1942 : Famiglietti 1943 : Paschal 1944 : Paschal 1945 : Van Buren 1946 : Fritsch 1947 : Van Buren 1948 : Van Buren 1949 : Van Buren 1950 : Lujack 1951 : Goode 1952 : Towler 1953 : Perry 1954 : Towler 1955 : Ameche 1956 : Casares 1957 : Brown 1958 : Brown 1959 : Brown 1960 : Hornung 1961 : Taylor 1962 : Taylor 1963 : Brown 1964 : Moore 1965 : Brown 1966 : Kelly 1967 : Kelly 1968 : Kelly 1969 : Matte 1970 : Lane 1971 : Thomas 1972 : M. Morris 1973 : Little & Simpson 1974 : Sullivan 1975 : Banaszak & Simpson 1976 : Harris 1977 : Payton 1978 : D. Sims 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Campbell & B. Sims 1981 : Muncie 1982 : M. Allen 1983 : Riggins 1984 : Dickerson & Riggins 1985 : J. Morris 1986 : Rogers 1987 : Hector & White 1988 : Bell 1989 : Bell 1990 : Fenner & Gary 1991 : Sanders 1992 : Smith 1993 : M. Allen 1994 : Smith 1995 : Smith 1996 : T. Allen 1997 : Abdul - Jabbar & T. Davis 1998 : T. Davis 1999 : S. Davis 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Alexander 2002 : Holmes 2003 : Holmes 2004 : Tomlinson 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Tomlinson 2008 : Williams 2009 : Peterson 2010 : Foster 2011 : McCoy 2012 : Foster 2013 : Charles & Lynch 2014 : Lynch & Murray 2015 : Freeman, Hill, Peterson & Williams 2016 : Blount AFL season rushing touchdowns leaders 1960 : Haynes 1961 : Haynes & Lowe 1962 : Gilchrist & Haynes 1963 : Gilchrist 1964 : Blanks, Gilchrist & Lamonica 1965 : Carlton, Gilchrist, Lowe & McClinton 1966 : Nance 1967 : Boozer 1968 : Robinson 1969 : Kiick National Football League records and leaders General Super Bowl records Team playoff records Team records Individual records Games played Consecutive games and starts 99 - yard pass play All - purpose yards Scoring Passing Career Touchdowns Regular season Playoffs Yards 5,000 passing yards Completions Passer rating Wins Playoff win -- loss records Consecutive starts Consecutive games with a TD pass Annual Touchdowns Yards Completion percentage Rating Game Touchdowns Perfect passer rating 400 passing yards Rushing Career Touchdowns Yards Attempts Annual Touchdowns Yards 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receiving Career Touchdowns Yards Receptions Annual Touchdowns Yards Receptions Defense Career Sacks Interceptions Annual Sacks Interceptions Special teams Annual Punting yards Punt return yards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_annual_rushing_touchdowns_leaders&oldid=801107745 '' Categories : National Football League records and achievements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 18 : 21. 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Question: who has the most rushing tds in a season
Answer: LaDainian Tomlinson