List of the Day: Evolution of Individual Season TD Record

LaDainian Tomlinson

NFL
7- Ookie Anderson, Buffalo All-Americans, 1921
(5 rush, 1 rec, 1 pr)
7- Fritz Pollard, Akron Pros, 1921
(6 rush, 1 rec)
7- Jimmy Conzelman, Rock Island/Milwaukee, 1922
(7 rush)
7- Guy Chamberlin, Canton Bulldogs, 1922
(3 rush, 1 rec, 2 int, 1 other)
7- Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals, 1923
(6 rush, 1 rec)
7- Lou Smyth, Canton Bulldogs, 1923
(7 rush)

12- Tex Hamer, Frankford Yellow Jackets, 1924
(12 rush)
12- Ernie Nevers, Chicago Cardinals, 1929
(12 rush)

14- Johnny (Blood) McNally, Green Bay Packers, 1931
(2 rush, 11 rec, 1 int)

17- Don Hutson, Green Bay Packers, 1942
(17 rec)

18- Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia Eagles, 1945
(15 rush, 2 rec, 1 kr)
18- Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns, 1958
(17 rush, 1 rec)

19- Jim Taylor, Green Bay Packers, 1962
(19 rush)

20- Lenny Moore, Baltimore Colts, 1964
(16 rush, 3 rec, 1 other)

22- Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, 1965
(14 rush, 6 rec, 1 pr, 1 kr)

23- O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, 1975
(16 rush, 7 rec)

24- John Riggins, Washington Redskins, 1983
(24 rush)

25- Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys, 1995
(25 rush)

26- Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams, 2000
(18 rush, 8 rec)

27- Priest Holmes, Kansas City Chiefs, 2003
(27 rush)

28- Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks, 2005
(27 rush, 1 rec)

31- LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers, 2006
(28 rush, 3 rec)

AFL (1926)
9- Eddie Tryon, New York Yankees
(5 rush, 3 rec, 1 int)

AFL (1936-37)
4- Earl Bartlett, Boston Shamrocks, 1936
(3 rec, 1 other)
4- Don Elser, Boston Shamrocks, 1936
(3 rec, 1 other)
4- Sid Gillman, Cleveland Rams, 1936
(4 rec)

5- Earl Bartlett, Boston Shamrocks, 1937
(4 rush, 1 other)
5- Bill Howard, Los Angeles Bulldogs, 1937
(5 rush)
5- Bill Moore, Los Angeles Bulldogs, 1937
(3 rec, 2 other)

AFL (1940-41)
6- Al Novakofski, Milwaukee Chiefs, 1940
(3 rush, 3 other)

8- Bob Davis, Columbus Bullies, 1941
(7 rush, 1 other)

AAFC (1946-49)
12- Spec Sanders, New York Yankees, 1946
(6 rush, 3 rec, 1 int, 1 pr, 1 kr)

19- Spec Sanders, New York Yankees, 1947
(18 rush, 1 kr)


Spec Sanders

AFL (1960-69)
14- Art Powell, New York Titans, 1960
(14 rec)

18- Bill Groman, Houston Oilers, 1961
(1 rush, 17 rec)

19- Abner Haynes, Dallas Texans, 1962
(13 rush, 6 rec)


Abner Haynes

WFL (1974-75)
19- Ed Marshall, Memphis Southmen, 1974
(19 rec)

USFL (1983-85)
18- Herschel Walker, New Jersey Generals, 1983
(17 rush, 1 rec)

21- Gary Anderson, Tampa Bay Bandits, 1984
(19 rush, 2 rec)
21- Herschel Walker, New Jersey Generals, 1984
(16 rush, 5 rec)

22- Herschel Walker, New Jersey Generals, 1985
(21 rush, 1 rec)

XFL (2001)
8- Darnell McDonald, Los Angeles Xtreme
(8 rec)

Key: rush = rushing, rec = pass receiving, int = interception returns, pr = punt returns, kr = kickoff returns, other = other or unknown


Herschel Walker