NFL Single Season Rushing Touchdown Leaders

LaDainian Tomlinson capped his 2006 MVP season with 28 rushing TD's to go along with 1,815 rushing yards. LT also caught 56 passes for 508 receiving yards and 3 TD's. Shaun Alexander tied the NFL single season rushing TD record the previous year. Tomlinson has recorded 15 or more rushing TD's 4 times so far during his career, while Emmitt Smith and Shaun Alexander have done it 3 times.

NFL All-Time Leaders
NFL Single Season Leaders
Total Passing Yards Leaders Passing Yards Leaders
Touchdown Passes Leaders Touchdown Passes Leaders
Rushing Yards Leaders Rushing Yards Leaders
Receiving Yards Leaders Rushing Touchdowns Leaders
Touchdowns (RB and WR) Leaders Receiving Yards Leaders
  Receiving Touchdowns Leaders


Single Season NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders
Rk Player Team TD's Year
1LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers282006
T2Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks272005
  Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs272003
4Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys251995
5John RigginsWashington Redskins241983
T6Joe Morris New York Giants211985
  Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys211994
  Terry Allen Washington Redskins211996
  Terrell Davis Denver Broncos211998
  Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs212002
11Larry Johnson Kansas City Chiefs202005
T12Chuck Muncie San Diego Chargers191981
 Earl CampbellHouston Oilers191979
 Jim TaylorGreen Bay Packers191962
T15Spec Sanders New York Yankees181947
 Eric DickersonLos Angeles Rams181983
 George Rogers Washington Redskins181986
 Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys181992
 Marshall Faulk St. Louis Rams182000
 LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers182005
  DeAngelo Williams Carolina Panthers 18 2008
  Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 18 2009
T23Jim BrownCleveland Browns171958
 Jim BrownCleveland Browns171965
 Stephen Davis Washington Redskins171999
 LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers172004
 Larry Johnson Kansas City Chiefs172006
  Michael Turner Atlanta Falcons 17 2008
T29Lenny MooreBaltimore Colts161964
 Leroy KellyCleveland Browns161968
 O.J. SimpsonBuffalo Bills161975
 Pete Banaszak Oakland Raiders161975
 Greg Bell Los Angeles Rams161988
 Barry SandersDetroit Lions161991
 Ricky Williams Miami Dolphins162002
 Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks162002
 Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks162004
  Arian Foster Houston Texans 16 2010
T39Greg Bell Los Angeles Rams151989
 Ickey Woods Cincinnati Bengals151988
 Leroy KellyCleveland Browns151966
 Jim TaylorGreen Bay Packers151961
 Steve Van BurenPhiladelphia Eagles151945
 Chris Warren Seattle Seahawks151995
 Terrell Davis Denver Broncos151997
 Karim Abdul-Jabbar Miami Dolphins151997
 Mike Anderson Denver Broncos152000
 Clinton Portis Denver Broncos152002
 Ahman Green Green Bay Packers152003
 LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers152007
  Brandon Jacobs New York Giants 15 2008
  LenDale White Tennessee Titans 15 2008
  Maurice Jones-Drew Jacksonville Jaguars 15 2009

** Updated Jan. 3rd, 2012

Sources:
pro-football-reference.com
databasefootball.com
wikipedia.org
espn.com