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
T2Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs272003
4Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys251995
5John RigginsWashington Redskins241983
T6Joe Morris New York Giants211985
T6Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys211994
T6Terry Allen Washington Redskins211996
T6Terrell Davis Denver Broncos211998
T6Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs212002
11Larry Johnson Kansas City Chiefs202005
T12Chuck Muncie San Diego Chargers191981
T12Earl CampbellHouston Oilers191979
T12Jim TaylorGreen Bay Packers191962
T15Spec Sanders New York Yankees181947
T15Eric DickersonLos Angeles Rams181983
T15George Rogers Washington Redskins181986
T15Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys181992
T15Marshall Faulk St. Louis Rams182000
T15LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers182005
T15 DeAngelo Williams Carolina Panthers 18 2008
T22Jim BrownCleveland Browns171958
T22Jim BrownCleveland Browns171965
T22Stephen Davis Washington Redskins171999
T22LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers172004
T22Larry Johnson Kansas City Chiefs172006
T22 Michael Turner Atlanta Falcons 17 2008
T28Lenny MooreBaltimore Colts161964
T28Leroy KellyCleveland Browns161968
T28O.J. SimpsonBuffalo Bills161975
T28Pete Banaszak Oakland Raiders161975
T28Greg Bell Los Angeles Rams161988
T28Barry SandersDetroit Lions161991
T28Ricky Williams Miami Dolphins162002
T28Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks162002
T28Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks162004
T37Greg Bell Los Angeles Rams151989
T37Ickey Woods Cincinnati Bengals151988
T37Leroy KellyCleveland Browns151966
T37Jim TaylorGreen Bay Packers151961
T37Steve Van BurenPhiladelphia Eagles151945
T37Chris Warren Seattle Seahawks151995
T37Terrell Davis Denver Broncos151997
T37Karim Abdul-Jabbar Miami Dolphins151997
T37Mike Anderson Denver Broncos152000
T37Clinton Portis Denver Broncos152002
T37Ahman Green Green Bay Packers152003
T37LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers152007
T37 Brandon Jacobs New York Giants 15 2008
T37 LenDale White Tennessee Titans 15 2008

** Updated Jan. 8th, 2009

Sources:
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databasefootball.com
wikipedia.org
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