Rushing Touchdowns Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Year Player TD School
2024Ashton Jeanty26Boise State
2023Blake Corum*27Michigan
2022Israel Abanikanda*20Pittsburgh
2022Mohamed Ibrahim*20Minnesota
2021Rasheen Ali*23Marshall
2021Tyler Allgeier*23Brigham Young
2020Najee Harris*26Alabama
2019LeVante Bellamy*23Western Michigan
2019Xavier Jones*23Southern Methodist
2018Travis Etienne*24Clemson
2017Devin Singletary*32Florida Atlantic
2016Anthony Wales*27Western Kentucky
2015Derrick Henry*28Alabama
2014Melvin Gordon*29Wisconsin
2013Kapri Bibbs*31Colorado State
2013Keenan Reynolds*31Navy
2012Kenneth Dixon27Louisiana Tech
2011Montee Ball*33Wisconsin
2010Chad Spann*22Northern Illinois
2009Toby Gerhart*28Stanford
2008Miquale Lewis*22Ball State
2008Javon Ringer*22Michigan State
2007Kevin Smith*29Central Florida
2006Ian Johnson*25Boise State
2005Lendale White*24Southern California
2004DeAngelo Williams*22Memphis
2003Cedric Benson*21Texas
2003Kevin Jones*21Virginia Tech
2002Willis McGahee*28Miami (FL)
2001Luke Staley24Brigham Young
2000Lee Suggs27Virginia Tech
1999Shaun Alexander19Alabama
1999Ron Dayne19Wisconsin
1998Ricky Williams27Texas
1997Travis Prentice25Miami (OH)
1997Ricky Williams25Texas
1996Corey Dillon22Washington
1995Eddie George23Ohio State
1995George Jones23San Diego State
1994Rashaan Salaam24Colorado
1993Bam Morris22Texas Tech
1992Garrison Hearst19Georgia
1991Marshall Faulk21San Diego State
1990Stacey Robinson19Northern Illinois
1989Anthony Thompson24Indiana
1988Barry Sanders37Oklahoma State
1987Paul Hewitt18San Diego State
1986Steve Bartalo19Colorado State
1985Bernard White18Bowling Green State
1984Keith Byars22Ohio State
1983Mike Rozier29Nebraska
1982Greg Allen20Florida State
1981Marcus Allen22Southern California
1980Sammy Winder20Southern Mississippi
1979Billy Sims22Oklahoma
1978Billy Sims20Oklahoma
1977Earl Campbell18Texas
1976Tony Dorsett21Pittsburgh
1975Pete Johnson24Ohio State
1974Keith Barnette22Boston College
1973J.J. Jennings21Rutgers
1972Champ Henson20Ohio State
1971Terry Metcalf28Long Beach State
1970Brian Bream19Air Force
1970Leon Burns19Long Beach State
1970Don McCauley19North Carolina
1969Leon Burns26Long Beach State
1968O.J. Simpson22Southern California
1967Butch Colson15East Carolina
1966Lee Jones16Buffalo
1965Bobby Burnett16Arkansas
1964Brian Piccolo15Wake Forest
1963Dave Casinelli14Memphis
1963Cosmo Iacavazzi14Princeton
1962Preacher Pilot15New Mexico State
1961Pete Pedro21West Texas A&M
1960Bob Gaiters23New Mexico State
1959Pervis Atkins13New Mexico State
1958Billy Austin15Rutgers
1958Dick Bass15Pacific
1957Bob Anderson12Army
1957Joe Belland12Arizona State
1957Leon Burton12Arizona State
1956Jim Brown13Syracuse
1956Clendon Thomas13Oklahoma