Can you name the players with the most rushing TDs in a single season?

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Rushing TD Single Season Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: March 10th, 2009
Category: Sports
Plays: 84,338

Tags: single, tds, rushing, player, season

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	gopaladins:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT	0 points
	barry sanders never got 17 rushing TDs in a season?

	let_it_go:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 17:51 GMT	2 points
	It's about the only way to oppress Barry! As a Bears fan, I hated playing the Lions because he'd always find a way to go ten yards back, then burst for a long score (without being so much as sneezed at). 19/27. Can't believe I didn't think of JB--should've referenced the years more closely.

	cysion:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 17:52 GMT	-2 points
	I scored 8 by just guessing common American last names :p Hell, I don't even know what a rushing TD is. :)

	ChrisB:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 17:59 GMT	26 points
	i typed in sanders, taylor, and allen when i was expecting barry, fred and marcus.

	GPS:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT	3 points
	Lots of Redskins on the list!

	StephenM:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 18:24 GMT	0 points
	Another great quiz by Sporcle! :D

	Caedus:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 18:42 GMT	10 points
	I like how 69% of people guessed Spec Sanders when they were looking for Barry. I know I was

	weizenugb:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 19:08 GMT	6 points
	Haha, that was awesome getting Spec Sanders for Barry and Jim Taylor for Fred.

	sammyhain2364:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 19:15 GMT	4 points
	I admit to getting Spec when looking for Barry but I was guessing the right Taylor

	Edge:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 19:33 GMT	3 points
	A bit surprised at the lack of Thurman Thomas, considering Jim Kelly is also missing from some of the passing TD record quizzes...how the heck DID the Bills score their points in the early '90s then?

	mungar:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT	-1 points
	Am I drunk??? I got 21/27 and missed Tomlinson. I went through all the teams in my head, and for some reason missed him. D'oh!

	MaxQ:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 19:59 GMT	2 points
	I was surprised to see that 1 percent fewer people got Stephen Davis than Terrell Davis, cuz unless they typed in the whole name for Terrell they should have gotten both...

	weizenugb:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 21:03 GMT	-4 points
	How'd I get downvoted? I think Fred Taylor is a reasonable guess. Doesn't mean I never considered Jim, just that when I typed in Taylor I was thinking of Fred. Usually on these quizzes I start with recent players (as they are usually fresh in my mind) and work backwards. Some of you people are boneheads with your downvoting.

	quest:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 21:26 GMT	3 points
	barry sanders isn't the only great rb not on this list... i was amazed that thurman thomas, oj simpson and marcus allen weren't on here

	Kicking222:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 21:29 GMT	1 point
	Chris, I did the exact same thing. I also typed in Davis, never thinking of Stephen, and got DeAngelo Williams while going for Ricky (who did, after all, lead the league in yards one season). Definitely an odd quiz, made much easier when you don't bother with first names.

	SowCrates:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 21:38 GMT	2 points
	I got 21/27...but I didn't deserve Spec Sanders or Joe Morris...and it's debatable I would have gotten Stephen Davis as I was after Terrell. When I got Morris,I was desperately scanning my mind for RB's from the 70's (Mercury Morris lol). Forgot to think of Marcus Allen, which would've given me Terry, but that'd be a cheap pickup. Riggins and Taylor I just don't know. I need more sporcle NFL quizzes that deal exclusively with the last decade!

	DerKomissar:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 22:01 GMT	-2 points
	Tough quiz, but still a great one. On Madden 09 I had Willis McGahee run for 21 TD's in only 13 games.

	Morbo:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 22:06 GMT	2 points
	I got DeAngelo Williams, but couldn't remember Michael Turner. And I'll confess, too, to guessing the wrong Allen and Sanders. I never knew Terry Allen was THAT good, ever.

	cloycebox:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 22:26 GMT	3 points
	The guy who had 17 TD in 1947 actually did it in the old All America Football Conference, not the NFL. Pro-football-reference lists don't distinguish between the two, but AAFC stats really aren't supposed to count toward NFL records. Great quiz though -- love these.

	gp2387:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 23:47 GMT	3 points
	Can't believe I forgot Shaun Alexander. Tough to figure the guy doesn't even have a job now. How the mighty have fallen.

	croppja:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 00:22 GMT	2 points
	I missed three....1981, 1985, and 1986. Oh and I definitely got Spec, and Jim by guessing for Barry and Marcus. Davis and Williams, however, I knew. Who says fantasy football doesn't pay off? :o)

	sox_fan1468927:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 00:53 GMT	3 points
	I noticed a few people saying they were surprised Thurman Thomas wasn't on here so I'm guessing they'll be even more surprised to learn that only once in his career did he rush for double-digit touchdowns and that was 11 in 1990. And Marcus Allen may have made the list if his rookie year wasn't shortened by the strike, he had 11 touchdowns in just 9 games.

	jessbowen:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 04:27 GMT	1 point
	I'm not a football expert (got 10), but I was surprised Curtis Martin didn't make the list. I feel like he's always underrated and does more than he gets credit for.

	Havok3595:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 11:42 GMT	-2 points
	As for how the Bills scored a lot of points in the early 90's...they didn't have to. The defense was crazily good.

	darth_shrimper:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 11:43 GMT	-1 points
	Wow. No Barry Sanders or Walter Payton. Another NFL classic though

	sox_fan1468927:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 18:10 GMT	0 points
	Havok3595: What are you talking about? The Bills offense was the reason they got to four straight Super Bowls, not their defense. They were ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th in points per game from 1990-1993 and were only ranked 6th, 19th, 14th, and 5th in points per game allowed.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Mar 12th, 2009 at 02:05 GMT	0 points
	That's just cause they got lots of safeties, 8 or 9 a game.

	mininimi:	Mar 28th, 2009 at 16:36 GMT	-1 points
	should include running back touchdowns by receiving and running back passes. (was a little confused of lts 18

	GeoExpert:	Aug 8th, 2009 at 01:24 GMT	1 point
	Probably vast majority of those 67% that got Spec Sanders were guessing Barry Sanders.

	rgc19:	Oct 17th, 2009 at 23:48 GMT	1 point
	Riggo! Got lucky on the second Davis and Sanders

	Benag33:	Jan 15th, 2010 at 15:26 GMT	2 points
	needs to be updated for Peterson, i believe he had 18 in '09

	Dethrul:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 00:28 GMT	1 point
	DUDE!!! THIS QUZ FORGOT GALE SAYERS AND HIS 20 TD ROOKIE YEAR WHICH HE CAPPED OF WITH A 6 TD PERFORMANCE! DUDE!!!

	CoolerKing:	May 21st, 2010 at 22:04 GMT	3 points
	^Regarding Gale Sayers 22 TD Rookie Season, keep in mind this list is RUSHING TD's only. Only 14 of those TD's that year were from rushing. 6 were receiving and 2 were kickoff/punt returns.

	kennybritt:	Sep 14th, 2011 at 01:35 GMT	2 points
	I like this one!

	Racer2433:	Jan 10th, 2012 at 12:15 GMT	1 point
	Add LeSean McCoy.