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list of season record holders
A '''Touchdown''' occurs when a football player crosses the goal line of the endzone of an opposing team with the [[football (thing)|football]]. In most leagues including the [[NFL]], [[AFL]], [[CFL]] and college and high school football, a touchdown is worth six points. After a touchdown is scored the team that scored the touchdown will kick an [[extra point (football| extra point]] field goal that if completed is worth one point.
A '''Touchdown''' occurs when a football player crosses the goal line of the endzone of an opposing team with the [[football (thing)|football]]. In most leagues including the [[NFL]], [[AFL]], [[CFL]] and college and high school football, a touchdown is worth six points. After a touchdown is scored the team that scored the touchdown will kick an [[extra point (football| extra point]] field goal that if completed is worth one point.
==National Football League==
=== Most touchdowns in one season ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player
! Team
! Year
! Pos
! Num
! Notes
|-
|1
|[[LaDainian Tomlinson]]
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|2006
|RB
|31
|Also threw two touchdown passes in 2006<ref>http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/235249/gamelogs/2006</ref>.
|-
|2
|[[Shaun Alexander]]
|[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|2005
|RB
|28
|Led the NFL in rushing yardage as well as touchdowns<ref>http://www.nfl.com/stats/2005/regular</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Priest Holmes]]
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|2003
|RB
|27
|Holmes record breaking touchdown came on a forth down and two play<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_3_105/ai_112688829</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Marshall Faulk]]
|[[St. Louis Rams]]
|2000
|RB
|26
|
|-
|5
|[[Emmitt Smith]]
|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|1995
|RB
|24
|Led the [[Cowboys]] to a [[Super Bowl]] victory in 1995.
|-
|6
|[[John Riggins]]
|[[Washington Redskins]]
|1983
|RB
|23
|
|-
|7
|[[Terrell Davis]]
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|1998
|RB
|23
|
|-
|8
|[[Jerry Rice]]
|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|1987
|WR
|23
|Most touchdown is a single season by any wide receiver in NFL histroy.
|-
|9
|[[O.J. Simpson]]
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|1975
|RB
|23
|
|-
|10
|
[[Emmitt Smith]]
|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|1994
|RB
|22
|Broke his own record a year later (1995).
|-
|11
|
[[Chuck Foreman]]
|[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|1975
|RB
|22
|
|-
|12
|
[[Gale Sayers]]
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|1965
|RB
|22
|Broke the record in his rookie season and is still today the record holder for most touchdowns for a rookie.
|-
{| class="wikitable"
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