Florida leads the way with 29 players to score a touchdown in the big game including Super Bowl XXVIII MVP Emmitt Smith.
Since Max McGee of the Green Bay Packers scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, 227 additional players have found the end zone in football’s biggest game.
McGee hails from
White Oak (Texas) and is one of 24 players from the Lone Star State to score on Super Sunday.
Florida has produced the most Super Bowl scorers with 29 players including legendary running backs Frank Gore and Emmitt Smith. The latter made three trips to the big game and scored five touchdowns in those victories.
California is second with 25 touchdown scorers including John Elway and Marshawn Lynch. Elway played for a Lombardi Trophy five times in his career and had four rushing touchdowns, including his famous Helicopter Spin in Super Bowl XXXII.
Of the 228 total players to score a Super Bowl touchdown, 222 different schools are represented.
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Lincoln (San Diego, Calif.),
Dorsey (Los Angeles, Calif.),
Aliquippa (Aliquippa, Pa.) and
Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly, N.J.) are the only schools to have two players on this list.
St. Thomas Aquinas is represented by James White and Michael Irvin. White scored three touchdowns — including the game-winner in overtime — as the Patriots clawed back from a 28-3 deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl LI.
Marcus Allen and Terrell Davis are the touchdown scorers from Lincoln. The Hall of Famers combined for 22,337 yards with 206 touchdowns on the ground between the regular season and playoffs. They both played their best in the final game of the season. Allen was named Super Bowl XVIII MVP after carrying the rock 20 times for 191 yards and two scores. In Super Bowl XXXII, Davis was named MVP after rushing 30 times for 157 yards and three touchdowns.
In total, 38 states and Washington D.C. have produced a player that has scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
Florida — 29 Ottis Anderson,
Forest Hill (West Palm Beach)Doug Baldwin,
Gulf BreezeLeGarrette Blount,
Taylor County (Perry)Anquan Boldin,
PahokeeDerrick Brooks,
Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)Antonio Brown,
Norland (Miami)Larry Brown,
Bradford (Starke)Isaac Bruce,
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)Nick Collins,
Dixie County (Cross City)Ron Dixon,
WildwoodWilliam Floyd,
Lakewood (St. Petersburg)Devonta Freeman,
Central (Miami)Pierre Garcon,
Leonard (Greenacres)Frank Gore,
Coral GablesAlvin Harper,
FrostproofDevin Hester,
Suncoast (Riviera Beach)Santonio Holmes,
Glades Central (Belle Glade)Percy Howard, Dillard
Michael Irvin,
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)Jimmie Jones,
OkeechobeeTony Martin,
Northwestern (Miami)Sony Michel,
American Heritage (Plantation)Raheem Mostert,
New Smyrna BeachZeke Mowatt,
Hardee (Wauchula)Ricky Nattiel,
NewberryEmmitt Smith,
Escambia (Pensacola)Ron Smith,
Kathleen (Lakeland)Duane Starks,
Miami BeachJames White, St. Thomas Aquinas
California — 25Marcus Allen,
Lincoln (San Diego)C.J. Anderson,
Bethel (Vallejo)Stephen Baker,
Hamilton (Los Angeles)Terrell Davis, Lincoln
Julian Edelman,
WoodsideJohn Elway,
Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills)Zach Ertz,
Monte Vista (Danville)DeShaun Foster,
TustinMike Garrett,
Roosevelt (Los Angeles)Tony Hill,
Long Beach Poly (Long Beach)Austin Hooper,
De La Salle (Concord)Malik Jackson,
Birmingham (Lake Balboa)Butch Johnson,
Dorsey (Los Angeles)Brent Jones,
Leland (San Jose)Colin Kaepernick,
Pitman (Turlock)Marshawn Lynch,
Oakland Tech (Oakland)Chris Matthews, Dorsey
Carl Monroe,
Overfelt (San Jose)Ken Norton Jr.,
Westchester (Los Angeles)Dennis Pitta,
MoorparkMalcolm Smith,
Taft (Woodland Hills)Steve Smith Sr.,
University (Los Angeles)Lynn Swann,
Serra (San Mateo)James Washington,
Jordan (Los Angeles)Damien Williams,
Mira Mesa (San Diego)
Texas — 24Joseph Addai,
Sharpstown (Houston)Danny Amendola,
The WoodlandsDonny Anderson, Stinnett
Nick Bolton,
Lone Star (Frisco)Cliff Branch,
Worthing (Houston)Earl Cooper,
LexingtonMichael Crabtree,
Carter (Dallas)Nick Foles,
Westlake (Austin)Alvin Garrett,
Mineral WellsDavid Givens,
HumbleJalen Hurts,
ChannelviewKenny King,
ClarendonBrandon LaFell,
Lamar (Houston)Patrick Mahomes,
WhitehouseKeenan McCardell,
Waltrip (Houston)Max McGee,
White OakBam Morris,
CooperReggie Phillips,
Yates (Houston)Dominic Rhodes,
Cooper (Abilene)Ricky Sanders,
BeltonOtis Taylor,
Worthing (Houston)Duane Thomas,
Lincoln (Dallas)Thurman Thomas,
Willowridge (Houston)Howard Twilley,
Galena ParkPennsylvania — 14Herb Adderley,
Northeast (Philadelphia)Jimmy Cefalo,
PittstonAndre Coleman,
Hickory (Hermitage)Mike Ditka,
AliquippaTony Dorsett,
Hopewell (Aliquippa)Rob Gronkowski,
Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)Randy Grossman,
Haverford (Havertown)Ty Law, Aliquippa
Curtis Martin,
Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh)Bill Miller,
McKeesportJoe Montana,
Ringgold (Monongahela)Skyy Moore,
Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh)Matt Suhey,
State CollegeRicky Watters,
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg)
New Jersey — 12Corey Clement,
GlassboroVictor Cruz,
Paterson Catholic (Paterson)Irving Fryar,
Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly)Franco Harris, Rancocas Valley
Chris Hogan,
Ramapo (Franklin Lakes)Jim Kiick,
BoontonIsiah Pacheco,
VinelandDrew Pearson,
South RiverRicky Proehl,
HillsboroughL.J. Smith,
Highland ParkJohn Taylor,
PennsaukenDavid Tyree,
MontclairLouisiana — 11Robert Alford,
HammondOdell Beckham Jr.,
Newman (New Orleans)Billy Joe DuPree, Richardson (West Monroe)
Leonard Fournette,
St. Augustine (New Orleans)Jacoby Jones,
Abramson (New Orleans)Tracy Porter,
Port AllenBrandon Stokley,
Comeaux (Lafayette)Jim Taylor,
Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge)Mike Wallace,
O. Perry Walker (New Orleans)Reggie Wayne,
John Ehret (Marrero)Sammy White,
Richwood (Monroe)Ohio — 11Keith Byars, Roth (Dayton)
Larry Csonka,
Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow)James Harrison,
Coventry (Akron)Desmond Howard,
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland)Kyle Juszczyk,
Cloverleaf (Lodi)Rob Lytle,
Ross (Fremont)Travis Kelce,
Cleveland HeightsBen Roethlisberger,
FindlayGary Russell,
Walnut Ridge (Columbus)Jack Squirek,
Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland)Mike Vrabel,
Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls)Illinois — 9Mike Alstott,
Joliet Catholic (Joliet)Ken Anderson,
BataviaDon Beebe,
Kaneland (Maple Park)Tevin Coleman,
Oak ForestHoward Griffith,
Julian (Chicago)Kelvin Hayden,
Hubbard (Chicago)Greg Lewis,
Rich South (Richton Park)Rashard Mendenhall,
Niles West (Skokie)Pierre Thomas,
Thornton Fractional South (Lansing)Georgia — 8Deion Branch,
Monroe (Albany)Earnest Byner,
Baldwin (Milledgeville)Jamal Lewis,
Douglass (Atlanta)Terance Mathis,
Redan (Stone Mountain)Ben Patrick,
Jenkins (Savannah)Fran Tarkenton,
AthensDemaryius Thomas,
West Laurens (Dexter)Hines Ward,
Forest ParkMichigan — 6Mike Bass,
YpsilantiGreg Jennings,
Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo)Pete Metzelaars,
Portage Central (Portage)Muhsin Muhammad,
Waverly (Lansing)Andre Rison,
Northwestern (Flint)Dwight Smith,
Central (Detroit)
Mississippi — 6Lance Alworth,
BrookhavenA.J. Brown,
StarkvilleWillie Brown, Taylor (Yazoo City)
Brett Favre,
Hancock (Kiln)Jerry Rice, Moor (Oktoc)
Don Smith,
HamiltonSouth Carolina — 6Charlie Brown,
St. John's (John's Island)Ben Coates,
GreenwoodAlshon Jeffery,
Calhoun County (St. Matthews)Stanford Jennings,
SummervilleDavid Patten,
Lower Richland (Hopkins)William Perry,
AikenWashington — 6Clint Didier,
ConnellCorey Dillon,
Franklin (Seattle)Jermaine Kearse,
Lakes (Lakewood)Cooper Kupp,
Davis (Yakima)Jerramy Stevens,
River Ridge (Lacey)
Wisconsin — 5Pete Banaszak,
CrivitzRocky Bleier,
Xavier (Appleton)Dave Casper,
ChiltonKeith Krepfle,
PotosiStu Voigt,
Madison West (Madison)Kansas — 4Derrick Jensen,
OsawatomieCurtis McClinton,
North (Wichita)Jordy Nelson,
Riley County (Riley)John Riggins,
CentraliaMassachusetts — 4Mark Bavaro,
DanversMark Chmura,
Frontier Regional (South Deerfield)Joe Morris,
AyerDan Ross,
Everett
North Carolina — 4Torry Holt,
Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville)Natrone Means,
Central Cabarrus (Concord)Willie Parker,
ClintonYancey Thigpen,
SouthWest Edgecombe (Pinetops)Alabama — 3Antowain Smith,
Stanhope Elmore (Millbrook)John Stallworth,
Central (Tuscaloosa)Kadarius Toney,
Blount (Eight Mile)
Iowa — 3
Roger Craig,
Davenport Central (Davenport)Tim Dwight,
Iowa CityKurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids)
Maryland — 3Antonio Freeman,
Poly (Baltimore)Jermaine Lewis,
Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt)Brian Westbrook,
DeMatha (Hyattsville)Nebraska — 3Jay Novacek,
GothenburgTom Rathman,
Grand IslandDanny Woodhead,
North PlatteNew York — 3John Mackey,
HempsteadPhil McConkey,
Canisius (Buffalo)Matt Snell,
Carle PlaceArizona — 2Eric Johnson,
Alhambra (Phoenix)Vance Johnson,
Cholla (Tucson)
Arkansas — 2
Elijah Pitts, Pine Street (Conway)
Rod Smith,
Arkansas (Texarkana)
Minnesota — 2
Larry Fitzgerald,
Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield)Dan Johnson,
Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope)Oklahoma — 2Terry Brown,
MarlowJeremy Shockey,
AdaTennessee — 2Mike Hegman, Northside (Memphis)
Tee Higgins,
Oak RidgeUtah — 2Jim McMahon,
Roy
Wyoming — 2Boyd Dowler,
Central (Cheyenne, Wyo.)Jerry Hill,
Lingle (Lingle, Wyo.)
Colorado — 1Cullen Bryant,
Mitchell (Colorado Springs)
Connecticut — 1
Aaron Hernandez,
Bristol Central (Bristol)
Indiana — 1
Tom Nowatzke,
Michigan CityMissouri — 1Laurence Maroney,
Normandy (St. Louis)Nevada — 1Gerald Riggs,
Bonanza (Las Vegas)New Mexico — 1Timmy Smith,
Hobbs
North Dakota — 1Dave Osborn,
CandoWashington D.C. — 1Jerry Porter,
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