who threw the most touchdowns in the 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Marc Wilson had the most passing touchdowns, with 61 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
61
34
535
937
57.1
7,637
8.2
224.6
46
137.2
6.5
4.9
2Danny White
D. White
59
33
345
649
53.2
5,932
9.1
179.8
36
148.8
9.1
5.5
3Gifford Nielsen
G. Nielsen
55
33
415
708
58.6
5,830
8.2
176.7
29
145.2
7.8
4.1
4Jack Thompson
J. Thompson
53
44
601
1,086
55.3
7,818
7.2
177.7
49
122.9
4.9
4.5
5Gary Huff
G. Huff
52
33
436
793
55.0
6,378
8.0
193.3
42
133.6
6.6
5.3
6Tony Adams
T. Adams
52
32
456
867
52.6
6,226
7.2
194.6
34
124.9
6.0
3.9
7Craig Kimball
C. Kimball
50
34
485
983
49.3
6,139
6.2
180.6
56
107.2
5.1
5.7
8Ed Luther
E. Luther
47
45
600
1,118
53.7
7,190
6.4
159.8
52
112.3
4.2
4.7
9Mark Herrmann
M. Herrmann
45
33
509
902
56.4
6,431
7.1
194.9
58
119.9
5.0
6.4
10Rick Leach
R. Leach
45
44
220
462
47.6
3,799
8.2
86.3
29
136.3
9.7
6.3
11Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
45
42
488
808
60.4
5,946
7.4
141.6
43
129.9
5.6
5.3
12Bruce Hill
B. Hill
45
33
339
680
49.9
5,090
7.5
154.2
28
126.3
6.6
4.1
13Gary Sheide
G. Sheide
45
22
358
594
60.3
4,524
7.6
205.6
31
138.8
7.6
5.2
14Mike Pusey
M. Pusey
43
33
420
855
49.1
6,160
7.2
186.7
51
114.3
5.0
6.0
15Ed Smith
E. Smith
43
32
418
789
53.0
5,706
7.2
178.3
32
123.6
5.4
4.1
16Dennis Sproul
D. Sproul
43
45
380
767
49.5
5,751
7.5
127.8
43
119.8
5.6
5.6
17Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
43
45
349
641
54.4
4,878
7.6
108.4
33
130.2
6.7
5.1
18Gene Swick
G. Swick
43
44
556
938
59.3
7,266
7.7
165.1
44
130.1
4.6
4.7
19Dave Humm
D. Humm
41
33
353
637
55.4
5,035
7.9
152.6
36
131.7
6.4
5.7
20Roy Henry
R. Henry
40
34
325
679
47.9
4,656
6.9
136.9
34
114.9
5.9
5.0
21Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
40
22
391
706
55.4
5,150
7.3
234.1
41
123.7
5.7
5.8
22Jimmy Jordan
J. Jordan
39
41
298
595
50.1
4,173
7.0
101.8
35
118.9
6.6
5.9
23Roch Hontas
R. Hontas
39
41
502
857
58.6
5,669
6.6
138.3
41
119.6
4.6
4.8
24Don Van Galder
D. Van Galder
39
34
288
587
49.1
4,402
7.5
129.5
43
119.3
6.6
7.3
25Doug Williams
D. Williams
38
11
181
352
51.4
3,286
9.3
298.7
18
155.2
10.8
5.1
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

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