before 1983 what rb had the most rushing td through first season

Before 1983, Gale Sayers had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first season, with 14 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	14	14	867	166	5.2	61.9	507	29	17.5	36.2	6
2	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	16	1,674	378	4.4	104.6	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
3	Billy Sims B. Sims	13	16	1,303	313	4.2	81.4	621	51	12.2	38.8	3
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	15	1,450	302	4.8	96.7	48	12	4.0	3.2	0
5	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	13	14	1,096	214	5.1	78.3	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12	14	1,007	208	4.8	71.9	273	29	9.4	19.5	1
7	Marcus Allen M. Allen	11	9	697	160	4.4	77.4	401	38	10.6	44.6	3
8	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	11	16	1,185	306	3.9	74.1	415	52	8.0	25.9	1
9	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	11	15	800	176	4.5	53.3	204	25	8.2	13.6	2
10	Billy Jackson B. Jackson	10	16	398	111	3.6	24.9	31	6	5.2	1.9	1
11	Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth	10	14	374	81	4.6	26.7	109	12	9.1	7.8	0
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	10	14	1,055	188	5.6	75.4	180	21	8.6	12.9	1
13	Bill Paschal B. Paschal	10	9	572	147	3.9	63.6	74	9	8.2	8.2	2
14	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	9	14	875	156	5.6	62.5	576	55	10.5	41.1	3
15	Jim Brown J. Brown	9	12	942	202	4.7	78.5	55	16	3.4	4.6	1
16	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	9	12	961	213	4.5	80.1	141	27	5.2	11.8	0
17	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	9	12	681	129	5.3	56.8	183	28	6.5	15.3	0
18	Dutch Clark D. Clark	9	11									0
19	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8	16	1,605	331	4.8	100.3	308	41	7.5	19.3	2
20	Stan Fritts S. Fritts	8	13	375	94	4.0	28.8	63	6	10.5	4.8	2
21	Boobie Clark B. Clark	8	14	988	254	3.9	70.6	347	45	7.7	24.8	0
22	Calvin Hill C. Hill	8	13	942	204	4.6	72.5	232	20	11.6	17.8	0
23	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	8	14	1,023	238	4.3	73.1	128	24	5.3	9.1	1
24	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	8	14	855	136	6.3	61.1	377	23	16.4	26.9	2
25	Lenny Moore L. Moore	8	12	649	86	7.5	54.1	102	11	9.3	8.5	1

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354

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273

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

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Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM

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Rush Yards Leaders

580

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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537

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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412.0

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394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000