before 1996 what rb had the most rushing td through first 5 seasons

Before 1996, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 71 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	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	71	77	7,183	1,630	4.4	93.3	1,576	239	6.6	20.5	4
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	61	74	8,256	1,748	4.7	111.6	1,045	136	7.7	14.1	2
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	59	73	6,926	1,548	4.5	94.9	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	57	71	6,995	1,561	4.5	98.5	475	93	5.1	6.7	0
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	57	62	6,463	1,269	5.1	104.2	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	55	73	6,789	1,432	4.7	93.0	1,499	166	9.0	20.5	5
7	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	52	61	4,581	917	5.0	75.1	545	75	7.3	8.9	4
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	49	70	5,397	1,289	4.2	77.1	2,757	283	9.7	39.4	15
9	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	48	51	3,758	757	5.0	73.7	373	35	10.7	7.3	2
10	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	45	70	5,268	1,271	4.1	75.3	1,014	139	7.3	14.5	0
11	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	45	67	4,915	1,209	4.1	73.4	2,514	256	9.8	37.5	21
12	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	43	74	4,036	1,036	3.9	54.5	931	127	7.3	12.6	6
13	Curt Warner C. Warner	42	61	5,049	1,189	4.2	82.8	1,160	148	7.8	19.0	4
14	Billy Sims B. Sims	42	60	5,106	1,131	4.5	85.1	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	42	66	5,133	1,135	4.5	77.8	814	105	7.8	12.3	3
16	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	42	69	3,736	735	5.1	54.1	1,067	83	12.9	15.5	7
17	Joe Morris J. Morris	40	67	3,555	818	4.3	53.1	604	65	9.3	9.0	2
18	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	40	75	6,270	1,368	4.6	83.6	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
19	Dan Towler D. Towler	40	60	3,356	629	5.3	55.9	640	56	11.4	10.7	1
20	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	39	64	4,866	955	5.1	76.0	1,313	111	11.8	20.5	9
21	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	39	70	3,814	794	4.8	54.5	2,739	199	13.8	39.1	17
22	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	37	71	4,807	1,241	3.9	67.7	1,085	135	8.0	15.3	2
23	Larry Kinnebrew L. Kinnebrew	37	71	2,582	639	4.0	36.4	600	65	9.2	8.5	3
24	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	37	64	4,272	1,000	4.3	66.8	1,139	109	10.4	17.8	6
25	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	37	60	3,782	884	4.3	63.0	677	94	7.2	11.3	4

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1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

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OPP PPG

27.2

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RUSH YDS/G

81.6

28th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	3	.400
Cowboys	2	3	.400
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

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Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

10

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

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Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

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119.6

Jackson

109.0

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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5.5

Turner

4.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000