Earl Campbell accounted for the most touchdowns by a running back in 1979, with 19 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.
| NAME | TOTALTD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Campbell | 19 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 17 | 1979 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 54 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | P. Johnson | 15 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | | S. Smith | 15 | 1979 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | W. Montgomery | 14 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | | L. Csonka | 13 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | | F. Harris | 12 | 1979 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | | C. Muncie | 12 | 1979 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 40 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 135.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Riggins | 12 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | C. Williams | 12 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | | M. Pruitt | 11 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | B. Taylor | 11 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | | O. Anderson | 10 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | T. Galbreath | 10 | 1979 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 70 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 70.1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | S. Thornton | 10 | 1979 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | W. Tyler | 10 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | | R. Bell | 9 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | D. Doornink | 9 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | | P. Hofer | 9 | 1979 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | | W. Morris | 9 | 1979 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | | M. van Eeghen | 9 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | H. Bauer | 8 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| 23 | | T. McKnight | 8 | 1979 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | | T. Brown | 7 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | T. Dorsett | 7 | 1979 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |