most kick return touchdowns in a 1980s season

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Ron Brown scored the most kick-return touchdowns in a season, with 3 touchdowns in 1985.

Interpreted as:
most kick return touchdowns by a player in a 1980s season
NAMEKR TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Ron Brown
R. Brown
3
1985
RAM RAM
13
28
918
32.8
70.6
0
0
0.0
0
2Paul Palmer
P. Palmer
2
1987
KC KC
12
38
923
24.3
76.9
0
0
0.0
0
3James Dixon
J. Dixon
1
1989
DAL DAL
16
47
1,181
25.1
73.8
0
0
0.0
0
4James Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1
1989
SEA SEA
16
22
511
23.2
31.9
12
87
7.3
5.4
0
5Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
1
1989
WAS WAS
15
21
522
24.9
34.8
21
200
9.5
13.3
0
6Marc Logan
M. Logan
1
1989
MIA MIA
10
24
613
25.5
61.3
0
0
0.0
0
7Anthony Miller
A. Miller
1
1989
SD SD
16
21
533
25.4
33.3
0
0
0.0
0
8Bobby Morse
B. Morse
1
1989
NO NO
11
10
278
27.8
25.3
10
29
2.9
2.6
0
9Thomas Sanders
T. Sanders
1
1989
CHI CHI
16
23
491
21.3
30.7
0
0
0.0
0
10Herschel Walker
H. Walker
1
1989
TOT
16
13
374
28.8
23.4
0
0
0.0
0
11Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
1
1989
PIT PIT
15
36
982
27.3
65.5
29
207
7.1
13.8
0
12Tim Brown
T. Brown
1
1988
RAI RAI
16
41
1,098
26.8
68.6
49
444
9.1
27.8
0
13Jamie Holland
J. Holland
1
1988
SD SD
16
31
810
26.1
50.6
0
0
0.0
0
14Stanford Jennings
S. Jennings
1
1988
CIN CIN
16
32
684
21.4
42.8
0
0
0.0
0
15Sammy Martin
S. Martin
1
1988
NE NE
16
31
735
23.7
45.9
0
0
0.0
0
16Anthony Miller
A. Miller
1
1988
SD SD
16
25
648
25.9
40.5
0
0
0.0
0
17Dwight Stone
D. Stone
1
1988
PIT PIT
16
29
610
21.0
38.1
0
0
0.0
0
18Lorenzo White
L. White
1
1988
HOU HOU
11
8
196
24.5
17.8
0
0
0.0
0
19Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
1
1988
PIT PIT
16
37
850
23.0
53.1
33
281
8.5
17.6
0
20Ron Brown
R. Brown
1
1987
RAM RAM
12
27
581
21.5
48.4
0
0
0.0
0
21Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1
1987
SF SF
11
13
327
25.2
29.7
0
0
0.0
0
22Dennis Gentry
D. Gentry
1
1987
CHI CHI
12
25
621
24.8
51.8
0
0
0.0
0
23Sylvester Stamps
S. Stamps
1
1987
ATL ATL
7
24
660
27.5
94.3
0
0
0.0
0
24Lew Barnes
L. Barnes
1
1986
CHI CHI
16
3
94
31.3
5.9
57
482
8.5
30.1
0
25Dennis Gentry
D. Gentry
1
1986
CHI CHI
15
20
576
28.8
38.4
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

More Rams Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

6th

OPP PPG

16.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

110.0

22nd

PASS YDS/G

257.3

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727
49ers 49ers
8
4
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
3
8
0
.273
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
LAR LAR
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAR LAR
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Mon
12/29
LAR LAR
@
ATL ATL
8:15 PM
Last Game

7

Final

34

LAR Rams

9 - 2

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
LAR LAR
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM