most punt return touchdowns 1974 to 1977

Between the 1974 and 1977 seasons, Rick Upchurch and Billy Johnson were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns, with 5 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most punt return touchdowns by a player 1974 to 1977
NAMEPR TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
5
41
82
2,054
25.0
50.1
0
117
1,501
12.8
36.6
2Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
5
56
113
2,792
24.7
49.9
2
143
1,963
13.7
35.1
3Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
2
28
0
0
0.0
0
69
808
11.7
28.9
4Keith Moody
K. Moody
2
28
56
1,241
22.2
44.3
0
31
362
11.7
12.9
5Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
2
42
51
1,145
22.5
27.3
0
97
1,206
12.4
28.7
6Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
2
37
28
633
22.6
17.1
1
71
810
11.4
21.9
7Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
2
49
10
235
23.5
4.8
0
55
573
10.4
11.7
8John Kimbrough
J. Kimbrough
1
14
15
346
23.1
24.7
0
16
184
11.5
13.1
9Eddie Payton
E. Payton
1
10
22
548
24.9
54.8
1
30
290
9.7
29.0
10Bobby Hammond
B. Hammond
1
16
21
463
22.0
28.9
0
32
334
10.4
20.9
11Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
1
27
27
621
23.0
23.0
0
57
447
7.8
16.6
12Rondy Colbert
R. Colbert
1
32
19
450
23.7
14.1
0
40
310
7.8
9.7
13Willard Harrell
W. Harrell
1
40
6
126
21.0
3.2
0
52
382
7.3
9.6
14Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1
55
76
1,854
24.4
33.7
0
115
1,166
10.1
21.2
15Ronnie Coleman
R. Coleman
1
54
11
240
21.8
4.4
0
8
91
11.4
1.7
16Ken Houston
K. Houston
1
56
0
0
0.0
0
6
81
13.5
1.4
17Larry Jones
L. Jones
1
42
73
1,816
24.9
43.2
1
62
476
7.7
11.3
18Ralph McGill
R. McGill
1
45
0
0
0.0
0
61
559
9.2
12.4
19Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
1
53
103
2,680
26.0
50.6
2
80
921
11.5
17.4
20Manfred Moore
M. Moore
1
51
76
1,734
22.8
34.0
0
88
770
8.8
15.1
21Dennis Morgan
D. Morgan
1
17
42
993
23.6
58.4
0
27
347
12.9
20.4
22Steve Odom
S. Odom
1
54
125
2,825
22.6
52.3
1
16
191
11.9
3.5
23Lou Piccone
L. Piccone
1
55
100
2,386
23.9
43.4
0
48
322
6.7
5.9
24Golden Richards
G. Richards
1
53
0
0
0.0
0
41
362
8.8
6.8
25Steve Schubert
S. Schubert
1
47
15
261
17.4
5.6
0
51
399
7.8
8.5
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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