most qb total touchdowns 1978

Terry Bradshaw accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in 1978, with 29 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.

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most qb passing total touchdowns 1978
NAMETOTALTDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
29
1978
16
207
368
56.3
2,915
7.9
182.2
28
20
84.7
7.6
5.4
21
222
2Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
26
1978
15
224
381
58.8
2,999
7.9
199.9
24
20
83.0
6.3
5.2
22
130
3Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
26
1978
15
231
413
55.9
3,190
7.7
212.7
25
16
84.9
6.1
3.9
32
219
4Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
26
1978
16
345
572
60.3
3,468
6.1
216.8
25
32
68.9
4.4
5.6
27
254
5Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
24
1978
16
222
399
55.6
2,906
7.3
181.6
21
15
80.7
5.3
3.8
29
229
6Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
21
1978
16
248
443
56.0
3,283
7.4
205.2
15
20
72.1
3.4
4.5
44
284
7Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
20
1978
16
181
362
50.0
2,824
7.8
176.5
15
23
63.6
4.1
6.4
21
184
8Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
18
1978
16
199
351
56.7
2,294
6.5
143.4
18
17
73.5
5.1
4.8
25
237
9Jim Hart
J. Hart
18
1978
15
240
477
50.3
3,121
6.5
208.1
16
18
66.7
3.4
3.8
20
166
10Archie Manning
A. Manning
18
1978
16
291
471
61.8
3,416
7.3
213.5
17
16
81.7
3.6
3.4
37
301
11Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
16
1978
16
175
330
53.0
2,136
6.5
133.5
16
15
70.5
4.8
4.5
29
243
12Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
16
1978
16
206
398
51.8
2,487
6.2
155.4
16
16
67.9
4.0
4.0
41
288
13Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
16
1978
16
199
368
54.1
2,473
6.7
154.6
16
17
70.4
4.3
4.6
15
123
14Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
16
1978
16
237
406
58.4
2,944
7.3
184.0
16
30
63.3
3.9
7.4
37
347
15Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
14
1978
16
187
390
47.9
2,593
6.6
162.1
13
18
61.6
3.3
4.6
42
391
16Pat Haden
P. Haden
13
1978
16
229
444
51.6
2,995
6.7
187.2
13
19
65.1
2.9
4.3
32
216
17Joe Pisarcik
J. Pisarcik
13
1978
15
143
301
47.5
2,096
7.0
139.7
12
23
52.1
4.0
7.6
28
205
18Matt Robinson
M. Robinson
13
1978
16
124
266
46.6
2,002
7.5
125.1
13
16
63.5
4.9
6.0
28
228
19Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
12
1978
14
187
369
50.7
2,489
6.7
177.8
10
18
61.1
2.7
4.9
39
349
20Don Strock
D. Strock
12
1978
16
72
135
53.3
825
6.1
51.6
12
6
83.1
8.9
4.4
9
73
21Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
11
1978
12
173
319
54.2
2,219
7.0
184.9
10
22
58.0
3.1
6.9
30
237
22Bob Griese
B. Griese
11
1978
11
148
235
63.0
1,791
7.6
162.8
11
11
82.4
4.7
4.7
18
165
23Craig Morton
C. Morton
11
1978
14
146
267
54.7
1,802
6.7
128.7
11
8
77.0
4.1
3.0
36
238
24Bill Troup
B. Troup
11
1978
12
154
296
52.0
1,882
6.4
156.8
10
21
53.6
3.4
7.1
32
340
25David Whitehurst
D. Whitehurst
11
1978
16
168
328
51.2
2,093
6.4
130.8
10
17
59.9
3.0
5.2
35
258
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