most receiving touchdowns in a season before 1960

Before 1960, Elroy Hirsch and Don Hutson were tied for the most receiving touchdowns in a season, with 17 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most receiving touchdowns by a player in a season before 1960
NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
12
66
1,495
22.7
124.6
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
2Don Hutson
D. Hutson
17
1942
11
74
1,211
16.4
110.1
4
3
1.3
0.4
0
3Cloyce Box
C. Box
15
1952
12
42
924
22.0
77.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Raymond Berry
R. Berry
14
1959
12
66
959
14.5
79.9
0
0
0.0
0
5Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
14
1948
12
41
943
23.0
78.6
50
5
10.0
4.2
1
6Billy Howton
B. Howton
13
1952
12
53
1,231
23.2
102.6
0
0
0.0
0
7Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
13
1947
12
32
818
25.6
68.2
0
0
0.0
0
8Billy Howton
B. Howton
12
1956
12
55
1,188
21.6
99.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Harlon Hill
H. Hill
12
1954
12
45
1,124
25.0
93.7
0
0
0.0
0
10Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
12
1952
12
41
961
23.4
80.1
0
0
0.0
0
11Leon Hart
L. Hart
12
1951
12
35
544
15.5
45.3
-6
4
-1.5
-0.5
0
12Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
12
1950
12
48
971
20.2
80.9
0
0
0.0
0
13Harlon Hill
H. Hill
11
1956
12
47
1,128
24.0
94.0
24
2
12.0
2.0
0
14Bobby Walston
B. Walston
11
1954
12
31
581
18.7
48.4
0
0
0.0
0
15Cloyce Box
C. Box
11
1950
12
50
1,009
20.2
84.1
0
0
0.0
0
16Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
11
1948
12
46
766
16.7
63.8
-3
8
-0.4
-0.3
0
17Don Hutson
D. Hutson
11
1943
10
47
776
16.5
77.6
41
6
6.8
4.1
0
18Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
11
1931
14
2
19Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
10
1959
12
47
846
18.0
70.5
-10
2
-5.0
-0.8
0
20Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
10
1954
12
60
872
14.5
72.7
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
21Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
10
1953
12
63
1,049
16.7
87.4
0
0
0.0
0
22Billy Wilson
B. Wilson
10
1953
12
51
840
16.5
70.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Bill Swiacki
B. Swiacki
10
1948
12
39
550
14.1
45.8
0
0
0.0
0
24Jim Keane
J. Keane
10
1947
12
64
910
14.2
75.8
0
0
0.0
0
25Frank Liebel
F. Liebel
10
1945
10
22
593
27.0
59.3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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