most receiving touchdowns running back 1981

Joe Cribbs scored the most receiving touchdowns by a running back in 1981, with 7 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
7
1981
15
40
603
15.1
40.2
1,097
257
4.3
73.1
3
2Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
5
1981
15
45
436
9.7
29.1
1,074
260
4.1
71.6
12
3Dan Doornink
D. Doornink
4
1981
15
27
350
13.0
23.3
194
65
3.0
12.9
1
4Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
4
1981
16
46
320
7.0
20.0
1,077
274
3.9
67.3
12
5Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4
1981
15
65
636
9.8
42.4
124
31
4.0
8.3
0
6Wayne Wilson
W. Wilson
4
1981
16
31
384
12.4
24.0
137
44
3.1
8.6
1
7James Brooks
J. Brooks
3
1981
14
46
329
7.2
23.5
525
109
4.8
37.5
3
8Billy Campfield
B. Campfield
3
1981
16
36
326
9.1
20.4
115
31
3.7
7.2
1
9Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
3
1981
15
37
419
11.3
27.9
779
164
4.8
51.9
7
10Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
3
1981
16
65
499
7.7
31.2
860
196
4.4
53.8
4
11Harlan Huckleby
H. Huckleby
3
1981
16
27
221
8.2
13.8
381
139
2.7
23.8
5
12Kevin Long
K. Long
3
1981
16
13
66
5.1
4.1
269
73
3.7
16.8
2
13Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
3
1981
13
50
452
9.0
34.8
782
147
5.3
60.2
5
14Joe Washington
J. Washington
3
1981
14
70
558
8.0
39.9
916
210
4.4
65.4
4
15William Andrews
W. Andrews
2
1981
16
81
735
9.1
45.9
1,301
289
4.5
81.3
10
16Ted Brown
T. Brown
2
1981
16
83
694
8.4
43.4
1,063
274
3.9
66.4
6
17Lynn Cain
L. Cain
2
1981
16
55
421
7.7
26.3
542
156
3.5
33.9
4
18Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2
1981
16
32
325
10.2
20.3
1,646
342
4.8
102.9
4
19Nick Giaquinto
N. Giaquinto
2
1981
TOT
14
12
93
7.8
6.6
104
20
5.2
7.4
0
20Calvin Hill
C. Hill
2
1981
14
17
150
8.8
10.7
23
4
5.8
1.6
0
21Roland Hooks
R. Hooks
2
1981
16
10
140
14.0
8.8
250
51
4.9
15.6
3
22David Hughes
D. Hughes
2
1981
16
35
263
7.5
16.4
135
47
2.9
8.4
0
23Don McCauley
D. McCauley
2
1981
16
36
347
9.6
21.7
37
10
3.7
2.3
0
24Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
2
1981
15
49
521
10.6
34.7
1,402
286
4.9
93.5
8
25Walter Payton
W. Payton
2
1981
16
41
379
9.2
23.7
1,222
339
3.6
76.4
6
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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