most rushing tds 1971 to 1980

Between the 1971 and 1980 seasons, Franco Harris had the most rushing touchdowns, with 76 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing tds by a player 1971 to 1980
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Franco Harris
F. Harris
76
124
9,352
2,220
4.2
75.4
1,507
204
7.4
12.2
6
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
65
89
8,386
1,865
4.5
94.2
1,791
202
8.9
20.1
5
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
54
114
10,051
2,103
4.8
88.2
1,660
163
10.2
14.6
11
4Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
53
109
5,950
1,556
3.8
54.6
3,156
350
9.0
29.0
23
5Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
50
110
6,101
1,429
4.3
55.5
425
63
6.7
3.9
2
6Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
45
46
5,081
1,043
4.9
110.5
189
39
4.8
4.1
0
7John Riggins
J. Riggins
42
111
6,822
1,666
4.1
61.5
1,891
216
8.8
17.0
12
8Pete Banaszak
P. Banaszak
40
114
2,564
692
3.7
22.5
516
71
7.3
4.5
0
9Don McCauley
D. McCauley
40
140
2,590
760
3.4
18.5
2,679
297
9.0
19.1
15
10Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
39
90
5,163
1,290
4.0
57.4
1,813
198
9.2
20.1
6
11Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
36
59
4,624
1,026
4.5
78.4
1,289
145
8.9
21.8
4
12Don Nottingham
D. Nottingham
34
98
2,496
611
4.1
25.5
502
67
7.5
5.1
0
13Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
33
104
5,757
1,436
4.0
55.4
1,407
155
9.1
13.5
3
14Delvin Williams
D. Williams
33
99
5,598
1,312
4.3
56.5
1,415
152
9.3
14.3
6
15Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
32
70
4,052
923
4.4
57.9
1,320
149
8.9
18.9
1
16Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
31
58
2,959
762
3.9
51.0
611
81
7.5
10.5
2
17Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
31
86
3,702
989
3.7
43.0
2,149
262
8.2
25.0
5
18Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
30
111
6,534
1,675
3.9
58.9
3,203
376
8.5
28.9
17
19Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
30
127
4,638
1,123
4.1
36.5
935
119
7.9
7.4
5
20John Brockington
J. Brockington
30
95
5,185
1,347
3.8
54.6
1,297
157
8.3
13.7
4
21Calvin Hill
C. Hill
30
117
4,541
1,091
4.2
38.8
2,384
221
10.8
20.4
21
22Floyd Little
F. Little
30
70
3,728
998
3.7
53.3
1,697
153
11.1
24.2
7
23Mercury Morris
M. Morris
30
73
3,614
721
5.0
49.5
329
36
9.1
4.5
1
24Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
29
131
1,849
365
5.1
14.1
1
0
0.0
0
25Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
28
56
3,693
835
4.4
65.9
1,114
128
8.7
19.9
8
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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7
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8
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