most rushing tds in 1977 among running backs

Walter Payton had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in 1977, with 14 touchdowns.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	5.5	132.3	269	27	10.0	19.2	2
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12	1977	DAL	14	1,007	208	4.8	71.9	273	29	9.4	19.5	1
3	Franco Harris F. Harris	11	1977	PIT	14	1,162	300	3.9	83.0	62	11	5.6	4.4	0
4	Wayne Morris W. Morris	8	1977	STL	12	661	165	4.0	55.1	222	24	9.3	18.5	1
5	Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson	7	1977	SF	14	780	179	4.4	55.7	169	22	7.7	12.1	0
6	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	7	1977	LA	14	1,238	294	4.2	88.4	274	25	11.0	19.6	2
7	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	7	1977	OAK	14	1,273	324	3.9	90.9	135	15	9.0	9.6	0
8	Delvin Williams D. Williams	7	1977	SF	14	931	268	3.5	66.5	179	20	9.0	12.8	2
9	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	6	1977	MIN	14	1,112	270	4.1	79.4	308	38	8.1	22.0	3
10	Don McCauley D. McCauley	6	1977	BAL	14	234	83	2.8	16.7	495	51	9.7	35.4	2
11	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6	1977	NO	14	811	201	4.0	57.9	248	21	11.8	17.7	1
12	Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	6	1977	ATL	14	873	247	3.5	62.4	261	30	8.7	18.6	0
13	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	5	1977	OAK	14	214	67	3.2	15.3	14	2	7.0	1.0	0
14	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	5	1977	LA	14	598	178	3.4	42.7	228	28	8.1	16.3	1
15	Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman	5	1977	HOU	14	660	185	3.6	47.1	115	22	5.2	8.2	1
16	Clarence Davis C. Davis	5	1977	OAK	14	787	194	4.1	56.2	124	16	7.8	8.9	0
17	Benny Malone B. Malone	5	1977	MIA	14	615	129	4.8	43.9	58	4	14.5	4.1	0
18	Ed Podolak E. Podolak	5	1977	KC	13	550	133	4.1	42.3	313	32	9.8	24.1	0
19	David Sims D. Sims	5	1977	SEA	14	369	99	3.7	26.4	176	12	14.7	12.6	3
20	Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	4	1977	DEN	10	489	130	3.8	48.9	128	18	7.1	12.8	0
21	Rocky Bleier R. Bleier	4	1977	PIT	13	465	135	3.4	35.8	161	18	8.9	12.4	0
22	Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich	4	1977	MIA	14	416	91	4.6	29.7	180	25	7.2	12.9	0
23	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	4	1977	DET	8	338	85	4.0	42.3	116	11	10.5	14.5	1
24	Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	4	1977	NE	14	727	198	3.7	51.9	152	13	11.7	10.9	0
25	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	4	1977	NE	14	1,015	270	3.8	72.5	370	42	8.8	26.4	1

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