most rushing touchdowns from 1973 to 1981

From 1973 through 1981, Franco Harris scored the most rushing touchdowns, with 74 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Franco Harris F. Harris	74	126	9,284	2,274	4.1	73.7	1,577	220	7.2	12.5	6
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	71	105	9,608	2,204	4.4	91.5	2,170	243	8.9	20.7	7
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	55	62	6,457	1,404	4.6	104.1	345	75	4.6	5.6	0
4	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	53	109	5,950	1,556	3.8	54.6	3,156	350	9.0	29.0	23
5	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	51	85	5,196	1,174	4.4	61.1	1,682	192	8.8	19.8	1
6	John Riggins J. Riggins	47	100	5,823	1,474	4.0	58.2	1,489	165	9.0	14.9	9
7	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	43	74	4,036	1,036	3.9	54.5	931	127	7.3	12.6	6
8	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	43	101	5,432	1,376	3.9	53.8	1,905	210	9.1	18.9	6
9	O.J. Simpson	43	86	8,058	1,628	4.9	93.7	1,300	115	11.3	15.1	11
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	40	75	6,270	1,368	4.6	83.6	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
11	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	37	82	3,933	1,021	3.9	48.0	264	45	5.9	3.2	1
12	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	36	71	5,095	1,121	4.5	71.8	1,635	177	9.2	23.0	10
13	Don McCauley D. McCauley	36	129	1,706	534	3.2	13.2	2,764	300	9.2	21.4	15
14	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	35	112	5,907	1,475	4.0	52.7	1,467	162	9.1	13.1	3
15	Delvin Williams D. Williams	33	100	5,598	1,312	4.3	56.0	1,415	152	9.3	14.2	6
16	Wayne Morris W. Morris	31	86	2,844	735	3.9	33.1	1,107	134	8.3	12.9	5
17	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	31	86	1,863	525	3.5	21.7	325	49	6.6	3.8	0
18	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	29	89	3,063	802	3.8	34.4	2,365	302	7.8	26.6	6
19	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	29	100	6,319	1,630	3.9	63.2	3,056	358	8.5	30.6	16
20	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	29	129	4,555	1,109	4.1	35.3	948	119	8.0	7.3	5
21	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	28	90	4,334	994	4.4	48.2	1,435	198	7.2	15.9	3
22	Sherman Smith S. Smith	28	73	3,227	747	4.3	44.2	2,146	192	11.2	29.4	10
23	Billy Sims B. Sims	26	30	2,740	609	4.5	91.3	1,072	79	13.6	35.7	5
24	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	26	48	4,333	960	4.5	90.3	1,003	128	7.8	20.9	2
25	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	26	93	1,899	338	5.6	20.4	27	2	13.5	0.3	0

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Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
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Pass Yards Rankings

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

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Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000