most rushing touchdowns in a season 1921 to 1983

Between the 1921 and 1983 seasons, John Riggins had the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

Interpreted as:

most rushing touchdowns by a player in a season 1921 to 1983

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	1,347	375	3.6	89.8	29	5	5.8	1.9	0
2	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	19	1981	SD	15	1,144	251	4.6	76.3	362	43	8.4	24.1	0
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	19	1979	HOU	16	1,697	368	4.6	106.1	94	16	5.9	5.9	0
4	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	19	1962	GB	14	1,474	272	5.4	105.3	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
6	Jim Brown J. Brown	17	1965	CLE	14	1,544	289	5.3	110.3	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	17	1958	CLE	12	1,527	257	5.9	127.3	138	16	8.6	11.5	1
8	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	16	1975	OAK	14	672	187	3.6	48.0	64	10	6.4	4.6	0
9	O.J. Simpson	16	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	5.5	129.8	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
10	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	16	1968	CLE	14	1,239	248	5.0	88.5	297	22	13.5	21.2	4
11	Lenny Moore L. Moore	16	1964	BAL	14	584	157	3.7	41.7	472	21	22.5	33.7	3
12	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	15	1966	CLE	14	1,141	209	5.5	81.5	366	32	11.4	26.1	1
13	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	15	1961	GB	14	1,307	243	5.4	93.4	175	25	7.0	12.5	1
14	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	15	1945	PHI	10	832	143	5.8	83.2	123	10	12.3	12.3	2
15	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	1983	CIN	11	763	210	3.6	69.4	129	15	8.6	11.7	0
16	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	1979	CIN	16	865	243	3.6	54.1	154	24	6.4	9.6	1
17	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	1979	CHI	16	1,610	369	4.4	100.6	313	31	10.1	19.6	2
18	David Sims D. Sims	14	1978	SEA	12	752	174	4.3	62.7	195	30	6.5	16.3	1
19	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	5.5	132.3	269	27	10.0	19.2	2
20	Franco Harris F. Harris	14	1976	PIT	14	1,128	289	3.9	80.6	151	23	6.6	10.8	0
21	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	14	1965	CHI	14	867	166	5.2	61.9	507	29	17.5	36.2	6
22	John David Crow J. David Crow	14	1962	STL	14	751	192	3.9	53.6	246	23	10.7	17.6	3
23	Jim Brown J. Brown	14	1959	CLE	12	1,329	290	4.6	110.8	190	24	7.9	15.8	0
24	Curt Warner C. Warner	13	1983	SEA	16	1,449	335	4.3	90.6	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
25	John Riggins J. Riggins	13	1981	WAS	15	714	195	3.7	47.6	59	6	9.8	3.9	0

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