most rushing touchdowns running back 1978

David Sims scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in 1978, with 14 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1David Sims
D. Sims
14
1978
12
752
174
4.3
62.7
195
30
6.5
16.3
1
2Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
13
1978
15
1,450
302
4.8
96.7
48
12
4.0
3.2
0
3Horace Ivory
H. Ivory
11
1978
15
693
141
4.9
46.2
122
14
8.7
8.1
0
4Terdell Middleton
T. Middleton
11
1978
16
1,116
284
3.9
69.8
332
34
9.8
20.8
1
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
11
1978
16
1,395
333
4.2
87.2
480
50
9.6
30.0
0
6Kevin Long
K. Long
10
1978
16
954
214
4.5
59.6
204
26
7.8
12.8
0
7Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
9
1978
14
1,220
259
4.7
87.1
195
34
5.7
13.9
1
8Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
9
1978
16
1,080
270
4.0
67.5
291
27
10.8
18.2
0
9Hank Bauer
H. Bauer
8
1978
16
304
85
3.6
19.0
78
10
7.8
4.9
1
10Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
8
1978
16
768
199
3.9
48.0
297
31
9.6
18.6
0
11Franco Harris
F. Harris
8
1978
16
1,082
310
3.5
67.6
144
22
6.5
9.0
0
12Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
8
1978
13
584
140
4.2
44.9
176
20
8.8
13.5
2
13Jim Otis
J. Otis
8
1978
15
664
197
3.4
44.3
38
8
4.8
2.5
0
14Delvin Williams
D. Williams
8
1978
16
1,258
272
4.6
78.6
192
18
10.7
12.0
0
15Cullen Bryant
C. Bryant
7
1978
16
658
178
3.7
41.1
76
8
9.5
4.8
0
16Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
7
1978
16
1,325
290
4.6
82.8
378
37
10.2
23.6
2
17Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
7
1978
16
465
121
3.8
29.1
170
12
14.2
10.6
0
18Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
7
1978
16
762
180
4.2
47.6
236
31
7.6
14.8
0
19Terry Miller
T. Miller
7
1978
16
1,060
238
4.5
66.3
246
22
11.2
15.4
0
20Arnold Morgado
A. Morgado
7
1978
16
593
160
3.7
37.1
47
7
6.7
2.9
0
21Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
7
1978
13
557
160
3.5
42.8
233
26
9.0
17.9
0
22Art Whittington
A. Whittington
7
1978
16
661
172
3.8
41.3
106
23
4.6
6.6
0
23Ricky Bell
R. Bell
6
1978
12
679
185
3.7
56.6
122
15
8.1
10.2
0
24Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
6
1978
14
311
91
3.4
22.2
73
7
10.4
5.2
0
25Roland Harper
R. Harper
6
1978
16
992
240
4.1
62.0
340
43
7.9
21.3
2
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