most scrimmage tds in a season before 1986

Before 1986, John Riggins scored the most scrimmage touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage tds by a player in a season before 1986
NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
15
1,347
375
3.6
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
2O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
3Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
14
1,070
280
3.8
76.4
13
691
73
9.5
49.4
9
4Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
16
1,336
294
4.5
83.5
21
212
22
9.6
13.3
0
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
17
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
6Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
16
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
7Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
20
1968
14
1,239
248
5.0
88.5
16
297
22
13.5
21.2
4
8Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
20
1965
14
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
507
29
17.5
36.2
6
9Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
19
1981
15
1,144
251
4.6
76.3
19
362
43
8.4
24.1
0
10Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
19
1979
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
11Lenny Moore
L. Moore
19
1964
14
584
157
3.7
41.7
16
472
21
22.5
33.7
3
12Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
19
1962
14
1,049
221
4.7
74.9
13
573
39
14.7
40.9
6
13Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
19
1962
14
1,474
272
5.4
105.3
19
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
14Marcus Allen
M. Allen
18
1984
16
1,168
275
4.2
73.0
13
758
64
11.8
47.4
5
15Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
18
1984
15
35
3
11.7
2.3
0
1,389
73
19.0
92.6
18
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
18
1962
14
996
230
4.3
71.1
13
517
47
11.0
36.9
5
17Bill Groman
B. Groman
18
1961
14
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
1,175
50
23.5
83.9
17
18Jim Brown
J. Brown
18
1958
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
19Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
17
1981
15
1,074
260
4.1
71.6
12
436
45
9.7
29.1
5
20John David Crow
J. David Crow
17
1962
14
751
192
3.9
53.6
14
246
23
10.7
17.6
3
21Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
12
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
1,495
66
22.7
124.6
17
22Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
17
1949
12
634
152
4.2
52.8
9
711
35
20.3
59.3
8
23Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
17
1945
10
832
143
5.8
83.2
15
123
10
12.3
12.3
2
24Don Hutson
D. Hutson
17
1942
11
4
3
1.3
0.4
0
1,211
74
16.4
110.1
17
25Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
16
1981
16
1,077
274
3.9
67.3
12
320
46
7.0
20.0
4
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