Before 1978, O.J. Simpson scored the most scrimmage touchdowns in a season, with 23 touchdowns in 1975.
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most scrimmage touchdowns by a player in a season before 1978| NAME | TD | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O.J. Simpson | 23 | 1975 | 14 | 1,817 | 329 | 5.5 | 129.8 | 16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Foreman | 22 | 1975 | 14 | 1,070 | 280 | 3.8 | 76.4 | 13 | 691 | 73 | 9.5 | 49.4 | 9 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 21 | 1965 | 14 | 1,544 | 289 | 5.3 | 110.3 | 17 | 328 | 34 | 9.6 | 23.4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | | L. Kelly | 20 | 1968 | 14 | 1,239 | 248 | 5.0 | 88.5 | 16 | 297 | 22 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | | G. Sayers | 20 | 1965 | 14 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | | L. Moore | 19 | 1964 | 14 | 584 | 157 | 3.7 | 41.7 | 16 | 472 | 21 | 22.5 | 33.7 | 3 | ||
| 7 | | A. Haynes | 19 | 1962 | 14 | 1,049 | 221 | 4.7 | 74.9 | 13 | 573 | 39 | 14.7 | 40.9 | 6 | ||
| 8 | | J. Taylor | 19 | 1962 | 14 | 1,474 | 272 | 5.4 | 105.3 | 19 | 106 | 22 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Brown | 18 | 1962 | 14 | 996 | 230 | 4.3 | 71.1 | 13 | 517 | 47 | 11.0 | 36.9 | 5 | ||
| 10 | | B. Groman | 18 | 1961 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1,175 | 50 | 23.5 | 83.9 | 17 | ||
| 11 | | J. Brown | 18 | 1958 | 12 | 1,527 | 257 | 5.9 | 127.3 | 17 | 138 | 16 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | J. David Crow | 17 | 1962 | 14 | 751 | 192 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 14 | 246 | 23 | 10.7 | 17.6 | 3 | ||
| 13 | | E. Hirsch | 17 | 1951 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1,495 | 66 | 22.7 | 124.6 | 17 | ||
| 14 | | G. Roberts | 17 | 1949 | 12 | 634 | 152 | 4.2 | 52.8 | 9 | 711 | 35 | 20.3 | 59.3 | 8 | ||
| 15 | | S. Van Buren | 17 | 1945 | 10 | 832 | 143 | 5.8 | 83.2 | 15 | 123 | 10 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | D. Hutson | 17 | 1942 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 1,211 | 74 | 16.4 | 110.1 | 17 | ||
| 17 |  | W. Payton | 16 | 1977 | 14 | 1,852 | 339 | 5.5 | 132.3 | 14 | 269 | 27 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | | P. Banaszak | 16 | 1975 | 14 | 672 | 187 | 3.6 | 48.0 | 16 | 64 | 10 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | L. Kelly | 16 | 1966 | 14 | 1,141 | 209 | 5.5 | 81.5 | 15 | 366 | 32 | 11.4 | 26.1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | D. Reeves | 16 | 1966 | 14 | 757 | 175 | 4.3 | 54.1 | 8 | 557 | 41 | 13.6 | 39.8 | 8 | ||
| 21 | | B. Brown | 16 | 1964 | 14 | 866 | 226 | 3.8 | 61.9 | 7 | 703 | 48 | 14.6 | 50.2 | 9 | ||
| 22 | | A. Powell | 16 | 1963 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,304 | 73 | 17.9 | 93.1 | 16 | |||
| 23 | | J. Taylor | 16 | 1961 | 14 | 1,307 | 243 | 5.4 | 93.4 | 15 | 175 | 25 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | L. Mitchell | 15 | 1975 | 14 | 1,193 | 289 | 4.1 | 85.2 | 11 | 544 | 60 | 9.1 | 38.9 | 4 | ||
| 25 | | C. Foreman | 15 | 1974 | 13 | 777 | 199 | 3.9 | 59.8 | 9 | 586 | 53 | 11.1 | 45.1 | 6 | ||
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 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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