most scrimmage touchdowns in nfl 1977 to 1982

Between the 1977 and 1982 seasons, Chuck Muncie and Walter Payton were tied for the most scrimmage touchdowns, with 59 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage touchdowns by a player in NFL 1977 to 1982
NAMETDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
59
82
5,106
1,163
4.4
62.3
57
1,617
186
8.7
19.7
2
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
59
87
8,135
1,845
4.4
93.5
52
2,119
227
9.3
24.4
7
3Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
6,995
1,561
4.5
98.5
57
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
4Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
56
83
4,658
1,192
3.9
56.1
50
1,198
158
7.6
14.4
6
5Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
55
79
5,610
1,235
4.5
71.0
43
1,893
197
9.6
24.0
12
6Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
51
84
7,015
1,545
4.5
83.5
45
1,793
201
8.9
21.3
6
7Franco Harris
F. Harris
48
83
5,810
1,467
4.0
70.0
44
1,192
167
7.1
14.4
4
8Steve Largent
S. Largent
46
85
57
8
7.1
0.7
1
5,829
345
16.9
68.6
45
9Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
45
87
22
3
7.3
0.3
0
4,992
297
16.8
57.4
45
10Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
43
60
3,266
720
4.5
54.4
33
1,147
120
9.6
19.1
10
11John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
40
66
61
6
10.2
0.9
0
4,515
265
17.0
68.4
40
12Nat Moore
N. Moore
39
84
114
23
5.0
1.4
1
3,348
229
14.6
39.9
38
13John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
37
74
73
8
9.1
1.0
0
4,501
254
17.7
60.8
37
14Dave Casper
D. Casper
36
86
22
5
4.4
0.3
0
4,148
292
14.2
48.2
36
15Wayne Morris
W. Morris
36
81
2,826
755
3.7
34.9
32
1,040
129
8.1
12.8
4
16Lynn Swann
L. Swann
36
78
43
6
7.2
0.6
1
3,957
248
16.0
50.7
35
17Billy Sims
B. Sims
35
39
3,379
781
4.3
86.6
30
1,414
113
12.5
36.3
5
18Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
35
84
120
18
6.7
1.4
0
4,869
216
22.5
58.0
35
19John Riggins
J. Riggins
35
59
3,637
948
3.8
61.6
30
666
82
8.1
11.3
5
20Sammy White
S. White
35
84
100
12
8.3
1.2
0
4,607
284
16.2
54.8
35
21Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
34
86
4,712
1,085
4.3
54.8
31
1,549
212
7.3
18.0
3
22Sherman Smith
S. Smith
33
70
2,892
691
4.2
41.3
24
1,958
175
11.2
28.0
9
23Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
33
79
4,545
1,160
3.9
57.5
30
1,233
131
9.4
15.6
3
24Wesley Walker
W. Walker
32
71
22
4
5.5
0.3
0
4,244
210
20.2
59.8
32
25Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
31
56
4,920
1,105
4.5
87.9
29
1,109
142
7.8
19.8
2
StatMuse has season-level data for scrimmage touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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