most scrimmage touchdowns in nfl 1977 to 1985

Between the 1977 and 1985 seasons, Walter Payton scored the most scrimmage touchdowns, with 89 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage touchdowns by a player in NFL 1977 to 1985
NAMETDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
89
135
12,791
2,864
4.5
94.7
78
3,577
374
9.6
26.5
11
2Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
82
110
5,626
1,489
3.8
51.1
76
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
3John Riggins
J. Riggins
81
100
6,900
1,826
3.8
69.0
76
756
100
7.6
7.6
5
4Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
77
132
10,832
2,441
4.4
82.1
66
2,988
338
8.8
22.6
11
5Steve Largent
S. Largent
75
132
67
10
6.7
0.5
1
9,354
570
16.4
70.9
74
6Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
74
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
7Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
72
98
6,043
1,412
4.3
61.7
69
2,051
232
8.8
20.9
3
8Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
66
103
6,251
1,313
4.8
60.7
50
1,816
202
9.0
17.6
16
9Nat Moore
N. Moore
58
131
128
25
5.1
1.0
1
5,180
362
14.3
39.5
57
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
57
57
4,638
1,081
4.3
81.4
44
2,304
237
9.7
40.4
13
11Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
57
107
6,789
1,540
4.4
63.4
45
2,502
273
9.2
23.4
12
12Franco Harris
F. Harris
55
107
6,987
1,814
3.9
65.3
49
1,473
202
7.3
13.8
6
13Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
54
124
6,792
1,653
4.1
54.8
49
1,778
254
7.0
14.3
5
14John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
53
110
73
8
9.1
0.7
0
6,933
417
16.6
63.0
53
15Wesley Walker
W. Walker
51
111
23
5
4.6
0.2
0
6,460
346
18.7
58.2
51
16Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
50
118
84
16
5.3
0.7
0
7,442
460
16.2
63.1
50
17Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
49
95
7,843
1,807
4.3
82.6
44
2,404
289
8.3
25.3
5
18Ted Brown
T. Brown
49
91
4,295
1,054
4.1
47.2
36
2,718
324
8.4
29.9
13
19Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
48
104
22
3
7.3
0.2
0
5,514
336
16.4
53.0
48
20Tony Hill
T. Hill
48
125
84
14
6.0
0.7
0
7,218
430
16.8
57.7
48
21Billy Sims
B. Sims
47
60
5,106
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
2,072
186
11.1
34.5
5
22John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
47
102
61
6
10.2
0.6
0
5,714
351
16.3
56.0
47
23Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
47
128
133
20
6.7
1.0
0
7,201
351
20.5
56.3
47
24Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
47
127
372
53
7.0
2.9
3
5,054
322
15.7
39.8
44
25Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
46
46
5,147
1,061
4.9
111.9
44
669
92
7.3
14.5
2
StatMuse has season-level data for scrimmage touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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