most scrimmage touchdowns in nfl 1978 to 1984

Between the 1978 and 1984 seasons, Pete Johnson had the most scrimmage touchdowns, with 78 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage touchdowns by a player in NFL 1978 to 1984
NAMETDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
78
96
5,041
1,336
3.8
52.5
72
1,285
170
7.6
13.4
6
2Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
73
99
8,764
2,029
4.3
88.5
73
718
115
6.2
7.3
0
3John Riggins
J. Riggins
71
83
6,020
1,582
3.8
72.5
68
643
87
7.4
7.7
3
4Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
65
84
5,232
1,211
4.3
62.3
63
1,803
211
8.5
21.5
2
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
62
105
9,388
2,201
4.3
89.4
55
2,825
298
9.5
26.9
7
6Steve Largent
S. Largent
59
102
67
10
6.7
0.7
1
7,424
458
16.2
72.8
58
7Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
55
86
6,355
1,420
4.5
73.9
43
2,429
263
9.2
28.2
12
8Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
55
76
5,067
1,081
4.7
66.7
41
1,659
181
9.2
21.8
14
9Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
54
102
8,518
1,928
4.4
83.5
47
2,266
263
8.6
22.2
7
10Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
51
98
6,197
1,494
4.1
63.2
46
1,723
244
7.1
17.6
5
11Billy Sims
B. Sims
47
60
5,106
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
2,072
186
11.1
34.5
5
12John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
47
95
61
6
10.2
0.6
0
5,684
348
16.3
59.8
47
13Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
45
86
7,364
1,690
4.4
85.6
40
2,179
266
8.2
25.3
5
14Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
45
98
325
45
7.2
3.3
3
4,614
285
16.2
47.1
42
15Franco Harris
F. Harris
44
93
5,825
1,514
3.8
62.6
38
1,411
191
7.4
15.2
6
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
43
41
2,879
701
4.1
70.2
33
1,749
170
10.3
42.7
10
17Wesley Walker
W. Walker
43
85
-2
2
-1.0
0.0
0
4,995
277
18.0
58.8
43
18James Lofton
J. Lofton
42
105
231
27
8.6
2.2
1
7,663
397
19.3
73.0
41
19Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
41
90
22
3
7.3
0.2
0
4,849
290
16.7
53.9
41
20Tony Hill
T. Hill
41
96
90
13
6.9
0.9
0
6,084
354
17.2
63.4
41
21John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
41
80
26
2
13.0
0.3
0
5,212
298
17.5
65.2
41
22William Andrews
W. Andrews
40
72
5,772
1,263
4.6
80.2
29
2,612
272
9.6
36.3
11
23Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
40
103
75
15
5.0
0.7
0
6,243
393
15.9
60.6
40
24Ted Brown
T. Brown
39
77
3,959
961
4.1
51.4
29
2,427
294
8.3
31.5
10
25Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
39
99
123
18
6.8
1.2
0
5,998
291
20.6
60.6
39
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