most tds in 1980

Billy Sims had the most total touchdowns in 1980, with 16 touchdowns in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
most tds by a player in 1980
NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
2Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
13
1980
15
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
3Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
13
1980
15
11
2
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
4John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
1980
16
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
5Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
12
1980
16
11
1
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
6Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
11
1980
15
11
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.4
7Ted Brown
T. Brown
10
1980
16
8
2
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
8Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
10
1980
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
9Earnest Gray
E. Gray
10
1980
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
10Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
10
1980
12
8
2
0
0
0
0
60
5.0
11Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
10
1980
16
0
8
2
0
0
0
60
3.8
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
9
1980
16
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
13Lynn Cain
L. Cain
9
1980
16
8
1
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
14Don Calhoun
D. Calhoun
9
1980
16
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
15Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
9
1980
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
16Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
9
1980
16
5
4
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
17Junior Miller
J. Miller
9
1980
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
18Elvis Peacock
E. Peacock
9
1980
13
7
2
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
19Jim Smith
J. Smith
9
1980
12
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.5
20Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
9
1980
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
21Dwight Clark
D. Clark
8
1980
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
22Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
8
1980
15
5
3
0
0
0
0
48
3.2
23Vince Evans
V. Evans
8
1980
13
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.7
24Russ Francis
R. Francis
8
1980
15
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.2
25Clarence Harmon
C. Harmon
8
1980
16
4
4
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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