most total tds in one season before 1989

Before 1989, John Riggins had the most total touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

Interpreted as:
most total tds by a player in one season before 1989
NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
15
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
2Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
14
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
4Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
14
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
6Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
9Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
20
1968
14
16
4
0
0
0
0
120
8.6
10Lenny Moore
L. Moore
20
1964
14
16
3
1
0
0
0
120
8.6
11Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
19
1981
15
19
0
0
0
0
0
114
7.6
12Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
19
1979
16
19
0
0
0
0
0
114
7.1
13Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
19
1962
14
13
6
0
0
0
0
0
114
8.1
14Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
19
1962
14
19
0
0
0
0
0
114
8.1
15Greg Bell
G. Bell
18
1988
16
16
2
0
0
0
0
108
6.8
16George Rogers
G. Rogers
18
1986
15
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
7.2
17Marcus Allen
M. Allen
18
1984
16
13
5
0
0
0
0
108
6.8
18Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
18
1984
15
0
18
0
0
0
0
108
7.2
19Jim Brown
J. Brown
18
1962
14
13
5
0
0
0
0
108
7.7
20Bill Groman
B. Groman
18
1961
14
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
108
7.7
21Jim Brown
J. Brown
18
1958
12
17
1
0
0
0
0
108
9.0
22Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
18
1945
10
15
2
1
0
2
0
110
11.0
23Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
17
1981
15
12
5
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
24John David Crow
J. David Crow
17
1962
14
14
3
0
0
0
0
102
7.3
25Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
12
0
17
0
0
0
0
102
8.5
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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