nfl leaders most rushing and receiving touchdowns 1978 to 1982

Between the 1978 and 1982 seasons, Earl Campbell rushed for the most yards, with 6,995 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSREC TDGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/G
1Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
6,995
0
71
1,561
4.5
98.5
57
475
93
5.1
6.7
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
6,283
5
73
1,506
4.2
86.1
38
1,850
200
9.3
25.3
3Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
6,008
5
70
1,337
4.5
85.8
33
1,520
172
8.8
21.7
4Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
5,427
12
65
1,190
4.6
83.5
41
1,875
194
9.7
28.8
5Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
4,920
2
56
1,105
4.5
87.9
29
1,109
142
7.8
19.8
6Franco Harris
F. Harris
4,648
4
69
1,167
4.0
67.4
33
1,130
156
7.2
16.4
7Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
4,507
3
73
1,038
4.3
61.7
30
1,537
209
7.4
21.1
8Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
4,295
1
68
962
4.5
63.2
51
1,369
165
8.3
20.1
9William Andrews
W. Andrews
4,205
7
56
932
4.5
75.1
22
2,003
213
9.4
35.8
10Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
4,073
6
69
1,039
3.9
59.0
46
1,149
153
7.5
16.7
11Joe Washington
J. Washington
3,448
11
68
880
3.9
50.7
10
2,313
267
8.7
34.0
12John Riggins
J. Riggins
3,434
3
54
880
3.9
63.6
30
571
75
7.6
10.6
13Billy Sims
B. Sims
3,379
5
39
781
4.3
86.6
30
1,414
113
12.5
36.3
14Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
3,272
3
65
836
3.9
50.3
23
1,098
116
9.5
16.9
15Ted Brown
T. Brown
3,041
6
54
743
4.1
56.3
16
1,721
207
8.3
31.9
16Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
2,949
10
46
659
4.5
64.1
30
1,144
119
9.6
24.9
17Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
2,915
8
38
697
4.2
76.7
17
1,117
105
10.6
29.4
18Dexter Bussey
D. Bussey
2,851
1
73
667
4.3
39.1
9
971
119
8.2
13.3
19Delvin Williams
D. Williams
2,632
1
46
643
4.1
57.2
13
574
70
8.2
12.5
20Ricky Bell
R. Bell
2,627
3
53
674
3.9
49.6
15
754
86
8.8
14.2
21Cullen Bryant
C. Bryant
2,520
3
62
647
3.9
40.6
16
849
114
7.4
13.7
22Scott Dierking
S. Dierking
2,473
3
72
624
4.0
34.3
15
719
86
8.4
10.0
23Ted McKnight
T. McKnight
2,270
1
55
517
4.4
41.3
22
706
98
7.2
12.8
24George Rogers
G. Rogers
2,209
0
22
500
4.4
100.4
16
147
20
7.4
6.7
25Wayne Morris
W. Morris
2,165
3
69
590
3.7
31.4
24
818
105
7.8
11.9
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