nfl player most kickoff return touchdowns in a season 1920 to 1949

Between the 1920 and 1949 seasons, Eddie Saenz scored the most kick-return touchdowns in a season, with 2 touchdowns in 1947.

NAMEKR TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Eddie Saenz
E. Saenz
2
1947
12
29
797
27.5
66.4
24
308
12.8
25.7
0
2Jack Salscheider
J. Salscheider
1
1949
11
15
474
31.6
43.1
0
0
0.0
0
3Fred Gehrke
F. Gehrke
1
1948
12
17
464
27.3
38.7
19
217
11.4
18.1
0
4Frank Minini
F. Minini
1
1948
12
12
370
30.8
30.8
0
0
0.0
0
5Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
1
1948
12
26
594
22.8
49.5
20
236
11.8
19.7
0
6Joe Scott
J. Scott
1
1948
10
20
569
28.5
56.9
3
25
8.3
2.5
0
7Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1
1947
12
13
382
29.4
31.8
0
0
0.0
0
8Abe Karnofsky
A. Karnofsky
1
1946
11
21
599
28.5
54.5
2
38
19.0
3.5
0
9Frank Seno
F. Seno
1
1946
11
13
408
31.4
37.1
17
176
10.4
16.0
0
10Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
1
1946
10
1
52
52.0
5.2
0
0
0.0
0
11Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1
1945
10
13
373
28.7
37.3
14
154
11.0
15.4
0
12Elbie Schultz
E. Schultz
1
1944
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1
1944
9
8
266
33.3
29.6
15
230
15.3
25.6
1
14Art Van Tone
A. Van Tone
1
1944
10
9
227
25.2
22.7
5
70
14.0
7.0
0
15Dante Magnani
D. Magnani
1
1943
10
6
171
28.5
17.1
4
40
10.0
4.0
0
16Ned Mathews
N. Mathews
1
1943
10
7
246
35.1
24.6
4
37
9.3
3.7
0
17Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
1
1942
11
11
298
27.1
27.1
20
271
13.6
24.6
0
18Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
1
1942
10
4
206
51.5
20.6
16
219
13.7
21.9
0
19Marshall Goldberg
M. Goldberg
1
1942
11
15
393
26.2
35.7
6
60
10.0
5.5
0
20Ray Hare
R. Hare
1
1942
11
1
95
95.0
8.6
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
21Bosh Pritchard
B. Pritchard
1
1942
TOT
7
4
158
39.5
22.6
11
107
9.7
15.3
0
22Andy Uram
A. Uram
1
1942
11
8
208
26.0
18.9
7
50
7.1
4.5
0
23Billy Jefferson
B. Jefferson
1
1941
11
3
142
47.3
12.9
7
69
9.9
6.3
0
24Dante Magnani
D. Magnani
1
1941
9
8
241
30.1
26.8
5
54
10.8
6.0
0
25George McAfee
G. McAfee
1
1941
11
7
223
31.9
20.3
5
158
31.6
14.4
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StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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