nfl player most return touchdowns in 1978

Rod Perry, Scott Perry and Charlie Phillips were tied for the most touchdown returns in 1978, with 3 touchdown returns.

NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Rod Perry
R. Perry
3
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Scott Perry
S. Perry
3
1978
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Charlie Phillips
C. Phillips
3
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Lyle Blackwood
L. Blackwood
2
1978
16
1
18
18.0
1.1
0
1
2
2.0
0.1
0
5Tony Green
T. Green
2
1978
16
34
870
25.6
54.4
1
42
443
10.5
27.7
1
6Jimmy Allen
J. Allen
1
1978
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Larry Anderson
L. Anderson
1
1978
16
37
930
25.1
58.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Troy Archer
T. Archer
1
1978
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Don Bass
D. Bass
1
1978
16
7
138
19.7
8.6
0
3
8
2.7
0.5
0
10Bob Baumhower
B. Baumhower
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Matt Blair
M. Blair
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Luther Bradley
L. Bradley
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Curtis Brown
C. Brown
1
1978
15
17
428
25.2
28.5
1
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
14Bob Brudzinski
B. Brudzinski
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Willie Buchanon
W. Buchanon
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Rick Byas
R. Byas
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
2
12
6.0
0.8
0
17Dave Casper
D. Casper
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
1
1978
16
1
15
15.0
0.9
0
47
310
6.6
19.4
0
19Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
1
8
8.0
0.5
0
20Oliver Davis
O. Davis
1
1978
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Brad Dusek
B. Dusek
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Herman Edwards
H. Edwards
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
1
1978
16
5
109
21.8
6.8
0
39
436
11.2
27.3
0
25Randy Gradishar
R. Gradishar
1
1978
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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