nfl player most return touchdowns in 1981

LeRoy Irvin and Ronnie Lott were tied for the most touchdown returns in 1981, with 3 touchdown returns.

NAME RET TD SEASON TM GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
3
1981
LA LA
16
0
0
0.0
0
46
615
13.4
38.4
3
2 Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
3
1981
SF SF
16
7
111
15.9
6.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Cedric Brown
C. Brown
2
1981
TB TB
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 John Harris
J. Harris
2
1981
SEA SEA
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
2
1981
SF SF
16
1
22
22.0
1.4
0
19
171
9.0
10.7
0
6 Kenny Johnson
K. Johnson
2
1981
ATL ATL
16
0
0
0.0
0
4
6
1.5
0.4
0
7 George Martin
G. Martin
2
1981
NYG NYG
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
2
1981
WAS WAS
16
37
1,099
29.7
68.7
0
45
492
10.9
30.8
2
9 Darrol Ray
D. Ray
2
1981
NYJ NYJ
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Dave Ahrens
D. Ahrens
1
1981
STL STL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Benny Barnes
B. Barnes
1
1981
DAL DAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Todd Bell
T. Bell
1
1981
CHI CHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Mel Blount
M. Blount
1
1981
PIT PIT
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
1
1981
CIN CIN
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Greg Brown
G. Brown
1
1981
PHI PHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
1
1981
KC KC
16
5
91
18.2
5.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Monte Coleman
M. Coleman
1
1981
WAS WAS
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
1
1981
TB TB
16
0
0
0.0
0
2
12
6.0
0.8
0
19 Buddy Curry
B. Curry
1
1981
ATL ATL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Mike Dennis
M. Dennis
1
1981
NYG NYG
16
3
51
17.0
3.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Kenny Easley
K. Easley
1
1981
SEA SEA
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Gary Fencik
G. Fencik
1
1981
CHI CHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Jeff Fisher
J. Fisher
1
1981
CHI CHI
16
7
102
14.6
6.4
0
43
509
11.8
31.8
1
24 Alvin Hall
A. Hall
1
1981
DET DET
16
25
525
21.0
32.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Cedrick Hardman
C. Hardman
1
1981
OAK OAK
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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