nfl player most return touchdowns in a season 1977

Raymond Clayborn and Billy Johnson were tied for the most touchdown returns in 1977, with 3 touchdown returns.

NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
3
1977
14
28
869
31.0
62.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
2Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
3
1977
14
25
630
25.2
45.0
1
35
539
15.4
38.5
2
3Fred Dean
F. Dean
2
1977
11
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Tim Gray
T. Gray
2
1977
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Eddie Payton
E. Payton
2
1977
TOT
10
22
548
24.9
54.8
1
30
290
9.7
29.0
1
6Reggie Williams
R. Williams
2
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
7Richard Wood
R. Wood
2
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Willie Alexander
W. Alexander
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Mike Baldassin
M. Baldassin
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
10Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Brian Baschnagel
B. Baschnagel
1
1977
10
23
557
24.2
55.7
1
3
54
18.0
5.4
0
12Autry Beamon
A. Beamon
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Gregg Bingham
G. Bingham
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Matt Blair
M. Blair
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Dave Brown
D. Brown
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Bill Bryant
B. Bryant
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Willie Buchanon
W. Buchanon
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Greg Buttle
G. Buttle
1
1977
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Rick Byas
R. Byas
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
1
10
10.0
0.7
0
20Clarence Chapman
C. Chapman
1
1977
14
15
385
25.7
27.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
21Tim Collier
T. Collier
1
1977
9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Bo Cornell
B. Cornell
1
1977
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Thom Darden
T. Darden
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Charles Davis
C. Davis
1
1977
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Conrad Dobler
C. Dobler
1
1977
14
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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