nfl player most rushing touchdowns in a game 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, 7 players were tied for the most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 4 touchdowns. The first three are Clarence Williams on September 16, 1979, Roland Hooks on September 9, 1979 and Earl Campbell on November 20, 1978.

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NFL player most rushing touchdowns in a regular-season game 1970s
NAMERUSH TDDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Clarence Williams
C. Williams
4
9/16/1979
vs
157
18
8.7
13
2
6.5
0
2Roland Hooks
R. Hooks
4
9/9/1979
vs
70
5
14.0
60
3
20.0
0
3Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4
11/20/1978
vs
199
28
7.1
0
0
0
4Terdell Middleton
T. Middleton
4
10/15/1978
vs
121
23
5.3
18
2
9.0
0
5Wayne Morris
W. Morris
4
10/23/1977
vs
95
25
3.8
27
4
6.8
0
6Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
4
11/4/1973
@
100
19
5.3
0
0
0
7Calvin Hill
C. Hill
4
9/19/1971
@
84
22
3.8
43
4
10.8
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
3
12/16/1979
vs
157
33
4.8
43
3
14.3
0
9Hank Bauer
H. Bauer
3
12/9/1979
@
1
4
0.3
0
0
0
10Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
3
11/29/1979
vs
88
22
4.0
7
1
7.0
0
11Sherman Smith
S. Smith
3
11/11/1979
@
54
14
3.9
14
2
7.0
0
12Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
3
11/11/1979
vs
117
18
6.5
8
3
2.7
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
3
10/28/1979
@
162
23
7.0
9
1
9.0
0
14Booker Russell
B. Russell
3
10/25/1979
vs
3
3
1.0
0
0
0
15Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
3
10/14/1979
@
149
22
6.8
0
0
0
16Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
3
10/14/1979
vs
56
18
3.1
0
0
0
17Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
3
10/7/1979
@
145
21
6.9
47
5
9.4
0
18Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
3
10/7/1979
vs
127
22
5.8
11
1
11.0
1
19Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
3
9/30/1979
vs
76
18
4.2
0
0
0
20Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
3
9/23/1979
vs
73
15
4.9
0
0
0
21Kevin Long
K. Long
3
9/16/1979
vs
76
19
4.0
0
0
0
22David Sims
D. Sims
3
12/3/1978
vs
91
23
4.0
6
1
6.0
0
23Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
3
11/19/1978
vs
104
20
5.2
21
2
10.5
0
24Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
3
10/23/1978
@
89
21
4.2
0
0
0
25Kevin Long
K. Long
3
10/8/1978
vs
91
13
7.0
0
0
0

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