nfl rushing touchdown leaders 1977 to 1985

From 1977 through 1985, Walter Payton scored the most rushing touchdowns, with 78 touchdowns.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	78	135	12,791	2,864	4.5	94.7	3,577	374	9.6	26.5	11
2	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	76	110	5,626	1,489	3.8	51.1	1,334	175	7.6	12.1	6
3	John Riggins J. Riggins	76	100	6,900	1,826	3.8	69.0	756	100	7.6	7.6	5
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	74	115	9,407	2,187	4.3	81.8	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
5	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	69	98	6,043	1,412	4.3	61.7	2,051	232	8.8	20.9	3
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	66	132	10,832	2,441	4.4	82.1	2,988	338	8.8	22.6	11
7	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	50	103	6,251	1,313	4.8	60.7	1,816	202	9.0	17.6	16
8	Franco Harris F. Harris	49	107	6,987	1,814	3.9	65.3	1,473	202	7.3	13.8	6
9	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	49	124	6,792	1,653	4.1	54.8	1,778	254	7.0	14.3	5
10	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	45	107	6,789	1,540	4.4	63.4	2,502	273	9.2	23.4	12
11	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	44	46	5,147	1,061	4.9	111.9	669	92	7.3	14.5	2
12	Marcus Allen M. Allen	44	57	4,638	1,081	4.3	81.4	2,304	237	9.7	40.4	13
13	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	44	95	7,843	1,807	4.3	82.6	2,404	289	8.3	25.3	5
14	Billy Sims B. Sims	42	60	5,106	1,131	4.5	85.1	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
15	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	36	54	3,941	928	4.2	73.0	878	115	7.6	16.3	0
16	Ted Brown T. Brown	36	91	4,295	1,054	4.1	47.2	2,718	324	8.4	29.9	13
17	Wayne Morris W. Morris	35	106	3,095	835	3.7	29.2	1,115	148	7.5	10.5	4
18	James Wilder J. Wilder	34	67	4,178	1,123	3.7	62.4	2,379	296	8.0	35.5	4
19	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	32	94	4,903	1,255	3.9	52.2	1,335	141	9.5	14.2	3
20	George Rogers G. Rogers	30	66	5,360	1,226	4.4	81.2	321	48	6.7	4.9	0
21	Theotis Brown T. Brown	30	84	2,046	549	3.7	24.4	1,558	172	9.1	18.5	3
22	William Andrews W. Andrews	29	72	5,772	1,263	4.6	80.2	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
23	Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter	29	112	4,360	1,170	3.7	38.9	1,707	215	7.9	15.2	5
24	Ron Springs R. Springs	28	100	2,234	620	3.6	22.3	2,072	225	9.2	20.7	10
25	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	27	128	3,367	869	3.9	26.3	3,130	377	8.3	24.5	8

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	CHI	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 12/19	CHI	@	BUF	8:20 PM

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Rush Yards Rankings

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142.0

137.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

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268.1

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Sack Leaders

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Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

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Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000