nfl rushing touchdown leaders 1978 to 1982

Between the 1978 and 1982 seasons, Earl Campbell had the most rushing touchdowns, with 57 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
6,995
1,561
4.5
98.5
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
2Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
51
68
4,295
962
4.5
63.2
1,369
165
8.3
20.1
1
3Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
46
69
4,073
1,039
3.9
59.0
1,149
153
7.5
16.7
6
4Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
41
65
5,427
1,190
4.6
83.5
1,875
194
9.7
28.8
12
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
38
73
6,283
1,506
4.2
86.1
1,850
200
9.3
25.3
5
6Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
33
70
6,008
1,337
4.5
85.8
1,520
172
8.8
21.7
5
7Franco Harris
F. Harris
33
69
4,648
1,167
4.0
67.4
1,130
156
7.2
16.4
4
8Billy Sims
B. Sims
30
39
3,379
781
4.3
86.6
1,414
113
12.5
36.3
5
9Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
30
73
4,507
1,038
4.3
61.7
1,537
209
7.4
21.1
3
10John Riggins
J. Riggins
30
54
3,434
880
3.9
63.6
571
75
7.6
10.6
3
11Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
30
46
2,949
659
4.5
64.1
1,144
119
9.6
24.9
10
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
29
56
4,920
1,105
4.5
87.9
1,109
142
7.8
19.8
2
13Kevin Long
K. Long
25
59
2,020
518
3.9
34.2
522
69
7.6
8.8
3
14Wayne Morris
W. Morris
24
69
2,165
590
3.7
31.4
818
105
7.8
11.9
3
15Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
23
65
3,272
836
3.9
50.3
1,098
116
9.5
16.9
3
16William Andrews
W. Andrews
22
56
4,205
932
4.5
75.1
2,003
213
9.4
35.8
7
17Ted McKnight
T. McKnight
22
55
2,270
517
4.4
41.3
706
98
7.2
12.8
1
18Ron Springs
R. Springs
20
56
1,442
387
3.7
25.8
985
103
9.6
17.6
6
19Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
20
69
1,965
537
3.7
28.5
1,833
224
8.2
26.6
5
20Sherman Smith
S. Smith
20
56
2,129
528
4.0
38.0
1,539
145
10.6
27.5
7
21Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
19
38
1,811
406
4.5
47.7
851
83
10.3
22.4
5
22Theotis Brown
T. Brown
18
55
1,228
322
3.8
22.3
904
87
10.4
16.4
1
23Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
18
30
1,148
311
3.7
38.3
148
23
6.4
4.9
1
24Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
18
68
1,596
410
3.9
23.5
327
36
9.1
4.8
3
25Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
17
38
2,915
697
4.2
76.7
1,117
105
10.6
29.4
8
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