nfl rushing touchdown leaders 1978 to 1982

From 1978 through 1982, Earl Campbell scored the most rushing touchdowns, with 57 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	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	57	71	6,995	1,561	4.5	98.5	475	93	5.1	6.7	0
2	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	51	68	4,295	962	4.5	63.2	1,369	165	8.3	20.1	1
3	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	46	69	4,073	1,039	3.9	59.0	1,149	153	7.5	16.7	6
4	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	41	65	5,427	1,190	4.6	83.5	1,875	194	9.7	28.8	12
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	38	73	6,283	1,506	4.2	86.1	1,850	200	9.3	25.3	5
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	33	70	6,008	1,337	4.5	85.8	1,520	172	8.8	21.7	5
7	Franco Harris F. Harris	33	69	4,648	1,167	4.0	67.4	1,130	156	7.2	16.4	4
8	Billy Sims B. Sims	30	39	3,379	781	4.3	86.6	1,414	113	12.5	36.3	5
9	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	30	73	4,507	1,038	4.3	61.7	1,537	209	7.4	21.1	3
10	John Riggins J. Riggins	30	54	3,434	880	3.9	63.6	571	75	7.6	10.6	3
11	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	30	46	2,949	659	4.5	64.1	1,144	119	9.6	24.9	10
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	29	56	4,920	1,105	4.5	87.9	1,109	142	7.8	19.8	2
13	Kevin Long K. Long	25	59	2,020	518	3.9	34.2	522	69	7.6	8.8	3
14	Wayne Morris W. Morris	24	69	2,165	590	3.7	31.4	818	105	7.8	11.9	3
15	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	23	65	3,272	836	3.9	50.3	1,098	116	9.5	16.9	3
16	William Andrews W. Andrews	22	56	4,205	932	4.5	75.1	2,003	213	9.4	35.8	7
17	Ted McKnight T. McKnight	22	55	2,270	517	4.4	41.3	706	98	7.2	12.8	1
18	Ron Springs R. Springs	20	56	1,442	387	3.7	25.8	985	103	9.6	17.6	6
19	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	20	69	1,965	537	3.7	28.5	1,833	224	8.2	26.6	5
20	Sherman Smith S. Smith	20	56	2,129	528	4.0	38.0	1,539	145	10.6	27.5	7
21	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	19	38	1,811	406	4.5	47.7	851	83	10.3	22.4	5
22	Theotis Brown T. Brown	18	55	1,228	322	3.8	22.3	904	87	10.4	16.4	1
23	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	18	30	1,148	311	3.7	38.3	148	23	6.4	4.9	1
24	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	18	68	1,596	410	3.9	23.5	327	36	9.1	4.8	3
25	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	17	38	2,915	697	4.2	76.7	1,117	105	10.6	29.4	8

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Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
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Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
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Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
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Saints	3	5	0	.375
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Colts	2	7	0	.222
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