players from 1980 to 1989 with most rushing touchdowns in a season

From 1980 through 1989, John Riggins scored the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 1983.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	1,347	375	3.6	89.8	29	5	5.8	1.9	0
2	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	212	22	9.6	13.3	0
3	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	19	1981	SD	15	1,144	251	4.6	76.3	362	43	8.4	24.1	0
4	George Rogers G. Rogers	18	1986	WAS	15	1,203	303	4.0	80.2	24	3	8.0	1.6	0
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
6	Greg Bell G. Bell	16	1988	RAM	16	1,212	288	4.2	75.8	124	24	5.2	7.8	2
7	Greg Bell G. Bell	15	1989	RAM	16	1,137	272	4.2	71.1	85	19	4.5	5.3	0
8	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	1988	CIN	16	1,066	203	5.3	66.6	199	21	9.5	12.4	0
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	14	1989	NYG	16	1,023	325	3.1	63.9	268	28	9.6	16.8	0
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	1989	DET	15	1,470	280	5.3	98.0	282	24	11.8	18.8	0
11	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	14	1988	IND	16	1,659	388	4.3	103.7	377	36	10.5	23.6	1
12	Joe Morris J. Morris	14	1986	NYG	15	1,516	341	4.4	101.1	233	21	11.1	15.5	1
13	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	14	1984	RAM	16	2,105	379	5.6	131.6	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
14	John Riggins J. Riggins	14	1984	WAS	14	1,239	327	3.8	88.5	43	7	6.1	3.1	0
15	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	1983	CIN	11	763	210	3.6	69.4	129	15	8.6	11.7	0
16	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	13	1989	NO	16	1,262	344	3.7	78.9	514	52	9.9	32.1	5
17	Curt Warner C. Warner	13	1986	SEA	16	1,481	319	4.6	92.6	342	41	8.3	21.4	0
18	Marcus Allen M. Allen	13	1984	RAI	16	1,168	275	4.2	73.0	758	64	11.8	47.4	5
19	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	13	1984	ATL	15	1,486	353	4.2	99.1	277	42	6.6	18.5	0
20	James Wilder J. Wilder	13	1984	TB	16	1,544	407	3.8	96.5	685	85	8.1	42.8	0
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	13	1983	SEA	16	1,449	335	4.3	90.6	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
22	John Riggins J. Riggins	13	1981	WAS	15	714	195	3.7	47.6	59	6	9.8	3.9	0
23	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	1981	NO	16	1,674	378	4.4	104.6	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
24	Billy Sims B. Sims	13	1981	DET	14	1,437	296	4.9	102.6	451	28	16.1	32.2	2
25	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	1980	HOU	15	1,934	373	5.2	128.9	47	11	4.3	3.1	0

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