who scored the most touchdowns in the nfl in 1971

Duane Thomas had the most total touchdowns in 1971, with 13 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Duane Thomas D. Thomas	13	1971	DAL	11	11	2	0	0	0	0	78	7.1
2	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	12	1971	CLE	14	10	2	0	0	0	0	72	5.1
3	Calvin Hill C. Hill	11	1971	DAL	8	8	3	0	0	0	0	66	8.3
4	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	11	1971	MIA	14	0	11	0	0	0	0	66	4.7
5	Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich	10	1971	BAL	13	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
6	Steve Owens S. Owens	10	1971	DET	14	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	4.3
7	Bo Scott B. Scott	10	1971	CLE	14	9	1	0	0	0	0	60	4.3
8	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	9	1971	OAK	14	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
9	Ed Podolak E. Podolak	9	1971	KC	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	54	4.2
10	Randy Vataha R. Vataha	9	1971	NE	14	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
11	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	8	1971	OAK	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
12	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	8	1971	MIA	14	7	1	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
13	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	8	1971	DAL	14	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
14	Art Malone A. Malone	8	1971	ATL	13	6	2	0	0	0	0	48	3.7
15	Tom Matte T. Matte	8	1971	BAL	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
16	Otis Taylor O. Taylor	8	1971	KC	14	1	7	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
17	Raymond Chester R. Chester	7	1971	OAK	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
18	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	7	1971	SD	13	4	3	0	0	0	0	42	3.2
19	Bob Grim B. Grim	7	1971	MIN	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
20	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	7	1971	HOU	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
21	Jeff Queen J. Queen	7	1971	SD	14	4	3	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
22	Vic Washington V. Washington	7	1971	SF	14	3	4	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
23	Fred Willis F. Willis	7	1971	CIN	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
24	Donny Anderson D. Anderson	6	1971	GB	14	5	1	0	0	0	0	36	2.6
25	Emerson Boozer E. Boozer	6	1971	NYJ	14	5	1	0	0	0	0	36	2.6

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Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
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Commanders	1	3	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
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