who scored the most touchdowns in the nfl in 1979

Earl Campbell had the most total touchdowns in 1979, with 19 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	19	1979	HOU	16	19	0	0	0	0	0	114	7.1
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16	1979	CHI	16	14	2	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
3	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	15	1979	CIN	16	14	1	0	0	0	0	90	5.6
4	Sherman Smith S. Smith	15	1979	SEA	16	11	4	0	0	0	0	90	5.6
5	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	14	1979	PHI	16	9	5	0	0	0	0	84	5.3
6	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	13	1979	MIA	16	12	1	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
7	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	13	1979	NE	16	0	12	1	0	0	0	78	4.9
8	Franco Harris F. Harris	12	1979	PIT	15	11	1	0	0	0	0	72	4.8
9	John Riggins J. Riggins	12	1979	WAS	16	9	3	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
10	Clarence Williams C. Williams	12	1979	SD	16	12	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
11	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	11	1979	PHI	16	0	11	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
12	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	11	1979	NO	16	11	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
13	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	11	1979	CLE	16	9	2	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
14	Billy Taylor B. Taylor	11	1979	NYG	16	7	4	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
15	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10	1979	STL	16	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
16	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	10	1979	NO	15	9	1	0	2	1	0	67	4.5
17	Tony Hill T. Hill	10	1979	DAL	16	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
18	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	10	1979	SD	15	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	4.0
19	Sidney Thornton S. Thornton	10	1979	PIT	13	6	4	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
20	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	10	1979	LA	16	9	1	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
21	Ricky Bell R. Bell	9	1979	TB	16	7	2	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
22	Dan Doornink D. Doornink	9	1979	SEA	16	8	1	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
23	Paul Hofer P. Hofer	9	1979	SF	15	7	2	0	0	0	0	54	3.6
24	Steve Largent S. Largent	9	1979	SEA	15	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.6
25	Wayne Morris W. Morris	9	1979	STL	15	8	1	0	0	0	0	54	3.6

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Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
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Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
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Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
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AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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