who scored the most touchdowns in the nfl in 1980

Billy Sims got the most total touchdowns in his rookie season in 1980, with 16 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Billy Sims B. Sims	16	1980	DET	16	13	3	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
2	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	1980	HOU	15	13	0	0	0	0	0	78	5.2
3	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	13	1980	BAL	15	11	2	0	0	0	0	78	5.2
4	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	13	1980	SD	16	0	13	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
5	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	12	1980	BUF	16	11	1	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	11	1980	DAL	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.4
7	Ted Brown T. Brown	10	1980	MIN	16	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
8	Bob Chandler B. Chandler	10	1980	OAK	16	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
9	Earnest Gray E. Gray	10	1980	NYG	16	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
10	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	10	1980	PHI	12	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	5.0
11	Freddie Solomon F. Solomon	10	1980	SF	16	0	8	2	0	0	0	60	3.8
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	9	1980	STL	16	9	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
13	Lynn Cain L. Cain	9	1980	ATL	16	8	1	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
14	Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	9	1980	NE	16	9	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
15	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	9	1980	PHI	16	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
16	Earl Cooper E. Cooper	9	1980	SF	16	5	4	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
17	Junior Miller J. Miller	9	1980	ATL	16	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
18	Elvis Peacock E. Peacock	9	1980	LA	13	7	2	0	0	0	0	54	4.2
19	Jim Smith J. Smith	9	1980	PIT	12	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	4.5
20	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	9	1980	SD	16	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
21	Dwight Clark D. Clark	8	1980	SF	16	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.0
22	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	8	1980	GB	15	5	3	0	0	0	0	48	3.2
23	Vince Evans V. Evans	8	1980	CHI	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	48	3.7
24	Russ Francis R. Francis	8	1980	NE	15	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.2
25	Clarence Harmon C. Harmon	8	1980	WAS	16	4	4	0	0	0	0	48	3.0

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