who scored the most touchdowns in the nfl in 1983

John Riggins got the most total touchdowns in 1983, with 24 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	24	0	0	0	0	0	144	9.6
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20	1983	RAM	16	18	2	0	0	0	0	120	7.5
3	Roy Green R. Green	14	1983	STL	16	0	14	0	0	0	0	84	5.3
4	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	1983	CIN	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	84	7.6
5	Curt Warner C. Warner	14	1983	SEA	16	13	1	0	0	0	0	84	5.3
6	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	13	1983	SD	15	12	1	0	0	0	0	78	5.2
7	Mike Quick M. Quick	13	1983	PHI	16	0	13	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12	1983	RAI	16	9	2	1	0	0	0	72	4.5
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	12	1983	HOU	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	72	5.1
10	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	12	1983	RAI	16	0	12	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
11	Roger Craig R. Craig	12	1983	SF	16	8	4	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
12	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	12	1983	CLE	15	10	2	0	0	0	0	72	4.8
13	William Andrews W. Andrews	11	1983	ATL	16	7	4	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
14	Ted Brown T. Brown	11	1983	MIN	10	10	1	0	0	0	0	66	6.6
15	Paul Coffman P. Coffman	11	1983	GB	16	0	11	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
16	Steve Largent S. Largent	11	1983	SEA	15	0	11	0	0	0	0	66	4.4
17	Wayne Wilson W. Wilson	11	1983	NO	14	9	2	0	0	0	0	66	4.7
18	Theotis Brown T. Brown	10	1983	TOT	15	8	2	0	0	0	0	60	4.0
19	Tony Collins T. Collins	10	1983	NE	16	10	0	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
20	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	10	1983	BUF	16	3	7	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
21	Mark Duper M. Duper	10	1983	MIA	16	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
22	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9	1983	DAL	16	8	1	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
23	Charlie Brown C. Brown	8	1983	WAS	15	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.2
24	Dwight Clark D. Clark	8	1983	SF	16	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.0
25	Andra Franklin A. Franklin	8	1983	MIA	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	48	3.2

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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
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Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
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Falcons	2	2	0	.500
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Bengals	2	2	0	.500
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Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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