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How many rushing touchdowns did Walter Payton have in one game?

How many rushing touchdowns did Walter Payton have in one game?

Walter Payton was voted the league’s Most Valuable Player after leading the NFL in rushing with a career-high 1,852 yards and 14 touchdowns. On Nov. 20, 1977 versus the Vikings at Soldier Field, Walter Payton fought off flu-like symptoms to set an NFL single-game rushing record of 275 yards in a 10-7 win.

How many rushing attempts did Walter Payton have?

College: Jackson St. Draft: Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft….Rushing & Receiving.

Year 1975
Games GS 7
Rushing Rush 196
Yds 679
TD 7

How many touchdowns did Walter Payton have in 1985?

9
Walter Payton’s Stats

Rushing
Year Team TD
1983 Chicago 6
1984 Chicago 11
1985 Chicago 9

How many touchdowns did Walter Payton have?

Walter Payton

Rushing yards: 16,726
Rushing touchdowns: 110
Receiving yards: 4,538
Receptions: 492
Yards per reception: 9.2

Does Walter Payton hold any records?

He set NFL records—all of which have since been broken—for total career rushing yardage (16,726 yards), most combined career yards from scrimmage (rushing and pass receiving, 21,264 yards), most seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing (10), most yards gained in a single game (275 yards), most games with 100 or more …

How many touchdowns did Barry Sanders have?

Barry Sanders

Rushing yards: 15,269
Rushing touchdowns: 99
Receptions: 352
Receiving yards: 2,921
Receiving touchdowns: 10

What was Walter Payton’s career rushing record?

The records he held at the time of his retirement included 16,726 total yards, 10 seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing, 275 yards rushing in one game against Minnesota (1977), 77 games with more than 100 yards rushing, and 110 rushing touchdowns. Payton had 4,368 combined net attempts…

What was Walter Payton’s single game scoring record?

On September 23, 1972, during Payton’s sophomore year, he set a then-best SWAC single-game scoring record by rushing for seven touchdowns (on runs of 6, 8, 2, 3, 1, 2, and 31 yards) and two 2-point conversions for 46 points as Jackson State crushed Lane College, 72–0. He also set a school record with 279 rushing yards in the game.

What was Walter Payton’s best season in the NFL?

An amazing runner, Walter rushed for more than 1,000 yards 10 of his 13 seasons. His best season came in 1977, when he ran for 1,852 yards, third best in history at that time.

When did Walter Payton win the kickoff return Championship?

Payton won the NFC rushing title five straight years from 1976 to 1980. He also led the NFC with 96 points in 1977 and won the NFL kickoff return championship in his rookie 1975 campaign. He was named both All-Pro and All-NFC seven times and played in nine Pro Bowl games.