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1961 NFL Rushing Touchdowns by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdowns scored rushing

The Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers shared the lead of the whole NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1961, with 27. The average across 22 NFL teams is 15.3.

Led the whole NFL in 1961 Green Bay Packers 14 games
27 Rushing Touchdowns Tied with San Francisco 49ers
# Team Conference G TD
1 Green Bay Packers NFL 14 27
1 San Francisco 49ers NFL 14 27
3 San Diego Chargers AFL 14 24
4 Dallas Texans AFL 14 23
5 Buffalo Bills AFL 14 18
6 Baltimore Colts NFL 14 17
6 Los Angeles Rams NFL 14 17
6 New York Titans AFL 14 17
9 Chicago Bears NFL 14 16
9 Detroit Lions NFL 14 16
NFL average 15.3
11 Cleveland Browns NFL 14 15
11 Houston Oilers AFL 14 15
13 Boston Patriots AFL 14 14
13 Minnesota Vikings NFL 14 14
15 New York Giants NFL 14 13
16 Denver Broncos AFL 14 11
17 Oakland Raiders AFL 14 10
17 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 14 10
17 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 14 10
20 Washington Redskins NFL 14 9
21 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 8
22 Dallas Cowboys NFL 14 6

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.