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Year-by-Year Interception Returns for Touchdown Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active TD Teams
2008  Nick Collins (25) 3 GNB
2007  Antrel Rolle (25) 3 ARI
2006  Ronde Barber (31) 2 TAM
Jason Taylor (32) 2 MIA
Chris McAlister (29) 2 BAL
2005  Cato June (26) 2 IND
Darren Sharper (30) 2 MIN
Champ Bailey (27) 2 DEN
Karlos Dansby (24) 2 ARI
Clinton Hart (28) 2 SDG
2004  Kevin Mathis (30) 2 ATL
Takeo Spikes (28) 2 BUF
Lito Sheppard (23) 2 PHI
Darren Sharper (29) 2 GNB
2003  Mike Minter (29) 2 CAR
Tedy Bruschi (30) 2 NWE
Jerome Woods (30) 2 KAN
Phillip Buchanon (23) 2 OAK
Travis Fisher (24) 2 STL
Andre Dyson (24) 2 TEN
2002  Derrick Brooks (29) 3 TAM
2001  Ty Law (27) 2 NWE
Dre' Bly (24) 2 STL
Zack Bronson (27) 2 SFO
Mike Brown (23) 2 CHI
Anthony Dorsett (28) 2 OAK
Dexter Coakley (29) 2 DAL
Brock Marion (31) 2 MIA
Chad Scott (27) 2 PIT
Otis Smith (36) 2 NWE
Brandon Spoon (23) 2 BUF
Aeneas Williams (33) 2 STL
2000  Eric Allen (35) 3 OAK
1999  Rod Woodson (34) 2 BAL
Grant Wistrom (23) 2 STL
George Teague (28) 2 DAL
James Hasty (34) 2 KAN
Aaron Beasley (26) 2 JAX
Donnie Abraham (26) 2 TAM
Mike Jones (30) 2 STL
1998  Jimmy Hitchcock (28) 3 MIN
1997  Mark McMillian (27) 3 KAN
Otis Smith (32) 3 NYJ
1996  Jason Belser (26) 2 IND
Aaron Glenn (24) 2 NYJ
Anthony Parker (30) 2 STL
1995  Larry Brown (26) 2 DAL
Tim McDonald (30) 2 SFO
Ken Norton (29) 2 SFO
Aeneas Williams (27) 2 ARI
1994  Deion Sanders (27) 3 SFO
Ray Buchanan (23) 3 IND
1993  Eric Allen (28) 4 PHI
1992  Robert Massey (25) 3 PHO
1991  Erik McMillan (26) 2 NYJ
1990  Wayne Haddix (25) 3 TAM
1989  Eddie Anderson (26) 2 RAI
Thane Gash (24) 2 CLE
1988  Carl Lee (27) 2 MIN
Erik McMillan (23) 2 NYJ
1987  Ronnie Lippett (27) 2 NWE
1986  Lloyd Burruss (29) 3 KAN
1985  Dave Brown (32) 1 SEA
Joey Browner (25) 1 MIN
Jim Jeffcoat (24) 1 DAL
Terry Taylor (24) 1 SEA
Terry Hoage (23) 1 NOR
John Hendy (23) 1 SDG
Lester Hayes (30) 1 RAI
Al Gross (24) 1 CLE
James Griffin (24) 1 CIN
Jacob Green (28) 1 SEA
Gary Green (30) 1 RAM
Kerry Glenn (23) 1 NYJ
Leslie Frazier (26) 1 CHI
Carl Ekern (31) 1 RAM
Herman Edwards (31) 1 PHI
Mike Douglass (30) 1 GNB
Richard Dent (25) 1 CHI
Jeffery Dale (23) 1 SDG
Raymond Clayborn (30) 1 NWE
Wes Hopkins (24) 1 PHI
LeRoy Irvin (28) 1 RAM
Robert Jackson (27) 1 CIN
Otis Wilson (28) 1 CHI
Carlton Williamson (27) 1 SFO
Stacey Toran (24) 1 RAI
Sam Seale (23) 1 RAI
Victor Scott (23) 1 DAL
Mike Richardson (24) 1 CHI
John Rade (25) 1 ATL
Johnnie Poe (26) 1 NOR
Elvis Patterson (25) 1 NYG
Mark Murphy (27) 1 GNB
Mike Merriweather (25) 1 PIT
George Martin (32) 1 NYG
Eugene Lockhart (24) 1 DAL
William Judson (26) 1 MIA
Johnnie Johnson (29) 1 RAM
Deron Cherry (26) 1 KAN
Dennis Thurman (29) 1 DAL
Lionel Washington (25) 1 STL
Mike Harden (27) 1 DEN
1984  Dirt Winston (29) 2 NOR
Gill Byrd (23) 2 SDG
Vernon Dean (25) 2 WAS
Kenny Easley (25) 2 SEA
Keith Simpson (28) 2 SEA
LeRoy Irvin (27) 2 RAM
Dave Brown (31) 2 SEA
Sam Washington (24) 2 PIT
1983  Mike Kozlowski (27) 2 MIA
Kenny Johnson (25) 2 ATL
Rod Martin (29) 2 RAI
Johnnie Johnson (27) 2 RAM
Ken Riley (36) 2 CIN
Dwight Hicks (27) 2 SFO
Hugh Green (24) 2 TAM
Eric Wright (24) 2 SFO
1982  Mike Davis (26) 1 RAI
James Davis (25) 1 RAI
Jim Burroughs (24) 1 BAL
Clinton Burrell (26) 1 CLE
Gary Barbaro (28) 1 KAN
Richard Blackmore (26) 1 PHI
Glenn Blackwood (25) 1 MIA
Gary Green (27) 1 KAN
Bo Harris (29) 1 CIN
Dennis Thurman (26) 1 DAL
Lawrence Taylor+ (23) 1 NYG
Otis Wilson (25) 1 CHI
Bruce Scholtz (24) 1 SEA
Rick Sanford (25) 1 NWE
Ken Riley (35) 1 CIN
Ray Oldham (31) 1 DET
John Turner (26) 1 MIN
Eric Harris (27) 1 KAN
Bobby Jackson (26) 1 NYJ
Ronnie Lott+ (23) 1 SFO
Rod Martin (28) 1 RAI
Don McNeal (24) 1 MIA
1981  Ronnie Lott+ (22) 3 SFO
1980  Ray Griffin (24) 2 CIN
1979  Jim Youngblood (29) 2 RAM
Lester Hayes (24) 2 OAK
Woodrow Lowe (25) 2 SDG
1978  Rod Perry (25) 3 RAM
1977  Louis Wright (24) 1 DEN
Tom Jackson (26) 1 DEN
Gerald Irons (30) 1 CLE
Thomas Henderson (24) 1 DAL
Rick Byas (27) 1 ATL
Greg Buttle (23) 1 NYJ
Fred Dean+ (25) 1 SDG
Thom Darden (27) 1 CLE
Jim Youngblood (27) 1 RAM
Greg Johnson (24) 1 2TM
Doug Jones (27) 1 BUF
Leroy Jones (27) 1 SDG
Richard Wood (24) 1 TAM
Reggie Williams (23) 1 CIN
Mike Washington (24) 1 TAM
Mike Sensibaugh (28) 1 STL
Reggie Pinkney (22) 1 DET
Robert Pennywell (23) 1 ATL
Lemar Parrish (30) 1 CIN
Jim Merlo (26) 1 NOR
George Martin (24) 1 NYG
Tim Collier (23) 1 KAN
Gary Barbaro (23) 1 KAN
Clarence R. Scott (28) 1 CLE
Dave Brown (24) 1 SEA
Willie Alexander (28) 1 HOU
Bill Bryant (26) 1 NYG
Willie Buchanon (27) 1 GNB
1976  Monte Jackson (23) 3 RAM
1975  Jackie Wallace (24) 2 BAL
1974  Dave Elmendorf (25) 2 RAM
Levi Johnson (24) 2 DET
Emmitt Thomas+ (31) 2 KAN
1973  Tom Hayes (27) 2 ATL
Dick Anderson (27) 2 MIA
1972  Jim Kearney (29) 4 KAN
1971  Ken Houston+ (27) 4 HOU
1970  Jerry Logan (29) 2 BAL
Lem Barney+ (25) 2 DET
1969  Eddie Meador (32) 2 RAM
Kenny Graham (28) 2 SDG
Bill Stanfill (22) 2 MIA
1968  Booker Edgerson (29) 2 BUF
Ken Houston+ (24) 2 HOU
Miller Farr (25) 2 HOU
Spider Lockhart (25) 2 NYG
Joe Beauchamp (24) 2 SDG
Jack Pardee (32) 2 RAM
1967  Miller Farr (24) 3 HOU
Lem Barney+ (22) 3 DET
1966  Tom Janik (26) 2 BUF
Bob Jeter (29) 2 GNB
Larry Wilson+ (28) 2 STL
1965  Herb Adderley+ (26) 3 GNB
Gus Otto (22) 2 OAK
Dave Grayson (26) 2 OAK
1964  Pat Fischer (24) 2 STL
Rip Hawkins (25) 2 MIN
Benny Nelson (23) 1 HOU
Wahoo McDaniel (26) 1 NYJ
Pete Jaquess (24) 1 HOU
Tom Janik (24) 1 DEN
Earl Faison (25) 1 SDG
Dainard Paulson (27) 1 NYJ
Henry Schmidt (29) 1 SDG
Johnny Baker (23) 1 HOU
Ross O'Hanley (25) 1 BOS
LaVerne Torczon (28) 1 NYJ
Tom Sestak (28) 1 BUF
Bill Baird (25) 1 NYJ
Bobby Hunt (24) 1 KAN
Butch Byrd (23) 1 BUF
1963  Dick Lynch (27) 3 NYG
Bob Suci (24) 2 BOS
1962  Fred Williamson (25) 1 OAK
Bob Zeman (25) 1 DEN
Tom Sestak (26) 1 BUF
Richie Petitbon (24) 1 CHI
Leroy Moore (27) 1 2TM
Dick LeBeau (25) 1 DET
Merlin Olsen+ (22) 1 RAM
Bob Schmitz (24) 1 PIT
Rosey Taylor (25) 1 CHI
Sam Williams (31) 1 DET
Larry Wilson+ (24) 1 STL
Carl Charon (22) 1 BUF
Bill Butler (25) 1 MIN
Herb Adderley+ (23) 1 GNB
Lindon Crow (29) 1 RAM
Don Floyd (24) 1 HOU
Wayne Fontes (22) 1 NYT
Mike Gaechter (22) 1 DAL
Fred Bruney (31) 1 BOS
Gene Babb (28) 1 HOU
John McGeever (23) 1 DEN
Ron Hall (25) 1 BOS
Goose Gonsoulin (24) 1 DEN
Jim McMillin (23) 1 DEN
Tom Addison (26) 1 BOS
Willie Daniel (25) 1 PIT
Claude Gibson (23) 1 SDG
1961  Dick Harris (24) 3 SDG
Jerry Norton (30) 2 STL
Dale Hackbart (23) 2 2TM
Billy Stacy (25) 2 STL
Erich Barnes (26) 2 NYG
1960  Bobby Franklin (24) 2 CLE
Dave Webster (23) 2 DTX
1959  Richie Petitbon (21) 1 CHI
Bill Pellington (32) 1 BAL
Milt Davis (30) 1 BAL
Lindon Crow (26) 1 NYG
Harland Svare (29) 1 NYG
Dick Szymanski (27) 1 BAL
Night Train Lane+ (32) 1 CRD
Jerry Mertens (25) 1 SFO
Andy Nelson (26) 1 BAL
Bernie Parrish (23) 1 CLE
1958  Will Sherman (31) 2 RAM
1957  Milt Davis (28) 2 BAL
1956  J.C. Caroline (23) 2 CHI
1955  Bibbles Bawel (25) 2 PHI
1954  Jack Butler (27) 2 PIT
Ken Konz (26) 2 CLE
1953  Jack Cloud (28) 1 WAS
Jack Dwyer (26) 1 RAM
Leo Sanford (24) 1 CRD
Val Joe Walker (23) 1 GNB
Jack Butler (26) 1 PIT
Woodley Lewis (28) 1 RAM
Jack Christiansen+ (25) 1 DET
Walt Michaels (24) 1 CLE
Ray Ramsey (32) 1 CRD
Lew Carpenter (21) 1 DET
Bert Rechichar (23) 1 BAL
Herb Rich (25) 1 RAM
Chuck Bednarik+ (28) 1 PHI
Harry Dowda (31) 1 WAS
Bobby Dillon (23) 1 GNB
Frank Gifford+ (23) 1 NYG
Rex Berry (29) 1 SFO
Don Kindt (28) 1 CHI
1952  Night Train Lane+ (25) 2 RAM
1951  Otto Schnellbacher (28) 2 NYG
Tom Landry+ (27) 2 NYG
Warren Lahr (28) 2 CLE
1950  Warren Lahr (27) 2 CLE
Bones Weatherly (22) 2 CHI
1949  Emlen Tunnell+ (24) 2 NYG
Martin Ruby (27) 1 NYY
Tommy James (26) 1 CLE
Dick Woodard (23) 1 LAD
Ab Wimberly (23) 1 LAD
Pete Layden (30) 1 NYY
Lowell Wagner (26) 1 SFO
Lou Saban (28) 1 CLE
Bill Johnson (23) 1 SFO
Eddie Carr (26) 1 SFO
1948  Bill Blackburn (25) 2 CRD
Joe Golding (27) 2 BOS
Dan Sandifer (21) 2 WAS
Paul Crowe (24) 1 SFO
Walt Heap (27) 1 LAD
Bill Reinhard (26) 1 LAD
Vince Mazza (23) 1 BUF
Eddie Carr (25) 1 SFO
Otto Schnellbacher (25) 1 NYY
Carl Schuette (26) 1 BUF
Carl Allen (28) 1 BDA
1947  Bill Schroeder (24) 2 CHR
Tony Compagno (26) 2 PIT
1946  Bill Dudley+ (27) 1 PIT
Walt Williams (27) 1 CHR
Ray Terrell (27) 1 CLE
Spec Sanders (28) 1 NYY
Bob Nowaskey (28) 1 LAD
Steve Juzwik (28) 1 BUF
Otto Graham+ (25) 1 CLE
Frank Gatski+ (24) 1 CLE
Mike Micka (25) 1 BOS
Gil Steinke (27) 1 PHI
Tom Harmon (27) 1 RAM
Steve Filipowicz (25) 1 NYG
Stu Clarkson (27) 1 CHI
Ed Balatti (22) 1 SFO
Chet Adams (31) 1 CLE
Ki Aldrich (30) 1 WAS
1945  Charley Brock (29) 2 GNB
1944  Don Perkins (27) 2 GNB
Bill Petrilas (29) 2 NYG
1943  Larry Cabrelli (26) 1 PHI
Don Hutson+ (30) 1 GNB
Irv Comp (24) 1 GNB
Harry Hopp (25) 1 DET
Ben Kish (26) 1 PHI
Lou Rymkus (24) 1 WAS
Frankie Sinkwich (23) 1 DET
Len Younce (26) 1 NYG
1942  Sid Luckman+ (26) 1 CHI
Merl Condit (25) 1 BKN
George Wilson (28) 1 CHI
Bob Ingalls (23) 1 GNB
Bulldog Turner+ (23) 1 CHI
Neal Adams (23) 1 NYG
Champ Seibold (31) 1 CRD
1941  Pug Manders (28) 1 BKN
Whizzer White (24) 1 DET
Hugh Gallarneau (24) 1 CHI
Hal Van Every (23) 1 GNB
Bob Swisher (27) 1 CHI
Doug Oldershaw (26) 1 NYG
George McAfee+ (23) 1 CHI
Ned Mathews (23) 1 DET
Pop Ivy (25) 1 CRD
Victor Carroll (29) 1 WAS
1940  Joe Maniaci (26) 1 CHI
Ace Parker+ (28) 1 BKN
Alex Wojciechowicz+ (25) 1 DET
Tony Calvelli (25) 1 DET
Vic Spadaccini (24) 1 RAM
Jack Haman (22) 1 RAM
Johnny Hall (24) 1 CRD
Bob Adkins (23) 1 GNB
Jimmy Johnston (23) 1 WAS
Harry Clarke (24) 1 CHI
1939  Charley Brock (23) 1 GNB
Sid Luckman+ (23) 1 CHI
Hank Soar (25) 1 NYG
Ray Nolting (26) 1 CHI
Bob MacLeod (22) 1 CHI
Solly Sherman (22) 1 CHI
Herman Hodges (25) 1 BKN
Jerry Dowd (23) 1 RAM
1938  Ward Cuff (25) 1 NYG
Joe Zeller (30) 1 CHI
Ace Parker+ (26) 1 BKN
Chuck Gelatka (24) 1 NYG
Joe Laws (27) 1 GNB
George Corbett (30) 1 CHI
Jay Arnold (26) 1 PHI
Phil Dougherty (26) 1 CRD
Mel Hein+ (29) 1 NYG
1937  Jack Manders (28) 1 CHI
Riley Smith (26) 1 WAS
Tom Hupke (27) 1 DET
Vern Huffman (23) 1 DET
Hank Soar (23) 1 NYG
Ed Jankowski (24) 1 GNB
Sam Francis (24) 1 CHI
Bill Davidson (22) 1 PIT
Buckets Goldenberg (26) 1 GNB
Maurice Harper (27) 1 PHI
Cliff Battles+ (27) 1 WAS
Eggs Manske (25) 1 CHI
Bill Shepherd (26) 1 DET
1936  Pug Rentner (26) 2 BOS
1935  Art Strutt (23) 1 PIT
Hank Bruder (28) 1 GNB
Johnny McNally+ (32) 1 GNB
George Sauer (25) 1 GNB
Bo Molenda (30) 1 NYG
Cal Hubbard+ (35) 1 GNB
Eddie Kawal (26) 1 CHI
1934  Father Lumpkin (27) 1 DET
Hank Bruder (27) 1 GNB
Ernie Caddel (23) 1 DET
Swede Hanson (27) 1 PHI
Jack Manders (25) 1 CHI
1933  Buckets Goldenberg (22) 1 GNB
Marty Kottler (23) 1 PIT
Wuert Engelmann (25) 1 GNB
Dale Burnett (24) 1 NYG
Ernie Pinckert (26) 1 BOS
Lee Woodruff (63) 1 PHI
Ken Strong+ (27) 1 NYG
1932  Al Rose (25) 1 GNB
Luke Johnsos (27) 1 CHI
Arnie Herber+ (22) 1 GNB
Wuert Engelmann (24) 1 GNB
John Cavosie (24) 1 DET
Johnny McNally+ (29) 1 GNB