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NFL Season Records
Yards per Rush

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Profile photo of Frank Gore

Frank Gore

2005 San Francisco 49ers

68.3

2
Profile photo of Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith

1990 Dallas Cowboys

58.3

3
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

1950 San Francisco 49ers

58.1

4
Profile photo of Walter Payton

Walter Payton

1975 Chicago Bears

55.7

5
Profile photo of Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson

2007 Minnesota Vikings

54.9

6
Profile photo of Marcus Allen

Marcus Allen

1982 Los Angeles Raiders

51.9

7
Profile photo of Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

1977 Dallas Cowboys

51.4

8
Profile photo of John Riggins

John Riggins

1971 New York Jets

50.7

9
Profile photo of James Brooks

James Brooks

1981 San Diego Chargers

50.5

10
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

1972 Pittsburgh Steelers

50.4

11
Profile photo of Jerome Bettis

Jerome Bettis

1993 Los Angeles Rams

50.4

12
Profile photo of Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders

1989 Detroit Lions

49.8

13
Profile photo of LeSean McCoy

LeSean McCoy

2009 Philadelphia Eagles

49.3

14
Profile photo of Warrick Dunn

Warrick Dunn

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

49.1

15
Profile photo of Marshall Faulk

Marshall Faulk

1994 Indianapolis Colts

47.4

16
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

1956 Baltimore Colts

47.2

17
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

1957 Cleveland Browns

46.9

18
Profile photo of Thomas Jones

Thomas Jones

2000 Arizona Cardinals

46.4

19
Profile photo of Fred Taylor

Fred Taylor

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars

46.2

20
Profile photo of Steven Jackson

Steven Jackson

2004 St. Louis Rams

45.7

21
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

1970 Buffalo Bills

45.2

22
Profile photo of Curtis Martin

Curtis Martin

1995 New England Patriots

43.9

23
Profile photo of Eric Dickerson

Eric Dickerson

1983 Los Angeles Rams

43.1

24
Profile photo of LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson

2001 San Diego Chargers

42.8

25
Profile photo of Corey Dillon

Corey Dillon

1997 Cincinnati Bengals

42.6

26
Profile photo of Thurman Thomas

Thurman Thomas

1988 Buffalo Bills

42.0

27
Profile photo of Marshawn Lynch

Marshawn Lynch

2007 Buffalo Bills

41.7

28
Profile photo of Matt Forte

Matt Forte

2008 Chicago Bears

41.4

29
Profile photo of Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

1999 New Orleans Saints

41.4

30
Profile photo of Cam Newton

Cam Newton

2011 Carolina Panthers

41.3

31
Profile photo of Edgerrin James

Edgerrin James

1999 Indianapolis Colts

40.5

32
Profile photo of Roger Craig

Roger Craig

1983 San Francisco 49ers

40.5

33
Profile photo of Mark Ingram

Mark Ingram

2011 New Orleans Saints

39.8

34
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

1954 San Francisco 49ers

39.3

35
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

1959 Green Bay Packers

38.4

36
Profile photo of Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker

1986 Dallas Cowboys

38.3

37
Profile photo of DeAngelo Williams

DeAngelo Williams

2006 Carolina Panthers

38.2

38
Profile photo of Tiki Barber

Tiki Barber

1997 New York Giants

37.6

39
Profile photo of Charlie Garner

Charlie Garner

1994 Philadelphia Eagles

37.2

40
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

1952 San Francisco 49ers

37.1

41
Profile photo of Ricky Watters

Ricky Watters

1992 San Francisco 49ers

36.9

42
Profile photo of Jamal Lewis

Jamal Lewis

2000 Baltimore Ravens

36.8

43
Profile photo of Ottis Anderson

Ottis Anderson

1979 St. Louis Cardinals

36.7

44
Profile photo of Terry Allen

Terry Allen

1991 Minnesota Vikings

36.6

45
Profile photo of Willis McGahee

Willis McGahee

2004 Buffalo Bills

36.6

46
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

1944 Philadelphia Eagles

35.9

47
Profile photo of Freeman McNeil

Freeman McNeil

1981 New York Jets

35.7

48
Profile photo of Earnest Byner

Earnest Byner

1985 Cleveland Browns

35.7

49
Profile photo of Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

2008 Tennessee Titans

35.6

50
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

1952 Chicago Cardinals

35.6

51
Profile photo of Clinton Portis

Clinton Portis

2002 Denver Broncos

35.5

52
Profile photo of Jonathan Stewart

Jonathan Stewart

2008 Carolina Panthers

35.3

53
Profile photo of Mike Pruitt

Mike Pruitt

1978 Cleveland Browns

35.1

54
Profile photo of Antowain Smith

Antowain Smith

1997 Buffalo Bills

34.4

55
Profile photo of Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka

1970 Miami Dolphins

34.4

56
Profile photo of Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie

1976 New Orleans Saints

34.1

57
Profile photo of LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Blount

2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

34.0

58
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

1932 Green Bay Packers

33.5

59
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

1966 Cleveland Browns

33.2

60
Profile photo of Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

1978 Houston Oilers

33.2

61
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

1961 Dallas Cowboys

33.1

62
Profile photo of Darren McFadden

Darren McFadden

2008 Oakland Raiders

33.1

63
Profile photo of Gerald Riggs

Gerald Riggs

1982 Atlanta Falcons

32.9

64
Profile photo of Eddie George

Eddie George

1996 Houston Oilers

32.5

65
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

1961 Los Angeles Rams

31.5

66
Profile photo of Maurice Jones-Drew

Maurice Jones-Drew

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars

31.5

67
Profile photo of Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes

1998 Baltimore Ravens

31.3

68
Profile photo of DeMarco Murray

DeMarco Murray

2011 Dallas Cowboys

31.1

69
Profile photo of Ed Podolak

Ed Podolak

1970 Kansas City Chiefs

31.0

70
Profile photo of Garrison Hearst

Garrison Hearst

1995 Arizona Cardinals

30.6

71
Profile photo of Fred Jackson

Fred Jackson

2008 Buffalo Bills

30.4

72
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

1947 Chicago Cardinals

30.3

73
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

1959 Chicago Cardinals

30.0

74
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

1959 Detroit Lions

29.7

75
Profile photo of George Rogers

George Rogers

1981 New Orleans Saints

29.6

76
Profile photo of Shaun Alexander

Shaun Alexander

2001 Seattle Seahawks

29.6

77
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

1965 San Francisco 49ers

29.4

78
Profile photo of Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon

2015 San Diego Chargers

29.2

79
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

1942 Green Bay Packers

29.2

80
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

1955 Chicago Bears

29.2

81
Profile photo of Latavius Murray

Latavius Murray

2015 Oakland Raiders

29.1

82
Profile photo of Sammy Winder

Sammy Winder

1982 Denver Broncos

29.1

83
Profile photo of Mark van Eeghen

Mark van Eeghen

1975 Oakland Raiders

28.8

84
Profile photo of Chris Ivory

Chris Ivory

2010 New Orleans Saints

28.8

85
Profile photo of Robert Smith

Robert Smith

1995 Minnesota Vikings

28.8

86
Profile photo of Michael Vick

Michael Vick

2002 Atlanta Falcons

28.7

87
Profile photo of Marion Barber III

Marion Barber III

2005 Dallas Cowboys

28.6

88
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

1963 Minnesota Vikings

28.5

89
Profile photo of Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis

1997 Washington Redskins

28.4

90
Profile photo of Pat Harder

Pat Harder

1946 Chicago Cardinals

28.4

91
Profile photo of Wendell Tyler

Wendell Tyler

1979 Los Angeles Rams

28.4

92
Profile photo of Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry

2016 Tennessee Titans

28.3

93
Profile photo of Neal Anderson

Neal Anderson

1987 Chicago Bears

28.3

94
Profile photo of Tank Younger

Tank Younger

1953 Los Angeles Rams

28.2

95
Profile photo of James Stewart

James Stewart

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars

28.2

96
Profile photo of Sam Cunningham

Sam Cunningham

1973 New England Patriots

28.1

97
Profile photo of Robert Newhouse

Robert Newhouse

1974 Dallas Cowboys

28.0

98
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

1955 New York Giants

27.9

99
Profile photo of Kevin Mack

Kevin Mack

1985 Cleveland Browns

27.7

100
Profile photo of Brian Westbrook

Brian Westbrook

2003 Philadelphia Eagles

27.7

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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