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NFL Season Records
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith

1990 Dallas Cowboys

18,355

2
Profile photo of Walter Payton

Walter Payton

1975 Chicago Bears

16,726

3
Profile photo of Frank Gore

Frank Gore

2005 San Francisco 49ers

16,000

4
Profile photo of Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders

1989 Detroit Lions

15,269

5
Profile photo of Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson

2007 Minnesota Vikings

14,918

6
Profile photo of Curtis Martin

Curtis Martin

1995 New England Patriots

14,101

7
Profile photo of LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson

2001 San Diego Chargers

13,684

8
Profile photo of Jerome Bettis

Jerome Bettis

1993 Los Angeles Rams

13,662

9
Profile photo of Eric Dickerson

Eric Dickerson

1983 Los Angeles Rams

13,259

10
Profile photo of Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

1977 Dallas Cowboys

12,739

11
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

1957 Cleveland Browns

12,312

12
Profile photo of Marshall Faulk

Marshall Faulk

1994 Indianapolis Colts

12,279

13
Profile photo of Edgerrin James

Edgerrin James

1999 Indianapolis Colts

12,246

14
Profile photo of Marcus Allen

Marcus Allen

1982 Los Angeles Raiders

12,243

15
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

1972 Pittsburgh Steelers

12,120

16
Profile photo of Thurman Thomas

Thurman Thomas

1988 Buffalo Bills

12,074

17
Profile photo of Fred Taylor

Fred Taylor

1998 Jacksonville Jaguars

11,695

18
Profile photo of Steven Jackson

Steven Jackson

2004 St. Louis Rams

11,438

19
Profile photo of John Riggins

John Riggins

1971 New York Jets

11,352

20
Profile photo of Corey Dillon

Corey Dillon

1997 Cincinnati Bengals

11,241

21
Profile photo of LeSean McCoy

LeSean McCoy

2009 Philadelphia Eagles

11,102

22
Profile photo of Warrick Dunn

Warrick Dunn

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

10,967

23
Profile photo of Ricky Watters

Ricky Watters

1992 San Francisco 49ers

10,643

24
Profile photo of Jamal Lewis

Jamal Lewis

2000 Baltimore Ravens

10,607

25
Profile photo of Thomas Jones

Thomas Jones

2000 Arizona Cardinals

10,591

26
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

1970 Buffalo Bills

10,539

27
Profile photo of Tiki Barber

Tiki Barber

1997 New York Giants

10,449

28
Profile photo of Eddie George

Eddie George

1996 Houston Oilers

10,441

29
Profile photo of Marshawn Lynch

Marshawn Lynch

2007 Buffalo Bills

10,413

30
Profile photo of Ottis Anderson

Ottis Anderson

1979 St. Louis Cardinals

10,273

31
Profile photo of Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

1999 New Orleans Saints

10,009

32
Profile photo of Clinton Portis

Clinton Portis

2002 Denver Broncos

9,923

33
Profile photo of Matt Forte

Matt Forte

2008 Chicago Bears

9,796

34
Profile photo of Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

2008 Tennessee Titans

9,651

35
Profile photo of Shaun Alexander

Shaun Alexander

2000 Seattle Seahawks

9,453

36
Profile photo of Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

1978 Houston Oilers

9,407

37
Profile photo of Ahman Green

Ahman Green

1998 Seattle Seahawks

9,205

38
Profile photo of Terry Allen

Terry Allen

1991 Minnesota Vikings

8,614

39
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

1958 Green Bay Packers

8,597

40
Profile photo of Willis McGahee

Willis McGahee

2004 Buffalo Bills

8,474

41
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

1950 San Francisco 49ers

8,378

42
Profile photo of Earnest Byner

Earnest Byner

1984 Cleveland Browns

8,261

43
Profile photo of Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker

1986 Dallas Cowboys

8,225

44
Profile photo of Roger Craig

Roger Craig

1983 San Francisco 49ers

8,189

45
Profile photo of Gerald Riggs

Gerald Riggs

1982 Atlanta Falcons

8,188

46
Profile photo of Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes

1998 Baltimore Ravens

8,172

47
Profile photo of Maurice Jones-Drew

Maurice Jones-Drew

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars

8,167

48
Profile photo of DeAngelo Williams

DeAngelo Williams

2006 Carolina Panthers

8,096

49
Profile photo of Freeman McNeil

Freeman McNeil

1981 New York Jets

8,074

50
Profile photo of Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis

1996 Washington Redskins

8,052

51
Profile photo of Garrison Hearst

Garrison Hearst

1993 Phoenix Cardinals

7,966

52
Profile photo of James Brooks

James Brooks

1981 San Diego Chargers

7,962

53
Profile photo of Mark Ingram

Mark Ingram

2011 New Orleans Saints

7,878

54
Profile photo of Chris Warren

Chris Warren

1990 Seattle Seahawks

7,696

55
Profile photo of Terrell Davis

Terrell Davis

1995 Denver Broncos

7,607

56
Profile photo of Jamaal Charles

Jamaal Charles

2008 Kansas City Chiefs

7,563

57
Profile photo of Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

2016 Dallas Cowboys

7,386

58
Profile photo of Mike Pruitt

Mike Pruitt

1976 Cleveland Browns

7,378

59
Profile photo of Michael Turner

Michael Turner

2004 San Diego Chargers

7,338

60
Profile photo of Jonathan Stewart

Jonathan Stewart

2008 Carolina Panthers

7,335

61
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

1964 Cleveland Browns

7,274

62
Profile photo of George Rogers

George Rogers

1981 New Orleans Saints

7,176

63
Profile photo of DeMarco Murray

DeMarco Murray

2011 Dallas Cowboys

7,174

64
Profile photo of Charlie Garner

Charlie Garner

1994 Philadelphia Eagles

7,097

65
Profile photo of Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka

1970 Miami Dolphins

6,975

66
Profile photo of Rodney Hampton

Rodney Hampton

1990 New York Giants

6,897

67
Profile photo of Antowain Smith

Antowain Smith

1997 Buffalo Bills

6,881

68
Profile photo of Curt Warner

Curt Warner

1983 Seattle Seahawks

6,844

69
Profile photo of Robert Smith

Robert Smith

1993 Minnesota Vikings

6,818

70
Profile photo of Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry

2016 Tennessee Titans

6,797

71
Profile photo of Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery

1977 Philadelphia Eagles

6,789

72
Profile photo of Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie

1976 New Orleans Saints

6,702

73
Profile photo of Mark van Eeghen

Mark van Eeghen

1974 Oakland Raiders

6,651

74
Profile photo of Lawrence McCutcheon

Lawrence McCutcheon

1973 Los Angeles Rams

6,578

75
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

1954 San Francisco 49ers

6,577

76
Profile photo of Le'Veon Bell

Le'Veon Bell

2013 Pittsburgh Steelers

6,554

77
Profile photo of Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Mitchell

1972 Baltimore Colts

6,534

78
Profile photo of Arian Foster

Arian Foster

2009 Houston Texans

6,527

79
Profile photo of Wendell Tyler

Wendell Tyler

1977 Los Angeles Rams

6,378

80
Profile photo of Brian Westbrook

Brian Westbrook

2002 Philadelphia Eagles

6,335

81
Profile photo of LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Blount

2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

6,306

82
Profile photo of Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson

2003 Kansas City Chiefs

6,223

83
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

1961 Dallas Cowboys

6,217

84
Profile photo of Ray Rice

Ray Rice

2008 Baltimore Ravens

6,180

85
Profile photo of Alfred Morris

Alfred Morris

2012 Washington Redskins

6,173

86
Profile photo of Neal Anderson

Neal Anderson

1986 Chicago Bears

6,166

87
Profile photo of Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon

2015 San Diego Chargers

6,144

88
Profile photo of Michael Vick

Michael Vick

2001 Atlanta Falcons

6,109

89
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

1965 San Francisco 49ers

6,105

90
Profile photo of Deuce McAllister

Deuce McAllister

2001 New Orleans Saints

6,096

91
Profile photo of Travis Henry

Travis Henry

2001 Buffalo Bills

6,086

92
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

1969 Dallas Cowboys

6,083

93
Profile photo of Todd Gurley

Todd Gurley

2015 St. Louis Rams

6,082

94
Profile photo of Cedric Benson

Cedric Benson

2005 Chicago Bears

6,017

95
Profile photo of James Wilder

James Wilder

1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

6,008

96
Profile photo of William Andrews

William Andrews

1979 Atlanta Falcons

5,986

97
Profile photo of Rudi Johnson

Rudi Johnson

2002 Cincinnati Bengals

5,979

98
Profile photo of Chuck Foreman

Chuck Foreman

1973 Minnesota Vikings

5,950

99
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

1969 Washington Redskins

5,875

100
Profile photo of Lamar Miller

Lamar Miller

2012 Miami Dolphins

5,864

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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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