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Year-by-Year Rushing Attempts 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 Att Teams
2009  Steven Jackson (26) 215 STL
2008  Michael Turner (26) 376 ATL
2007  Clinton Portis (26) 325 WAS
2006  Larry Johnson (27) 416 KAN
2005  Shaun Alexander (28) 370 SEA
2004  Curtis Martin (31) 371 NYJ
2003  Ricky Williams (26) 392 MIA
2002  Ricky Williams (25) 383 MIA
2001  Stephen Davis (27) 356 WAS
2000  Eddie George (27) 403 TEN
1999  Edgerrin James (21) 369 IND
1998  Jamal Anderson (26) 410 ATL
1997  Jerome Bettis (25) 375 PIT
1996  Ricky Watters (27) 353 PHI
1995  Emmitt Smith (26) 377 DAL
1994  Emmitt Smith (25) 368 DAL
1993  Thurman Thomas+ (27) 355 BUF
1992  Barry Foster (24) 390 PIT
1991  Emmitt Smith (22) 365 DAL
1990  Earnest Byner (28) 297 WAS
1989  Christian Okoye (28) 370 KAN
1988  Eric Dickerson+ (28) 388 IND
1987  Charles White (29) 324 RAM
1986  Eric Dickerson+ (26) 404 RAM
1985  Gerald Riggs (25) 397 ATL
1984  James Wilder (26) 407 TAM
1983  Eric Dickerson+ (23) 390 RAM
1982  John Riggins+ (33) 177 WAS
Andra Franklin (23) 177 MIA
Tony Dorsett+ (28) 177 DAL
1981  George Rogers (23) 378 NOR
1980  Earl Campbell+ (25) 373 HOU
1979  Walter Payton+ (25) 369 CHI
1978  Walter Payton+ (24) 333 CHI
1977  Walter Payton+ (23) 339 CHI
1976  Walter Payton+ (22) 311 CHI
1975  O.J. Simpson+ (28) 329 BUF
1974  O.J. Simpson+ (27) 270 BUF
1973  O.J. Simpson+ (26) 332 BUF
1972  Ron A. Johnson (25) 298 NYG
1971  Floyd Little (29) 284 DEN
1970  Ron A. Johnson (23) 263 NYG
1969  Gale Sayers+ (26) 236 CHI
Jim Nance (27) 193 BOS
1968  Leroy Kelly+ (26) 248 CLE
Paul Robinson (24) 238 CIN
1967  Jim Nance (25) 269 BOS
Leroy Kelly+ (25) 235 CLE
1966  Jim Nance (24) 299 BOS
Bill Brown (28) 251 MIN
1965  Jim Brown+ (29) 289 CLE
Cookie Gilchrist (30) 252 DEN
1964  Jim Brown+ (28) 280 CLE
Cookie Gilchrist (29) 230 BUF
1963  Jim Brown+ (27) 291 CLE
Cookie Gilchrist (28) 232 BUF
1962  Jim Taylor+ (27) 272 GNB
Charley Tolar (25) 244 HOU
1961  Jim Brown+ (25) 305 CLE
Bill Mathis (23) 202 NYT
1960  Jim Taylor+ (25) 230 GNB
Abner Haynes (23) 156 DTX
1959  Jim Brown+ (23) 290 CLE
1958  Jim Brown+ (22) 257 CLE
1957  Rick Casares (26) 204 CHI
1956  Rick Casares (25) 234 CHI
1955  Alan Ameche (22) 213 BAL
1954  Joe Perry+ (27) 173 SFO
1953  Joe Perry+ (26) 192 SFO
1952  Eddie Price (27) 183 NYG
1951  Eddie Price (26) 271 NYG
1950  Steve Van Buren+ (30) 188 PHI
Joe Geri (26) 188 PIT
1949  Steve Van Buren+ (29) 263 PHI
Bob Hoernschemeyer (24) 133 CHH
1948  Steve Van Buren+ (28) 201 PHI
Spec Sanders (30) 169 NYY
1947  Spec Sanders (29) 231 NYY
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 217 PHI
1946  Bill Dudley+ (27) 146 PIT
Spec Sanders (28) 140 NYY
1945  Frank Akins (26) 147 WAS
1944  Bill Paschal (23) 196 NYG
1943  Bill Paschal (22) 147 NYG
1942  Bill Dudley+ (23) 162 PIT
1941  Clarke Hinkle+ (32) 129 GNB
1940  Whizzer White (23) 146 DET
1939  Andy Farkas (23) 139 WAS
1938  Whizzer White (21) 152 PIT
1937  Cliff Battles+ (27) 216 WAS
1936  Tuffy Leemans+ (24) 206 NYG
1935  Kink Richards (25) 153 NYG
1934  Swede Hanson (27) 146 PHI
Ace Gutowsky (25) 146 DET
1933  Jim Musick (23) 173 BOS
1932  Cliff Battles+ (22) 148 BOS