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Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Year Teams
1. Tony Dorsett+ (28) 99 1982 DAL
2. Ahman Green (26) 98 2003 GNB
3. Bob Gage (21) 97 1949 PIT
Andy Uram (24) 97 1939 GNB
5. Bob Hoernschemeyer (25) 96 1950 DET
Jim Spavital (24) 96 1950 BAL
Corey Dillon (27) 96 2001 CIN
Garrison Hearst (27) 96 1998 SFO
9. Chester Taylor (27) 95 2006 MIN
Tiki Barber (30) 95 2005 NYG
11. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 94 1972 BUF
12. Bo Jackson (27) 92 1989 RAI
Kenny Washington (29) 92 1947 RAM
14. Bo Jackson (25) 91 1987 RAI
Sid Blanks (24) 91 1964 HOU
Herschel Walker (32) 91 1994 PHI
Chris Johnson (24) 91 2009 TEN
18. Warrick Dunn (31) 90 2006 ATL
Wilbert Montgomery (28) 90 1982 PHI
Bobby Mitchell+ (24) 90 1959 CLE
Johnny Johnson (26) 90 1994 NYJ
Ahman Green (27) 90 2004 GNB
23. Kenny King (23) 89 1980 OAK
Hugh McElhenny+ (24) 89 1952 SFO
25. Ahmad Bradshaw (21) 88 2007 NYG
Shaun Alexander (24) 88 2001 SEA
O.J. Simpson+ (28) 88 1975 BUF
Shaun Alexander (28) 88 2005 SEA
Bo Jackson (28) 88 1990 RAI
Billy Wells (23) 88 1954 WAS
31. John Henry Johnson+ (31) 87 1960 PIT
Jack Larscheid (27) 87 1960 OAK
Paul Lowe (25) 87 1961 SDG
Paul Robinson (24) 87 1968 CIN
35. Keith Lincoln (23) 86 1962 SDG
Essex Johnson (25) 86 1971 CIN
Hugh McElhenny+ (28) 86 1956 SFO
Joey Galloway (24) 86 1995 SEA
Bill Osmanski (24) 86 1939 CHI
40. Eric Dickerson+ (23) 85 1983 RAM
Brian Mitchell (32) 85 2000 PHI
LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 85 2006 SDG
Bob Hoernschemeyer (26) 85 1951 DET
John Fuqua (24) 85 1970 PIT
Michael Bennett (24) 85 2002 MIN
Larry Garron (24) 85 1961 BOS
Barry Sanders+ (26) 85 1994 DET
Reggie Brooks (22) 85 1993 WAS
Greg Bell (22) 85 1984 BUF
50. Jim Taylor+ (29) 84 1964 GNB
Tony Dorsett+ (23) 84 1977 DAL
Ted McKnight (25) 84 1979 KAN
Herschel Walker (24) 84 1986 DAL
Chester Taylor (28) 84 2007 MIN
Tom Harmon (27) 84 1946 RAM
Bob Hoernschemeyer (22) 84 1947 2TM
Ike Peterson (27) 84 1936 DET
58. John David Crow (23) 83 1958 CRD
James Lofton+ (26) 83 1982 GNB
Ahman Green (24) 83 2001 GNB
Michael Turner (23) 83 2005 SDG
Napoleon Kaufman (24) 83 1997 OAK
Tony Teresa (27) 83 1960 OAK
Jess Phillips (22) 83 1969 CIN
65. Le'Ron McClain (24) 82 2008 BAL
Derrick Alexander (28) 82 1999 KAN
Jamal Lewis (24) 82 2003 BAL
Beattie Feathers (26) 82 1934 CHI
Gene Mingo (24) 82 1962 DEN
Tommy Wilson (26) 82 1958 RAM
Barry Sanders+ (29) 82 1997 DET
Joe Delaney (23) 82 1981 KAN
Elmer Angsman (24) 82 1949 CRD
74. Rick Casares (24) 81 1955 CHI
Earl Campbell+ (23) 81 1978 HOU
Billy Sims (29) 81 1984 DET
77. Warren McVea (22) 80 1968 CIN
Jim Brown+ (27) 80 1963 CLE
Delvin Williams (25) 80 1976 SFO
J.D. Smith (26) 80 1958 SFO
Napoleon Kaufman (25) 80 1998 OAK
Fred Taylor (31) 80 2007 JAX
Troy Hambrick (25) 80 2001 DAL
Clint Jones (24) 80 1969 MIN
Lloyd Cardwell (29) 80 1942 DET
LenDale White (24) 80 2008 TEN
Mike Anderson (27) 80 2000 DEN
Corey Dillon (26) 80 2000 CIN
Tyrone Wheatley (28) 80 2000 OAK
Larry Moriarty (25) 80 1983 HOU
Leroy Harris (25) 80 1979 PHI
Wilbur Jackson (26) 80 1977 SFO
Tom Matte (25) 80 1964 BAL
Eddie Price (26) 80 1951 NYG
Abner Haynes (27) 80 1964 KAN
Willie Ellison (26) 80 1971 RAM
Bob Davis (30) 80 1944 BOS
Brad Hubbert (26) 80 1967 SDG
O.J. Simpson+ (26) 80 1973 BUF
Wally Triplett (23) 80 1949 DET
Rob Goode (23) 80 1950 WAS
Frank Gore (26) 80 2009 SFO
Maurice Jones-Drew (24) 80 2009 JAX
Wray Carlton (28) 80 1965 BUF
Neal Anderson (24) 80 1988 CHI
Carl Garrett (22) 80 1969 BOS
Willie Parker (25) 80 2005 PIT
Floyd Little (28) 80 1970 DEN
Kordell Stewart (24) 80 1996 PIT
Jon Arnett (24) 80 1959 RAM
Jessie Clark (25) 80 1985 GNB
Thurman Thomas+ (24) 80 1990 BUF
Warren McVea (23) 80 1969 KAN
114. Sherman Howard (25) 79 1949 NYY
Whizzer White (21) 79 1938 PIT
Dante Magnani (26) 79 1943 CHI
Dan Towler (23) 79 1951 RAM
Alan Ameche (22) 79 1955 BAL
Ki-Jana Carter (24) 79 1997 CIN
Lenny Moore+ (23) 79 1956 BAL
Ollie Matson+ (26) 79 1956 CRD
Frank Gifford+ (29) 79 1959 NYG
George Rogers (23) 79 1981 NOR
Ollie Matson+ (24) 79 1954 CRD
Bill Mathis (27) 79 1965 NYJ
126. Elmer Hackney (26) 78 1942 DET
Kevan Barlow (24) 78 2003 SFO
Lee Suggs (23) 78 2003 CLE
Tiki Barber (25) 78 2000 NYG
Bruce Harper (28) 78 1983 NYJ
Greg Pruitt (26) 78 1977 CLE
Kenneth Davis (29) 78 1991 BUF
Joe Perry+ (25) 78 1952 SFO
Joe Perry+ (23) 78 1950 SFO
Michael Pittman (29) 78 2004 TAM
Clinton Portis (28) 78 2009 WAS
Adrian Murrell (26) 78 1996 NYJ
Robert Smith (25) 78 1997 MIN
Jerious Norwood (23) 78 2006 ATL
140. Babe Dimancheff (30) 77 1952 CHI
Archie Griffin (22) 77 1976 CIN
Tom Moore (25) 77 1963 GNB
Mike Garrett (22) 77 1966 KAN
Ahmad Bradshaw (22) 77 2008 NYG
Willis McGahee (27) 77 2008 BAL
Peter Warrick (23) 77 2000 CIN
Tony Dorsett+ (29) 77 1983 DAL
Robert Weathers (23) 77 1983 NWE
Mike Pruitt (25) 77 1979 CLE
Rob Carpenter (22) 77 1977 HOU
Leroy Harris (23) 77 1977 MIA
Julius Jones (25) 77 2006 DAL
Fred Taylor (22) 77 1998 JAX
Dominic Rhodes (22) 77 2001 IND
Bill Paschal (24) 77 1945 NYG
Bosh Pritchard (30) 77 1949 PHI
DeAngelo Williams (26) 77 2009 CAR
Keith Byars (30) 77 1993 MIA
Dick Hoak (29) 77 1968 PIT
Greg Bell (23) 77 1985 BUF
Ron Burton (24) 77 1960 BOS
Shawn Bryson (29) 77 2005 DET
Willie Galimore (27) 77 1962 CHI
Byron Hanspard (21) 77 1997 ATL
Steve Broussard (30) 77 1997 SEA
Napoleon Kaufman (23) 77 1996 OAK
167. Jess Phillips (23) 76 1970 CIN
Willie Parker (26) 76 2006 PIT
Fred Taylor (30) 76 2006 JAX
Robert Holmes (23) 76 1968 KAN
Najeh Davenport (24) 76 2003 GNB
Deuce McAllister (25) 76 2003 NOR
Stephen Davis (25) 76 1999 WAS
George Rogers (25) 76 1983 NOR
Ottis Anderson (22) 76 1979 STL
Greg Landry (24) 76 1970 DET
Keith Lincoln (24) 76 1963 SDG
LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 76 2002 SDG
Johnny Martin (29) 76 1945 BOS
Steve Bono (33) 76 1995 KAN
Ron Waller (24) 76 1957 RAM
Marion Motley+ (26) 76 1946 CLE
Willmer Fowler (23) 76 1960 BUF
Eddie George (23) 76 1996 HOU
Terdell Middleton (23) 76 1978 GNB
Walter Payton+ (24) 76 1978 CHI
Warrick Dunn (22) 76 1997 TAM
188. Emmitt Smith (22) 75 1991 DAL
Harold Green (23) 75 1991 CIN
O.J. Simpson+ (29) 75 1976 BUF
Eddie Price (27) 75 1952 NYG
Tuffy Leemans+ (26) 75 1938 NYG
DeAngelo Williams (24) 75 2007 CAR
Reuben Droughns (27) 75 2005 CLE
Jimmy Thomas (22) 75 1969 SFO
Joe Maniaci (25) 75 1939 CHI
Napoleon Kaufman (26) 75 1999 OAK
Thomas Sanders (24) 75 1986 CHI
James Wilder (25) 75 1983 TAM
Terry Miller (23) 75 1979 BUF
Sidney Thornton (25) 75 1979 PIT
Les Josephson (22) 75 1964 RAM
Banks McFadden (23) 75 1940 BKN
MacArthur Lane (28) 75 1970 STL
Larry Brown (23) 75 1970 WAS
Tom Colella (26) 75 1944 RAM
Wilbur Moore (28) 75 1944 WAS
Bob Westfall (25) 75 1944 DET
Buzz Warren (29) 75 1945 2TM
Joe Marconi (26) 75 1960 RAM
Franco Harris+ (22) 75 1972 PIT
Jamal Lewis (25) 75 2004 BAL
Cliff Battles+ (27) 75 1937 WAS
Tank Younger (26) 75 1954 RAM
Jamal Lewis (23) 75 2002 BAL
Horace King (25) 75 1978 DET
Terry Metcalf (23) 75 1974 STL
Sam Cunningham (24) 75 1974 NWE
Tony Dorsett+ (27) 75 1981 DAL
Barry Sanders+ (27) 75 1995 DET
Jerry Ellison (24) 75 1995 TAM
222. Clem Daniels (26) 74 1963 OAK
Michael Turner (25) 74 2007 SDG
Noah Mullins (30) 74 1948 CHI
Robert Smith (26) 74 1998 MIN
Maurice Jones-Drew (21) 74 2006 JAX
Leon Heath (24) 74 1952 WAS
Tony Galbreath (22) 74 1976 NOR
Skeet Quinlan (25) 74 1953 RAM
Kordell Stewart (25) 74 1997 PIT
Mario Bates (24) 74 1997 NOR
Jack Spikes (24) 74 1961 DTX
Dan Lewis (24) 74 1960 DET
Pete Stout (26) 74 1949 WAS
Eddie Price (25) 74 1950 NYG
Kevin Jones (22) 74 2004 DET
Lorenzo Neal (23) 74 1993 NOR
Rodney Thomas (22) 74 1995 HOU
Dexter Carter (23) 74 1990 SFO
Herman Hunter (24) 74 1985 PHI
241. Maurice Hicks (27) 73 2005 SFO
Clint Jones (26) 73 1971 MIN
Adrian Peterson (22) 73 2007 MIN
Barry Sanders+ (30) 73 1998 DET
Joe Perry+ (31) 73 1958 SFO
Lenny Moore+ (25) 73 1958 BAL
Michael Turner (24) 73 2006 SDG
LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 73 2003 SDG
DeShawn Wynn (25) 73 2008 GNB
Walter Payton+ (23) 73 1977 CHI
Neal Anderson (25) 73 1989 CHI
Virgil Carter (25) 73 1970 CIN
Amos Bullocks (23) 73 1962 DAL
Billy Grimes (23) 73 1950 GNB
Willie Asbury (24) 73 1967 PIT
Dave Osborn (24) 73 1967 MIN
Craig James (23) 73 1984 NWE
Craig Heyward (22) 73 1988 NOR
Chuck Muncie (28) 73 1981 SDG
John David Crow (24) 73 1959 CRD
J.D. Smith (27) 73 1959 SFO
Don Calhoun (26) 73 1978 NWE
Dick Bass (24) 73 1961 RAM
Dan Towler (25) 73 1953 RAM