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Year-by-Year Rushing Yards per Game 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 Y/G Teams
2009  Chris Johnson (24) 124.2 TEN
2008  Adrian Peterson (23) 110.0 MIN
2007  Adrian Peterson (22) 95.8 MIN
2006  LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 113.4 SDG
2005  Shaun Alexander (28) 117.5 SEA
2004  Priest Holmes (31) 111.5 KAN
2003  Jamal Lewis (24) 129.1 BAL
2002  Ricky Williams (25) 115.8 MIA
2001  Marshall Faulk (28) 98.7 STL
2000  Fred Taylor (24) 107.6 JAX
1999  Stephen Davis (25) 100.4 WAS
1998  Terrell Davis (26) 125.5 DEN
1997  Barry Sanders+ (29) 128.3 DET
1996  Barry Sanders+ (28) 97.1 DET
1995  Emmitt Smith (26) 110.8 DAL
1994  Barry Sanders+ (26) 117.7 DET
1993  Emmitt Smith (24) 106.1 DAL
1992  Emmitt Smith (23) 107.1 DAL
1991  Barry Sanders+ (23) 103.2 DET
1990  Marion Butts (24) 87.5 SDG
1989  Christian Okoye (28) 98.7 KAN
1988  Eric Dickerson+ (28) 103.7 IND
1987  Eric Dickerson+ (27) 112.3 IND
1986  Eric Dickerson+ (26) 113.8 RAM
1985  Marcus Allen+ (25) 109.9 RAI
1984  Eric Dickerson+ (24) 131.6 RAM
1983  Eric Dickerson+ (23) 113.0 RAM
1982  Joe Cribbs (24) 90.4 BUF
1981  George Rogers (23) 104.6 NOR
1980  Earl Campbell+ (25) 128.9 HOU
1979  Earl Campbell+ (24) 106.1 HOU
1978  Earl Campbell+ (23) 96.7 HOU
1977  Walter Payton+ (23) 132.3 CHI
1976  O.J. Simpson+ (29) 107.4 BUF
1975  O.J. Simpson+ (28) 129.8 BUF
1974  Otis Armstrong (24) 100.5 DEN
1973  O.J. Simpson+ (26) 143.1 BUF
1972  Larry Brown (25) 101.3 WAS
1971  Floyd Little (29) 80.9 DEN
1970  Larry Brown (23) 86.5 WAS
1969  Floyd Little (27) 81.0 DEN
Gale Sayers+ (26) 73.7 CHI
1968  Gale Sayers+ (25) 95.1 CHI
Paul Robinson (24) 73.1 CIN
1967  Jim Nance (25) 86.9 BOS
Leroy Kelly+ (25) 86.1 CLE
1966  Jim Nance (24) 104.1 BOS
Gale Sayers+ (23) 87.9 CHI
1965  Jim Brown+ (29) 110.3 CLE
Paul Lowe (29) 80.1 SDG
1964  Jim Brown+ (28) 103.3 CLE
Cookie Gilchrist (29) 70.1 BUF
1963  Jim Brown+ (27) 133.1 CLE
Clem Daniels (26) 78.5 OAK
1962  Jim Taylor+ (27) 105.3 GNB
Cookie Gilchrist (27) 78.3 BUF
1961  Jim Brown+ (25) 100.6 CLE
Billy Cannon (24) 67.7 HOU
1960  Jim Brown+ (24) 104.8 CLE
Abner Haynes (23) 62.5 DTX
1959  Jim Brown+ (23) 110.8 CLE
1958  Jim Brown+ (22) 127.3 CLE
1957  Jim Brown+ (21) 78.5 CLE
1956  Rick Casares (25) 93.8 CHI
1955  Tank Younger (27) 80.5 RAM
1954  Joe Perry+ (27) 87.4 SFO
1953  Joe Perry+ (26) 84.8 SFO
1952  Dan Towler (24) 74.5 RAM
1951  Eddie Price (26) 80.9 NYG
1950  Eddie Price (25) 70.3 NYG
1949  Steve Van Buren+ (29) 95.5 PHI
Joe Perry+ (22) 71.2 SFO
1948  Steve Van Buren+ (28) 85.9 PHI
Marion Motley+ (28) 68.9 CLE
1947  Spec Sanders (29) 102.3 NYY
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 84.0 PHI
1946  Steve Van Buren+ (26) 58.8 PHI
Spec Sanders (28) 54.5 NYY
1945  Steve Van Buren+ (25) 83.2 PHI
1944  Bill Paschal (23) 73.7 NYG
1943  Bill Paschal (22) 63.6 NYG
1942  Bill Dudley+ (23) 63.3 PIT
1941  Pug Manders (28) 44.2 BKN
1940  Tuffy Leemans+ (28) 47.4 NYG
1939  Bill Osmanski (24) 69.9 CHI
1938  Whizzer White (21) 51.5 PIT
1937  Cliff Battles+ (27) 87.4 WAS
1936  Tuffy Leemans+ (24) 69.2 NYG
1935  Doug Russell (24) 41.6 CRD
1934  Beattie Feathers (26) 91.3 CHI
1933  Jim Musick (23) 67.4 BOS
1932  Cliff Battles+ (22) 72.0 BOS