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Football Playoff Leaders & Football Playoff Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year  · Single Game
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

NFL Year-by-Year Playoffs Rushing Yards Leaders

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Teams
2012  Frank Gore (29) 319 SFO
2011  Arian Foster (25) 285 HOU
2010  James Starks (24) 315 GNB
2009  Shonn Greene (24) 304 NYJ
2008  Willie Parker (28) 246 PIT
2007  Laurence Maroney (22) 280 NWE
2006  Dominic Rhodes (27) 306 IND
2005  Shaun Alexander (28) 236 SEA
2004  Corey Dillon (30) 292 NWE
2003  Stephen Davis (29) 315 CAR
2002  Michael Pittman (27) 182 TAM
2001  Marshall Faulk+ (28) 317 STL
2000  Jamal Lewis (21) 338 BAL
1999  Eddie George (26) 449 TEN
1998  Terrell Davis (26) 468 DEN
1997  Terrell Davis (25) 581 DEN
1996  Natrone Means (24) 358 JAX
1995  Emmitt Smith+ (26) 298 DAL
1994  Natrone Means (22) 241 SDG
1993  Emmitt Smith+ (24) 280 DAL
1992  Emmitt Smith+ (23) 336 DAL
1991  Ricky Ervins (23) 229 WAS
1990  Thurman Thomas+ (24) 390 BUF
1989  Roger Craig (29) 288 SFO
1988  Ickey Woods (22) 307 CIN
1987  Timmy Smith (23) 342 WAS
1986  Joe Morris (26) 313 NYG
1985  Eric Dickerson+ (25) 294 RAM
1984  Walter Payton+ (30) 196 CHI
1983  Marcus Allen+ (23) 466 RAI
1982  John Riggins+ (33) 610 WAS
1981  Rob Carpenter (26) 222 NYG
1980  Wilbert Montgomery (26) 312 PHI
1979  Wendell Tyler (24) 228 RAM
1978  Earl Campbell+ (23) 264 HOU
1977  Tony Dorsett+ (23) 222 DAL
1976  Chuck Foreman (26) 267 MIN
1975  Franco Harris+ (25) 314 PIT
1974  Franco Harris+ (24) 343 PIT
1973  Larry Csonka+ (27) 333 MIA
1972  Larry Brown (25) 261 WAS
1971  Duane Thomas (24) 205 DAL
1970  Duane Thomas (23) 313 DAL
1969  Dave Osborn (26) 153 MIN
1968  Tom Matte (29) 235 BAL
1967  Hewritt Dixon (27) 198 OAK
1966  Elijah Pitts (28) 111 GNB
1965  Jim Taylor+ (30) 156 GNB
1964  Cookie Gilchrist (29) 122 BUF
1963  Keith Lincoln (24) 206 SDG
1962  Jim Taylor+ (27) 85 GNB
1961  Paul Hornung+ (26) 89 GNB
1960  Paul Lowe (24) 165 LAC