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Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Chester Taylor 2006 27 MIN RB 15 15 303 1216 6 95 4.0 81.1 5
2 Robert Smith 2000* 28 MIN RB 16 16 295 1521 7 72 5.2 95.1 4
3 Chuck Foreman 1975*+ 25 MIN RB 14 12 280 1070 13 31 3.8 76.4 12
4 Chuck Foreman 1976* 26 MIN RB 14 14 278 1155 13 46 4.2 82.5 7
5 Ted Brown 1981 24 MIN FB 16 16 274 1063 6 34 3.9 66.4 3
6 Chuck Foreman 1977* 27 MIN RB 14 14 270 1112 6 51 4.1 79.4 9
7 Terry Allen 1992 24 MIN RB 16 16 266 1201 13 51 4.5 75.1 9
8 Terry Allen 1994 26 MIN RB 16 16 255 1031 8 45 4.0 64.4 3
9 Michael Bennett 2002* 24 MIN RB 16 16 255 1296 5 85 5.1 81.0 4
10 Bill Brown 1966 28 MIN FB 14 14 251 829 6 33 3.3 59.2 4
11 Robert Smith 1998* 26 MIN RB 14 14 249 1187 6 74 4.8 84.8 1
12 Adrian L. Peterson 2007* 22 MIN RB 14 9 238 1341 12 73 5.6 95.8 4
13 Chuck Foreman 1978 28 MIN FB 14 14 237 749 5 21 3.2 53.5 8
14 Robert Smith 1997 25 MIN RB 14 14 232 1266 6 78 5.5 90.4 0
15 Bill Brown 1964* 26 MIN FB 14 14 226 866 7 48 3.8 61.9 9
16 Bill Brown 1968* 30 MIN FB 14 14 222 805 11 32 3.6 57.5 6
17 Robert Smith 1999 27 MIN RB 13 12 221 1015 2 70 4.6 78.1 1
18 Ted Brown 1980 23 MIN FB 16 16 219 912 8 55 4.2 57.0 6
19 Dave Osborn 1967 24 MIN HB 14 14 215 972 2 73 4.5 69.4 3
20 Dave Osborn 1970* 27 MIN RB 14 10 207 681 5 16 3.3 48.6 5
21 Alfred Anderson 1984 23 MIN FB 16 14 201 773 2 23 3.8 48.3 8
22 Darrin Nelson 1985 26 MIN RB 16 10 200 893 5 37 4.5 55.8 7
23 Chuck Foreman 1974* 24 MIN FB 13 13 199 777 9 32 3.9 59.8 6
24 Herschel Walker 1991 29 MIN RB 15 15 198 825 10 71 4.2 55.0 2
25 Darrin Nelson 1986 27 MIN RB 16 16 191 793 4 42 4.2 49.6 3
26 Rickey Young 1979 26 MIN RB 16 16 188 708 3 26 3.8 44.3 2
27 Dave Osborn 1969 26 MIN HB 14 14 186 643 7 58 3.5 45.9 3
28 Bill Brown 1967* 29 MIN FB 14 14 185 610 5 29 3.3 43.6 3
29 Herschel Walker 1990 28 MIN RB 16 16 184 770 5 58 4.2 48.1 4
Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
30 Chuck Foreman 1973* 23 MIN FB 12 11 182 801 4 50 4.4 66.8 6
31 Clint Jones 1971 26 MIN RB 14 10 180 675 4 73 3.8 48.2 7
32 Moe Williams 2003 29 MIN RB 16 7 174 745 5 61 4.3 46.6 2
33 Michael Bennett 2001 23 MIN RB 13 13 172 682 2 31 4.0 52.5 0
34 Tommy Mason 1964* 25 MIN HB 13 12 169 691 4 51 4.1 53.2 9
35 Herschel Walker 1989 27 MIN RB 11 10 169 669 5 47 4.0 60.8 5
36 Tommy Mason 1962* 23 MIN HB 14 11 167 740 2 71 4.4 52.9 9
37 Tommy Mason 1963*+ 24 MIN HB 13 13 166 763 7 70 4.6 58.7 14
38 Robert Smith 1996 24 MIN RB 8 7 162 692 3 57 4.3 86.5 2
39 Bill Brown 1965* 27 MIN FB 14 12 160 699 6 40 4.4 49.9 9
40 Chester Taylor 2007 28 MIN rb 14 8 157 844 7 84 5.4 60.3 5
41 Mewelde Moore 2005 23 MIN RB 16 8 155 662 1 33 4.3 41.4 2
42 Darrin Nelson 1983 24 MIN RB 15 9 154 642 1 56 4.2 42.8 5
43 Rick Fenney 1989 25 MIN fb 16 8 151 588 4 25 3.9 36.8 4
44 Oscar Reed 1972 28 MIN RB 14 14 151 639 2 43 4.2 45.6 7
45 Barry Word 1993 30 MIN RB 13 8 142 458 2 14 3.2 35.2 3
46 Tommy Mason 1965 26 MIN HB 10 9 141 597 10 26 4.2 59.7 9
47 Robert Smith 1995 23 MIN RB 9 7 139 632 5 58 4.5 70.2 1
48 Leroy Hoard 1999 31 MIN 15 3 138 555 10 53 4.0 37.0 4
49 Rickey Young 1978 25 MIN RB 16 16 134 417 1 16 3.1 26.1 6
50 Darrin Nelson 1987 28 MIN RB 10 9 131 642 2 72 4.9 64.2 2
51 Dave Osborn 1974 31 MIN RB 13 10 131 514 4 17 3.9 39.5 1
52 Ted Brown 1979 22 MIN FB 14 9 130 551 1 34 4.2 39.4 6
53 Brent McClanahan 1976 25 MIN FB 13 13 130 382 4 19 2.9 29.4 5
54 Rickey Young 1980 27 MIN RB 16 16 130 351 3 14 2.7 21.9 2
55 Bill Brown 1963 25 MIN FB 14 13 128 445 5 21 3.5 31.8 7
56 Clint Jones 1968 23 MIN HB 12 12 128 536 1 43 4.2 44.7 1
57 Michael Bennett 2005 27 MIN rb 16 6 126 473 3 61 3.8 29.6 5
58 Bill Brown 1969 31 MIN FB 12 12 126 430 3 30 3.4 35.8 3
59 Onterrio Smith 2004 24 MIN rb 11 6 124 544 2 38 4.4 49.5 2
Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
60 Dave Osborn 1971 28 MIN FB 11 10 123 349 5 15 2.8 31.7 3
61 Terry Allen 1991 23 MIN FB 15 6 120 563 2 55 4.7 37.5 4
62 Ted Brown 1983 26 MIN FB 10 8 120 476 10 43 4.0 47.6 2
63 Ted Brown 1982 25 MIN FB 8 8 120 515 1 30 4.3 64.4 0
64 Clint Jones 1970 25 MIN RET 14 0 120 369 9 23 3.1 26.4 5
65 Hugh McElhenny 1961* 33 MIN HB 13 13 120 570 3 41 4.8 43.8 8
66 Scottie Graham 1993 24 MIN 7 3 118 488 3 31 4.1 69.7 0
67 Leroy Hoard 1998 30 MIN 16 1 115 479 9 50 4.2 29.9 1
68 Tony Galbreath 1983 29 MIN fb 13 7 113 474 4 52 4.2 36.5 4
69 Darrin Nelson 1988 29 MIN RB 13 11 112 380 1 27 3.4 29.2 3
70 Scottie Graham 1995 26 MIN rb 16 6 110 406 2 26 3.7 25.4 0
71 Allen Rice 1988 26 MIN 16 4 110 322 6 24 2.9 20.1 1
72 Onterrio Smith 2003 23 MIN RET 15 3 107 579 5 47 5.4 38.6 1
73 Daunte Culpepper 2002 25 MIN QB 16 16 106 609 10 38 5.7 38.1 23
74 Roger Craig 1992 32 MIN 15 1 105 416 4 21 4.0 27.7 2
75 Leroy Hoard 1996 28 MIN rb 6 6 105 420 3 25 4.0 70.0 3
76 Bill Brown 1970 32 MIN FB 14 12 101 324 0 18 3.2 23.1 3
77 Ed Marinaro 1975 25 MIN FB 14 12 101 358 1 14 3.5 25.6 3
78 Oscar Reed 1973 29 MIN RB 12 8 100 401 3 30 4.0 33.4 2
79 Ted Brown 1984 27 MIN RB 13 9 98 442 3 19 4.5 34.0 2
80 Ed Marinaro 1973 23 MIN 13 0 95 302 2 27 3.2 23.2 3
81 Brent McClanahan 1977 26 MIN FB 14 14 95 324 1 18 3.4 23.1 7
82 Ted Brown 1985 28 MIN FB 14 9 93 336 7 30 3.6 24.0 1
83 Brent McClanahan 1975 24 MIN RET 12 2 92 336 0 15 3.7 28.0 0
84 Michael Bennett 2003 25 MIN rb 8 7 90 447 1 28 5.0 55.9 2
85 Daunte Culpepper 2000* 23 MIN QB 16 16 89 470 7 27 5.3 29.4 11
86 Daunte Culpepper 2004* 27 MIN QB 16 16 88 406 2 16 4.6 25.4 9
87 Alfred Anderson 1988 27 MIN FB 16 13 87 300 7 18 3.4 18.8 3
88 Rick Fenney 1990 26 MIN fb 12 5 87 376 2 27 4.3 31.3 3
89 Chuck Foreman 1979 29 MIN 12 0 87 223 2 16 2.6 18.6 4
Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
90 Dave Osborn 1966 23 MIN 14 0 87 344 1 25 4.0 24.6 2
91 Moe Williams 2002 28 MIN RET 16 0 84 414 11 44 4.9 25.9 1
92 Alfred Anderson 1986 25 MIN FB 16 8 83 347 2 29 4.2 21.7 3
93 Oscar Reed 1969 25 MIN 14 0 83 393 1 23 4.7 28.1 1
94 Bill Brown 1972 34 MIN 14 0 82 263 4 19 3.2 18.8 4
95 Dave Osborn 1972 29 MIN 14 0 82 261 2 14 3.2 18.6 3
96 Robert Smith 1993 21 MIN 10 2 82 399 2 26 4.9 39.9 0
97 Leroy Hoard 1997 29 MIN 12 1 80 235 4 20 2.9 19.6 0
98 Darrin Nelson 1984 25 MIN rb 15 8 80 406 3 39 5.1 27.1 4
99 Mel Triplett 1961 30 MIN FB 14 8 80 407 1 37 5.1 29.1 4
100 Doug Mayberry 1962 25 MIN FB 13 10 74 274 1 17 3.7 21.1 5
101 Daunte Culpepper 2003* 26 MIN QB 14 14 73 422 4 42 5.8 30.1 16
102 Ray Hayes 1961 26 MIN 13 0 73 319 2 22 4.4 24.5 5
103 Allen Rice 1986 24 MIN fb 14 8 73 220 2 19 3.0 15.7 5
104 Tommy Wilson 1963 31 MIN 8 0 73 282 4 30 3.9 35.3 2
105 Phil King 1965 29 MIN 14 0 72 356 0 21 4.9 25.4 3
106 Daunte Culpepper 2001 24 MIN QB 11 11 71 416 5 34 5.9 37.8 16
107 Michael Bennett 2004 26 MIN RB 11 7 70 276 1 25 3.9 25.1 1
108 Robert Miller 1978 25 MIN 15 2 70 213 3 19 3.0 14.2 2
109 D.J. Dozier 1987 22 MIN 9 3 69 257 5 19 3.7 28.6 2
110 Amp Lee 1995 24 MIN 16 3 69 371 2 66 5.4 23.2 3
111 Alfred Anderson 1987 26 MIN FB 10 10 68 319 2 27 4.7 31.9 1
112 Robert Miller 1976 23 MIN 14 0 67 286 0 36 4.3 20.4 2
113 Ed Marinaro 1972 22 MIN FB 10 6 66 223 0 19 3.4 22.3 4
114 Mewelde Moore 2004 22 MIN 10 3 65 379 0 33 5.8 37.9 0
115 Scottie Graham 1994 25 MIN 16 0 64 207 2 11 3.2 12.9 0
116 Ted Brown 1986 29 MIN 13 0 63 251 4 60 4.0 19.3 0
117 Doug Chapman 2001 24 MIN 16 3 63 195 0 19 3.1 12.2 1
118 Oscar Reed 1974 30 MIN 7 0 62 215 0 15 3.5 30.7 0
119 Fran Tarkenton 1966 26 MIN QB 14 12 62 376 4 28 6.1 26.9 8
Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
120 Tommy Mason 1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 60 226 3 21 3.8 17.4 7
121 Alfred Anderson 1990 29 MIN FB 11 6 59 207 2 14 3.5 18.8 1
122 Tommy Mason 1966 27 MIN HB 7 6 58 235 2 52 4.1 33.6 6
123 Scottie Graham 1996 27 MIN 11 0 57 138 0 12 2.4 12.5 0
124 Jim Lindsey 1966 22 MIN 14 0 57 146 1 14 2.6 10.4 3
125 Fran Tarkenton 1961 21 MIN QB 14 10 56 308 5 52 5.5 22.0 8
126 Fran Tarkenton 1965* 25 MIN QB 14 14 56 356 1 36 6.4 25.4 5
127 Rick Fenney 1988 24 MIN 13 3 55 271 3 28 4.9 20.8 0
128 Sammy Johnson 1977 25 MIN 14 0 55 217 2 26 3.9 15.5 0
129 Tarvaris Jackson 2007 24 MIN QB 12 12 54 260 3 32 4.8 21.7 5
130 Clint Jones 1969 24 MIN RET 14 0 54 241 3 80 4.5 17.2 0
131 Jim Lindsey 1968 24 MIN 14 0 53 152 4 9 2.9 10.9 3
132 Alfred Anderson 1989 28 MIN FB 11 8 52 189 2 14 3.6 17.2 3
133 Rich Gannon 1990 25 MIN QB 14 12 52 268 1 27 5.2 19.1 10
134 Clint Jones 1972 27 MIN 7 0 52 164 2 33 3.2 23.4 1
135 Mel Triplett 1962 31 MIN 14 0 52 160 2 18 3.1 11.4 2
136 Amp Lee 1996 25 MIN 16 3 51 161 0 12 3.2 10.1 2
137 Allen Rice 1987 25 MIN 12 2 51 131 1 13 2.6 10.9 1
138 Alfred Anderson 1985 24 MIN fb 12 6 50 121 4 10 2.4 10.1 0
139 Joe Kapp 1968 30 MIN QB 14 14 50 269 3 27 5.4 19.2 3
140 Hugh McElhenny 1962 34 MIN 11 0 50 200 0 27 4.0 18.2 3
141 Oscar Reed 1971 27 MIN 13 0 50 182 1 18 3.6 14.0 1
142 Fran Tarkenton 1964* 24 MIN QB 14 14 50 330 2 31 6.6 23.6 6
143 Billy Ray Barnes 1965 30 MIN 14 0 48 148 0 18 3.1 10.6 1
144 Dave Osborn 1973 30 MIN 11 0 48 216 0 14 4.5 19.6 2
145 Bill Brown 1973 35 MIN 14 0 47 206 3 21 4.4 14.7 2
146 Rickey Young 1981 28 MIN RB 16 13 47 129 0 13 2.7 8.1 4
147 Bill Brown 1971 33 MIN fb 14 8 46 136 2 23 3.0 9.7 0
148 D.J. Dozier 1989 24 MIN rb 14 6 46 207 0 38 4.5 14.8 2
149 Jim Lindsey 1971 27 MIN 14 0 46 182 0 19 4.0 13.0 1
Rushing
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
150 Robert Miller 1977 24 MIN 14 0 46 152 0 14 3.3 10.9 2
151 Rich Gannon 1992 27 MIN QB 12 12 45 187 0 14 4.2 15.6 5
152 Ed Marinaro 1974 24 MIN 14 0 44 124 1 8 2.8 8.9 3
153 Darrin Nelson 1982 23 MIN RB 7 4 44 136 0 18 3.1 19.4 2
154 Charles Evans 1997 30 MIN FB 16 13 43 157 2 13 3.7 9.8 0
155 Rich Gannon 1991 26 MIN QB 15 11 43 236 2 42 5.5 15.7 2
156 Artose Pinner 2006 28 MIN 12 1 43 190 3 21 4.4 15.8 1
157 D.J. Dozier 1988 23 MIN 8 1 42 167 2 19 4.0 20.9 0
158 Rick Fenney 1987 23 MIN 11 0 42 174 2 12 4.1 15.8 0
159 Tony Galbreath 1981 27 MIN 14 1 42 198 2 21 4.7 14.1 2
160 Dave Osborn 1968 25 MIN 4 0 42 140 0 23 3.3 35.0 1
161 Oscar Reed 1970 26 MIN 12 0 42 132 1 21 3.1 11.0 2
162 Fran Tarkenton 1973 33 MIN QB 14 14 41 202 1 16 4.9 14.4 5
163 Fran Tarkenton 1962 22 MIN QB 14 14 41 361 2 31 8.8 25.8 5
164 Wade Wilson 1987 28 MIN QB 12 7 41 263 5 38 6.4 21.9 3
165 Tony Galbreath 1982 28 MIN 8 3 39 116 1 12 3.0 14.5 1
166 Tom Michel 1964 24 MIN 11 4 39 129 0 14 3.3 11.7 3