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1955 NFL Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Rk Tm Age G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1 Alan Ameche*+ BAL 22 12 0 213 961 9 79 4.5 80.1 17.8 27 141 5.2 0 18 2.3 11.8 1102 9 3
2 Howie Ferguson* GNB 25 12 0 192 859 4 57 4.5 71.6 16.0 22 153 7.0 0 16 1.8 12.8 1012 4 8
3 Ed Modzelewski CLE 26 12 0 185 619 6 25 3.3 51.6 15.4 13 113 8.7 2 28 1.1 9.4 732 8 3
4 Fran Rogel PIT 28 12 0 168 588 2 19 3.5 49.0 14.0 24 222 9.3 0 28 2.0 18.5 810 2 5
5 Fred Morrison* CLE 29 12 0 156 824 3 56 5.3 68.7 13.0 9 185 20.6 0 49 0.8 15.4 1009 3 5
6 Joe Perry SFO 28 11 0 156 701 2 42 4.5 63.7 14.2 19 55 2.9 1 19 1.7 5.0 756 3 6
7 Ron Waller* RAM 22 12 0 151 716 7 55 4.7 59.7 12.6 24 228 9.5 1 30 2.0 19.0 944 8 6
8 Tank Younger* RAM 27 8 0 138 644 5 54 4.7 80.5 17.3 6 51 8.5 0 13 0.8 6.4 695 5 3
9 Lew Carpenter DET 23 12 0 137 543 6 49 4.0 45.3 11.4 44 312 7.1 2 34 3.7 26.0 855 8 6
10 Alex Webster NYG 24 12 0 128 634 5 71 5.0 52.8 10.7 22 269 12.2 1 48 1.8 22.4 903 6 3
11 Rick Casares* CHI 24 12 0 125 672 4 81 5.4 56.0 10.4 16 136 8.5 1 29 1.3 11.3 808 5 3
12 Bobby Watkins CHI 23 12 0 110 553 8 33 5.0 46.1 9.2 6 79 13.2 0 34 0.5 6.6 632 8 5
13 Ollie Matson*+ CRD 25 12 0 109 475 1 54 4.4 39.6 9.1 17 237 13.9 2 70 1.4 19.8 712 3 7
14 Lynn Chandnois PIT 30 8 0 105 353 5 23 3.4 44.1 13.1 27 385 14.3 0 36 3.4 48.1 738 5 2
15 Leo Elter WAS 26 11 0 97 361 3 33 3.7 32.8 8.8 13 219 16.8 1 70 1.2 19.9 580 4 4
16 Hal Giancanelli PHI 26 12 0 97 385 2 20 4.0 32.1 8.1 25 379 15.2 1 59 2.1 31.6 764 3 8
17 Bobby Epps NYG 23 9 0 95 375 2 24 3.9 41.7 10.6 5 8 1.6 0 5 0.6 0.9 383 2 1
18 John Hoffman* CHI 30 12 0 94 454 0 47 4.8 37.8 7.8 11 153 13.9 1 37 0.9 12.8 607 1 3
19 Vic Janowicz WAS 25 12 0 93 397 4 33 4.3 33.1 7.8 11 149 13.5 3 48 0.9 12.4 546 7 2
20 Hugh McElhenny SFO 27 12 0 90 327 4 44 3.6 27.3 7.5 11 203 18.5 2 55 0.9 16.9 530 6 3
21 Bert Zagers WAS 22 11 0 89 395 2 41 4.4 35.9 8.1 14 306 21.9 0 57 1.3 27.8 701 2 5
22 L.G. Dupre BAL 23 11 0 88 338 1 60 3.8 30.7 8.0 10 153 15.3 0 30 0.9 13.9 491 1 2
23 Dave Mann CRD 23 12 0 87 336 4 65 3.9 28.0 7.3 16 137 8.6 1 42 1.3 11.4 473 5 6
24 Frank Gifford*+ NYG 25 11 0 86 351 3 49 4.1 31.9 7.8 33 437 13.2 4 54 3.0 39.7 788 7 5
25 Johnny Olszewski* CRD 25 11 0 84 326 1 41 3.9 29.6 7.6 9 37 4.1 0 9 0.8 3.4 363 1 9
26 Rob Goode 2TM 28 11 0 83 297 0 36 3.6 27.0 7.5 11 152 13.8 0 50 1.0 13.8 449 0 4
27 Breezy Reid GNB 28 12 0 83 303 2 28 3.7 25.3 6.9 13 138 10.6 1 60 1.1 11.5 441 3 4
28 Dale Atkeson WAS 25 11 0 77 300 1 45 3.9 27.3 7.0 9 81 9.0 1 15 0.8 7.4 381 2 2
29 Tobin Rote GNB 27 12 12 74 332 5 49 4.5 27.7 6.2 332 5 10
Rushing Receiving
Rk Tm Age G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
30 Chick Jagade CHI 29 12 0 72 309 2 51 4.3 25.8 6.0 7 16 2.3 0 15 0.6 1.3 325 2 3
31 Otto Graham+ CLE 34 12 12 68 121 6 36 1.8 10.1 5.7 121 6 7
32 George Shaw BAL 22 12 12 68 301 3 37 4.4 25.1 5.7 301 3 6
33 Dave Middleton DET 22 12 0 59 201 2 16 3.4 16.8 4.9 44 663 15.1 3 77 3.7 55.3 864 5 0
34 Ray Mathews* PIT 26 12 0 57 187 1 23 3.3 15.6 4.8 42 762 18.1 6 61 3.5 63.5 949 7 1
35 Lamar McHan CRD 23 12 11 56 194 2 38 3.5 16.2 4.7 194 2 3
36 Mal Hammack CRD 22 9 0 51 160 2 17 3.1 17.8 5.7 5 13 2.6 0 10 0.6 1.4 173 2 5
37 Joe Johnson GNB 26 12 0 49 210 0 21 4.3 17.5 4.1 9 71 7.9 1 30 0.8 5.9 281 1 4
38 Jim Monachino WAS 26 7 0 46 207 2 34 4.5 29.6 6.6 8 74 9.3 0 24 1.1 10.6 281 2 1
39 Bill Stits DET 24 12 0 46 165 0 15 3.6 13.8 3.8 5 17 3.4 0 14 0.4 1.4 182 0 4
40 Ed Brown* CHI 27 12 10 43 203 2 32 4.7 16.9 3.6 203 2 4
41 Dan Towler RAM 27 7 0 43 137 3 14 3.2 19.6 6.1 6 25 4.2 0 11 0.9 3.6 162 3 2
42 Dicky Moegle* SFO 21 11 0 41 235 5 39 5.7 21.4 3.7 4 94 23.5 0 53 0.4 8.5 329 5 2
43 Larry Morris RAM 22 12 0 40 148 1 22 3.7 12.3 3.3 148 1 0
44 Maurice Bassett CLE 24 12 0 38 174 3 30 4.6 14.5 3.2 9 83 9.2 0 25 0.8 6.9 257 3 3
45 Joe Arenas SFO 30 12 0 37 150 0 30 4.1 12.5 3.1 13 255 19.6 2 53 1.1 21.3 405 2 4
46 Eddie LeBaron* WAS 25 12 8 37 190 4 25 5.1 15.8 3.1 190 4 5
47 Bob G. Smith CLE 22 10 0 37 142 1 31 3.8 14.2 3.7 2 12 6.0 0 10 0.2 1.2 154 1 1
48 Adrian Burk* PHI 28 12 9 36 132 2 30 3.7 11.0 3.0 132 2 4
49 Bob Hoernschemeyer DET 30 5 0 36 109 1 10 3.0 21.8 7.2 5 36 7.2 0 15 1.0 7.2 145 1 1
50 Jerry Norton PHI 24 12 0 36 144 1 23 4.0 12.0 3.0 11 125 11.4 1 36 0.9 10.4 269 2 6
51 Jim Finks PIT 28 12 12 35 76 4 9 2.2 6.3 2.9 76 4 5
52 Leon Hart DET 27 11 0 35 159 0 21 4.5 14.5 3.2 9 54 6.0 1 14 0.8 4.9 213 1 2
53 Jim Parmer PHI 29 12 0 34 129 1 36 3.8 10.8 2.8 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 125 1 0
54 Mel Triplett NYG 24 12 0 34 138 0 19 4.1 11.5 2.8 3 9 3.0 0 12 0.3 0.8 147 0 3
55 Buddy Young BAL 29 11 0 32 87 1 25 2.7 7.9 2.9 19 426 22.4 1 82 1.7 38.7 513 2 1
56 Bobby Layne DET 29 12 10 31 111 0 19 3.6 9.3 2.6 111 0 4
57 Jimmy Carr CRD 22 12 0 30 115 0 41 3.8 9.6 2.5 9 157 17.4 0 59 0.8 13.1 272 0 1
58 Eddie Price NYG 30 6 0 30 109 0 29 3.6 18.2 5.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 0.3 111 0 1
59 Ray Renfro CLE 26 12 0 29 90 0 14 3.1 7.5 2.4 29 603 20.8 8 61 2.4 50.3 693 8 1
Rushing Receiving
Rk Tm Age G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
60 Sid Watson PIT 23 12 0 29 31 0 15 1.1 2.6 2.4 19 223 11.7 1 62 1.6 18.6 254 1 7
61 Dick Bielski PHI 23 12 0 28 67 1 8 2.4 5.6 2.3 8 48 6.0 0 19 0.7 4.0 115 1 1
62 Corky Taylor RAM 22 10 0 26 95 0 13 3.7 9.5 2.6 7 47 6.7 1 17 0.7 4.7 142 1 1
63 Ted Wegert PHI 23 7 0 26 120 2 38 4.6 17.1 3.7 3 17 5.7 0 12 0.4 2.4 137 2 2
64 Y.A. Tittle SFO 29 12 12 23 114 0 35 5.0 9.5 1.9 114 0 2
65 Doak Walker* DET 28 12 0 23 95 2 51 4.1 7.9 1.9 22 428 19.5 5 70 1.8 35.7 523 7 1
66 Toy Ledbetter PHI 28 8 0 21 48 0 7 2.3 6.0 2.6 7 88 12.6 1 37 0.9 11.0 136 1 0
67 Bud Laughlin SFO 24 10 0 20 58 0 14 2.9 5.8 2.0 8 54 6.8 0 27 0.8 5.4 112 0 4
68 John Henry Johnson SFO 26 7 0 19 69 1 12 3.6 9.9 2.7 2 6 3.0 0 11 0.3 0.9 75 1 0
69 Leon Campbell PIT 28 12 0 18 42 0 27 2.3 3.5 1.5 9 76 8.4 0 36 0.8 6.3 118 0 1
70 Ralph Guglielmi WAS 22 9 3 18 51 1 17 2.8 5.7 2.0 51 1 0
71 Bobby Thomason* PHI 27 10 3 17 29 0 20 1.7 2.9 1.7 29 0 4
72 Dick Young BAL 25 11 0 17 39 0 10 2.3 3.5 1.5 2 15 7.5 0 11 0.2 1.4 54 0 2
73 Tom McCormick RAM 25 6 0 16 66 1 14 4.1 11.0 2.7 3 -1 -0.3 0 4 0.5 -0.2 65 1 0
74 Veryl Switzer GNB 23 12 0 16 101 0 38 6.3 8.4 1.3 14 103 7.4 1 22 1.2 8.6 204 1 6
75 George Blanda CHI 28 12 2 15 54 2 10 3.6 4.5 1.3 54 2 0
76 Harry Gilmer DET 29 8 2 15 67 0 19 4.5 8.4 1.9 67 0 2
77 Carroll Hardy SFO 22 10 0 15 37 0 14 2.5 3.7 1.5 12 338 28.2 4 78 1.2 33.8 375 4 2
78 Skeet Quinlan RAM 27 6 0 15 70 0 12 4.7 11.7 2.5 19 245 12.9 0 46 3.2 40.8 315 0 2
79 Ralph Goldston PHI 26 10 0 14 -7 0 7 -0.5 -0.7 1.4 2 8 4.0 0 9 0.2 0.8 1 0 2
80 Bob Williams CHI 25 10 0 13 79 0 19 6.1 7.9 1.3 79 0 0
81 Fred Cone GNB 29 12 0 12 25 0 14 2.1 2.1 1.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 32 0 0
82 Charlie Conerly NYG 34 12 5 12 10 0 12 0.8 0.8 1.0 10 0 4
83 Harry Hugasian 2TM 26 6 0 12 34 0 15 2.8 5.7 2.0 3 32 10.7 0 13 0.5 5.3 66 0 1
84 Norm Van Brocklin* RAM 29 12 12 11 24 0 9 2.2 2.0 0.9 24 0 3
85 Billy Wade RAM 25 7 0 11 43 0 14 3.9 6.1 1.6 43 0 4
86 Ron Drzewiecki CHI 22 12 0 10 54 1 19 5.4 4.5 0.8 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 55 1 3
87 Jug Girard DET 28 12 0 10 27 0 10 2.7 2.3 0.8 23 301 13.1 0 34 1.9 25.1 328 0 2
88 Dub Jones CLE 31 12 0 10 44 0 13 4.4 3.7 0.8 3 115 38.3 1 46 0.3 9.6 159 1 1
89 Kyle Rote* NYG 28 12 0 10 46 0 14 4.6 3.8 0.8 31 580 18.7 8 71 2.6 48.3 626 8 1
Rushing Receiving
Rk Tm Age G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
90 Burrell Shields BAL 26 8 0 10 34 0 14 3.4 4.3 1.3 3 27 9.0 0 19 0.4 3.4 61 0 0
91 Frank Bernardi CRD 22 11 0 8 17 0 20 2.1 1.5 0.7 4 77 19.3 1 39 0.4 7.0 94 1 2
92 Al Dorow WAS 26 8 1 8 49 0 19 6.1 6.1 1.0 49 0 1
93 Joe Heap NYG 24 12 0 8 29 0 16 3.6 2.4 0.7 29 0 1
94 Les Goble CRD 23 9 0 7 11 0 5 1.6 1.2 0.8 11 0 0
95 Don Heinrich NYG 25 10 7 7 4 2 5 0.6 0.4 0.7 4 2 1
96 Al Carmichael GNB 27 10 0 6 45 0 20 7.5 4.5 0.6 16 222 13.9 1 32 1.6 22.2 267 1 0
97 Ogden Compton CRD 23 9 1 6 -8 0 5 -1.3 -0.9 0.7 -8 0 0
98 Lem Harkey SFO 21 4 0 6 27 0 15 4.5 6.8 1.5 27 0 0
99 Gary Kerkorian BAL 25 7 0 6 20 1 12 3.3 2.9 0.9 20 1 1
100 Ted Marchibroda PIT 24 7 0 6 -1 1 8 -0.2 -0.1 0.9 -1 1 3
101 George Ratterman CLE 29 10 0 6 8 1 10 1.3 0.8 0.6 8 1 2
102 Joe Scudero* WAS 25 12 0 6 27 0 13 4.5 2.3 0.5 27 0 2
103 Dean Renfro BAL 23 7 0 4 13 0 5 3.3 1.9 0.6 13 0 0
104 Royce Womble BAL 24 3 0 4 2 0 4 0.5 0.7 1.3 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.3 4.7 16 0 0
105 Don Johnson PHI 24 2 0 3 1 0 4 0.3 0.5 1.5 1 0 0
106 Henry Mosley CHI 24 1 0 3 10 0 4 3.3 10.0 3.0 10 0 0
107 Johnny Petitbon CLE 24 12 0 3 10 0 7 3.3 0.8 0.3 10 0 0
108 George Taliaferro PHI 28 3 0 3 -2 0 0 -0.7 -0.7 1.0 3 17 5.7 0 14 1.0 5.7 15 0 2
109 Larrye Weaver NYG 24 6 0 3 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 0
110 Walter Bryan BAL 22 10 0 2 4 0 8 2.0 0.4 0.2 4 0 0
111 Henry Ford CLE 24 2 0 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.5 1.0 1 0 1
112 Marion Motley PIT 35 7 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 1.1 0.3 8 0 0
113 Pete Perini 2TM 27 8 0 2 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.4 3 0 0
114 Bob Clatterbuck NYG 23 3 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -1.0 0.3 -3 0 1
115 Maury Duncan SFO 24 11 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.5 0.1 -5 0 1
116 Horace Gillom CLE 34 12 0 1 -15 0 -15 -15.0 -1.3 0.1 -15 0 0
117 Paul Held GNB 27 2 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 4.0 0.5 8 0 0
118 Tommy James CLE 32 8 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.3 0.1 2 0 0
119 Bobby Walston PHI 27 12 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 27 443 16.4 3 63 2.3 36.9 440 3 0