before 1982 what rb had the most rushing yds through first season

Before 1982, George Rogers rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first season, with 1,674 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
2	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	1,605	16	331	4.8	100.3	8	308	41	7.5	19.3	2
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,450	15	302	4.8	96.7	13	48	12	4.0	3.2	0
4	Billy Sims B. Sims	1,303	16	313	4.2	81.4	13	621	51	12.2	38.8	3
5	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,185	16	306	3.9	74.1	11	415	52	8.0	25.9	1
6	Don Woods D. Woods	1,162	12	227	5.1	96.8	7	349	26	13.4	29.1	3
7	Joe Delaney J. Delaney	1,121	15	234	4.8	74.7	3	246	22	11.2	16.4	0
8	John Brockington J. Brockington	1,105	14	216	5.1	78.9	4	98	14	7.0	7.0	1
9	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	1,096	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
10	Terry Miller T. Miller	1,060	16	238	4.5	66.3	7	246	22	11.2	15.4	0
11	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,055	14	188	5.6	75.4	10	180	21	8.6	12.9	1
12	William Andrews W. Andrews	1,023	15	239	4.3	68.2	3	309	39	7.9	20.6	2
13	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	1,023	14	238	4.3	73.1	8	128	24	5.3	9.1	1
14	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,007	14	208	4.8	71.9	12	273	29	9.4	19.5	1
15	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	1,004	11	119	8.4	91.3	8	174	6	29.0	15.8	1
16	Boobie Clark B. Clark	988	14	254	3.9	70.6	8	347	45	7.7	24.8	0
17	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	961	12	213	4.5	80.1	9	141	27	5.2	11.8	0
18	Matt Snell M. Snell	948	14	215	4.4	67.7	5	393	56	7.0	28.1	1
19	Calvin Hill C. Hill	942	13	204	4.6	72.5	8	232	20	11.6	17.8	0
20	Jim Brown J. Brown	942	12	202	4.7	78.5	9	55	16	3.4	4.6	1
21	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	919	14	235	3.9	65.6	4	483	40	12.1	34.5	3
22	Larry Brown L. Brown	888	14	202	4.4	63.4	4	302	34	8.9	21.6	0
23	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	875	14	156	5.6	62.5	9	576	55	10.5	41.1	3
24	Tony Collins T. Collins	873	16	204	4.3	54.6	7	232	26	8.9	14.5	0
25	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	867	14	166	5.2	61.9	14	507	29	17.5	36.2	6

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RUSH

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REC

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

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Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
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1,408

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1,402

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Rush Yards Leaders

580

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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119.3

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Sack Leaders

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31.8

30.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

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18.6

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Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

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392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

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166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

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Pass Yards Rankings

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300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000