Before 1983, Earl Campbell had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 6,995 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Campbell | 6,995 | 71 | 1,561 | 4.5 | 98.5 | 57 | 475 | 93 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 6,926 | 73 | 1,548 | 4.5 | 94.9 | 59 | 1,424 | 156 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 4 | |
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 6,463 | 62 | 1,269 | 5.1 | 104.2 | 57 | 1,046 | 121 | 8.6 | 16.9 | 6 | |
| 4 | | T. Dorsett | 6,270 | 75 | 1,368 | 4.6 | 83.6 | 40 | 1,614 | 177 | 9.1 | 21.5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  | O.J. Simpson | 5,181 | 63 | 1,108 | 4.7 | 82.2 | 30 | 912 | 94 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 3 | |
| 6 | | F. Harris | 5,133 | 66 | 1,135 | 4.5 | 77.8 | 42 | 814 | 105 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 3 | |
| 7 | | W. Montgomery | 5,095 | 71 | 1,121 | 4.5 | 71.8 | 36 | 1,635 | 177 | 9.2 | 23.0 | 10 | |
| 8 | | L. Brown | 5,037 | 66 | 1,250 | 4.0 | 76.3 | 29 | 1,774 | 159 | 11.2 | 26.9 | 14 | |
| 9 | | O. Anderson | 4,920 | 56 | 1,105 | 4.5 | 87.9 | 29 | 1,109 | 142 | 7.8 | 19.8 | 2 | |
| 10 | | C. Foreman | 4,915 | 67 | 1,209 | 4.1 | 73.4 | 45 | 2,514 | 256 | 9.8 | 37.5 | 21 | |
| 11 | | G. Sayers | 4,866 | 64 | 955 | 5.1 | 76.0 | 39 | 1,313 | 111 | 11.8 | 20.5 | 9 | |
| 12 | | J. Brockington | 4,593 | 70 | 1,165 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 27 | 1,025 | 125 | 8.2 | 14.6 | 3 | |
| 13 | | J. Taylor | 4,581 | 61 | 917 | 5.0 | 75.1 | 52 | 545 | 75 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 4 | |
| 14 | | J. Nance | 4,338 | 68 | 1,049 | 4.1 | 63.8 | 33 | 601 | 85 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| 15 | | L. Mitchell | 4,328 | 67 | 1,090 | 4.0 | 64.6 | 24 | 1,903 | 227 | 8.4 | 28.4 | 10 | |
| 16 | | L. McCutcheon | 4,285 | 56 | 950 | 4.5 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,232 | 128 | 9.6 | 22.0 | 8 | |
| 17 | | C. Gilchrist | 4,272 | 64 | 1,000 | 4.3 | 66.8 | 37 | 1,139 | 109 | 10.4 | 17.8 | 6 | |
| 18 | | P. Lowe | 4,249 | 70 | 840 | 5.1 | 60.7 | 34 | 979 | 97 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 7 | |
| 19 | | D. Williams | 4,224 | 70 | 941 | 4.5 | 60.3 | 28 | 1,033 | 100 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 5 | |
| 20 | | W. Andrews | 4,205 | 56 | 932 | 4.5 | 75.1 | 22 | 2,003 | 213 | 9.4 | 35.8 | 7 | |
| 21 | | C. Hill | 4,165 | 61 | 981 | 4.2 | 68.3 | 32 | 1,225 | 127 | 9.6 | 20.1 | 6 | |
| 22 | | L. Csonka | 4,148 | 64 | 870 | 4.8 | 64.8 | 27 | 556 | 61 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 3 | |
| 23 | | J. Perry | 4,116 | 59 | 783 | 5.3 | 69.8 | 34 | 711 | 91 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 5 | |
| 24 | | M. van Eeghen | 4,101 | 72 | 991 | 4.1 | 57.0 | 21 | 674 | 75 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 1 | |
| 25 | | G. Pruitt | 4,062 | 69 | 849 | 4.8 | 58.9 | 22 | 1,495 | 156 | 9.6 | 21.7 | 5 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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89.0
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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