before 1984 what rb had the most rushing yds through first season

Before 1984, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first season, with 1,808 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	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
2	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
3	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	1,605	16	331	4.8	100.3	8	308	41	7.5	19.3	2
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,450	15	302	4.8	96.7	13	48	12	4.0	3.2	0
5	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,449	16	335	4.3	90.6	13	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
6	Billy Sims B. Sims	1,303	16	313	4.2	81.4	13	621	51	12.2	38.8	3
7	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,185	16	306	3.9	74.1	11	415	52	8.0	25.9	1
8	Don Woods D. Woods	1,162	12	227	5.1	96.8	7	349	26	13.4	29.1	3
9	Joe Delaney J. Delaney	1,121	15	234	4.8	74.7	3	246	22	11.2	16.4	0
10	John Brockington J. Brockington	1,105	14	216	5.1	78.9	4	98	14	7.0	7.0	1
11	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	1,096	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
12	Terry Miller T. Miller	1,060	16	238	4.5	66.3	7	246	22	11.2	15.4	0
13	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,055	14	188	5.6	75.4	10	180	21	8.6	12.9	1
14	William Andrews W. Andrews	1,023	15	239	4.3	68.2	3	309	39	7.9	20.6	2
15	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	1,023	14	238	4.3	73.1	8	128	24	5.3	9.1	1
16	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,007	14	208	4.8	71.9	12	273	29	9.4	19.5	1
17	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	1,004	11	119	8.4	91.3	8	174	6	29.0	15.8	1
18	Boobie Clark B. Clark	988	14	254	3.9	70.6	8	347	45	7.7	24.8	0
19	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	961	12	213	4.5	80.1	9	141	27	5.2	11.8	0
20	Matt Snell M. Snell	948	14	215	4.4	67.7	5	393	56	7.0	28.1	1
21	Calvin Hill C. Hill	942	13	204	4.6	72.5	8	232	20	11.6	17.8	0
22	Jim Brown J. Brown	942	12	202	4.7	78.5	9	55	16	3.4	4.6	1
23	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	919	14	235	3.9	65.6	4	483	40	12.1	34.5	3
24	Larry Brown L. Brown	888	14	202	4.4	63.4	4	302	34	8.9	21.6	0
25	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	875	14	156	5.6	62.5	9	576	55	10.5	41.1	3

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PASS

1,572

Stafford

RUSH

343

Williams

REC

441

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

12th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

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4 - 1

Final

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2 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
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