before 1992 what rb had the most rushing yds through first season

Before 1992, 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	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,470	15	280	5.3	98.0	14	282	24	11.8	18.8	0
5	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,450	15	302	4.8	96.7	13	48	12	4.0	3.2	0
6	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,449	16	335	4.3	90.6	13	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
7	Rueben Mayes R. Mayes	1,353	16	286	4.7	84.6	8	96	17	5.6	6.0	0
8	Billy Sims B. Sims	1,303	16	313	4.2	81.4	13	621	51	12.2	38.8	3
9	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,185	16	306	3.9	74.1	11	415	52	8.0	25.9	1
10	John Stephens J. Stephens	1,168	16	297	3.9	73.0	4	98	14	7.0	6.1	0
11	Don Woods D. Woods	1,162	12	227	5.1	96.8	7	349	26	13.4	29.1	3
12	Bobby Humphrey B. Humphrey	1,151	16	294	3.9	71.9	7	156	22	7.1	9.8	1
13	Joe Delaney J. Delaney	1,121	15	234	4.8	74.7	3	246	22	11.2	16.4	0
14	John Brockington J. Brockington	1,105	14	216	5.1	78.9	4	98	14	7.0	7.0	1
15	Kevin Mack K. Mack	1,104	16	222	5.0	69.0	7	297	29	10.2	18.6	3
16	Greg Bell G. Bell	1,100	16	262	4.2	68.8	7	277	34	8.1	17.3	1
17	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	1,096	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
18	Ickey Woods I. Woods	1,066	16	203	5.3	66.6	15	199	21	9.5	12.4	0
19	Terry Miller T. Miller	1,060	16	238	4.5	66.3	7	246	22	11.2	15.4	0
20	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,055	14	188	5.6	75.4	10	180	21	8.6	12.9	1
21	William Andrews W. Andrews	1,023	15	239	4.3	68.2	3	309	39	7.9	20.6	2
22	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	1,023	14	238	4.3	73.1	8	128	24	5.3	9.1	1
23	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,007	14	208	4.8	71.9	12	273	29	9.4	19.5	1
24	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	1,004	11	119	8.4	91.3	8	174	6	29.0	15.8	1
25	Boobie Clark B. Clark	988	14	254	3.9	70.6	8	347	45	7.7	24.8	0

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REC

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
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Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
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537

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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119.3

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111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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30.3

29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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18.6

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

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412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

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166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

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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	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

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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