cowboys rushing leaders by year 2000 to 2023

From 2000 through 2023, DeMarco Murray had the most rushing yards for the Cowboys in a season, with 1,845 yards in 2014.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	1,845	2014	DAL	16	392	4.7	115.3	13	416	57	64	7.3	26.0	0
2	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,434	2018	DAL	15	304	4.7	95.6	6	567	77	95	7.4	37.8	3
4	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,357	2019	DAL	16	301	4.5	84.8	12	420	54	71	7.8	26.3	2
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,203	2000	DAL	16	294	4.1	75.2	9	79	11	14	7.2	4.9	0
6	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	1,121	2013	DAL	14	217	5.2	80.1	9	350	53	66	6.6	25.0	1
7	Darren McFadden D. McFadden	1,089	2015	DAL	16	239	4.6	68.1	3	328	40	53	8.2	20.5	0
8	Julius Jones J. Jones	1,084	2006	DAL	16	267	4.1	67.8	4	142	9	15	15.8	8.9	0
9	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,021	2001	DAL	14	261	3.9	72.9	3	116	17	21	6.8	8.3	0
10	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	1,007	2022	DAL	16	193	5.2	62.9	9	371	39	55	9.5	23.2	3
11	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	1,005	2023	DAL	17	252	4.0	59.1	6	311	55	67	5.7	18.3	0
12	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,002	2021	DAL	17	237	4.2	58.9	10	287	47	65	6.1	16.9	2
13	Julius Jones J. Jones	993	2005	DAL	13	257	3.9	76.4	5	218	35	45	6.2	16.8	0
14	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	983	2017	DAL	10	242	4.1	98.3	7	269	26	38	10.3	26.9	2
15	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	979	2020	DAL	15	244	4.0	65.3	6	338	52	71	6.5	22.5	2
16	Marion Barber M. Barber	975	2007	DAL	16	204	4.8	60.9	10	282	44	54	6.4	17.6	2
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	975	2002	DAL	16	254	3.8	60.9	5	89	16	24	5.6	5.6	0
18	Troy Hambrick T. Hambrick	972	2003	DAL	16	275	3.5	60.8	5	99	17	24	5.8	6.2	0
19	Marion Barber M. Barber	932	2009	DAL	15	214	4.4	62.1	7	221	26	36	8.5	14.7	0
20	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	897	2011	DAL	13	164	5.5	69.0	2	183	26	35	7.0	14.1	0
21	Marion Barber M. Barber	885	2008	DAL	15	238	3.7	59.0	7	417	52	61	8.0	27.8	2
22	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	876	2022	DAL	15	231	3.8	58.4	12	92	17	23	5.4	6.1	0
23	Julius Jones J. Jones	819	2004	DAL	8	197	4.2	102.4	7	109	17	26	6.4	13.6	0
24	Felix Jones F. Jones	800	2010	DAL	16	185	4.3	50.0	1	450	48	52	9.4	28.1	1
25	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	719	2021	DAL	15	130	5.5	47.9	2	337	39	46	8.6	22.5	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

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Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

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Rec TD Leaders

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155.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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295.0

281.3

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Sack Leaders

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000