fewest rushing yards by a player single season

Paul Governali has the fewest rushing yards in a season, with -186 yards in his rookie season in 1946.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Paul Governali
P. Governali
-186
1946
11
33
-5.6
-16.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
2Davey O'Brien
D. O'Brien
-180
1940
11
100
-1.8
-16.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
3Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
-118
1945
10
36
-3.3
-11.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Tommy Thompson
T. Thompson
-116
1946
10
34
-3.4
-11.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
-96
1944
7
20
-4.8
-13.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
6Roy Zimmerman
R. Zimmerman
-84
1944
10
26
-3.2
-8.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
7Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
-76
1946
11
18
-4.2
-6.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
-76
1946
11
25
-3.0
-6.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Foster Watkins
F. Watkins
-76
1940
9
14
-5.4
-8.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
-71
1945
8
19
-3.7
-8.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
-65
1940
11
23
-2.8
-5.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Paul Christman
P. Christman
-61
1946
11
28
-2.2
-5.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
13Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
-60
1946
11
16
-3.8
-5.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Arnie Herber
A. Herber
-58
1944
10
7
-8.3
-5.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Owen Goodnight
O. Goodnight
-54
1941
9
21
-2.6
-6.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Marion Pugh
M. Pugh
-52
1945
5
24
-2.2
-10.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
17George Cafego
G. Cafego
-51
1945
7
19
-2.7
-7.3
0
20
2
10.0
2.9
0
18Ace Parker
A. Parker
-49
1945
8
18
-2.7
-6.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
19John McCarthy
J. McCarthy
-49
1944
7
6
-8.2
-7.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Paul Governali
P. Governali
-48
1948
9
6
-8.0
-5.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
-43
1943
10
19
-2.3
-4.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Allie Sherman
A. Sherman
-42
1944
10
22
-1.9
-4.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Roy Zimmerman
R. Zimmerman
-41
1943
10
33
-1.2
-4.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
-40
1943
10
22
-1.8
-4.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
25Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
-38
1944
8
19
-2.0
-4.8
0
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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