highest rushing yards per game average season nfl player

O.J. Simpson has averaged the most rushing yards per game in a season, with 143.1 per game in 1973.

NAMERUSH YDS/GSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
143.1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
332
6.0
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
133.1
1963
CLE CLE
14
1,863
291
6.4
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
132.3
1977
CHI CHI
14
1,852
339
5.5
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
4Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
131.6
1984
RAM RAM
16
2,105
379
5.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
131.1
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
6.0
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
6O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
129.8
1975
BUF BUF
14
1,817
329
5.5
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
7Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
129.1
2003
BAL BAL
16
2,066
387
5.3
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
8Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
128.9
1980
HOU HOU
15
1,934
373
5.2
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
128.3
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
335
6.1
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
10Jim Brown
J. Brown
127.3
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,527
257
5.9
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
126.7
2020
TEN TEN
16
2,027
378
5.4
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
12Terrell Davis
T. Davis
125.5
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,008
392
5.1
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
13Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
125.4
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
5.6
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
14Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
125.3
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
345
5.8
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
15Clinton Portis
C. Portis
122.4
2003
DEN DEN
13
1,591
290
5.5
14
314
38
51
8.3
24.2
0
16Greg Hill
G. Hill
120.0
1998
STL STL
2
240
40
6.0
4
6
1
6.0
3.0
0
17Ahman Green
A. Green
117.7
2003
GB GB
16
1,883
355
5.3
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
18Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
117.7
1994
DET DET
16
1,883
331
5.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
19Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
117.5
2005
SEA SEA
16
1,880
370
5.1
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
20Derrick Henry
D. Henry
117.1
2021
TEN TEN
8
937
219
4.3
10
154
18
20
8.6
19.3
0
21Terrell Davis
T. Davis
116.7
1997
DEN DEN
15
1,750
369
4.7
15
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
22Tiki Barber
T. Barber
116.3
2005
NYG NYG
16
1,860
357
5.2
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
23Ricky Williams
R. Williams
115.8
2002
MIA MIA
16
1,853
383
4.8
16
363
47
59
7.7
22.7
1
24Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
115.4
1998
ATL ATL
16
1,846
410
4.5
14
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
25Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
115.4
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
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22.5

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RUSH YDS/G

157.8

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PASS YDS/G

241.3

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
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7
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Jets Jets
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10
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
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.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
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.538
Ravens Ravens
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7
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.462
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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11
2
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Chargers Chargers
8
4
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.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
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.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
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.769

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
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Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
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IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
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NO NO
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9/6
TEN TEN
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12/14
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CLE CLE
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1:00 PM