John Riggins had 180 carries for 769 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in 14 games in his rookie season in 1971.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 1971 |  NYJ | 14 | 769 | 180 | 4.3 | 54.9 | 1 | 231 | 36 | 6.4 | 16.5 | 2 |
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | J. Riggins | 12/19/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  CIN | 99 | 17 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | J. Riggins | 12/12/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  NE | 91 | 24 | 3.8 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Riggins | 12/4/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ |  DAL | 36 | 13 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Riggins | 11/28/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  SF | 62 | 13 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Riggins | 11/21/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ |  BUF | 74 | 17 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Riggins | 11/14/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  BAL | 28 | 10 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. Riggins | 11/7/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  KC | 63 | 11 | 5.7 | 0 | -5 | 1 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Riggins | 10/31/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ |  SD | 63 | 10 | 6.3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| 9 | | J. Riggins | 10/24/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs |  MIA | 43 | 10 | 4.3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | | J. Riggins | 10/17/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | vs | BUF | 32 | 9 | 3.6 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | J. Riggins | 10/10/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ | NE | 93 | 22 | 4.2 | 0 | -9 | 2 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | J. Riggins | 10/3/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ | MIA | 17 | 6 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | J. Riggins | 9/27/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ |  STL | 36 | 9 | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | J. Riggins | 9/19/1971 | 1971 | NYJ | @ | BAL | 32 | 9 | 3.6 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Average | 54.9 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 769 | 180 | 4.3 | 1 | 231 | 36 | 6.4 | 2 |
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