league average rushing attempts per game by year 1970 to 2020

league average rushing rushing attempts per game by year 1970 to 2020

Interpreted as:
league average rushing rushing attempts per game by year 1970 to 2020
ATT/GPYPCATTGPSEASONRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1
31.41
3.8
11,432
364
1970
43,820
120.4
293
2
32.35
4.0
11,776
364
1971
47,367
130.1
333
3
33.67
4.1
12,256
364
1972
50,724
139.4
364
4
35.54
4.1
12,936
364
1973
52,554
144.4
330
5
34.36
3.9
12,507
364
1974
48,520
133.3
365
6
36.26
4.0
13,199
364
1975
52,960
145.5
413
7
36.89
4.1
14,461
392
1976
59,064
150.7
414
8
37.37
3.8
14,650
392
1977
56,400
143.9
352
9
35.88
4.0
16,075
448
1978
63,540
141.8
454
10
33.89
4.0
15,183
448
1979
60,733
135.6
487
11
32.11
4.0
14,384
448
1980
57,135
127.5
431
12
32.38
4.0
14,508
448
1981
58,304
130.1
441
13
30.81
3.8
7,763
252
1982
29,679
117.8
231
14
31.72
4.1
14,211
448
1983
58,122
129.7
437
15
30.83
4.0
13,811
448
1984
55,503
123.9
410
16
30.44
4.1
13,636
448
1985
55,969
124.9
443
17
30.15
3.9
13,509
448
1986
53,172
118.7
401
18
31.4
3.9
13,189
420
1987
52,044
123.9
361
19
30.31
4.0
13,581
448
1988
54,395
121.4
424
20
29.17
4.0
13,068
448
1989
51,646
115.3
388
21
27.77
4.1
12,442
448
1990
51,012
113.9
377
22
27.41
3.9
12,279
448
1991
48,237
107.7
358
23
27.44
4.0
12,291
448
1992
49,509
110.5
333
24
28.31
3.9
12,684
448
1993
49,295
110.0
304
25
28.01
3.7
12,550
448
1994
46,710
104.3
340
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176