league average yards in a season by running backs

Running backs averaged 3.3 yards per rush attempt in 1932.

Interpreted as:

league average rushing yards in a season by running backs

	POSITION	YPC	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Running Back	3.3	1932	693	10,257	3,146	14.8	52	2,811	196	14.3	4.1	31
2	Running Back	3.4	1933	818	13,485	3,993	16.5	69	4,289	274	15.7	5.2	32
3	Running Back	3.8	1934	883	16,682	4,369	18.9	99	3,408	251	13.6	3.9	25
4	Running Back	3.0	1935	800	11,574	3,812	14.5	63	3,449	247	14.0	4.3	21
5	Running Back	3.5	1936	877	15,253	4,396	17.4	74	4,055	296	13.7	4.6	28
6	Running Back	3.3	1937	874	13,526	4,067	15.5	64	4,491	328	13.7	5.1	38
7	Running Back	3.3	1938	983	13,143	3,987	13.4	82	4,383	354	12.4	4.5	28
8	Running Back	3.3	1939	1,015	12,638	3,831	12.5	96	5,391	413	13.1	5.3	38
9	Running Back	3.4	1940	1,040	12,913	3,804	12.4	96	5,971	438	13.6	5.7	45
10	Running Back	3.3	1941	1,117	12,628	3,864	11.3	109	5,799	426	13.6	5.2	38
11	Running Back	3.4	1942	1,029	12,940	3,751	12.6	87	6,237	464	13.4	6.1	53
12	Running Back	3.3	1943	701	9,433	2,844	13.5	76	5,548	394	14.1	7.9	52
13	Running Back	3.5	1944	821	11,667	3,380	14.2	106	4,604	339	13.6	5.6	47
14	Running Back	3.7	1945	872	12,037	3,274	13.8	115	5,164	394	13.1	5.9	31
15	Running Back	3.6	1946	917	13,621	3,735	14.9	113	6,010	424	14.2	6.6	46
16	Running Back	4.0	1947	983	14,895	3,766	15.2	112	7,932	550	14.4	8.1	55
17	Running Back	4.0	1948	1,009	16,289	4,068	16.1	128	7,706	633	12.2	7.6	75
18	Running Back	3.9	1949	997	16,409	4,170	16.5	136	7,800	599	13.0	7.8	60
19	Running Back	4.2	1950	834	20,372	4,839	24.4	148	10,403	812	12.8	12.5	72
20	Running Back	4.0	1951	824	18,176	4,517	22.1	132	9,729	700	13.9	11.8	62
21	Running Back	3.8	1952	889	16,086	4,266	18.1	114	9,999	793	12.6	11.2	70
22	Running Back	4.1	1953	827	16,954	4,164	20.5	136	11,433	928	12.3	13.8	71
23	Running Back	4.1	1954	756	16,655	4,064	22.0	116	12,724	1,032	12.3	16.8	72
24	Running Back	4.1	1955	741	17,905	4,382	24.2	121	10,498	849	12.4	14.2	61
25	Running Back	4.2	1956	748	19,817	4,724	26.5	133	8,653	776	11.2	11.6	48

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