league average yards per carry by year

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  • Regular season
YPCSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1
3.3
1932
96
10,549
3,238
109.9
55
2
3.3
1933
114
13,792
4,118
121.0
69
3
3.8
1934
120
16,967
4,441
141.4
101
4
3.0
1935
106
12,340
4,116
116.4
67
5
3.5
1936
108
15,370
4,453
142.3
77
6
3.3
1937
110
13,959
4,262
126.9
67
7
3.3
1938
110
13,708
4,143
124.6
83
8
3.3
1939
110
13,269
4,075
120.6
102
9
3.2
1940
110
13,160
4,136
119.6
100
10
3.2
1941
110
12,840
4,076
116.7
114
11
3.3
1942
110
13,541
4,052
123.1
97
12
3.2
1943
80
9,464
2,945
118.3
85
13
3.2
1944
100
11,899
3,724
119.0
118
14
3.4
1945
100
12,272
3,618
122.7
134
15
3.3
1946
110
13,809
4,159
125.5
141
16
3.9
1947
120
16,678
4,281
139.0
135
17
4.0
1948
120
18,178
4,549
151.5
151
18
3.9
1949
120
18,072
4,641
150.6
159
19
4.2
1950
156
24,075
5,793
154.3
208
20
4.1
1951
144
21,883
5,402
152.0
175
21
3.8
1952
144
19,320
5,069
134.2
147
22
4.0
1953
144
19,245
4,817
133.6
169
23
4.0
1954
144
18,982
4,775
131.8
152
24
4.0
1955
144
21,177
5,305
147.1
166
25
4.1
1956
144
22,413
5,453
155.6
179
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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NFC EastWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
2
2
0
.500
1
2
0
.333
1
2
0
.333
0
4
0
.000
NFC WestWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
AFC EastWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
1
3
0
.250
0
4
0
.000
AFC NorthWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
2
2
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
0
4
0
.000
0
4
0
.000
AFC WestWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
3
1
0
.750
2
2
0
.500
0
4
0
.000

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