most 100 yard rushing games by runningback nfl year

Barry Sanders has the most games by a running back with 100+ rushing yards in a season, with 14 games in 1997.

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most 100 or more yard rushing games by runningback NFL year

	NAME	GP	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	2,000	1997	DET	310	6.5	142.9	11	177	23		7.7	12.6	2
2	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	12	1,554	2014	DAL	300	5.2	129.5	9	362	46	53	7.9	30.2	0
3	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	12	1,735	2009	TEN	296	5.9	144.6	14	464	43	58	10.8	38.7	2
4	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	12	1,760	2003	BAL	307	5.7	146.7	12	186	22	30	8.5	15.5	0
5	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	12	1,566	1998	ATL	319	4.9	130.5	13	250	20		12.5	20.8	2
6	Barry Foster B. Foster	12	1,467	1992	PIT	311	4.7	122.3	11	250	23		10.9	20.8	0
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	12	1,831	1984	RAM	295	6.2	152.6	12	98	14		7.0	8.2	0
8	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	11	1,648	2024	PHI	262	6.3	149.8	13	197	22	29	9.0	17.9	2
9	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	11	1,500	2006	KC	331	4.5	136.4	15	195	22	36	8.9	17.7	1
10	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	11	1,526	2005	SEA	276	5.5	138.7	23	74	14	23	5.3	6.7	1
11	Terrell Davis T. Davis	11	1,673	1998	DEN	286	5.8	152.1	15	137	14		9.8	12.5	1
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11	1,395	1995	DAL	270	5.2	126.8	20	257	39		6.6	23.4	0
13	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11	1,487	1986	RAM	314	4.7	135.2	9	150	17		8.8	13.6	0
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	11	1,395	1985	RAI	293	4.8	126.8	9	374	45		8.3	34.0	2
15	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	11	1,489	1979	HOU	307	4.9	135.4	14	43	13		3.3	3.9	0
16	O.J. Simpson	11	1,770	1973	BUF	278	6.4	160.9	11	70	6		11.7	6.4	0
17	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	10	1,357	2021	IND	228	6.0	135.7	15	90	19	25	4.7	9.0	1
18	Derrick Henry D. Henry	10	1,585	2020	TEN	255	6.2	158.5	14	102	15	24	6.8	10.2	0
19	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	10	1,614	2012	MIN	231	7.0	161.4	10	104	23	30	4.5	10.4	1
20	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	10	1,148	2012	SEA	195	5.9	114.8	10	151	14	18	10.8	15.1	1
21	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	10	1,330	2008	MIN	249	5.3	133.0	7	82	13	21	6.3	8.2	0
22	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	10	1,407	2006	SD	238	5.9	140.7	22	266	25	40	10.6	26.6	2
23	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	10	1,461	2005	KC	270	5.4	146.1	18	287	28	41	10.3	28.7	1
24	Ahman Green A. Green	10	1,530	2003	GB	237	6.5	153.0	11	172	24	32	7.2	17.2	3
25	Clinton Portis C. Portis	10	1,416	2003	DEN	243	5.8	141.6	14	259	26	37	10.0	25.9	0

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