most all purpose yards by running backs in a season

Running backs gained their most all-purpose yards in a season in 1979, with 102,161 yards.

POSITIONYDSSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1
Running Back
102,161
1979
2,390
56,092
14,051
4.0
23.5
431
24,549
2,834
8.7
10.3
105
2
Running Back
99,303
1978
2,360
58,958
14,864
4.0
25.0
409
20,903
2,459
8.5
8.9
70
3
Running Back
98,898
1981
2,275
53,741
13,366
4.0
23.6
392
27,193
3,102
8.8
12.0
121
4
Running Back
96,989
1980
2,336
52,008
13,145
4.0
22.3
371
27,220
3,161
8.6
11.7
113
5
Running Back
96,788
1983
2,170
52,970
12,949
4.1
24.4
389
23,956
2,640
9.1
11.0
111
6
Running Back
95,814
2003
2,198
53,351
12,759
4.2
24.3
364
20,083
2,640
3,643
7.6
9.1
78
7
Running Back
93,850
1986
2,077
47,983
12,208
3.9
23.1
354
25,479
2,869
8.9
12.3
101
8
Running Back
93,381
2002
2,177
50,285
12,104
4.2
23.1
379
22,002
2,837
3,898
7.8
10.1
97
9
Running Back
92,785
1985
1,949
51,188
12,338
4.1
26.3
391
23,273
2,556
9.1
11.9
100
10
Running Back
92,021
2006
2,060
53,374
12,733
4.2
25.9
374
19,432
2,524
3,445
7.7
9.4
58
11
Running Back
91,563
1984
2,234
50,837
12,535
4.1
22.8
357
20,870
2,501
8.3
9.3
89
12
Running Back
91,182
2008
2,055
53,256
12,546
4.2
25.9
418
18,929
2,420
3,343
7.8
9.2
88
13
Running Back
90,964
2025
1,846
51,602
11,871
4.3
28.0
382
17,304
2,328
2,980
7.4
9.4
105
14
Running Back
90,712
2009
2,031
53,245
12,425
4.3
26.2
376
19,362
2,445
3,373
7.9
9.5
84
15
Running Back
90,161
1976
1,931
53,837
13,325
4.0
27.9
346
19,226
2,235
8.6
10.0
68
16
Running Back
88,823
2004
2,064
53,334
12,747
4.2
25.8
375
18,876
2,442
3,370
7.7
9.1
77
17
Running Back
88,525
1988
2,072
48,006
12,041
4.0
23.2
353
22,704
2,500
9.1
11.0
94
18
Running Back
88,071
1995
2,056
46,589
11,735
4.0
22.7
328
21,347
2,724
7.8
10.4
77
19
Running Back
88,035
2007
2,067
51,829
12,449
4.2
25.1
342
18,653
2,495
3,441
7.5
9.0
54
20
Running Back
87,163
1997
2,142
48,127
12,038
4.0
22.5
329
19,725
2,415
8.2
9.2
78
21
Running Back
86,817
1977
2,012
51,977
13,508
3.8
25.8
296
17,826
2,027
8.8
8.9
77
22
Running Back
86,816
2005
2,120
51,826
12,737
4.1
24.4
379
17,286
2,302
3,181
7.5
8.2
68
23
Running Back
86,417
2000
2,081
46,657
11,690
4.0
22.4
344
21,832
2,690
3,758
8.1
10.5
93
24
Running Back
85,970
1987
1,941
45,740
11,677
3.9
23.6
289
21,691
2,457
8.8
11.2
94
25
Running Back
85,867
2010
1,996
50,769
12,156
4.2
25.4
344
19,852
2,492
3,407
8.0
9.9
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