William Andrews accounted for the most yards by a running back in 1981, with 2,036 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.
| NAME | TOTALYDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Andrews | 2,036 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | T. Dorsett | 1,971 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | W. Montgomery | 1,923 | 1981 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | | B. Sims | 1,888 | 1981 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | | G. Rogers | 1,800 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | | O. Anderson | 1,763 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | | T. Brown | 1,757 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Cribbs | 1,709 | 1981 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 143.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | W. Payton | 1,601 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | M. Pruitt | 1,545 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | | E. Campbell | 1,532 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | W. Tyler | 1,510 | 1981 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | | C. Muncie | 1,509 | 1981 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | J. Washington | 1,506 | 1981 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | P. Johnson | 1,397 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | G. Ellis | 1,382 | 1981 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Delaney | 1,367 | 1981 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | F. Harris | 1,237 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | | T. Nathan | 1,234 | 1981 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | C. Dickey | 1,198 | 1981 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | | D. Preston | 1,147 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | T. Collins | 1,105 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | R. Carpenter | 1,103 | 1981 | TOT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | | R. McMillan | 1,063 | 1981 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | K. King | 1,044 | 1981 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |