most fumbles by a rb since 1975

Since 1975, Tony Dorsett has the most fumbles by a running back, with 90 fumbles.

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NAMEFUMLOSTGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
90
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
86
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
78
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
4Franco Harris
F. Harris
66
135
9,361
2,365
4.0
69.3
73
1,838
253
7.3
13.6
7
5Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
66
131
4,763
1,009
4.7
36.4
20
2,685
298
9.0
20.5
16
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
65
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
7Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
64
108
6,378
1,344
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
61
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
9Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
57
110
6,702
1,561
4.3
60.9
71
2,323
263
8.8
21.1
3
10Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
56
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
11Tiki Barber
T. Barber
53
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
12Ricky Williams
R. Williams
52
147
10,009
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
13James Brooks
J. Brooks
51
162
7,962
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
14Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
51
102
5,356
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
2,199
224
9.8
21.6
15
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
50
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
16Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
49
29
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
17Frank Gore
F. Gore
46
30
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
18Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
46
223
1,967
388
5.1
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
19Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
45
146
1,684
398
4.2
11.5
8
3,038
336
9.0
20.8
11
20Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
45
144
8,074
1,798
4.5
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
21George Rogers
G. Rogers
45
92
7,176
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
22Edgerrin James
E. James
44
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
23James Wilder
J. Wilder
44
129
6,008
1,586
3.8
46.6
37
3,500
431
8.1
27.1
10
24Ricky Watters
R. Watters
43
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
25Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
43
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
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