most fumbles by a running back in a career since 1967

Since 1967, Tony Dorsett and Franco Harris are tied for the most fumbles by a running back, with 90 fumbles.

NAME FUM LOST GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
90
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
2 Franco Harris
F. Harris
90
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
86
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
4 Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
83
158
5,672
1,196
4.7
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
5 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
78
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
6 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
65
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
7 Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
64
108
6,378
1,344
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
8 Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
62
81
3,498
766
4.6
43.2
24
2,457
245
10.0
30.3
9
9 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
62
135
11,236
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
10 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
61
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
11 John Riggins
J. Riggins
58
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
12 Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
57
110
6,702
1,561
4.3
60.9
71
2,323
263
8.8
21.1
3
13 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
56
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
14 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
53
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
15 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
52
147
10,009
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
16 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
52
109
5,950
1,556
3.8
54.6
53
3,156
350
9.0
29.0
23
17 James Brooks
J. Brooks
51
162
7,962
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
18 Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
51
102
5,356
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
2,199
224
9.8
21.6
15
19 Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
51
93
4,536
1,148
4.0
48.8
25
1,156
119
9.7
12.4
6
20 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
50
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
21 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
49
29
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
22 Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
49
107
5,453
1,385
3.9
51.0
43
1,905
210
9.1
17.8
6
23 Frank Gore
F. Gore
46
30
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
24 Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
46
223
1,967
388
5.1
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
25 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
45
146
1,684
398
4.2
11.5
8
3,038
336
9.0
20.8
11
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