most nfl yards by a running back from 1977 to 1988

Between the 1977 and 1988 seasons, Walter Payton had the most rushing yards by a running back, with 14,657 yards.

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most NFL rushing yards by a running back from 1977 to 1988

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	14,657	163	3,331	4.4	89.9	90	4,176	444	9.4	25.6	15
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398	8.9	20.5	13
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	9,915	90	2,136	4.6	110.2	75	1,422	172	8.3	15.8	3
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
5	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8,294	127	1,949	4.3	65.3	55	2,614	319	8.2	20.6	5
6	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,240	139	1,792	4.0	52.1	51	1,834	262	7.0	13.2	5
7	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
8	Franco Harris F. Harris	6,987	107	1,814	3.9	65.3	49	1,473	202	7.3	13.8	6
9	Marcus Allen M. Allen	6,982	97	1,712	4.1	72.0	61	3,470	368	9.4	35.8	16
10	John Riggins J. Riggins	6,900	100	1,826	3.8	69.0	76	756	100	7.6	7.6	5
11	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	6,794	92	1,525	4.5	73.8	28	2,211	225	9.8	24.0	11
12	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,789	107	1,540	4.4	63.4	45	2,502	273	9.2	23.4	12
13	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	6,631	91	1,587	4.2	72.9	48	1,384	186	7.4	15.2	0
14	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	6,378	108	1,344	4.7	59.1	50	1,816	202	9.0	16.8	16
15	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,074	77	1,455	4.2	78.9	52	1,314	170	7.7	17.1	6
16	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,043	98	1,412	4.3	61.7	69	2,051	232	8.8	20.9	3
17	William Andrews W. Andrews	5,986	87	1,315	4.6	68.8	30	2,647	277	9.6	30.4	11
18	James Wilder J. Wilder	5,713	98	1,505	3.8	58.3	37	3,157	394	8.0	32.2	6
19	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	5,626	110	1,489	3.8	51.1	76	1,334	175	7.6	12.1	6
20	Roger Craig R. Craig	5,571	94	1,274	4.4	59.3	43	3,768	434	8.7	40.1	15
21	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	5,356	102	1,309	4.1	52.5	27	2,199	224	9.8	21.6	15
22	Joe Morris J. Morris	5,296	94	1,318	4.0	56.3	48	884	98	9.0	9.4	2
23	Billy Sims B. Sims	5,106	60	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
24	James Brooks J. Brooks	5,104	109	1,099	4.6	46.8	35	2,699	278	9.7	24.8	22
25	Sammy Winder S. Winder	4,956	96	1,343	3.7	51.6	35	1,066	166	6.4	11.1	9

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