most passing yards by a running back in a season since 1980

Since 1980, Andy Johnson has the most passing yards by a running back in a season, with 194 yards in 1981.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andy Johnson
A. Johnson
194
1981
NE NE
16
7
9
77.8
21.6
12.1
4
1
118.8
44.4
11.1
0
0
2Marcus Allen
M. Allen
111
1983
RAI RAI
16
4
7
57.1
15.9
6.9
3
0
141.4
42.9
0.0
3
26
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
96
1985
CHI CHI
16
3
5
60.0
19.2
6.0
1
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
0
0
4Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
95
1984
MIN MIN
16
3
7
42.9
13.6
5.9
2
1
89.9
28.6
14.3
2
8
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
95
1983
CHI CHI
16
3
6
50.0
15.8
5.9
3
2
95.8
50.0
33.3
0
0
6Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
83
1982
SD SD
9
2
3
66.7
27.7
9.2
2
0
149.3
66.7
0.0
0
0
7Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74
1983
CHI CHI
16
1
1
100.0
74.0
4.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
8Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
63
1993
NYG NYG
16
2
2
100.0
31.5
3.9
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63
1984
IND IND
10
1
1
100.0
63.0
6.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
10James Jones
J. Jones
62
1984
DET DET
16
3
5
60.0
12.4
3.9
1
0
143.3
20.0
0.0
1
3
11Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
57
2002
PHI PHI
16
1
1
100.0
57.0
3.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
12Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
1980
HOU HOU
15
1
2
50.0
28.5
3.8
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
13Rodney Carter
R. Carter
56
1988
PIT PIT
14
2
3
66.7
18.7
4.0
0
0
109.7
0.0
0.0
0
0
14Keith Byars
K. Byars
55
1986
PHI PHI
16
1
2
50.0
27.5
3.4
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
1
7
15Louie Giammona
L. Giammona
55
1980
PHI PHI
16
3
3
100.0
18.3
3.4
1
0
158.3
33.3
0.0
0
0
16Keith Byars
K. Byars
53
1990
PHI PHI
16
4
4
100.0
13.3
3.3
4
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
17Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
50
2018
CAR CAR
16
1
1
100.0
50.0
3.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
18Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
50
1993
WAS WAS
16
1
2
50.0
25.0
3.1
0
1
56.3
0.0
50.0
0
0
19Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
50
1987
SF SF
14
1
1
100.0
50.0
3.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
20Eddie Lee Ivery
E. Lee Ivery
50
1983
GB GB
8
2
2
100.0
25.0
6.3
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
47
2005
SD SD
16
3
4
75.0
11.8
2.9
3
0
153.1
75.0
0.0
0
0
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
47
1984
CHI CHI
16
3
8
37.5
5.9
2.9
2
1
57.8
25.0
12.5
0
0
23Marcus Allen
M. Allen
47
1982
RAI RAI
9
1
4
25.0
11.8
5.2
0
0
76.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
24Herman Fontenot
H. Fontenot
46
1986
CLE CLE
16
1
1
100.0
46.0
2.9
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
25Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
46
1983
MIA MIA
16
3
4
75.0
11.5
2.9
0
0
112.5
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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