John Riggins had the most rushing yards by a running back in his 12th season, with 1,347 yards in 1983.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 1,347 | 1983 | 15 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 1,333 | 1986 | 16 | 321 | 4.2 | 83.3 | 8 | 382 | 37 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 3 | ||
| 3 |  | A. Peterson | 1,042 | 2018 | 16 | 251 | 4.2 | 65.1 | 7 | 208 | 20 | 26 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | F. Gore | 1,025 | 2016 | 16 | 263 | 3.9 | 64.1 | 4 | 277 | 38 | 47 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  | E. Smith | 1,021 | 2001 | 14 | 261 | 3.9 | 72.9 | 3 | 116 | 17 | 21 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| 6 | | F. Harris | 1,007 | 1983 | 16 | 279 | 3.6 | 62.9 | 5 | 278 | 34 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 2 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Bettis | 941 | 2004 | 15 | 250 | 3.8 | 62.7 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | W. Dunn | 786 | 2008 | 15 | 186 | 4.2 | 52.4 | 2 | 330 | 47 | 68 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | O. Anderson | 784 | 1990 | 16 | 225 | 3.5 | 49.0 | 11 | 139 | 18 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Allen | 764 | 1993 | 16 | 206 | 3.7 | 47.8 | 12 | 238 | 34 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | T. Dorsett | 703 | 1988 | 16 | 181 | 3.9 | 43.9 | 5 | 122 | 16 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Perry | 675 | 1961 | 13 | 168 | 4.0 | 51.9 | 3 | 322 | 34 | 9.5 | 24.8 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | T. Jones | 478 | 2011 | 16 | 153 | 3.1 | 29.9 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 14 | | E. Byner | 432 | 1995 | 16 | 115 | 3.8 | 27.0 | 2 | 494 | 61 | 8.1 | 30.9 | 2 | ||
| 15 |  | M. Faulk | 292 | 2005 | 16 | 65 | 4.5 | 18.3 | 0 | 291 | 44 | 58 | 6.6 | 18.2 | 1 | |
| 16 | | F. Taylor | 269 | 2009 | 6 | 63 | 4.3 | 44.8 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 17 | | B. Brown | 263 | 1972 | 14 | 82 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 4 | 298 | 22 | 13.5 | 21.3 | 4 | ||
| 18 | | R. Anderson | 246 | 2004 | 12 | 57 | 4.3 | 20.5 | 1 | 207 | 26 | 41 | 8.0 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | M. Ingram | 233 | 2022 | 10 | 62 | 3.8 | 23.3 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 18 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| 20 | | P. Banaszak | 214 | 1977 | 14 | 67 | 3.2 | 15.3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | H. McElhenny | 175 | 1963 | 14 | 55 | 3.2 | 12.5 | 0 | 91 | 11 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 2 | ||
| 22 | | F. McNeil | 170 | 1992 | 12 | 43 | 4.0 | 14.2 | 0 | 154 | 16 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | Z. Crockett | 163 | 2006 | 16 | 39 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | A. Green | 160 | 2009 | 8 | 41 | 3.9 | 20.0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| 25 | | T. Thomas | 152 | 1999 | 5 | 36 | 4.2 | 30.4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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