LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards in his rookie season by a running back in 2001, with 1,236 yards.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,236 | 2001 | 16 | 339 | 3.6 | 77.3 | 10 | 367 | 59 | 74 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | A. Thomas | 1,183 | 2001 | 14 | 278 | 4.3 | 84.5 | 7 | 178 | 22 | 30 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| 3 | | D. Rhodes | 1,104 | 2001 | 15 | 233 | 4.7 | 73.6 | 9 | 224 | 34 | 55 | 6.6 | 14.9 | 0 | |
| 4 | | T. Henry | 729 | 2001 | 13 | 213 | 3.4 | 56.1 | 4 | 179 | 22 | 27 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| 5 | | M. Bennett | 682 | 2001 | 13 | 172 | 4.0 | 52.5 | 2 | 226 | 29 | 38 | 7.8 | 17.4 | 1 | |
| 6 | | C. Buckhalter | 586 | 2001 | 15 | 129 | 4.5 | 39.1 | 2 | 130 | 13 | 21 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Jackson | 554 | 2001 | 11 | 195 | 2.8 | 50.4 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Brookins | 551 | 2001 | 12 | 151 | 3.6 | 45.9 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 9 | | K. Barlow | 512 | 2001 | 15 | 125 | 4.1 | 34.1 | 4 | 247 | 22 | 28 | 11.2 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| 10 | | E. Joseph | 294 | 2001 | 14 | 68 | 4.3 | 21.0 | 0 | 183 | 18 | 24 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 2 | |
| 11 | | L. Jordan | 292 | 2001 | 16 | 39 | 7.5 | 18.3 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 12 | | T. Minor | 281 | 2001 | 16 | 59 | 4.8 | 17.6 | 2 | 263 | 29 | 37 | 9.1 | 16.4 | 1 | |
| 13 | | N. Goings | 197 | 2001 | 13 | 66 | 3.0 | 15.2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | D. Chapman | 195 | 2001 | 16 | 63 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 135 | 16 | 18 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1 | |
| 15 | | B. Gay | 172 | 2001 | 16 | 51 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 16 | | D. McAllister | 91 | 2001 | 16 | 16 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 166 | 15 | 20 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 1 | |
| 17 | | R.J. Bowers | 84 | 2001 | 3 | 18 | 4.7 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | R. Droughns | 72 | 2001 | 9 | 30 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 19 | | R. Mealey | 37 | 2001 | 11 | 11 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Cason | 31 | 2001 | TOT | 6 | 11 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 21 | | H. Evans | 11 | 2001 | 16 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Smart | 6 | 2001 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Cook | 2 | 2001 | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 89 | 17 | 23 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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