most rushing yards by a running back from 1995 to 2000

From 1995 through 2000, Emmitt Smith rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 7,983 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7,983	94	1,907	4.2	84.9	74	1,231	214	46	5.8	13.1	7
2	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7,754	92	2,010	3.9	84.3	54	2,022	275	158	7.4	22.0	8
3	Ricky Watters R. Watters	7,485	96	1,897	3.9	78.0	52	2,691	316	154	8.5	28.0	5
4	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	7,350	93	1,848	4.0	79.0	39	635	105	47	6.0	6.8	2
5	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,906	70	1,488	4.6	98.7	60	1,211	157	5	7.7	17.3	5
6	Eddie George E. George	6,874	80	1,763	3.9	85.9	42	1,447	164	129	8.8	18.1	8
7	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,778	91	1,581	4.3	74.5	56	4,160	413	216	10.1	45.7	21
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6,597	64	1,299	5.1	103.1	37	1,139	142		8.0	17.8	4
9	Robert Smith R. Smith	6,313	74	1,298	4.9	85.3	29	1,076	139	74	7.7	14.5	6
10	Terry Allen T. Allen	5,161	72	1,343	3.8	71.7	47	858	115	20	7.5	11.9	3
11	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	5,147	82	1,272	4.0	62.8	33	1,534	153	60	10.0	18.7	6
12	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	4,894	62	1,073	4.6	78.9	26	885	104	75	8.5	14.3	2
13	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4,792	91	978	4.9	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
14	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	4,775	93	1,280	3.7	51.3	22	1,249	198	93	6.3	13.4	5
15	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	4,506	61	1,053	4.3	73.9	12	1,103	101		10.9	18.1	6
16	Charlie Garner C. Garner	4,233	88	885	4.8	48.1	25	1,670	191	170	8.7	19.0	5
17	James Stewart J. Stewart	4,135	76	1,104	3.7	54.4	43	1,140	151	75	7.5	15.0	6
18	Chris Warren C. Warren	4,038	84	945	4.3	48.1	32	1,370	199	89	6.9	16.3	3
19	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	3,757	73	957	3.9	51.5	28	1,911	246	113	7.8	26.2	15
20	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	3,753	63	912	4.1	59.6	14	1,817	191	150	9.5	28.8	6
21	Stephen Davis S. Davis	3,538	71	820	4.3	49.8	33	821	95	77	8.6	11.6	2
22	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	3,411	61	1,004	3.4	55.9	33	586	90	22	6.5	9.6	2
23	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	3,354	38	715	4.7	88.3	32	744	90	68	8.3	19.6	5
24	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	3,350	73	859	3.9	45.9	17	1,056	127	29	8.3	14.5	5
25	Mike Alstott M. Alstott	3,302	76	860	3.8	43.4	30	1,219	150	53	8.1	16.0	9

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

11th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

Packers

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000