Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing yards by a running back, with 13,963 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 13,963 | 155 | 3,243 | 4.3 | 90.1 | 136 | 2,728 | 442 | 32 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 11 |
| 2 |  | B. Sanders | 13,799 | 138 | 2,782 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 85 | 2,639 | 328 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  | T. Thomas | 9,813 | 142 | 2,344 | 4.2 | 69.1 | 57 | 3,464 | 378 | 5 | 9.2 | 24.4 | 16 |
| 4 | | R. Watters | 9,083 | 123 | 2,272 | 4.0 | 73.8 | 70 | 3,528 | 393 | 62 | 9.0 | 28.7 | 11 |
| 5 |  | J. Bettis | 8,463 | 109 | 2,106 | 4.0 | 77.6 | 41 | 1,075 | 149 | 28 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 3 |
| 6 | | T. Allen | 7,777 | 115 | 1,938 | 4.0 | 67.6 | 68 | 1,526 | 186 | 19 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 7 | | C. Warren | 7,400 | 148 | 1,717 | 4.3 | 50.0 | 50 | 1,632 | 241 | 46 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 4 |
| 8 | | R. Hampton | 6,897 | 104 | 1,824 | 3.8 | 66.3 | 49 | 1,309 | 174 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| 9 |  | M. Faulk | 6,701 | 93 | 1,642 | 4.1 | 72.1 | 49 | 3,852 | 384 | 103 | 10.0 | 41.4 | 14 |
| 10 | | T. Davis | 6,624 | 65 | 1,410 | 4.7 | 101.9 | 58 | 1,207 | 155 | 3 | 7.8 | 18.6 | 5 |
| 11 |  | C. Martin | 6,550 | 76 | 1,694 | 3.9 | 86.2 | 45 | 1,514 | 205 | 61 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 6 |
| 12 | | E. George | 5,365 | 64 | 1,360 | 3.9 | 83.8 | 28 | 994 | 114 | 64 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 6 |
| 13 | | R. Smith | 5,297 | 82 | 1,116 | 4.7 | 64.6 | 25 | 944 | 142 | 30 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 14 | | N. Means | 5,215 | 87 | 1,409 | 3.7 | 59.9 | 45 | 631 | 103 | 13 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 15 | | A. Murrell | 5,042 | 104 | 1,327 | 3.8 | 48.5 | 23 | 1,244 | 194 | 71 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 16 | | M. Allen | 4,968 | 117 | 1,241 | 4.0 | 42.5 | 60 | 1,750 | 199 | 8.8 | 15.0 | 5 | |
| 17 | | E. Byner | 4,968 | 128 | 1,289 | 3.9 | 38.8 | 26 | 2,113 | 254 | 8.3 | 16.5 | 5 | |
| 18 | | G. Hearst | 4,939 | 75 | 1,166 | 4.2 | 65.9 | 14 | 1,170 | 113 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 6 | |
| 19 | | M. Butts | 4,502 | 89 | 1,175 | 3.8 | 50.6 | 34 | 450 | 61 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| 20 | | H. Green | 4,365 | 124 | 1,151 | 3.8 | 35.2 | 13 | 1,644 | 213 | 7.7 | 13.3 | 4 | |
| 21 | | G. Brown | 4,300 | 99 | 1,032 | 4.2 | 43.4 | 21 | 631 | 84 | 2 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 22 | | N. Kaufman | 4,293 | 77 | 885 | 4.9 | 55.8 | 12 | 980 | 114 | 25 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 4 |
| 23 | | H. Walker | 4,168 | 127 | 983 | 4.2 | 32.8 | 30 | 2,379 | 283 | 8.4 | 18.7 | 14 | |
| 24 | | J. Anderson | 4,122 | 69 | 992 | 4.2 | 59.7 | 27 | 1,152 | 111 | 2 | 10.4 | 16.7 | 6 |
| 25 | | J. Johnson | 4,078 | 72 | 1,046 | 3.9 | 56.6 | 21 | 1,513 | 177 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 5 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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