most rushing yards by player in the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards, with 11,226 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
9,800
117
2,290
4.3
83.8
51
3,114
336
9.3
26.6
11
3Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
9,300
129
2,188
4.3
72.1
52
2,528
287
8.8
19.6
9
4Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
7,712
127
1,943
4.0
60.7
61
2,574
306
8.4
20.3
3
5Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
7,465
103
1,788
4.2
72.5
52
1,451
193
7.5
14.1
0
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
7,275
105
1,781
4.1
69.3
63
3,661
388
9.4
34.9
16
7George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
8Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
7,146
103
1,605
4.5
69.4
30
2,521
256
9.8
24.5
12
9Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,705
93
1,649
4.1
72.1
55
1,467
193
7.6
15.8
7
10Roger Craig
R. Craig
6,625
110
1,545
4.3
60.2
49
4,241
483
8.8
38.6
16
11James Brooks
J. Brooks
6,343
125
1,320
4.8
50.7
42
3,005
315
9.5
24.0
24
12Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
6,260
84
1,517
4.1
74.5
42
664
93
7.1
7.9
0
13James Wilder
J. Wilder
5,957
113
1,575
3.8
52.7
37
3,492
430
8.1
30.9
9
14Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
5,356
102
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
2,199
224
9.8
21.6
15
15Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,307
112
1,453
3.7
47.4
37
1,157
180
6.4
10.3
9
16Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,296
94
1,318
4.0
56.3
48
884
98
9.0
9.4
2
17Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
5,181
94
1,346
3.8
55.1
36
1,338
198
6.8
14.2
3
18Billy Sims
B. Sims
5,106
60
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
2,072
186
11.1
34.5
5
19William Andrews
W. Andrews
4,963
72
1,076
4.6
68.9
27
2,338
238
9.8
32.5
9
20Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4,907
76
1,051
4.7
64.6
38
1,488
167
8.9
19.6
15
21Greg Bell
G. Bell
4,795
74
1,157
4.1
64.8
50
1,300
156
8.3
17.6
7
22Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,649
116
986
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
23Tony Collins
T. Collins
4,647
102
1,191
3.9
45.6
32
2,356
261
9.0
23.1
12
24John Riggins
J. Riggins
4,530
64
1,250
3.6
70.8
62
199
34
5.9
3.1
0
25Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
4,213
106
979
4.3
39.7
16
2,388
263
9.1
22.5
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

29.2

4th

OPP PPG

17.5

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

123.9

11th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769
49ers 49ers
9
4
0
.692
Cardinals Cardinals
3
10
0
.231
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SEA SEA
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ATL ATL
8:15 PM
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1/4
ARI ARI
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1:00 PM
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LAR Rams

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45

Final

17

ARI Cardinals

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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9
4
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.692
Texans Texans
8
5
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.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
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.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
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.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
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.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
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.769

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9/6
ARI ARI
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NO NO
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Sat
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9/6
SF SF
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17-13
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9-14
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9/6
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12/14
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12/14
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12/14
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