Earnest Byner has the most rushing yards by a running back in a season when rushing for <1,000 yards, with 998 yards in 1992.
- Regular season
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Byner | 998 | 1992 | 16 | 262 | 3.8 | 62.4 | 6 | 338 | 39 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Gordon | 997 | 2016 | 13 | 254 | 3.9 | 76.7 | 10 | 419 | 41 | 57 | 10.2 | 32.2 | 2 | |
| 3 |  | M. Forte | 997 | 2011 | 12 | 203 | 4.9 | 83.1 | 3 | 490 | 52 | 76 | 9.4 | 40.8 | 1 | |
| 4 | | D. Hampton | 997 | 1973 | 14 | 263 | 3.8 | 71.2 | 4 | 273 | 25 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | E. Johnson | 997 | 1973 | 14 | 195 | 5.1 | 71.2 | 4 | 356 | 28 | 12.7 | 25.4 | 3 | ||
| 6 |  | N. Chubb | 996 | 2018 | 16 | 192 | 5.2 | 62.3 | 8 | 149 | 20 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 2 | |
| 7 |  | J. Brown | 996 | 1962 | 14 | 230 | 4.3 | 71.1 | 13 | 517 | 47 | 11.0 | 36.9 | 5 | ||
| 8 | | D. Hampton | 995 | 1972 | 13 | 230 | 4.3 | 76.5 | 6 | 244 | 23 | 10.6 | 18.8 | 1 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Hall | 994 | 2023 | 17 | 223 | 4.5 | 58.5 | 5 | 591 | 76 | 95 | 7.8 | 34.8 | 4 | |
| 10 | | J. Jones | 993 | 2005 | 13 | 257 | 3.9 | 76.4 | 5 | 218 | 35 | 45 | 6.2 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| 11 | | R. Harper | 992 | 1978 | 16 | 240 | 4.1 | 62.0 | 6 | 340 | 43 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | F. Pollard | 991 | 1985 | 16 | 233 | 4.3 | 61.9 | 3 | 250 | 24 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | C. Brown | 990 | 2024 | 16 | 229 | 4.3 | 61.9 | 7 | 360 | 54 | 65 | 6.7 | 22.5 | 4 | |
| 14 |  | R. White | 990 | 2023 | 17 | 272 | 3.6 | 58.2 | 6 | 549 | 64 | 70 | 8.6 | 32.3 | 3 | |
| 15 | | W. McGahee | 990 | 2006 | 14 | 259 | 3.8 | 70.7 | 6 | 156 | 18 | 28 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Stewart | 989 | 2015 | 13 | 242 | 4.1 | 76.1 | 6 | 99 | 16 | 21 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 17 |  | E. James | 989 | 2002 | 14 | 277 | 3.6 | 70.6 | 2 | 354 | 61 | 80 | 5.8 | 25.3 | 1 | |
| 18 |  | C. Hyde | 988 | 2016 | 13 | 217 | 4.6 | 76.0 | 6 | 163 | 27 | 33 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 3 | |
| 19 | | B. Clark | 988 | 1973 | 14 | 254 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 8 | 347 | 45 | 7.7 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | F. Harris | 987 | 1981 | 16 | 242 | 4.1 | 61.7 | 8 | 250 | 37 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 1 | ||
| 21 |  | M. Gordon | 986 | 2020 | 15 | 215 | 4.6 | 65.7 | 9 | 158 | 32 | 44 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| 22 | | R. Bush | 986 | 2012 | 16 | 227 | 4.3 | 61.6 | 6 | 292 | 35 | 51 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 2 | |
| 23 | | C. Warner | 985 | 1987 | 12 | 234 | 4.2 | 82.1 | 8 | 167 | 17 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 2 | ||
| 24 |  | E. Elliott | 983 | 2017 | 10 | 242 | 4.1 | 98.3 | 7 | 269 | 26 | 38 | 10.3 | 26.9 | 2 | |
| 25 | | H. Williams | 983 | 1994 | 16 | 282 | 3.5 | 61.4 | 4 | 391 | 47 | 8.3 | 24.4 | 3 | ||
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PASS
164
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63
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PPG
22.0
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24.0
16th
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132.0
9th
PASS YDS/G
164.0
27th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
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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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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