most rushing yards from 1976 to 1989

Between the 1976 and 1989 seasons, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards, with 16,047 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1976 to 1989
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,047
177
3,642
4.4
90.7
103
4,325
459
9.4
24.4
15
2Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739
173
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
3Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
4Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
9,407
115
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
5Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
9,317
143
2,274
4.1
65.2
69
2,882
347
8.3
20.2
5
6Franco Harris
F. Harris
8,115
121
2,103
3.9
67.1
63
1,624
225
7.2
13.4
6
7John Riggins
J. Riggins
7,472
114
1,988
3.8
65.5
79
928
121
7.7
8.1
6
8Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
7,465
103
1,788
4.2
72.5
52
1,451
193
7.5
14.1
0
9Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
7,378
152
1,844
4.0
48.5
51
1,860
270
6.9
12.2
5
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
7,275
105
1,781
4.1
69.3
63
3,661
388
9.4
34.9
16
11George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
12Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
7,146
103
1,605
4.5
69.4
30
2,521
256
9.8
24.5
12
13Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
6,789
107
1,540
4.4
63.4
45
2,502
273
9.2
23.4
12
14Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,705
93
1,649
4.1
72.1
55
1,467
193
7.6
15.8
7
15Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
6,702
110
1,561
4.3
60.9
71
2,323
263
8.8
21.1
3
16Roger Craig
R. Craig
6,625
110
1,545
4.3
60.2
49
4,241
483
8.8
38.6
16
17Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
6,378
108
1,344
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
18James Brooks
J. Brooks
6,343
125
1,320
4.8
50.7
42
3,005
315
9.5
24.0
24
19William Andrews
W. Andrews
5,986
87
1,315
4.6
68.8
30
2,647
277
9.6
30.4
11
20James Wilder
J. Wilder
5,957
113
1,575
3.8
52.7
37
3,492
430
8.1
30.9
9
21Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
5,915
108
1,488
4.0
54.8
35
1,508
158
9.5
14.0
3
22Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
5,626
110
1,489
3.8
51.1
76
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
23Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
5,356
102
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
2,199
224
9.8
21.6
15
24Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,307
112
1,453
3.7
47.4
37
1,157
180
6.4
10.3
9
25Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,296
94
1,318
4.0
56.3
48
884
98
9.0
9.4
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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.727
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3
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.708
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5
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.545
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6
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.500
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.818
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