most rushing yards in 1982 among running backs

Freeman McNeil had the most rushing yards by a running back in 1982, with 786 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	786	1982	NYJ	9	151	5.2	87.3	6	187	16	11.7	20.8	1
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	745	1982	DAL	9	177	4.2	82.8	5	179	24	7.5	19.9	0
3	Andra Franklin A. Franklin	701	1982	MIA	9	177	4.0	77.9	7	9	3	3.0	1.0	0
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	697	1982	RAI	9	160	4.4	77.4	11	401	38	10.6	44.6	3
5	Billy Sims B. Sims	639	1982	DET	9	172	3.7	71.0	4	342	34	10.1	38.0	0
6	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	633	1982	BUF	7	134	4.7	90.4	3	99	13	7.6	14.1	0
7	Tony Collins T. Collins	632	1982	NE	9	164	3.9	70.2	1	187	19	9.8	20.8	2
8	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	622	1982	CIN	9	156	4.0	69.1	7	267	31	8.6	29.7	0
9	Franco Harris F. Harris	604	1982	PIT	9	140	4.3	67.1	2	249	31	8.0	27.7	0
10	Walter Payton W. Payton	596	1982	CHI	9	148	4.0	66.2	1	311	32	9.7	34.6	0
11	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	587	1982	STL	8	145	4.0	73.4	3	106	14	7.6	13.3	0
12	William Andrews W. Andrews	573	1982	ATL	9	139	4.1	63.7	5	503	42	12.0	55.9	2
13	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	569	1982	SD	9	138	4.1	63.2	8	207	25	8.3	23.0	1
14	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	564	1982	RAM	9	137	4.1	62.7	9	375	38	9.9	41.7	4
15	John Riggins J. Riggins	553	1982	WAS	8	177	3.1	69.1	3	50	10	5.0	6.3	0
16	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	538	1982	HOU	9	157	3.4	59.8	2	130	18	7.2	14.4	0
17	George Rogers G. Rogers	535	1982	NO	6	122	4.4	89.2	3	21	4	5.3	3.5	0
18	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	516	1982	CLE	9	143	3.6	57.3	3	140	22	6.4	15.6	0
19	Ted Brown T. Brown	515	1982	MIN	8	120	4.3	64.4	1	207	31	6.7	25.9	2
20	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	515	1982	PHI	8	114	4.5	64.4	7	258	20	12.9	32.3	2
21	Eddie Lee Ivery E. Lee Ivery	453	1982	GB	9	127	3.6	50.3	9	186	16	11.6	20.7	1
22	Butch Woolfolk B. Woolfolk	439	1982	NYG	9	112	3.9	48.8	2	224	23	9.7	24.9	2
23	James Brooks J. Brooks	430	1982	SD	9	87	4.9	47.8	6	66	13	5.1	7.3	0
24	Wayne Wilson W. Wilson	413	1982	NO	8	103	4.0	51.6	3	175	25	7.0	21.9	2
25	Roosevelt Leaks R. Leaks	405	1982	BUF	9	97	4.2	45.0	5	91	13	7.0	10.1	0

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Patriots	11	3	.786
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Sun 12/28	NE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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Sat 9/20	LAR	@	PHI	26-33
Sat 9/20	ATL	@	CAR	0-30
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