most rushing yards in a season from 1900 to 1975

From 1900 through 1975, O.J. Simpson had the most rushing yards in a season, with 2,003 yards in 1973.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6	11.7	5.0	0
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
3	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,544	1965	CLE	14	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,527	1958	CLE	12	257	5.9	127.3	17	138	16	8.6	11.5	1
6	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,474	1962	GB	14	272	5.4	105.3	19	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
7	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,458	1966	BOS	14	299	4.9	104.1	11	103	8	12.9	7.4	0
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,446	1964	CLE	14	280	5.2	103.3	7	340	36	9.4	24.3	2
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,408	1961	CLE	14	305	4.6	100.6	8	459	46	10.0	32.8	2
10	Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	1,407	1974	DEN	14	263	5.3	100.5	9	405	38	10.7	28.9	3
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,329	1959	CLE	12	290	4.6	110.8	14	190	24	7.9	15.8	0
12	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,307	1961	GB	14	243	5.4	93.4	15	175	25	7.0	12.5	1
13	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,257	1960	CLE	12	215	5.8	104.8	9	204	19	10.7	17.0	2
14	O.J. Simpson	1,251	1972	BUF	14	292	4.3	89.4	6	198	27	7.3	14.1	0
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,246	1975	PIT	14	262	4.8	89.0	10	214	28	7.6	15.3	1
16	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	1,239	1968	CLE	14	248	5.0	88.5	16	297	22	13.5	21.2	4
17	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	1,231	1966	CHI	14	229	5.4	87.9	8	447	34	13.1	31.9	2
18	Larry Brown L. Brown	1,216	1972	WAS	12	285	4.3	101.3	8	473	32	14.8	39.4	4
19	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,216	1967	BOS	14	269	4.5	86.9	7	196	22	8.9	14.0	1
20	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	1,205	1967	CLE	14	235	5.1	86.1	11	282	20	14.1	20.1	2
21	Hoyle Granger H. Granger	1,194	1967	HOU	14	236	5.1	85.3	6	300	31	9.7	21.4	3
22	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	1,193	1975	BAL	14	289	4.1	85.2	11	544	60	9.1	38.9	4
23	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	1,182	1972	NYG	14	298	4.0	84.4	9	451	45	10.0	32.2	5
24	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	1964	GB	13	235	5.0	89.9	12	354	38	9.3	27.2	3
25	Don Woods D. Woods	1,162	1974	SD	12	227	5.1	96.8	7	349	26	13.4	29.1	3

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Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
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Dolphins	0	3	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
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Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
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Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
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