most rushing yards in a season from 1900 to 1985

From 1900 through 1985, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards in a season, with 2,105 yards in 1984.

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards by a player in a season from 1900 to 1985

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	2,105	1984	RAM	16	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
2	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6	11.7	5.0	0
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,934	1980	HOU	15	373	5.2	128.9	13	47	11	4.3	3.1	0
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,852	1977	CHI	14	339	5.5	132.3	14	269	27	10.0	19.2	2
6	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,759	1985	RAI	16	380	4.6	109.9	11	555	67	8.3	34.7	3
9	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	1,719	1985	ATL	16	397	4.3	107.4	10	267	33	8.1	16.7	0
10	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,697	1979	HOU	16	368	4.6	106.1	19	94	16	5.9	5.9	0
11	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,684	1984	CHI	16	381	4.4	105.3	11	368	45	8.2	23.0	0
12	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	1981	NO	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
13	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,646	1981	DAL	16	342	4.8	102.9	4	325	32	10.2	20.3	2
14	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,610	1979	CHI	16	369	4.4	100.6	14	313	31	10.1	19.6	2
15	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	1,605	1979	STL	16	331	4.8	100.3	8	308	41	7.5	19.3	2
16	William Andrews W. Andrews	1,567	1983	ATL	16	331	4.7	97.9	7	609	59	10.3	38.1	4
17	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,551	1985	CHI	16	324	4.8	96.9	9	483	49	9.9	30.2	2
18	James Wilder J. Wilder	1,544	1984	TB	16	407	3.8	96.5	13	685	85	8.1	42.8	0
19	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,544	1965	CLE	14	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
20	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,527	1958	CLE	12	257	5.9	127.3	17	138	16	8.6	11.5	1
21	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	1,512	1979	PHI	16	338	4.5	94.5	9	494	41	12.0	30.9	5
22	O.J. Simpson	1,503	1976	BUF	14	290	5.2	107.4	8	259	22	11.8	18.5	1
23	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	1,486	1984	ATL	15	353	4.2	99.1	13	277	42	6.6	18.5	0
24	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,474	1962	GB	14	272	5.4	105.3	19	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,460	1980	CHI	16	317	4.6	91.3	6	367	46	8.0	22.9	1

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