most rushing yards in a season without scoring a touchdown

Joe Washington has rushed for the most yards in a season when rushing for exactly 0 touchdowns, with 956 yards in 1978.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSRUSH TDSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Joe Washington
J. Washington
956
0
1978
16
240
4.0
59.8
377
45
8.4
23.6
1
2Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
905
0
1979
16
186
4.9
56.6
219
29
7.6
13.7
0
3Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
847
0
1996
16
225
3.8
52.9
131
12
10.9
8.2
1
4Marcel Shipp
M. Shipp
830
0
2003
16
228
3.6
51.9
184
30
37
6.1
11.5
0
5Kenny King
K. King
828
0
1981
14
170
4.9
59.1
216
27
8.0
15.4
0
6Joe Washington
J. Washington
772
0
1983
15
145
5.3
51.5
454
47
9.7
30.3
6
7Preston Carpenter
P. Carpenter
756
0
1956
12
188
4.0
63.0
124
16
7.8
10.3
0
8Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
754
0
2021
12
137
5.5
62.8
158
26
34
6.1
13.2
0
9Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
751
0
2003
16
187
4.0
46.9
597
75
120
8.0
37.3
2
10Frank Gore
F. Gore
722
0
2018
14
156
4.6
51.6
124
12
16
10.3
8.9
1
11Roosevelt Potts
R. Potts
711
0
1993
16
179
4.0
44.4
189
26
7.3
11.8
0
12Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
705
0
1974
14
174
4.1
50.4
190
23
8.3
13.6
2
13Terrell Davis
T. Davis
701
0
2001
8
167
4.2
87.6
69
12
21
5.8
8.6
0
14Alexander Mattison
A. Mattison
700
0
2023
16
180
3.9
43.8
192
30
44
6.4
12.0
3
15Don Perkins
D. Perkins
690
0
1965
13
177
3.9
53.1
142
14
10.1
10.9
0
16Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
688
0
1979
16
140
4.9
43.0
417
43
9.7
26.1
2
17Boyce Green
B. Green
673
0
1984
16
202
3.3
42.1
124
12
10.3
7.8
1
18Jess Phillips
J. Phillips
663
0
1973
14
198
3.3
47.4
169
22
7.7
12.1
0
19Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
641
0
2015
14
184
3.5
45.8
192
33
37
5.8
13.7
0
20Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
638
0
2003
15
178
3.6
42.5
440
48
66
9.2
29.3
0
21Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
636
0
1970
14
166
3.8
45.4
151
24
6.3
10.8
1
22Tom Sullivan
T. Sullivan
632
0
1975
14
173
3.7
45.1
276
28
9.9
19.7
0
23Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
616
0
1999
15
195
3.2
41.1
589
64
83
9.2
39.3
2
24Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
605
0
1971
14
131
4.6
43.2
246
20
12.3
17.6
2
25Maurice Morris
M. Morris
604
0
2006
16
161
3.8
37.8
46
11
20
4.2
2.9
0

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