most rushing yards per game by a running back on the bills in a season

O.J. Simpson has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a Bills running back in a season, with 143.1 per game in 1973.

NAMERUSH YDS/GSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
143.1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
332
6.0
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
2O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
129.8
1975
BUF BUF
14
1,817
329
5.5
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
107.4
1976
BUF BUF
14
1,503
290
5.2
8
259
22
11.8
18.5
1
4James Cook III
J. Cook III
98.5
2025
BUF BUF
11
1,084
199
5.4
8
203
24
26
8.5
18.5
1
5Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
93.8
1991
BUF BUF
15
1,407
288
4.9
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
6Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
93.4
2011
BUF BUF
10
934
170
5.5
6
442
39
50
11.3
44.2
0
7Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
92.9
1992
BUF BUF
16
1,487
312
4.8
9
626
58
10.8
39.1
3
8Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
90.4
1982
BUF BUF
7
633
134
4.7
3
99
13
7.6
14.1
0
9Travis Henry
T. Henry
90.4
2003
BUF BUF
15
1,356
331
4.1
10
158
28
40
5.6
10.5
1
10Travis Henry
T. Henry
89.9
2002
BUF BUF
16
1,438
325
4.4
13
309
43
59
7.2
19.3
1
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
89.4
1972
BUF BUF
14
1,251
292
4.3
6
198
27
7.3
14.1
0
12Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
85.8
2007
BUF BUF
13
1,115
280
4.0
7
184
18
26
10.2
14.2
0
13LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
84.5
2016
BUF BUF
15
1,267
234
5.4
13
356
50
57
7.1
23.7
1
14Jim Braxton
J. Braxton
82.3
1973
BUF BUF
6
494
108
4.6
4
101
6
16.8
16.8
0
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
82.2
1993
BUF BUF
16
1,315
355
3.7
6
387
48
8.1
24.2
0
16Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
81.1
1990
BUF BUF
16
1,297
271
4.8
11
532
49
10.9
33.3
2
17O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
80.4
1974
BUF BUF
14
1,125
270
4.2
3
189
15
12.6
13.5
1
18O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
79.6
1977
BUF BUF
7
557
126
4.4
0
138
16
8.6
19.7
0
19Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
78.3
1962
BUF BUF
14
1,096
214
5.1
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
20Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
77.9
2005
BUF BUF
16
1,247
325
3.8
5
178
28
37
6.4
11.1
0
21C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
77.8
2012
BUF BUF
16
1,244
207
6.0
6
459
43
57
10.7
28.7
2
22Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
77.8
1989
BUF BUF
16
1,244
298
4.2
6
669
60
11.2
41.8
6
23LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
74.6
2015
BUF BUF
12
895
203
4.4
3
292
32
50
9.1
24.3
2
24Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
74.1
1980
BUF BUF
16
1,185
306
3.9
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
25Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
73.1
1981
BUF BUF
15
1,097
257
4.3
3
603
40
15.1
40.2
7
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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