most rushing yards per game leaders 1977 to 1984

From 1977 through 1984, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards per game, with 122.3 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	122.3	32	3,913	769	5.1	32	543	72	7.5	17.0	2
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	94.5	119	11,240	2,540	4.4	69	3,094	325	9.5	26.0	9
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	88.5	99	8,764	2,029	4.3	73	718	115	6.2	7.3	0
4	Curt Warner C. Warner	87.6	17	1,489	345	4.3	13	344	43	8.0	20.2	1
5	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	85.6	86	7,364	1,690	4.4	40	2,179	266	8.2	25.3	5
6	Billy Sims B. Sims	85.1	60	5,106	1,131	4.5	42	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
7	George Rogers G. Rogers	83.7	51	4,267	995	4.3	23	292	44	6.6	5.7	0
8	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	82.1	116	9,525	2,136	4.5	59	2,539	292	8.7	21.9	8
9	William Andrews W. Andrews	80.2	72	5,772	1,263	4.6	29	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
10	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	76.4	41	3,133	677	4.6	14	824	80	10.3	20.1	6
11	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	74.9	54	4,046	960	4.2	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
12	John Riggins J. Riggins	70.7	88	6,223	1,650	3.8	68	738	94	7.9	8.4	5
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	70.2	41	2,879	701	4.1	33	1,749	170	10.3	42.7	10
14	Greg Bell G. Bell	68.8	16	1,100	262	4.2	7	277	34	8.1	17.3	1
15	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	65.4	100	6,538	1,465	4.5	45	2,447	266	9.2	24.5	12
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	65.3	107	6,987	1,814	3.9	49	1,473	202	7.3	13.8	6
17	Joe Delaney J. Delaney	65.3	23	1,501	329	4.6	3	299	33	9.1	13.0	0
18	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	61.7	98	6,043	1,412	4.3	69	2,051	232	8.8	20.9	3
19	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	59.8	90	5,384	1,142	4.7	44	1,662	182	9.1	18.5	14
20	Delvin Williams D. Williams	59.4	60	3,563	911	3.9	20	753	90	8.4	12.6	3
21	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	58.5	38	2,222	531	4.2	26	611	82	7.5	16.1	0
22	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	57.7	111	6,402	1,541	4.2	47	1,735	247	7.0	15.6	5
23	Sammy Winder S. Winder	57.1	38	2,169	559	3.9	8	521	78	6.7	13.7	2
24	James Wilder J. Wilder	56.4	51	2,878	758	3.8	24	2,038	243	8.4	40.0	4
25	Tony Collins T. Collins	54.5	57	3,104	725	4.3	23	776	88	8.8	13.6	2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

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Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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32.7

31.0

30.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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173.0

167.3

155.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

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Sack Leaders

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12.0

11.0

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Gibbs

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Smith-Njigba

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
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
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000