John Riggins has rushed for the most yards by a player older than 31 in a season, with 1,347 yards in 1983.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | Age | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 1,347 | 34 | 1983 |  WAS | 15 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 1,333 | 32 | 1986 |  CHI | 16 | 321 | 4.2 | 83.3 | 8 | 382 | 37 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 3 | |
| 3 | | J. Riggins | 1,239 | 35 | 1984 | WAS | 14 | 327 | 3.8 | 88.5 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1,141 | 33 | 1962 |  PIT | 14 | 251 | 4.5 | 81.5 | 7 | 226 | 32 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 2 | |
| 5 | | R. Williams | 1,121 | 32 | 2009 |  MIA | 16 | 241 | 4.7 | 70.1 | 11 | 264 | 35 | 53 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 2 |
| 6 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1,048 | 35 | 1964 | PIT | 14 | 235 | 4.5 | 74.9 | 7 | 69 | 17 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 7 |  | A. Peterson | 1,042 | 33 | 2018 | WAS | 16 | 251 | 4.2 | 65.1 | 7 | 208 | 20 | 26 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 1 |
| 8 |  | F. Gore | 1,025 | 33 | 2016 |  IND | 16 | 263 | 3.9 | 64.1 | 4 | 277 | 38 | 47 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 4 |
| 9 | | O. Anderson | 1,023 | 32 | 1989 |  NYG | 16 | 325 | 3.1 | 63.9 | 14 | 268 | 28 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | E. Smith | 1,021 | 32 | 2001 |  DAL | 14 | 261 | 3.9 | 72.9 | 3 | 116 | 17 | 21 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 11 | | M. Anderson | 1,014 | 32 | 2005 |  DEN | 15 | 239 | 4.2 | 67.6 | 12 | 212 | 18 | 21 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 12 | | F. Harris | 1,007 | 33 | 1983 | PIT | 16 | 279 | 3.6 | 62.9 | 5 | 278 | 34 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 2 | |
| 13 | | J. Brooks | 1,004 | 32 | 1990 |  CIN | 16 | 195 | 5.1 | 62.8 | 5 | 269 | 26 | 10.3 | 16.8 | 4 | |
| 14 | | E. Smith | 975 | 33 | 2002 | DAL | 16 | 254 | 3.8 | 60.9 | 5 | 89 | 16 | 24 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 15 | | F. Gore | 967 | 32 | 2015 | IND | 16 | 260 | 3.7 | 60.4 | 6 | 267 | 34 | 58 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 1 |
| 16 | | F. Gore | 961 | 34 | 2017 | IND | 16 | 261 | 3.7 | 60.1 | 3 | 245 | 29 | 38 | 8.4 | 15.3 | 1 |
| 17 |  | J. Bettis | 941 | 32 | 2004 | PIT | 15 | 250 | 3.8 | 62.7 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 18 |  | E. Smith | 937 | 35 | 2004 |  ARI | 15 | 267 | 3.5 | 62.5 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 20 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | D. Williams | 907 | 32 | 2015 | PIT | 16 | 200 | 4.5 | 56.7 | 11 | 367 | 40 | 47 | 9.2 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 20 | | A. Peterson | 898 | 34 | 2019 | WAS | 15 | 211 | 4.3 | 59.9 | 5 | 142 | 17 | 23 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 21 | | T. Jones | 896 | 32 | 2010 |  KC | 16 | 245 | 3.7 | 56.0 | 6 | 122 | 14 | 20 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 22 | | F. Jackson | 890 | 32 | 2013 |  BUF | 16 | 206 | 4.3 | 55.6 | 9 | 387 | 47 | 66 | 8.2 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 23 | | M. Allen | 890 | 35 | 1995 | KC | 16 | 207 | 4.3 | 55.6 | 5 | 210 | 27 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | L. Csonka | 837 | 33 | 1979 | MIA | 16 | 220 | 3.8 | 52.3 | 12 | 75 | 16 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| 25 | | M. Allen | 830 | 36 | 1996 | KC | 16 | 206 | 4.0 | 51.9 | 9 | 270 | 27 | 10.0 | 16.9 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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