most rushing yards single season for vikings

Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most yards for the Vikings in a season, with 2,097 yards in 2012.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,097
2012
16
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,760
2008
16
363
4.8
110.0
10
125
21
39
6.0
7.8
0
3Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,557
2020
14
312
5.0
111.2
16
361
44
54
8.2
25.8
1
4Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,521
2000
16
295
5.2
95.1
7
348
36
44
9.7
21.8
3
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,485
2015
16
327
4.5
92.8
11
222
30
36
7.4
13.9
0
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,383
2009
16
314
4.4
86.4
18
436
43
57
10.1
27.3
0
7Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,341
2007
14
238
5.6
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
8Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,298
2010
15
283
4.6
86.5
12
341
36
50
9.5
22.7
1
9Michael Bennett
M. Bennett
1,296
2002
16
255
5.1
81.0
5
351
37
41
9.5
21.9
1
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,266
2013
14
279
4.5
90.4
10
171
29
40
5.9
12.2
1
11Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,266
1997
14
232
5.5
90.4
6
197
37
5.3
14.1
1
12Chester Taylor
C. Taylor
1,216
2006
15
303
4.0
81.1
6
288
42
51
6.9
19.2
0
13Terry Allen
T. Allen
1,201
1992
16
266
4.5
75.1
13
478
49
9.8
29.9
2
14Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,187
1998
14
249
4.8
84.8
6
291
28
10.4
20.8
2
15Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,173
2022
17
264
4.4
69.0
8
295
39
56
7.6
17.4
2
16Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,159
2021
13
249
4.7
89.2
6
224
34
49
6.6
17.2
0
17Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,155
1976
14
278
4.2
82.5
13
567
55
10.3
40.5
1
18Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
1,138
2024
17
255
4.5
66.9
5
408
51
62
8.0
24.0
2
19Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,135
2019
14
250
4.5
81.1
13
519
53
63
9.8
37.1
0
20Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,112
1977
14
270
4.1
79.4
6
308
38
8.1
22.0
3
21Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,070
1975
14
280
3.8
76.4
13
691
73
9.5
49.4
9
22Ted Brown
T. Brown
1,063
1981
16
274
3.9
66.4
6
694
83
8.4
43.4
2
23Terry Allen
T. Allen
1,031
1994
16
255
4.0
64.4
8
148
17
8.7
9.3
0
24Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,015
1999
13
221
4.6
78.1
2
166
24
30
6.9
12.8
0
25Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
972
1967
14
215
4.5
69.4
2
272
34
8.0
19.4
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