O.J. Simpson has averaged the most rushing yards per game in the regular season and playoffs, with 143.1 per game in 1973.
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most rushing yds per game by a player in a season including postseason| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O.J. Simpson | 143.1 | 1973 | 14 | 2,003 | 332 | 6.0 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Brown | 133.1 | 1963 | 14 | 1,863 | 291 | 6.4 | 12 | 268 | 24 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Davis | 130.3 | 1998 | 19 | 2,476 | 470 | 5.3 | 24 | 286 | 29 | 9.9 | 15.1 | 2 | ||
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 130.1 | 1984 | 17 | 2,212 | 402 | 5.5 | 15 | 139 | 21 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | O.J. Simpson | 129.8 | 1975 | 14 | 1,817 | 329 | 5.5 | 16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Peterson | 129.2 | 2012 | 17 | 2,196 | 370 | 5.9 | 12 | 225 | 41 | 54 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 1 | |
| 7 |  | W. Payton | 127.5 | 1977 | 15 | 1,912 | 358 | 5.3 | 14 | 302 | 30 | 10.1 | 20.1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | | E. Campbell | 126.6 | 1980 | 16 | 2,025 | 400 | 5.1 | 14 | 47 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | C. Johnson | 125.4 | 2009 | 16 | 2,006 | 358 | 5.6 | 14 | 503 | 50 | 71 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 2 | |
| 10 |  | S. Barkley | 125.2 | 2024 | 20 | 2,504 | 436 | 5.7 | 18 | 353 | 46 | 58 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | B. Sanders | 124.6 | 1997 | 17 | 2,118 | 353 | 6.0 | 11 | 348 | 38 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 3 | ||
| 12 | | J. Lewis | 123.6 | 2003 | 17 | 2,101 | 401 | 5.2 | 14 | 209 | 28 | 41 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| 13 | | T. Davis | 122.7 | 1997 | 19 | 2,331 | 481 | 4.8 | 23 | 325 | 50 | 6.5 | 17.1 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | D. Henry | 121.6 | 2020 | 17 | 2,067 | 396 | 5.2 | 17 | 125 | 22 | 34 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| 15 | | G. Hill | 120.0 | 1998 | 2 | 240 | 40 | 6.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | C. Portis | 118.5 | 2003 | 14 | 1,659 | 307 | 5.4 | 14 | 324 | 39 | 55 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Brown | 118.1 | 1958 | 13 | 1,535 | 264 | 5.8 | 17 | 156 | 18 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | A. Green | 116.9 | 2003 | 18 | 2,105 | 403 | 5.2 | 17 | 427 | 58 | 72 | 7.4 | 23.7 | 5 | |
| 19 | | E. Dickerson | 116.4 | 1986 | 17 | 1,979 | 430 | 4.6 | 11 | 205 | 26 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Williams | 115.8 | 2002 | 16 | 1,853 | 383 | 4.8 | 16 | 363 | 47 | 59 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 1 | |
| 21 | | P. Holmes | 115.4 | 2002 | 14 | 1,615 | 313 | 5.2 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 | |
| 22 | | L. Vital | 115.3 | 1987 | 3 | 346 | 80 | 4.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | D. Henry | 115.3 | 2024 | 19 | 2,191 | 367 | 6.0 | 19 | 193 | 19 | 24 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | L. Tomlinson | 114.0 | 2006 | 17 | 1,938 | 371 | 5.2 | 30 | 572 | 58 | 84 | 9.9 | 33.6 | 3 | |
| 25 |  | D. Murray | 113.5 | 2014 | 18 | 2,043 | 436 | 4.7 | 15 | 443 | 61 | 70 | 7.3 | 24.6 | 0 | |
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