most scrimmage yards in cowboys history in a single season

DeMarco Murray has gained the most yards from scrimmage for the Cowboys in a season, with 2,261 yards in 2014.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards by a player in cowboys history in a single season
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
2,261
2014
DAL DAL
16
1,845
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
2,148
1995
DAL DAL
16
1,773
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
2,048
1992
DAL DAL
16
1,713
373
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
4Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2,019
1988
DAL DAL
16
1,514
361
4.2
94.6
5
505
53
9.5
31.6
2
5Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
2,001
2018
DAL DAL
15
1,434
304
4.7
95.6
6
567
77
95
7.4
37.8
3
6Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,994
2016
DAL DAL
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
7Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,971
1981
DAL DAL
16
1,646
342
4.8
102.9
4
325
32
10.2
20.3
2
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,900
1993
DAL DAL
14
1,486
283
5.3
106.1
9
414
57
7.3
29.6
1
9CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
1,862
2023
DAL DAL
17
113
14
8.1
6.6
2
1,749
135
181
13.0
102.9
12
10Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,825
1994
DAL DAL
15
1,484
368
4.0
98.9
21
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
11Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,821
1991
DAL DAL
16
1,563
365
4.3
97.7
12
258
49
5.3
16.1
1
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,777
2019
DAL DAL
16
1,357
301
4.5
84.8
12
420
54
71
7.8
26.3
2
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,756
1985
DAL DAL
16
1,307
305
4.3
81.7
7
449
46
9.8
28.1
3
14Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,703
1978
DAL DAL
16
1,325
290
4.6
82.8
7
378
37
10.2
23.6
2
15Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,648
1984
DAL DAL
16
1,189
302
3.9
74.3
6
459
51
9.0
28.7
1
16Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,608
1983
DAL DAL
16
1,321
289
4.6
82.6
8
287
40
7.2
17.9
1
17Herschel Walker
H. Walker
1,606
1987
DAL DAL
12
891
209
4.3
74.3
7
715
60
11.9
59.6
1
18Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
1,603
1995
DAL DAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
1,603
111
14.4
100.2
10
19Herschel Walker
H. Walker
1,574
1986
DAL DAL
16
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
837
76
11.0
52.3
2
20Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
1,523
1991
DAL DAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
1,523
93
16.4
95.2
8
21Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,516
1999
DAL DAL
15
1,397
329
4.2
93.1
11
119
27
32
4.4
7.9
2
22Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,507
1998
DAL DAL
16
1,332
319
4.2
83.3
13
175
27
6.5
10.9
2
23Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,482
1979
DAL DAL
14
1,107
250
4.4
79.1
6
375
45
8.3
26.8
1
24DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
1,471
2013
DAL DAL
14
1,121
217
5.2
80.1
9
350
53
66
6.6
25.0
1
25Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,453
1996
DAL DAL
15
1,204
327
3.7
80.3
12
249
47
5.3
16.6
3

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8
5
0
.615
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6
1
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10
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11
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12/14
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Sun
12/21
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1:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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6
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3
0
.769
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9/6
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9/6
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