Tony Dorsett has the most yards from scrimmage by a running back in a season when gaining <1,980 scrimmage yards, with 1,971 yards in 1981.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Dorsett | 1,971 | 1981 | 16 | 1,646 | 342 | 4.8 | 102.9 | 4 | 325 | 32 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | C. McCaffrey | 1,965 | 2018 | 16 | 1,098 | 219 | 5.0 | 68.6 | 7 | 867 | 107 | 124 | 8.1 | 54.2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  | J. Taylor | 1,963 | 2025 | 17 | 1,585 | 323 | 4.9 | 93.2 | 18 | 378 | 46 | 55 | 8.2 | 22.2 | 2 | |
| 4 | | E. George | 1,962 | 2000 | 16 | 1,509 | 403 | 3.7 | 94.3 | 14 | 453 | 50 | 65 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 2 | |
| 5 | | S. Alexander | 1,958 | 2005 | 16 | 1,880 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 6 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,949 | 2007 | 16 | 1,474 | 315 | 4.7 | 92.1 | 15 | 475 | 60 | 86 | 7.9 | 29.7 | 3 | |
| 7 |  | L. Bell | 1,946 | 2017 | 15 | 1,291 | 321 | 4.0 | 86.1 | 9 | 655 | 85 | 106 | 7.7 | 43.7 | 2 | |
| 8 |  | C. Martin | 1,942 | 2004 | 16 | 1,697 | 371 | 4.6 | 106.1 | 12 | 245 | 41 | 49 | 6.0 | 15.3 | 2 | |
| 9 | | F. Taylor | 1,942 | 2003 | 16 | 1,572 | 345 | 4.6 | 98.3 | 6 | 370 | 48 | 74 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | D. Henry | 1,936 | 2022 | 16 | 1,538 | 349 | 4.4 | 96.1 | 13 | 398 | 33 | 41 | 12.1 | 24.9 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Charles | 1,935 | 2010 | 16 | 1,467 | 230 | 6.4 | 91.7 | 5 | 468 | 45 | 64 | 10.4 | 29.3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | M. Forte | 1,933 | 2013 | 16 | 1,339 | 289 | 4.6 | 83.7 | 9 | 594 | 74 | 94 | 8.0 | 37.1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  | J. Gibbs | 1,929 | 2024 | 17 | 1,412 | 250 | 5.6 | 83.1 | 16 | 517 | 52 | 63 | 9.9 | 30.4 | 4 | |
| 14 |  | D. Martin | 1,926 | 2012 | 16 | 1,454 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| 15 | | M. Allen | 1,926 | 1984 | 16 | 1,168 | 275 | 4.2 | 73.0 | 13 | 758 | 64 | 11.8 | 47.4 | 5 | ||
| 16 | | B. Sims | 1,924 | 1980 | 16 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | ||
| 17 | | W. Montgomery | 1,923 | 1981 | 15 | 1,402 | 286 | 4.9 | 93.5 | 8 | 521 | 49 | 10.6 | 34.7 | 2 | ||
| 18 |  | W. Payton | 1,923 | 1979 | 16 | 1,610 | 369 | 4.4 | 100.6 | 14 | 313 | 31 | 10.1 | 19.6 | 2 | ||
| 19 |  | D. Cook | 1,918 | 2020 | 14 | 1,557 | 312 | 5.0 | 111.2 | 16 | 361 | 44 | 54 | 8.2 | 25.8 | 1 | |
| 20 | | B. Westbrook | 1,916 | 2006 | 15 | 1,217 | 240 | 5.1 | 81.1 | 7 | 699 | 77 | 109 | 9.1 | 46.6 | 4 | |
| 21 | | T. Thomas | 1,913 | 1989 | 16 | 1,244 | 298 | 4.2 | 77.8 | 6 | 669 | 60 | 11.2 | 41.8 | 6 | ||
| 22 | | O. Anderson | 1,913 | 1979 | 16 | 1,605 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Cook III | 1,912 | 2025 | 17 | 1,621 | 309 | 5.2 | 95.4 | 12 | 291 | 33 | 40 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 2 | |
| 24 | | C. Portis | 1,905 | 2003 | 13 | 1,591 | 290 | 5.5 | 122.4 | 14 | 314 | 38 | 51 | 8.3 | 24.2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | C. Garner | 1,903 | 2002 | 16 | 962 | 182 | 5.3 | 60.1 | 7 | 941 | 91 | 111 | 10.3 | 58.8 | 4 | |
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