most single season rush yards between 1966 to 1977

From 1966 through 1977, O.J. Simpson had the most rushing yards in a season, with 2,003 yards in 1973.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,003
1973
14
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,852
1977
14
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,817
1975
14
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
4O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,503
1976
14
290
5.2
107.4
8
259
22
11.8
18.5
1
5Jim Nance
J. Nance
1,458
1966
14
299
4.9
104.1
11
103
8
12.9
7.4
0
6Otis Armstrong
O. Armstrong
1,407
1974
14
263
5.3
100.5
9
405
38
10.7
28.9
3
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,390
1976
14
311
4.5
99.3
13
149
15
9.9
10.6
0
8Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
1,273
1977
14
324
3.9
90.9
7
135
15
9.0
9.6
0
9O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,251
1972
14
292
4.3
89.4
6
198
27
7.3
14.1
0
10Franco Harris
F. Harris
1,246
1975
14
262
4.8
89.0
10
214
28
7.6
15.3
1
11Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
1,239
1968
14
248
5.0
88.5
16
297
22
13.5
21.2
4
12Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
1,238
1977
14
294
4.2
88.4
7
274
25
11.0
19.6
2
13Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,231
1966
14
229
5.4
87.9
8
447
34
13.1
31.9
2
14Larry Brown
L. Brown
1,216
1972
12
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
15Jim Nance
J. Nance
1,216
1967
14
269
4.5
86.9
7
196
22
8.9
14.0
1
16Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
1,205
1967
14
235
5.1
86.1
11
282
20
14.1
20.1
2
17Delvin Williams
D. Williams
1,203
1976
13
248
4.9
92.5
7
283
27
10.5
21.8
2
18Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,200
1976
14
289
4.2
85.7
5
555
60
9.3
39.6
3
19Hoyle Granger
H. Granger
1,194
1967
14
236
5.1
85.3
6
300
31
9.7
21.4
3
20Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,193
1975
14
289
4.1
85.2
11
544
60
9.1
38.9
4
21Ron Johnson
R. Johnson
1,182
1972
14
298
4.0
84.4
9
451
45
10.0
32.2
5
22Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
1,168
1976
14
291
4.0
83.4
9
305
28
10.9
21.8
2
23Franco Harris
F. Harris
1,162
1977
14
300
3.9
83.0
11
62
11
5.6
4.4
0
24Don Woods
D. Woods
1,162
1974
12
227
5.1
96.8
7
349
26
13.4
29.1
3
25Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,159
1977
14
301
3.9
82.8
3
620
71
8.7
44.3
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