most single season rushing yards of the 1960s

From 1960 through 1969, Jim Brown rushed for the most yards in a season, with 1,863 yards in 1963.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,544	1965	CLE	14	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
3	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,474	1962	GB	14	272	5.4	105.3	19	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
4	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,458	1966	BOS	14	299	4.9	104.1	11	103	8	12.9	7.4	0
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,446	1964	CLE	14	280	5.2	103.3	7	340	36	9.4	24.3	2
6	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,408	1961	CLE	14	305	4.6	100.6	8	459	46	10.0	32.8	2
7	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,307	1961	GB	14	243	5.4	93.4	15	175	25	7.0	12.5	1
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,257	1960	CLE	12	215	5.8	104.8	9	204	19	10.7	17.0	2
9	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	1,239	1968	CLE	14	248	5.0	88.5	16	297	22	13.5	21.2	4
10	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	1,231	1966	CHI	14	229	5.4	87.9	8	447	34	13.1	31.9	2
11	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,216	1967	BOS	14	269	4.5	86.9	7	196	22	8.9	14.0	1
12	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	1,205	1967	CLE	14	235	5.1	86.1	11	282	20	14.1	20.1	2
13	Hoyle Granger H. Granger	1,194	1967	HOU	14	236	5.1	85.3	6	300	31	9.7	21.4	3
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	1964	GB	13	235	5.0	89.9	12	354	38	9.3	27.2	3
15	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	1,141	1966	CLE	14	209	5.5	81.5	15	366	32	11.4	26.1	1
16	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1,141	1962	PIT	14	251	4.5	81.5	7	226	32	7.1	16.1	2
17	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	1,121	1965	SD	14	222	5.0	80.1	6	126	17	7.4	9.0	1
18	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,101	1960	GB	12	230	4.8	91.8	11	121	15	8.1	10.1	0
19	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	1,099	1963	OAK	14	215	5.1	78.5	3	685	30	22.8	48.9	5
20	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	1,096	1962	BUF	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
21	Dick Bass D. Bass	1,090	1966	LA	14	248	4.4	77.9	8	274	31	8.8	19.6	0
22	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	1,087	1967	KC	14	236	4.6	77.6	9	261	46	5.7	18.6	1
23	John David Crow J. David Crow	1,071	1960	STL	12	183	5.9	89.3	6	462	25	18.5	38.5	3
24	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	1,049	1962	DLT	14	221	4.7	74.9	13	573	39	14.7	40.9	6
25	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1,048	1964	PIT	14	235	4.5	74.9	7	69	17	4.1	4.9	1

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

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704

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Watson

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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6.0

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30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

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Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

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