most yards from scrimmage by a running backs in a single season

Running backs gained their most scrimmage yards in a season in 1981, with 80,934 yards.

	POSITION	YDS	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Running Back	80,934	1981	2,275	53,741	13,366	4.0	23.6	392	27,193	3,102		8.8	12.0	121
2	Running Back	80,641	1979	2,390	56,092	14,051	4.0	23.5	431	24,549	2,834		8.7	10.3	105
3	Running Back	79,861	1978	2,360	58,958	14,864	4.0	25.0	409	20,903	2,459		8.5	8.9	70
4	Running Back	79,228	1980	2,336	52,008	13,145	4.0	22.3	371	27,220	3,161		8.6	11.7	113
5	Running Back	76,926	1983	2,170	52,970	12,949	4.1	24.4	389	23,956	2,640		9.1	11.0	111
6	Running Back	74,461	1985	1,949	51,188	12,338	4.1	26.3	391	23,273	2,556		9.1	11.9	100
7	Running Back	73,462	1986	2,077	47,983	12,208	3.9	23.1	354	25,479	2,869		8.9	12.3	101
8	Running Back	73,434	2003	2,198	53,351	12,759	4.2	24.3	364	20,083	2,640	3,643	7.6	9.1	78
9	Running Back	73,063	1976	1,931	53,837	13,325	4.0	27.9	346	19,226	2,235		8.6	10.0	68
10	Running Back	72,806	2006	2,060	53,374	12,733	4.2	25.9	374	19,432	2,524	3,445	7.7	9.4	58
11	Running Back	72,607	2009	2,031	53,245	12,425	4.3	26.2	376	19,362	2,445	3,373	7.9	9.5	84
12	Running Back	72,287	2002	2,177	50,285	12,104	4.2	23.1	379	22,002	2,837	3,898	7.8	10.1	97
13	Running Back	72,210	2004	2,064	53,334	12,747	4.2	25.8	375	18,876	2,442	3,370	7.7	9.1	77
14	Running Back	72,185	2008	2,055	53,256	12,546	4.2	25.9	418	18,929	2,420	3,343	7.8	9.2	88
15	Running Back	71,924	2011	2,018	52,031	12,077	4.3	25.8	324	19,893	2,458	3,407	8.1	9.9	78
16	Running Back	71,707	1984	2,234	50,837	12,535	4.1	22.8	357	20,870	2,501		8.3	9.3	89
17	Running Back	70,957	2021	1,987	50,345	11,845	4.3	25.3	381	20,612	2,730	3,516	7.6	10.4	110
18	Running Back	70,748	2022	1,965	52,033	11,838	4.4	26.5	353	18,715	2,563	3,340	7.3	9.5	96
19	Running Back	70,710	1988	2,072	48,006	12,041	4.0	23.2	353	22,704	2,500		9.1	11.0	94
20	Running Back	70,621	2010	1,996	50,769	12,156	4.2	25.4	344	19,852	2,492	3,407	8.0	9.9	72
21	Running Back	70,482	2007	2,067	51,829	12,449	4.2	25.1	342	18,653	2,495	3,441	7.5	9.0	54
22	Running Back	69,803	1977	2,012	51,977	13,508	3.8	25.8	296	17,826	2,027		8.8	8.9	77
23	Running Back	69,709	2018	1,791	47,670	10,956	4.4	26.6	354	22,039	2,748	3,616	8.0	12.3	118
24	Running Back	69,700	2015	1,975	47,355	11,576	4.1	24.0	293	22,345	2,682	3,611	8.3	11.3	109
25	Running Back	69,686	2012	2,145	51,000	12,050	4.2	23.8	332	18,686	2,348	3,241	8.0	8.7	65

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Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
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Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

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Lions	8	6	0	.571
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49ers	10	4	0	.714
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Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

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