Beattie Feathers has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 40+ carries in his rookie season in 1934, with 8.4 per attempt.
| NAME | YPC | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Feathers | 8.4 | 119 | 1934 | 11 | 1,004 | 91.3 | 8 | 174 | 6 | 29.0 | 15.8 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | K. Mitchell | 8.4 | 47 | 2023 | 8 | 396 | 49.5 | 2 | 93 | 9 | 11 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| 3 | | H. McElhenny | 8.0 | 64 | 1954 | 6 | 515 | 85.8 | 6 | 162 | 8 | 20.3 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | D. Achane | 7.8 | 103 | 2023 | 11 | 800 | 72.7 | 8 | 197 | 27 | 37 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 3 | |
| 5 | | L. Moore | 7.5 | 86 | 1956 | 12 | 649 | 54.1 | 8 | 102 | 11 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | K. Washington | 7.4 | 60 | 1947 | 11 | 444 | 40.4 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | T. Wilson | 7.3 | 64 | 1956 | 12 | 470 | 39.2 | 0 | 86 | 6 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | D. Pierce | 7.3 | 40 | 2024 | 11 | 293 | 26.6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 9 | | L. Moore | 7.3 | 82 | 1958 | 12 | 598 | 49.8 | 7 | 938 | 50 | 18.8 | 78.2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | | G. McAfee | 7.3 | 65 | 1941 | 11 | 474 | 43.1 | 5 | 144 | 7 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | S. Quinlan | 7.3 | 97 | 1953 | 12 | 705 | 58.8 | 4 | 260 | 17 | 15.3 | 21.7 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | E. Demercado | 7.1 | 44 | 2025 | 13 | 312 | 24.0 | 0 | 101 | 13 | 20 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| 13 | | J. Maniaci | 7.1 | 77 | 1939 | 9 | 544 | 60.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | H. McElhenny | 7.0 | 98 | 1952 | 12 | 684 | 57.0 | 6 | 367 | 26 | 14.1 | 30.6 | 3 | ||
| 15 | | B. Harper | 6.9 | 51 | 1983 | 9 | 354 | 39.3 | 1 | 413 | 48 | 8.6 | 45.9 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | D. Sproles | 6.9 | 87 | 2011 | 16 | 603 | 37.7 | 2 | 710 | 86 | 112 | 8.3 | 44.4 | 7 | |
| 17 | | H. Granger | 6.9 | 56 | 1966 | 11 | 388 | 35.3 | 1 | 104 | 12 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | L. Coutre | 6.9 | 41 | 1950 | 12 | 283 | 23.6 | 1 | 206 | 17 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | K. Anders | 6.9 | 58 | 1995 | 16 | 398 | 24.9 | 2 | 349 | 55 | 6.3 | 21.8 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | B. Jackson | 6.8 | 81 | 1987 | 7 | 554 | 79.1 | 4 | 136 | 16 | 8.5 | 19.4 | 2 | ||
| 21 | | E. Angsman | 6.8 | 48 | 1946 | 11 | 328 | 29.8 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Morris | 6.8 | 60 | 1970 | 12 | 409 | 34.1 | 0 | 149 | 12 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | I. Peterson | 6.8 | 41 | 1936 | 11 | 278 | 25.3 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | D. Towler | 6.8 | 126 | 1951 | 12 | 854 | 71.2 | 6 | 257 | 16 | 16.1 | 21.4 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | T. Brown | 6.8 | 50 | 1961 | 13 | 338 | 26.0 | 1 | 264 | 14 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 2 | ||
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PHIStatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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