nfl 1500 yard rushers in a season 1990s

Barry Sanders had 1,548 rushing yards in 1991.

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NFL 1500 or more rushing yard rushers in a season 1990s
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,548
1991
15
342
4.5
103.2
16
307
41
7.5
20.5
1
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,563
1991
16
365
4.3
97.7
12
258
49
5.3
16.1
1
3Barry Foster
B. Foster
1,690
1992
16
390
4.3
105.6
11
344
36
9.6
21.5
0
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,713
1992
16
373
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
5Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,883
1994
16
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
6Chris Warren
C. Warren
1,545
1994
16
333
4.6
96.6
9
323
41
7.9
20.2
2
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,500
1995
16
314
4.8
93.8
11
398
48
8.3
24.9
1
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,773
1995
16
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
9Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1,538
1996
16
345
4.5
96.1
13
310
36
8.6
19.4
2
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,553
1996
16
307
5.1
97.1
11
147
24
6.1
9.2
0
11Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1,665
1997
15
375
4.4
111.0
7
110
15
7.3
7.3
2
12Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1,750
1997
15
369
4.7
116.7
15
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,053
1997
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
14Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
1,846
1998
16
410
4.5
115.4
14
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
15Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,008
1998
16
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
16Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
1,570
1998
16
310
5.1
98.1
7
535
39
13.7
33.4
2
17Edgerrin James
E. James
1,553
1999
16
369
4.2
97.1
13
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
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