nfl best average per carry 1978 to 1982

Between the 1978 and 1982 seasons, the Dallas Cowboys had the most rushing yards per attempt by a team, with 4.2 per attempt.

TEAM YPC GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Cowboys
Cowboys
4.2
73
11,560
2,724
158.4
88
2 Lions
Lions
4.2
73
10,256
2,417
140.5
75
3 Eagles
Eagles
4.2
73
10,210
2,451
139.9
80
4 Browns
Browns
4.1
73
9,244
2,229
126.6
66
5 Rams
Rams
4.1
73
10,828
2,626
148.3
75
6 Cardinals
Cardinals
4.1
73
10,141
2,465
138.9
87
7 Oilers
Oilers
4.1
73
10,215
2,483
139.9
77
8 Patriots
Patriots
4.1
73
11,044
2,686
151.3
91
9 Jets
Jets
4.1
73
10,427
2,541
142.8
85
10 Steelers
Steelers
4.1
73
10,445
2,557
143.1
84
11 Chiefs
Chiefs
4.0
73
10,751
2,663
147.3
77
12 Saints
Saints
4.0
73
9,226
2,288
126.4
78
13 Dolphins
Dolphins
4.0
73
9,946
2,469
136.2
75
14 Bengals
Bengals
4.0
73
9,451
2,361
129.5
74
15 Falcons
Falcons
3.9
73
9,411
2,397
128.9
70
16 Bills
Bills
3.9
73
9,720
2,476
133.2
65
17 Seahawks
Seahawks
3.9
73
8,533
2,184
116.9
83
18 Broncos
Broncos
3.9
73
9,265
2,378
126.9
62
19 Bears
Bears
3.9
73
10,611
2,724
145.4
76
20 Redskins
Redskins
3.9
73
9,723
2,510
133.2
63
21 Raiders
Raiders
3.9
73
9,233
2,394
126.5
71
22 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
3.8
73
9,057
2,361
124.1
57
23 Chargers
Chargers
3.8
73
8,769
2,328
120.1
100
24 Colts
Colts
3.8
73
8,690
2,308
119.0
56
25 49ers
49ers
3.7
73
8,447
2,259
115.7
64
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More Cowboys Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.7

10th

OPP PPG

30.7

27th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

280.3

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM