nfl league average rushing yards by year from 1990 to now

NFL league average rushing yards by year from 1990 to now

YPCSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1
4.1
1990
224
51,012
12,442
227.7
377
2
3.9
1991
224
48,237
12,279
215.3
358
3
4.0
1992
224
49,509
12,291
221.0
333
4
3.9
1993
224
49,295
12,684
220.1
304
5
3.7
1994
224
46,710
12,550
208.5
340
6
3.9
1995
240
51,886
13,199
216.2
385
7
3.8
1996
240
52,306
13,594
217.9
364
8
4.0
1997
240
54,260
13,640
226.1
384
9
4.0
1998
240
54,093
13,568
225.4
379
10
3.9
1999
248
52,819
13,548
213.0
363
11
4.1
2000
248
55,829
13,677
225.1
412
12
4.1
2001
248
55,440
13,666
223.5
365
13
4.2
2002
256
59,459
14,102
232.3
460
14
4.2
2003
256
60,341
14,508
235.7
427
15
4.1
2004
256
59,709
14,428
233.2
416
16
4.0
2005
256
57,583
14,375
224.9
431
17
4.2
2006
256
60,063
14,448
234.6
424
18
4.1
2007
256
56,790
13,986
221.8
386
19
4.2
2008
256
59,376
14,119
231.9
476
20
4.2
2009
256
59,739
14,088
233.4
429
21
4.2
2010
256
58,607
13,920
228.9
399
22
4.3
2011
256
59,978
13,971
234.3
400
23
4.3
2012
256
59,349
13,925
231.8
401
24
4.2
2013
256
57,795
13,871
225.8
410
25
4.2
2014
256
57,002
13,688
222.7
380
StatMuse has team, game-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1952 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176