nfl most running back touches per game

Running backs averaged their most touches per game in a season in 1976, with 8.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
NFL most running back touches per game in a regular season
POSITIONTOUCHES/GSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1
Running Back
8.1
1976
1,931
53,837
13,325
4.0
27.9
346
19,226
2,235
8.6
10.0
68
2
Running Back
7.9
1962
1,256
34,714
8,388
4.1
27.6
276
17,362
1,541
11.3
13.8
103
3
Running Back
7.9
1972
1,659
45,050
11,140
4.0
27.2
296
18,008
1,921
9.4
10.9
84
4
Running Back
7.9
2024
1,803
51,624
11,832
4.4
28.6
383
17,823
2,345
2,954
7.6
9.9
86
5
Running Back
7.8
2023
1,824
48,642
11,737
4.1
26.7
333
18,093
2,529
3,255
7.2
9.9
94
6
Running Back
7.8
1973
1,757
47,705
11,840
4.0
27.2
281
16,234
1,858
8.7
9.2
68
7
Running Back
7.7
1977
2,012
51,977
13,508
3.8
25.8
296
17,826
2,027
8.8
8.9
77
8
Running Back
7.7
1975
1,871
48,380
12,254
3.9
25.9
371
17,967
2,121
8.5
9.6
96
9
Running Back
7.7
2018
1,791
47,670
10,956
4.4
26.6
354
22,039
2,748
3,616
8.0
12.3
118
10
Running Back
7.7
2025
1,416
39,352
9,032
4.4
27.8
297
13,527
1,802
2,306
7.5
9.6
76
11
Running Back
7.6
1985
1,949
51,188
12,338
4.1
26.3
391
23,273
2,556
9.1
11.9
100
12
Running Back
7.6
1964
1,260
32,264
8,116
4.0
25.6
239
15,654
1,507
10.4
12.4
108
13
Running Back
7.6
1970
1,630
39,160
10,535
3.7
24.0
261
16,616
1,905
8.7
10.2
73
14
Running Back
7.6
2017
1,901
47,125
11,714
4.0
24.8
306
22,204
2,724
3,666
8.2
11.7
103
15
Running Back
7.5
1993
1,815
43,932
11,208
3.9
24.2
267
20,113
2,472
8.1
11.1
58
16
Running Back
7.5
1963
1,287
33,483
8,226
4.1
26.0
245
15,627
1,441
10.8
12.1
94
17
Running Back
7.5
2016
1,859
47,262
11,405
4.1
25.4
360
20,063
2,491
3,342
8.1
10.8
95
18
Running Back
7.5
1968
1,625
40,934
10,437
3.9
25.2
278
16,745
1,703
9.8
10.3
90
19
Running Back
7.4
1967
1,524
37,369
9,552
3.9
24.5
281
17,715
1,768
10.0
11.6
107
20
Running Back
7.4
2019
1,873
47,704
11,204
4.3
25.5
352
21,340
2,704
3,530
7.9
11.4
103
21
Running Back
7.4
2006
2,060
53,374
12,733
4.2
25.9
374
19,432
2,524
3,445
7.7
9.4
58
22
Running Back
7.4
2004
2,064
53,334
12,747
4.2
25.8
375
18,876
2,442
3,370
7.7
9.1
77
23
Running Back
7.4
2013
1,960
48,713
11,888
4.1
24.9
344
19,532
2,528
3,426
7.7
10.0
82
24
Running Back
7.4
1956
748
19,817
4,724
4.2
26.5
133
8,653
776
11.2
11.6
48
25
Running Back
7.3
1978
2,360
58,958
14,864
4.0
25.0
409
20,903
2,459
8.5
8.9
70
StatMuse has season-level data for touches per game going back to the 1932 season.

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15.1

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25.5

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TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
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2
11
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6
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Chargers Chargers
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7
6
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7
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NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
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Seahawks Seahawks
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3
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