Hugh McElhenny had the most rushing yards per attempt in 1952, with 7.0 per attempt in his rookie season.
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NFL most rush yards per attempt with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game by a player 1952| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | H. McElhenny | 7.0 | 1952 | 12 | 684 | 98 | 57.0 | 6 | 367 | 26 | 14.1 | 30.6 | 3 | ||
| 2 | | D. Towler | 5.7 | 1952 | 12 | 894 | 156 | 74.5 | 10 | 68 | 11 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J. Perry | 4.6 | 1952 | 12 | 725 | 158 | 60.4 | 8 | 81 | 15 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | B. Layne | 4.4 | 1952 | 12 | 411 | 94 | 34.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | B. Hoernschemeyer | 4.3 | 1952 | 10 | 457 | 106 | 45.7 | 4 | 139 | 17 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | L. Heath | 4.3 | 1952 | 11 | 388 | 90 | 35.3 | 2 | 146 | 23 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | M. Motley | 4.3 | 1952 | 12 | 444 | 104 | 37.0 | 1 | 213 | 13 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 2 | ||
| 8 | | G. Taliaferro | 4.2 | 1952 | 12 | 419 | 100 | 34.9 | 1 | 244 | 21 | 11.6 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | E. Price | 4.1 | 1952 | 11 | 748 | 183 | 68.0 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | K. Rote | 4.1 | 1952 | 12 | 421 | 103 | 35.1 | 2 | 240 | 21 | 11.4 | 20.0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | | E. Sitko | 4.0 | 1952 | 11 | 348 | 88 | 31.6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | F. Morrison | 3.9 | 1952 | 12 | 367 | 95 | 30.6 | 3 | 129 | 10 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | J. Rykovich | 3.8 | 1952 | 11 | 361 | 94 | 32.8 | 1 | 283 | 16 | 17.7 | 25.7 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | H. Gilmer | 3.7 | 1952 | 12 | 365 | 100 | 30.4 | 0 | 143 | 15 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | O. Matson | 3.6 | 1952 | 12 | 344 | 96 | 28.7 | 3 | 187 | 11 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 3 | ||
| 16 | | J. Huzvar | 3.3 | 1952 | 12 | 349 | 105 | 29.1 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | Z. Toth | 3.2 | 1952 | 12 | 266 | 82 | 22.2 | 4 | 54 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | L. Chandnois | 3.1 | 1952 | 12 | 298 | 97 | 24.8 | 1 | 370 | 28 | 13.2 | 30.8 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | P. Harder | 3.0 | 1952 | 11 | 244 | 81 | 22.2 | 2 | 142 | 14 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | F. Rogel | 2.7 | 1952 | 12 | 230 | 84 | 19.2 | 3 | 140 | 12 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | E. Modzelewski | 2.4 | 1952 | 10 | 195 | 82 | 19.5 | 3 | 109 | 11 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 0 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |