nfl most rush yards per attempt by a player 1983

Mosi Tatupu had the most rushing yards per rush attempt in 1983, with 5.45.

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	NAME	YDS/ATT	RUSH YDS	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	5.45	578	106	1983	NE	16	5.5	36.1	4	97	10	9.7	6.1	1
2	Joe Washington J. Washington	5.32	772	145	1983	WAS	15	5.3	51.5	0	454	47	9.7	30.3	6
3	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	4.94	696	141	1983	GB	15	4.9	46.4	4	603	52	11.6	40.2	2
4	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	4.86	856	176	1983	SF	14	4.9	61.1	4	285	34	8.4	20.4	2
5	Tony Collins T. Collins	4.79	1,049	219	1983	NE	16	4.8	65.6	10	257	27	9.5	16.1	0
6	Frank Hawkins F. Hawkins	4.78	526	110	1983	RAI	16	4.8	32.9	6	150	20	7.5	9.4	2
7	Boyce Green B. Green	4.78	497	104	1983	CLE	13	4.8	38.2	3	167	25	6.7	12.8	1
8	William Andrews W. Andrews	4.73	1,567	331	1983	ATL	16	4.7	97.9	7	609	59	10.3	38.1	4
9	Billy Sims B. Sims	4.73	1,040	220	1983	DET	13	4.7	80.0	7	419	42	10.0	32.2	0
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	4.64	1,808	390	1983	RAM	16	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4.57	1,321	289	1983	DAL	16	4.6	82.6	8	287	40	7.2	17.9	1
12	Matt Suhey M. Suhey	4.57	681	149	1983	CHI	16	4.6	42.6	4	429	49	8.8	26.8	1
13	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	4.54	685	151	1983	MIA	16	4.5	42.8	3	461	52	8.9	28.8	1
14	Walter Payton W. Payton	4.53	1,421	314	1983	CHI	16	4.5	88.8	6	607	53	11.5	37.9	2
15	Frank Pollard F. Pollard	4.5	608	135	1983	PIT	16	4.5	38.0	4	127	16	7.9	7.9	0
16	George Rogers G. Rogers	4.47	1,144	256	1983	NO	13	4.5	88.0	5	69	12	5.8	5.3	0
17	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	4.42	1,122	254	1983	BAL	16	4.4	70.1	4	483	24	20.1	30.2	3
18	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	4.37	437	100	1983	ATL	14	4.4	31.2	8	149	17	8.8	10.6	0
19	Curt Warner C. Warner	4.33	1,449	335	1983	SEA	16	4.3	90.6	13	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
20	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4.3	1,131	263	1983	BUF	16	4.3	70.7	3	524	57	9.2	32.8	7
21	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	4.29	1,270	296	1983	STL	15	4.3	84.7	5	459	54	8.5	30.6	1
22	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	4.19	474	113	1983	MIN	13	4.2	36.5	4	348	45	7.7	26.8	2
23	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	4.17	642	154	1983	MIN	15	4.2	42.8	1	618	51	12.1	41.2	0
24	Dwayne Crutchfield D. Crutchfield	4.13	578	140	1983	TOT	13	4.1	44.5	3	133	19	7.0	10.2	0
25	Roger Craig R. Craig	4.12	725	176	1983	SF	16	4.1	45.3	8	427	48	8.9	26.7	4

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