nfl qb rushing yards leaders 1978

Steve Grogan had the most rushing yards by a quarterback in 1978, with 539 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
539
1978
NE NE
16
81
6.7
33.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
2Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
290
1978
SEA SEA
16
59
4.9
18.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
3Pat Haden
P. Haden
206
1978
LA LA
16
33
6.2
12.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Archie Manning
A. Manning
202
1978
NO NO
16
38
5.3
12.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Mike Rae
M. Rae
186
1978
TB TB
6
20
9.3
31.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
182
1978
DAL DAL
15
42
4.3
12.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
177
1978
WAS WAS
16
37
4.8
11.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
167
1978
CIN CIN
12
29
5.8
13.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
9Scott Bull
S. Bull
100
1978
SF SF
16
29
3.4
6.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Randy Dean
R. Dean
94
1978
NYG NYG
6
14
6.7
15.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
93
1978
PIT PIT
16
32
2.9
5.8
1
1
0
0.1
0
12Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
93
1978
DET DET
16
22
4.2
5.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
87
1978
CLE CLE
16
28
3.1
5.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
14Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
79
1978
PHI PHI
16
30
2.6
4.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
76
1978
BUF BUF
16
27
2.8
4.8
0
-6
1
-6.0
-0.4
0
16Craig Morton
C. Morton
71
1978
DEN DEN
14
17
4.2
5.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Joe Pisarcik
J. Pisarcik
68
1978
NYG NYG
15
17
4.0
4.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
18David Whitehurst
D. Whitehurst
67
1978
GB GB
16
28
2.4
4.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Mark Miller
M. Miller
63
1978
CLE CLE
8
7
9.0
7.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
20Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
60
1978
ATL ATL
14
33
1.8
4.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
21Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
54
1978
CHI CHI
13
34
1.6
4.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
22John Reaves
J. Reaves
50
1978
CIN CIN
9
6
8.3
5.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
49
1978
KC KC
14
23
2.1
3.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Norris Weese
N. Weese
48
1978
DEN DEN
13
17
2.8
3.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
25Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43
1978
SD SD
15
20
2.2
2.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
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PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

18.5

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RUSH YDS/G

112.9

20th

PASS YDS/G

263.4

3rd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
Dolphins Dolphins
5
7
0
.417
Jets Jets
3
9
0
.250
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
NE NE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
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DET DET
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Sun
12/7
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BAL BAL
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12/7
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12/7
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1:00 PM
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12/7
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1:00 PM