nfl rookie rushing yards leaders 1980

Billy Sims had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 1980, with 1,303 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Billy Sims
B. Sims
1,303
1980
DET DET
16
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
2 Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,185
1980
BUF BUF
16
306
3.9
74.1
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
3 Vagas Ferguson
V. Ferguson
818
1980
NE NE
16
211
3.9
51.1
2
173
22
7.9
10.8
0
4 Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
800
1980
BAL BAL
15
176
4.5
53.3
11
204
25
8.2
13.6
2
5 Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
720
1980
SF SF
16
171
4.2
45.0
5
567
83
6.8
35.4
4
6 Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
545
1980
GB GB
15
126
4.3
36.3
5
496
48
10.3
33.1
3
7 Jewerl Thomas
J. Thomas
427
1980
LA LA
16
65
6.6
26.7
2
30
5
6.0
1.9
0
8 Mike Guman
M. Guman
410
1980
LA LA
16
100
4.1
25.6
4
131
14
9.4
8.2
0
9 Jimmy Rogers
J. Rogers
366
1980
NO NO
16
80
4.6
22.9
1
267
27
9.9
16.7
2
10 Larry Heater
L. Heater
360
1980
NYG NYG
14
111
3.2
25.7
3
139
10
13.9
9.9
0
11 Charles White
C. White
279
1980
CLE CLE
14
86
3.2
19.9
5
153
17
9.0
10.9
1
12 Leon Perry
L. Perry
272
1980
NYG NYG
10
59
4.6
27.2
1
84
8
10.5
8.4
1
13 Jim Hadnot
J. Hadnot
244
1980
KC KC
13
76
3.2
18.8
2
97
15
6.5
7.5
0
14 Rickey Claitt
R. Claitt
215
1980
WAS WAS
15
57
3.8
14.3
1
34
3
11.3
2.3
1
15 David Woodley
D. Woodley
214
1980
MIA MIA
13
55
3.9
16.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
16 Marvin Sims
M. Sims
186
1980
BAL BAL
16
54
3.4
11.6
2
64
9
7.1
4.0
0
17 Perry Harrington
P. Harrington
166
1980
PHI PHI
14
32
5.2
11.9
1
24
3
8.0
1.7
0
18 James Jones
J. Jones
135
1980
DAL DAL
16
41
3.3
8.4
0
39
5
7.8
2.4
0
19 Russell Davis
R. Davis
132
1980
PIT PIT
14
33
4.0
9.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
20 Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
79
1980
DAL DAL
16
25
3.2
4.9
2
43
4
10.8
2.7
0
21 Doug Paschal
D. Paschal
53
1980
MIN MIN
16
15
3.5
3.3
1
18
2
9.0
1.1
0
22 Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
45
1980
CHI CHI
16
22
2.0
2.8
0
60
7
8.6
3.8
0
23 Carlos Carson
C. Carson
41
1980
KC KC
16
2
20.5
2.6
0
68
5
13.6
4.3
0
24 Cliff Stoudt
C. Stoudt
35
1980
PIT PIT
6
9
3.9
5.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Kevin House
K. House
32
1980
TB TB
14
1
32.0
2.3
0
531
24
22.1
37.9
5
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Team Rankings

PPG

32.1

1st

OPP PPG

18.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

151.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

12 - 1 - 0

34

Final

31

GB Packers

9 - 4 - 0

Thu 5 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM