nfl running backs with most yards per game 1990

Marion Butts averaged the most rushing yards per game by a running back in 1990, with 87.5 per game.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDS/GSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Marion Butts
M. Butts
87.5
1990
14
1,225
265
4.6
8
117
16
7.3
8.4
0
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
81.5
1990
16
1,304
255
5.1
13
480
36
13.3
30.0
3
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
81.1
1990
16
1,297
271
4.8
11
532
49
10.9
33.3
2
4Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
80.1
1990
15
1,202
288
4.2
7
152
24
6.3
10.1
0
5Earnest Byner
E. Byner
76.2
1990
16
1,219
297
4.1
6
279
31
9.0
17.4
1
6Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
71.9
1990
15
1,078
260
4.1
10
484
42
11.5
32.3
3
7Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
69.8
1990
10
698
125
5.6
5
68
6
11.3
6.8
0
8Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
66.1
1990
14
926
234
4.0
5
241
25
9.6
17.2
0
9Barry Word
B. Word
63.4
1990
16
1,015
204
5.0
4
28
4
7.0
1.8
0
10James Brooks
J. Brooks
62.8
1990
16
1,004
195
5.1
5
269
26
10.3
16.8
4
11Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
61.5
1990
11
677
166
4.1
4
92
18
5.1
8.4
0
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
58.6
1990
16
937
241
3.9
11
228
24
9.5
14.3
0
13Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
57.5
1990
14
805
245
3.3
7
23
4
5.8
1.6
0
14Cleveland Gary
C. Gary
53.9
1990
15
808
204
4.0
14
150
30
5.0
10.0
1
15Derrick Fenner
D. Fenner
53.7
1990
16
859
215
4.0
14
143
17
8.4
8.9
1
16Sammie Smith
S. Smith
51.9
1990
16
831
226
3.7
8
134
11
12.2
8.4
1
17John Stephens
J. Stephens
50.5
1990
16
808
212
3.8
2
196
28
7.0
12.3
1
18Kevin Mack
K. Mack
50.1
1990
14
702
158
4.4
5
360
42
8.6
25.7
2
19Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
49.0
1990
16
784
225
3.5
11
139
18
7.7
8.7
0
20Heath Sherman
H. Sherman
48.9
1990
14
685
164
4.2
1
167
23
7.3
11.9
3
21Merril Hoge
M. Hoge
48.3
1990
16
772
203
3.8
7
342
40
8.6
21.4
3
22Herschel Walker
H. Walker
48.1
1990
16
770
184
4.2
5
315
35
9.0
19.7
4
23Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
47.5
1990
10
475
123
3.9
6
60
7
8.6
6.0
0
24Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
47.3
1990
6
284
90
3.2
0
125
14
8.9
20.8
1
25Mike Rozier
M. Rozier
44.8
1990
TOT
16
717
163
4.4
3
105
13
8.1
6.6
0

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