nfl rush yards leaders 1959

Jim Brown rushed for the most yards in 1959, with 1,329 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,329
1959
12
290
4.6
110.8
14
190
24
7.9
15.8
0
2J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
1,036
1959
12
207
5.0
86.3
10
133
13
10.2
11.1
1
3Ollie Matson
O. Matson
863
1959
12
161
5.4
71.9
6
130
18
7.2
10.8
0
4Tom Tracy
T. Tracy
794
1959
12
199
4.0
66.2
3
273
23
11.9
22.8
5
5Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
743
1959
12
131
5.7
61.9
5
351
35
10.0
29.3
4
6Rick Casares
R. Casares
699
1959
12
177
3.9
58.3
10
273
27
10.1
22.8
2
7Billy Ray Barnes
B. Ray Barnes
687
1959
12
181
3.8
57.3
7
314
32
9.8
26.2
2
8Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
681
1959
12
152
4.5
56.8
7
113
15
7.5
9.4
0
9Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
679
1959
12
178
3.8
56.6
7
129
13
9.9
10.8
1
10John David Crow
J. David Crow
666
1959
12
140
4.8
55.5
3
328
27
12.1
27.3
4
11Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
644
1959
12
119
5.4
53.7
3
47
11
4.3
3.9
0
12Joe Perry
J. Perry
602
1959
11
139
4.3
54.7
3
53
12
4.4
4.8
0
13Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
540
1959
11
106
5.1
49.1
3
768
42
18.3
69.8
4
14Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
452
1959
9
120
3.8
50.2
6
71
9
7.9
7.9
2
15Clarence Peaks
C. Peaks
451
1959
12
124
3.6
37.6
3
209
28
7.5
17.4
0
16Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
447
1959
10
76
5.9
44.7
3
140
16
8.8
14.0
0
17Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
432
1959
10
65
6.6
43.2
1
62
7
8.9
6.2
0
18Lenny Moore
L. Moore
422
1959
12
92
4.6
35.2
2
846
47
18.0
70.5
6
19Dick James
D. James
384
1959
12
100
3.8
32.0
3
192
13
14.8
16.0
1
20Mel Triplett
M. Triplett
381
1959
11
91
4.2
34.6
1
78
6
13.0
7.1
0
21Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
371
1959
12
73
5.1
30.9
2
419
38
11.0
34.9
1
22Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
328
1959
12
74
4.4
27.3
2
142
14
10.1
11.8
3
23Lew Carpenter
L. Carpenter
322
1959
12
60
5.4
26.8
1
47
5
9.4
3.9
0
24Johnny Morris
J. Morris
312
1959
12
87
3.6
26.0
0
197
13
15.2
16.4
2
25John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
270
1959
10
82
3.3
27.0
2
34
7
4.9
3.4
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