nfl rushing leaders of the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards, with 11,226 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
9,800
117
2,290
4.3
83.8
51
3,114
336
9.3
26.6
11
3 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
9,300
129
2,188
4.3
72.1
52
2,528
287
8.8
19.6
9
4 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
7,712
127
1,943
4.0
60.7
61
2,574
306
8.4
20.3
3
5 Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
7,465
103
1,788
4.2
72.5
52
1,451
193
7.5
14.1
0
6 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
7,275
105
1,781
4.1
69.3
63
3,661
388
9.4
34.9
16
7 George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
8 Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
7,146
103
1,605
4.5
69.4
30
2,521
256
9.8
24.5
12
9 Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,705
93
1,649
4.1
72.1
55
1,467
193
7.6
15.8
7
10 Roger Craig
R. Craig
6,625
110
1,545
4.3
60.2
49
4,241
483
8.8
38.6
16
11 James Brooks
J. Brooks
6,343
125
1,320
4.8
50.7
42
3,005
315
9.5
24.0
24
12 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
6,260
84
1,517
4.1
74.5
42
664
93
7.1
7.9
0
13 James Wilder
J. Wilder
5,957
113
1,575
3.8
52.7
37
3,492
430
8.1
30.9
9
14 Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
5,356
102
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
2,199
224
9.8
21.6
15
15 Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,307
112
1,453
3.7
47.4
37
1,157
180
6.4
10.3
9
16 Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,296
94
1,318
4.0
56.3
48
884
98
9.0
9.4
2
17 Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
5,181
94
1,346
3.8
55.1
36
1,338
198
6.8
14.2
3
18 Billy Sims
B. Sims
5,106
60
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
2,072
186
11.1
34.5
5
19 William Andrews
W. Andrews
4,963
72
1,076
4.6
68.9
27
2,338
238
9.8
32.5
9
20 Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4,907
76
1,051
4.7
64.6
38
1,488
167
8.9
19.6
15
21 Greg Bell
G. Bell
4,795
74
1,157
4.1
64.8
50
1,300
156
8.3
17.6
7
22 Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,649
116
986
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
23 Tony Collins
T. Collins
4,647
102
1,191
3.9
45.6
32
2,356
261
9.0
23.1
12
24 John Riggins
J. Riggins
4,530
64
1,250
3.6
70.8
62
199
34
5.9
3.1
0
25 Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
4,213
106
979
4.3
39.7
16
2,388
263
9.1
22.5
5
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PPG

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OPP PPG

20.3

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RUSH YDS/G

120.8

13th

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278.5

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