nfl team fewest running yards allowed in season cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have allowed the fewest rushing yards by a team in a season, with 1,011 yards in 1982.

TEAMOPP YDSSEASONGPOPP ATTOPP YPCOPP TD
1Cowboys
Cowboys
1,011
1982
9
260
3.9
5
2Cowboys
Cowboys
1,050
1969
14
313
3.4
3
3Cowboys
Cowboys
1,081
1967
14
339
3.2
11
4Cowboys
Cowboys
1,144
1971
14
353
3.2
8
5Cowboys
Cowboys
1,176
1966
14
356
3.3
6
6Cowboys
Cowboys
1,195
1968
14
369
3.2
2
7Cowboys
Cowboys
1,244
1992
16
345
3.6
11
8Cowboys
Cowboys
1,336
2016
16
340
3.9
9
9Cowboys
Cowboys
1,344
1974
14
417
3.2
8
10Cowboys
Cowboys
1,425
2003
16
413
3.5
7
11Cowboys
Cowboys
1,442
1999
16
417
3.5
6
12Cowboys
Cowboys
1,444
1965
14
422
3.4
13
13Cowboys
Cowboys
1,448
2009
16
365
4.0
7
14Cowboys
Cowboys
1,471
1973
14
435
3.4
5
15Cowboys
Cowboys
1,499
1983
16
410
3.7
12
16Cowboys
Cowboys
1,504
1964
14
439
3.4
6
17Cowboys
Cowboys
1,510
1962
14
387
3.9
17
18Cowboys
Cowboys
1,513
2018
16
400
3.8
12
19Cowboys
Cowboys
1,513
2007
16
381
4.0
12
20Cowboys
Cowboys
1,515
1972
14
428
3.5
7
21Cowboys
Cowboys
1,561
1994
16
437
3.6
8
22Cowboys
Cowboys
1,571
1991
16
400
3.9
11
23Cowboys
Cowboys
1,576
1996
16
437
3.6
10
24Cowboys
Cowboys
1,585
2011
16
385
4.1
10
25Cowboys
Cowboys
1,617
1987
15
459
3.5
19
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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0
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9
1
.441
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12
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13
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.235
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8
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.471
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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