nfl total rushing yards per game by decade

The Chicago Bears rushed for an average of 163.3 yards per game in the 1930s.

TEAMDECADERUSH YDS/GGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Bears
Bears
1930s
163.3
97
15,844
4,046
3.9
98
2Cardinals
Cardinals
1930s
103.8
89
9,238
3,188
2.9
46
3Packers
Packers
1930s
125.6
97
12,186
3,752
3.2
78
4Giants
Giants
1930s
130.3
96
12,510
3,870
3.2
68
5Stapletons
Stapletons
1930s
148.3
12
1,780
490
3.6
9
6
Dodgers
1930s
101.4
90
9,130
2,932
3.1
45
7Lions
Lions
1930s
169.9
93
15,802
3,946
4.0
115
8Redskins
Redskins
1930s
140.2
90
12,617
3,317
3.8
71
9Eagles
Eagles
1930s
104.9
76
7,974
2,658
3.0
30
10Pirates
Pirates
1930s
100.3
80
8,020
2,933
2.7
31
11Reds
Reds
1930s
84.8
18
1,526
517
3.0
3
12Gunners
Gunners
1930s
113.0
3
339
104
3.3
2
13Rams
Rams
1930s
90.5
33
2,988
1,093
2.7
25
14Bears
Bears
1940s
168.1
110
18,487
4,700
3.9
197
15Cardinals
Cardinals
1940s
127.7
110
14,043
4,017
3.5
127
16Packers
Packers
1940s
150.4
110
16,546
4,540
3.6
124
17Giants
Giants
1940s
118.0
110
12,978
3,968
3.3
119
18
Tigers
1940s
117.9
53
6,248
1,989
3.1
42
19Lions
Lions
1940s
99.6
110
10,955
3,460
3.2
87
20Redskins
Redskins
1940s
124.9
110
13,739
3,938
3.5
106
21Eagles
Eagles
1940s
140.8
110
15,486
4,405
3.5
169
22Steelers
Steelers
1940s
139.2
90
12,525
3,587
3.5
101
23Rams
Rams
1940s
131.5
100
13,152
3,482
3.8
117
24
Yanks
1940s
83.1
55
4,570
1,742
2.6
35
25Bulldogs
Bulldogs
1940s
98.7
12
1,184
353
3.4
10
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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2 - 0

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176