John Riggins and John Henry Johnson are tied for the oldest running backs with 1,000+ rushing yards in a season. They were 35 years old.

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oldest rb with 1000 or more rush yards season

	NAME	Age	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	35	1,239	1984	WAS	14	327	3.8	88.5	14	43	7		6.1	3.1	0
2	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	35	1,048	1964	PIT	14	235	4.5	74.9	7	69	17		4.1	4.9	1
3	John Riggins J. Riggins	34	1,347	1983	WAS	15	375	3.6	89.8	24	29	5		5.8	1.9	0
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	33	1,042	2018	WAS	16	251	4.2	65.1	7	208	20	26	10.4	13.0	1
5	Frank Gore F. Gore	33	1,025	2016	IND	16	263	3.9	64.1	4	277	38	47	7.3	17.3	4
6	Franco Harris F. Harris	33	1,007	1983	PIT	16	279	3.6	62.9	5	278	34		8.2	17.4	2
7	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	33	1,141	1962	PIT	14	251	4.5	81.5	7	226	32		7.1	16.1	2
8	Ricky Williams R. Williams	32	1,121	2009	MIA	16	241	4.7	70.1	11	264	35	53	7.5	16.5	2
9	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	32	1,014	2005	DEN	15	239	4.2	67.6	12	212	18	21	11.8	14.1	1
10	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	32	1,021	2001	DAL	14	261	3.9	72.9	3	116	17	21	6.8	8.3	0
11	James Brooks J. Brooks	32	1,004	1990	CIN	16	195	5.1	62.8	5	269	26		10.3	16.8	4
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	32	1,023	1989	NYG	16	325	3.1	63.9	14	268	28		9.6	16.8	0
13	Walter Payton W. Payton	32	1,333	1986	CHI	16	321	4.2	83.3	8	382	37		10.3	23.9	3
14	Derrick Henry D. Henry	31	1,253	2025	BAL	15	251	5.0	83.5	12	150	15	20	10.0	10.0	0
15	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	31	1,012	2023	MIA	15	209	4.8	67.5	18	175	25	32	7.0	11.7	3
16	Frank Gore F. Gore	31	1,106	2014	SF	16	255	4.3	69.1	4	111	11	19	10.1	6.9	1
17	Thomas Jones T. Jones	31	1,402	2009	NYJ	16	331	4.2	87.6	14	58	10	18	5.8	3.6	0
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	31	1,202	2007	JAX	15	223	5.4	80.1	5	58	9	14	6.4	3.9	0
19	Tiki Barber T. Barber	31	1,662	2006	NYG	16	327	5.1	103.9	5	465	58	81	8.0	29.1	0
20	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	31	1,140	2006	ATL	16	286	4.0	71.3	4	170	22	27	7.7	10.6	1
21	Curtis Martin C. Martin	31	1,697	2004	NYJ	16	371	4.6	106.1	12	245	41	49	6.0	15.3	2
22	James Stewart J. Stewart	31	1,021	2002	DET	14	231	4.4	72.9	4	333	46	70	7.2	23.8	2
23	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	31	1,203	2000	DAL	16	294	4.1	75.2	9	79	11	14	7.2	4.9	0
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	31	1,242	2000	SEA	16	278	4.5	77.6	7	613	63	92	9.7	38.3	2
25	James Brooks J. Brooks	31	1,239	1989	CIN	16	221	5.6	77.4	7	306	37		8.3	19.1	2

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134.2

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199.9

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Eagles	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys	7	8	1	.469
Commanders	4	12	0	.250
Giants	2	13	0	.133

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1,637

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1,592

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1,420

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33

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Rush TD Leaders

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22.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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298

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Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	7	8	0	.467
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans	10	5	0	.667
Colts	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - x	11	4	0	.733
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

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Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - x	11	4	0	.733
Packers - x	9	5	1	.633
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/20	NO	@	SEA	13-44
Sat 9/20	ARI	@	SF	15-16
Sat 9/20	DAL	@	CHI	14-31
Sat 9/20	KC	@	NYG	22-9
Sun 9/21	DET	@	BAL	38-30

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Sat 12/27	BAL	@	GB	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	TB	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 12/28	NE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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