Before 1970, Cookie Gilchrist had the most rushing yards in his rookie season by a running back, with 1,096 yards in 1962.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Gilchrist | 1,096 | 1962 | 14 | 214 | 5.1 | 78.3 | 13 | 319 | 24 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | | P. Robinson | 1,023 | 1968 | 14 | 238 | 4.3 | 73.1 | 8 | 128 | 24 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | B. Feathers | 1,004 | 1934 | 11 | 119 | 8.4 | 91.3 | 8 | 174 | 6 | 29.0 | 15.8 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | A. Ameche | 961 | 1955 | 12 | 213 | 4.5 | 80.1 | 9 | 141 | 27 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Snell | 948 | 1964 | 14 | 215 | 4.4 | 67.7 | 5 | 393 | 56 | 7.0 | 28.1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | C. Hill | 942 | 1969 | 13 | 204 | 4.6 | 72.5 | 8 | 232 | 20 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Brown | 942 | 1957 | 12 | 202 | 4.7 | 78.5 | 9 | 55 | 16 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | L. Brown | 888 | 1969 | 14 | 202 | 4.4 | 63.4 | 4 | 302 | 34 | 8.9 | 21.6 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | A. Haynes | 875 | 1960 | 14 | 156 | 5.6 | 62.5 | 9 | 576 | 55 | 10.5 | 41.1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | | G. Sayers | 867 | 1965 | 14 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | | R. Holmes | 866 | 1968 | 14 | 174 | 5.0 | 61.9 | 7 | 201 | 19 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | M. Farr | 860 | 1967 | 13 | 206 | 4.2 | 66.2 | 3 | 317 | 39 | 8.1 | 24.4 | 3 | ||
| 13 | | P. Lowe | 855 | 1960 | 14 | 136 | 6.3 | 61.1 | 8 | 377 | 23 | 16.4 | 26.9 | 2 | ||
| 14 | | T. Leemans | 830 | 1936 | 12 | 206 | 4.0 | 69.2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | D. Perkins | 815 | 1961 | 14 | 200 | 4.1 | 58.2 | 4 | 298 | 32 | 9.3 | 21.3 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | M. Garrett | 801 | 1966 | 14 | 147 | 5.4 | 57.2 | 6 | 175 | 15 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | K. Willard | 778 | 1965 | 14 | 189 | 4.1 | 55.6 | 5 | 253 | 32 | 7.9 | 18.1 | 4 | ||
| 18 | | B. Burnett | 766 | 1966 | 14 | 187 | 4.1 | 54.7 | 4 | 419 | 34 | 12.3 | 29.9 | 4 | ||
| 19 | | S. Blanks | 756 | 1964 | 14 | 145 | 5.2 | 54.0 | 6 | 497 | 56 | 8.9 | 35.5 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | P. Carpenter | 756 | 1956 | 12 | 188 | 4.0 | 63.0 | 0 | 124 | 16 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | C. Taylor | 755 | 1964 | 14 | 199 | 3.8 | 53.9 | 5 | 814 | 53 | 15.4 | 58.1 | 5 | ||
| 22 | | R. Waller | 716 | 1955 | 12 | 151 | 4.7 | 59.7 | 7 | 228 | 24 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | E. Price | 703 | 1950 | 10 | 126 | 5.6 | 70.3 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Osmanski | 699 | 1939 | 10 | 121 | 5.8 | 69.9 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 21.7 | 6.5 | 1 | ||
| 25 |  | O.J. Simpson | 697 | 1969 | 13 | 181 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 2 | 343 | 30 | 11.4 | 26.4 | 3 | ||
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PASS
2,027
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814
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429
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PPG
32.0
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23.4
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146.6
2nd
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253.4
12th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
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